WORKSHOP
Long before written words, people knew the language of fire and smoke.
Across generations, herbs were gathered, dried and offered to the flames. Their smoke was believed to cleanse, protect and heal, to carry prayers and intentions, and to create a bridge between the seen and the unseen.
In this immersive workshop, we enter the ancient world of smoke and explore the relationship between plants, fire, breath and spirit.
Riitta will bring a selection of herbs from her home in Telemark, Norway, plants rooted in the northern landscape and in the traditions and stories that surround them. Together, you will explore their scents, qualities and traditional uses, while discovering the history and spiritual meaning of smoke and ritual plants.
You will experience different ways of working with smoke and learn how herbs can become part of a personal ritual of cleansing, protection and intention.
There will also be time to slow down, breathe and simply experience. To notice the scent of the plants. To watch the smoke rise. To listen to what awakens within.
Together, you will create your own herbal blend and bind a personal ritual herb bundle, working with the plants that call to you and giving it an intention of your own.
This is not simply a workshop about herbs.
It is an invitation to step away from the ordinary for a while, to reconnect with the plants, the elements and the ancient wisdom carried through generations.
To follow the smoke.
To listen.
And perhaps, to remember something very old.
LOCATION
Idavollen Tingsted, Norway
FACILITATOR
Riitta Annikki
PRACTICAL DETAILS
Language of Instruction: English
Price for the workshop and dinner: 600NOK
To sign up, fill out the form below or send an email to violetravenphoto@gmail.com.