HOW OUR HERBAL MEDICINE SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT: WE KEEP IT WILD
At the heart of our vision is a simple, powerful commitment: keep it wild. We believe that true herbal wisdom can’t be fully captured indoors or distilled into formulas alone—it thrives in the unpredictable, living world.
By learning directly from native, spontaneous plants and untouched ecosystems, we honor nature’s raw intelligence and the traditions that have always looked to the land as teacher.
Keeping it wild means more than foraging or outdoor classes; it’s an attitude of respect, humility, and deep listening. We encourage curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to be surprised by what the forest offers.
In the wild, every sense is awakened—intuition grows, creativity flourishes, and a genuine connection to the earth is forged. By keeping our practices rooted in the wild, we ensure that herbalism stays vibrant, authentic, and intimately tied to the rhythms of nature itself.
A SIMPLE WAY OF LIVING WITH UNFILTERED CONNECTION TO NATURE
Alquimia (Ar. Hisp. [al-kimiya])
f. Practica y estudio filosófico que se desarrolló desde la Antigüedad y que combina elementos diferentes. Desde la química, la metalurgia, la física, la medicina, la astrología, hasta la semiótica, el misticismo y el arte. Su enfoque es descubrir los elementos constitutivos del universo, la transmutación de los metales, el elixir de la vida.
f. Transmutación maravillosa e increíble.
n. A philosophical practice and study developed since antiquity that combines diverse elements—from chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, and astrology, to semiotics, mysticism, and art. Its focus is discovering the constituent elements of the universe, the transmutation of metals, and the elixir of life.n. A wondrous and incredible transmutation.
WE WELCOME INDIVIDUALS FROM ANY PATH
In essence, our mission is to guide individuals toward self-realization and self-sufficiency.
We want you to experience more authentic ancestral practices through an unfiltered connection to Nature, promoting the exchange of wisdom, traditional knowledge, and experience so we can live in mutual symbiosis and remove unnecessary technology and comforts. This means we offer a simple way of living as a model for your stay, and we encourage you to break your routine and habits while you’re here.
Our goal is to support an individual’s transformational process, leading to spiritual and physical homeostasis.
Finally, we encourage expressing inner truth through the physical and the spiritual, and uplifting the mind as a clear function of a deeper connection with all parts. We welcome individuals from any path and support your therapy of choice.
Featured image: “The Hand of Buddha” by Vincent_AF, used under CC BY, edited from the original
