Meet Our Instructors

Lorna Trigg was born in South Africa and immigrated to the USA in 1988. Her life as an artist began at an early age, sitting in mud puddles making sculptures and progressing to studies with the indigenous peoples of South Africa,  She expanded her life’s path to include Herbal Studies with her Grandmother and Mother. She studied Dance in many styles from Classical to Tribal from age 5 to her culmination of her teachers degree in RAD classical ballet at age 15. Her studies of the effect of Drumming and the importance of combining modalities to enhance the human experience, began with Barry Bernstein who introduced the use of Rhythm and its benefits in the VA’s therapy programs. She studied with the late Lane Redmond (When the Women were Drummers) in the early use of the Frame Drum through all cultures. 

In South Africa she ran the FOH (Front of House) for the Drama Dept of the University of Pietermaritzburg.  Managing all aspects as a producer of student productions, from publicity and marketing to consulting on set design and costuming. She is a multi media practitioner, in the arts and a community builder .  Her home base is a 120 yr old lodge on 15 acres on the outskirts of Eureka Springs AR. The cottage of the same age is made available for private Retreats and Resets.  The land is primarily used for growing Medicinal and Native plants for teaching and is registered on the National Register with United Plant Savers. More about Lorna - www.fireomearth.com and www.skydancerapothecary.com