ECO Sensual Curriculum
SUMMER '24 CURRICULUM
WEEK 1 :: (7/7 - 7/13)
intros - orientation
WEEK 2 :: (7/14 - 7/20)
carrying medicine in a good way (ethics, morals, and scope of practice)
WEEK 3 :: (7/21 - 7/27)
cardinal directions of (herbal) medicine making
WEEK 4 :: (7/28 - 8/3)
exploring the plant nations
(herbal allies for healing sexual/reproductive trauma)
WEEK 5 :: (8/4 - 8/10)
exploring the plant nations
(psychedelic herbalism)
We open with intentions and prayers for the sacred learning container we will be in for the next twelve weeks. We get to know each other and lay out the digital framework of education.
How do we practice respectful, effective, and trauma-informed holistic healing? How to spot red flags within altered states and holistic (and traditional) healing communities. The art of being an advocate and ally in today’s modern world, and within the spaces of psychedelics and altared states. Being a resource, advocate, and a trauma-informed practitioner.
Cardinal directions (foundations) of making and interacting with the Plant Nations through a traditional Indigenous lens. We will host a special guest instructor speaks on integrity when working with plant medicines and while in altered states.
Herbal allies to practice holistic care of your reproductive organs. These include herbs to support in healthy cell production, tonification, STIs, scarred tissue remediation, maintaining boundaries, and energetic cleansing. Herbal wellness as traditional practice to address sexual & reproductive trauma.
Herbal allies to practice preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences. These include herbs to soothe and support the central nervous system, help reduce strong sensations during challenging journeys and land softly after large and meaningful exploration.
WEEK 6 :: (8/11 - 8/17)
singing your medicine
A time to sing our medicine. This teaches us the importance of finding ones' authentic voice, and using it clearly and effectively. We will learn about and remember practices for tapping into one's real medicine without culturally appropriating. Harnessing real medicine songs in order to liberate and heal sexual + reproductive traumas.
WEEK 7 :: (8/18 - 8/24)
accountability & community building
Deepen into community. Join small local groups for increased resource sharing and network building.
WEEK 8 :: (8/25 - 8/30)
sacred pause -- integration week
A time to rest, review and practice our skills. There will be some lightweight extra credit assignments and practicums to allow us to deepen into our practice.
WEEK 9 :: (9/1 - 9/7)
untying the knot
Traditional shamanic and herbal practices + recipes for energetic, emotional, spiritual, and physical protection. These skills can be applied to yourself as you navigate altared states and can be taught to people you're supporting as they journey.
WEEK 10 :: (9/8 - 9/14)
traditional medicine making with the plant nations
Hands on medicine making workshop. All supplies will be shipped to you. A follow-along practice in tinctures, salves, balms, pusangas, and spritzers for your healing practice.
WEEK 11 :: (9/15 - 9/22)
straight arrow
The integration of advocacy and trauma-informed care into your practice (personally and for others). This includes some of the business and legal aspects aspects of being an advocate.
WEEK 12 :: (9/22 - 9/28)
applying the tools
Practical applications and scenarios for these tools. Scenario play-out, scripts and more. How do call all these tools from our medicine bag to support others? We share practical skills scenarios to help you know where and when to apply what we've taught in class.
WEEK 13 :: (9/29 - 10/5)
weaving life's stories
Learn the medicine of stories from around the world. Gain valuable skills in the space of story telling and begin pulling together the threads to weave the tapestry of who you and what what you are becoming.
WEEK 14 :: (10/6 - 10/12)
storytelling
A time to share and listen. Reclaiming threads of us which may still be tangled in other's stories. Practice witnessing others and acknowledging our own experiences from a neutral and non-reactionary state.
WEEK 15 :: (10/13)
culmination
We celebrate, congratulate and begin the certification process to the students who completed their course work. It's a time of reflection and gratitude for how deeply we've grown.
