Dr. Martha Mathews Libster
Inspired by People & Plants
About
Dr. Martha Libster
SPECIALTY: Nursing and Healthcare Workforce Development
Dr. Martha, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, is a master teacher, consultant, and certified trainer with degrees in education (BS), humanities (PhD), and nursing (MSN), who provides corporate and academic consultation to the nursing and health care fields. As a board certified holistic psychiatric mental health Clinical Nurse Specialist for 23 years, she specializes in behavioral health programs that meet regulatory requirements while supporting professional growth. Dr. Martha provides clinical supervision services and trainings that increase retention and job satisfaction.
Dr. Martha has an archive of hundreds of resources that she offers her clients for producing sustainable development outcomes. She has designed and published three practice models on integrative holistic nursing, health culture diplomacy, and precision botanical Self-care (the Elements of Care®) that have contributed to global health transformation, policy reform, and wellness innovations.
Personal Growth and Finding Life Purpose
Personal growth is rooted in Self-knowledge that is expressed in the creation of a healing environment within and without. Dr. Martha's Elements of Care® Energetics First approach to precision Self-care is the foundation for all personal growth education and health care consultations and trainings. The Elements of Care® refers to the harmony of the five elements of creation spoken of in ancient healing traditions around the world and in the history of nursing as: fire, air, water, earth, and ether. Dr. Martha's website, the Self-care Institute at Golden Apple Healing Arts, also provides many free Self-care resources for the general public and invites nurses, caregivers, and educators to join the Self-Care Institute, a community dedicated to advancing personal growth and finding one's life purpose through Self-care.
Welcome to the Self-Care Institute at Golden Apple Healing Arts
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Dr. Martha offers services utilizing her four practice models and training for nurses, caregivers, and the public in precision self-care at her Self-Care Institute at Golden Apple Healing Arts with its archives of hundreds of recordings and resources that offer sustainable solutions for everyone: individuals, families, companies, educational institutions, health care leaders, and communities.
Health Culture Diplomacy and Peacemaking
Dr. Martha founded the Bamboo Bridge Global Tea House in partnership with Sigma Theta Tau in 2006. Its World Cafe’s (Conversational Leadership) and virtual Global Tea Houses promote peace through international health culture diplomacy. In addition to her work for Turtle Island (North America), Dr. Martha was an invited speaker of the 2003 World Health Organization's Chief Nursing Scientist Dr. Naeema Al-Gasseer. She has continued to provide keynotes, consultations, and service as a visiting research scientist in South Africa, New Zealand, and Thailand. In 2009, Mohawk Wisdom Keeper, Mrs Cecilia Mitchell bestowed upon Dr. Martha the responsibility of "Carrier of the Five Arrows of Hiawatha" - the story of the Great Peacemaker whose "new mind" peacemaking solution became the Iroquois Confederacy and model for the Constitution of the United States of America. Dr. Martha's ongoing service to humanity is as a Cultural Diplomat in pursuit of the cross-pollination and integration of traditional medicines with nursing science in the development of community-supported healthcare innovations.
Research
Dr. Martha is an award-winning historian. Her expert research consultation and keynotes on nursing history and health care reform provides inspiration and vision for hard-working nurses around the world. Dr. Martha's vast knowledge and 35 years experience in translational research in herbal medicine inspire "integrative insights." Her herbal medicine work began with informal training by her grandfather and has developed into recognition as an international expert in nurse-herbalism. Dr. Martha's seminal works on nurse-herbalism include The Nurse Herbalist, The Integrative Herb Guide for Nurses, and Herbal Diplomats.
Dr. Martha Libster's Story:
Science: Specializing in Pattern Science and "Plant Partnership"
Dr. Martha is a Nurse Scientist (Caring Science) and Nurse-Herbalist who has Translated hundreds of botanical research studies to nursing practice. Her preparation for leading the formation of Integrative Nursing began with her mastery of the Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Nursing Science now referred to as the Tao of Integrative Nursing Assessment (TINA). She has taught her International Nursing Practice Models on five continents - Elements of Care, Healing Relationships, and Health Culture Diplomacy. She is the Editor of the Journal of Integrative Nursing.
Dr. Martha is a Board-Certified Holistic Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist with subspecialties in Infant Mental Health and Existentialist Nurse-Psychotherapist Promoting Health through Discovery of Life Purpose and Meaning. Her lifelong focus on pattern recognition is recognized by native American chiefs and wisdom keepers as a storyteller. She is an Award-winning Historian specializing in cultural and religious history, oral history, and history of 19th century women, nursing, and botanical medicine.
Healing Arts: Grounded in Movement (Flow) as the Law of Being and Health.
Dr. Martha began her career as a Professional Dancer at age 7 trained in the American Denishawn tradition. She was trained and performed Classical Modern dance in NYC where she was invited to join the first company of Sachiyo Ito Dance Company and Musicians. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dance and Movement Education/Dance Therapy from New York University. Dr. Martha started Choreographing and performing dance with her sister and friends on her porch. Her acute abilities in pattern recognition and space harmony in working with people are informed by her training in Rudolf Laban's Effort-Shape Movement Analysis. She specializes in the Science of Energy Flow while leading the transformation of healthcare - one person, family, community, corporation, and system at a time.
Practical Spirituality - Realizing Life Purpose
Dr. Martha is a religious historian and student of the ancient wisdom traditions and teachings. Her focus is the practical demonstration of these ancient beliefs in service to humanity. For 20 years, she has specialized in practicing and teaching integrative holistic nursing as a spiritual path with the power to address the change needed in a healthcare system plagued by over-prescription, over-emphasis on pathology, and the de-humanization of care by integrating new technologies with ancient healing wisdom traditions to restore balance in body and peace of mind for all. She invites people to find new ways to partner with plants in their communities and engage the Elements of Care to advance salutogenic - oriented- solutions (S.O.S.) to tough problems. Dr. Martha leads three Institutes that emphasize Practical Spirituality and Change in Perception: Choreosophy Institute, Self-care Institute, Nurse-Herbalist Institute. Her approaches are designed to help nurses, caregivers, and all people realize their life purpose with greater balance in body and peace of mind.
