Growing Awareness of Nature

Overview

The introductory course will give you a direct experience of the aliveness of nature and our ancestral relationship with nature. The introductory course touches upon the importance of nature’s influence in our lives and the amazing ability of plants to guide and heal. It will inspire you to relate to plants as living beings and recognize their generous source of help to live a fulfilled life. Seeing plants as living beings allows us to recognize that we are part of them, and they of us – we are not separate. We are family. Through an introduction to the worldview of the five phases, you will learn a language for communicating with plants, listening and learning from them.

In these modern times, we are not taught to see the plants and trees as sacred or as having wisdom. In this void, many are expressing a desire to connect with nature, ancestral wisdom, and the land. This course supports that journey back to connection with the natural world. We will explore our relationship with the plants that live around you: the common plants that grow in your yard or surrounding area, the weeds that find their way through the cracks in the cement on the sidewalk, the trees that grace your streets and forests. With whatever types of plants and trees live near you, you will be able to perceive them with different eyes; through a new worldview.  

Whether you want to deepen your relationship with nature, learn how to communicate with plants, enrich the quality of your life, or become a Plant Spirit Medicine healer, the Plant Spirit Medicine: Growing Awareness of Nature course will guide you toward that goal. The memory of connection with all living beings is calling us and now is the time to answer.

Who is this course for?

Throughout the years, Plant Spirit Medicine has attracted a broad and international audience with different learning interests and needs.

Level 1, Plant Spirit Medicine: Growing Awareness of Nature, is for you if you are curious about plants, want to deepen your connection and relationship with nature, learn more about your connection to plants, live in closer harmony and balance with nature, or become a Plant Spirit Medicine healer. Whatever calls you, Plant Spirit Medicine: Growing Awareness of Nature course will guide you toward that goal.

During this OnDemand course, you will have direct experience with nature, and in the process, deepen your connection to all of life, becoming more aligned with the natural rhythm of nature.

Learning outcomes

• Explore how plant consciousness is a fundamental experience in all ancient healing traditions
• Learn about the influences of body, mind, and spirit on our lives
• Learn about the world as an expression and movement of energy
• Understand the principles of reciprocity and engagement with plants
• Explore the language of plants through the seasonal worldview and learn how those phases live within each of us and influence our lives
• Explore the worldview and fundamentals of the shamanic way of life
• Learn and practice dream journeying with drumming
• Learn a language for communicating with the plants
• Build a relationship with plants and the natural world based on respect, exchange, and deep sensory engagement.

Homework

The Plant Spirit Medicine: Growing Awareness of Nature course is designed to be an experiential course. At the end of each module, we will provide assignments that are crafted to reinforce the material presented. This course is meant to give you a new way of seeing the world so you can incorporate that learning into your everyday life. In order to receive the full experience, we encourage you to complete all of the assignments so you can truly immerse yourself into a sensory relationship with the world.