As long as humans have inhabited Earth, there’s been a life-supporting, palpable connection between us and the natural world. Before grocery stores, before pharmaceuticals, before physicians, before farming; humans foraged, experimented, and communicated with the plants around them. Over time, a vast amount of knowledge was accumulated about the power of plants to heal and nourish, and about the abundant life right under our feet and all around us.
In more modern times, as many of our food sources became centralized, more people citified, traditional healers persecuted, and indigenous, tribal communities torn apart through colonization, much of this knowledge was lost. But more and more, we are realizing how vital it is to learn from those who tenaciously held on to intimate knowledge of their natural world.
Each of us can empower ourselves through a reconnection to ancestral knowledge and learn how to heal in harmony with ourselves and with nature. The truth is, we are nature.Â
After a long break, working on my first book, and a reluctance to offer in-person experiences during the pandemic, I’ve relaunched the Sacred Warrior site. The practices and hands-on learning we share during Sacred Warrior Herbalism Courses and Nature Retreats deepen relationships with our bodies and the body of Earth.
You’ll find a WOLVES & WILD MEDICINE workshop at the Wolf Conservation Center, an Awakening Artemis Plant Walk, and an August retreat in the Scottish Highlands. Would love to see you in person. It’s been way too long.