Core Faculty   Madelon Hope, M.Ed., LMHC Madelon Hope, M.Ed., LMHC, Director of the Boston School of Herbal Studies, has been a psychotherapist for the past 25 years and an herbalist for the past ten. In her practice, she combines herbs, nutrition and flower essences to assist clients in healing a wide range of physical, emotional and spiritual disorders. Her approach integrates western Herbalism with Chinese medicine and focuses on attuning the special energies of plants to people. She also teaches at community schools and holistic centers in the Boston area. A member of the Northeast Herbal Association, she has written articles and reviews for the NEHA Journal. For consultations call 781.646.6319.   Tommy Priester Tommy Priester, a compelling teacher and a practicing herbalist for the past ten years, combines western herbalism with Native American tradition and ritual. He has studied with renowned master herbalists Gail Ulrich, Margi Flint, Matthew Wood, William LeSassier, Phillis Light, Donald Yance, David Dalton, and Stephen Harod Buhner. In 1984 Tommy was introduced to traditional Native American ways by a Seminole. During the last 20 years Tommy has had the privilege of learning from Abanaki, Cherokee, Ojibwa, Lakota, and Cree elders. His primary teacher was Albert Tait, a Cree elder of The Norway House Cree Reservation in Manitoba, Canada. Tommy has also studied core shamanism with John Ford and Michael Harner, and Tibetan shamanism with Larry Peters.