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Slow down and engage your senses to connect, remember, and practice living in a sacred relationship with nature’s magic and medicine, embracing community with the Earth and all her gifts.

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We will meet in person one weekend each month for eight months, starting in March with the Spring Equinox, when the plants are awakening with rising energy. Our journey will conclude in October at Samhain, when the plants draw their energy back into the Earth to rest and gestate.

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Class sessions will take place outdoors on 12 acres of land in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, or inside our beautiful heart-centered workshop space. This unique opportunity will guide you through a three-season journey, with each class focusing on moving through nature’s cycles and engaging with the plants and magic of each season.

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​Using the wisdom of folk traditions, you will learn the fundamentals of herbalism and create a personal apothecary using plants harvested from the HCH gardens throughout the seasons. Together, we will make teas, tinctures, elixirs, incense, and other herbal medicines. You will be encouraged to engage in your healing through experiential learning, opening yourself up to the transformational journey that plants can offer to your body, mind, and soul.

 

In cultivating a relationship with the green world, we will recognize plants as conscious beings and remember that we all can honor and communicate with them, just as our ancestors did. We can learn directly from the plants when we permit ourselves to remember how to connect with them.

 

As we move through the wheel of the year, embracing the plant medicine and earth magic of each season, we will learn to work with the energies of the directions, elements, and chakras that correspond to the different seasons. We will honor the seasonal energies with corresponding ceremonies. This could involve a summer fire ceremony or working with blessing herbs, using smoke and feathers to clear our energies in the spring.

You will have the opportunity to explore your seasons and cycles while being witnessed by others. Spend time learning to access, sustain, and create sacred space by simply using your breath and opening your heart. You will be encouraged to embrace your intuition and explore the mystical aspects of your being that can connect with the beyond, rooted in reverence for the Divine Feminine. You'll develop a stronger bond with the Earth and recognize her as our greatest teacher. When we see the Earth as a mother and listen to her voice and messages, we also learn to listen to ourselves.

 

I will weave together various tools I have accumulated over the years and share them with you throughout our time together. Opportunities will include meditations, sound baths, forest bathing, dream work, spiritual mentorship, folk herbalism, plant spirit medicine, and profound healing through elemental ceremonies. This is a chance to learn not just about plants, but also about yourself. You will be encouraged to embark on a healing journey, sharing your feelings and authentic self. I strive to provide a safe space for true healing, but true progress requires your readiness to show up for yourself. This isn’t a typical herbal apprenticeship; it's a green healing path to self-discovery through plants.

 

You will choose a plant ally to develop a close relationship with during our time together and in your personal life. Home practices will be provided to assist you in building your relationship with your plant ally and the current season. At the end of the mentorship, you will have the opportunity to share your experiences and the relationship you cultivated with your plant, yourself, and the Mother Earth.

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This mentorship is open to everyone, but it will be a closed group with a limited number of participants. This arrangement allows us to journey deeper together and allows each participant to focus on self-healing while building a strong foundation in earth magic and plant spirit medicine.

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Mentees are welcome to camp on the land during our weekend gatherings. Indoor sleeping arrangements are available during extreme temperatures. Facilities include refrigeration, a bathroom with a shower, and a kitchen. 

2025 Heart of the Earth 

Saturdays, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

& Sundays, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 

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2025- Year One Dates

Weekend One - March 22 & 23 

Weekend Two - April 19 & 20

Weekend Three - May 24 & 25

Weekend Four - June 21 & 22

Weekend Five - July 19 & 20

Weekend Six - August 16 & 17

Weekend Seven - September 20 & 21

Weekend Eight - October 31, November 1 & November 2

(arrive Friday late afternoon and plan to stay over for the weekend.)​​

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Tuition is $2000. To reserve your spot, a $500.00 nonrefundable deposit (subtracted from the total tuition) and a phone chat are required. Payment plans are available. Please inquire. 

 

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Please fill out the contact form below to set up a phone conversation. 

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"I completed Kristin's earth magic and plant medicine apprenticeship and I give a full-throated YES to what she teaches and shares in this exquisitely designed course. Each month going up the long path to her magical land, I felt like I was on a pilgrimage to a spirit-filled place to learn from a truly gifted medicine woman and spiritual teacher. She's done the deep work and you feel it in her medicine and her teachings. If you have the opportunity to work with her - LEAP! You'll be glad you did!!!” - Kit 2021

"As soon as you walk on Kristin and Adam's land, you can feel what a special place it is. Kristin has a wealth of knowledge about all things herbal, from seed gathering, planting, and growing to gathering and using plants in teas and cooking, as well as making plant medicine. I learned to live with and work with nature through the seasons. 
Last summer, I got a splinter that was broken off at the skin. Rather than have a friend dig it out with a needle, I wrapped it in a plantain leaf poultice; the next morning, the splinter was lying on top of my skin. I was like a little kid. I was so excited! That was just one of the many, many things I learned in my first year of the Heart of the Earth Herbal Apprenticeship. I am so looking forward to learning more in year two!" Adelaide 2022


"This experience has been so unique for my growth and journey to learn more about the earth and medicinal plants and herbs. The spaces and experiences Kristin creates are so magical! It was an amazing opportunity to connect more with myself and nature along with others on their personal journeys." - Sandy 2023

"Kristin's apprenticeship through Heart Centered Herbals is transformative. Her shamanistic approach to medicine-making deepened my relationship with the earth, medicinal plants and herbs, nature, and myself. Her wisdom and love guided my hands and heart toward establishing a deeper connection and understanding with our magical plant allies. Thank you Kristin for sharing your heart and mysticism." Ashley 2023
 
"Kristin's herbal course offers hands-on class time for creating salves, teas, flower essences, and much more.  The notebook for the herbal class not only contains recipes but a generous amount of plant information for future reference.   We explored the medicinal value of the common "weeds."  Kristin's passion for the plants, nature, and her land inspires me to appreciate all who reside on my two-acre property."  PK 2023

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I am so excited to be entering my fifth year of offering Heart of the Earth! Hi, my name is Kristin Jewell and I will be your guide, along with the plants and momma earth on this spiritual herbalism journey.

 

I weave together all of the tools I've accumulated over the years and provide them to you throughout our time together. Meditations, sound baths, forest bathing, dream work, spiritual mentorship, folk herbalism, plant spirit medicine, and profound healing through elemental ceremonies will be available to you.

 

I am grateful to steward 12 acres of land that
provides a sanctuary for my plants and practices. I share this space with my amazing partner, Adam, our two pups, some chickens, rabbits, and a couple of cats.

 

I am proud to say that I am a daughter of the earth. I am a forever apprentice and steward to her, learning daily from the fauna and flora, the shifting of the seasons, and the annual cycles.

 

In case you were curious, I’ve apprenticed with herbalists Sage Maurer and Kat Maier. I've earned degrees in both Behavioral Science, B.S., and Transpersonal Psychology, M.A. I am certified as a Spiritual Guidance Mentor, have received a certificate of professional training in The Applications of Therapeutic Sound with The Center Of Light, and have completed a two-year Priestess Path apprenticeship.

 

I am a survivor and I am here to heal and break cycles. I have invested heavily in my healing journey over the past twenty-plus years, and providing a safe and sacred space for others to heal and grow is my life's mission. I view our time together as walking alongside each other, for when you heal, I heal; we heal together.

 

I have medicine and magic, and I want to share it with you,

so you can own and share your medicine and magic, too!

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