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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Generalities of Reading The Body

Sat Nov. 14 | Wake Collective | Phila PA
Philly! 🌀 I am so excited to come home and gather with you November 14th at @wake.collective and bring you an introduction to Reading the Body; a very special teaching circle, reconnecting you to the ancestral lens through which the body has been viewed for centuries in traditions around the world.
We’ll explore facial coloration, lines and markings, hands, nails, tongue, constitutional patterns, and more, and begin to look at the body through a different lens.
We’ll learn through observation, conversation, and hands-on practice together.
No previous herbalism or clinical experience is required. If you have a body, you already have a place in this conversation.
Come gather with me and learn to see differently. 🌀

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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.
Learn the herbal 101 of medicinal vinegars, explore the history and folk traditions behind fire cider, and discover how to build a more thoughtful, plant-centered home medicine cabinet for the colder months ahead. We’ll talk about herbs and everyday kitchen ingredients traditionally used to support wellness through the winter season, then roll up our sleeves and make our own batch of fire cider to take home.
Come curious, leave inspired, and bring a little herbal fire into your winter wellness routine!

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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