About Renée Camila

Yerbera Herbalist Renée Camila of The Herbal Highway Traditional Care in Mount Shasta California

Renée (she/ella) Camila is a bilingual (spanish + english) yerbera and traditional birthworker. Born and raised in San Francisco on Muwekma, Ohlone, and Ramaytush territory as the child of Nicaraguan immigrants, her practice La Yerba Buena Herbs draws from her Spanish and Indigenous (Chorotega) ancestry.

Trained in Indigenous energetic herbalism by Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes of the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine, Renée has been in clinical practice since 2016. Following in the footsteps of her ancestors, she is also a student of Mesoamerican Traditional Medicine (MTM) and Curanderismo.

She is dedicated to the empowerment and healing offered by plant spirit medicine through a social justice lens. She offers energetic herbal consultations, traditional birth care, folk medicine for ritual use, and classes. She is also one of the hosts of the Herbal Highway, co-founder of the Now and Then Herb School, and member of the Siskiyou chapter of Seeds of Ancestral Renewal (SOAR).

t e s t i m o n i a l s

  • “I have been intending to write this for months, and yes, I've been busy with life, but really I wasn't sure I could put words to the experience of working with Reneé. Simply put: she gave me tools that changed my life. She will be the first to say that she doesn't do the work, and her medicine doesn't do the work - YOU do the work. But she has a gift for finding just the right herbs to help you while you are doing it. My work with Reneé has empowered me to walk through doors I didn't even realize I was standing in front of.

    One of the things that is so powerful about Reneé is how deeply she listens to you, in every way, pulling out the words under the words and offering them back every so often as a simple question. "So do you think that....?" I have found her gentle questions and observations every bit as helpful as the medicine she sends.


    I have never worked with someone who is so deeply attuned to, and perfectly suited for the gifts they offer the world.”

    -Client, Session Work, 2023

  • “Renée leads with heart and vulnerability in her teaching, allowing students to go deep with themselves and creating space to speak to the plants in a meaningful way. Beginner and seasoned herbalists alike will be jotting down notes. I find her clear, organized, informed, and brave in the way that she looks towards the complicated questions that permeate our world and the herb world in particular. Her material is presented with beauty and consistency, making it easy to assimilate. If you have the opportunity to take a class with Renée, I recommend it wholeheartedly.”

    -Student, Healing Insecurity, 2020

  • “My work with Renée has been absolutely life-changing for me. She is incredibly competent with herbal medicine, and has a particular way of holding space that feels warm and healing. Our work together has helped me through the ongoing process of healing PTSD, depression, and anxiety. In conjunction with therapy, the herbal support and the support from Renée herself has really overlapped where I needed it to. An appointment with Renée feel like scrubbing the forgotten corners of the soul.”

    -Client, Session Work, 2022

  • “Renée is a respectful and gentle guide as she leads us in exploring and naming the complexity of our insecurities. She makes space to honor the subconscious and it’s desire, which is the pure voice that is often buried underneath our many stresses. Thank you Renée for a beautiful journey!”

    -Student, Healing Insecurity, 2020

  • “Renée has provided me with invaluable support throughout a high conflict divorce, and I always feel like singing her praises, and do. Her multilayered approach to healing has included herbal tinctures, teas, hydrosols, and bathing rituals, along with listening, dialog, and mailed letters. Everything she has made for me, and every time we meet, has felt extremely helpful. I would also like to say that I have no prior experience with herbal medicine or practitioners and that this experience has been a glorious introduction into the culture and practice. I cannot recommend Renée Camila more highly, her work is extraordinary and highly skillful.”

    -Client, Session Work, 2022

  • “The thoughtful attention Renée puts into her personal practice really came through and allowed us to dive in comfortably. There is such tenderness in her approach. I admire her wisdowm and willingness to share in community like this. Being among feareless creatives like Renée and all others who particiapted feels especially meaningful to me in my personal journey. I look forward to staying connnected and following her work.”

    -Student, Healing Insecurity, 2020

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