About Isla Burgess

I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is elemental so while your time here will not only be about the gathering of knowledge it will give you cause to pause more than occasionally to ponder on the interconnectedness of all things.

More formally I am the Director of the International College of Herbal Medicine (ICOHM) www.herbcollege.com , which offers an Internet based three-year clinical programme and a two-year Post Graduate course in Herbal Medicine.

In 1990, I established a four year Diploma in Herbal Medicine at the Waikato Centre for Herbal Studies, Cambridge, New Zealand and was largely responsible for training medical herbalists at the Center over the next 10 years.

It was a practical, innovative course drawing on 25 years practice and investigation in the field of medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses.

I run a small Herbal Medicine practice in Gisborne.

I have presented papers at conferences and seminars both nationally and internationally and am the author of 'Weeds Heal' A Working Herbal.

A gardener at heart, a packet of seeds remains one of life's joys.

ISLA BURGESS
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