Service description
Canadian winters are hard on aromatic plants — low humidity from forced-air heating, short daylight hours, and cold windowsills can kill even established plants quickly. This course teaches you how to read your plant's stress signals early, adjust your care routine month by month from October through March, and use supplemental lighting effectively. It is calm, methodical, and full of real examples filmed in a Toronto home during an actual winter.
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Who this course is built for
If you have brought lavender or rosemary indoors for the winter and watched it slowly decline despite your best efforts, this course was made with you in mind. It is also useful for anyone who is keeping aromatic plants for the first time and wants to go into the colder months with a clear plan rather than a hopeful guess.
The content is filmed in a Toronto home during an actual winter, so the conditions on screen — the dry forced-air heat, the short grey days, the cold glass of a north-facing window — are the same ones you are managing. Nothing has been tidied up to look easier than it is.
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What the course teaches, month by month
The course is structured around the October-to-March window, with each monthly module addressing the specific challenges that arrive as the season deepens. You will learn to read your plant's stress signals — yellowing leaves, dropping foliage, dry stem tips — before they become irreversible, and to adjust watering, light, and humidity accordingly.
Plants covered in depth include lavender, rosemary, lemon thyme, scented geranium, and bay laurel, with additional notes on oregano and sage. The approach is methodical: understand what the plant needs at each stage of winter, then make small, deliberate adjustments rather than dramatic interventions.
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Everything included with your enrolment
The course includes the full set of video lessons, a month-by-month winter care calendar covering October through March, and a humidity and light measurement guide that helps you assess your space without guesswork. A troubleshooting visual reference in PDF format lets you match what you are seeing on your plant to a likely cause and a practical response.
Private community forum access is included, so you can ask questions as specific situations arise throughout the season. All materials come with lifetime access, meaning you can return to the January module in January, every year, for as long as you need it.
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Dry apartments and difficult windowsills
Forced-air heating removes a significant amount of moisture from indoor air, and this course addresses that directly. You will learn practical approaches — pebble trays, grouping plants together, monitoring ambient humidity — that do not require expensive equipment or a dedicated growing space.
Cold windowsills are also covered in detail. Glass conducts cold quickly, and a pot sitting directly on a single-pane sill in February is in a very different environment from one sitting on a wooden surface a few centimetres back. These small adjustments are the kind of thing the course makes visible, so you can act on them with confidence.
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Starting mid-season is perfectly fine
Each monthly module is designed to stand on its own, which means enrolling in January or February is just as useful as starting in October. You simply begin with the module that matches the current month and work forward, returning to earlier modules later if you want the full seasonal picture.
There is no pressure to catch up or to have followed the course from the beginning. The goal is to give you what you need for the weeks ahead, and the structure of the course reflects that intention throughout.
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A patient approach to a difficult season
Winter care for aromatic plants is not about dramatic rescues — it is about steady, attentive tending through a long stretch of difficult conditions. This course is paced to match that reality. Lessons move slowly enough that the reasoning behind each recommendation is clear, not just the instruction itself.
Yoga y Esencias Academy built this course in Toronto because the gap between general houseplant advice and what actually works for aromatics in a Canadian winter is significant. The team has tended these plants through real winters in real homes, and the course reflects that accumulated, unhurried knowledge.
What the service includes
- 10 video lessons (approx. 4.5 hours of content)
- Month-by-month winter care calendar (Oct–Mar)
- Humidity and light measurement guide
- Troubleshooting visual reference (PDF)
- Private community forum access
- Lifetime access to course materials
From browsing to your first lesson
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Browse and choose
Read through the course descriptions and decide which topic fits where you are right now. If you are unsure, the Foundations course is almost always the right starting point.
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Enrol and pay securely
Complete your purchase through the secure checkout. Tax is calculated based on your province and added at checkout. A CRA-compliant receipt is e-mailed to you immediately.
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Access your course
Your course appears in your account dashboard right away. If you ordered a starter kit, a tracking number is sent by e-mail within 1–2 business days.
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Watch, pause, rewind
Work through the video lessons at your own pace. Every lesson can be rewatched as many times as you like. Download the PDF resources to keep alongside your plants.
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Ask questions in the forum
Post a question, share a photo of your progress, or browse what other students have asked. The forum is included with every course and has no activity requirements.
Price
| Individual enrolment | $79 |
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| Gift enrolment (e-voucher) | $79 |
| Bundle with Winter Care Kit | $119 |
Gross prices are for guidance only. You will receive an exact quote before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
Which plants does this course cover?
Lavender, rosemary, lemon thyme, scented geranium, and bay laurel are covered in depth, with shorter notes on oregano and sage.
My apartment is very dry in winter — will this still work?
Yes, and dry apartments are specifically addressed. The course covers pebble trays, grouping plants, and affordable humidifier options without recommending any particular brand.
Can I start this course in January if winter is already underway?
Absolutely. Each monthly module stands on its own, so you can jump in at any point in the season.
