03/17/2026
“The kind of life we live today in our society is very different than what any other people have ever lived
before. The particular stresses we endure have squeezed the juice out of our connection to spirit… so our medicine needs to be different from what it was in the past because our illnesses are different from what
they were in the past. My training and years of clinical work have convinced me that the overwhelming
majority of our health problems, of all kinds – our physical health problems and our mental and emotional health problems – are caused by pain in our hearts, our spirit, our soul.
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— Eliot Cowan
What is Plant Spirit Medicine?
Humans and plants have lived side by side for countless generations—we are family. Our plant relatives have always been generous, offering us food, medicine, and guidance. Like us, plants have spirit, and their spirit can nurture, heal, and bring us back into balance. Plant Spirit Medicine is the shaman’s way with the plants—a millennial practice known to peoples across the world. Rediscovered in the early 1980s by Eliot Cowan and entrusted to Alison Gayek to teach in 2002, it continues to prove as effective in today’s world as it was in times past.
How Can Plant Spirit Medicine Help?
Plant Spirit Medicine is a deeply transformative, holistic healing practice that brings balance to body, mind, and spirit. It can help with: Anxiety, Stress, and Overwhelm, Physical Conditions and Chronic illness, Relationship Struggles, Loneliness, Finding Meaning or Purpose. Rather than masking symptoms, Plant Spirit Medicine addresses the root cause of imbalance, restoring vitality and wholeness.
Begin Your Journey
We invite you to step onto the path of becoming a Plant Spirit Medicine Healer. Discover the healing power of plants,
transform your own life, and bring this medicine to others.
