EARTH MEDICINE
An Immersive 9-Month Mentorship
A hybrid - online with an in person retreat
This mentorship is for those who are invested in creating new narratives and realities for our living and breathing planet. Folks who want to sink deeper into relationship with the natural world, delving into story and connection, to create the change we want in the world.
It is for those who are interested in developing language for what we experience through the body, and passionate about creating new stories for the generations that come after us by living what we believe in.
A MENTORSHIP MEANS I OFFER YOU WHAT I KNOW.
THEN, TOGETHER WE CREATE, SO YOUR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EMBODIED PRACTICE ARE INTEGRATED THROUGH YOU + YOUR WORK.
This space welcomes people from varied backgrounds, stewarding different work. In the past, we’ve had psychologists, artists, sustainability consultants, herbalists, doulas, scientists, authors, midwives, teachers, and more.
The common thread is that we see ourselves as bridge builders, who are here to articulate and invite connection to the wild, each other, and ourselves…
First, by dreaming into new ways together, by exploring and living-into our own deeper understandings, and by cultivating our own deep practices.
In a world where everyone talks about the difficult times we’re in with climate, biodiversity, and loneliness, the time is ripe for us to seriously dare to find a new way to exist.
It takes time, practice and the willingness to open to various voices and points of views in the World - not solely the human kind.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD?
HOW DO WE CREATE THE RIPPLES IN THE WORLD THAT REGENERATE RATHER THAN DEPLETE?
HOW CAN WE, WITH OUR WORK AND LIFE, HELP TO SHAPE a SOCIETY that can sustain for generations to come?
Earth medicine is about what we receive from the earth, nature, the wild. It is also about giving back. To the earth, nature, the community.
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During this mentorship we will work with expression, storytelling, creating movement in the world, rooting into our values and exploring how we can practically unfold what we dream of weaving further in the world.
THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE IS:
to strengthen your foundation to pass on and create experience- and practice-based experiences for others.
to weave nature practices into your existing work and channels
to immerse yourself and create a solid vocabulary and toolbox to give it to others that you know deep down
This course is a commitment, it is interactive and you will be asked to practice, rehearse and reflect a lot about ‘why’, ‘how’ and what is important to you.
This time there is a greater emphasis on communication and storytelling; how you can take leadership and pass on your nature practice, understanding and passion.
It is on many levels an unlearning of the way we are used to seeing nature, ourselves and the connection between them. Knowledge will come through new channels.
The Themes are
Kin
Connection in and to the natural world. Connection through relationship building.
We look at kinship and ways of seeing the world from multiple perspectives. We work with plants, elements, soil.
Foundation
A sink into the practice that informs our work. The being here, we lean into when the world feels wild.
A inquiry into the act of teaching what we know, through the relationships we nourish.
Story
Through the art of storytelling, the personal, the myths, we weave the narratives that create our worlds.
What stories are longing to be told and what are ours to tell?
Voice
Being a voice - we look at the ways you want to use your voice and what do you dream of offering the world.
What is it to be a voice? To offer it to the other than human.
How do we live what we say out loud? What is the 'song' we long to sing?
The activist, the leader, the human being.
We lean into creating and doing our work, regeneratively, sustainably and honor the nature of our being in the process.
What is it to lead as we take root?
How we weave
practice, work and exercises with e.g. plants, the cyclical, skill building
storytelling as a tool for both your personal and mythical world
organizing courses where you use your voice in YOUR way
connectedness and what it means
leadership and how we want to ‘walk our talk’
which ‘ancestor’ do we want to be?
practice, practice, practice - doing the work not just talking about it
responsibility and cultural appropriation
dissemination
an investigation of what the earth has for you, and what you have for the earth - your medicine
Exploration of the field of ‘spiritual ecology’ and nature-spiritual practice
dates 2026
All sessions (apart from our opening session) are at
7pm - 9:30pm Central European Time
April 9th opening (3 hours)
April 23rd
May 7th
May 21st
June 4th
June 18th
(July off)
August 13th
August 27th
September 10th
September 24th
October 7th
October 22nd
November 5th
December 3rd
December 17th
Retreat: November 19th - 22nd
The retreat will be held in Denmark - place TBA
Guest teachers
Heather Swan is a poet and nonfiction writer. Her most recent collection of poems, Dandelion, was released from Terrapin Books in 2023. Her first poetry book, A Kinship with Ash (Terrapin Books), published in 2020, was a finalist for both the ASLE Book Award and the Julie Suk Award. Her nonfiction has appeared in such journals as The Sun, Emergence, Minding Nature, and Aeon, among others. Her book Where Honeybees Thrive (Penn State Press) won the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award. A companion book, Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection, was just released in May 2024. She teaches environmental literature and writing at UW Madison.
She will be guiding us through a writing session - writing our nature
Tara Lanich-LaBrie
Tara Lanich-LaBrie is a culinary herbalist, finding a love of cooking and plants at an early age, and after a series of health issues began farming, foraging and baking professionally.
She created her business, The Medicine Circle, to share colorful, seasonal recipes, and to build a bridge between people and the natural world.
Foraged & Grown: Healing, Magical Recipes for Every Season, is her first book.
Tara will be guiding us through a herbal cooking session. Where everyone will be in their kitchens at the same time!
Jan Blake is an award-winning storyteller Jan Blake is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest storytellers.
Of Jamaican heritage, Jan has performed in theatres & Storytelling & Spoken Word Festivals worldwide. Working with mythology & folktales from Africa, India, The Caribbean & The Arab regions, she uses words to weave worlds into existence, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in new landscapes and the human experiences of those people in her narratives.
Over her 37 years as a professional storyteller Jan continued to innovate continues to innovate within the field.
Price and prayment options
EARLY BIRD:
If you sign up before November 1st the price is €3100
€3400 including the retreat!
You also have the option of paying in 14 installments.
After November 1st: price for the mentorship is €3400
Price for mentorship with the retreat is €3800
You are welcome to pay in up to 12 installments. This is to be planned individually.
If the retreat isn’t possible for you but you’re still interested, or you have other questions or considerations you’d like to discuss, schedule a call or send your questions below
Due to the small group and the nature of content, structure and asked commitment. We do not offer refunds after April 1st - It would not be possible to refill your spot at this point. If you decide to pull yourself from the course, you are still obligated to pay for the course in full.
The price does not include transportation to and from the retreat venue.
🌿Each month for the 9 months, we have a 2x 2 and half hour sessions on zoom, with built-in breaks.
🌿The course is divided into themes that we work through together, sequentially. There will be material to be read, practical exercises and writing to be submitted.
🌿You will receive a package in the mail with materials for the course. This will be sent to you in April.
🌿November 19th - 22nd there is an in person retreat in Denmark - venue TBA
🌿You have a one on one session with me during the course
🌿We will have an online forum to stay connected during the mentorship
Please note that we don’t have any live sessions in July. This will be practice and writing time. You will receive reading and audio/video practices.
