North Wind Apothecary

09/04/2024

Due to extended teaching engagements and limited availability, we have adjusted our hours!

Monday: CLOSED
Tues-Thurs: 1PM PT - 8PM PT
Friday: 1PM PT - 6PM PT
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

-Additionally, we will not be taking new patients for the rest of the year as we are over capacity. If you would still like to work with Rylan (in a way), you can sign up for the Gathering Thyme Community Clinic where Rylan's students are more than able to accommodate you!

06/05/2024

We are currently not accepting new patients, as our schedule is beyond full. However, please check out Gathering Thyme Community Herbal clinic where our founder Rylan is an instructor!

Tired of impersonal doctor visits that don't resolve your concerns? You're not alone! Your initial session runs 1.5 hours, run by caring clinicians in a safe environment. Sessions are virtual so you don't have to be local to the Bay Area to book an appointment.

Book your low-cost/free herbal clinic appointment today! Link in our bio or visit:
https://gatheringthyme.org/pages/student-run-clinic

What to Expect: Plan to spend 1.5 hours in session (virtually) where our student clinicians will review your health history in addition to your mental, emotional and physical health concerns in a safe and caring environment. After careful consideration, and review by our clinic supervisor, you will receive a Wellness Plan along with a 30-minute follow up session to keep you firmly on the path to wellness. Clinic services are sliding scale with no one turned away due to lack of funds. Recommended herbal remedies are at an additional cost (also at a sliding scale) and are available for pick up locally or mailed to you.

03/25/2024

A huge thank you to everyone who has already participated in our no-cost/low-cost herbal clinic! We are blown away by how many people are participating at the Patron Level. This allows people who can’t typically afford herbal care to receive it, and we are so grateful!

Haven’t booked a consult yet? We want to see you!
🌿We are already booking folks and have full days scheduled! Do not delay, book your first consult today! Info below.

🌿As herbalists, we are committed to working towards healthcare equity!

🌿Our experienced students will be overseen by Cheryl Fromholzer and Rylan Sian, who have decades of experience in all things community-herbalism, healthcare advocacy/management, and herbal clinics.

🌿You can help bring herbalism to marginalized people in Marin! We are seeking donors and space to set up shop, please follow the link in our bio to learn more.

🌿At first, our clinic will be open Mondays and fully virtual. We ask that clients pay what they can. Those funds will enable us to keep the cost of herbal remedies low/free for those who can not afford herbal care. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

🌿We are thrilled to have our dream of community medicine come true! We know this could not have happened without the support from all our herb people, kitchen mavens, community organizers, and plant people! We look forward to continuing to collaborate!

🌿🌿🌿If you’d like to book an appointment, please do by giving us a ring at 415-524-8693 or email gatheringthymeclinic@gmail.com until we have our online booking system up.

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02/10/2024

A gorgeous divination for the New Year by our friends at Ancestral Acupuncture

Mastering Momentum in the Year of the Yang Wood Dragon Chinese Astrology explores the sequence of time to illuminate our place in the unfolding of life. We are the cycles of time, and exploring these cycles reveals insights about our nature and the authenticity of our experience. The gift of a

02/07/2024

https://gatheringthyme.org/pages/student-run-clinic

We are very proud to announce that we will be teaching the Student Clinic at Gathering Thyme for the next year! This is an exciting opportunity for folks to work with some brilliant budding herbalists (under Rylan's watchful eye) at very accessible prices. Appointments are limited, so if you are interested make sure to secure yours ASAP!

Clinic is ENTIRELY VIRTUAL, y'all! That means we can work with people wherever you are! Our schedule will be the first three Mondays of every month from 11AM PT to 5PM PT.

We are proud to announce that Gathering Thyme Herb School is launching our Virtual Student-Run Low-Cost/Free Herbal Clinic. Our experienced students will have a chance to flex their 600 hours of instruction with one-on-one herbal consultations with anyone seeking herbal care, overseen by myself and....

08/15/2023

https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/?fbclid=IwAR3MpJP0YyZPm8DFveTvmmAHS-HNJDVuAZoctKRLAXnWchkTl2zW51ALzs4

Ancient Greeks used a 'miracle' plant called Silphium, which was thought to have gone extinct 2,000 years ago, has now been rediscovered.

04/04/2022

"If we're gonna heal, let it be glorious." - Beyoncé (adapted from a poem by Warsan Shire)

We are in the middle of a season of change. Light is returning to the world, and with it our hopes rise with the sun; a little brighter with each passing. This is the type of radiant, defiant healing that North Wind Apothecary strives to bring to our clients. This herbal medicine clinic was envisioned as a place where the best parts of conventional medical science work hand in hand with the highest integrity of ancient wisdom, providing a platform for radical and inclusive healing to reach people in all walks of life. We have had great success with our goals in our journey so far, and because of this I am joyful to announce some Springtime news:

-We are once more accepting New Clients for 2022. Space is limited, and as always will prioritize those most in need. Services and price points (including low and no cost offerings) can be found on our website: www.northwindapothecary.com

-We remain entirely virtual for the time being, and are allowing folks from anywhere in the US to work with us.

-We have solidified our COVID Long Hauler protocols, and are ready to assist folks who are having trouble shaking off the effects of post-viral symptoms.

We are looking so forward to helping y'all with your healing journeys!

-Rylan

North Wind Apothecary is a western herbal medicine clinic serving the greater San Francisco (Yelamu on Ramaytush Ohlone territory) area. Western herbalism is a form of the healing arts that draws from herbal traditions of Europe and the Americas, and that emphasizes the study and use of plants to ac

02/15/2022

The Sonoma County Herb Exchange is seeking a responsible individual who has a serious interest in learning about the growing/harvesting of plant medicine and the workings of a small, innovative herb cooperative.

Hours: 4 hours/week
2 shifts are available
Tuesday 10 am – 2pm, or 1:15 - 5:15
Location Laguna Farm, south Sebastopol

The Sonoma County Herb Exchange is open from mid March – mid December

If you are interested in being part of the SCHE crew for 2022, please contact Barbara Jean (BJ) Avery at herbexch@sonic.net

01/21/2022

https://www.herbalhistory.org/home/the-eclectic-herbal-treatments-for-pandemic-influenza-1918-19/

By Professor Kerry Bone We are currently suffering the worst pandemic in over 100 years. In the last such event, the great influenza pandemic of 1918-19, modern medicine was in its relative infancy…

07/12/2021

We have a big announcement to make! Today we are officially launching our website!! We've been working with the amazing Monforte Studio to create a formal "face" for North Wind Apothecary that isn't just our Facebook business page, and it is finally ready! To coincide with this, we are also announcing the expansion of our community outreach programs. We've added two new types of appointment services that directly benefit our free and low cost clinic offerings. This is such an amazing way to help others through your own healing journey! A lot of people don't know this, but about half of the folks who come see us are through these free and low cost services. We love being able to provide this to those who most need it, and we hope these new Patron price points will help support that going into the future!

As always, may your healing journeys be defiant and radiant.

-Rylan and the North Wind Apothecary Staff

North Wind Apothecary is a western herbal medicine clinic serving the greater San Francisco (Yelamu on Ramaytush Ohlone territory) area. Western herbalism is a form of the healing arts that draws from herbal traditions of Europe and the Americas, and that emphasizes the study and use of plants to ac