Rekindle Your Spark
A four-week class for people with long COVID to overcome cycles of life-draining flare-ups and rebuild vitality, using herbs, self-massage, movement practices, and more.
Mondays, Nov 30th through Dec 21st, 2pm - 4:30pm on Zoom.
Class will be recorded for participants who cannot attend live.
Heal from long COVID and rebuild your vitality.
“You’ve given me my life back. Thank you.” —Former client
Foundations of Herbalism
A weekend immersion in plant medicine. Saturday and Sunday December 5th and 6th.
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Gain an in-depth understanding of the medicinal properties of several herbs for your home apothecary
Taste, smell, and experience herbs for embodied, experiential knowledge
Find increased vitality, deeper and more restorative sleep, and higher quality of life through herbs
Know which herbs to reach for to treat common ailments
Learn the basics of medicine making: Make your own herbal teas, tinctures, vinegars, and syrups
Get to know the plants growing around us
100% worth it. . . . I can’t wait to put what I’ve learned into my daily life!
-Past student
Past students say. . .
I feel a lot more confident and comfortable talking about teas and herbs at home, I never felt educated enough to talk about it with confidence.
Betsy's knowledge and enthusiasm made learning about local plants an absolute joy! I now walk through my neighborhood with a new appreciation for urban nature. Highly recommend!
Now I know how to prepare herbs for maximum impact.
Betsy is extremely knowledgeable.
More about my teaching lens
I believe that as a teacher the most profound and transformational thing I can offer is for students to directly experience plants and learn from the plants themselves. I offer guidance and support, along with information, to faciliate student transformation.
My passion for herbal medicine is rooted in my belief that life is sacred. Connecting to plants is one way to reconnect to the sacredness of life
This class includes explicit discussion of how racism, capitalism, settler colonialism, and other forms of marginalization undermine the inherent sacredness of life. We will discuss on these dynamics of marginalisation impact our bodies, our relationship to herbs, and the field of herbal medicine.
My herbal training
In 2006 I attended my first herbal medicine training with the late Michael Moore,. I began my journey into holistic healing because I saw how the medical system wasn’t helping people, and I wanted to be able to offer something better.
Over the next several years I continued my herbal training, including completing community herbalist programs at the Maryland University of Integrative Medicine and the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. I also studied with the late Frank Cook and assisted at the Green Farmacy garden of the late Jim Duke. More recently I studied online at the People’s Medicine School and in a 1:1 mentorship with herbalist Janice Marsh-Prelesnik.
I have taught herbalism classes at the Glastonbury Institute for Sustainable Living, Garret Wellness Center, Azadi Folk School, Wild Ginger Herbal Center, and Baltimore Free School.
I am also a Certified Professional Midwife and Licensed Massage Therapist. I have supported hundreds of families during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum as a midwife, labor support and postpartum doula, and childbirth educator. In my holistic healing practice I incorporate herbs and massage as integrated wellness support.
I am passionate about equity and justice in holistic healthcare and strive to be accountable for my own actions and support others in accountability. I am also a street medic and support movements by offering first aid at actions and demonstrations.