5 sessions, every other week starting April 27th,
Saturdays, 11am-1pm EST
A women’s writing course facilitated by author Vanessa Chakour, Rewilding Through Writing explores the healing power of creative process while strengthening your craft, cultivating your instinct and building confidence in your voice. Limited to 8 women for a nurturing environment where everyone has time and space to share. Learn more and reserve your space here.

The 5 week nature-writing course with Atlas Obscura begins. Learn more and register here.

Join Vanessa live on Zoom to experience a Rewilding Through Writing session. We’ll begin with a meditation and free-write, then share readings, writing prompts and have time for Q & A. You’ll find the link to register on the top of the Rewilding Through Writing page.

Online walks focus on edible and medicinal plants and fungi found in the Northeastern United States and throughout temperate regions of the world. You’re invited to rethink so-called weeds like dandelion, burdock, mugwort, and nettles while exploring safe and ethical wildcrafting. Train your attention to detail and discover how heightened awareness of local land can bring you into deepened relationships with your body and with Earth.

Enchanted Pedagogies Anthology Book Launch. Saturday, March 9th at the Abrams Art Center in NYC. Vanessa will read her piece, Shedding Skins and reflect on the lore of the Selkies. Additional readings and panel by authors such as Pam Grossman and Tifanny Jewell. RSVP here

Cycle three of the Thursday writing group begins for existing students. 7 sessions, every other week.

Join Vanessa live on Zoom to experience a Rewilding Through Writing session. We’ll begin with a meditation and free-write, then share readings, writing prompts and have time for Q & A. You’ll find the link to register on the top of the Rewilding Through Writing page.

Boxing has been an essential part of Vanessa’s healing & personal rewilding practice. She began training as a pro fighter in 2002 and coached boxers of all levels (often integrating meditation & herbalism) in NYC for over 15 years. She now offers limited small group and one-on-one sessions in Western Massachusetts with occasional workshops in NYC & Cambridge. Contact Vanessa to inquire. Group boxing training is an optional part of most retreats.

The Winter cohort meets live on Zoom for 7 sessions
12pm-2pm EST, Every Other Sunday, Starting January 7th.
This session is now full, but you can join the Feb. 1st intro session or contact or join the Spring Session.

The Winter cohort meets live on Zoom for 7 sessions
12pm-2pm EST, Every Other Sunday, Starting January 7th.
This session is now full, but you can join the Feb. 1st intro session or contact Vanessa to add your name to the waiting list for the next offering.

This 5-session course explores what is happening on the land, within the soil, in the skies, and in our bodies as the seasons turn. The Wheel of The Year reminds us that time is cyclical, not linear, and that we are an expression of nature, woven into the wild web of life. Each class will make connections between the transitions and changes on the Earth and the ecosystem that is our body. Learn more & register HERE.

Tuesdays in September, at Mount Owen Forest Sanctuary from 4-6pm. Experience plants from ground to medicine and develop personalized practices to support your self care. These sessions are for absolute beginners to intermediate level herbalists. Bring a journal and mug for herbal infusion. Click here for more information

Join Vanessa at the IHS in Wheaton, MA where she’ll be signing copies of Awakening Artemis. Registration for the symposium is now live.

Join Vanessa in a conversation with Susan Leopold, CEO of United Plant Savers. This is free for Substack subscribers.

Awaken wonder and deepen intimacy with Earth through medicinal plants and fungi that surround you. Join author and herbalist Vanessa Chakour for online walks exploring medicinal plants and fungi, their roles in our ecosystems, and how they have influenced her writing, teaching and journey of healing. Walks are free for Weeds, Wolves & Wild Women supporters at the $50+ level

This 5-week generative writing course led by author and Sacred Warrior founder, Vanessa Chakour explores the healing power of creative process while strengthening your craft, cultivating your instinct and building confidence in your voice. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE.

This intimate online course led by author and Sacred Warrior founder, Vanessa Chakour is designed to elicit healing and greater awareness through the practice of writing. At the same time, strengthening our craft and empowering our voice. We’ll gather live on Zoom for seven sessions, every other week, starting February 12th.

Join Vanessa Live on Zoom for conversation with Regan Downey, Education Director of the Wolf Conservation Center. Learn about wolves, their role in our ecosystems, and what you can do to help this critical, keystone species. We’ll also make time to practice our howls!
Bring your questions to our live Q & A

This bi-weekly online course with author, herbalist, and Sacred Warrior founder Vanessa Chakour will explore the empowering practice of Holistic Herbalism; treating the whole self in collaboration with common medicinal plants.  Come away with a deepened connection to yourself, to nature, and simple herbal practices to support you and your loved ones through the seasons.

This course explores what is happening on the land, within the soil, in the skies, and in our bodies as the seasons turn. The Wheel of The Year reminds us that time is cyclical, not linear, and that we are an expression of nature, woven into the wild web of life. Each class will make connections between the transitions and changes on the Earth and the ecosystem that is our body.

The Wolf Conservation Center, August 26th, 2022
2 pm - 5pm

This multi-sensory workshop led by author, herbalist, and Sacred Warrior founder, Vanessa Chakour, will explore relationship with land through the lens of wild edible and medicinal plants growing at the Wolf Conservation Center.

Experience a plant walk, tips and tools for plant identification, and learn how to make your own herbal infusions and tinctures.

You also meet the WCC’s ambassador wolves and learn about the role of wolves as a keystone species, while discussing current recovery challenges and what .you can do to help. Bring a mug for herbal tea, a journal for notes, and leave awakened to the magic and medicine under your feet.