The School of Forest Medicine Immersion Course 2011

Join me on this 9-month Odyssey traversing the vibrant landscapes of the Cascadia Bioregion. The plants will be our guides and the songs will be our vehicles as we weave our spirits with the forces of nature, restoring the connections between the human and spiritual realms through song, ritual, and prayer.

This program, focused on psycho-spiritual Plant Medicine Healing, will be firmly grounded in the basics of Ethical Wildcrafting, Medicine Making, and Plant Identification. It is designed to be a transformative, initiatory experience that will reawaken and strengthen our experience of deep plant/human relationships.

Each month we will explore a different landscape; immersing ourselves in the healing power and teachings of the plants. We will sit each day and commune with one or two of our native Plant Teachers, learning about them as we learn about ourselves and each other, participating in rituals that will open new channels of healing potential. These once-a-month trips will range in length from 3-8 days.

This course will offer a structure for each of us to do our own deep healing work and to hold space for others to do the same. As we deepen our relationships with the plants, we will not only be learning about ourselves but will aid in the process of reawakening and illuminating the beings who are responsible for giving us life.

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Plant Teacher Circle

An exploration of the physical and psycho-spiritual properties of a native NW plants. After a short discussion of the previous week's plant and a centering meditation, unlabeled bottles of tincture will be passed around. We will each taste the plant and sit in meditation−making note of the smell, flavor, and taste sensations and the ways we are effected by the plant. We will share our experiences, and at the end of the night the plant's identity will be revealed, and we will discuss its traditional uses.

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