Thursday Mar 28, 2024
25. Holistic Edge Radio w/Guest Claudia Keel Founder of Arbor Vitae School of Herbalism: Healing PlantsHerbs, Other Cultures, & How the Body Works
Claudia Keel speaks to us about her journey with plants and her travels to other cultures as well as her one -on-one training with some of the country's leading herbal masters, which includes nutrition. She explains how her school is broken down to address today's world of varied knowledge, which includes Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, traditional herbalism, etc. and ihas put in place an active free clinic, as well as resources to address racism, and even a mobile clinic driven to different places in NY to give assistance to those searching for help for an ailment.
Music Featured:
I Will Be By Your Side by MeloMance; Superstar by Lee Seung Hyub (J.Don) (featuring Cheeze) Solo Debut
Guest Bio:
Claudia Keel started her herbalism career in 1995, she received her herbalism apprenticeships & professional training from leading master herbalists such as Kate Gilday, Matthew Wood and the late William LeSassier.She is a A clinical herbalist and flower essence therapist with an additional specialty in food and nutrition therapy. Her primary training in flower essence therapy has been with David Dalton of Delta Gardens, Patricia Kaminski, Richard Katz of the Flower Essence Society, and Jane Bell / Steve Johnson of Alaskan Essences, Bach Flower Essences, and several others. Claudia has served as the Weston A Price Foundation NYC Chapter Leader, providing education and resources for nutrition and traditional foods throughout New York City. She co-founded in 2002 a farm-to-consumer food club, focusing on local, traditional and artisan produced foods that were not available in NYC then. In 2013, she co-founded the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism. She is a director and core instructor and clinic mentor there. She has a private practice in Germantown NY (Columbia county) and in Manhattan, NY. Claudia is also an artist and muralist. She received her BA in Religion from UNC-Chapel Hill, and studied in Masters of Fine Arts Painting programs at Massachusetts School of Art and School of Visual Art.
Guest Contact:
www.arborvitaeny.comclaudia@arborvitaeny.com
ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism | clinical herbalist education | 181 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY, USA (arborvitaeny.com)
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