THE ART OF
VITALITY
6-WEEK APPRENTICESHIP
JANUARY 10th - FEBRUARY 21st
a journey in discovering the ART of feeling more ALIVE, cultivating VITALITY, and discovering the deeper intelligence of botanical medicine alongside the vast living wisdom of our planet
Our time together will be a RICH exploration into the physiological, botanical, mythological, cosmological, and ecological
dimensions of VITALITY— your invitation to become a more intimate participant in the
ART OF BEING ALIVE
This program is designed to introduce you to — and deepen — your own way of communicating and understanding the plant world. Beyond the study of herbal medicine, this is an exploration of the relationships we have with plants, their intelligence, their histories, their medicinal properties, their mythologies, and all the ways they have shaped human life across cultures for a millenia.
I am here as a guide, not to prescribe a singular way of knowing, but to help you remember how deeply attuned we are to the Earth and its living wisdom. Through the study of herbalism, ethnobotany, ecology, mythology, and the art of observation, we will cultivate a more intimate relationship with the living world.
If this way of learning and relating to the world resonates with you, please APPLY BELOW TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE! There are 12 spaces only in our program to uphold the integrity and highly intimate nature of this journey.
THE ART OF
VITALITY
If you feel ready to reserve your spot, please fill out the application above!
If you are still unsure, please fill out the application and select ‘book discovery call’ in the application so we can together, explore the program to find out whether this is the right container for you!
OUR
CIRRICULUM
MODULE 1
the Art of Animism
& the intelligence of the living body
Ethnobotany and the cultural evolution of Plant Wisdom
Animism and their cosmologies :: exploring worldviews in which plants, animals, landscapes, and ancestors participate in the living world
Origin stories :: mythology of modern day herbalism
Vitalism, the innate intelligence of the body, and the fundamental principles of ‘healing’
Life force, Prana, Qi and the Vis medicatrix naturae
MODULE 2
plant consciousness ecology
& herbal and botanical medicine foundations
Ecology as our living mirror :: the body as an ecosystem
Bioregional herbalism, ethical wildcrafting, botanical stewardship, and the principles of reciprocity in our relationships with medicinal plants
The cosmological and symbolic dimensions of cyclical living :: lunar archetypes, seasonal correspondences, and relational rhythms
The architecture of herbal medicine: nervines, adaptogens, trophorestoratives, alteratives, bitters, carminatives, demulcents, and other therapeutic classifications
MODULE 3
emotional alchemy
& the nuances of assimilation
The art of herbal preparations
Botanical imagination :: plant mythology, folklore, planetary correspondences, and the symbolic language of medicinal plants
The bidirectional relationship between digestive function, neurological signaling, and our emotional experiences
Psychosomatics, neuroimmunology and frameworks for nervous system regulation
Hormonal landscapes and the architecture physiological vitality
The Five Phases of Chinese medicine :: and their correspondences between organs, emotions, seasons, elements and nature
MODULE 4
wisdom of Women, wombs
& sacred processes of regeneration
An exploration of the female body as a cyclical, hormonal, reproductive, and regenerative ecosystem
Cultural wisdom surrounding the sacred thresholds of the Menstrual cycle
Traditional reproductive botanicals, herbal energetics, and the historical relationship between plants and feminine physiology
Ancestral and contemporary traditions of ‘midwifing’ :: through the lens of fertility, conception, physiological birth, and The Red Tent
EROS as a regenerative life principle in the framework of desire and creation
Mythological consciousness :: creation stories, goddesses, sacred narratives, and patterns of death, transformation, and rebirth
MODULE 5
mythology of being
Discovering your Cosmology
Human Ecosystems & the interdependence of life
Medical astrology & the cosmological relationship between planetary bodies, human physiology, medicinal plants, and their role in art of ‘healing’
The philosophy of devotion :: ritual, reverence, sacred attention, and the human impulse to create meaning through relationship with the world
MODULE 6
the ecology of vitality
Plant Spirit Dialogue with :: plants of protection, repair and regeneration
Seasonal ecology and chrono-biological living :: the relationship between our environment, biological rhythms, and the changing conditions of life
Animist philosophies of reciprocity :: reconsidering human relationships
with land, plants, animals and the elements
Ancestral foodways, Indigenous plant relationships, and the preservation of diversity
Ecological grief, environmental consciousness, and the emotional dimensions of our changing world
Bioregionalism and the Art of Belonging
HI LOVE
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