About Cheryl Costa
A Brief Introduction & Qualifications
Dr. Cheryl D’Costa, BPHE, ND, R.Ac graduated with a BPHE, Bachelor of Physical and Health Education from the University of Toronto.
This degree became the launching point from which she pursued her higher educational pursuits and earned the designation of Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, ND, from CCNM, The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2003. Licensed and board certified to practice Naturopathic Medicine in the province of Ontario.
In addition to the clinical, theoretical and practical educational endeavors, she was initially drawn to the roots of our medicines and sought the source of healing wisdom from the indigenous elders who have passed their medicine bundles and teachings down through the generations. So, she traveled the globe and apprenticed and sat with many traditional indigenous elders from various countries and tribes learning the various healing techniques, ceremonies and approaches to traditional healings at the level of the spirit, and on the traditional healing methods of the grandmother plant teachers to gain greater insights into the healing powers of the plant kingdoms.
With the objective of helping in her belief of the preservation of indigenous wisdom and traditional healing practices, Dr. Cheryl D’Costa, BPHE, ND, R.Ac initiated and directed volunteer efforts as a Naturopath Without Borders at The Little Big Medicine Sundance on the Navajo Reservation, in Arizona for the past 13 years. Our philosophy there is that many small medicines from different nations come together to form one little big medicine...Little Big Medicine. Dr. D'Costa has trained and studied with many indigenous elders from around the globe in pursuit of this mission statement.
