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Dr. Athene Eisenhardt, Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, found her path in life by way of the plant world. Working professionally as a field botanist for Yosemite National Park led her to begin wildcrafting and using native California plants as medicine, and to study the Taoist 5 elements in nature.  She maintains a private practice in Oakland, California, offering 5 Element Acupuncture and Integrative Herbalism. Athene is also on the Herbology faculty at the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, CA.  

Athene and Jiling discuss:

• The Five Elements of East Asian medicine
• How the five flavors relate to the Five Elements
• Examples of native California plant and Five Elements’ interrelationships
• How climate informs plant intelligence
• Ethical harvesting of native plants
• Some of Athene’s favorite plant meditations!

Visit Athene Eisenhardt at AthenEisenhardt.com 

Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here. 

Resources:

• East Bay Wilds native plant nursery
• Strictly Medicinal Seeds
• Mountain Rose Herbs Herbal Seeds
• Lilium Initiative (American-grown Asian herbs)