My name is April Martin. I currently live in the state of Maine with my husband and two dogs. Growing up, my mother raised my brother and I as vegetarians and treated us from a holistic approach. While western medicine has been used when called for, often she seemed to always have a remedy on hand, tea, herbal remedies, dietary supplements. My mother went to the Hippocrates Institute when she was younger to address some of her own health issues which influenced her approach on treating her own family and has passed on this knowledge to us. This has been my origin point to finding myself on this specific path of herbalism as an approach to supporting my family’s health.

I have personally found it to be very empowering to be able to address common ailments with at home remedies for issues such as skin conditions, GI upsets, and onset of cold and flu season. I also have gone through periods of high stress and anxiety that have affected my health where the ease came from herbal support. I have experienced first-hand that herbs and plants have provided balance to not just treating symptoms allopathically but energetically as well including supporting the nervous system, easing stressed emotional and mental states. I believe the connection to herbs and plants that have been around for millennia are timeless, tried and true in supporting the health of the mind, body and spirit. My interest is in providing the education and teaching simple at home approaches to supporting our health, helping others to become empowered in their personal health journey. I absolutely love the opportunity I have had so far to study the path of herbalism, learning from the wise teachers that have walked before us.

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To date, my education and experience includes:
~ Medicine Lodge Academy ~

Foundations Clinical Herbalism Program with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, MD, January 2023-present
Medicine Lodge Ranch, Mind the Gut: A Deep Dive with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, 7/23-7/24/2021
~ Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine ~

Certificate of completion for the Herbal Medicine Making Course, 150 hours, February 2021
~ Asia Suler, One Willow Apothecaries Independent Courses ~
• Business as a Spiritual Journey
• Herbs for Personal Power
• Herbs for the Otherworld
As well as Independent Studies through herbal educational material, online conferences and webinars, and endless hours of reading and listening to podcasts pertaining to herbalism and all matters related to improving our health.

I am also a member of Town Square Herbalism.

I started a business offering small-batch, organic tea blends for easing stress and supporting overall well-being. Starting August 2022, I have been attending local artisan and craft markets offering tea blends to support health and well-being. My favorite part of being a part of local community craft fairs is being able to connect with others in person about herbalism and the support it offers our health. I also offer my tea blends through my website. In addition, I have also had the privilege of teaching a couple of classes this year (2024) on tea blending specifically related to learning about herbs to ease stress and balance the nervous system.