Testimonials

Shahid Buttar (He/Him)ā€“ Legal advocate, a non-profit leader, a grassroots organizer, a poet + musician

ā€œApril helped me discover the limitlessness of my own possibilities, envision a bolder future for my self and my work, and usher it into reality. Iā€™m grateful for her presence, her voice, and her advice.ā€

ā€œApril RameĆ© is a font of inspiration, as well as wisdom well beyond her years. Iā€™ve learned from her wellness best practices that Iā€™ve usedā€”and shared with my teams at nonprofits and in politics. Sheā€™s taught me postures that respond to & relieve the stress I carry in my shoulders. She helped me discover the limitlessness of my own possibilities, envision a bolder future for my self and my work, and usher it into reality. Iā€™m grateful for her presence, her voice, and her advice.ā€

Hawah Kasat (He/Him) – Artist, Author, Educator, Yoga Instructor, Speaker, Community Organizer, and Non-profit leader of One Common Unity

“I live a busy, hectic, and overly scheduled life as the CEO of a large non-profit organization and it was so helpful to be constantly reminded about the need to return to the basics. I believe and know that our healing is connected to plants.”

“I suffered from a broken hip after a bike accident and April supported my healing through herbal teas and tinctures that eased the deep pain I was feeling in my body and also expedited my bone growth and cellular regeneration. Her support in this critical time of my life was a true gift.

April created a safe space for me through her ability to listen deeply and respond intuitively to what my needs were. She offered her full self as a gifted healer incorporating sound therapy, herbal consultations and remedies, and space for me to feel my pain and vulnerability without feeling judged.

I live a busy, hectic, and overly scheduled life as the CEO of a large non-profit organization and it was so helpful to be constantly reminded about the need to return to the basics. I believe and know that our healing is connected to plants, but because I’m moving so fast and because I have so many responsibilities with my job it’s hard to make the time to explore and integrate all the plant remedies that I know my body needs. April facilitates and makes it possible for me to be successful at my job and also integrating natural healing into my lifestyle.

Iris Rivera (Her/She) ā€“ Shamanic Practitioner, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

ā€œBefore this course, I wanted to understand more deeply about how herbs assist me on my path of physical and spiritual healing. I got more from the course than I expected.ā€

ā€œBefore this course, I wanted to understand more deeply about how herbs assist me on my path of physical and spiritual healing. I got more from the course than I expected.

I love Aprilā€™s style of teaching, she is thorough, caring, attentive, and engaging. The course handouts and resources helped me keep track of my learning. The homework assignments were key to cultivating my personal connection with the plants.

Sharing with the group and hearing others experiences was endearing and a great honor. I have a better understanding of the rich rewards of a relationship with herbs together with my mind, body, and spirit and I look forward to moving on to her next course. I highly recommend Aprilā€™s course to get things off on the right foot.ā€

Zibby Allen (Her/She) ā€“ Actress

ā€œAprilā€™s guidance is equal parts knowledge-based + deeply intuitive. As a result, in just four weeks Iā€™ve honed a personal and deliberate way in ā€“ a practice ā€“ of working with and relating to herbs.”

ā€œAprilā€™s Herbs As Teachers class was an ideal introduction into the study and use of herbs, which was something I had been feeling called to for some time.

Aprilā€™s guidance is equal parts knowledge-based + deeply intuitive. As a result, in just four weeks Iā€™ve honed a personal and deliberate way in ā€“ a practice ā€“ of working with and relating to herbs. The journey she took our group on left me more connected to the earth, more connected to my body, and so much more aware of the energetics of both as a supportive and healing interplay.

Since finding Antler Alchemy, I can now say that herbs will forever remain at the center of my well-being practice and April will forever be an influential resource on my herbal voyage.ā€

Asiya Javed ā€“ Yoga teacher, poet, Founder & President Change Makers of Pakistan

ā€œI am overwhelmed with gratitude for April for creating a space like this that everyone can access from anywhere in the world. I had no idea how powerful plants can be and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to learn from April and my fellow classmates.ā€

ā€œBotanical Mystery School came to me after my first Ayahuasca experience. I was seeking more plant medicine after my Aya experience and there it was sitting in my inbox, an email from April talking about the Botanical Mystery School. If that wasnā€™t a sign, I donā€™t what else could the universe do to bring me exactly what I was seeking.
Learning from April was a wholesome experience. The weekly touch bases were the highlight of my week, I loved connecting with April and my other classmates and discuss what the plants taught us this week. I would almost be giddy with joy when I would learn the plant for that week worked in similar ways for all of us, and did what is typically expected of that particular plant.

The class structure was very well organized, each week was broken into themes like female reproductive system, tissue states etc. April assigned us a plant to work with each week with clear instructions on how to consume and brew the herb as well as journal prompts to guide and reflect. I personally connected best with plants when I did the journaling and meditations regularly, I could feel more messages when my mind was at ease. April was very easy to get a hold of for questions or concerns, she puts everyone at ease and makes everyone feel comfortable. Sometimes it just felt like we were having a conversation as friends, and it made absorbing new information very easy.

Each herb worked with me differently, I connected with some more than the others, they bring you exactly what you need. One profound experience for me was with rose, it helped me let go of years of pain I was holding on to. It helped me ā€œmoveā€ things in my life that no longer served me, from people to things I was holding on to, Rose came to me and said I love you, youā€™re strong, you can do this, letā€™s go! Another one was Tulsi, Tulsi made me so connected to nature and trees all around me. I could almost feel the vibrations from trees during the week I was consuming Tulsi.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude for April for creating a space like this that everyone can access from anywhere in the world. I had no idea how powerful plants can be and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to learn from April and my fellow classmates. If youā€™re considering taking this course, I highly recommend it. Its flexible, class lectures are recorded in case you canā€™t make it that week, the herbs come to you and you can work with them with Aprilā€™s guidance from anywhere in the world. Our class was happening during the COVID-19 lockdown so it couldnā€™t have been more perfect to work with herbs during such an uncertain period in our lives. I feel so much more comfortable working with plants now and have a good handle on how to hear messages from them and get the guidance my body and mind need. Thank you April! ā€œ

Portia Gough, PhD ā€“ Scientist + Author

ā€œWith her knowledge of plant allies and spiritual practice and her own personal experiences with such journeys, April guided me through a process of opening to my creativity. I felt at ease with her and was able to be quite open about my struggles, she responded to all my fears and concerns with compassion and loving-kindness.ā€

ā€œI began my journey with April at a time of new beginnings in my life, which followed a period of many deaths. At the start of this journey, I had a deep need to create something new, some way of expressing myself, but I was feeling quite lost and overwhelmed. Basically, I was struggling with the feeling of creative blockage. With her knowledge of plant allies and spiritual practice and her own personal experiences with such journeys, April guided me through a process of opening to my creativity. I felt at ease with her and was able to be quite open about my struggles, she responded to all my fears and concerns with compassion and loving-kindness.

During our sessions, which took place over seven weeks, she asked insightful questions and provided meditation practices that helped my creative impulses emerge and take a more defined shape. Each plant ally contributed different notes to this process, nurturing my heart to heal trauma and helping to transform stagnant energy. In our journey together, April also helped me identify, and begin to shift, patterns of how I express myself in relationships with others. I believe this was integral to awakening and embracing my creativity, as I had blockages here, too. Her support helped me see myself in a new way, initiating a process that is still unfolding.

After the seven weeks, April sent me a custom blend of all the plants I worked with during our journey. I find the synergy of the blend to be remarkably supportive of my creative endeavors. The feelings of fear and apprehension that I started with have transformed into a grounded sense of excitement and motivation.

Since taking this journey, I have been able to change my daily landscape to devote time to writing and other creative pursuits. It is profoundly nourishing, and my actions are now better aligned with my true intentions for my life. The value of such meaningful change cannot be overstated. April is a gifted healer, she was able to truly see me and provide the support and guidance I needed to get started on this path. I am deeply grateful for our journey together, and I highly recommend working with her.ā€

Amy Midkiff ā€“ Philosopher, Spatial + Temporal Magician, Intuitive Counselor, Herbal Remedy Maker

ā€œI have never quite had an educational experience as I did under Aprilā€™s guidance, and I highly recommend anyone called to learning about the world through the incredible lens of plant medicine to take this class, as you will gain tremendous insights from studying under her.ā€

ā€œI met April in March of 2018 at Rooting DC, when she taught a class on the Doctrine of Signatures for plants. I was immediately draw to Aprilā€™s energy and her approach to plant medicine.

I have a background in science and rational thinking, and was looking to explore the more intuitive side of myself, of plants and of the broader world around me. April is dedicated to developing and nurturing intuition both in herself and in others.

I enrolled in her Botanical Mystery School course shortly after meeting her, which was a 6-month course covering a broad range of topics on plant medicine. The thread that bound all the curriculum topics together was Aprilā€™s steady coaching surrounding themes of tuning into the self, tuning into the plants and trusting your intuition. Because of this teaching modality, I learned a lot about not only plants but about myself and the world.

She has a knack for drawing people around her who all need to come together to learn and demonstrated her skill at holding space for others so that we can all connect together and grow with the help of one another. Suffice it to say, I have never quite had an educational experience as I did under Aprilā€™s guidance, and I highly recommend anyone called to learning about the world through the incredible lens of plant medicine to take this class, as you will gain tremendous insights from studying under her.ā€

Kilani Curtis-Gentry ā€“ Writer + Herb Voice

ā€œFrom Aprilā€™s program, Botanical Mystery School, I gained unprecedented knowledge, resources, and lifelong, meaningful friendships. In the end, I came out stronger, wiser, and more aligned than before.ā€

“I absolutely loved this program! I became more in tune with my bodies (mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional) by working with her and the plants. She provided many easy comprehensive resources that exhibited her own deep understanding. April took the time to compile them together to guide us along the journey of intuitive herbalism. She also took the time to work with us intimately together and apart (which I appreciated). The homework assignments compelled me to ask probing questions of the world around me and those of my psyche (completely different and engaging from those in school!) My favorite assignments were the plant ally stories and researching reproductive plants. From Aprilā€™s program, I gained unprecedented knowledge, resources, and lifelong, meaningful friendships. In the end, I came out stronger, wiser, and more aligned than before. Thank you so much for offering this program April!”