Rosalee de la Foret,
LMP

Structural Medicine Specialist

Clinical Herbalist
Twisp, WA
509-557-3660
email


Curriculum Vitae

Education 

East West School of Herbology
E.W.C.H. Degree
Santa Cruz, CA
December 2008 - May 2011


International Integrative Educational Institute
Clinical Herbalism with Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa 
Seattle, WA 
January 2010 - June 2010
Certificate (400 hours)

Institute of Structural Medicine
Twisp, WA 
September 2006 - February 2010 
Structural Medicine Specialist (2,000 hours) 
Licensed Massage Therapist

Earthwalk Northwest
Primitive Skills and Ethnobotany Apprenticeship 
2004-2007

Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
September 1999 - 2003
BA in Foreign Languages (French and Spanish)


Current Callings

Herbal Consultant - LearningHerbs.com (Provide educational articles, videos and keynote presentations, moderate the forums) 
December 2007 - present


Herbal Consultant - clinical practice
January 2008 - present


Structural Medicine Specialist - private practice
September 2007 - present


Director of Student Affairs at the Institute of Structural Medicine
September 2007 - present


Continuing Education


Mentorship with Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa as put forth by the American Herbalist Guild
September 2010 - present

Ten Tastes course with David Winston 2010

Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference, New Mexico September 2010

Northwest Herb Fest, Eugene, OR July 2010

Face and Body Reading, Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Seattle, WA July 2010

NAIMH Audio CD Sets (all)

Northwest Herb Fest, Eugene OR July 2009

Rainforest Retreat with Paul Bergner, Oregon, July 2009

Northwest Herb Fest, Eugene OR July 2008

American Herbalist Guild Symposium, Redmond WA, October 2008

Northwest Herbal Faire, Bellingham WA, August 2005


Educational presentations by Rosalee

Bitter Herbal Medicine Webinar presented with Michael Tierra
March 2011

Pungent Herbal Medicine Webinar presented with Michael Tierra
February 2011

Sweet Herbal Medicine Webinar presented with Michael Tierra
December 2010

Taste of Herbs Webinar presented with Michael Tierra
October 2010

Taste of Herbs, External Application of Herbs, Herbal Syrups, Plant Walks (2)
Saskatoon Primitive Skills Gathering, September 2010

Gift of Herbs: The ethnobotanical utilitarian use of herbs
Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference, September 2010

Taste of Herbs, Edible Plant Walk
Earthwalk Northwest Gathering, August 2010

Native Plant Walk
Washington Native Plant Society, Twisp WA, May 2010

Way of the Herbal Ninja Webinar presented with John Gallagher
April 2010

Herbal Remedies for Colds and the Flu Part 1: Prevention, at the first sign
Twisp, WA, September 2009

Herbal Remedies for Colds and the Flu Part 2: Sore throat, cough, congestion
Twisp, WA, September 2009

Herbal Remedies for Colds and the Flu Part 3: Fever, Cold Sores and Recovery
Twisp, WA, October 2009

Herbal Remedies for Colds and the Flu
Earthwalk Northwest Gathering, August 2009

Herbal Remedies for Colds and the Flu, Making Herbal Salves, Making Herbal Tinctures
Saskatoon Primitive Skills Gathering, September 2009

All about Rosehips
Twisp, WA December 2008

Wild Weeds Walk and food preparation
Twisp, WA May 2008

Herbal Gifts
Twisp, WA November 2007

Herbal Gifts
Earthwalk Northwest Gathering, August 2005


Articles written 
I’ve written numerous articles and keynote presentations in the field of herbalism. Here is a representative list of these publications. 

Learning Your Plants: Botany for Herbalists Course
HerbMentor.com 2011

Everybody Hurts: Pain differentials
Plant Healer Magazine, March 2011

Arrowleaf Balsamroot Through the Seasons
Plant Healer Magazine, December 2010

Numerous Plant Monographs including, Hawthorne, Violet, Marshmallow, Sage, Ginger, Valerian, Cinnamon, Rose, Yarrow, etc

Herbal Glossary Series: An in-depth look at herbal actions (Audio and visual presentation)

Anatomy and Physiology for Herbalists: A western medicine view of organ systems for the herbalist

Wildcrafting: A six part series on the ethical and sustainable methods of harvesting plants

The Importance of Digestion: An energetic approach

What’s Chemistry Got to do With It? The Chemistry Involved in Herbal Medicine

Cold Sore Considerations


Ebooks

Bitter Herbal Medicine: Eliminating and draining using detoxifying herbal materia medica

Pungent Herbal Medicine: Spicing it up with our warming and drying herbal materia medica

Sweet Herbal Medicine: Therapeutic applications of sweet herbs and foods including many recipes

Herbal Gifts: 25 herbal preparations as gifts

Gifts of Plants: An ethnobotanical exploration of utilitarian uses of plants

Way of the Herbal Ninja: Using 17 herbs you already have in the kitchen

Healing Herbs ebook: Simple ways to use 23 different herbs

Herbal Remedies for the Cold and Flu

Nourishing Herbal Infusions: Our superfood


Professional Affiliations

American Herbalist Guild (Since 2008)

ABMP (since 2007)