The Herbalist


Joey Rea
Founder, Wild Sun Wellness

Joey Rea began studying Western Herbalism while traveling through France in 2015. Later that year, she began school at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Arizona, for Western Herbalism where she studied with JoAnn Sanchez, RH (AHG) for 14 months. After completing the herbal program, she began working in herbal retail at Desert Sage Herbs while studying under Brittney Sounart, RH (AHG), an herbal practitioner of 20 years. She continues her herbal studies with workshops, conferences, and different online courses and recordings of acclaimed herbal teachers.
Joey has studied herbalism, aromatherapy, yoga, and holistic nutrition at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. She is dedicated to helping others find balance and wellness holistically through these natural healing modalities.