Laura Ash Smailes

Laura grew up dancing in Northern California. Her herbal education began in aromatherapy and nutrition, which spawned her desire to dive into the green world of healing.

Laura started studying Ayurveda and medicinal gardening at an intentional yoga community, which lead her to moving to Seattle and working at a Tibetan herbal apothecary. There she began studying Western Herbal Medicine in apprenticeship.

Moving to San Francisco in 2002 she attended the California School of Herbal Studies, finishing the Clinical Practitioners Internship in 2006.

Three times a year Laura Ash gets the opportunity to run a first-aid herbal clinic at the Northern California Women's Herbal Symposium with other talented Herbalists. Laura has seen clients at her clinic at Avra Organic Spa where she is also the Creative Director.