PERSONAL GOALS AS A HEALTH PRACTITIONER:
- To earn an Honest Living
- To serve Humanity
- To have Reverence for Life
- To learn Compassion
WHAT GIVES ME JOY IN MY WORK:
- Empowering people to heal themselves
- Doing things that modern medicine can’t do
- Seeing healthy babies born into the world
HERBAL EDUCATION:
- School of Natural Healing, Springville, Utah:
Herbalist Certificate & Master Herbalist Certificate (1991)
- Dominion Herbal College, Burnaby:
Clinical Herbal Therapist Certificate (1998)
- BC Institute Technology; Herb Quality Certificate (2004)
- eCornell: Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate (2012)
WORK EXPERIENCE / YEARS
- Journeyman Carpenter, Home renovation / 10
- Customer Service, Lifestream Natural Foods, Vancouver / 2
- Supplement Dept, Community Natural Foods, Calgary / 1
- Newsletter Editor, EarthSave Canada, Vancouver / 2
- Retail Sales, Sweet Cherubim Natural Foods, Vancouver / 9
- Teaching Ass’t, Practical Herbalist Program, Vancouver / 2
- Health Columnist, Balanced Life Magazine, Vancouver / 6
- Herbal Consultant, Gaia Herbals, Vancouver / 22
HERBAL EXPERIENCE:
Over the past 40+ years I have talked with many thousands of people in health food & herb stores. I learn a lot from those who are struggling with their own health problems. I am skeptical of any product marketing claims and fancy theories, unless I see genuine improvements in the health of customers and clients.
CLINICAL PRACTICE:
In 1999 I began herbal consultations at Gaia Herbals. Word-of-mouth advertising brought me hundreds of clients and deep personal satisfaction. I keep detailed case histories on each person, and do custom formulating. My greatest interests now are meditation, stress reduction and plant-based nutrition.
MY DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE:
- Natural Healing Education for general public
- Natural Healing Clinics/Spas in the countryside
- Peace on Earth
