Our Team
Dr. E. Jane Bradbury, Ph.D.
President, Lead Botanist, & Designer
Dr. Jane is an entrepreneur, mother, botanist, educator, and hermetic scientist. She received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Botany Department in 2014, specializing in ethnobotanical relationships between humans and landscapes. Her professional experience includes scientific capacity-building in under-served populations, work as a post-doctoral research scientist at Emory University, serving as Collection Manager at two different Herbaria, and over 15 years of teaching and outreach experience at the University of South Carolina, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Emory University, the University of Texas at Austin, and their surrounding communities and elementary schools.
After becoming dissatisfied with Western science as the only avenue for exploring the mysteries of life, Dr. Jane began rigorously studying metaphysics and the Hermetic sciences, which in turn gave her deeper understanding of the natural world around us. Experiencing the unity of metaphysics and biology inspired in Dr. Jane a strong passion for merging scientific and spiritual perspectives. This combination of passions, combined with her frustrations at the landscaping choices made by large-scale city developers and the “mow and blow” landscaping industry, fueled Dr. Jane to co-found Shamballah Home and Gardens to provide consumers with an opportunity to choose a more aligned option for their land.
Dr. Jane currently lives in Austin, Texas, with her two daughters, dog, cat, guinea pigs, and garden.
Casey O’Connell
Director of Operations, & Lead Energetics Specialist
Casey is a career long administrative professional, nature enthusiast, and constant seeker in the school of life. She has a BA in English & Marketing from the University of Binghamton (SUNY) and has extensive professional experience navigating the inner workings of businesses, large to small / profit to non-profit. Her studies in the metaphysical arts have greatly enhanced her ability to oversee elaborate, complex business situations with calmness and ease, as well as make her a wonderful addition to the mission of Shamballah Home and Gardens. Past colleagues, directors and employers have always made note of her extensive and precise attention to detail balanced with creative, intuitive, and outside the box thinking.
The concept of merging the metaphysical and physical, and working to enhance the current climate in the business world has always been particularly intriguing to her. Since beginning to collaborate with Shamballah Home and Gardens, much of that inspiration and purpose has been realized. She is so excited to see where this will take us, into the future and beyond.
Casey is currently living in Austin, Texas where she has 3 amazing animals - one Anatolian Shepherd dog and two tabby brother kitties.