Bio for Suki Roth, Community Herbalist
My first vivid memory, the one that started my growing
fascination and longing for an intimate connection to
nature, happened long before I could walk. While in my
Grandmother Anne's flower garden, at the age of 11
months, an adult had the presence of mind to lift me
up into an Apple tree in full bloom. My newly evolving
consciousness exploded with the first awareness of
my own 6 senses.
My first vivid memory, the one that started my growing
fascination and longing for an intimate connection to
nature, happened long before I could walk. While in my
Grandmother Anne's flower garden, at the age of 11
months, an adult had the presence of mind to lift me
up into an Apple tree in full bloom. My newly evolving
consciousness exploded with the first awareness of
my own 6 senses.
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Herb Haven: Promoting vitality and health through a loving connection to nature
All rights reserved. Suki Roth. © 2006 - 2009
Growing up in the suburbs of New York
City in the early 50's, I had hours of
exploration and discovery in the green haven
Westchester County offered. I was delighted
by exotic plants such as skunk cabbage and
huge weeping willow trees. These green allies
were my first teachers. Who were these green
creatures, each so unique, each so capable of
holding my total attention, thoroughly
immersing me in the present moment?
City in the early 50's, I had hours of
exploration and discovery in the green haven
Westchester County offered. I was delighted
by exotic plants such as skunk cabbage and
huge weeping willow trees. These green allies
were my first teachers. Who were these green
creatures, each so unique, each so capable of
holding my total attention, thoroughly
immersing me in the present moment?
An overland journey through Eastern Europe and Asia in the early 70's sparked my interest in
natural healing.
I witnessed many examples of successfully using plants to resolve common health problems.
What better way to bring health and balance to our bodies than through the use of plants.
Hadn't we been using plants as food and medicine since time remembered? I was curious as to
why we had lost the art of self-care; our power to stay vital and balanced. Was there a way back
to the Garden of Eden?
The birth of my two beautiful daughters opened a deeper need in me to find natural ways to
support life. At this point I knew I would dedicate as much of my life as I could to relearning
what I had lost; the art of working with and using plants for healing. I discovered taking plants
in whole form (such as foods, teas and plant extracts) makes them more bio-available with
fewer side effects than conventional pharmaceuticals that have been derived from the plants but
are now almost unrecognizable.
For almost 20 years now I have apprenticed, studied and immersed myself in relearning the
dance of the plants. I now find tremendous joy in sharing my love of herbal healing with my
community through teaching, counseling and wildcrafting.
I offer ongoing outdoor workshops from spring, to early fall on identifying the medicinal and
edible plants found growing in the Piedmont area, as well as their correct methods of
preparation and application.
During the winter months, I offer evening classes on holistic approaches to acute and chronic
illnesses.
I offer individual herbal consultations designed to help you make choices for health and
well-being through the use of herbs, along with diet and lifestyle counseling.
Call me for an herb walk on your land or in your backyard to be reintroduced to your green
teachers and allies. Take a workshop on plant communication and learn to open your heart to
the subtle sensations, clues and messages the plants offer-- teaching us what nutritional,
medicinal and spiritual powers they possess.
I have created a full line of Botanical Medicines (teas, tinctures, oils and salves) under the name
Suki's Blends. These are available to alternative practitioners, the greater community, my
students and clients.
The plant world is a constant source of peace, well-being and healing.
Come join me in "connecting to the source".
Suki
