Welcome! My name is Tara Rose and I live nomadically off the grid in my RV in the Southwest with my furry best pal, Daisy. We love living in nature!
I serve as an author, speaker, kambo ceremonialist, transformational life coach, master intuitive healer, plant medicine teacher, and mentor for fellow lightworkers and artists following the spiritual path. Scroll down to see some of my work (videos of lectures, etc).
Where am I based? I typically spend November through May in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona near Phoenix, and summers in cooler temperatures. At the moment I am based in Flagstaff, AZ, for summer 2024 but travel is always possible and I am open to invitations elsewhere as I am a full time RVer!
I was introduced to the metaphysical realm in 2012, and the story of my awakening, journey to live in nature, and shamanic initiations is recounted in my new memoir, Trust the Flow, now available in paperback, audiobook and ebook!
This is my second published book.
Before getting into the metaphysical realm, I taught herbalism in the Pacific Northwest and before that, I was a New Jersey based journalist writing for newspapers and magazines. Back then I earned a BA in Philosophy from Rutgers University and later my MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Goucher College, which opened the door to writing my first book, Dandelion Hunter.
SPEAKING APPEARANCES
💥“Cleansing the Ego with Cannabis, Kambo and Ayahuasca” ~ Exploring Psychedelics Conference 2018
💥“Cannabis as a Spiritual Catalyst” ~ Portland Psychedelic Society, 2019
💥“Answering the Call to Serve Kambo,” ~ Gaian Mind Conference, 2019
💥 “Cannabis & Awakening” on the Multiverse Podcast
PLANT MEDICINE TRAINING
💥Wilderness First Responder & Plant Medicine Courses with Sam Coffman of The Human Path school (2017)
💥 Herbalism courses with Michael & Lesley Tierra of the East West School of Planetary Herbology (2016)
💥 Mentorship in botany; wild edible/medicinal plant identification of the Pacific Northwest and urban centers; and plant spirit meditation, with Emily Porter of TrackersPDX (2008 – 2010)
💥 Primitive wilderness survival skills apprenticeship with Tim Drake and Jeff Jordan of Primitive Pursuits, Ithaca, NY, 2007-2008
REIKI TRAINING
💥 Usui Reiki 1, 2 & master teacher training and mentorship with Jeanette Hieter of The Divinity Within (2013-2018)
💥 Initiation & Training in Kuan Yin Compassion Light Ray with Selene Aswell
💥 Peruvian Munay-Ki rites and mentorship with Laurel Virtues Wauters
KAMBO TRAINING
I have been working with kambo Amazonian frog medicine since 2017, first by receiving a 33-treatment initiation from a dedicated practictioner, and later finding a wonderful mentor who was trained in the Amazon jungle by indigenous healers. For more information on my work with kambo please visit the Kambo page, and be sure to read my upcoming memoir which recounts my training in great detail.
