Centering the Earth Element: TCM for Late Summer

Dr. Carrie Watkins has been a licensed and registered Naturopathic Doctor for more than 15 years. She is a passionate educator and has extensive experience in both teaching and clinical practice. Dr. Watkins graduated from McGill University with Bachelor of Science with focus on Wildlife and Plant Biology and received her Naturopathic medical training from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. She was the owner and operator of a busy clinical practice in Toronto for several years before fulfilling a dream to live closer to the ocean. For over a decade now, Dr. Watkins has lived and practiced on beautiful Vancouver Island. Dr. Watkins loves to learn and explore how psychology intersects with health, access to resources and how we experience our lives. She has spent many years leading health education and wellness programs in hospital, community and corporate settings. For over 10 years, they has held a faculty position at Pacific Rim College teaching many core classes in biomedical sciences, anatomy and nutrition. In addition to being a Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Watkins is an instructor in the movement and yoga community with many years of experience and advanced training. She believes in offering practices that support more agency, knowledge and personal growth. This has led to the development of her passion projects: Conversations with the Nervous System, Conversations with the Breath, the Science of Embodied Yoga and Experiential Anatomy. When she is not teaching, you can find Dr. Watkins outside. Her deepest pleasure is spending time in the wildness of Vancouver Island and the never-ending process of growing and learning in her garden.