Stephanie Rose Bird

Teaches at New York Open Center

Stephanie Rose Bird, BFA, MFA, a former professor at the Art Institute of Chicago, is the author of five books including: The Big Book of Soul; A Healing Grove: African Tree Medicine, Remedies and Rituals; and, most recently, Mama Nature’s Spiritual Guide to Weight Loss. A member of the American Botanical Council’s Herb Research Society, the International Center for Traditional Childbearing (Black Midwives and Healers), and the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy, she has won numerous prestigious awards, grants and fellowships, and conducts workshops nationally. www.stephanierosebird.com