Bodies of Wisdom:
Apprenticeship Program
December 21st 2026 ~ June 21st 2027
Syllabus
Erotic Power, Pleasure Activism, Reproductive Justice, & Consent
Contraception & Abortion Herstory, Ancestral Legacies
Nervous & Endocrine System Ecology
Menstrual Cycle Healing & Charting
Sympto-thermal Method of Fertility Awareness as Contraception
Intro to Clinical & Folk Herbalism including but not limited basic preparation, harvesting, & sourcing, energetics, actions, & lore
Herbal Actions & Allies including but not limited to nutritives, nervines, emmenagogues, implantation inhibitors, abortifacients, & more
Nutrition for Bleeding Bodies
Ritual Craft & Spiritual Dimensions of Menstruation, Ovulation, Contraception & Abortion
Home Abortion Care; including but not limited to plants, pills, menstrual extraction, & meridian activation
Program Objectives
Build knowledge & skills for avoiding &/or ending pregnancy outside the clinical paradigm while centering PLEASURE & allying with PLANTS
Create a mission statement & actionable protocols for your own unique womb wisdom praxis supporting
your clients &/or community
Create continuity of care & meaningful relationships within an intimate cohort & mentorship relationship
What it is…
decentralized power; a mentor who is your ally & does not seek to be your authority
radical love & education from an anarchist animist Jewitch with over 20 years of experience tending the womb continuum
accessible biochemistry, anatomy & physiology education
conventional learning through reading, writing & discussion
intuitive learning through ritual, play, & story-telling
an experienced perspective & supportive presence to improve &/or create your client care / teaching / bizwitch / activist praxis
What it ain’t…
a certification or training
a strategy for success in capitalism
validation or instruction from an external authority
therapy
dogma or ideology
Program Details
6 month container
12 live group Zoom calls (3 per month) recorded with replays available
3 private mentorship sessions with me
6 peer counseling sessions with fellow apprentices
1 year of FoK Membership
Aspiring & professional practitioners of all types of healing arts serving the womb continuum of fertility, pregnancy, & sexuality are encouraged to apply, including but not limited to:
doulas
midwives
medical professionals
body & energy workers
social workers & mental healthcare providers
life / sex / cycle / health coaches
fertility awareness educators
herbalists
witches
yoga & mindful movement instructors
rites of passage ceremonialists / moon & womens’ circle leaders
Qualifications for Application
A palpable sense of internal authority & soul purpose
Experience working with community &/or clients in a womb wellness care-giving or educational capacity
Enjoy learning by reading, listening, discussion & journaling
Prompt & effective verbal & digital communicator, comfortable speaking up kindly & clearly when or if discomfort, disconnect, or conflict arise
Able to invest an average of 3-5 hours per week in this program
Praise from past participants . . .
Sam's encouragement, support, & guidance was thoughtful & wise. I came into the mentorship expecting to only grow in my knowledge with the womb continuum, & I definitely am so much more knowledgeable in that realm now.
What surprised me was that during our mentorship relationship I became more connected to myself & the communities I exist in. She provided the space for me to go within to connect to myself in a way I didn't know was possible, empowering me to fully step into autonomy & sovereignty over my body & choices in a way I wasn't provided in so many other spaces. She gave me space to explore in a way that was non-judgmental & gentle. These feelings of empowerment have spread to every other area in my life in such an awe-inspiring way I never could have expected, & gave me so much hope for the future.
Although the mentorship is over, I am still seeing daily the huge impact it had on the way I interact with the world around me, provide support as a friend & community member, & the respect & trust I have in myself.
Chaney Williams Doula Author, Herbalist, Activist
“Experiencing mentorship with Sam was immeasurable to my life on an individual level, as well as the path that I now lead in my women’s work. I began working with Sam at a time when I was stuck between exiting the western realm of women’s specialty nursing and starting my own holistic practice of wellwoman care.
When I was first introduced to Sam I recall sensing a degree of power that was not familiar to me by my direct environment, but that was familiar to me by the deeper truths & knowings of my womb. I could feel the clarity, depth of knowledge, wisdom, & fierceness for liberation that Sam carried & it struck me in a big way.
Sam leads from a place of circle, not hierarchy, she is a pillar of deep remembrance for all womb bearers, & is one of the greatest mentors & teachers I have ever been blessed to experience. Being in her field & space alone is sacred & healing.
Throughout our time together Sam witnessed me so completely & fully as she held me through the dismantling of so many projected narratives to uncover the compass of my own womb & center. She supported me in climbing out of the systemic indoctrination that was keeping me small to light & liberate my own medicine path & inner fire.
Sam possesses a rare weaving of knowledge that permeates all sectors of womb health & woman’s care & my time with her was beyond anything I could have asked for. I can fully say that it was because of the work that I did with Sam that I was able to root into the rich field of sovereignty within my own womb to exit the nursing realm & say yes to the true care I believe in for women. My experience with her had immediate impact, nourishment, & healing expansion & continues to be a tending & awakening light in my life.
For any person seeking a space of depth, essential remembrance, & rich guidance in the realms of womb medicine I could not recommend Sam more. Sam, thank you, you have forever impacted my life and returned me home to my own womb & knowing.”
Alexandra Durrigan, RN BSN, Women’s Pelvic Care & Womb Guide
“Working with Sam was truly transformational! I was able to gain incredible insight in starting a business from scratch & how I can thrive. The tools I was given from her will help to continue to support my path both professionally & personally as a healer. Additionally I was able to digest & attain amazing information centered around conception, fertility& sexuality that I utilize to help support my clients & self. I would highly recommend working with Sam, she is a beam of light & an inspiration to all!”
Mary McCallum, Herbalist
“Samantha comes to each session truly herself, making it easy for me to be authentically my self with her. She carries seemingly endless resourses & knowledge, has a cunning intuition that makes every conversation seem magical!
I have grown so much & been more & more inspired after each session to live by & be closer to my truth!
Samantha is the wicked (in a good way) womb witch of the west, a sweet ‘n sassy faithful ally for the journey of living an authentic life. There is no pressure to be a certain way, to do certain things; come as you are, receive respect & be truly seen by Sam!”
Madelyn Telford, Witch, Artist, Ritual Tattooist
Reciprocity
One time payment of $4000
6 Monthly installments of $666
12 Monthly installments of $333
Please do not hesitate to apply if your heart is singing YES, though you would require scholarship or sliding scale to participate.
I will conduct interviews with folks I feel would be a good fit regardless of their ability to invest financially.
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