Our Journey to Good Medicine
My father, guided by principles of our American Indian heritage, taught me that good medicine goes beyond healing the body. Good medicine is reciprocity. Gifts exchanged for the betterment of all. ZOMA, symbolizes these exchanges, specifically, as they take place in nature, weaving our web of life. While there is no give without take, giving and taking need not achieve a singular purpose. This is why we believe good medicine achieves two: healing the body and healing the planet.
When I first started working in the cannabis industry, I was both inspired by the healing potential of plant medicines and disheartened at the industry’s focus on needless consumption. To me, this seemed hypocritical. Why develop a medicine that demands dependence at the cost of continuous harm to our bodies and ecosystem? It was easy to recognize that ‘good medicine’ was almost nowhere to be found. So, when my grandmother began losing sleep and mobility due to arthritic pain, I began formulating my own remedies to ease her discomfort. Remarkably, her sleep deepened, her arthritis flared less, and most importantly, she got right back into the gardening, walking, and Tai-Chi that keeps her 84 years young; all without unpleasant side-effects.
My father, guided by principles of our American Indian heritage, taught me that good medicine goes beyond healing the body. Good medicine is reciprocity. Gifts exchanged for the betterment of all. ZOMA, symbolizes these exchanges, specifically, as they take place in nature, weaving our web of life. While there is no give without take, giving and taking need not achieve a singular purpose. This is why we believe good medicine achieves two: healing the body and healing the planet.
When I first started working in the canna industry, I was both inspired by the healing potential of plant medicines and disheartened at the industry’s focus on needless consumption. To me, this seemed hypocritical. Why develop a medicine that demands dependence at the cost of continuous harm to our bodies and ecosystem?
It was easy to recognize that ‘good medicine’ was almost nowhere to be found. So, when my grandmother began losing sleep and mobility due to arthritic pain, I began formulating my own remedies to ease her discomfort. Remarkably, her sleep deepened, her arthritis flared less, and most importantly, she got right back into the gardening, walking, and Tai-Chi that keeps her 81 years young; all without unpleasant side-effects.
My father, guided by principles of our American Indian heritage, taught me that good medicine goes beyond healing the body. Good medicine is reciprocity. Gifts exchanged for the betterment of all. ZOMA, symbolizes these exchanges, specifically, as they take place in nature, weaving our web of life. While there is no give without take, giving and taking need not achieve a singular purpose. This is why we believe good medicine achieves two: healing the body and healing the planet.
When I first started working in the canna industry, I was both inspired by the healing potential of plant medicines and disheartened at the industry’s focus on needless consumption. To me, this seemed hypocritical. Why develop a medicine that demands dependence at the cost of continuous harm to our bodies and ecosystem? It was easy to recognize that ‘good medicine’ was almost nowhere to be found. So, when my grandmother began losing sleep and mobility due to arthritic pain, I began formulating my own remedies to ease her discomfort. Remarkably, her sleep deepened, her arthritis flared less, and most importantly, she got right back into the gardening, walking, and Tai-Chi that keeps her 81 years young; all without unpleasant side-effects.
Over the next couple of years I worked closely with two mentors, Dr. Jeff Skell and Dr. Victoria Skellcerf, to improve upon my original formulas and deepen my understanding of wellness. As my knowledge grew, so too did my resolve to create a product that the Native within me could confidently recognize as ‘good medicine’. Informed by the expertise of my teachers and honoring my father’s wisdom, I set out to create a remedy that restores vitality to the individual as well as the collective. A gift of medicine in exchange for a gift of careful harvest. Turns out, the remedy lies at the crossroads of good medicine and good business. Exactly where ZOMA found space to set up shop.
Where ancient wisdom intersects with modern knowledge, a path towards better living becomes clear. Though this intersection can be hard to come by in this day and age, through ZOMA, we seek to make the path a little clearer for everyone. By informing our decisions with science and adopting a beneficial exchange with nature, we can thrive together. But we can’t do it alone. So, when you decide that you too are ready to walk the path of better health for all, be sure to stop by. We’d love to share our gifts with you.
Be Well and Take Care,
Over the next couple of years I worked closely with two mentors, Dr. Jeff Skell and Dr. Victoria Skellcerf, to improve upon my original formulas and deepen my understanding of wellness. As my knowledge grew, so too did my resolve to create a product that the Native within me could confidently recognize as ‘good medicine’. Informed by the expertise of my teachers and honoring my father’s wisdom, I set out to create a remedy that restores vitality to the individual as well as the collective. A gift of medicine in exchange for a gift of careful harvest. Turns out, the remedy lies at the crossroads of good medicine and good business. Exactly where ZOMA found space to set up shop.
Where ancient wisdom intersects with modern knowledge, a path towards better living becomes clear. Though this intersection can be hard to come by in this day and age, through
ZOMA, we seek to make the path a little clearer for everyone. By informing our decisions with science and adopting a beneficial exchange with nature, we can thrive together. But we can’t do it alone. So, when you decide that you too are ready to walk the path of better health for all, be sure to stop by. We’d love to share our gifts with you.
Be Well and Take Care,
Over the next couple of years I worked closely with two mentors, Dr. Jeff Skell and Dr. Victoria Skellcerf, to improve upon my original formulas and deepen my understanding of wellness. As my knowledge grew, so too did my resolve to create a product that the Native within me could confidently recognize as ‘good medicine’. Informed by the expertise of my teachers and honoring my father’s wisdom, I set out to create a remedy that restores vitality to the individual as well as the collective. A gift of medicine in exchange for a gift of careful harvest. Turns out, the remedy lies at the crossroads of good medicine and good business. Exactly where ZOMA found space to set up shop.
Where ancient wisdom intersects with modern knowledge, a path towards better living becomes clear. Though this intersection can be hard to come by in this day and age, through ZOMA, we seek to make the path a little clearer for everyone. By informing our decisions with science and adopting a beneficial exchange with nature, we can thrive together. But we can’t do it alone. So, when you decide that you too are ready to walk the path of better health for all, be sure to stop by. We’d love to share our gifts with you.
Be Well and Take Care,
Tus Henry
Founder
Tus Henry
Founder
Tus Henry
Founder
Our Mission
Our sole mission is to Thrive Together. We hold true through three guarantees.
1. Create medicine based upon verified science.
2. Only and always improve upon our medicine’s quality.
3. Never pass along harmful waste to consumers
Our Mission
Our sole mission is to Thrive Together
We hold true through three guarantees.
1. Create medicine based upon verified science.
2. Only and always improve upon our medicine’s quality.
3. Never pass along petrol plastic or other harmful waste to consumers.
Our Core Values
The best approach to wellness is a mindful one that acknowledges the details of our lives. This is why we partner with therapeutic professionals that inform an integrative approach to a better state of being.
Serving others is at our heart. If ever there’s a concern, idea, or comment you’d like to share, we’d love to talk. We strive for honesty and integrity in every interaction.
We seek to meet needs before wants. We invite others to do the same by consuming with the impact of our choices in mind.
Nature has a voice. It’s all of us. Spreading the wealth wide to restore nature’s gift is truly medicine for all.
Our Core Values
The best approach to wellness is a mindful one that acknowledges the details of our lives. This is why we partner with therapeutic professionals that inform an integrative approach to a better state of being.
Serving others is at our heart. If ever there’s a concern, idea, or comment you’d like to share, we’d love to talk. We strive for honesty and integrity in every interaction.
We seek to meet needs before wants. We invite others to do the same by consuming with the impact of our choices in mind.
Nature has a voice. It’s all of us. Spreading the wealth wide to restore nature’s gift is truly medicine for all.
Our Team
Dr. Victoria Skellcerf is a former Family Medicine Specialist in Eugene, OR with over 41 years of experience in the medical field. Dr Skellcerf’s medical practice embodied her personal philosophy of healthy habit formation and holistic wellness over naive or excess intervention.
She is an avid biker, hiker, explorer, researcher, humanitarian, teacher, and healthy lifestyle practitioner. Dr. Jeff Skell is her brother.
Dr. Jeff Skell spent 21 years in the pharmaceutical industry as a formulation scientist and lab director before moving into botanical medicine to continue his love for and specialty of research and development.
Dr. Jeff is a creative mind of wild brilliance whose developments in drug formulation, delivery, and production are helping to shape a still nascent botanical medicine industry. Frank Zappa is his inspiration.
Tus Henry is an entrepreneur whose fascination with ethnobotany, botanical formulation, sustainable capitalism, and wellness science produced a unique combination of core values upon which to develop a company. The wisdom, teachings, and guidance from his father, Dr. Skellcerf and Dr. Skell helped to inspire and inform the creation of ZOMA.
Tus is an avid dancer, climber, gamer, lover, and dreamer.
Our Team
Dr. Victoria Skellcerf
MD, Co-Owner
Dr. Jeff Skell
PhD, Co-Conspirator
Tus Henry
Founder, Co-Owner
Dr. Victoria Skellcerf is a former Family Medicine Specialist in Eugene, OR with over 41 years of experience in the medical field. Dr Skellcerf’s medical practice embodied her personal philosophy of healthy habit formation and holistic wellness over naive or excess intervention.
She is an avid biker, hiker, explorer, researcher, humanitarian, teacher, and healthy lifestyle practitioner. Dr. Jeff Skell is her brother.
Dr. Jeff Skell spent 21 years in the pharmaceutical industry as a formulation scientist and lab director before moving into botanical medicine to continue his love for and specialty of research and development.
Dr. Jeff is a creative mind of wild brilliance whose developments in drug formulation, delivery, and production are helping to shape a still nascent botanical medicine industry. Frank Zappa is his inspiration.
Tus Henry is an entrepreneur whose fascination with ethnobotany, botanical formulation, sustainable capitalism, and wellness science produced a unique combination of core values upon which to develop a company. The wisdom, teachings, and guidance from his father, Dr. Skellcerf and Dr. Skell helped to inspire and inform the creation of ZOMA.
Tus is an avid dancer, climber, gamer, lover, and dreamer.
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