Integrative Medicine & Resilience

Anna O’Malley is an Integrative Family and Community Medicine physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center in West Marin, California, and is the founder and director of Natura Institute for Ecology and Medicine, located in the Commonweal Garden in Bolinas, California. She is an advocate of the medicine of being in reciprocal relationship with nature and each other, and the resilience that arises therefrom. Anna holds an inclusive vision for the transformation of medicine, informed by her work with the underserved and incarcerated. Her primary care practice in West Marin allows her the profound privilege of being a healer in a village, and the opportunity to leverage community as medicine. Natura’s programs cultivate the medicine of connection: to self, one another, and the Earth. Working at the intersection of integrative family medicine, deep ecology, regenerative land stewardship and nature connection renews her inspiration for what is possible in healing, and for a resilient future.

James Stark has focused his work at the intersection of ecology, community resilience and healing over many decades. With a Masters in Environmental Sciences, focusing on Sustainable Community Development and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology, his work has centered on developing institutions and programs that strengthen the resilience of communities, and serving as a guide for individuals seeking to lead in times of change. He co-founded and co-directs the Regenerative Design Institute on Whidbey Island, Washington, and currently serves as Senior Advisor with Natura Institute for Ecology and Medicine, and Staff with Commonweal’s The Resilience Project, both in Bolinas, California. His community work has yielded the co-creation of community-based non-profits that have created replicable models for developing community resilience. He presently co-facilitates the Art of Vitality and Resilience Wayfinding programs at Natura.