Vicki Rae Thorne B.M. Ed.

Vicki Rae Thorne has been studying herbs since 1974 when she discovered that culinary herbs as well as food were historically used as medicine. Herbal mentors include Susun Weed, Susan Clearwater, Rosita Arvigo, Eliot Cowen, and Jeanne Rose. Vicki has completed Certification in Jeanne Rose's Aromatherapy Home Studies Course, which emphasizes the art and science of Aromatherapy, and her Master Herbalist certification is pending completion of coursework.

Vicki Rae Thorne holds a B.M.Ed., and is a Certified Aromatherapist (C.At.) and Herbalist in practice for over 20 years. Her certification from Jeanne Rose's Aromatherapy Home Studies Course emphasizes the art and science of aromatherapy, and Master Herbalist certification is pending completion of coursework and testing. She is founder and president of Earth Heart Inc., specializing in holistic consultations, classes, original formulations, and writing.

After years of training and research, Vicki founded Earth Heart to help others on their healing path. Today the original line of herbal and aromatherapy products includes inhalations, massage oils, creams, lotions, bath salts, and sprays for a variety of common ailments. .

Earth Heart began with one woman's struggle to be healed. Conventional medicine told her she had to live with pain for the rest of her life. She refused to accept that. During her exploration of alternatives to conventional medicine, she discovered both a place for ancient healing ways that use plants and intuition, and her gift for creating herbal tools of healing.

The EARTH HEART Mission is to help people achieve and maintain health of body, mind and spirit via high quality education, products and personalized herbal and aromatherapy programs.

Vicki is available to help you customize a Holistic Herbal Aromatherapy plan. Her individual consultations may include an aromatherapy blend with recipes, dietary suggestions, and a customized herbal regimen. She has helped people with ailments such as dry skin, acne, colds, chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, life transitions, and high blood pressure, and draws upon her training and personal experience as well as a network of like-minded individuals in alternative health fields.

Vicki teaches in a variety of settings, including libraries, health food stores and yoga centers; she has served as adjunct faculty at Elgin Community College School of Massage Therapy and Community Education, Northern Prairie School of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Provena Wellness Center, The Center of Elgin, White Sage Holistic Center, Herbal Allies and Infinity Foundation, and recently joined McHenry County College and Harper College.