As a follow-up program after Dr. Shanon Sterringer’s presentation “Planting Medieval Herb Gardens Rooted in the Tradition of Hildegard of Bingen,” we will be gathering at Headlands Community Center (9096 Lake Overlook Drive Mentor, OH 44060) to create home remedies in the form of herbal salves using beeswax, olive oil, and essential oil at our program entitled, Creating Herbal Salves.  ***Registration is required*** Limited seating

Dr. Shanon Sterringer holds a PhD in Ethical and Creative Leadership (focused on the model of St. Hildegard of Bingen) (2016); a Doctorate of Ministry from St. Mary’s Seminary and Graduate School of Theology (2012), two master’s degrees (MA in theology and MA in ministry), and a BA in Medieval History. She is the founding pastor of the Hildegard Haus (an inclusive Christian community) in Fairport Harbor, OH and the owner of The Green Shepherdess, a fair-trade shop and local art studio, also in Fairport Harbor. She has traveled to the Rhine Valley several times since 2015 (most recently in January 2023) to walk in the footsteps of St. Hildegard. She has dedicated the last ten years of her life to studying Hildegard’s charism, most particularly as it relates to holistic health and spirituality. While on sabbatical in 2019, Shanon spent most of the year learning about herbs while working for a local herbalist Lynn Abbey at Blue Lake Botanicals in Willoughby, Ohio.

Dr. Sterringer has published two books on the topic of Hildegard. A third book (focused on the material recorded in Physica) is in process. Shanon has offered many retreats and educational presentations on the topic of Hildegard and Herbs, including a variety of online classes/seminars and a presentation at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens for the Western Reserve Herb Society.  She has presented to the Herb Society of America, the Western Reserve Herb Society at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, and Western Pennsylvania Unit of Herb Society of America.