Man standing in a room with shelves of glass jars filled with herbs and spices, arms crossed, certificates on wall, and plants visible.

Herbalist Josh Williams

  • In clinical practice in Salt Lake City, Utah since 2016; currently at Flow Acupuncture & Apothecary

  • Winner of the Best of Utah award for best herbalist and best herbal apothecary 8 years running; 2018-2025

  • Awarded best herbalist by Utah Best of State

  • Repeat guest presenter for the UK Association of Master Herbalists, Aeon Publishing, Botanica Obscura Conference, Salem Folklore and Witchcraft Festival, The Salt Lake City Public Library, and University of Utah

  • published in Yoga Magazine, Pagan Dawn, Mind Body Spirit Magazine, The Catalyst, and Salt Baked City

  • Author of two books on the subject of spiritual herbalism, traditional herbal medicine, and occult herbalism
    Spiritual Herbalism | aeon books, uk | 2021
    The Green Arte | aeon books, uk | 2022

  • Member of The American Herbalists Guild since 2016

  • Member of United Plant Savers since 2018

  • Owner of Greenthread Apothecary 2018-2023

  • Over 350 online classes shared via YouTube and virtual presentations, most of them free for everyone

  • One of the few practicing traditional herbalists who custom formulates and compounds all herbal remedies for each individual client served as part of consultation

  • Developer of a four-element model of assessment, formulation, and protocol-crafting based on the traditional western herbalism model of energetics as it relates to our ancestral herbal practices

  • Graduate of the East-West Clinical Herbalist Program, 2016

  • Graduate of Lindera Western Energetic Herbalism Program, 2021

  • Continuing education study with Institute of Chinese Herblology, Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, and Hermit’s Grove

  • Over 5,000 hours of structured study, clinical practice, and research including industry-published works

  • Independent and mentored study with Paul Beyerl, Leslie Williams, Jim McDonald, Matt Wood, David Winston, James Green, Sandra Ingerman, Ross Heaven, Pam Montgomery, and Lucy Jones

  • Certified HeartMath Practitioner