Holly Dunbar

Holly Dunbar owns New Moon Bodywork and Botanicals. She holds licensure as a Licensed Massage Therapist and is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, an East West Certified Herbalist, a Certified Aromatherapist, and a member of the American Bodywork & Massage Professionals. She graduated from the Baltimore School of Massage in 1995 and from the East West School of Planetary Herbology in Santa Cruz, California, in 2000, where she studied Chinese and Western herbalism. She completed a 300-hour mentorship with herbalist Michael Tierra, graduated from the Aromahead Institute in 2021, and has trained in manual lymphatic drainage, including advanced work with compromised immune systems. Each year she continues her herbal study. As a professional herbalist, she works with clients on a range of conditions and on general wellness. Holly teaches herbal medicine and wellness classes and gives talks and leads workshops for groups. She has presented at national conferences and taught at several venues, including the American Herbalist Guild Symposium, Civista Women's Health Center and Retreat and Learn. She is an adjunct professor in the personal enrichment program at the College of Southern Maryland. She combines herbalism and aromatherapy knowledge in the New Moon aromatherapy product line.