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About Spirit Mountain Botanical Medicine Founder & Owner

Kendra Whittaker

Kendra is a Clinical Herbalist, Naturopathic and Nutritional Consultant and Owner of Spirit Mountain Botanical Medicine. Kendra has been interested in and worked with herbal and nutritional therapies for over thirty-six years. She has and continues to consult and teach in the Bayfield/Durango area for 16 years. Her primary focus is herbal medicine, though she does work with Homeopathy, Cell Salts, Diet, Hydrotherapy, Nutritional Supplementation, Chinese Herbs, Flower Essences (Bach Flowers) and Aromatherapy. Self-taught and self-studied for 20 years, she has completed herbal studies with New Mexico Academy of Massage and Alternative Healing, Southwest School of Botanical Medicine with Master Herbalist, Michael Moore, Michael Claypool - Botanist, a study course with The Clayton School of Natural Healing covering Herbology, Nutrition, Massage, Acupressure, Reflexology, Iridology, Arithritis, Cancer, Fasting and Homeopathy. A believer in continuing education, she is presently working on studies in Nutrition with the American Holistic College of Nutrition and attending workshops in other alternative healing modalities.

Education

New Mexico Acadamy of Alternative Healing, Santa Fe, New Mexico June 1989 64 Hours

  • Introduction to Western Herbalism, Identification, Gathering and Processing of Herbs for Medicinal Use. Classroom and Field Study. Instructor, Carol Tashal, Clinical Herbalist
  • Ft. Lewis College, Durango, Colorado August 1989 23 hours
    • Edible, Medicinal, Traditional Native Utility and Craft Uses of Plants. Michael Claypool, BotanistSouthwest School of Botanical Medicine, Silver City, New Mexico now located in Bisbee, Arizona
    • February, 1990 to August 1990 Clinical Herbalist 500 hours - Anatomy, Physiology, Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Excess and Deficiency Constitutional Herbalism, Field Identification and Gathering, Methods of Processing Herbs, Clinical Consulting and Evaluation. Instructor, Michael Moore, Master Herbalist, Author of Medicanal Plants of the Southwest, Dos Remedios, Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyonlands, and Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  • American Herbalist Guild Conference, Boulder, Colorado August 1990 14 Hours Workshops on the use of Medicinal Plants taught by some of the worlds Master Herbalists. Herbal Wisdom of the Lakota-Tierona Low Dog, Immune Balancing: Including Chronic Viral Syndromes & Auto-Immune Disease- Silena Heron, In Search of Mainstream Credibility: Including FDA Labeling & Legality issues, Herbal Treatment & Role of Endocrine Function in Mild to Serious Pathology-Michael Moore, Herbal Treatment Over Hormone Replacement Therapy- Amanda McQuade-Crawford, Male Health- James Green, Plants as Our Healers & Teachers: the Cherokee Way of Herbal Wisdom-David Winston, Tours of The Herb Research Foundation-Robert McCaleb, and Appropriate Lab Tech. & Quality Analysis Testing-Trish Flaster, Celestial Seasonings Lab
  • The Clayton School of Natural Healing - Birmingham , Alabama July 1993
  • Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine - Correspondence course 2 years to complete. Courses included Herbology, Nutrition, Massage, Acupressure, Reflexology, Iridology, Arthritis, Cancer, Fasting, and Homeopathy.
  • Southwest Conference of Botanical Medicine - Scottsdale, Arizona April 20-21 1996 14 hours Botanical Treatment of Chronic Disease
  • Southwest Conference of Botanical - Tempe, Arizona April 10-11, 1999 13.5 hours
    • Botanical Treatment of Chronic Disease and Naturopathic Protocols for Treatment of Chronic Disease including Cancer, Eczema, Allergies and Asthma, Depression and Antidepressant Withdrawal, Herb/Drug Interaction, Auto-Immune Disease, Prescription and O.T.C. Drugs and Herbal Alternatives, Botanical Approach to Treatment of Drug Addiction, Botanical, Nutritional and Conventional Treatment of Hypertension, Standardization .
  • Southwest Conference of Botanical Medicine - Tempe, Arizona April 8-9, 2000 14 hours
    • N. American Antiviral Herbs, North American Antioxidant Herbs, Medicinal Plants and Traditional People, Herbal Supportt in the Treatment of Joint Pain and Inflammation, Botanicals for Thyroid Function and Dysfunction, Treatment of PMS with Chinese Herbal Medicine, Syndrome X, Detoxification with Botanicals: A Systems Approach, Skin Rejuvenation with Natural Cosmetics, Botanical Interventions for Hyperactive Immune Systems, Botanical Therapies Which Mitigate Cellular Damage Caused by Chemotherapy and Radiation, Immunomodulaulatory Botanicals as Adjuvant Therapy in Cancer, Botanicals That Modulate the HPA Axis, Ashwagandha, Natural Therapies for Osteoporosis, Botanicals and Natural Therapies for Interstitial Cystitis,Natuiral Therapies for Osteoporosis, Botanical Therapies for Inflammatory Processes and Steroid Withdrawal, Botanical Treatment of Today’s Infectious Disease: Influenza Protocols, Hepatitis C: Background and Treatment, Botanical Management and Herbal Approaches to Hepetitis B and C.
  • Rocky Mountain Herbal Gathering - Estes Park, Colorado August 31-September 2, 2002 14 Hours
  • Maya Spiritual Healing, Osha Restoration, Sexual Vitality, Medicinal Mushrooms, Overcoming Addictions, Herbal Protocol for Hepatitis C, Intro to Maya Uterine Massage,Astrology for Plant Lovers, The Shamic Herbalist, Syndrome X, Natural Therapies for Depression, Integrating Clinical Nutrition with Herbal Therapeutics, Case Analysis in Chronic Disease Herbal Success in Treating People with Asthma
  • American Herbalist Guild - Albuquerque, New Mexico October 17-19, 2003 20 Hours
  • Herb/Drug Combinations for Enhancing Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects While Reducing Drug Risk, Treating Utering Fibroids, Papasympathomimetics & Adaptogens: Tonic Therapy for Chronic Stress, face, tongue and Nail Diagnosis for Herbalists, Asthma and Respiratory Health, Lesser Known Botanicals, Naturea Therapies for Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Moxa and Cupping for Herbalists, Sweet Annie & Artemisinin in Clinical Practice, Herbs for Infectious Disease
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