In-person Workshops

SUMMER 2026 DATES AVAILABLE

This workshop is a joyous celebration of the healing power of nature. We'll explore the magic of working with plant essences to support emotional and soulful wellbeing.

You'll learn about how to tap into the energetics of a plant, and how to find the 'signatures' that help guide you to its particular benefits. We'll look at four plants indepth.

"To learn more about the nature and plant essences / elixirs etc is to understand what it is to be human more. The more I learn about what it is to be human, the more I feel I am living my life well." – Rachel

We'll look at ways to use plant essences in different life situations and transitions. You'll make your own plant essences blends, and you'll even get some colouring pencils out and get creative!

The workshop takes place in Havelock North and places are limited.

10am - 4.00 pm
Saturday 14 November 2026
Saturday 16 January 2027

SUMMER 2026 DATES AVAILABLE

This one day in-person workshop looks at ways we can work with the healing and connecting power of nature at the bedside.

Whether supporting someone through an illness, or navigating the end of life, this workshop explores ways we can bring nature into the room through the use of plant essences, essential oils, waters and salves.

We will look at ways nature is used to create meaning and connection for body and soul, for everyone in the room and you will learn how to make your own caring botanical products.

“The way you have cared for family and friends at the end of life by gently linking them to nature has been profound. As a nurse I have seen just how special it is for everyone in the room and I love your anointing oils and essences.”

— Olivia, R.N.

This workshop is suitable for family members, coaches, therapists, hospice workers and doulas.

The workshop will take place in in Havelock North and places are limited.

Saturday 12 September 2026
10am - 4.00pm

SUMMER 2026 DATES AVAILABLE

The 12th century abbess, Hildegard of Bingen was an extaordinary force to be reckoned with, and an inspiration for women today, especially those in the second half of life. She was a nun, an artist, composert, herbalist, writer and community leader. Her ideas can help us with our own health, creativity, wellbeing and resilience in today’s changing world.

While a benedictine nun, many of Hildegard’s ideas have resonances with other spiritual and nature-based paths, from Celtic druids to the Vedic healers of India, and it is this that we will explore. Her perspective was profoundly female and resolutely grounded in nature. Her understanding of the medicinal properties of plants, the way she sees how the things we tell ourselves can shape the world around us, and her thoughts on food, exercise and the materials we surround ourselves with create a compelling and practical roadmap for life in the 21st century.

Hildegard stepped into her own power in her mid-40s, and at a time when the average life expectancy of women was 35, she lived to the age of 83. In recognition of the second half of her life, we will use this workshop to celebrate and empower the second half of ours.

In this introductory workshop we will explore the following:

• Hildegard’s extraordinary life story – a woman in a man’s world
• The mystic’s art – we will look at some of her extraordinary artworks and music
• The idea of vices & virtues  - how we can change our own self-talk
• Where emotions are mapped on the body – and how to work with them
• Hildegard’s thoughts for a better life – everything is connected

This will be a deeply experiential workshop and a wonderful taster for a fuller online offering available in 2026.

This inperson workshop will take place in Havelock North and places are limited.

10am - 4.00pm
Saturday 17 October, 2026