Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild 2003 - 2025, Conference Staff 2014 - 2020, California Chapter Founder and Director 2015 - 2024
Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild Certified Instructor 2012 - 2025
Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild Cold Process and Hot Process Certification 2012 - 2025
AHG An Association of Herbal Practitioners, Herbal Business Member 2020 - 2025
UPS Herbal Business Member 2022 - 2025
Global Yoga Therapist and Ayurveda Organization Member 2024 - 2025
Following Seasons with a certified Herbalist, Aromatherapist, Artisan Distiller and Soapmaster.
Enhance your environment, mind, body, spirit and soul with pure, authentic, aromatic ingredients. Our products are thoughtfully formulated by our certified clinical herbalist, aromatherapist and soapmaster to bring elevated wellness to your bath, home, and wellness rituals. Specializing in handcrafted aromatherapy bar soaps, artisan-distilled hydrosols, pure essential oils, and healthy botanicals, Following Season’s products will enliven your senses and lift spirit.
Welcome to the Apothecary
Cindy Christ is your southern California Herbalist, Aromatherapist, Distiller, Soapmaster, Formulator, Alchemist and Naturopathic Practitioner. Founding Following Seasons in 1998, Cindy has shared a natural balance of the best southern California herbal aromatic medicine and natural skincare products. Her thoughtful, handcrafted, plant-based, aromatherapy products will refresh your body and spirit; bringing elevated wellness and clean simplicity to your daily routines.
Cindy is an herbal health educator and consultant for Following Seasons Botanicals. She also shares her love of herbs as a guest Instructor at Sage Country Herbs.
Following Seasons means aligning with nature’s elements; finding balance in life; planting, harvesting and processing within the shifts of each year; cycling with the moon, and caring for ourselves and family throughout the seasons of life.
Curriculum vitae
On-Going Studies:
EarthSong Herbals with Margi Flint
Reading The Body Legacy Teacher Course
The Herb Whisperer with Thomas Avery Garren
Clinical TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ayurveda and Western Herbalism
Yogamu - Yoga Means Union
Ayurveda Practitioner, Yoga Instructor, Meditation
Scholistico
Naturopathy Practitioner, Sound Therapy
Pacific Rim College
Womens hormonal health, blood tests, case studies
Dr. Mindy Pelz
Intermittant fasting, metabolic switching, hormonal health and nutrition
The Science and Art of Herbalism with Rosemary Gladstar
Enjoying the course for a second time for the pure joy of it!
Mathew Wood Institute of Herbalism
Herbs A - Z profiles and lectures
Aromatree Academy with Salvatore Battaglia
Masterclasses, Archetypes, Chemistry, Mindfullness
The School for Aromatic Studies with Jade Shutes
Clinical Aromatherapy, Aromatic Scholars & Aromatic Medicine
JennScents Aromaversity with Jennifer Pressimone
Advanced Holistic Gut Health Specialist
Natural Health Science and Spiritual PhytoEssencing with Dr. Berkowsky
Naturopathic Science and Spritual PhytoEssencing
Registered Spiritual PhytoEssencing Practitioner
Tisserand Institute
Essential Oil Constiuents & Safety
Previously Studied:
Alaskin Essences with Judith Poelarends
Flower, gemstone and evironmental essences practitioner
Midwest Womans Herbal
Herbal Approaches: Therapeutic Issues in Women’s Health; Isla Burgess
Jennscents Aromaversity with Jennifer Pressimone
Holistic Gut Health, Nutriton
Distillation Science with Ann Harman
Distilling specifically for therapeutic hydrosols
Sage Country Herbs with Shana Lipner Grover
Actions and Energetics of Western Herbalism, Field Botany, Nutritition
The Human Path, Sam Coffman
Wilderness Survival
East West School of Planetary Herbalism with Michael & Leslie Tierra
TCM & Ayurveda, beginning & intermediate seminars complete
American Herbalist Guild
S.D. Chapter co-director, +conferences
Traditional Open Fire Soapmaking with Soapmaking Historical Guild
Old Town San Diego State Historical Park
12 years - Founder, Director, Instructor, Living History Demonstrations
Sycuan Kumeyaay Reservation College
Ethnobotany and Indiginous Traditions with Elder Jane Dumas, Richard Bugbee, Stan and Martha Rodriguez and Elder Guests
12 yrs - botany, medicine, harvest & preperations, basket weaving, pottery, language, sweat lodge, traditional healing ceremonies
Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild
Advanced soapmaking and formulations, +conferences
National Association Of Interpretation
Certified Naturalist Interpreter
Certified State Park Interpreter
Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy with Sylla Sheppard-Hanger
Essential Oils Foundations
The East West School of Aromatic Studies with Jade Shutes
Certified Foundations of Aromatherapy
Price Pottenger with traditional naturopath and board-certified clinical nutritionist David Getoff
Holistic Health and Nutrition
Self Heal School of Herbal Studies with Amanda McQuade Crawford
Certified Clinical Herbalist, +conferences
The Science and Art of Herbalism with Rosemary Gladstar
First year of snail mail correspondence course with Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, +conferences
Child Development and Education Science Degree
10 yrs Education Program Manager, Instructor, Mentor At San Diego Natural History Museum
10 years curriculum development, teaching & mentoring student teachers at Grossmont College
