Training and Practice

A0BTA-Certified Practitioner since 1998
AOBTA: American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia.

Practicing for over 20 years in Jamaica Plain and formerly at Tapestry Complementary Health Care, Cambridge Health Associates and The Charles River School of Shiatsu.

Memberships: AOBTA: American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia, Northeast Herbalist Guild, United Plant Savers, JP Local First, Paul Gore Community Garden, private Jamaica Plain meditation group of 10 years

Community workshops  & presentations: 
Some workshop examples include "Herbal Crafts: Medicinal Teas for Heart & Mind", "Bitters & Tincture Making", "Elderberry Sumac Syrup", "Make Your Own Fire Cider", "Harvesting for Plant Medicine", "Herbal Plant Walks at the Boston Food Forest" and "Spiritual Bathing with Herbs."

Presentations have been in collaboration with The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, The Boston Food Forest Coalition at Boston Audubon Nature Center, Herbstalk, Boston Public Library, Cambridge Naturals, Tufts University Student Health Organization, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Egleston Farmer’s Market, Brookline Adult Education, Beth Israel Hospital, VNA Quincy Hospital

Training & Education:

New England Center for Oriental Bodywork 1998
​Director Cindy Banker, MA, Dipl. ABT, CI Five Element Shiatsu, Brookline, MA

Lindera Herbal Intensive Training
Current-Nov 2024
jim mcdonald of Herbcraft, Michigan

Herbal Foundations and
Advanced Herbal Apprenticeship 2011 & 2012  
Boston School of Herbal Studies, Arlington, MA
Madelon Hope, Tommy Priester, Melanie Rose Flach,
Linda Patterson

The Science and Art of Herbalism 2007
Rosemary Gladstar’s home study program
supervised by Nancy Phillips

Foundations in Herbs Apprenticeship 2004
Heartsong Farm, Nancy Phillips, Groveton, NH

New England Women's Herbal Conference 
20 years of  trainings with practitioners such as Rocio Alarcon, Rosita Arvigo, Pam Montgomery, Kate Gilday, Grandmother Flor de Mayo, Phyllis Light and many more.

Private group study with Kurt Leland,
Spiritual Development Class  2008-2012

Tai Chi and Qi Gong
​Yang’s Martial Arts and Brookline Tai Chi 1990-2002

BFA, Massachusetts College of Art  1984