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The Future of Plant Medicine


  • The Frankincense Store Ltd 10 Chepstow Road London, England, W2 5BD United Kingdom (map)

The Shift Network’s The Future of Plant Medicine Summit

We’re living in a pivotal time for deepening our approaches to wellness and healing. 

Traditional wisdom on how our plant allies help our bodily systems is being supported by scientific evidence of how botanical medicines work.

Leading botanical medicine experts have energized a new generation of healers and educators eager to help people establish nurturing self-care routines. 

We’re excited to announce The Future of Plant Medicine Summit, where you’ll discover important herbs used in Ayurveda for every stage of life, nervine tonic herbs for protection against stress, herbs for managing headaches naturally, and many other valuable herbal remedies and applications.

The Future of Plant Medicine Summit is arriving at a time of global awakening to the importance of holistic approaches to disease, emotional distress, and planetary healing. This esteemed collection of Ayurvedic and integrative medical doctors and pharmacists, herbalists, researchers, educators, and healers are shaping the future of herbal medicine. 

You’ll hear from more than two dozen leading natural medicine experts, health practitioners, and inspiring educators — including Rosita Arvigo, David Winston, Xochitl Kusikuy Ashe, Dr. Trupti Gokani, Kami McBride, Shehbaz Khan, Sarita Shrestha, MD, Arjun Das, and many others — alongside co-hosts David Crow, Adriana AyalesKelsey BarrettSajah Popham, and Nicole Telkes.

We’ll be sharing up-to-date practices and insights for working with medicinal herbs and being intentional about your eating habits to boost your resilience and reduce stress. 


During this unparalleled 5-day gathering, you’ll discover:

  • Three critical herbal remedies that restore and rebuild the nervous system gently and safely

  • The healing properties of plant “slime,” or mucilage, and how to safely use it as medicine

  • How to improve herbal formulation precision for your body typology based upon traditional Tibetan medicine

  • How global spice markets can transform the future of healthcare by offering powering therapeutics for some of the most difficult illnesses

  • How to maintain and protect garden apothecaries given current weather extremes

  • The art of preparing fresh pine needles, twigs, and bark for a daily tea that provides a plethora of vitamins — C, A, K, and B, plus other essential nutrients

  • Powerful spiritual herbs and plants that have been used for millennia to activate higher awareness,intuitive abilities, and deep healing

  • Plant medicine from the Ayurvedic and Western pharmacopeia that supports releasing nervous system patterns, increasing resiliency, and tonifying the vagus nerve

  • The significant environmental benefits and high-quality vibrant medicines generated by self-sufficient herbalism

  • The future of healing through herbs and astrology, including medical research supporting astrological considerations

  • The roots of herbal energetics and how they have been represented in Western herbal traditions

  • And much more!

Join us for this free online event, taking place September 27 – October 1, 2021.





Earlier Event: 17 September
The Frankincense Workshop
Later Event: 1 October
The Frankincense Workshop