Where Magic Meets Clinical

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Transcending Roots is a clinical herbal practice, apothecary, education center, and botanical sanctuary, where clinical herbalism, folk tradition, ritual, magic, and modern science meet.

Founded in Philadelphia in 2019 and now rooted in the forests of Western Massachusetts, Transcending Roots is dedicated to cultivating relationship…with the plants, with one another, and with the living traditions of herbal medicine.

About

Welcome! I'm Kimberly Menocal Geisler - the herbalist, educator, medicine maker, and founder behind Transcending Roots.

For more than two decades, I've devoted my life to the study of plants and the traditions of herbal medicine…

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Fire Cider : Community Immunity

A hands on herbal vinegar medicine making workshop
Lenox MA
Get ready to spice things up! Join us for a hands-on herbal vinegar making workshop exploring fire cider - a fiery folk remedy rooted in generations of traditional home herbalism. While this zesty blend has become a modern herbal favorite, its story and traditions run much deeper than many realize.

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Holiday Markets

Come find us at your local markets this holiday season!

Currently we will be at:
Festive | North Adams MA | Nov 21
Berkshire Botanical Gardens | Dec 5-6 | Stockbridge MA
Holiday Shindy | Dec 12 | Pittsfield MA
2027 Full Year Program

Registration now open!
The full immersive journey is being offered again after many requests for us to reopen this offering!
Full Immersion is for those who feel genuinely called to dedicate themselves to a deeper educational journey into herbal medicine, the plants, and the traditions that have carried this knowledge through generations.

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Seasonal Immersion Days

2027 Dates
Everything you need to know to come learn with us, May through November 2027

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