Living Roots of Mountain Medicine at the Yew Mountain Center

Spend an evening in conversation about traditional and modern practices of working with plants for healing and wellness from
Indigenous and Afrolachian traditions presented by Rene and Ruby.Rene Bio:

Rene Reynolds is a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist with over
33 years of experience in holistic health and medical-based bodywork.
She serves as an Adjunct Professor at Forsyth Technical Community
College where she teaches Chinese medicine theory and its practical
application. Rene’s approach to healing is deeply informed by her
cultural heritage, drawing from the traditions of the Overhill Band of
Georgia Cherokee, the Meherrin people of Virginia, and the Gullah
Geechee people of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She integrates
this lineage into her work, offering a holistic and culturally rooted
perspective on wellness.

Ruby Bio

Ruby Daniels is a repeat presenter at the Yew Mountain Center because
she is a gifted educator, storyteller, and has an abundance of
knowledge and life experience that she shares generously. Ruby is an
herbalist and owner of Creasy Jane’s, a sustainably-sourced herbal
products business. She lives on her family homeplace of a former
African American coal mining town. She has a Masters of Science in
Therapeutic Herbalism. Ruby is also a forest farmer and soil
conservations with the USDA.

This evening is made possible by the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.

This is a free event; donations are welcome.

Register:  https://givebutter.com/living-roots-of-mountain-medicine

An optional taco bar following the presentation to keep the conversation going.