TEK and the Return of Wolves, Fire, and Bison by Dr. Cristina Eisenberg Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is the wisdom indigenous and local people acquire by living on the earth. Rooted in a specific landscape and based on the fact that everything is connected, TEK braids together relationships between plants, animals, the earth, the seasons,…
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“Each of us, at least once in our lives, hears the inner call. Some call it the wild woman within, who seeks to be heard, to return her tamed daughters to their natural, intuitive state, to break the chains that hold them so that they may run free…” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes, PH.D., Women Who Run…
Vanessa Chakour, former professional boxer, Sacred Warrior founder, environmentalist, and inspirational mentor, talks about Sacred Warrior. Interviewed by one of her students, Steph, the two discuss Sacred Warrior, Martial Arts, meditation, plant medicine, animal activism, and life in NYC. Steph: You’ve been working on this Sacred Warrior program for a couple years now. What…
We spent a fascinating day with Ancel at the Botanical Gardens learning about the layers and language of the Rainforest during our recent Women’s Warriorship Retreat in Costa Rica. Here’s a glimpse into her world: I like to talk with trees. It’s not necessarily a verbal communication— though quite often conversations do begin with an uttered word…
On fire and power It’s a beautiful spring day for the third Warriors Path Training with Vanessa. Drinking Dandelion to invoke the element of fire in our guts, we had a chance to meditate and do a free write. “I let the fire inside breathe for me. I have no say in the…
“I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief… For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”.~ Wendell Berry Wendell Berry is poet, essayist, fiction writer, farmer and environmental activist I so admire. His message is constant: humans must learn to…
Here is a some beautiful writing along with suggestions for Solstice ritual from one of my beloved teachers: Wisewoman and author, Robin Rose Bennett: About the Solstice: At Winter Solstice, the earth is actually closer to the sun than in the summer because of the oval shape of its yearly path. But because…
Herbal infusions I make and drink herbal infusions daily. I have my go to herbs such as Nettles, Red Clover, Burdock Root, Yarrow, Mullein and others depending on what my body/mind/spirit need. The practice has improved my health and vitality in so many ways. Infusions differ from herbal teas as they are darker in…
What does the Way of the Sacred Warrior have to do with Herbal Medicine? Shamanism is the point of contact between the two. The herbalist is close to Nature and the good herbalist is one who learns directly from the Living Nature. The warrior, on the other hand, is someone who takes life seriously – deadly…
“…there is an inner wakefulness, that directs the dream that will eventually startle us back to the truth of who we are” ~ Rumi I’ve always had incredibly vivid dreams that have informed and influenced my waking life. Dream experiences have shifted my perception of reality, helped me to heal and continue to affect the way I…
