Gather in community to connect with the wisdom, magic and healing of eight herbs that align with the energies offered by each of the sacred turnings on the Irish Wheel of the Year. Open to the ways the plants connect to and play with us as they guide us through the year.
We will discuss ways to engage with the herb for body, mind, spirit, before we move into ritual with them, including a plant spirit journey and elemental connection with the energies of each ancient festival celebration.
We meet for ritual (via Zoom) on each of the great turnings beginning with Winter Solstice in December 2024 and ending with Samhain, the Celtic New Year, in November 2025. For each of the celebrations, we will invoke a herb that aligns with the energies of that season, deepening in with their wisdom through a plant spirit journey and invitations to engage with them.
In Way of the Herbs - the Sacred Turnings we will:
*Connect to honor the ancient turnings
*Celebrate ritual with community
*Ally with a a herb for each turning
*Remember and embody what it means to engage with the wild Elements
*Initiate spells and other rituals throughout the season
*Remember what it means to tend to the hearth
*Come into relationship and intimacy with the land and their seasons
*Connect with your wild nature, within and without
Way of the Herbs - The Sacred Turnings Gatherings:
We will meet via Zoom. All times are in Irish Time. A recording will be sent the following day for those unable to attend.
Winter Solstice/ Pine- Sunday 22 December from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Imbolc/ Cleavers- Sunday 2 February from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Spring Equinox/ Dandelion- Sunday 23 March from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Bealtaine/ Hawthorn- Sunday 4 May from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Summer Solstice/ Yarrow- Sunday 22 June from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Lughnasa/ Calendula- Sunday 3 August from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Autumn Equinox/ Nettle- Sunday 21 September from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Samhain/ Mugwort- Sunday 26 October from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Enroll for the year/ Eight sessions:
Option 1: $275, paid in full
Option 2: $137.50 paid now and $137.50 paid in March 2025
Scholarships (NON-needs based) are available to black, indigenous and women of color. Please contact me at tonjareichley@gmail.com.
REGISTRATION OPENS 15 NOVEMBER
For registration visit Tonja's website Dancing With The Wild
Do you have any questions, please connect with me.
We meet for ritual (via Zoom) on each of the great turnings beginning with Winter Solstice in December 2024 and ending with Samhain, the Celtic New Year, in November 2025. For each of the celebrations, we will invoke a herb that aligns with the energies of that season, deepening in with their wisdom through a plant spirit journey and invitations to engage with them.
In Way of the Herbs - the Sacred Turnings we will:
*Connect to honor the ancient turnings
*Celebrate ritual with community
*Ally with a a herb for each turning
*Remember and embody what it means to engage with the wild Elements
*Initiate spells and other rituals throughout the season
*Remember what it means to tend to the hearth
*Come into relationship and intimacy with the land and their seasons
*Connect with your wild nature, within and without
Way of the Herbs - The Sacred Turnings Gatherings:
We will meet via Zoom. All times are in Irish Time. A recording will be sent the following day for those unable to attend.
Winter Solstice/ Pine- Sunday 22 December from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Imbolc/ Cleavers- Sunday 2 February from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Spring Equinox/ Dandelion- Sunday 23 March from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Bealtaine/ Hawthorn- Sunday 4 May from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Summer Solstice/ Yarrow- Sunday 22 June from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Lughnasa/ Calendula- Sunday 3 August from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Autumn Equinox/ Nettle- Sunday 21 September from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Samhain/ Mugwort- Sunday 26 October from 5pm- 8pm Irish time
Enroll for the year/ Eight sessions:
Option 1: $275, paid in full
Option 2: $137.50 paid now and $137.50 paid in March 2025
Scholarships (NON-needs based) are available to black, indigenous and women of color. Please contact me at tonjareichley@gmail.com.
REGISTRATION OPENS 15 NOVEMBER
For registration visit Tonja's website Dancing With The Wild
Do you have any questions, please connect with me.
Contact
Your guides through this year:
Tonja Reichly, a teacher of herbal remedies and of the Irish Wisdom Tradition, a pilgrimage guide, sacred space tender and author of the book 'Wild Irish Roots'. She is an American with Irish roots living near the Burren in Ireland. Find out more about Tonja here.
Madeleen Bloemendaal, a Dutch herbalist, nature connector and (family) constellation teacher, integrating (intergenerational) trauma and activating inner qualities are central to her work. Together with plant medicines she creates fields of transformation. Scroll down for more information about plant spirits & constellation work.
Tonja: "May we remember that gathering in community, honoring the seasons and the cycles of the cosmos, brings us back into relationship with the land and our intimate connection to them and each other. May we remember the magic found in honoring these turnings, reflected by the wisdom of the herbs."
Madeleen: “Living in close connection to nature and the natural rhythm of the seasons opens us up to sensing the world as a living and breathing field of wisdom that we can commune with. For me this is essential to find my way through this human experience. Whenever our world gets flat, monotonous and loses meaning, there’s a call for reconnection. The plants and trees are majestic teachers that mirror great body wisdom, that we too hold within us. They help us to anchor ourselves in peace and unity in the physical. We welcome you to join us in this magical yearlong journey. Where we, plants and people together, will weave a connective field that can a support you through these dynamic times within and without.”
Plant spirits & constellation work
Engaging with the consciousness of plants grew naturally for me, by working with them physically in my garden and kitchen. My herbal studies helped to deepen that experiential knowledge. Communication with plant spirits took a huge leap through my work with constellations.
A constellation is a systemic ceremony to transform the subconscious dynamics that can be active in a life challenge. For example, patterns that run through family systems. Through the use of representatives (be it people or floor anchors) all the ‘players’ of a situation are made visible as an ‘ecosystem’.
Tapping into the energetic undercurrents that create our daily realities, also helped me to feel into the subtle information of the plants. When I started to weave shamanic elements into the constellations, like working with a medicine wheel and the energies of the elements and archetypes, the plants jumped in as well!
Constellation work helps to féél through situations, for example the turnings of the year(!), with our bodies. And the plants help us remember our innate capacity to move through change and find renewal.
Madeleen will be co-hosting 'Way of the Plants' together with Tonja, offering embodied and playful ways to engage with the plants. Including e.g.: plant spirit journeys, plant messages, constellations, tea rituals, spontaneous writing and bodywork.
Engaging with the consciousness of plants grew naturally for me, by working with them physically in my garden and kitchen. My herbal studies helped to deepen that experiential knowledge. Communication with plant spirits took a huge leap through my work with constellations.
A constellation is a systemic ceremony to transform the subconscious dynamics that can be active in a life challenge. For example, patterns that run through family systems. Through the use of representatives (be it people or floor anchors) all the ‘players’ of a situation are made visible as an ‘ecosystem’.
Tapping into the energetic undercurrents that create our daily realities, also helped me to feel into the subtle information of the plants. When I started to weave shamanic elements into the constellations, like working with a medicine wheel and the energies of the elements and archetypes, the plants jumped in as well!
Constellation work helps to féél through situations, for example the turnings of the year(!), with our bodies. And the plants help us remember our innate capacity to move through change and find renewal.
Madeleen will be co-hosting 'Way of the Plants' together with Tonja, offering embodied and playful ways to engage with the plants. Including e.g.: plant spirit journeys, plant messages, constellations, tea rituals, spontaneous writing and bodywork.
