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THE LIRIODENDRESS


I am an angel, a dragon, a human, a tree.

A child of the Appalachian Mountains, Amanda's embodied expression is

deeply embedded in the heart of the Tulip Poplar tree, her long-time, arboreal companion.  Shaped by this interspecies collaboration, Amanda is a Liriodendress, a human embodiment of the Tulip Poplar tree.

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Having received her B.A. in English Literature from Campbell University, Amanda studied with Teresa Boardwine at the Green Comfort School of Herbal Medicine and is a particular student of renowned author and herbalist, Matthew Wood.  She is

a teacher and contributing voice at the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism.

 

The author of Flowers for a Girl: Plant Medicine and Sexual Trauma, Amanda is Executive Director of LYRA, the founder of Liriodendress Press, the human voice of the Whispers: Plant Spirit Medicine podcast, and the creator and curator of Entosophy,

a dynamic collection of unique, philosophical interviews with trees. 

Her creative work with plant spirit communication was part of the

2024 Yale Graduate Conference in Religion & Ecology.

In collaboration with the Tulip Poplar tree, Amanda offers the

Tulip Poplar Apprenticeship, a 1:1 heart-transmission of the medicine and essence
of her beloved tree. 

 

Devoted to creating a beautiful body of work dedicated to the Tulip Poplar tree, Amanda writes and sings while caring for her children under the branches of a tree.

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You can contact Amanda here.
Ancient TreeAmanda Nicole
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*This song is a project funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission
which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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