eris johnson
Eris (they/them) is a politicized somatic practitioner, community herbalist and popular educator committed to eco-social collective liberation. Eris’ belief in this work is rooted in their own experience of being held and reshaped by somatic practice, herbal allies, relentlessly creative community networks and ecological landscapes of unyielding care.
Eris has completed somatics trainings with generative somatics, wildbody somatics, The Strozzi Institute, The Embody Lab, and The Embodiment Institute. Their work is shaped by the direct mentorship with Lauren Miller, Phillippe Citrine and Eliana Rubin.
They have completed herbalism certifications with Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine and Wintergreen Botanicals. They have pursued continuing education through Wild Current Herbs and the Vermont School of Integrative Herbalism. They are rooted in the tradition of Radical Vitalism. Their work is shaped by the direct mentorship of Janet Kent.
Finally, their work as a popular educator is most influenced by the 2012-2014 facilitators of Students Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) at UW-Madison, The Center for Participatory Change, and the Highlander Center. They have also been shaped by the direct mentorship of hundreds of youth over the last two decades. Who better than young folks to cement the belief that we are all simultaneously students and teachers? Endless gratitude for their mentorship.
Degrees
BA in Conservation Biology: UW-Madison, 2014
Certificates in Educational Policy & Religious Studies: UW-Madison, 2014
Continuing Education
Level II: Ally, Blend & Build, Deepening Our Collective Soma: Staci K. Haines, 2024
Topographies of (Dis)connection Series: Institute for the Development of Human Arts, 2024
Your Chart is a Body: with Renee Sills of Embodied Astrology, 2024-25
Attune: rowan walker of hawthorn and yew, 2023-24
Plant Physiology: Caitlin Reinartz with Urban Ecology Center, 2023
Winter Tree Identification: Caitlin Reinartz with Urban Ecology Center, 2023
Under the Auspices: Bronte Valez of Weaving Earth, 2023
Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate: Kai Cheng Thom & Scott Lyon of The Embody Lab, 2023
Perception as Key to Embodying the Nervous System: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, 2023
Embodied Ancestral Inquiry, Marika Heinreichs of wildbody somatics & Stevie Joy Leigh of Weaver & Rose Somatics, 2023
Friendship and Freedom: Desiree Adaway of The Adaway Group, 2023
Re-orienting to Urgency: A Slower Response to Crisis: Cara Page & Susan Raffo with Institute for the Development of Human Arts, 2023 (IDHA)
Sensing Harm by Design: Sharon Stein, Willow Cioppa, Dani D’Emilia and Kyra Kay of Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective, 2023
Embodying Muscles - Part 1 & 2: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, 2022-23
Opening and Strengthening our Heart through the Consciousness of Embodiment: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, 2021
Fungi of of Southern Appalachia: Luke Cannon of Astounding Earth, 2022
Bee Medicine - Honey, Venom, Propolis, Wax, Pollen, and Royal Jelly: Hannah Rae Behrens, 2022
Advanced Herbalism 120-Hour Certification: Maria Noel Groves of Wintergreen Botanicals
Releasing Patterns of Stress: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, 2021
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Foundations for Trans, Nonbinary & Queer Clinicians: Dr. Sand Chang, 2021
Somatics, Trauma & Resilience Pod: Heidi Haines of Strozzi Institute, 2021
Building Immunity (Parts 1 & 2): Gina Badger, 2021
Diabetes: A Client-Centered Approach, Ember Peters, 2021
The Microbiome & Immunity, Ember Peters, 2021
Holistic & Herbal Thyroid Support, Ember Peters, 2021
Herbs & Hormones, Ember Peters, 2021
Herbal & Somatic Support, Ember Peters, 2021
Digestive Disorders: Ember Peters, 2021
Exploring the Embodiment of Cellular Consciousness: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, 2020
Vital Energy and Illuminating Presence of Your Spine: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, 2020
Level I: Somatics, Trauma & Resilience: Staci Haines of Strozzi Institute, 2020
Community Herbalism 380-Hour Certificate: Janet Kent, Dave Meesters & Jen Stovall of Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine