Spirals of Life: Somatics & Plant Medicine

Saturday, September 26 from 1pm-4:30pm

Dr. Ashley discovered Naturopathic medicine while studying plant medicine at Dancing Willow Herbs in Durango, Colorado. Prior to attending the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Ashley worked as an educator, organic farmer, and herbalist in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State and in the San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado for over 10 years. It was in addition to these experiences and her love for the environment, combined with her curiosity for the plant world and all-things-wild that Dr. Ashley came to Naturopathic Medicine.
Dr. Ashley took over the role of leading the wild team of herbalists and witches at The Peoples Apothecary in 2021. The Peoples Apothecary is a space where magic happens and we create and produce over 30 house-blended teas, herbal tinctures, infused herbal oils and salves. It is Dr. Ashley's passion to pass along herbal knowledge to all.

Amanda Comstock is a consultant, coach, experiential educator/facilitator, and poet/artist/dancer. In her work, Amanda’s approach sources from multiple ways of knowing including lived experience, connection with the natural world, art-making, writing and embodied (somatic) movement research. As owner of Empowered Learning by Design, LLC, she supports organizations and individuals in developing creative thinking, holistic teamwork and sustainable strategy and learning development. , Her expertise is on leadership, belonging and culture, team dynamics and sustainability.

She holds a Master’s in Science in Positive Organizational Development (MSPOD) from Case Western Reserve University and undergraduate degree from McGill University in English and Eastern Religion (2004). She is a Somatic Movement Educator (rSME), trained in the School for Body-Mind Centering® (2018). Her training took place in multiple international environments; in addition to learning the BMC® Methods, she also learned about culturally-specific approaches to the body.

Amanda has developed and/or facilitated programs in a variety of traditional and non-traditional educational contexts for the past 20 years. She is currently developing a program entitled “The Organizational Body”.

Will be shared once you are signed up. It will be about a 30 minute drive from Bend and we will car pool from the apothecary.

Please double check your personal calendar before purchasing!! All classes are non-refundable unless canceled by the teacher. The fee is not transferable to other events in any situation.  Thank you for understanding.

*No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Please contact the shop if you would like to reserve a spot and are unable to pay the full price.  

Space is limited. Contact us at the shop to be put on a waiting list if the class fills up!