About So(u)l Revival and Leah R. Patterson

So(u)l Revival was born out of a woman's desire to empower herself. Leah R. Patterson began learning how to make her own body and hair care products 4 years ago when she became interested in natural healing and optimal health. Though she had always excelled in academics, graduated with honors from Howard University's Chemical Engineering program, and even done fellowship work at the National Institutes of Health, Leah realized around this time that she had never been taught some of the basic tenets of healthy living. To her chagrin, she couldn't even say with confidence how the food in a grocery store came to be there or what determined how good or bad it was for you.

This led her on a path to seeking out an in-depth understanding of true health and healing. She found herself intrigued by nutrition and herbal medicine in particular and so decided to study these two areas extensively. She completed an herbal apprenticeship with her mentor Robin Rose Bennett, a renowned herbalist from New Jersey and enrolled in Clayton College of Natural Health's Master's of Natural Health Program. She is currently working towards the designation of Master Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild.

For the past two years she has been teaching classes in herbal medicine and natural products making through Soulistic Sanctuary Inc, a non-profit organization that she co-founded in 2002 with the purpose of educating minority communities in particular on holistic health and sustainable living practices.

As she learned more about the benefits of natural raw materials and the detriments of the standard synthetic ones, it was a natural progression for her to begin making her own products, plus a natural way for her creativity to grow as well. She started So(u)l Revival at the bequest of family and friends who enjoyed the different products she made and encouraged her to provide them on a wider scale.

She is now expanding So(u)l Revival into a mobile spa, again at the bequest of clients and students, who want to be pampered and empowered at the same time!

Leah strives to be sure that regardless of the intended use, that all her products and services have a healing base and foundation in wellness.Beauty, pampering, health, healing, and wellness all go hand in hand for her!