About Barbara
A life of
service and
transformation.
Barbara James-Payne (A'ashashtat Sakhamtat) is a retired Air Force veteran with 24 years of service, founder of B&T Wheels, a published author, Master Herbalist, and Shamanic Medicine Practitioner from Mt. Holly, NJ, whose life journey embodies service, discovery, and deep transformation.
Her passion for health and wellness has been well established for years. Before stepping fully into herbalism and plant medicine, she founded and ran B&T Wheels — a brick and mortar shop specializing in bicycle sales, bicycle repair, and health and wellness. The shop has since closed, but it was where her commitment to community wellness first took physical form, before she moved on to go deeper into the work she does today.
She has been formally initiated and certified through the Ecology of Shamanism in the sacred medicines of Kambo, Psilocybin, Rapé, Mapacho, Syrian Rue, Golden Vine Tea, and Sananga, and practices as a Shamanic Medicine Practitioner, honoring both the spiritual and ethical responsibilities of this path.
She continues her advanced training in Ayurvedic Medicine and as a devoted student of Master Herbalist Khet Waas Hutip, owner of Sacred Rootz LLC, and as a mentee of Taheera Sahir through the Ecology of Shamanism.