LAUREL SUGDEN - HUACHUMA COLLECTIVE

LAUREL SUGDEN - HUACHUMA COLLECTIVE - PLANT MEDICINE

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Laurel is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of British Columbia under the mentorship of ethnobotanist Wade Davis.

She grew up in rural Montana, where she developed deep connections with the Rocky Mountains and went on to earn a B.Sc. in Molecular Biology. She has traveled through much of Latin America and studied the shamanic practices of traditional healers in Peru. Her current work centers on the visionary San Pedro Cactus (Huachuma), and its cultural and ecological roles in the Andes. Laurel co-founded Huachuma Collective, a nonprofit association in Peru which works with Indigenous communities towards the biological and cultural sustainability of San Pedro. She splits her time between the Flathead watershed of Montana and Peru. IG @huachuma.collective IG @mother.of.cactus https://huachumacollective.substack.com/ https://espd55.com/speakers/laurel-anne-sugden/

https://spiritplantmedicine.com/laurel-sugden/