Dear all,
It is with great joy I welcome you to The Bangalow Barn in November for a weekend of herbal medicine and all things plant-related. This retreat is created to offer both a place of rest and rejuvenation, as well as wisdom around herbal medicine and working with plants as allies for health and wellbeing. We will spend our mornings in quiet meditation with the plants, our days making herbal medicine in the kitchen, and our evenings around the fire listening to folktale and mythic stories. There will also be time to soak in the magnesium pool, read a book in the garden, or take an afternoon nap….
During these three days together we gather for the following workshops:
Herbal Skincare:Learn how to make your own herbal skincare, including body butters, balms and salves, herbal infused body oils, body scrubs and face masks. We will look at different plants that have special affinities for skin health.
Herbal Medicine Workshop: This is my signature workshop, and over 3-4 hours we will cover how to use herbs safely in the home, energetics of herbal medicine and moving beyond the allopathic approach, take a quick look at Medical Astrology, and learn about (and how to prepare) flower remedies, electuaries, herbal infused honey, oxymels and tinctures.
Botanical Dyeing Workshop: An introductory workshop into dyeing with plants. You will receive your own silk scarf to take home.
All workshops are hands-on and interactive. You will leave the retreat with minimum 4 full sized products to take home.
Plant Tea Meditations
Plants have a way of beckoning us back into ourselves, into a way of living that is harmonious and in reciprocity with all of the living world. Learning directly from the plants is perhaps my favorite way of working with them, and requires attention and a willingness to listen. It requires us to slow down; to be still.
During our Tea Meditations we will explore plants through a non-linear approach; creating a space that allows us to learn directly with the plants themselves.
We greet the plants to learn more about them, and in the process are invited to discover more about ourselves.
This is both a moment of learning and discovery- and a moment of self inquiry and reflection.
We will begin our mornings in quiet mediation with rose and blue lotus.
Food & Accommodation
Our meals will be lovingly prepared with organic, nutrient dense ingredients. Dietary preferences and allergies can be catered to upon request. Our venue for the weekend has changed, and is now being held at The Bangalow Barn in Bangalow, NSW.
Ready to sign up?
Please get in touch with me, Iselin, directly via email: iselinamandastoylen@gmail.com to sign up, or for any questions. I look forward to hearing from you!
PRICES:
Early-Bird Single Room: $1050 (Before August 1st)
Early-Bird Shared room Accommodation: $850 (per person- bring a friend!)
Standard Single Room: $1250
Standard Shared Room: $980
Prices include all meals and snacks, and all equipment/ingredients.
