Larken Bunce, MS is a clinical herbalist, somatic coach, educator, gardener, and photographer. She is co-founder, executive director, and faculty at Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, which runs a full-time sliding-scale community clinic and training programs spanning self-care to clinical practice. Her practice and teaching draw equally from science and spirit, novel practice and tradition, clinic and garden, reflecting her diverse experiences of 30 years in the field. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Herbal Medicine from MUIH, as well as certificates in Zen Shiatsu, Swedish/Esalen Massage, MindBody Coaching, and Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution work. Her teaching interests lie at the intersections of liberation studies, relational culture, ecopsychology, trauma studies, and somatics. Larken is passionate about accessible and inclusive care, bridging traditional medical systems with biomedical sciences, and restoring Nature to culture through herbal medicine. 

For more on Larken's individual work visit LarkenBunce.com; for long-term training (now in-person and online) at Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, visit vtherbcenter.org.