Suki Roth, Herbalist Biography

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.

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

total attention, thoroughly immersing

me in the present moment?

An overland journey through Eastern

Europe and Asia in the early 70's helped

spark 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
sparked 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

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

posses.

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