Sam's Herbalism Training in Costa Rica

Hi, I'm Sam, and I'm on a wonderful journey, but I need your help!

I'm hoping to raise money to help with continued education into Herbalism. In Punta Mona , along the Southern Caribbean side of Costa Rica, there is a secluded Center for Regenerative & Botanical Studies with a Summer Immersion course by Herbalist, Sarah Wu . We will learn how to work with medicinal plants and mushrooms to cultivate comprehension of natural medicine, while learning how to fully integrate this practice into daily life and spiritual practice.

My story

A few months ago, I lost my job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I had planned on taking a trip to Costa Rica for my 30th birthday, a milestone that I had always dreamed of since being a little girl. I had only planned on going for 6 days, then coming back to California my job search. Within the first 36 hours of being there, I ended up meeting people that influenced my life incredibly. I learned lessons on slowing down, being present, giving thanks, flowing, and living PURA VIDA. I felt more connected with my own life and more disconnected with corporate America. My 6-day vacation turned into a month-long soul adventure across the most biodiverse country in the world.

I brought these lessons back home with me to California, using them to try and figure out my passion and what I want to do next. Following the flow of my heart and my life, I started feeling drawn to Herbalism. Growing up on a farm along the Eastern Shore, I was always fascinated with the woods and forest ground. As a little girl, I would build forts and forage for "herbs" and make "medicines," spells, and potions. Of course, this was all pretend, but tapping into my inner child nowadays, I feel a warm sense of gratitude for my childish passions and feel a fire igniting inside me to reawaken her. My desire to learn more about healing our bodies with holistic practices, both new and ancient, has fueled my conversations with local herbalists to see where to begin.

Herbalism is important to me because it helps us live the purest life. People living in countries and utilizing local remedies, like Costa Rica- a blue zone, are the longest living humans in the world. Being in a female body and from my experience, Iwant to learn more about how to balance my cycles, heal my body, not as an organ that needs "fixing" with pharmaceuticals, but as a beautiful body that can heal itself through alternative remedies along the way of life's journey. This immersion course would allow me to get hands on experience I need to get started on a career path into Herbalism. If you can help donate to my cause, I'll not only get the educational experience I need, but also, collectively, we will be apart of healing people who need it most.

Lots of love, Pura Vida, and always, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!