Creating a More Vibrant World Through Salons
I’m Rickie Clavin, and I founded Green Grotto® to help you infuse earth-based beauty and business practices into your daily life. Whether through private services, group mentoring, or online education, I guide you to live, work, and create in alignment with your values—blending earth-based spirituality with modern science, honoring traditions while adapting to a rapidly changing world.
Click the plus signs to explore my background and discover how my journey as a hairstylist, psychic medium, and anthropologist informs this work.
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Upper Cape Cod Technical High School
I attended a vocational high school and graduated at the top of my cosmetology class in 2010. During my training, I faced health challenges that led me to investigate ingredient chemistry.
What I uncovered went beyond personal health—I also discovered the beauty industry’s significant impact on the environment. From that moment, I made it my mission to understand how we, as an industry and as a society, can care for both people and the planet.
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Bridgewater State University
At a time when information was hard to find, my curiosity led me to college. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in Middle East Studies in 2018.
With the guidance of my advisers, I curated my coursework to lay the foundation for Green Grotto®. My studies spanned chemistry in everyday life, environmentalism, arts for advocacy, communication, culture and consciousness, evolutionary nutrition, and more.
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Green Grotto® began in 2015 with a simple belief: timeless beauty comes from a balanced body, mind, and spirit. For 8 years, it existed as a single-chair salon offering sustainable beauty services. Today, I focus on providing energetic support for artists and small business owners who share a commitment to creating positive change through their work.
Alongside my personal experience, I studied business communication, principles of management, and more during my undergraduate years. I continue to draw inspiration from thought leaders, including TEDx Talks, as I guide others toward impactful, sustainable success.
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I’m a generational psychic medium who works with the energies of the land, drawing inspiration from animist traditions of the Americas and North Asian Shamanism. Honoring my heritage, I follow Celtic Reconstructionism (a modern Pagan path) as my core spiritual tradition.
My healing practice is shaped by wisdom shared by spiritual leaders across cultures. While I walk a specific path, my work is not bound to any one tradition. I hold deep respect for the diverse ways people connect to Spirit, especially those rooted in their own cultural experiences. I seek out universal truths that can support healing, growth, and connection for all.
Violet Flame Practitioner 2021
Reiki Master Level 2022
Akashic Records Healer 2022
Munay-Ki Rites Practitioner 2024
I Was Always Outside Mixing “Potions” & Talking to Spirits
Raised by military parents on Cape Cod, I spent my days between the base, the beach, and my mom’s hair salon. I witnessed the salon as a place of solace—where people found comfort, connection, and care.
After her tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom, I felt called to help people heal through the beauty industry, blending the nurturing power of rituals with a deeper awareness of our impact in the world.
Beauty Beyond Binaries
I am genderfluid and use they/them pronouns in written and official contexts. I have serviced the LGBTQIA+ community for more than 15 years, and my goal is to share cultural practices with integrity. I believe diversity strengthens every environment—whether in nature, culture, or sustainability efforts, and I prioritize this in my work.
