Deborah Halvorson is a Registered Aromatherapist and herbalist with over fifteen years of teaching experience. Her interest in plants began when she was a child, growing up on a farm and exploring the woods around her home. She studied herbal medicine making at the California School of Herbal Studies, and has a Diploma in Aromatherapy from the Australasian College of Health Sciences. She combines her herbal knowledge with her Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Delaware to present dynamic, hands-on classes and workshops.  When she isn't teaching, Deborah can often be found in her garden, where she grows many plants for use in her herbal remedies, or in her kitchen creating Aromatherapy blends and skincare products. Deborah is the California Director for the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy and also serves on NAHA's Ethics Committee. Her other professional memberships inlcude the Alliance of International Aromatherapists, the American Herbalists Guild, Associated Body Work and Massage Professionals, and United Plant Savers. She currently resides in Huntington Beach, California, with her husband and three children.