Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for forty years. He has seen tens of thousands of clients, taught thousands of students, written nine books published by important publishers in the herbal field, and has walked through many forests and meadows in his long career. He is a life long student of the tradition of Nature Wisdom, shamanism, and spirituality. Matthew holds a MS degree in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbalism, accredited by the University of Wales.