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Jodi Snyder, January 2009

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… Welcome to 2009 and our Student of the Month for January: Jodi Snyder Jodi Snyder is a family generational herbalist. In her family, this art is passed from grandmother to granddaughter. In 198 …

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Student Ashley Moore

Ashley Moore, February 2009

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… Our Student of the Month for February 2009 is: Ashley Moore After completing two years at the University of Iowa studying philosophy, Ashley Moore became interested in herbs through her work at …

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Student Anne Salazar-Dunbar

Anne Salazar-Dunbar, March 2009

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… Our Student of the Month for March 2009 is: Anne Salazar-Dunbar A second generation native San Diegan, Anne Salazar-Dunbar has nurtured an intuitive relationship with healing plants since she w …

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Sidney Barthell, April 2009

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… Our Student of the Month for April 2009 is:… … Sidney Barthell … Sidney Barthell loves learning. Her strong suits are researching, writing, reading, interpreting, music, and ar …

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Pamela Gould and Linda Vaughan, May 2009

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… For the month of May, we are honoring two students of the month: Pamela Gould and Linda Vaughan!… Pamela Gould Pam first became interested in alternative ways of maintaining good health w …

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Mara Ribbin and Holly Nielsen, June 2009

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… Please enjoy the bios of our June students of the month: Mara Ribbin and Holly Nielsen!… Mara Ribbin My early love of the natural world was encouraged by my grandmother. She was so at hom …

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Student Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell, July 2009

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… Congratulations to our student of the month for July: Kevin Pennell!… Kevin Pennell Saying Kevin has a varied background is an understatement! Having started a career in broadcasting at a …

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Karen Kimrey, August 2009

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Congratulations to our student of the month for August: Karen Kimrey!… … Karen was born under a Cancer sky in mid-20th century America, the first child of nomadic parents, who finally found …

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Meret Giacomini, September 2009

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… Meet our September student of the month: Meret Giacomini!… I spent most of my childhood in a mimosa tree day dreaming and imagining that the pink fiber optic tutu-like flowers were twirli …

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Mojohito Richerson von Tchudi, October 2009

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Congratulations to Mojohito Richerson von Tchudi, our October student of the month!… … A partially homogenous life as the son of progressive academic education philosophers, with its customa …

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Student Melissa Fritts

Melissa Fritts, November 2009

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Meet our November student of the month, Melissa Fritts! As a child I spent my time in the woods and fields – ever exploring the natural world. I quickly also became fascinated with the inner worlds an …

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Jenn Atkins, December 2009

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Congratulations to our December student of the month, Jenn Atkins, CNC, LMT! My career as a holistic health practitioner formally began through my family business, Brazos Natural Foods, which opened …

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Emily Snelling, January 2010

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Herbs have always been a part of my life. As a kid, I idolized our family herbalist and would transcribe herbals word-for-word, trying to remember every morsel of information. I dreamed of one day bei …

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Rosalee de la Forêt, March 2010

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I began my plant kingdom journey seven years ago when I started studying primitive living skills with Earthwalk Northwest. Through the experience of exploring my relationship to the natural world arou …

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Ryan Carnahan, April 2010

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I have held a deep interest in natural healing for as long as I can recall. My grandfather was a chiropractor, and I remember receiving an adjustment from him at age 5. Perhaps that spurred the initia …

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Pat Ehlers, May 2010

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I was raised in the San Francisco bay area and currently live in Grass Valley, Calif., north of Sacramento. My father was a hunter and fisherman. During my childhood, he inspired my love of animals. …

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Student Rick Amsol

Rich Kamasinski-Sol, June 2010

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Growing up, I remember my parents frequently using herbs and traditional, European folk remedies. When I was about 5 years old, my mother had severe pneumonia and stayed in bed for a number of days. D …

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Student Mo Horner

Mo Horner, July 2010

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I’m a city girl who was raised by a ‘health conscious’ mother and that was extent of my familiarity with alternative health care until 2003. A brush with breast cancer and some very impressive complim …

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Karen Darnell, August 2010

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I was born Arvella Louise Harris in Richmond, Virginia, but was renamed after adoption. I live in Hubbard, Oregon, population 2800, halfway between Salem and Portland. I’ve been married to my husband, …

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Sallie Dixon, September 2010

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For my first nine years, I lived just outside Xenia, a small town in southwestern Ohio where my brother and I roamed freely through yards, pastures and weed fields with only our imaginations to entert …

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Asante LeBlanc, October 2010

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Cuban by birth, Guyanese by descent, living in Trinidad and Tobago, I am a simple, down to earth person who loves life. My hobbies include travelling, cooking, reading, listening to music and dancing. …

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Student Terrie Schultz

Terrie Schultz, November 2010

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I grew up in Sacramento, California. I’ve always loved nature, and spent most of my childhood outside, sitting in trees and reading.  I lived for many years in the Bay Area, and now live with my husba …

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Student Rachel Hull

Rachel Hull, December 2010

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I grew up in Perth in Western Australia, where the countryside is very dry. As a child I did not feel connected to the earth there as I didn’t relate to it and it seemed very harsh. When I moved to th …

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Student Suzanne Robertson

Suzanne Robertson, February 2011

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I was born in Winnemucca, Nevada, to young parents. For many years I lived with my grandparents in a wonderful country home. My grandmother was a farm girl so she baked, canned, sewed, embroidered and …

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Student Nancy Angelini

Jerry and Nancy Angelini, March 2011

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Jerry and Nancy Angelini are brother and sister students of the East West Herb Course. Jerry just became our new office manager at the East West Acupuncture Clinic, while his sister Nancy is the East …

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Mark Dieve

Mark Dieve, April 2011

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My path towards herbalism began via a long and winding road as a small child in 1970s Ann Arbor, Michigan. This international-college-town microcosm of diversity, hope and idealism would form the root …

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David O’Daniel, May 2011

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Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, I grew up coast to coast and in between. Those experiences fed my wanderlust and set the stage for life on the move. In many ways it was fragmented, but, in retrosp …

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Karla Gervais, June 2011

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I was born in Newport, Rhode Island. At age six, my family moved to the suburbs near Chicago where I resided until 1974. There, I met new friends who taught that healthy eating habits and taking care …

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Student Kristi Shapla

Kristi Shapla, July 2011

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I grew up exploring the inlets of South Florida. Swimming with river otters and manatee, diving for starfish, and trying to replant the mangroves kept me grounded in the natural world. This bond carri …

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Nicole MacDonald, August 2011

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My connection to plants began early in life when I started work in a flower shop. I learned floral design and managed different flower shops through high school and college. I was always excited for o …

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Kevin McNeeley, September 2011

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I’m a home dad in Japan, but I grew up in northeast Ohio before the Internet age. I was the little kid who tried to revive baby birds that fell from their nests. It never worked, but I tried anyway. I …

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Meredith Flynn, October 2011

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My path with plants began in York, PA, where as a child, I had the good fortune of being encouraged to, “go out and play” in the woods surrounding my house. I learned to love nature and had the opport …

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W. Lloyd Williams, November 2011

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In 1974 I bought a copy of the Barefoot Doctor’s Manual and it changed my life. After graduating I built an Investment Consulting Practice in Atlanta and the TCM diagnostic process became the foundati …

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Student Holly Hutton

Holly Hutton, February 2012

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The Herbal Tarot Deck was my gateway into the East West Course. I am an artist and am working on a tarot deck. I pulled out my Herbal Tarot Deck as an inspiration and started wondering who the creator …

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Student Jane Kuntz

Jane Kuntz, March 2012

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I grew up in the Yorkshire Dales of England. In my late teens I developed a love of travel – not surface travel, like a tourist, but a sinking into and admiration of other cultures. I did Peace Corps, …

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K.C. “Fig” Ortega, April 2012

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When I met my husband I had no concept of whole health or herbal medicine.  I secretly questioned what had been presented to me as absolute truths… in medicine, politics, religion, etc…but never h …

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Johanna-Maria Wagner, June 2012

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Growing up in Austria, I was surrounded by herbs and, more importantly, people who knew how to use them. We never saw a doctor except for compulsory school check-ups; instead, we were treated naturall …

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Student John Roddy

John Roddy, July 2012

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I’ve always loved the magic of Nature. It all began with growing up hiking and surfing the Northern California mountains and coastline. On most nights my dog, Turk, and I would head to the hills to se …

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Student Darcy Golden

Darcy Golden, September 2012

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I started studying herbs while in graduate school at Western Carolina University located in the North Carolina Appalachian mountains. I was fascinated by the knowledge that the locals shared on plant …

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Pamela Shaw, October 2012

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I grew up in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York and spent my summers outdoors (whether I was in the Adirondacks, at the pool or beach, at day camp playing in the lake or running around in the woods). …

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Student Melanie

Melanie St. Ours, November 2012

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I never planned to become an herbalist. Though I spent much of my childhood mashing up plants in my backyard (and unknowingly smearing poke on my little sister while pretending to make medicine… an …

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Student Suzana Corritori

Suzana Corritori, January 2013

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I am native of former Yugoslavia where herbal tradition has always been strong. Herbs were always part of my life, inseparably and tightly woven into the fabric of my family, traditions and customs. M …

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Student Jill Barnattan

Jill Barnattan, February 2013

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I am a New Yorker of Mediterranean descent, convinced my herbal sorcery stems from my ancestry. I endured 2 major surgeries before the age of 8, leaving my inner spirit scarred and scared. My father t …

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Student Heather Baker

Heather Baker, March 2013

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I was born and raised in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. I’ve always been grateful to live in this beautiful, diverse and unique area. I am surrounded by two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario), the …

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Student Joe Eckre

Joe Eckre, April 2013

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My name is Joe Eckre. My friends call me Surya. When I was in the first grade, my father took an interest in nutrition and vitamins. He had problems with his energy level and his new diet and suppleme …

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Cori Ward, May 2013

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I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. I have an amazing family –my husband, 3 children and a dog. I am lucky to be so blessed with all their love and support because without them the East West Sch …

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Student Jodi Horon

Jodi Horon, June 2013

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I was born and raised in Olympia Washington, and lived in Seattle until 2009.  I currently live in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with my husband, his two boys and our golden retriever.  I …

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Student Sarah Graham

Sarah Graham, July 2013

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Even though I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and appreciate urban centers, I developed a deep respect for the natural world.  This inspiration can be attributed mostly to spending time on m …

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Student Maja Kruse

Maja Kruse, August 2013

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I was lucky to grow up in a beautiful area just outside Copenhagen, near the sea and close to forests and parks. It feels like my interest in herbs and natural medicine have been with me my whole life …

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Student Patti Shimokawa

Patti Shimokawa, September 2013

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I spent my early years in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. When I was 5, my family settled in State College, PA. That was a magical and formative place and time for me-we had a sandbox my dad made …

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Student Thomas

Thomas Schieffer, October 2013

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I am a clinical herbalist and holistic health consultant and have been part of the Goldthread team for the past four years. I started as a student of William Siff’s and transitioned to Goldthread’s op …

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Joshua Farahnik, November 2013

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I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and it was traveling abroad that really enlightened my life path and purpose.   Six years ago I fulfilled a dream of traveling through India and this is where …

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Student Peggy Zih

Peggie Zih, December 2013

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I was born and raised in Hong Kong. I went to college in Australia and lived there for eight years, earning my bachelor’s degree in computer science and an MBA. My career has been in I.T. thus far des …

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Student Jim Nymeyer

Jim Nymeyer, January 2014

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My first exposure to herbs was soon after moving to Montana at age 12 when my mother came down with pneumonia. She took echinacea as part of her healing process, and so my young curiosity was struck. …

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Sahni Hamilton, February 2014

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My love of the natural world was instilled early by growing up in the beautiful and challenging environment of outback Australia.  Being surrounded by people who were keen observers of plants, animals …

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Ayeala Helbig, March 2014

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It’s only fitting that every photo I’ve found of myself lately includes my daughter – my studies at East West coincided very much with my transformation into a mother. I decided when I was pregnant th …

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Becky Lerner, April 2014

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I love sharing the wonders of wild edible and medicinal plants, and I am fortunate to make a living doing that. I’m the author of the book, “Dandelion Hunter: Foraging the Urban Wilderness,” which Pub …

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Kristin Henningsen, May 2014

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I’ve felt a connection with plants for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until my first move to the Southwest that I began to integrate them into daily life.  There I discovered how the native …

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Student Kate Sinon

Kate Sinon, June 2014

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My direct experience with herbs as medicine only began a few years ago.  Even so, I believe that they were always there running a parallel path with me and, like little brain synapses, connections wer …

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Michael Longfield, July 2014

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As a kid, I loved to play in the woods adjoining my suburban neighborhood. It was the home of a grandmother oak tree, in which my best friend and I built a two-story tree house. We would fantasize abo …

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Student Jude Nicholson

Jude Nicholson, August 2014

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My great and late father, Paul, was a plant freak in his own right and gave to me my love of the natural and spiritual worlds. My mother tells me that I was conceived at Wind Cave National park in the …

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Student Amanda Hofeditz

Amanda Hofeditz, September 2014

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I’ve always had a love for natural healing. Growing up, my mom had beautiful gardens and made simple remedies at home. When I became a mother myself, I wanted to be able to do the same things for my f …

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Erin Massengale

Erin Massengale, October 2014

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There are moments to me that it seems strange I ended up on the path of herbalism. I was in the construction/building industry and I was loving it. My husband and I owned a construction business and d …

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Student Adrian Williams

Adrian Williams, November 2014

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I grew up in the wide-open spaces of rural Indiana, where my favorite early memories include gathering morel mushrooms with my family and exploring oak and hickory woodlands in timeless summer days.  …

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East West graduate and Certified Herbalist Michelle Schurig

Michelle Schurig, December 2014

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I am not sure where my love of plants came from, but there is a familial connection. My mother was an avid gardener and I grew up in a home with hundreds of plants. My uncle is an amateur botanist. I …

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Jonah Ruh

Jonah Ruh Roberts, January 2015

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Finding myself in the place I am now, I feel so much gratitude to witness my life filling with herbs- building my apothecary, building my understanding, having a homestead to invite medicine plants to …

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Teacher Sheila Devitt

Sheila Devitt, February 2015

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I’ve moved from East to West over the course of my life. I was born in Boston. My parents were involved in the home birth movement, and natural food co-ops. We followed my father’s career first to Chi …

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Audra Marx

Audra Marx, March 2015

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” There were too many answers. Now, I’m lucky enough to be able to say I’ve ‘been’ quite a few things. I’ve been a nanny, a bartender, a preschool teacher, an …

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Michael McEvoy, April 2015

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I’ve been in the nutritional consulting field for the past 8 years. Prior to that I was a full time yoga instructor. I am the founder of www.MetabolicHealing.com, where I’ve authored around 300 resear …

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Student Beverly

Beverly Jennings, May 2015 Graduate of the Month

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Prior to studying herbs, my background was in graphic design, having my own business and eventually working with a major state-wide and local newspapers and full service ad agencies. I moved from the …

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Morning Flash, June 2015

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Hi! My name is Morning. I have lived in various places around the U.S., as well as elsewhere in the world. I have loved and enjoyed the people I have known, < and the richness of being able to experie ...

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Shelley Swapp, July 2015

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Growing up on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, UT (yep, I’m a Mormon) my family grew and preserved much of our own food and enjoyed the great outdoors.  Outside of school I studied many types of dance …

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Julia Hennig, August 2015

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Growing up in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, I have wonderful memories of time spent in the garden with my parents who harvested and preserved their own fruits and vegetables. We also kept beehiv …

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Student Josh Williams

Josh Williams, September 2015

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I grew up just west of Salt Lake City, Utah, and have spent my life surrounded by protective mountains and four very dramatic seasons. Since I was a child I’ve been fascinated by the natural world, an …

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Teacher Jenn Rich

October Student of the Month, Jennifer Rich

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I grew up in Campbell, < Ohio with one sister and two loving, supportive parents. I was raised in a political family, and hold the elected office of precinct committee person and serve as presiding ju ...

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Student Ken Krantz

Ken Krantz, November 2015

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I’ve lived in Tinmouth, Vermont, for the past 36 years amongst the hills, < fields, and trees.  There’s such a diverse amount of plant material here that will keep me busy for a long time to come. My ...

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Michele Klassen, December 2015

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In 1999, I graduated from California State University, Fresno,  with a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; and in 1994, from Fresno City College, CA, with a Degree of Associate …

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Joshua Laurenzi, January 2016

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Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee didn’t allow for much exposure to things like herbalism, just the vestiges of southern folk medicine mixed with the health food store accounts of rare radicals like my …

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Chloe Groom (Chloe Bee), February 2016

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Currently, Chloe is the generator of a heart-centered hub for the alliance of ethno-botany, expressive movement, alternative art, and Earth medicine via transformational workshops and women’s Red Tent …

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Student Ann Roe

Anne Roe, March 2016

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Hi, my name is Anne Roe and I am 33 years old. My origin is Germany, which I left five years ago to travel the world and find the most important person in my life: me. What a ride! I initially biked a …

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Student Greg Joyner

Gregory Joynes, April 2016

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I lived in Baltimore most of my life.  I was drafted into the military and joined the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was deported for 6 months off the coast of Vietnam.  After  that experienc …

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Student Hung Ting Ting

Hung Ting Ting, May 2016

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My name is Hung Ting Ting from Hong Kong. I am 33 years old and I danced ballet for 14 years. After earning a Bachelor’s of Fashion Design, I became a jewelry designer for several years. A mild health …

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Nathan Shannon, June Graduate of the Month

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My name is Nathan Shannon. I was born in Meeker, Colorado, which is in the northwest part of the state.  I moved to central Wisconsin before I started school and lived there until I was 21 at which ti …

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Jillian Wisborg, July 2016

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One of the main reasons I got into holistic health, and learning about herbal medicine, nutrition, iridology, self-empowerment, etc., is because I was upset that there has always been such a cloak of …

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Student Inga Bylinkina

Inga Bylinkina, August 2016

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I was born and raised in the mountains of Caucasus in Russia. I have very early memories of my grandmother making herbal teas, remedies, and tending the garden. We used to spend summers with my dad fo …

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Megan Deely, September 2016

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Hi! My name is Megan Deely. I am currently residing in the outskirts of good old Cleveland, Ohio. I’ve been here for ten years now and although I am only 24, I feel as if I have lived through quite a …

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Student Hesty Morley

Hesty Morley, October 2016

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Hi!  My name is Hesty Morley. I have always been fascinated by the human body, how it works, disease and health. My journey began in university where I studied Biochemistry and Biomedical Science.  I …

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Hanni Heller-Ram, November 2016

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My name is Hanni Heller-Ram I was born and raised in Israel. My mother is German and raised us on Dr. Schuessler’s  bio cell salts and chamomile tea. We had a garden with over 400 species of fruit tre …

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Student Jenn Doucet

Jenn Doucet, December 2016

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I grew up in the boreal forest of northern Alberta, Canada. My love of the natural world was cultivated at a young age by numerous days of fishing,> camping, and foraging for berries and mushrooms in …

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Barbara Scavotto, January 2017

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My name is Barbara Scavotto,  and I’ve lived in Northern Connecticut my entire life. My mother is an avid gardener and taught me how to grow flowers from a very young age. I remember the wonder of wat …

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Adrienne

Adrienne Totino, February 2017

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I currently reside in Pittsburgh, PA, where I was born and raised. Growing up, my mother treated our family’s health issues with herbal and food remedies. Like many people, I became interested in lear …

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Student Amber Worman

Amber Worman, March 2017

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I am originally from Evansville, IN, and I am currently planting roots in the Louisville, KY, area. My passion for healing herbal products started in my early childhood years where I would mix differe …

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Student Emily Stock

Emily Stock, April 2017

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I am an herbalist and doula in Moab, Utah, USA. I have a store-front apothecary and product line called Sundial Medicinals, which I retail and wholesale throughout the Four Corners region.  I grow ove …

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Karley Martin, May 2017

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I am originally from a small town in Calaveras county California, which is in the foothills and upward into the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains.  I knew since I was a child that I wanted to live on …

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Bethany Chappell, June 2017

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Without a doubt, herbalism became my life’s path.  I am driven to understand the power of plants and their healing energy. My name is Bethany Chappell, herbalist and owner of Herbal Health Omaha. I am …

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Aly Lear

Aly Lear, July 2017

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This July I am thrilled to be celebrating my third year as a part of the East West School Community where I plan to be a life-long-learner of Planetary Herbology. It makes me so happy to say I finally …

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Joe Granger

Joe Granger, August 2017

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My name is Joe Granger and I am a third-year student at East West.  I am thankful to be acknowledged as student of the month amongst our network of talented healers.  I found East West at a very inter …

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Jen Ciccolella, September 2017

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I have always been interested in food as medicine and started to explore herbs as a way of healing when my oldest dog was diagnosed with invertebral disc disease as well as a heart murmur at age 5. To …

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Roger Miller

Roger Martin, October 2017

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First of all, being an Earth Rat (Jan. 1949) and with Indian Summer approaching, I want to thank GOD for the harvest that I’m about to receive. Whether it be herbs, vegetables or just witnessing the F …

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