Education that extends beyond the clinic.
Empirical Co:Lab is our practitioner education and community platform, bringing together webinars, study tours, events and clinical resources designed to help practitioners continue learning throughout their careers.
China Study Tours
Experience herbal medicine at its source.
Travel alongside Simon as you visit herb farms, manufacturing facilities and bustling herbal markets. Gain a deeper appreciation for the traditions, craftsmanship and people behind the herbs you prescribe every day.
AT THE SOURCE
Experience herbal medicine where it begins.
Travel alongside Simon through the heart of Chinese Medicine and experience herbal medicine where it begins. Visit herb farms, manufacturing facilities, universities and bustling herbal markets while learning directly from the people and places that continue to shape the profession today. More than a study tour, it's an opportunity to deepen your clinical understanding, broaden your perspective and build lasting connections with fellow practitioners.
Learning
Herbal Quality Assessment: What Raw Herbs Can Tell Practitioners
By Empirical Health
Herb Identification: Unravelling Complexities for Optimal Patient Outcomes
By Empirical Health
Latest from Co:Lab
See what's happening in the Co:Lab community.
From upcoming webinars and practitioner events to China Study Tours, clinical insights and new educational resources, this is where you'll find the latest from Co:Lab. Check back regularly to see what's coming up, discover new opportunities to learn, and stay connected with the practitioner community.
Sharing herbal knowledge with the modern practitioner community for future generations
The Story
Why we created Co:Lab
For more than two decades, Simon has travelled throughout China and Southeast Asia, learning from practitioners, visiting herb-growing regions and preserving knowledge that risks being lost with time. Along the way, he formed a close relationship with a Theravada Buddhist monk whose teachings deepened not only his understanding of Chinese Medicine, but also the importance of preserving and sharing knowledge.
Co:Lab grew from that belief. It's a place to pass on what has been learnt, create meaningful opportunities for practitioners to continue growing, and help ensure this knowledge is carried forward for future generations.
"The future of herbal medicine depends on what we're willing to pass on." - S. Feeney
