Here are a list of the training programmes I have done over the years, all threads weaving together in a wild tapestry that influences my practice today (along with an infinite number of books, conversations, experiences and journeys.. book list to come!)
I've included a link to each community / practitioner and would highly recommend all of these wonderful people to learn with.
2010
Fashion Design Innovation
BA(hons) University for the Creative Arts Epsom.
Specialising in tailoring, drape, costume and pattern cutting.
Creativity, Desgin, Development, Research, Exploration.
2014
Creative Climate Leadership
Julie's Bicycle: Our Changemakers programme, formerly known as Creative Climate Leadership (CCL), is an international programme that empowers artists and cultural professionals to take action on the climate and ecological crisis.
2017
Goldsmith's College London
PGCE Design Technology
Practice, Theory, Social Justice, Climate Justice and Sustainability, Textiles Specialsim.
2021
Spiralseed Certificate in Vegan Permaculture Design
A course in all aspects of regenerative design and living in a participatory & enlivening way through group work, design practice, practicals & site visits.
Empowerment is the essence of this Design Course. Applied design activities consolidate all of the learning content and empower students to take permaculture back into their own homes, gardens, lives & community, providing essential skills for thriving in the post-peak oil world.
2022
Dreaming Plants &
Lucid Dreaming
Exploring the dream realms with plants, lucid dreaming and scared dream plants from aorund the world with Tree Carr.
2023
Rave Ritual and Revolt
The Cult of Dionysus
Exploring the many facets of the cult of Dionysus aka Bacchus, as one of the many “masks” of the most ancient human religious practice that in the Greek and Roman times took the form of the worship of the god of vegetation, fermentation, fertility, ritual sexuality, ecstasy, (spiked)wine, theatre, queerness, madness, dance and… revolution!
Chiara Baldini's first delivery of this course as part of her PHD.
2025
-26
Herbalism for Trauma and PTSD: Solidarity Apothecary
Nicole Rose teaches the understanding of how trauma shapes the body, and how we can reclaim and reshape it. You will also develop an in-depth knowledge of plants and nervous system physiology, grounded in an anti-oppressive analysis.
2021
ongoing
Insight HerbalismTM Apprenticeship
Having completed the foundation and hearth years with the school, I am now in my completion year of the Intuitive Herbalism Aprenticeship.
The School of Intuitive Herbalism is dedicated to supporting people in their development as herbalists and healers. All our work revolves around learning from the plants directly, guiding people into this and engaging with the healing processes that are catalysed by the rich human–plant relationships that emerge. This is a deeply soulful approach to herbalism and is as much a journey into our own consciousness as it is a profound meeting with nature.
At the heart of the school is a living Community of Practice, rooted in our professional training — a collective of dedicated people learning together through long-term relationship with plants, place, and one another. Within this community, students develop their skills in somatic, process-orientated and trauma-informed herbalism, while discovering the unique gifts they can each bring into their wider communities.
See my profile among my peers here: https://www.insightherbalism.org.uk/profiles/
2024
Understanding and supporting neurodivergence
Community trainig with Nell Andrews via Margate Pride
2025
The People’s forum - Summer School for Socialism 2025
All Power to the People: A Summer School for Socialism is a six-week hybrid course that brings together organizers, activists, and anyone committed to building a better future.
More than just a class, this program is a call to action – how do we understand our current context, define our future, and take steps to get there? Through bi-weekly class sessions, discussions, and collective study, participants will strengthen their ability to analyze history and current events, study the lessons of revolutionary working class movements, and clarify a collective vision for the future.
2026
ongoing
Shamanic Interaction ~ Patrick Jasper Lee
The course focuses on an education in how to draw inspiration from animistic natural-world values when liaising with natural world and otherworld forces. All is drawn from authentic Romani Gypsy culture.
2026
Sophie Macklin Beyond The Blood - next training!
Exploring moving towards anti-fascist, anti-colonial ancestral and animist practices. How has fascism developed in tandem with folklore, connection to the land, and ancestry interests in the past, and how does it relate to what’s happening now? We will consider and trouble concepts of tradition, health, history, identity, purity, nationalism, time, and nature. We will look at norms and frameworks in current folkways and ancestry discourse and consider both where they came from, and what they are creating now.