Isaac Hill

Advisor, Teacher & Musician

Isaac is an occultist, astrologer, musician, and gardener who lives with his partner AC Stauble-Hill. From these lands he honors the Old Gods, and offers professional consultations in the classical Vedic Astrology of Jyotish, in which he has undertaken initiation and training in India.

Together with his co-host AC, Isaac has interviewed many of the most important herbalists, occultists, astrologers and permaculturists from around the world as part of their popular Plant Cunning Podcast.

In 2024 Isaac released his book, The Heathen Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Ceremonial Magic, published by Aeon Books.

Meghan Kirkpatrick

Co-Host & Teacher

Meghan is proprietor of the Bark Eater Inn & Gardens, where she hosts guests, workshops, retreats and weddings, and where she serves local farm-to-table breakfasts.

Meghan is a naturalist, gardener, herbalist and breathwork facilitator as well as crafter, hostess, and nurturer of people and plants. Her professional background is in herb farming, landscaping, and non-profit land protection as well as hospitality and recreation.

Meghan’s journey over the last decade has led her to explore modalities that encompass women’s circle work, ceremony, Breathwork, and Yoga.

Debbie Stauble

Chef & Co-Host

 Debbie is our Herb Retreat & Summer School Chef as well as Co-Host at the Bark Eater Inn.

 In 2017, Debbie's culinary skills were put to the test when she was recruited to cook for the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, as part of their field work. Since that time she has returned to cook for the school on several more occasions.

Debbie has cooking for groups ‘down to a science’. She makes sure to identify any food allergies, and prepares flexible menu plans in advance. Her prime focus is to ensure that everyone able to enjoy their learning experience to the full.

Dr Omileye Achikeobi-Lewis

Special Guest Teacher

Omileye is an international author, artist, Fifth Generation Vision Keeper, trauma-focused licensed psychotherapist, Reiki Master, and doctor of Daoist Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

As a teacher who tells stories that connect cultures, Omileye seeks to awaken the Self and heal the ravages of planetary trauma.

As a trauma-focused psychotherapist, children’s yoga, and diversity trainer, she loves shifting old stories into ones of power.

Her book, My Heart Flies Open, published by North Atlantic Books, distributed by Penguin Random House and awarded a Kirkus Starred Review, has inspired many to embrace their authentic selves. 

Rebecca Beyer

Special Guest Teacher

Rebecca lives in the mountains of western North Carolina where she teaches people how to integrate the Old Ways back into a cyclical life, write books and articles, and work as a tattooer.

In 2018 I completed a Masters degree (MS) in Appalachian Studies and Sustainability, concentrating on Appalachian Ethnobotany at Appalachian State University. Despite my rough and tumble exterior, I love presenting in an academic setting.

I practice, research and write about folk herbalism, Appalachian ethnobotany and folk magic, traditional English witchcraft, primitive skills, gardening, and foraging.

7Song

Special Guest Clinical Teacher

7Song has been studying plants, people, and herbal medicine for over 40 years. He began studying herbal medicine’s many aspects in his twenties, including botany (an abiding love), plants as medicine (Materia Medica), physiology, medicine-making, wildcrafting, clinical work, and the like.

To deepen his herbal education, he attended the California School of Herbal Studies with Rosemary Gladstar in 1983, and later, the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine with Michael Moore, in 1994 and 1995.

He teaches at numerous schools and conferences throughout the United States, which gives him the opportunity to see the various ways that herbal knowledge is passed on. He is honored to be a part of passing this information along.

Dr Raquel Costa PhD

Special Guest Clinical Teacher

Dr Raquel Costa specializes in Clinical Aromatherapy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Phytotherapy and Homeopathy.

Raquel has been in continuous professional practice since 2003, the year she opened her first clinic in Vila Verde, Portugal.

She is President of Associação Portuguesa de Aromaterapia (APA), and founder of the social project Hospital do Sorriso.

In terms of Aaromatherapy, Raquel studied under Dr Fabienne Milet of Florame, France; completed postgraduate studies in aromatic plants and essential oils at the Univ of Coimbra.

Raquel is the co-author of several published scientific articles, including ‘Essential oils as a good weapon against drug-resistant Candida auris’ (Antibiotics, 2022).

Olatokunboh Obasi
MSc,RH(AHG),CNS

Special Guest Teacher

Olatokunboh is owner of the Well of Indigenous Wisdom School, an online and in-person international program in herbalism and the healing arts.

She is a board-certified Nutritionist, Clinical Herbalist, and birth Doula. She has been working in the wellness field for almost 20 years.

Olatokunboh shares her leadership skills in health advocacy as a guest educator at several schools across the USA and the world.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Herbalist Guild and chair the Admissions Review Advisory Committee. 

Olatokunboh received her Master of Science (MSc) from the Maryland Univ of Integrative Health, and is a Clinical Nutrition PhD candidate there.

Rita Van Parys

Special Guest Teacher

Rita Van Parys qualified as a pharmacist with the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Ghent in Belgium in 1993, and was employed as a pharmacist in Belgium and the UK.

In 2009 Rita undertook training with the College International Aromatherapie Dominique Baudoux, and later joined its associated company, Pranarôm, a world leader in Scientific Aromatherapy.

Rita also worked as a pharmacist for HerbalGem, which specializes in gemmotherapy.

Rita completed further training in clinical aromatherapy with the Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy in London, in 2013, and in organic skin care formulation with Formula Botanica, in 2017.

Rita continues to share her knowledge of scientific aromatherapy through providing workshops and training.