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Alison Birks

Alison Birks is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Registered Clinical Herbalist, Healing Practitioner in the Andean Kausaypuriy tradition and a Certified Grief Educator. Alison has been in practice since 1997 and has studied and used herbs since age thirteen, when she received a calling from Spirit. She studied botany and ecology at College of the Atlantic. She later earned a Master's degree in nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. She has completed certifications in therapeutic herbalism, Chinese herbalism and aromatherapy. Alison has had extensive experience in herbalism, ranging from that of a gardener, educator, co-owner of an herbal apothecary, wild foods enthusiast, retail nutritionist and instructor in higher education. She loves to grow, wild harvest and make her own medicines. She currently works remotely with clients, teaches for Charter Oak State College and is a contributing writer/educator at The Herbal Academy. Alison is the author of a children's book, "Lua the Llama & the Mountain of Joy", as well as numerous articles on herbal medicine and nutrition.