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OUR PEOPLE

THE BETONICA TEAM ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD AND Committed to providing high quality and comprehensive training in herbal medicine and equipping our students with the practical knowledge to go out and support their communities.

DIRECTORS

  • Helen is a Betonica Director, Lead of Betonica, Clinical Supervisor, Head of Year 4 and teaches Clinical Skills.

    Helen has a BSc (Hons) in Herbal Medicine, a background in permaculture, first aid and teaching gardening and growing.

    Helen trained for five years in Herbal Medicine in London gaining experience in the dermatology department of Whipps Cross Hospital, Middlesex University Archway Clinic, Westminster University Herbal Medicine Clinic and the University of East London Clinic. She continues to keep up to date with the latest findings on herbal medicine, attending seminars and lectures as well as keeping a connection with the plants she uses as medicine by making many of her own tinctures, creams and ointments, and offering herb walks and teaching workshops.

    Helen has gained a lot of experience in acute medicine (both herbal and orthodox) through her work as a festival first aider and community first responder. Helen has also worked in the Calais ‘jungle’ as part of a team of medics.

  • Nadine is a Betonica Director, Lead of Operations, Community and Online Learning.

    Nadine has played an integral part in nurturing and cultivating Betonica into the herbal medicine school it is today. Her passion for sustainable business development and the role that education and engagement can play in creating resilience, capacity and wellbeing in communities, have greatly influenced the school's path.

    Having extensively researched and practiced in the realms of community-based learning, sustainable development, and community engagement, Nadine brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role.

    Her commitment to community engagement stems from a heartfelt belief that access to education and healthcare is a fundamental right that should be available to everyone, regardless of their background or geographic location.

OPERATIONS TEAM

  • Janet is the Lead of Finance and assists the Lead of Operations.

    Janet is a seasoned accounting professional with extensive experience in the field. Throughout her career, she has successfully assisted schools and businesses in creating healthy and stable financial ecosystems that promote growth and sustainability.

    In addition to her accounting expertise, she is also a skilled computer coder, and she is consistently involved in helping the directors develop and refine Betonica’s data management systems to ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness.

  • Frances is the Lead of Assessments and Head of Year 3.

    Frances worked in customer communications for nearly 20 years before studying herbal medicine at Middlesex University. Having gained a First Class honours in 2009, she went on to complete her doctoral thesis at the University of East London in 2013 titled 'Investigation of antimicrobials from native British plants used in 10th century Anglo-Saxon wound healing formulations'.

    Frances has published in a number of papers in international journals, co-edited Herbal Exchanges and is currently researching the formulaic approach of herbal remedies in early medieval manuscripts and practices in Watford and surrounding areas in Herts.

  • Natalie is the Medical Herbalist Programme Administrative Manager.

    Bio coming soon…

  • Lis is a Clinic Supervisor and Head of Year 2.

    Lis holds an honours degree in Herbal medicine and Health sciences from the School of Integrated Medicine at the University of Westminster in London.

    ​After graduating in 2007, Lis set up practice at Challick Wood, the smallholding she shares with her partner and family in the Brendon hills in Somerset.

    ​Throughout my life she has had two great interests; to appreciate & understand the deep powers of the natural world and to learn the creative skills necessary for sustaining ourselves within.

    For her, herbal medicine is an ultimate expression & exploration of the intricate relationship we have with the natural world. To find that all around us are powerful medicinal plants, ready to help ease and enhance our journeys through life is a wonderful and inspiring thing to me. The practice of herbal medicine not only deepens our relationships to plants and nature but to one another also.

TEACHERS

  • Angela teaches the Botany sections of the programme.

    Angela graduated from the University of London with a joint honours degree in Botany and Zoology. She taught Biology to A-Level for 9 years during which time she developed an interest in health and the healing capacity of the body.

    Discovering herbal medicine as a profession in the late eighties was immensely exciting, combining as it does, all the most fascinating aspects of her subjects. She went on to train with the School of Phytotherapy, winning prizes in both Part 1 and Part 2 exams and then to set up in practice as a member of the NIMH in 1991.

    Since then she has continued to practice and to play a part in education, both in schools and colleges and by running herbal workshops and adult education classes.

  • Anne teaches the Materia Medica sections of the programme.

    Anne McIntyre has been in clinical practice working as a medical herbalist for over 40 years, having also trained as a remedial masseuse, aromatherapist, homeopath and counsellor. Anne runs her busy practice from Artemis House in the Cotswolds and for over 30 years she has incorporated Ayurvedic philosophy and medicine into her clinical practice, producing a unique integrated approach to the care of patients and prescription of herbs.

    Anne is the author of many books on herbal medicine and Ayurveda including Healing with Flowers, The Complete Woman’s Herbal, Healing Drinks, Herbal Medicine for Children: Western and Ayurvedic Perspectives, The Complete Herbal Tutor, The Ayurveda Bible and Dispensing with Tradition: A Guide to using Indian and Western Herbs the Ayurvedic Way.

    Anne’s home at Artemis House in the rural Cotswolds is the site of a beautiful spiral herb garden which she uses for tours and teaching – and which has been featured on BBC’s Gardener’s World! Throughout this website there are many pictures of the medicinal plants she grows there. Alongside her busy practice she lectures widely on herbal medicine and Ayurveda in the UK, Europe and America and runs in person courses from Artemis House, as well as conducting regular herb walks of her garden and the countryside around her home.

    Anne is a Fellow of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, a Member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy, and a Member of the Ayurvedic Professionals Association.

  • Dr. Bruna Gushurt-Moore teaches the Materia Medica sections of the programme.

    Dr Bruna Gushurst-Moore has taught in the History Departments at Plymouth and Winchester Universities, and was Director of the BSc programmes in Herbal Medicine as well as Senior Lecturer specialising in historical approaches to ethnobotany at Westminster University. Dr Gushurst-Moore’s research looks at the intersection of medical and cultural histories, Atlantic cultures and theories (particularly those relating to botanical cultures), transmission theories (particularly oral cultures), gendered histories (particularly as they relate to medical and cultural models), and the history of irregular medical practices. She has studied and taught extensively on Early Modern history and historical ethnobotany, particularly as it is tied to place and person, and written on Early Modern gardens, the role of Early Modern domestic architecture and siting on women’s medical knowledge and practice, and the transmission of subaltern knowledge across the Atlantic sphere. She has degrees from the University of Colorado and Plymouth, and conducted her  postdoctoral research on the Leverhulme-British Academy Women's Early Modern Letters Online Project (WEMLO), run by Plymouth and Oxford Universities in association with Cultures of Knowledge, Oxford University and the Bodleian Library

  • Carl teaches the Anatomy and Physiology + Pathology sections of the programme.

    Initially trained as an agronomist at Seale-Hayne Agricultural College in Newton Abbot, S. Devon and worked for 5 years in Northamptonshire.

    Significant career change number one led me into mobile phones and a position as a Global Account Director for Ericsson in Malmo, Sweden.

    Then, ultimately, retrained as an Osteopath at Oxford Brookes University with a practice at home near Banbury and also within an NHS setting near Stratford-Upon-Avon, now retired from practice but still actively involved with helping newly trained osteopaths establish and maintain their practices.

    I have taught anatomy, physiology, embryology, pathophysiology and osteopathic technique as well as acting as a clinic tutor at Oxford Brookes, and also taught physiology, embryology, pathophysiology and business management at the University College of Osteopathy in Borough, S. London.

    I have three adult children, a love of the outdoors and a continually hungry black Labrador to enjoy it with.

  • Chris teaches the Oncology sections of the programme and is one of our FCE examiners.

    Christopher Etheridge is a leading Medical Herbalist (Phytotherapist) with extensive experience as a herbal practitioner, researcher and writer. He is also one of Britain's foremost Integrated Cancer Specialists with his own dedicated cancer consultancy.

    Chris is Chair of the British Herbal Medicine Association (BHMA) (bhma.info), Chair of the BHMA’s Herbal Practitioner Supplier Section (bhma.info/hpss/), President of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP) (thecpp.uk) and President of the European Herbal Traditional Medicines Practitioners Association (EHTPA) (ehtpa.eu). He is also a member of the British Pharmacopoeia's Expert Advisory Group on Herbal and Complementary Medicines (pharmacopoeia.com/technical-advisers-to-the-bpc) and the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy) (ESCOP) board (escop.com/).

    He holds a first class honours BSc and a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from Imperial College, London. He was a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Gene Therapy at Imperial’s Department of Chemistry and at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at St Mary’s Hospital, where he also received further training, from 1995-99.

    Chris completed his professional training on the four-year Herbal Medicine degree programme at the College of Phytotherapy, East Sussex, where he graduated in 2006 with a first class honours BSc and published his dissertation on quality control in herbal medicine.

  • Dedj teaches the Clinical Skills sections of the programme.

    Dedj trained in nursing on leaving school and after a break for having children she trained for four years in Western Herbal medicine, qualifying in 1992. Having variable success with dermatology she then trained in Chinese Herbal Medicine, (which has an excellent reputation in this field) qualifying in 1997. This 2 year post graduate course concluded with 6 weeks full time clinical practice under supervision in China.

    In 2006 Dedj undertook a further 4 year BSc (Hons) degree in acupuncture at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. Dedj is part of the Conventional Medical Science teaching team at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. She is a past Director of Education for the National Institute of Herbal Medicine and a clinical examiner at Middlesex University. In 2013 Dedj was awarded a Fellowship of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists; “in acknowledgment of her professional attainments and the great services which she has contributed to the science and practice of Medical Herbalism”.

    Dedj is a qualified Emergency Medical Technician and First Aid trainer. She founded the ‘Medical Herbalists’ which is a changing group of qualified and undergraduate herbalists who provide Herbal First Aid and Acute Medical Services at festivals.

    Dedj’s approach to treatment is to integrate Western Herbal Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture; drawing on both Eastern and Western Medical traditions for a treatment strategy. She also offers dietary and lifestyle advice if appropriate. Her special interests are Acute Medicine, Dermatology and Gynaecology.

    Dedj regularly teaches and is committed to her own professional development. She has an extensive dispensary of both Chinese and Western Herbs.

  • Fiona is the Lead of Personal Academic Tutors and teaches the Business Skills sections of the programme. 

    Fiona qualified from Napier University, Edinburgh, with a BSc(Hons) in Herbal Medicine in 2007. While still working in the corporate world, she completed a Pg Cert in Counselling Studies and Psychodynamics in Edinburgh University.  When she moved back to Ireland, she set up Gannon Herbal Practice, to work full time as a Medical Herbalist. After seeing a lot of her patients with immune conditions and chronic illness, it sparked a deeper interest in the immune system. This lead her to complete a Masters in Immunology and Global Health in NUI Maynooth in 2014.  She is actively studying in other related fields such as Hormonal Health, Nutrition and Mental Well-Being while still running her practice in Dublin.

  • Helen teaches the Phytochemistry sections of the programme.

    I am a science technician with a love of chemistry. I have a BSc Hons degree in chemistry from Nottingham University and worked in the detergents industry as a technical manager and formulator for 10 years. Since then I have trained and worked as a Medical Herbalist for 14 years.

    After training at the College of Phytotherapy (Herbal Medicine) in East Sussex, I qualified with a Diploma in Phytotherapy in 2001. I then had a part time practice in Salisbury, at Neal’s Yard Remedies, which continued till 2013. After that I practiced part time from home in Andover.

    I practiced European herbal medicine using the native plants to treat a wide variety of medical conditions. During my career I treated over 600 patients, worked at festivals on herbal first aid, did herb walks, talks to many groups such as teachers and WI, taught phytochemistry to some herbal students and offered workshops in home medicine.

    My aim is to make chemistry as accessible as possible and to build students confidence in their knowledge of the subject.

  • Hera teaches the Clinical Skills sections of the programme.

    Bio coming soon.

  • Jo teaches the Year 2 and Year 3 Nutrition sections of the programme.

    I am an AFN registered nutritionist and a medical herbalist with a special interest in gut health. I am also a keen fermenter and fermentation educator and I am currently working on my PhD, focussing on a particular form of fermented food. I am conducting research into oxymels as a form of herbal medicine; a special interest for me that combines my love of both ferments and medicinal herbs. My previous career was in law.

    I am a proponent of being the change we want to see in our world. I work with people one to one as well as running events relating to nutrition, herbs and microbes that aim to enthuse and support others in taking responsibility for their own wellbeing. I am one of the founders of The Peach, an organisation seeking to help people get to the heart of health through human connection and nature-based activities.

    I am mother to 4 amazing children. I love being in the woods, learning, asking questions and laughing. In 2018, I jointly set the first ever Guinness World Record for making the largest dish of bacterially fermented sauerkraut.

  • Marion teaches the Pharmacology sections of the programme.

    I am a medical herbalist in Brighton and Senior Herbal Specialist at Pukka Herbs, and am passionate about contributing to the world of herbal medicine through promoting research and collaborating with others. After starting out with a pharmacology and physiology degree and career in science publishing, I stumbled onto the wonder of herbs and retrained in herbal medicine.

    Studying for a masters in medicinal natural products and phytochemistry was a brilliant way to join up my inner researcher with herbal knowledge. Discovering a world of scientists who believe in the power of plants was inspiring and led to better understanding of what research can offer herbal practitioners.

    As well as seeing clients in Brighton and planning research projects at Pukka, I am an associate editor for the Journal of Herbal Medicine, a director of the Herbal Alliance and blog editor for the Herbal History Research Network.

  • Paula teaches the Medical Ethics, Counselling Skills, Reflective Practice sections of the programme.

    I have been interested in herbal medicine for many years. When my children were small my interest developed as I looked for alternatives to conventional medicines for minor ailments. I undertook a years correspondence course in herbal medicine with the School of Phytotherapy and started learning as much as I could about herbs and their uses. I began to harvests herbs and make my own herbal products, something which has now become a real passion of mine.

    When my children left home I decided to start my journey to becoming a qualified Medical Herbalist. I was accepted on the BSc in Herbal Medicine at Lincoln College and I qualified in 2017 with a first class honours.  Over the three years of the degree I studied many aspects of Western herbal medicine including:  Materia Medica, philosophy and history of herbal medicine , anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, energetics and clinical skills. I completed 500 hours of clinical training before qualifying.

    I am currently undertaking a course in Chinese Herbal Medicine which I feel will enhance my practice and widen my understanding of herbs and there uses. 

    I am  practicing member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists.I am committed to running an ethical and environmentally friendly practice and where possible I harvest many of the herbs I use locally and I make a number of herbal products myself. 

  • Phil teaches the Men’s Health sections of the programme.

    Phil’s route to herbal practice has encompassed work as a doctor in hospitals, primary care and unscheduled care settings. Although he now identifies as a herbalist, his experiences in conventional healthcare have equipped him to reference a number of perspectives when supporting people with their health and wellbeing as a herbal practitioner.

    Phil regards himself as a facilitator for sharing knowledge rather than a teacher. Spending time with others spotting the connections between plants, people and wellbeing makes him feel very happy.

  • Selina teaches the Women’s Health sections of the programme.

    Bio Coming Soon.

  • Simon teaches the Materia Medica sections of the programme.

    I am a Cambridge medical sciences graduate and have been a herbal practitioner in Exeter since 1977. In that time I have led the main professional and trade organizations for herbal medicine in the UK and served on Government and House of Lords committees. I have written standard textbooks used by herbal practitioners around the world, including with Professor Kerry Bone from Australia.

    I was involved in academic work for many years, co-founding the University of Exeter pioneering Centre for Complementary Health Studies in 1987 (where we built a complementary research and postgraduate teaching programme from scratch), then at Peninsula the first integrated health course at a UK medical school, and the first Masters degree in herbal medicine in the USA, at the Maryland University of Integrative Health.

    I am particularly fascinated by the insights we can distill from the millions of intelligent people who over many centuries needed plants to survive. Mostly I want to learn and share the old skills, to experience healing plants as characters, that can help us fend off ill health. My passion for offering people tools to look after themselves and their families has led me to work with the founders of the College of Medicine on pioneering national self care and social prescribing projects. I am now the College Self Care Lead and also Herbal Strategist at Pukka Herbs.

CLINICAL SUPERVISORS

  • Hera Jonas is the Head of Clinical Placement and a Clinical Supervisor.

    Bio coming soon.

  • Lis is a Clinic Supervisor and Head of Year 2.

    Lis holds an honours degree in Herbal medicine and Health sciences from the School of Integrated Medicine at the University of Westminster in London.

    ​After graduating in 2007, Lis set up practice at Challick Wood, the smallholding she shares with her partner and family in the Brendon hills in Somerset.

    ​Throughout my life she has had two great interests; to appreciate & understand the deep powers of the natural world and to learn the creative skills necessary for sustaining ourselves within.

    For her, herbal medicine is an ultimate expression & exploration of the intricate relationship we have with the natural world. To find that all around us are powerful medicinal plants, ready to help ease and enhance our journeys through life is a wonderful and inspiring thing to me. The practice of herbal medicine not only deepens our relationships to plants and nature but to one another also.

  • Mary is a Clinical Supervisor.

    Bio coming soon.

  • Helen is a Betonica Director, Lead of Betonica, Clinical Supervisor, Head of Year 4 and teaches Clinical Skills, Revision and Wild Harvesting and Growing.

    Helen has a BSc (Hons) in Herbal Medicine, a background in permaculture, first aid and teaching gardening and growing.

    Helen trained for five years in Herbal Medicine in London gaining experience in the dermatology department of Whipps Cross Hospital, Middlesex University Archway Clinic, Westminster University Herbal Medicine Clinic and the University of East London Clinic. She continues to keep up to date with the latest findings on herbal medicine, attending seminars and lectures as well as keeping a connection with the plants she uses as medicine by making many of her own tinctures, creams and ointments, and offering herb walks and teaching workshops.

    Helen has gained a lot of experience in acute medicine (both herbal and orthodox) through her work as a festival first aider and community first responder. Helen has also worked in the Calais ‘jungle’ as part of a team of medics.

PERSONAL ACADEMIC TUTORS

  • Alex is a medical herbalist in London who worked with Breast Cancer Haven UK for 20 years. She is also the tutor-practitioner at the UK’s first herbal clinic in hospital dermatology at Whipps Cross Hospital. She is a fellow and council member of the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP), and formerly of the Aromatherapy Organisations Council. She has undertaken clinical research and is a visiting lecturer. First a TV producer, she worked as an aromatherapist for staff at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, with drug users and those with HIV while training as a medical herbalist. Her quest is how we can create individual and community health at all levels, physical, spiritual and environmental.

    Alex is also the founder director of Living Medicine. The charity aims to reskill people in growing and using food and herbs for everyday healthcare, reviving knowledge across cultures. Its tutors are practising medical herbalists run inspiring workshops and walks for patients and public alike. They aim to show we can support ourselves with healing plants and foods for specific conditions and reconnect to nature and each other.

  • Having initially embarked on a career as a freelance artist and educator, Arlene retrained in Western Herbal Medicine, a field aligned with her lifelong passion for plants, plant medicine, and well-being. In 2022, she graduated from the Betonica School of Herbal Medicine.

    In addition to managing her clinical practice in Birmingham, where she provides personalised care to individuals, Arlene remains dedicated to education. Through practical workshops, she empowers others to integrate herbs into their daily lives for improved health and well-being.

    Central to Arlene's mission is her community outreach. Recognising the potential disconnect from nature in urban settings, she actively seeks to bridge this gap.  Collaborating with storyteller Pyn Stockman they deliver a range of workshops and events where folklore and science meet, stories and herbal teas are shared, and knowledge and well-being are at the forefront.

    Arlene expresses profound gratitude for her current position, where she enjoys the privilege of working with both plants and people. Witnessing the positive impact of herbal remedies on individuals' health and well-being continues to be a source of joy and inspiration. Her multifaceted approach encompassing clinical practice, education, and community engagement, reflects her commitment to promoting holistic health through the integration of herbal medicine into everyday life.

  • Bio coming soon.

  • ​Beatriz is an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Herbalist and Traditional Chinese Herbalist with over the 40 years of practice. Beatriz also taught at the Westminster University herbal clinics.

  • Fiona is the Lead of Personal Academic Tutors and teaches the Business Skills sections of the programme. 

    Fiona qualified from Napier University, Edinburgh, with a BSc(Hons) in Herbal Medicine in 2007. While still working in the corporate world, she completed a Pg Cert in Counselling Studies and Psychodynamics in Edinburgh University.  When she moved back to Ireland, she set up Gannon Herbal Practice, to work full time as a Medical Herbalist. After seeing a lot of her patients with immune conditions and chronic illness, it sparked a deeper interest in the immune system. This lead her to complete a Masters in Immunology and Global Health in NUI Maynooth in 2014.  She is actively studying in other related fields such as Hormonal Health, Nutrition and Mental Well-Being while still running her practice in Dublin.

  • Frances is the Lead of Assessments and Head of Year 3.

    Frances worked in customer communications for nearly 20 years before studying herbal medicine at Middlesex University. Having gained a First Class honours in 2009, she went on to complete her doctoral thesis at the University of East London in 2013 titled 'Investigation of antimicrobials from native British plants used in 10th century Anglo-Saxon wound healing formulations'.

    Frances has published in a number of papers in international journals, co-edited Herbal Exchanges and is currently researching the formulaic approach of herbal remedies in early medieval manuscripts and practices in Watford and surrounding areas in Herts.

  • Bio coming soon.

  • Helen is a Betonica Director, Lead of Betonica, Clinical Supervisor, Head of Year 4 and teaches Clinical Skills, Revision and Wild Harvesting and Growing.

    Helen has a BSc (Hons) in Herbal Medicine, a background in permaculture, first aid and teaching gardening and growing.

    Helen trained for five years in Herbal Medicine in London gaining experience in the dermatology department of Whipps Cross Hospital, Middlesex University Archway Clinic, Westminster University Herbal Medicine Clinic and the University of East London Clinic. She continues to keep up to date with the latest findings on herbal medicine, attending seminars and lectures as well as keeping a connection with the plants she uses as medicine by making many of her own tinctures, creams and ointments, and offering herb walks and teaching workshops.

    Helen has gained a lot of experience in acute medicine (both herbal and orthodox) through her work as a festival first aider and community first responder. Helen has also worked in the Calais ‘jungle’ as part of a team of medics.

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    Dip Phyt. MA

    Liz Oldham is an experienced medical herbalist, educator and writer. She trained at the School of Phytotherapy in Sussex and subsequently practised in North and Central London.

    She has a Masters degree in Education and taught on the Herbal Medicine BSC at The University of Westminster teaching clinical skills, working as a clinic supervisor, personal tutor and dissertation supervisor. In addition, she was the Deputy Head of the Foundation programme where she wrote and delivered the Study Skills module.

    Liz is particularly interested in learning: how we learn and how we remember what we’ve learned. She is also experienced in supporting neurodivergent students to find the best strategies for enhancing their learning.

    In her earlier career she was an English teacher, teacher-trainer and professional writer of educational materials. She worked internationally and still loves to travel. She loves words and writes a monthly newsletter Flourish in the City, which is a seasonal call for readers to notice the natural world around them. She loves reading and writing and enjoys helping students improve their writing skills.

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  • Nik graduated from Betonica as a Medical Herbalist in 2002 having spent the previous two decades working in the acute & emergency medical environment including within the NHS Minor Injuries & Theatres departments and privately as a festival medical services provider for many events throughout the UK.

    She currently combines a thriving herbal practice, seeing patients both online and in-person from her clinic and apothecary on the outskirts of Glastonbury, with life on an off-grid small-holding including seasonal shepherdess responsibilities and the development of the herb gardens with the aim to of becoming self-sufficient in the majority of herbs used within the practice and promoting sustainable practices within herbal medicine.

  • Phil teaches the Men’s Health sections of the programme.

    Phil’s route to herbal practice has encompassed work as a doctor in hospitals, primary care and unscheduled care settings. Although he now identifies as a herbalist, his experiences in conventional healthcare have equipped him to reference a number of perspectives when supporting people with their health and wellbeing as a herbal practitioner.

    Phil regards himself as a facilitator for sharing knowledge rather than a teacher. Spending time with others spotting the connections between plants, people and wellbeing makes him feel very happy.

  • I am Rasheeqa Ahmad, a qualified medical herbalist based in Walthamstow, east London.
    I trained at the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine in Glasgow and at Middlesex University (Archway Herbal Clinic) in London, gaining a 1st-class Honours degree and the Ellis Snitcher Memorial Prize for Integrative Medicine in 2012.

    I trained in Herbal Medicine with the aim of helping people (including myself!) to enjoy positivity and intelligent health in collaboration with our living universe. I’m excited by the possibilities of plant medicine, both those understood since ancient times and those emerging now. I am committed to continue learning more about this power and to sharing it with with others as best as I can. I believe that understanding our connections and symbiosis with the other living beings of the earth can yield great potential for our future development and success – all of us together.

  • Selina teaches the Women’s Health sections of the programme.

    Bio Coming Soon.

  • I'm a qualified medical herbalist based in North Yorkshire. I used herbal medicine for my health for years, growing my own and making home remedies. In 2014 I was lucky enough to start the BSc in Herbal medicine at Lincoln, qualifying with a first.

    I have a small practice and enjoy making my own medicines using the plants in my locality. I'm a member of medical herbalists for first aid at festivals.