Alexandra Radoaca, Founder

Hi I’m Alexandra! I began my herbalism journey 10 years ago, inspired by my grandmother and the wise women in my Romanian heritage. For the last 8 years I have been teaching workshops on herbal medicine, nature connection and wilderness skills. I offer workshops at my home, local organizations and farms in the lower Hudson Valley with the intention to create and support our connection to local communities and plants.

Credentials and experience

• Herbalism Apprenticeship with Susun Weed, 2017-2020

• Tom Brown’s Tracker School Student 2018-present

• Sound Therapy Training with Mitch Nur, 2018-2019

• Sound Therapy Training with Katie Down and Jessica Caplan, 2018

• Sage Center of Healing Arts Sound Healing Training, 2016

• New York State certified camping and hiking guide since 2014

• Wilderness First Responder since 2014

organizations I have worked with

• Herbal Medicine Workshops - All for One and One for All Farm (AOOA), Goshen, NY

• Herbal Medicine, Plant Dye Workshops, Sound Baths - Lavenwood Farms, Goshen, NY

• Herbal Medicine and Botany Classes - New Weis Center, Ringwood, NJ

• Adventure Untamed Lead Senior Guide, Foraging and Nature Connection Guide

• Introductory Herbal Classes, Sound Baths, Goddess Lore and Women’s Spirituality Classes - LightClub Curiosity Shoppe, Sugarloaf

“Taking a class with Alex feels like coming home. I have been fortunate enough to attend sounds baths, moon lodges, hiking/yoga retreats, zoom sessions and weekends with Alex - in inside spaces, outside spaces and even at her own home. She makes any space feel sacred and reveres all that move and live within it. She treats every person and every situation with respect and care. No matter where or who you are, she meets you there. Working with Alex is just that, working "with" her. In addition to her wealth of knowledge and experience she brings curiosity, reflectiveness and a work hard and purposefully ethic. It's hard to capture Alex's energy in words, you have to be around it to feel it for yourself!” - Sarah, Student

“Alex is gifted and intuitive teacher. I could best describe it as practical magic. Get down into the soil and plants and forget everything you thought you knew about yourself. The power of the ordinary which is quite extraordinary when engaging with proper intention and attention. I did things I never thought possible for me to do because we acted as one; sharing knowledge, support and experience. It was transformational and I came out the other side with expanded herbal knowledge, a new career, and the confidence to hike in the dark. Giggles, tears, medicine and magic in a beautiful lovingly cultivated container by Alex.” - Catherine, Herbal Mentorship Student

“Her knowledge of plants, herbal remedies, wilderness survival, and the rich history behind these healing practices is incredible and vast. Her style of teaching is flexible and mindfully adapted to each student.” Sarah, Mentorship Student, Previous Student

“Alex is extraordinarily knowledgable in the realms of herbalism, mindfulness and nature connection, but still leaves room to learn with you as a mentee. It makes the perfect container for work like this! Alex guides and teaches with tenderness, confidence and wonder. She strikes the perfect balance between providing support when it's needed, and offering space to explore and discover on your own. It's a big, wide world to play in and Alex is honestly the best mentor to have by your side if you're jumping in for the first time, or continuing on your path. I've really cherished this mentorship, and will be working with Alex again.” - Ashley, Herbal Mentorship Student

“Alex has a way of sharing plants and magic in a way that captures a wealth of information but also a personal and intimate knowing that guided me into much more meaningful relationships with herbal allies.” - Lily, Student and Herbal Mentorship Student

Jodi Epstein is a yoga, pilates and meditation teacher, wellness program developer, and musician. Jodi's classes and workshops place an emphasis upon the breath, personal alignment, and moment-to-moment embodiment. With over 10 years of experience, she teaches  Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Power Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, Chair Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Meditation and Pranayama. As a practitioner and avid student of yoga, Jodi has over 500 hours of training, having studied insight meditation with Tara Brach, pranayama and meditation with Alan and Sarah Finger, anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff and Judith Lasater, and asana sequencing and pranayama with the teachers at Sonic Yoga, NY. Jodi privately studies the Alexander Technique with Rebecca Poole, learning how to mindfully work with posture, habitual patterns of tension, and movement. For more about Jodi, go to www.practicewithjodi.com.

Katie Down,  LCAT, MT-BC, MMT, MM,  is a licensed creative arts therapist  and board-certified music therapist and with post-graduate certifications in EMDR and MBSR. She received her MA in music psychotherapy from New York University and in composition from the New England Conservatory of Music. She completed post-graduate training at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York and through the Parnell Institute for EMDR level III. To learn more about Katie’s visit: www.soundwellcenter.com/

Hello!

My name is Zach Fisher.  I'm a Survival Skills Educator, Adventure Guide and Artist based in the Hudson Valley, NY.  Originally from San Francisco, I got my start in the outdoors when my family would take camping trips up and down the California and Oregon coastlines, into the Redwood groves and up in the mountains of Lake Tahoe.  We eventually moved to Sonoma County where I was able to roam freely along the creek in our backyard or across the fields to visit friends and explore the landscape.  To learn more about Zach visit www.vulpeswildarts.com