Ben Still - Threshold guide & Insight Herbalist

I work as a Threshold Guide, supporting people through spiritual crisis, illness, soul calling and vocation, and life transitions.

Insight Herbalism is my primary framework and modality. a relational, embodied way of working with plants as living allies in times of change. Through plant relationship, listening, and presence, threshold moments can be met with grounding, meaning, and support.

  • My journey into healing work began in 2019, during a formative period that included a nine‑month solo journey through India: a time of challenge, emergence, and deep personal questioning.

    During this time, I was immersed in practices that emphasised embodiment, presence, and lived experience:

    • Eight weeks studying Iyengar Yoga in South India, grounding awareness in the physical body

    • Permaculture training at Shunya Farm in Bir, learning about reciprocal relationship with land

    • Introductory energy healing studies at the Maa Asho Institute near Dharamshala

    After returning to the UK, I co‑founded Loop:Frome CIC, a community composting initiative focused on soil health, sustainable systems, and local ecological care.

    This work reflects a core belief that healing happens at many scales: personal, communal, and ecological. and that small, grounded actions matter.

    Alongside this, I serve as an Independent Town Councillor in Frome, advocating for localism, participation, and systems that support connection and wellbeing.

    Above all, i am parent to my 3 year old son.

  • My practice is shaped by sustained study and apprenticeship:

    • Two years of training in Shamanic Healing with Jay & Kestrel Oakwood at the Bridget Healing Centre in Glastonbury

    • Four years of study with the School of Intuitive Herbalism in Stroud, under Nathaniel Hughes

    • Training in Reiki and subtle body awareness

    • Ancestral Family Constellations with Jill Purce

    • Ongoing learning in ancestral and relational work, including teachings from Daniel Foor

    • 4-day Wilderness fast held by Poet and Guide Tom Hirons

    • Member of the Bards, Ovates and Druids, studying land‑based spiritual practice

    These influences continue to evolve through lived practice rather than remaining fixed frameworks.

  • I offer one‑to‑one healing sessions on a donation basis as part of my ongoing apprenticeship and practice.

    My role is not to diagnose or fix, but to offer gentle direction, and a grounded, compassionate space where you can listen more closely to what’s unfolding in you.

    This work supports:

    • Embodied awareness

    • Gentle, trauma‑aware exploration

    • Relationship with plants, imagination, and inner guidance

    • Healing that emerges through presence

    No particular belief system or prior experience is required, only a willingness to be curious and to meet what arises.

If something here resonates, you’re welcome to explore further and reach out.