Apothecary and Retreat
Welcome to Vital Vessel, a sanctuary for deep, holistic support on your path to thriving health.
Explore our offerings of herbal medicine, healing practices, and personalized care. Reconnect with the plants, the land, and your whole self.
Here, everything is rooted in possibility and tailored to you.
Vital Vessel Herbs
rooted &
resourced
I’m so excited to invite you to Rooted & Resourced, a weekend retreat created for women who spend much of their lives caring for, supporting, and being a resource for everyone else.
November 13–15, 2026
Harvest Hill Homestead & Retreat, Home of Vital Vessel Herbs
This weekend is an invitation to step out of that role for a little while and simply receive—to be fed, cared for, rested, nourished, and supported in the company of other women.
Heather Stickney and I have created this immersive weekend especially for women in midlife who may be moving through a time of change, shape-shifting, questioning, or longing for something new.
If you don’t feel quite aligned with this threshold of life right now, know that we’ll be here when you are. And if someone comes to mind who might be, sharing this invitation with her is deeply appreciated.
We’ll spend time on the land, in the woods, around the table, in the sauna, around the fire, and in community. There will be plenty of spaciousness, along with gentle practices and opportunities to connect, reflect, and nourish yourself.
Our time will include:
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Herbal wisdom + mineral-rich herbal infusions + medicine making together
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Seasonal, nourishing meals and treats by Eden Love!!
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Wood-fired sauna
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Forest walks + time on the land
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Embodied practices + gentle movement
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Ritual, reflection + Human Design
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Meaningful connection + Council
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Accommodations included, with several options to choose from
There is no fixing yourself here, and no packed schedule of things you should be doing.
This is simply an invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and experience what becomes possible when you are resourced.
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Rooted in the earth.
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Resourced in the body.
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Held in community.
Early Bird pricing is available for a limited time, and registration is now open!
I’d love to gather with you this November!
November 13–15, 2026
Harvest Hill Homestead & Retreat,
Home of Vital Vessel Herbs
Hosted by Alyssa Homes & Heather Stickney
2027 spring/summer apprenticeship
2027 spring/summer apprenticeship will be forming starting in the winter.
Check back then for details and dates!
What is Vitalist Herbalism?
Vitalism recognizes that plants heal not only on a physical level, but also energetically and spiritually. The Vitalist approach to Herbalism is very deeply holistic. It views the body as intelligent by nature, creating vital responses to express what it needs. Vitalism seeks out balance, energy, and life force, identifying obstacles through this lens. It explores the whole person from the perspective of the constitution, the tissues, and the soul and seeks the underlying root imbalances. The Vitalist uses a deep knowledge of plants in their wholeness and matches them to the uniqueness of each person to truly treat illness and to restore vital health.
Offerings
If you have something in mind that you don't see please feel free to ask us
Herbal Apprenticeship
Are you hearing the call of the plants? To meet them, sit with them, learn how to make medicine with them and to heal, uplift, ground and connect?
Join us for a weekly beginner herbal apprenticeship. Once or twice a year we open up the opportunity to apply to come to the land here at Vital Vessel Herbs.
Women's Circles
Within the sacred space of women circle at Vital Vessel Herbs, we settle into a healing container for weaving of voices and hearts where stories are shared, wisdom is remembered, and the journey of womanhood is honored.
Rooted in the rhythms of the land and seasons, we come together sometimes beneath the open sky in the Medicine Wheel garden, sometimes around a fires warm glow, or nestled in the cozy apothecary held in the embrace of herbal allies and ancient ways.
Individualized Herbal Consultations
Vitalist Herbal consultations are a way to get to the root of what has been going on with you, what has been out of balance, what needs attention. Feeling vital, having bodies that work well to move us through what we want to do in this life, is essential to living our purpose, enjoying our human experience, and connecting with the world. My vitalist approach takes healing with plants to the deepest level.
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Contact Info
Phone
Address
802-380-4797
79 Harvest Hill Rd., Brattleboro, VT 05301