Conference Appearances

the beautiful Mormon Lake, AZ landscape, home of the Herbal Resurgence Rendezvous

I travel to teach at numerous conferences each year and love to meet plants from new bio-regions and gather with the incredible people that make up our rich national community. I hope to see you at one of these great events!

2017

International Herb Symposium ~ June 9-11, Norton, Massachussetts

~ Competent Care for Transgender, Non-binary, and Genderqueer Folks

(with Vilde Chaya Fenster-Ehrlich)

~ Herbs and Somatic Strategies for Stress, Trauma and Resilience

~ Tongue Assessment for Western Herbalists

Dandelion Seed Conference ~ October 13-15, Olympia, Washington

~ Keynote: Mental Health in a Dying World

~ Pre-conference intensive: Herbs and Somatic Strategies for Stress, Trauma and Resilience

~ Tongue Assessment for Western Herbalists

2016

Integrative Medicine for the Underserved (IM4US) ~ August 18-20, Irvine, California

~ Preconference Intensive: Soma and Psyche: Herbs and Somatic Strategies for Stress and Trauma

Traditions in Western Herbalism ~ September 15-18, Cloudcroft, New Mexico

American Herbalists Guild Symposium ~ September 29-October 3, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania

2015

Integrative Medicine for the Underserved (IM4US) ~ August 6-8, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachussetts

~ Herbal Medicine Intensive (with Bevin Clare and 7Song)

~ Soma and Psyche: Herbs and Somatic Strategies for Stress and Trauma

New England Women’s Herbal Conference ~ August 28-30, Newfound Lake, New Hampshire

~ Peaceful Nourishment: Herbal Support for Disordered Eating (with Lisa Mase)

~ Embodied Pharmacology, Plant Actions and the Revolution

~ Lavender and Rose: Ride the Wind and Play with Fire

Traditions in Western Herbalism ~ September 17-20, Cloudcroft, New Mexico

~ Tongue: Traditional Assessment for Western Herbalists

~ The Flaming Crucible: Mood Disorders as Inflammatory Disease

2014

Slow Living Summit ~ June 4-6, Brattleboro, Vermont

~ Herbal Medicine as Slow Medicine

Urban Moonshine Conference ~ May 24th, Shelburne, Vermont

~ Embodied Pharmacology, Plant Actions and the Revolution

Herbstalk ~ June 7-8, Somerville, Massachusetts

~ Living Medicine: 5 Phases for Western Herbalists (intensive)

Northeast Grassroots Community Herbal Convergence (also known as RadHerb) ~ October 10-12, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

American Herbalists Guild Symposium ~ November 6-9, Pine Mountain, Georgia

~ Living Medicine: 5 Phases for Western Herbalists

~ Heartache and Spirit Pain: Differentiating Herbs for Psycho-Spiritual-Emotional Distress

2013

Slow Living Summit ~ June 5-7, Brattleboro, Vermont

~ Local Medicine is Slow Medicine: Experiential Ramble

HerbStalk ~ June 6-8, Somerville, Massachusetts

~ Heart-ache and Spirit-Pain (intensive)

~ So, You Want to Start a Free Clinic?

International Herb Symposium ~ June 28-30, Wheaton, Massachusetts

~ While not offering workshops, I’ll be displaying and selling my photographs and cards in the wonderful Art Room for the third year. I’ll also be proudly representing VCIH in the information and vending area.

New England Women’s Herbal Conference ~ August 23-25, Newfound Lake, New Hampshire

~ Peaceful Nourishment: Herbal Support for Disordered Eating

~ So, You Want to Start a Free Clinic?

Herbal Resurgence Rendezvous ~ September 19-22, Mormon Lake, Arizona

~ Teaching Healing and Healing Teaching: The Evolution of Herbal Education

~ Boundaries and Other Challenges: Maintaining Healthy Client-Practitioner (or Student-Teacher) Relationships

Northeast Grassroots Community Herbal Convergence (also known as RadHerb) ~ October 12-13, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

~ I’ll be speaking on panels about the work that VCIH does to provide accessible and trans- and queer-friendly care to our community, while encouraging our students to examine issues of culture, privilege, sustainability and access in healthcare, particularly herbalism.