Fall 2026 Courses
Please join the waitlist if you are interested in these courses and you will be the first to know when enrollment doors open!
The next cohort for these two courses will begin in September.
In the meantime, check out the ongoing membership community! That is a great way to get involved now.
Kristen Dilling
"In a time that is so harried with fear and furor, Vanya offers the warmest and most nurturing of spaces. Through story, song, imagination, ritual, intuition and wisdom, Vanya is forever finding a way to invite us all back to ourselves. It is a wordless gift to be in such heart-centric community -- a true haven. To any one that hungers, wonders or wanders, this is for you."
Jenny Wade
"Vanya’s teachings have filled up a longing inside of me that I didn’t know I had. Through her courses I’ve learned how to make sense of the subtle realms of archetype, dream, and myth. These ways of knowing are hard to come by in our modern culture, and satiate a deep part of my soul. I feel more whole, now that I’m able to incorporate her teachings into my everyday life and in my work as a counselor."
Rachel Morrell
“I have been deeply impacted by Vanya’s teaching and guidance in ways that have profoundly changed my life. She has helped give voice to dormant parts of my soul that have been longing to be known by me. I’ve always felt like I spoke a weird, unknown language that no one else understood, but Vanya came alongside me and said, ‘You are speaking a foreign language, but I speak it too and here’s what I can tell you about it.’ I cannot speak highly enough about what Vanya has to offer this world.”
Hi, I'm Dr. Vanya Leilani and I'm so glad you are here!
I am the author of the book, The Flesh & the Fruit, and also currently author a Substack publication, The Mythic Fig, and host a podcast, Belonging to the Wild. In addition, I offer courses, mentorships, and retreats, as well as an ongoing community.
Through the years, the mythic imagination has continually invited me into the mystery and magic right here in the mundane. You can read more of my professional bio at the bottom of this page, but for now I would love to back up and tell you a little about myself and what got me here.
Ever since I can remember, I have felt a strong pull toward the depths, toward the unseen forces that shape our lives...
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A newsletter where I share short reflections, poems, recommendations for books, shows, and films as well as more personal updates and, of course, news about upcoming offerings.
I hope these little digital care packages will not only keep you informed of the news around here, but that they will also bring a sense of community and a little bit of the magic of the mythic imagination to your week.
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About Vanya...
Dr. Vanya Leilani is an archetypal psychologist, writer, teacher, and storyteller. She received her Ph.D. in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Jungian and Archetypal Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has also completed two certificate training intensives with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, as well as a one-year certificate training program at the Woman’s Academy of Irish Shamanism and Spirituality. In addition, Vanya has served as an adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute teaching on the creative power of archetypes.
After leaving fundamentalist religion in her early adulthood, Vanya found herself drawn deeply into the world of myth, archetypes, and depth psychology as a way of recovering a sense of meaningful participation with the living ensouled world and of cultivating spiritual sovereignty.
In her book, The Flesh and the Fruit: Remebering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression, she dives deep into the mythic background of this pivotal figure and uncovers the archetypal Eve as a powerful guide leading us back to the ways of knowing and being that were cast into the shadows of Patriarchal consciousness. In her book she identifies and explores the archetype of creative transgression and the necessity of disobedience in our evolution and becoming.
In her current work, she explores themes of wildness, spiritual sovereignty, creative transgression, and belonging through the mythic imagination. Through deep engagement with myths, stories, dreams, symbols, archetypes, body, earth, and imagination, she creates spaces for us to remember and return ourselves to what we are made of and to deepen into the alchemy of this human experiment.
Vanya offers courses, workshops, retreats, and one-on-one mentorships. She also hosts the podcast, Belonging to the Wild, and authors a publication on Substack, The Mythic Fig.
She was born and raised in southeastern Brazil and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest