has called the north Georgia mountains home his entire life. His draw to nature started at an early age, and he has spent the last decade learning from top instructors in the Southeast on various topics of herbalism, foraging, wilderness survival, sustainable living and more. He continues to educate himself in such topics through experiential learning at his farm with his partner and daughter. Together they started Ever Wilder with the aim of bringing awareness to the locally available food and medicine in the region. He's given hundreds of educational tours and workshops to thousands of people who pass through Ever Wilder in Ellijay, GA. EverWilder.com facebook.com/everwilderfarm

is an Entheogen Researcher and Bioinformatacist. He Co-Founded and Directed R&D at Hyphae Labs, centering his work around education and conversations. He brings the importance of drug testing, citizen science, and community benefit to the forefront through his work supporting the science behind the Psilocybin/Hyphae Cups and in developing the Hyphae Spectrum (TM). Through these endeavors he hopes to provide space for highlighting those scientists and cultivators who kept the work alive during the 'prohibition dark ages' as well as provide tools, education, as well as access to platforms the next generation and community can flourish from.

is an herbalist who has been working with the plants for over 20 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology, focusing on botany, from the University of North Carolina Asheville, and began her herbal studies at the North Carolina School of Natural Medicine. In 2015, she graduated from the California College of Ayurveda. She has since become an NAMA certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, and a Registered Herbalist with the AHG. Amy serves as the Ethnobotany Chairperson for the California Native Plant Society Redbud Chapter, has a wellness consultation practice in Grass Valley, CA (www.lasyawellness.com), and is the director and teacher at The Northern California School of Botanical Studies, www.schoolofbotanicalstudies.com

is a clinically-trained herbalist and the founder of Puff Herbals, a brand dedicated to making herbal smoking a real, satisfying alternative. With a background in anthropology, she’s spent years studying how people connect with plants - whether through ritual, pleasure, or necessity. She believes smoking doesn’t have to be a dirty word and that pleasure, when approached with intention, is something worth reclaiming. Her work and teachings bridge the gap between traditional herbalism and modern life, offering a perspective that’s both practical and pleasurable. IG: @puff.herbals Website: puffherbals.com 

is a Bioregional Folk Herbalist, Ceremonialist, Earth and Plant Steward, Gardener, and Mystic. Her work beautifully intertwines the connections between plants, the cosmos, the land, and people. Nestled in the majestic Mountains of Taos in Northern New Mexico, she’s deeply inspired by folklore, storytelling, mythic medicine, and animistic practices. Bianca dedicates her time to nurturing the land, weaving community bonds, crafting plant medicines through the alchemical tradition and reclaiming lost and forgotten ways. She firmly believes in the healing power of ancient traditions — especially the wise woman’s ways — to restore our vital connection with the Earth. Her mission is to inspire and support individuals in rediscovering lost, indigenous, and dormant practices, revitalizing their connection to the natural world and the spirit realms. Profound healing and transformation await us when we awaken our ties to the natural rhythms and cycles of the year, the spirits and kinfolk of the land, and learn to see through the lens of the heart. www.mythoslibations.com  IG: @mythoslibations

was born and raised in Colorado and has spent most of her life exploring and living in this beautiful state. She is a certified clinical herbalist, nutritionist, gardener, activist, & sacred beekeeper.  In 2011 she experienced two near death experiences which led her to become a beekeeper. Since than Courtney has dedicated much of her life to honeybee and pollinator conservation from growing her own pollinator garden to actively teaching in many communities around Denver alongside spearheading multiple projects geared towards raising awareness about pollinator decline and ways to support them. In addition to her work with pollinators, Courtney is a community herbalist who is actively working to bring herbal medicine to communities in need. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Healthcare and is a Certified Clinical Herbalist, Nutritionist, and Flower Essence Practitioner with over 1,900 hours in clinical training and education in these fields. In 2017, Courtney launched her business Honeybee Herbals as an outlet to combine her work in beekeeping, pollinator conservation, and herbal medicine.  Honeybee Herbals is a business dedicated to providing Earth-centered healing and education in the hopes of restoring our connection to the natural world through rekindling an appreciation of the beauty and medicine it provides. She believes strongly in working to restore the balance between humans and the earth through helping individuals find healing and balance within themselves. HoneybeeHerbals.co

is the heart and hands behind Mystic Botanica, a sanctuary where natural healing and spiritual connection converge. As a Clinical Herbalist and Healing Arts Alchemist, Justiene blends ancestral herbal knowledge with modern clinical practices to support individuals on their journeys to physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. She specializes in women’s hormonal health, the art of aphrodisiacs, trauma-informed healing, and soulful mentorship, guiding individuals toward deeper wellness and self-connection. A passionate advocate for underserved communities, Justiene’s work centers on making herbalism accessible to all while honoring the traditions of plant medicine. Her practice, Mystic Botanica, offers personalized consultations, custom formulations, and a range of herbal products designed to promote balance and vitality. Through her blog on Mystic Botanica’s website, Justiene shares practical herbal wisdom, recipes, and insights, inspiring readers to deepen their connection with plant medicine and natural healing. When she’s not crafting plant-based remedies or teaching workshops, Justiene enjoys spending time with her partner Bre, her daughter Arya, and their two dogs. She finds inspiration in nature, creative expression, and the belief that true healing begins from within. mysticbotanicaherbs.com IG: www.instagram.com/mysticbotanicaherbs/

is an ancestral ritualist, death doula, writer, and grief tender based on the lands of the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, & Ute peoples (Denver, CO). She spends her days crafting ceremonies, planting memorial trees, and supporting people in times of grief and death. They are passionate about reclaiming and reimagining ways of living that are rooted in tending the land, tending to our ancestors & beloved dead, and tending to our communities & kinship ecosystems. Summer is also a sibling loss survivor, performance artist, budding herbalist, avid reader, & lover of thunderstorms & juniper trees. See: fiercelybeloved.com and https://summerdowns.substack.com/ IG: @fiercely.beloved

is a licensed massage therapist, professional herbalist (AHG) and certified aromatherapist.  With over 30 years of experience in holistic health, Dunbar is a practitioner at and owner of New Moon Bodywork & Botanicals, a holistic health practice in La Plata, MD which has specialized in therapeutic massage, herbal medicine, aromatherapy, and natural skin care since 1996.  She is the creator of the New Moon aromatherapy product line, which retails at the practice and online.  A passionate gardener nearly her whole life, Dunbar grows an abundance of plants for food, medicine and wildlife at her 45-acre farm in Southern MD, along with her husband, her daughters Sage and Ivy, and four cats.  NewMoonBody.com

was born and raised in Texas.  She is a passionate Chair Yoga and Qi Gong instructor with years of personal practice and a year of teaching experience. She loves helping others find strength, calm, and balance through mindful movement. Qi Gong, an ancient Chinese practice, combines gentle movements, breath work, and focus to promote energy flow within the body. It helps reduce stress, improve flexibility, and increase overall vitality, making it ideal for all ages and fitness levels. Through her classes, Bernadette creates a welcoming space for everyone to discover the benefits of these practices and connect with their own inner calm. bernadette.gibson@yahoo.com 979-215-4869, Facebook: Xcentrik Bliss, IG: xcentrikbliss 

is a botanical artist, herbalist and Doctor of Oriental Medicine. Her affinity to beauty and plants, along with her extensive studies, allows her to express ethnobotanical knowledge and intuition in a way that is a call out to all of those who have a deep passion to coexist with the plant world. She predominantly works in watercolor but is efficient in acrylic/oil paint, textiles, found objects, and murals. Amy designs her art on clothing, and creates educational and visual aids to learn about medicinal plants. Amy is a practicing herbalist with a deep knowledge of western plants, thanking her teachers Jane Bothwell, Rosemary Gladstar, and Christa Sinadinos. She is a graduate of the Southwest Acupuncture College of Chinese Medicine, and is currently practicing Acupuncture and integrating Chinese and Western Herbal Medicine in her mobile clinic in New Mexico (@acupuncture.onwheels). See her lovely art offerings at: www.herbalflashcards.com

is an impactful author, ecosopher, ecological and societal activist, personal counsel, graphic artist, musician, and historian –– an unboxable champion of both human and bio diversity as well as of nature’s medicines. Wolf has been a featured presenter at hundreds of conferences and universities, and was the creator of cross cultural ecospiritual collaborations appropriately called “Medicine Shows” that melded his spoken word with live music, indigenous presenters, and purposeful activism. In 2008 he cofounded the international Good Medicine Confluence gathering, along with the in-depth digital magazine for herbalists, healers and folklorists Plant Healer Quarterly (www.PlantHealerMagazine.com).  Wolf has appeared in over 800 articles appear in over 200 different publications, and is the author of over 25 books. His published works include early titles Full Circle, Kindred Spirit and Gaia Eros, followed by The Practice of Herbalism and The Plant Healer’s Path covering the core whys and hows of an herbal practice, The Healing Terrain on sense of place, wildcrafting, cultivation and the healing powers of nature, and the inspiring and unfiltered The Herbalist: Your Healer’s Journey. He is also the author of the historical novel The Medicine Bear, a book of herbs and empowerment for children I’m a Medicine Woman Too! (Hops Press 2009), and The Traveling Medicine Show: Pitchmen & Plant Healers of Early America.  Wolf’s signature title is surely Wonderments: Practices For Enchantment (formerly Enchanted Healer), covering expanding awareness and deepening of our senses, plant guides, quests and places of power, natural sexuality, and lives of enchantment.  He’s also the co-creator of the Hedge Guild Oracle deck and book featuring his artwork, bringing clarity to our self exploration and daily options and choices. You can purchase the Oracle and most of his books by going to PlantHealerBookstore.com, and watch at no cost Wolf’s inspirational Plant Healer Path Video Series on youtube.  Check the full range of Plant Healer offerings and subscribe to the free Herbaria Monthly zine by clicking on: PlantHealer.org

Matthew Hunter is the Founder of Legacy Wilderness Academy, a school dedicated to teaching Southerners how to harvest clean food and natural medicine from wild plants growing in their area. He has been foraging for over 10 years and is the creator of several online foraging courses including Medicinal Plants of the Southeast and The Southeast Forager, and is currently on a mission to film every major edible and medicinal plant in the Southeastern US. Matthew also leads foraging walks in his local area in northeast Louisiana where he lives with his wife, daughter, and son. You can reach him at matthew@legacywildernessacademy.com, check out his school offerings at www.legacywildernessacademy.com and watch his excellent youtube videos at www.youtube.com/legacywilderness

is a certified aromatherapist, meditation, and yoga facilitator, sound bath practitioner, and founder of Breathe + Calm in Los Angeles, California.  Having lived much of her life with crippling anxiety and depression, she found relief by connecting to the breath through yoga, meditation and sound baths. However, it wasn't until she incorporated aromatherapy into her practice that she really began to thrive. It is from these painful beginnings that she shares her knowledge. She now calls herself the stress whisperer. Since 2018, Wendy has facilitated aromatherapy-integrated self-care rituals that inspire her clients to slow down, tune in, and reconnect. Wendy is a Yoga Alliance yoga teacher who received her Yoga and her Meditation Certification at Vedansha Institute in India in 2017.  She earned her Aromatherapy Certification from Aromahead Institute, and received her Gong Therapy Certificationin Ojai, California from Mehtab Benton as well as her Advanced Sound Training Certification in Nepal in 2023, and completed programs in Ayurvedic Herbology and Vagus Nerve Stress Reduction. She can be found at: breatheandcalmstore.etsy.com, www.wendyljohnston.com and www.breatheandcalm.com

is a Laboratory Alchemist, Herbalist, and traveler.  She spent 5 years hitchhiking around the world with the intention of meeting as many plant people as she could, so she could learn, share and expand. Mo was in Madagascar where she first learned of Alchemy and it has taken the helm in her life since.  She has a practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico and a company ‘Aura La Voura’ where they have a line of spagyric extracts.  Above all else, she is an advocate for Gaia and her life. “This is Gaia’s world and we are just living in it.” auralavoura.com  IG: @auralavoura 

is a clinical herbalist, educator, medicinal herb farmer, amateur mycologist, and permaculture designer, born and raised in the coniferous forests of Noti, Oregon. He has worked with many clients with a diverse range of health concerns over the years and helped them address their concerns using the Vitalist approach to herbalism. Vitalist practitioners employ clinical strategies that support the life force through encouraging nourishment, digestion, rest, finding purpose in life, connection with nature, and avoiding obstacles that distort life's processes. He currently resides in Noti, Oregon where he runs his own small business Noti Botanica where he sells herbal remedies, offers holistic health consultations, and shares his teachings on herbalism. Logan received his training in clinical herbalism and botany at The Columbine School of Botanical Studies, The Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, The School of Evolutionary Herbalism, and has a B.S. in Horticulture and a Permaculture Design Certificate from Oregon State University.  notibotanica.com Etsy.com/notibotanica - @notibotanica - Facebook: Noti Botanica. notibotanica.com 

has been pioneering methods of herbal extraction, fermentation, preparation and applications in increasing bioavailability of herbal medicine for over 6 years after starting his company Evolved Alchemy in 2015. His primary focus is education in regards to extraction methods, extraction equipment and product design/development. With a background in alchemy, organic chemistry, biotechnology and electrical engineering, he aims to bridge the gap between spiritual philosophy and science. Warren brings wizard-like methods to all things herbal. See www.evolvedalchemy.com, and Instagram: @evolved_alchemy

operates a specialized, medicinal plant nursery, Mineral Roots, in Northern Colorado. She is a community educator in agroecology and medicinal plant science and works with nursery clients and apothecary customers. Amy is not regionally bound to the Rocky Mountain West and has strong ties to her western Massachusetts roots, biomes, and plant people. Amy is the author of several soil health essays and is the founder and director of the Medicinal Grower, a medicinal ecology design program. A science writer, PhD student, and child of the forest - Amy is driven to explore the mysteries of our great green, natural world.  See: mineralroots.com IG: @mineralrootsnursery 

 holds a B.S. in Holistic Nutrition and has been an organic gardener for over 40 years. She has studied Bio-dynamic gardening and herbalism for over 20 years. Suzanne does it from the ground up in cooking as well as her herbal products. A massage with Suzanne includes her private blend of massage oil, complete with C.B.D. Suzanne has studied and practiced many forms of yoga for over 20 years and has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 2008. She is also trained in Hatha and Restorative yoga and is available to teach privately or in a group in any 3 of these yogic traditions. A healing arts degree in a 600 hour massage program in Crestone, Colorado came in 2012 which completed many years of studying alternative therapies to healing. Suzanne’s passion is to teach people how to empower themselves through food, movement, and meditation.  Suzanne uses many different styles of massage which include: Reiki, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Prenatal and Postnatal, stretching, Jin Shin acupressure , Lymphatic Drainage and Hot Stone. Massage is not just her job but also her passion.

has been surrounding herself with plants since she was a child.  From helping out in the family garden, camping on Mount Hood, & weekend trips to the coast, growing up in the Pacific Northwest has provided her the amazing opportunity of connecting with the lushness this landscape has to offer.  She started intentionally studying herbal medicine in her early 20’s, which sent her down a path of incredible healing.  She has studied the vitalist approach, combining healthy lifestyle habits (ie. Drinking plenty of water, getting good sleep, exercising, & tending to our mental & spiritual needs), home environment, along with botanical remedies for a well-rounded, holistic approach to health & well-being.  She has had the incredible opportunities of studying under knowledgeable herbalists such as Paul Bergner, Chris Smaka, Hana Jordan, Alexis Durham, Katia Lemone, Jillian Stansbury, & Scott Kloos. One of the aspects of herbalism that Kassaundra loves most is the endless world of learning, experimenting, and deepening relationships with the plants and her community.  She’s so excited to be teaching at the Good Medicine Confluence for the 2nd year! www.rootedremedies.co and IG: @rootedremedies.com

has embodied a love of plants and music throughout his life. He began distilling essential oils in 2006, and that same year began playing on and producing the Grammy© award winning album Crestone with Paul Winter. Peter creates acoustically tuned plant and mineral alchemies with essential oils, and offers them at his website, WindhorseAlchemy.com, to support increased awareness and healing on the levels of body, energy, and mind. He also specializes in the practice of Wisdom Fire, where low intensity, prescribed fire is used while in a meditative state, to restore plant species that have been lost. Pete’s Nature Fusion band The Sonic Apothecary includes plant, animal, stone, as well as people musicians, and offers nature fusion music at Sound Journey Concerts across the country: TheSonicApothecary.com

is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Clinical Herbalist. Aron holds a Masters Degree in Functional Medicine and Nutrition from the University of Western States. He has participated in clinical training with notable practitioners/organizations such as Chanchal Cabrera, Dr. Jennifer Daniels, 7Song, the Physicians' Association for Anthroposophical Medicine, Phoenix Aurelius, and many more! After watching his aunt struggle with a rare connective tissue disease (Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva), he became passionate about supporting individuals with complex conditions through holistic modalities. Aron currently works to support patients with a broad spectrum of concerns, including autoimmune disease, hormone imbalances, GI issues, and cancer. His clinical practice focuses on using modalities centered in biodynamic agriculture, functional medicine, herbalism, alchemy, and anthroposophical medicine. In addition, he serves the community by offering wildcrafted herbal medicine through his company, Hartwood Herbals, and conducts plant walks, monthly classes, and one-on-one consultations. Aron is the proud chapter leader in Indianapolis for the Weston A. Price Organization, working to connect families with the most nutrient-dense food. 

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is a nurse, community herbalist, and death worker. He received his first B.S. at MSU Denver for Integrative Therapies, his 500-hour herbal certification from the Herbal Academy of NE, and his Nursing BSN via Regis University. He previously served as the president for Denver Medicinal Plant Society at the Botanic Gardens of Denver. He wildcrafts, educates, and loves the reminders that herbs, death, and nature teach. Erik has been honored to walk alongside over 100 patients who died under his care as a hospice nurse, and he’s been present for several Medical Aid in Dying ingestions. He’s a follower of Mictlantechuitli and Mictlancihuatl, post-colonially translated to “Santa Muerte.” If you happen to be curious about anything else, reach out, say hi and we’ll chat it up :)  Tlazocomati. emherbalconsults@gmail.com IG: @thedeathherbalist

emerges from Port Royal, Kingston — an Afro-Latina with a bewitching upbringing. Her Magick, born in Jamaica, dwelled in secrecy. Fueled by boundless creativity, she blended Potions & Brews, mastering the hidden craft of Witchery. Her life intertwined with Herbs, Numbers, Elements, and Spirituality, embodying belief and becoming. Guided by mentors and wanderlust, she discovered her true power in New Orleans. Now rooted, Mystick blossomed. Her Apothecary & Events in Lithonia, Georgia thrived, offering intimacy, sexual empowerment, and mental wellness. She weaves Herbal & Elemental treasures, igniting divine trust and healthier relationships. Through Spiritual & Accountability coaching, she shares healing breath, yoga, dance, and sound. Mystickal Nyammins, her Jamaican cookbook, awakens authenticity. Welcome to MystickallyMe Apothecary — a realm of edible and topical delights. Crafted exclusively for you, each product carries bespoke Magick. Surrender to happiness. Experience the enchantment. Feel the power within. www.MystickalMagick9.com

is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.  FB and IG: @MountainRoseHerbs

is a poet, an herbalist, and a priest of the Feri and Crossroads traditions.   His wildly neurodivergent mind draws on science, history, deep ecology, Irish and Norse mythic traditions, and his own direct relationships with plants, ancestors, and land to weave a vision of personal, cultural, and ecological healing.  He shares his inspired madness in his column for Plant Healer Quarterly, his weekly online classes for the Otherworld Well Hedge School, and his books including The Silver Branch and the Otherworld and Courting the Wild Queen. Learn more about his work at otherworldwell.com 

is a midwest-born multifaceted creator, driven by her love of art and science, and inspired by the interactions of the two on a human scale. She holds a deep passion for educational, accessible public art. Her approach is rooted in collaboration and trust with those she is making art with or for. She enjoys creating with recycled and repurposed materials whenever she can. Olivia brings with her a rich background in biology, science communications, and community development, which informs -intentionally or not - her artistic decisions and grounds her creative process. She forges her lifelong connection with plants through her personal herbalism practice, tending to her medicinal and edible garden, and playing in the mountains and streams of her hometown in northern Colorado.

herbalist and founder of White Deer Apothecary, trained at the Sacred Journey School of Herbalism under Ginger Webb in Austin, TX. Lauren’s passion for plants grew from her desire to deepen her connection with the natural world and nurture relationships that allow healing to take place. Lauren now works as an admin and teaches medicine making at Sacred Journey School of Herbalism and throughout Central Texas. Her favorite places to be are outdoors, in the kitchen, and on the dance floor. www.whitedeerapothecary.com Instagram: @whitedeerapothecary

is a the tender of many queens.  He has been a student of the plants for most of his life which early on led him to the bees as teachers.  He founded the Pixie Honey company in 2007 and is a treatment free herbalist tending wildness, community, and pollinator habitat at Skalitude Pollinator Sanctuary.  He makes mead, and conjures honey spirits at www.spiritofthehive.buzz and www.pixiemead.com

graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1996. He and his family live deep in the desert of Arizona with numerous reptiles, amphibians, ducks, chickens, horses and goats. Prior to naturopathic medical school, he received degrees in Chemistry and Zoology from Northern Arizona University and worked as a Research and Development/Quality Assurance Chemist for Procter & Gamble. For the past 25 years, he has conducted a very busy Naturopathic medical practice in Surprise, Arizona. He is also sole owner and formulator for Vital Force Naturopathic Compounding, which provides consulting services and a wide variety of unique and effective compounds for other Naturopathic Physicians and their patients (Vital Force Naturopathic Compounding & Total Wellness Medical Center). For years he’s been the preeminent presenter at The Good Medicine Confluence, as well as at various conferences across the country. Kenneth is also the Vice-President for the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners, the chairperson for the biochemistry portion of the Naturopathic Physician's Licensing Exam, and co-founder and current President of the Naturopathic Oncology Research Institute (NORI).  His mind expanding and heart stirring writings are showcased in his Psyche & Substance column in the illustrated periodical Plant Healer Quarterly (PlantHealerMagazine.com), many of which are also featured in various Plant Healer compilation books including Herbal Clinician, Liminal Plants & Fungi, and the special Proefrock collection Psyche & Substance (PlantHealer.org). In his spare time, when such a thing really exists, he can be found in the desert with his kids, honing his skills in primitive archery, gardening, home-brewing, wildcrafting, reading and writing poetry and studying obscure and old texts on spiritual matters, healing, and philosophy.

is an ethnobotanist, herbalist, and writer with over 23 years of study in clinical, traditional, academic, and directly relational terrains.  She is a devotee of curiosity, and especially savors the inquiry of history and mystery through the woven threads of fungi, people, and plants.  One-on-one long term apprenticeships are the cornerstone of her training, with a focus on clinical botanical medicines, Druid herbalism, Cali-Mexican curanderismo, and MacGuyver-style urban and wilderness first-aid. Her college thesis focused on the history of funga and flora in rites of passage, and altered states as evolutionary technology.  Over the years, Ash’s research has honed in on the ethnobotany of her western United States homelands, and the entheogenic traditions of her Bohemian ancestry. Ash counsels and creates in her private practice, Black Sage Botanicals, to engage direct relationships with & as the living world.  She joyfully offers public and private classes, in-depth consultation services, and she loves formulating unique herbaceous and bemushroomed elixirs in her Sonoran desert apothecary, please check her out at: BlackSageBotanicals.bigcaretel.com

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is an intuitive herbalist, addiction alchemist, flower essence practitioner, song weaver, and devotional poet dedicated to reweaving the body of Self with the body of Earth. She believes that personal healing is interdependent with planetary healing and that healing and wholeness is the birthright of all sentient beings. Laurel was certified as a Clinical Herbalist in 2018 after completing a two-year program of study at the Self-Heal School of Herbal Studies and Healing in San Diego, California. She received her BA in Contemplative Psychology from Naropa University in 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. While at Naropa University, she served as co-facilitator for the Naropa Alliance for Psychedelic Studies. She was the 2020 recipient of a Cosmic Sister Emerging Voices Award, an award that strengthens visibility for women who demonstrate outstanding potential in the field of plant medicine and psychedelics. Laurel currently sees clients for 1:1 sessions, focusing primarily on addiction remediation and the vibrational medicine of flower essences. When she is not working with clients, Laurel can be found dancing with the rhythms of the Mystery, singing and playing her guitar, writing poetry, making art, hiking Colorado’s exalted peaks, hosting the Boulder Community Grief Circle, and collaborating with the plants for her online herbal shop Artemisia Atara Apothecary. www.laurelmadeline.earth.

is an herbalist, business owner, and advocate for ethical and sustainable plant-based living. Her journey with herbs began when she became a mother, seeking natural ways to keep her children healthy. At the same time, she faced her own struggles with an autoimmune disease and chronic health issues. Through plant medicine, she found healing — not only for herself but for her family — and a deep appreciation for the wisdom of the natural world. Renae’s love for plants extends beyond medicine; it is rooted in a lifelong concern for animal welfare and environmental stewardship. For the past ten years, she has lived a plant-based life- style, believing that both plant medicine and a plant-based diet are the most compassionate and sustainable choices for personal and planetary health. This philosophy is woven into every aspect of her work. As the founder of Khroma Herbs, an herbal company committed to ethical and sustainable practices, Renae has spent the past decade creating high-quality, earth-conscious herbal products. Her business is a reflection of her values prioritizing sustainability, integrity, and the well-being of both people and the planet. She operates a retail shop, a manufacturing facility, and distributes her products through major e-commerce platforms and health food stores nationwide. She also believes that how a business treats its employees and customers is just as important as how it sources its ingredients. Beyond her work, Renae is an avid traveler and lifelong learner, always seeking to deepen her understanding of the world. She finds inspiration in the interconnectedness of plants, ecosystems, and communities — both human and botanical. Her passion for herbalism is ultimately about connection: to our health, to each other, and to the earth itself. You can find more about her on her website: khromaherbs.com.

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is the author of called The Curanderx Toolkit:  Reclaiming Ancestral Herbal Medicine and Rituals for Healing.   She is guided by her dreams and her Mexican, Polish, Hungarian and Diné ancestors.  She studied Feminist Studies at Stanford University and received her master’s degree in the Indigenous Mind Program at Naropa University Oakland.   Atava has studied healing arts extensively for over thirty years and has been mentored by herbalists, curanderas and traditional knowledge keepers.   She works as a clinical herbalist and teacher and is dedicated to remembering the healing traditions of her ancestors and supporting others to reconnect with their ancestral medicine.   She also loves helping people build relationships with plants, whom she considers some of our greatest teachers and healers.  She is the founder of the Ancestral Apothecary School of Herbal, Folk and Indigenous Medicine on Ohlone territory in Oakland, CA and is currently living in Tewa Pueblo territory in Albuquerque where she is working on her next book on Ancestral Herbal Medicine. www.ancestralapothecary.com IG: @curanderxtoolkit

is a botanically and epicuriously minded artist, crafter, gardener, herbalist, and educator who loves to grow, source and wild-harvest medicinal herbs for custom formulation for her clients and fir her reliable go-to products.  As a child of hippie parents during the 70’s in Flagstaff, Arizona, Malia grew up with a close connection with Nature. Campfires were their entertainment center, rushing rivers their roller coasters, and the animals, rocks, plants, and trees were their teachers.  Her elders were guides for building community, happiness, and respect for our Earth.  She will be forever grateful for these experiences, and shaping who she is today.  Malia believes that simple changes to one’s diets and lifestyle can have big impacts on overall health and vitality.  Please see: www.latebloomerherbals.com and IG: @maliathompson