This is a community of natural health practitioners, makers, herbalists, nutritionists, and curious learners who gather once a month here in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We come together to learn, to play, to experiment, and to grow — not through lectures or hierarchy, but through shared experience and community wisdom
At the Roundtable, everyone is both a student and a teacher. We learn from plants, from each other, and from the patterns that show up in our bodies, our practices, and our lives. Every year has a new theme, this year we are launching the Pattern Circle.
What the Herbal Roundtable Is
The Herbal Roundtable is our ongoing space for continuing education — but not the kind that happens in a classroom.
Here, we learn through:
- Hands-on play
- Sensory exploration
- Maker-style experiments
- Story-sharing and case reflections
- Community dialogue
- Seasonal and ecological observation
We meet once a month on the third Saturday, and each gathering is designed to be nourishing (includes a pot luck), collaborative, and curiosity-driven. There’s no pressure to perform. No one is expected to be an expert. We show up as practitioners who are still learning — because we always are.
Why We Gather
We gather because natural health is a living practice.
It evolves with the seasons, with our clients, with our communities, and with our own bodies. The Roundtable gives us a place to stay connected — to the plants, to the work, and to each other. It’s a place to refill the well, to spark new ideas, and to remember why we chose this path
Introducing the Year‑Long Pattern Circle
This year, we’re doing something new.
We’re forming a year‑long Pattern Circle — a deeper, more intentional arc of learning that will weave through our monthly gatherings.
A Pattern Circle is a small community committed to exploring the patterns that shape natural health:
- patterns in plants
- patterns in the body
- patterns in food and ecology
- patterns in energy, emotion, and behavior
- patterns in our own practice and vocation
Instead of learning in isolated topics, we’ll be learning through pattern literacy — noticing how things repeat, echo, and evolve across systems
The Pattern Circle will give us a shared thread across the year. Each month, we’ll explore a new pattern through sensory labs, maker experiments, ecological observation, and group dialogue. You’ll build your own Pattern Atlas — a living notebook of insights, maps, and discoveries that grows with you.
What to Expect This Year
As part of the Pattern Circle, you can expect:
- A monthly in-person gathering with a potluck
- A sensory or maker lab each session
- A guided pattern-mapping exercise
- A shared ritual for opening and closing the circle
- A Pattern Atlas page to complete each month
- Community support, reflection, and shared wisdom
- A year-long arc that builds depth, confidence, and clarity in your natural health practice