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Marina Buksov:

Hi, I’m Marina Buksov a licensed pharmacist (PharmD), certified holistic health coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition), herbalist (Arbor Vitae), and mental fitness coach (PQ) .

I help healthcare professionals and conscious healers reclaim their natural intuition, rebalance their energy, and deepen their healing impact using gentle, plant-based, and evidence-informed methods.

Drawing from my background in pharmacy, herbal medicine, and integrative nutrition, I guide professionals toward sustainable healing that’s rooted in nature, aligned with spirit, and empowering for both you and your clients.

Ready to align your practice with your purpose?

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Some of the most powerful medicine lives in the most ordinary places, like a handful of dill weed simmering on the stove.

I am passionate about health, life, and creating a better tomorrow, which as many proactive people will tell you, starts today. There is no time like the present to start living a raw life - just as nature intended for us!

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I love your herbalism course I took and while going through it I discovered there was so much more I had to share with others rather than a one focus fix. I have been gradually working towards my goal with many obstacles thrown at me along the way that so many others encounter.

A quote from Marina that has really stuck with me is "Why take a prescription when a plant will do, why take a plant when a prayer will do?" Thank you, Marina, for the community you have built within this program as well as one on one time you dedicate to each member within your cohorts. I highly recommend Marina and her Build Your Holistic Herbal Practice program if you are looking to begin your own consulting business as well as incorporate herbs into your treatment paradigm.

Although I had extensive education/training in providing direct patient care in my 20+ years of experience, I felt a gap in providing holistic recommendations involving herbals. The HHP course allowed me to gain confidence to incorporate herbals into my practice recommendations. Even more importantly to me as a homesteader, I gained knowledge to expand my preparation skills of the herbals I grow myself. I now have an excitement (for clinical application) when I see plants growing in nature that I know I can use for medicinal benefits!

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BUILD YOUR HOLISTIC HERBAL PRACTICE

This program is for medical professionals who want to start a holistic wellness business that incorporates plant medicine. It will give you the basic knowledge and understanding on how to procure and use herbs, how they interact within the body, and how to incorporate them into a holistic wellness routine for yourself and your clients. In addition, it will teach you the steps of setting up your business structure. Gain the confidence and clarity to run it with Holistic Herbal Educator Marina Buksov!

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Clear skin is not a product. It is a downstream effect of a body that feels supported. When the liver is overwhelmed, the skin compensates. When the gut lining is compromised, inflammation finds its way to the surface. When cortisol is chronically elevated, it drives a hormonal cascade that ends in breakouts. This webinar traces those threads — and hands you the tools to address them at the root.

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