HANS Associate Members
HANS Associate Members are the Nova Scotia growers, medicine makers, educators and herbal enthusiasts who play a vital role in our growing herbal community! On this page we celebrate and recognize our associate members and share a brief summary about how they contribute to the world of Herbal Medicine.
2024/25 Associate Members
Want to be represented here and become a HANS Associate Member? Apply on our membership page.
Our Associate Memberships are renewed annually starting in August.
Sacha Begg
Reflexology Practitioner, Herbalist, Aromatherapist, Relaxation Massage, Custom Herbal Blends
Business Name: BullyGoth Farm
Contact: 1-902-774-1633
Website: Facebook page here
Sacha Begg
Offering multidisciplinary treatments in reflexology and relaxation massage using herb infused oils, custom herbal blends, tinctures, infusions, teas, and other products organically grown and made at BullyGoth Farm, as well as personalized essential oil blends.
Sacha Begg, owner of BullyGoth Farm, offers custom herbal blends, teas, culinary blends, herbal oils, and tinctures. She and her husband are long-time farmer’s market vendors in Yarmouth; their farm offers not only herb blends, but locally grown mushrooms and other products. Sacha combines herbal therapies with reflexology and aromatherapy for a multidisciplinary healing experience.
Her passion for gardening and plants, herbs in particular, is evident in the products she creates and the workshops she leads. A visit to BullyGoth Farm, with its wild yet carefully curated gardens, shows her love and care for the plants she tends.
Sacha studied at the Sage Mountain Herbal Center in the Science & Art of Herbalism Intensive Program. She is an Herbalist with a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry. Trained at the Atlantic School of Reflexology, she is professionally certified in Foot and Hand Reflexology. Sacha is a Clinical Aromatherapist RA EOT, certified by the West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy.
In addition to her passion for plants and herbalism, Sacha has over 16 years experience as a Bellydance teacher, and leads dance, drum, and herb workshops at her farm.
Melinda Crestani
Reflexology Therapist RCRT™ & Herbal Consultant + Student for Herbal Practitioner
Business offering: Facial & Auricular Reflexology in combination with healthy lifestyle- / nutrition- / herbs- / supplements – consultation
Relax – Unwind – Support your Health
I offer Auricular and Facial Reflexology with extended suggestions and consultation for a healthy and supportive lifestyle (including nutrition, supplements, and herbs).
Reflexology increases circulation and supports metabolic optimization, which can lead to better oxygen and nutrient supply and waste removal.
My complementary treatment is non-invasive and moves out of the sympathetic fight and flight/tension response into the parasympathetic relaxation response.
Further education in the moment: Foot reflexolgy in combination with Cranio Sacral Reflexology and Herbal Practitioner
