Faculty

Scott Kloos is a Plant Medicine Practitioner, Medicine Maker, and Wildcrafter, and has been working with the native plants of the Pacific NW since the late 90's. In addition to many years of self-study, he completed the 1999 Herbal Apprenticeship Program at the Herb Pharm in Williams, OR, and in 2000, he attended a nine-month Community Herbalist Training Program with Christopher Hobbs. In 2009, he studied Traditional Western Herbalism: An Intuitive and Energetic Approach with Matthew Wood in Portland, OR.

He spent seven years studying the human psyche (his own and others) in Paul Levy's Awakening in the Dream group. Paul's unique synthesis of the Dzogchen School of Tibetan Buddhism, Western Alchemy, Jungian Psychology, the Dreambody Psychology of Arnold Mindell, and shamanism deeply shaped his view of the world and his approach to healing and working with plants.

He is the owner of Cascadia Folk Medicine, which produces small batch herbal extracts from the native plants of the region. In his healing practice he works with the psycho-spiritual aspects of plant medicine and leads weekly Plant Teacher classes exploring the physical and psycho-spiritual properties of the plants of the Pacific Northwest. He is one of the founders and a faculty member of the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine in Portland, OR, and a faculty member of Matthew Wood's School of Traditional Western Herbalism.

Guest Speakers

Sommerfawn Moselle has been studying "Plant Spirit Medicine Music" since 1998. In essence, her understanding of the Plant world comes primarily through sacred and curing songs received and given through vibrational transmissions. Each song of the Plant and Elemental world contains messages, instructions, and the healing power of connection through devotion. She believes that one key to access the wisdom and healing that is available through Plant Medicines is through our spiritual-musical-vibrational connection with the Plant and Elemental Beings of the Earth. She is very happy to begin teaching & sharing what she has learned in her journeys with the plant nations of the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Central and South America. She is deeply honored to share her metaphysical perspectives on sound, plants and healing with the School of Forest Medicine. Sommer's most recent workshop entitled "Orixananda: Bhakti do Brazil", which focused on the Devotional Singing of Brazil, was held at the Beloved Sacred Art and Musical Festival in Tidewater, OR. To learn more visit: www.belovedfestival.com/lineup-workshops.html