About Amy
Amy Branum is an herbalist, functional health & Ayurvedic practitioner, flower essence therapist, and mother. She has a deep passion for plants, their medicine, the amazing transformations they can inspire in people, and sharing this information with the world. Since she first began working with herbs in 2000, she has been able to do nothing else.
Amy began teaching what is now the Community Herbalism course when she graduated from the California College of Ayurveda and her fellow graduates asked her to share her herbal knowledge. This led to teaching 3 years of the Herbal programs at The Wild Temple School of Yoga & Herbal Wisdom. She then founded the Northern California School of Botanical Studies in 2017 and expanded the program to what it is now. She also has a private clinical practice, Lasya Wellness & Vitality, now located in Sacramento, CA.
Amy has helped people with a wide range of health problems such as digestive disorders - from indigestion, food sensitivities and constipation to IBS and ulcerative colitis. She helps many people with anxiety, stress, insomnia, menstrual disorders, thyroid conditions, and autoimmune disorders. Her ultimate goal is to help clients of all ages and health issues to achieve their fullest potential of happiness and well being with herbs, flower essences, diet and lifestyle.
Amy graduated in 2002 from the University of North Carolina -Asheville with a degree in Biology, focusing on Botany. Before graduating college, she began her studies with herbs and flower essences in the Appalachian mountains and has continued her education throughout the years with professional conferences and workshops. She graduated from the California College of Ayurveda in 2013 as an Ayurvedic practitioner and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Amy is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild.
Before moving to California, Amy worked in Asheville, NC as a teacher, resident Clinical Herbalist, and administration at the Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism. She is also a founding board member of the North Carolina chapter of United Plant Savers. For 3 years, Amy organized the Wellness Center at the Southeastern Women’s Herbal Conference. She had an herbal body care company for 8 years and has contributed her Honey Face Mask recipe in The Herbal Bath and Body Care Book by Heather Lee Houdek.
She is currently a regular guest teacher with Learnskin.com, The Good Medicine Confluence, The Convergence Retreat, and more. She is also a teacher at Meristem, Inc, a school for neurodivergent young adults, and the beautiful campus where the School of Botanical Studies holds classes.
The beautiful artwork for our logo was created by Jentry Huntington, a graduate of the level one and two herbalism courses. She currently works for a local herbal company, Fat and the Moon, and creates beautiful earrings sold through her instagram page: @earthen_twine Please support her art!