At Hedgerow Herb Co., we are passionate about preservation of ancestral skills and knowledge. We know that the ways of plants are the ways of the people and that the hedgerow belongs to every passerby. Our vision for the modern apothecary is a place of education, community support, and creative overflow.
This is why we host community building events rooted not only in herbalism but also in plant-lore, poetry, storytelling, folk singing, basket weaving and plant dyeing. Explore our upcoming offerings and ensure your spot by purchasing your ticket in advance.

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Natural Dyeing with Plants
Jan
24

Natural Dyeing with Plants

Learn the art of plant dyeing with Janessa fortes Bautista

Plants bring vibrancy and color to our world in more ways than one. Peoples from all over the world have worked with plants to color their garments. Though natural dyes is still found in many traditional cultures around the world, artificial dyes came into use in the 1850s changing the global garment industry. Find creative connection to the plant kingdom and join fiber artist Janessa fortes Bautista in learning the art of natural dyeing at Hedgerow Herb Co. Janessa will be guiding us through the hands on process of dyeing both silk and cotton kerchiefs using marigold flowers grown from her abundantly beautiful dye garden. You will get to take home your own dyed silk kerchief and cotton kerchief at the end of the evening. May these garments bring the golden light of the sun to your adorned body this winter, or serve as handmade gifts for your loved ones this holiday season, as you start on or continue on your personal journey of plant dying, hand crafting, and ancestral skill practices.

Space is limited for this hands on workshop. Please secure your ticket in advance. Thank you!

About your Facilitator

Janessa fortes Bautista created the Rainbow + Yarrow collection to bring into balance- beauty, spiritual practice, plant life frequency, function and everyday life. Rainbow + Yarrow embodies the rainbow of colors that is Mother nature’s pure offering and the plant medicines that nourish and heals us. She is creating a simple, comfortable, gentle and calming collection of clothing and goods for her life and now is sharing it with you. Working with natural fibers has always been key since she started making clothes as a kid, in 1995. Rainbow + Yarrow is now evolving into more than a product line, it is a way of being.

In this life.. we honor the earth, the Mother, and the source of all life.

Janessa is a designer and textile artist living in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon with her son and white wolf dog, Beija. She has been growing in community through sharing daily practice, beautiful meals, pouring tea, and sitting in ceremony.  Janessa lives surrounded by a community of healers, plant medicine teachers, artists, farmers, musicians, fire tenders and magical creatures. As a first generation Filipina American, she strives to learn and find connections to the ways of her ancestors. Working with plant dyes and plant medicine is a strong source of connection. She grows her dye plants just steps away from her outdoor dye studio, overlooking the cedar and alder forest. With wisdom and compassion, she aspires to be of integrity with all aspects of her life practice and work for the benefit of all beings.

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Zarzo Willow Tray Weaving Skillshare
Feb
8

Zarzo Willow Tray Weaving Skillshare

Join dear friend of Hedgerow Herb Co. Marisa Rutto for an evening of weaving with willow. In this class we will be learning to weave a zarzo tray made from willow tended and harvested by Marisa. These versatile trays, woven in the style of Danish gardener and weaver Ulla Misser, are wonderful for drying your freshly harvested herbs, holding the fruits of your foraging or grocery harvests on your counter top, or keeping your in-process craft project all in one place.

The zarzo tray is a simple beginner willow project, making this class a wonderful opportunity for those who have not yet worked with weaving willow, or those who want to practice the skill in circle with others.

Your ticket includes:
+ hands on instruction
+ finished tray crafted by your hands
+ a space to reconnect to ancestral lifeways in community

Please bring:
+ hand pruners
+ sharp knife

In times when a quick click of a button can have any good delivered to your door, at a great cost to both workers and the earth body, learning slow crafts and ways of old empowering gift to oneself and an important lifeway to keep alive through practice.

Please sign up before January 18th.
If having the full amount for the ticket by that date is a limiting factor for you, please email the shop at info@hedgerowherbco.com to pay a portion of the ticket as a non-refundable materials deposit and be prepared to pay the remainder before class.

Your Facilitator

Marisa a basket weaver, seamstress, and maker of many things. She has studied the craft of basked weaving under Margret Matthewson, who works primarily with willow outside of Corvallis, OR. Marisa is passionate about the preservation of traditions and supporting herself and others in keeping these crafts. She has studied the ways of folk medicine and folk magic, bringing an animist worldview to her craft work. When she is not weaving, mending, or making, she may be singing in the woods she resides in, where willow grows in abundance, fixing a friends car, or warming Hedgerow with her laughter.

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Plant Spirit Journey: Mugwort
Feb
21

Plant Spirit Journey: Mugwort

Join us for an intimate plant spirit journey at Hedgerow, led by Madrone, with a soundscape by Alexa Lux. Being an herbalist, gardener, or plant lover doesn’t only have to be about working with plants practically, but can also be about building a relationship and connecting magically. During this two hour intimate circle, tea will be served and we will enjoy Willow before we journey into the otherworld and meet the spirit of the Elder tree. This non-entheogenic journey space is meant to be one wherein folks can explore their innate intuitive capacities, learn directly from the spirit of plants themselves, and share their experiences with other practicing folks. We discuss practical uses and lore of the Willow tree, and end our evening with some rustic charm crafting. If you know little of this plant, best wait until after your journey to start learning. Going in with a fresh mind is a special treat.

Join us bi-monthly for Plant Spirit Journeys at our storefront, after hours! Check our classes & events page and sign up for our newsletter to be in the know about these and all of our classes and events!

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Plant Spirit Journey: Willow
Jan
17

Plant Spirit Journey: Willow

Join us for an intimate plant spirit journey at Hedgerow, led by Madrone, with a soundscape by Alexa Lux. Being an herbalist, gardener, or plant lover doesn’t only have to be about working with plants practically, but can also be about building a relationship and connecting magically. During this two hour intimate circle, tea will be served and we will enjoy Willow before we journey into the otherworld and meet the spirit of the Elder tree. This non-entheogenic journey space is meant to be one wherein folks can explore their innate intuitive capacities, learn directly from the spirit of plants themselves, and share their experiences with other practicing folks. We discuss practical uses and lore of the Willow tree, and end our evening with some rustic charm crafting. If you know little of this plant, best wait until after your journey to start learning. Going in with a fresh mind is a special treat.

Join us bi-monthly for Plant Spirit Journeys at our storefront, after hours! Check our classes & events page and sign up for our newsletter to be in the know about these and all of our classes and events!

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Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic & Plants
Jan
10

Forbidden Icelandic Folk Magic & Plants

For one night only in Portland, join visiting Icelandic folklorist Kári Pálsson and archaeologist and translator Giorgia Sottotetti (National Museum of Iceland) at Hedgerow Herb Co. for historic spell-reading and insightful commentary on the topic of forbidden Icelandic folk magic and plants.

Kári and Giorgia will focus primarily on Kári's newly published translation of the most famous of Icelandic books of magic, the Galdrabók (Hyldyr, 2024), and — inspired by this material — they will be accompanied by an incredible harp set from Asia Kindred Moore (Solace).

The unique event will also feature commentary from artist Tristan Eden of local occult publishing house Leodrune, who illustrated this edition, and editor Olympia-based philologist Joseph S. Hopkins. Presented by Olympia's Hyldyr!

A special libation and other potions will be available from Hedgerow for this event. Space is limited. Get tickets for you and your friends before it sells out!

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Human Design Readings
Dec
29

Human Design Readings

Divination Pop-Up with Alexandra

Join us on the last Sunday of the month for a community supported divination pop-up. From 12pm-4pm, local human design practitioner Alexandra will be offering guidance and support through human design. The Human Design System is a framework by which we can unlock areas of deep conditioning to express ourselves truthfully and in harmony with the greater community of our world. A synthesis of ancient and modern sciences, Human Design can illuminate your strengths, provide insight into your challenges and impart a deeper sense of purpose. It is a tool of individuation, self-discovery, and self-mastery; providing a framework for understanding yourself on a physical, energetic and emotional level, as well as practices for the most harmonious way to interact with the world and other people.. Learn more about human design here.

Alexandra covers your:
◁ Energetic frequency—Type, Strategy + Authority
◁ Innate gifts, unique challenges, life themes—Definition, Significant Gates + Channels
◁ Predetermined role + natural path in life—Profile + Incarnation Cross
◁ Healthiest environments + eating/sleeping habits
◁ How to face your fears + tap into your motivations


Book Your Session

PLEASE BOOK ON THE HOUR 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm
And feel free to email questions to:
alexandra@honoredbody.com


Meet Alexandra

Alexandra Cie Schaefer Diamond LMT, CST-T is a transformational guide, a growth steward, and a metamorphosis midwife. She uses the Human Design System, embodiment techniques, and CranioSacral Therapy in 1:1 settings to guide folks through life's transitions. By way of her insight and the collaboration in these sessions, you will gain a deep understanding of your unique mental, emotional, physical, and energetic aspects of self. Furthermore,you are compassionately supported to process limiting belief systems and drop outdated narratives, becoming an empowered individual with the tools to follow your authentic life path. 


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Flower Essence Consultations
Dec
29

Flower Essence Consultations

Join me in the flowers….

Come to Hedgerow on the last Sunday of the month for Flower Tryst, a flower essence consultation pop-up hosted by Juliet Howard.

Flower essence consultations help to shift patterns, release stuckness, and free one up to pursue their dreams and desires. Seemingly subtle medicine, flower essences are wildly potent and a fun addition to add to your daily routine.

Juliet invites you to come to the 30-minute consultation with an intention or something you would like to shift. She will ask you some questions in order to have the information needed to create a personalized formula to address what you are working through. Your custom essence will then be available for pickup at Hedgerow within 72 hours.

 

Book Your Session

Walk-in’s welcome!


About Juliet

Juliet Howard is an herbalist, mother, musician, medicine-maker, and a lover of all things wild. Her relationship to plant magic began at a very early age living on the wild cliffs of the Oregon coast. Her approach to herbalism comes from a deep reverence for plants through an animist perspective. The purpose of her work is to help people come home to themselves through fostering deeper relationships to plants and the natural world. Her strong conviction is that plants are a powerful portal into the magic and wonder of being alive and embodied.

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Romani Tarot Readings
Dec
29

Romani Tarot Readings

Divination Pop-Up with Lorena

Join us on the last Sunday of the month for a community supported divination pop-up. From 12pm-4pm, local tarot reader Lorena will be offering guidance and support through use of the tarot. Using a 5-7 card spread, Lorena offers 15 minuet readings to support you in finding clarity and guidance around issues pertaining to your work, relationships, inner landscape, and so on. She offers 30 minuet readings with more card pulls for more elaborate questions and in depth answers.


Book Your Session

Walk-in’s welcome!


About Lorena

Lorena is a mixed Romani tarot reader. The Roma people (Indian diaspora known as the slur Gypsies) are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, and the first people to turn playing cards into a divination tool and survival trade. She began learning the ways this ancestral practice at a young age and has been reading for six years. For Lorena, tarot is a deeply rooted cultural practice, allowing her to spiritually assist the community.


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Divination Pop-Up
Dec
29

Divination Pop-Up

tarot + flower essence+ astrology + human design

Join us at Hedgerow on the last Sunday of the month for a pop-up event hosted by Hedgerow and local diviners and practitioners. Sip tea or an herbal soda as you receive insight into your month ahead or get support in an area of life that feels like it needs some care.

 

Book Your Session

Tarot Readings with Lorena

Lorena is a mixed Romani tarot reader. The Roma people (Indian diaspora known as the slur Gypsies) are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, and the first people to turn playing cards into a divination tool and survival trade. She began learning the ways this ancestral practice at a young age and has been reading for six years. For Lorena, tarot is a deeply rooted cultural practice, allowing her to spiritually assist the community.

Using a 5-7 card spread, Lorena offers 15 minuet readings to support you in finding clarity and guidance around issues pertaining to your work, relationships, inner landscape, and so on. She offers 30 minuet readings with more card pulls for more elaborate questions and in depth answers.

Book in advance to ensure your spot. Walk in’s welcome.

 

Flower Essence Consultations with Juliet

Flower essence consultations help to shift patterns, release stuckness, and free one up to pursue their dreams and desires. Seemingly subtle medicine, flower essences are wildly potent and a fun addition to add to your daily routine.

Juliet invites you to come to the 30-minute consultation with an intention or something you would like to shift. She will ask you some questions in order to have the information needed to create a personalized formula to address what you are working through. Your custom essence will then be available for pickup at Hedgerow within 72 hours.

Book in advance to ensure your spot. Walk in’s welcome.

 

Human Design with Alexandra

Join us on the last Sunday of the month for a community supported divination pop-up. From 12pm-4pm, local human design practitioner Alexandra will be offering guidance and support through human design. The Human Design System is a framework by which we can unlock areas of deep conditioning to express ourselves truthfully and in harmony with the greater community of our world. A synthesis of ancient and modern sciences, Human Design can illuminate your strengths, provide insight into your challenges and impart a deeper sense of purpose. It is a tool of individuation, self-discovery, and self-mastery; providing a framework for understanding yourself on a physical, energetic and emotional level, as well as practices for the most harmonious way to interact with the world and other people.. Learn more about human design here.

Alexandra covers your:
◁ Energetic frequency—Type, Strategy + Authority
◁ Innate gifts, unique challenges, life themes—Definition, Significant Gates + Channels
◁ Predetermined role + natural path in life—Profile + Incarnation Cross
◁ Healthiest environments + eating/sleeping habits
◁ How to face your fears + tap into your motivations

Please book your session 24 hours in advance.

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Mineral Mondays: Iron
Dec
9

Mineral Mondays: Iron

 

Mineral Mondays
| Iron |


A monthly exploration of folk healing though minerals with Marya Gendron

Minerals act as spark-plugs for enzyme reactions in our bodies. They are the indispensable building blocks for our wellbeing. As our soils and food become more depleted of essential minerals, and as toxic metals interfere with our metabolism, it becomes that much more important to become literate about minerals if we are to stay healthy.

Towards this end, Marya Gendron shares her love, passion, and expertise on all things mineral, every third Monday for Mineral Mondays, at Hedgerow. Each month, a different mineral will be explored; Marya will discuss the role that each mineral plays in out health, its dynamic relationship with other minerals, environmental factors that lead to depletion or toxicity, and the foods and herbs that we can use as allies to be more nourished with minerals.

For this month’s Mineral Monday, Marya will be discussing Iron. There are many myths and misconceptions about this mineral and Marya will explore many of them with us.

In this class, Marya will share:

- tips on practical and affordable ways to get more of this mineral

- how this mineral supports endocrine function

- the dynamic relationship it has to other minerals.

Bring your notebook and a pen and join us to learn how to get benefit from this incredible mineral ally provided by Mother Nature for our optimal health!

About Marya

 “ My name is Marya and I grew up in rural southwestern New Mexico in an intentional community founded on principles of healing, land stewardship, nonviolent communication, farming in harmony with nature, and consensus decision-making. My childhood was truly wonderful. My parents created their own Montessori school for us kids and they all took turns teaching. We bathed outdoors in natural hot-springs under the starry sky, and splashed in ponds and waterfalls. We lived in handmade homes that were art pieces made of clay and wood.We ate healthy organic food and regularly had group meals together in the community kitchen.We had big dance parties often.I was surrounded by many aunties and uncles and roamed freely across the landscape from one house to another with my friends. My friendships were deep and life was meaningful, connected, free, and full of beauty. My upbringing gave me a strong connection to Nature, and a framework for healthy living in community. 

Years later as a mother, moving around constantly with my young son following my husband’s work, I found that I was a shadow of my former self.

I suffered from chronic migraines which had plagued me since the emergency c-section at my first son’s birth. I had no nearby family to help me to raise my son or help me with my chronic pain condition.  I had very few friends or sense of community because we moved so much.  I coudn’t find any doctors who could figure out how to help me. I was sick, depressed, malnourished, isolated, hadn’t slept well in years, and was totally freaked out by all the other symptoms that accompanied my migraines: peripheral neuropathy, nightmares, ringing in the ears, myriad food intolerances, compromised digestion, pain sensations in the major organs of my body, gallbladder attacks, insomnia, etc. etc. etc. etc.  Although I knew I was privileged, and I adored my husband and son, I found that I was totally overwhelmed by motherhood, traumatized by my medicalized birth, angry and resentful at allopathic medicine, bewildered that mothers were expected to raise kids in such isolating conditions, scared that I would never get out of migraine, and daunted by the overwhelming task of having to learn how to heal myself. Little did I know that this dark period would be the fertile soil for a hugely transformative experience that would include years of study into nutrition and physiology, a lot of experimentation, the development of the gift of my analytical mind, a deep respect for the healing plants and minerals that Mother Nature offers us, and an even more profound astonishment at the ability of my body to heal.

“Chronic migraines mixed with motherhood was a rite of passage that taught me -Marya, what my real purpose in life is, and for this I am forever grateful.”

Learn more about Marya, her offerings, and the things she knows at Minerals for Migraines.

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Connecting to Sacred Pregnancy: Skillshare for Future Pregnancy and Birth
Dec
7

Connecting to Sacred Pregnancy: Skillshare for Future Pregnancy and Birth

 

Join midwife Jessica Deltac in this two hour skill share circle surrounding the sacred threshold that is pregnancy and birth. In our time together, we will gently open the up to the possibilities of and presented in pregnancy and birth. This space will make space for you to explore your own intentions around conception, pregnancy, and birth. Jessica will also share practices to engage your spirit babies and field questions you may have around preparing for this sacred time of life.

About your Facilitator

Jessica safely assists those traversing the ever-shifting emotional landscapes that mark the significant Rite of Passage - Labor & Birth. In addition to helping create deeper connections with the baby in utero, Jessica is called to hold space for womb-keepers who have experienced unexpected birth experiences, are survivors of trauma and are looking for answers they sense are beyond the medical models. As a mother of two, who has continuously veered away from status quo, she understands the importance of judgment-free support that all potential parents deserve.
                                                                   
Jessica's began practicing trauma-informed care as a rape crisis advocate in Charlotte, NC in 1996.  For five years, she protected individuals who were admitted to local hospitals from midnight to 6:00 am, ensuring that physicians, police and staff treated them with dignity and respect. Between birthing her two daughters, she earned a Masters in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles and practiced as a psychologist intern at the oldest running public clinic in LA county.  Over the years, she has attended many Midwifery and Pre-and-Perinatal conferences.   Her birth community knowledge base was further supplemented with in-person trainings and workshops
with Penny Simkin, PT (When Survivors Give Birth); Pam England (Birthing from Within); and Gerhard Schroth, MD (Prenatal Bonding). In addition to helping parents navigate pregnancy and birth at BirthHeart, Jessica volunteers at the world's first peer-to-peer grief center for children in Portland, Oregon. 

With a growing awareness of the needs of pregnant clients wanting to follow tenants of natural childbirth,  Jessica has chosen to opt out of the clinical setting to provide a more intimate and holistic experience.  Oftentimes, the intuitive relationship between her and the baby in utero reveals itself during sessions.   Jessica's goal in facilitating groups, one-on-one mentoring or running workshops
is to help find meaning in obstacles, gain personal insight, alleviate fears and create positive methods for living life to its fullest potential. This is all to manifest the ability for each person to be a mindful and present as possible during their Pregnancy and Birth in order ​to create an optimal foundation for the first months of their newborn's lives. 

  

"Pregnancy is a time of powerful transition and an opportunity to reclaim your own identity. My super power is to empower you create your own birthing landscape. Some fears will dissipate with science-informed knowledge. Some needs can be neutralized with connective practices like mantras. Some dreams can be journaled and offer guidance. Some histories can be resolved during pregnancy, and some can be stored away to explore  safely after the birth. Let's make room for the bliss and satisfaction everyone deserves in birth!"    Jessica Deltac, MA

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Grimoire Binding Workshop
Nov
30

Grimoire Binding Workshop

Grimoire & Book Binding Worksh0p


Join Alabama based cunningman Matthew Howl to learn the history and art of book binding. This three hour evening will begin with a discussion on the rich histor yof bookbinding and paper making, and the craft’s connection to early magical texts. We will then be guided through the process of a coptic bookbinding -- one of the oldest forms of bookbinding.

The process will include
- gathering materials
- selecting threads and wood to be used with various magial purposes and intentions
- selection of herbal washes & waxes to use in your process
- group ensorcelling of materials
- binding of the books! 

Mr. Howl offers a sliding scale ticket that includes all materials to craft your own grimoire or book. He also offers two additional add on's to your ticket:

(1) Charmed Tool Set: In addition to your book, take home ritually charmed tools to continue your practice: a scapul, bone folder, needle, and additional spool of thread. You may decide to add this on upon paying for your ticket or during the class.
(2) Exotic Woods: Paduk, purpleheart, oak, or mahogany woods are available to use as the front and back of your book. These have additional cost and require payment 1 week in advance of the class to secure.



About Your Facilitator

A cunningman hailing from the Gulf Coast in Mobile, AL, Howl comes from a line of several rural South generations with predominant British Isle, Iberia, and Bavarian Alps European land ties before his ancestor’s migration to Turtle Island. He has moved around from a young age learning from various mentors and master’s of their crafts — mathematics, land husbandry, herbcraft, occultism, nature attunement, ancestral & survival skills, culinary arts, book arts, various fighting and physical arts, woodworking, among many others. All these influences allow him to approach each situation at the liminal space betwixt modern, natural, etherical, spiritual, and philosophical realms. Having dedicated himself to the Teutonic Nature Current, his main tools of the trade revolve around rewilding, nature focus, great present presence, along with our other-than-human kin.

Howl ramped up his magical journey and practice while living in New Orleans in 2017. This was shortly after a dramatic health crisis in New York City which led him to leave his finance and mathematical career behind and begin searching for meaning. His interests quickly led him to books which were no longer in print -- small batch runs, old books never reprinted, ancient manuscripts, etc. Thus, the kindling of becoming a bookbinder was assembled and set aflame! He started unschooled printing books at random and clumsily sewing them together just to have a copy bound to be worked with and to feel the energetics of the pages come alive! Peacock's Bolt started its first zine and early publications in 2019 while in Austin, TX. Howl had then been trained at the Austin Book Arts Center and began working with clients to create custom grimoires, sketch books, journals, and specialty singular printings of out of print works. He also partnered with Austin Poetry Brothel and a horror writer to publish poetry and novelas. 

In 2020, Howl decided to ramp up his growing herbalism and natural living studies over book arts. He had the privilege to meet and get to know the wonderful women at Hedgerow Herb Co through Corinne Boyer's classes becoming fast friends in 2023. He's finally decided to revamp Peacock's Bolt not only as a small one man publication house, bindery, but also as a practitioner servicing the greater Central Alabama area of the Coosa River Valley on the historic lands of the Creek Confederacy. 





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Flower Tryst : Flower Essence Consultations
Nov
24

Flower Tryst : Flower Essence Consultations

Join me in the flowers….

Come to Hedgerow on the last Sunday of the month for Flower Tryst, a flower essence consultation pop-up hosted by Juliet Howard.

Flower essence consultations help to shift patterns, release stuckness, and free one up to pursue their dreams and desires. Seemingly subtle medicine, flower essences are wildly potent and a fun addition to add to your daily routine.

Juliet invites you to come to the 30-minute consultation with an intention or something you would like to shift. She will ask you some questions in order to have the information needed to create a personalized formula to address what you are working through. Your custom essence will then be available for pickup at Hedgerow within 72 hours.

 

Book Your Session

Walk-in’s welcome!


About Juliet

Juliet Howard is an herbalist, mother, musician, medicine-maker, and a lover of all things wild. Her relationship to plant magic began at a very early age living on the wild cliffs of the Oregon coast. Her approach to herbalism comes from a deep reverence for plants through an animist perspective. The purpose of her work is to help people come home to themselves through fostering deeper relationships to plants and the natural world. Her strong conviction is that plants are a powerful portal into the magic and wonder of being alive and embodied.

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Romani Tarot Readings
Nov
24

Romani Tarot Readings

Divination Pop-Up with Lorena

Join us on the last Sunday of the month for a community supported divination pop-up. From 12pm-4pm, local tarot reader Lorena will be offering guidance and support through use of the tarot. Using a 5-7 card spread, Lorena offers 15 minuet readings to support you in finding clarity and guidance around issues pertaining to your work, relationships, inner landscape, and so on. She offers 30 minuet readings with more card pulls for more elaborate questions and in depth answers.


Book Your Session

Walk-in’s welcome!


About Lorena

Lorena is a mixed Romani tarot reader. The Roma people (Indian diaspora known as the slur Gypsies) are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, and the first people to turn playing cards into a divination tool and survival trade. She began learning the ways this ancestral practice at a young age and has been reading for six years. For Lorena, tarot is a deeply rooted cultural practice, allowing her to spiritually assist the community.


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Plant Spirit Journey: Elder
Nov
22

Plant Spirit Journey: Elder

Join us for an intimate plant spirit journey at Hedgerow, led by Madrone, with a soundscape by Alexa Lux. Being an herbalist, gardener, or plant lover doesn’t only have to be about working with plants practically, but can also be about building a relationship and connecting magically. During this two hour intimate circle, tea will be served and we will enjoy Elder berry before we journey into the otherworld and meet the spirit of the Elder tree. This non-entheogenic journey space is meant to be one wherein folks can explore their innate intuitive capacities, learn directly from the spirit of plants themselves, and share their experiences with other practicing folks. We discuss practical uses and lore of the Elder tree, and end our evening with some rustic charm crafting guided by Tessa. If you know little of this plant, best wait until after your journey to start learning. Going in with a fresh mind is a special treat.

Join us bi-monthly for Plant Spirit Journeys at our storefront, after hours! Check our classes & events page and sign up for our newsletter to be in the know about these and all of our classes and events!

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Tea Blends, Washes, and Syrups | Part 2 of the Herbal Extraction Medicine Making Series
Nov
15

Tea Blends, Washes, and Syrups | Part 2 of the Herbal Extraction Medicine Making Series

Herbal Extraction pt. 2: Water Based Extractions

Medicine Making Series

An evening of medicine making at Hedgerow Herb Co. During this workshop, you will gain an introduction to herbal extractions. What is herbal extraction and why do we do it? How does one craft an effective tea blend? What is a wash? How do you make a decoction? Why might you make a tea out of an herb instead of a tincture? We will cover much ground in this 3 hour class!

During our time together, we will craft a group tea blend and syrup to take home and try. You will have the chance to ask questions and get support formulating your own tincture blend. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow Co-Owner Madrone McCarthy.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, first studying through the lens of ayurveda before tuning to western herbalism. Madrone spent time work trading with local herbalist to learn how to make medicines while reading through curriculums given by herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar. She has been trained in the wise woman tradition by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study under local PNW herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone made medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using the scientific method. Her two years spent in this portion has given her a range of practiced knowledge pertaining to working with herbs for supporting oneself and supporting the community at large.

Madrone values supportive, community centered, and relaxing learning environments. Making medicine often feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

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Mineral Mondays: Boron
Nov
11

Mineral Mondays: Boron

 

Mineral Mondays
| Boron |


A monthly exploration of folk healing though minerals with Marya Gendron

Minerals act as spark-plugs for enzyme reactions in our bodies. They are the indispensable building blocks for our wellbeing. As our soils and food become more depleted of essential minerals, and as toxic metals interfere with our metabolism, it becomes that much more important to become literate about minerals if we are to stay healthy.

Towards this end, Marya Gendron shares her love, passion, and expertise on all things mineral, every third Monday for Mineral Mondays, at Hedgerow. Each month, a different mineral will be explored; Marya will discuss the role that each mineral plays in out health, its dynamic relationship with other minerals, environmental factors that lead to depletion or toxicity, and the foods and herbs that we can use as allies to be more nourished with minerals.

For this month’s Mineral Monday, Marya will be discussing one of her very favorite minerals, the obscure mineral boron. Boron exists in fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans, but ONLY if it is grown in an area with boron-rich soil. It has been shown that parts of the world with high boron have lower incidences of arthritis, and indeed boron has been effectively used to help people with joint pain and arthritis. But its benefits don't stop there. Boron has wonderful synergistic relationships with other nutrients that allow it to enhance the function of minerals not otherwise well utilized or absorbed when taken as supplements without boron's help. Boron has antifungal properties and a host of other amazing attributes that Marya will explore in the class.

In this class, Marya will share:

- tips on practical and affordable ways to get more of this mineral

- how this mineral supports endocrine function

- the dynamic relationship it has to other minerals.

Bring your notebook and a pen and join us to learn how to get benefit from this incredible mineral ally provided by Mother Nature for our optimal health!

About Marya

 “ My name is Marya and I grew up in rural southwestern New Mexico in an intentional community founded on principles of healing, land stewardship, nonviolent communication, farming in harmony with nature, and consensus decision-making. My childhood was truly wonderful. My parents created their own Montessori school for us kids and they all took turns teaching. We bathed outdoors in natural hot-springs under the starry sky, and splashed in ponds and waterfalls. We lived in handmade homes that were art pieces made of clay and wood.We ate healthy organic food and regularly had group meals together in the community kitchen.We had big dance parties often.I was surrounded by many aunties and uncles and roamed freely across the landscape from one house to another with my friends. My friendships were deep and life was meaningful, connected, free, and full of beauty. My upbringing gave me a strong connection to Nature, and a framework for healthy living in community. 

Years later as a mother, moving around constantly with my young son following my husband’s work, I found that I was a shadow of my former self.

I suffered from chronic migraines which had plagued me since the emergency c-section at my first son’s birth. I had no nearby family to help me to raise my son or help me with my chronic pain condition.  I had very few friends or sense of community because we moved so much.  I coudn’t find any doctors who could figure out how to help me. I was sick, depressed, malnourished, isolated, hadn’t slept well in years, and was totally freaked out by all the other symptoms that accompanied my migraines: peripheral neuropathy, nightmares, ringing in the ears, myriad food intolerances, compromised digestion, pain sensations in the major organs of my body, gallbladder attacks, insomnia, etc. etc. etc. etc.  Although I knew I was privileged, and I adored my husband and son, I found that I was totally overwhelmed by motherhood, traumatized by my medicalized birth, angry and resentful at allopathic medicine, bewildered that mothers were expected to raise kids in such isolating conditions, scared that I would never get out of migraine, and daunted by the overwhelming task of having to learn how to heal myself. Little did I know that this dark period would be the fertile soil for a hugely transformative experience that would include years of study into nutrition and physiology, a lot of experimentation, the development of the gift of my analytical mind, a deep respect for the healing plants and minerals that Mother Nature offers us, and an even more profound astonishment at the ability of my body to heal.

“Chronic migraines mixed with motherhood was a rite of passage that taught me -Marya, what my real purpose in life is, and for this I am forever grateful.”

Learn more about Marya, her offerings, and the things she knows at Minerals for Migraines.

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Samhain Celebration
Nov
2

Samhain Celebration

Join us November 2nd at 6pm to honor the dead and our ancestral heritage, to foster community and celebrate the coming of winter. Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the onset of winter, and is thought to be the origin of our modern holiday- Halloween. Celebrated at the end of October and into early November, it was believed to be a time when the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest, allowing spirits to roam the earth. We have so many fun things planned for this gathering!

Be sure to secure your ticket for this one early, as we have limited space due to the nature of the event.

We will be serving a GF stew and soul cakes (included in your ticket), and have plenty to drink! Come partake in tarot and Astro readings, parlor games such as divination cakes and snap apple, ballad singing and open mic song sharing. Feel the haunt of the season with a ghost story telling open mic and tales from our friends at Hyldyr.* We are very excited to end the night with an Irish polka dance lesson lead by our friend Brian.

Come with a story or song to share!

We encourage attendees to share about their dead and unique heritage, or come with a ghost story or wyrd telling. Songs that have to do with your heritage, ghosts, funerals, murder, or the Autumn would all be appropriate.

We will also have an altar to the dead set up. We encourage you to bring photos and memorabilia of your beloved dead as well as offerings for your ancestors. Examples of this could be tobacco, bread, or coins.

Madrone has a few autumnal ballads to sing and Tessa will be sharing folklore and strange tales of the Keshcorran caves in County Sligo Ireland, thought to be the seat of the fairy Queen and origin place of Samhain.

Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go léir!

Sliding Scale Ticket Includes:

+ 1 bowl of stew with Colcannon (choice of GF Cock-a-Leekie soup or Irish Beef & Guinness stew)
+ 1 GF Soul Cake
+ participation in all activities

Loose Lineup & Schedule for the night:

5:00 - 7:30 Tarot & Astro readings with Lark & Bonesaw

6:00 Settle in with soup and a libations

6:30 Soul cakes, divination, and snap apple parlor game

7:00 Stone & Sue set as games continue

7:30 Opening words & story time

8:00 Solace set with live harp by Asia Kindred

8:30 Wyrd tales, ghost stories + open mic story & song share

9:30 Irish polka dance lesson with Brian with live trad session

* Disclaimer: Please note that there is the possibility of gore and/or violence being mentioned in ghost tales and ballads.

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Romani Tarot Readings
Oct
27

Romani Tarot Readings

Divination Pop-Up with Lorena

Join us on the last Sunday of the month for a community supported pop-up of divinatory readings and local wares. From 12pm-4pm, local tarot reader Lorena will be offering guidance and support through use of the tarot. Using a 5-7 card spread, Lorena offers 15 minuet readings to support you in finding clarity and guidance around issues pertaining to your work, relationships, inner landscape, and so on. She offers 30 minuet readings with more card pulls for more elaborate questions and in depth answers.


Book Your Session

Walk-in’s welcome!


About Lorena

Lorena is a mixed Romani tarot reader. The Roma people (Indian diaspora known as the slur Gypsies) are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, and the first people to turn playing cards into a divination tool and survival trade. She began learning the ways this ancestral practice at a young age and has been reading for six years. For Lorena, tarot is a deeply rooted cultural practice, allowing her to spiritually assist the community.


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Straggler Slow Coffe & Mylk Pop Up
Oct
27

Straggler Slow Coffe & Mylk Pop Up

Straggler

Slow Coffee
Locally crafted botanical mylks

Join us on the last Sunday of the month for a community supported pop-up of divinatory readings and local wares. From 12pm-4pm, our friends at Straggler will be serving slow coffee and their home made nut mylks. Made with organic ingredients and purified structured water, their beverages are refreshing, nourishing, and delicious all on their own or in a bit of coffee or herbal tea. Mark your calendars and stop by!

 
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Listening To The Body That Is Ours
Oct
23

Listening To The Body That Is Ours

Listening To The Body That Is Ours

With Dr. Kaeri of Spiral Healing Liberation

Bodies are awesome. They are always trying to help us move towards thriving, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. Our bodies want to be acknowledged, appreciated and understood. Listening to the Bodies that are Ours is an invitation to learn and practice our connection inward, opening our abilities to gain knowledge from our bodies. We will be exploring this connection through movement, conversation, contemplation and curiosity.

Please join us for this dynamic opportunity to deepen our body connection — exploring how we personally connect to our bodies, why we might have disconnected from them, and how we can bring what we learn from our wise bodies into our healing journeys, healthcare experiences and overall sense of wellbeing. This workshop is facilitated by Dr. Kaeri — a body communicator, medical guide, and MD.

“What’s been personally profound is that when I’ve trusted my body, when I’ve gone back to my body’s own intuition and the body’s knowledge, allowing the body to speak to me directly so I can understand all of these other fragmentations in my life, the more I’ve done that, it’s allowed me to see that there’s new pathways of potential and ability.” ~Fariha Róisín

Imagine you could walk into a white-walled medical office or hospital and feel grounded in the knowledge that your experience is your truth, that you are the expert on your body, that you get to choose the next steps on your healing path and move forward with aligned and relational support. Having practiced and spent time connecting to your body, you have a wider understanding of what your body is communicating and have gained trust in your body’s wisdom and desire to move you towards thriving. You are feeling prepared to receive the recommendations of the providers and support team as advice, not requirements. 

I fully believe — and have witnessed time and time again — that as we better understand our bodies and their communication, we gain trust, feel safer in our bodies, more deeply support our body’s natural ability to heal, and can bring that trust, agency and autonomy into our healing experiences. Listening to the Bodies that are Ours is an invitation to begin to connect with and understand our bodies’ communication.  

Our bodies are always working to take care of us. They tell stories and communicate to help us move toward healing. They really want us to “hear” and understand them. Our bodies don’t (generally) communicate through words, they communicate through experiences. In the medical system, you may have heard the word “symptoms” to describe those body experiences. I prefer “experiences” or “sensations” because it widens the possibility of the descriptions that can be used.

Most people (including myself, and possibly some of you) learned that it was easier or safer not to connect to their body experiences. This pattern develops as a protective tool…which was likely helpful for a time and may no longer serve you. In order to give ourselves permission to listen to our bodies it can be supportive to thoughtfully explore our relationship to our bodies. 

Sometimes starting this connection can feel difficult, big and/or scary. It may also feel exciting, relieving or any other emotion. Whatever you are feeling is okay. It is where you are in this moment. This class is built with an awareness of our diversity of comfort levels and experiences and honors that we are all in different places in our journey of body connection. We will explore ways we connect inward and invite the process with gentleness and compassion. Throughout our gathering you will get to choose in what ways and to what depth you participate. 

During our two hours together, we’ll move gently to music, journal in response to explorative prompts, engage in guided conversations and explore ways to bring this new learning and connection into our healing processes. 

The cost of this class is $50. If you have financial spaciousness to pay slightly more, please consider paying $65 to help make this offering accessible to a wider range of participants. If you have less financial spaciousness and it is helpful for you to be uplifted by our community, please pay $35.

To support a gathering that can more effectively honor our individual needs while also offering opportunities for connection the group size will be limited to 10 people. 

Things to bring to our gathering:

  • Your awesome body

  • Curiosity and a willingness to try new things

  • Something to write on

  • Something to write with

As our bodies allow, we will be moving from sitting to standing and you may choose to lay down if that will best support your body during our time together. There are chairs, stools and the floor available for sitting. If you’d like to bring a blanket, pillow or a meditation cushion to help you feel more comfortable in whichever position you choose please do. 

“I think that what our bodies are telling us and what our bodies are showing us through illness, primarily, [is] that everything from grief and depression are lighthouses back to ourselves. They’re lighthouses back to our internal feelings and the way that we are inside of not just our brain, but also our emotions and our body. Our body is a vessel and a vehicle for us to heal and better understand one another.”

~Fariha Róisín

About Dr. Kaeri

My name is Kaeri Schaefer. I am a queer, cis, able-bodied, womyn. I am a loving wife and a mama to two incredible kids. In my work, I see my role to be a body communicator and medical guide. I have an MD from the University of Wisconsin, family medicine training from Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine Residency and now offer care and healing support in Portland, OR on the stolen lands of the Clackamas, Multnomah and Cowlitz people.

These credentials mean that I know a lot about bodies and how they work, but most of the knowledge I use each day I didn’t learn in medical school or residency. My most important teachers are my kids and the many amazing humxns who have trusted me to support them in their healing journeys. 

I intentionally lead with the word “guide” in describing myself because of the negative associations that many people (including myself) have with the word “doctor.” Additionally, in seeing how the colonial patterns of saviorism and hierarchy have permeated the western medical system, I want to separate from the story that I am here to “fix”. My work is built on the idea of helping people better connect with and understand their bodies so they can step into their agency. I am so grateful to have the honor of walking (or dancing) with people as they find their own paths towards healing and wellness. 

TESTIMONIALS


“Our work together has allowed me to see how deeply emotional, relational expression makes its way into my body. This is really significant!” - C.G.

“When I began my work with Kaeri, I was afraid of my body. As a decades-long sufferer of panic and anxiety disorder, my body was an unsafe place where fear and sometimes even terror lived. Over the years, Kaeri and I have collaborated to address inflammation through diet and lifestyle while reframing my approach to and relationship with my body. Through our work together, I've learned not only to not fear my body but also to [listen to] the language that it speaks and to honor its messages. I could not have done this without the sage guidance, patience and experience of Kaeri. [Our work] has blessed me with the gift of fully inhabiting my body and experiencing the range of sensations, emotions, and wisdom it has to offer as I walk through this physical plane.” - Devon Detweiler, https://www.metamorphosisnw.com 

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Mineral Mondays: Copper
Oct
21

Mineral Mondays: Copper

 

Mineral Mondays
| Copper |


A monthly exploration of folk healing though minerals with Marya Gendron

Minerals act as spark-plugs for enzyme reactions in our bodies. They are the indispensable building blocks for our wellbeing. As our soils and food become more depleted of essential minerals, and as toxic metals interfere with our metabolism, it becomes that much more important to become literate about minerals if we are to stay healthy.

Towards this end, Marya Gendron shares her love, passion, and expertise on all things mineral, every third Monday for Mineral Mondays, at Hedgerow. Each month, a different mineral will be explored; Marya will discuss the role that each mineral plays in out health, its dynamic relationship with other minerals, environmental factors that lead to depletion or toxicity, and the foods and herbs that we can use as allies to be more nourished with minerals.

This month marya will be exploring the mineral copper. This mineral, often feared for its role in so-called "copper toxicity" is a critical mineral for many physiological functions in the body. Many people need more of it. Marya will also discuss the role that hormonal birth control and the copper IUD have in copper homeostasis in women's bodies, and how to compensate for elevated copper with other minerals and vitamins.

Join us for a pot of tea and a rich conversation with mineral expert and folk healing practitioner Marya Gendron.

About Marya

 “ My name is Marya and I grew up in rural southwestern New Mexico in an intentional community founded on principles of healing, land stewardship, nonviolent communication, farming in harmony with nature, and consensus decision-making. My childhood was truly wonderful. My parents created their own Montessori school for us kids and they all took turns teaching. We bathed outdoors in natural hot-springs under the starry sky, and splashed in ponds and waterfalls. We lived in handmade homes that were art pieces made of clay and wood.We ate healthy organic food and regularly had group meals together in the community kitchen.We had big dance parties often.I was surrounded by many aunties and uncles and roamed freely across the landscape from one house to another with my friends. My friendships were deep and life was meaningful, connected, free, and full of beauty. My upbringing gave me a strong connection to Nature, and a framework for healthy living in community. 

Years later as a mother, moving around constantly with my young son following my husband’s work, I found that I was a shadow of my former self.

I suffered from chronic migraines which had plagued me since the emergency c-section at my first son’s birth. I had no nearby family to help me to raise my son or help me with my chronic pain condition.  I had very few friends or sense of community because we moved so much.  I coudn’t find any doctors who could figure out how to help me. I was sick, depressed, malnourished, isolated, hadn’t slept well in years, and was totally freaked out by all the other symptoms that accompanied my migraines: peripheral neuropathy, nightmares, ringing in the ears, myriad food intolerances, compromised digestion, pain sensations in the major organs of my body, gallbladder attacks, insomnia, etc. etc. etc. etc.  Although I knew I was privileged, and I adored my husband and son, I found that I was totally overwhelmed by motherhood, traumatized by my medicalized birth, angry and resentful at allopathic medicine, bewildered that mothers were expected to raise kids in such isolating conditions, scared that I would never get out of migraine, and daunted by the overwhelming task of having to learn how to heal myself. Little did I know that this dark period would be the fertile soil for a hugely transformative experience that would include years of study into nutrition and physiology, a lot of experimentation, the development of the gift of my analytical mind, a deep respect for the healing plants and minerals that Mother Nature offers us, and an even more profound astonishment at the ability of my body to heal.

“Chronic migraines mixed with motherhood was a rite of passage that taught me -Marya, what my real purpose in life is, and for this I am forever grateful.”

Learn more about Marya, her offerings, and the things she knows at Minerals for Migraines.

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Tincture Making | Part 1 of the Herbal Extraction Medicine Making Series
Oct
17

Tincture Making | Part 1 of the Herbal Extraction Medicine Making Series

Herbal Extraction pt. 1: Tincturing

Medicine Making Series

An autumnal evening of medicine making at Hedgerow Herb Co. During this workshop, you will gain an introduction to herbal extractions. What is herbal extraction and why do we do it? Is tincturing the only way? Why might you tincture something? And how? Fresh herbs vs. dried. Folk method vs. scientific. We will cover much ground in this 3 hour class.

During our time together, you will get the opportunity to workshop a tincture and choose from our herb wall to start your very own. You will have the chance to ask questions and get support formulating your own tincture blend. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow Co-Owner Madrone McCarthy.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, first studying through the lens of ayurveda before tuning to western herbalism. Madrone spent time work trading with local herbalist to learn how to make medicines while reading through curriculums given by herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar. She has been trained in the wise woman tradition by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study under local PNW herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone made medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using the scientific method. Her two years spent in this portion has given her a range of practiced knowledge pertaining to working with herbs for supporting oneself and supporting the community at large.

Madrone values supportive, community centered, and relaxing learning environments. Making medicine often feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

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Flower Tryst : Flower Essence Consultations
Sep
29

Flower Tryst : Flower Essence Consultations

Join me in the flowers….

Come to Hedgerow on the last Sunday of the month for Flower Tryst, a flower essence consultation pop-up hosted by Juliet Howard.

Flower essence consultations help to shift patterns, release stuckness, and free one up to pursue their dreams and desires. Seemingly subtle medicine, flower essences are wildly potent and a fun addition to add to your daily routine.

Juliet invites you to come to the 30-minute consultation with an intention or something you would like to shift. She will ask you some questions in order to have the information needed to create a personalized formula to address what you are working through. Your custom essence will then be available for pickup at Hedgerow within 72 hours.

 

About Juliet


Juliet Howard is an herbalist, mother, musician, medicine-maker, and a lover of all things wild. Her relationship to plant magic began at a very early age living on the wild cliffs of the Oregon coast. Her approach to herbalism comes from a deep reverence for plants through an animist perspective. The purpose of her work is to help people come home to themselves through fostering deeper relationships to plants and the natural world. Her strong conviction is that plants are a powerful portal into the magic and wonder of being alive and embodied.

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Self Bodywork & Myofascial Release Workshop with Jacob Ray
Sep
25

Self Bodywork & Myofascial Release Workshop with Jacob Ray

Bodies of the Earth Self Bodywork & Myofascial Release Workshop

with Jacob Ray


Self-bodywork & myofascial release (MFR) is a practice in embodiment, self-discovery, and transformation. In this workshop you will be given a framework for understanding how the body holds and releases tension both energetically and physiologically. Within this framework, you will be guided through a self-exploration of your own body using simple tools
like lacrosse balls, soft balls, foam rollers, and most importantly your own breath.

“This is a practice that has supported me in so many ways and is an extremely valuable tool for cultivating and maintaining wellness and embodied agency.” - Jacob

Join bodyworker and nature connection mentor Jacob Ray for a two hour evening workshop where you will learn how to give your body the care it needs with your own breath, gravity, and accessible tools. Please bring your own mat or rug to lay on.

 
 

Meet you facilitator

Born in Portland, Oregon Jacob has spent most of his life in the Pacific North West exploring various embodiment modalities and earth-based skills while diving deep into his own healing, education, and self-discovery. He is passionate about cultivating wellness, practicing community, and creating food sovereignty. As a professional bodyworker, Jacob aims to serve his community with nourishing therapeutic touch, accessible education, and facilitating time spent connecting with the natural world. Book a bodywork session with Jacob at www.bodiesoftheearth.org

LMT License #28500

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Dark Forest Longing with Hyldyr
Sep
21

Dark Forest Longing with Hyldyr

Dark Forest Longing

Autumn equinox live reading with Hyldyr

Embrace the arrival of autumn and the growing shadows by celebrating the publication of Dark Forest Longing: Tales of Folk Horror & Nature Mysticism by the early 19th century master storyteller Ludwig Tieck,

Witness master storyteller Ilana Hamilton (Kertoa Kalevala) read aloud Tieck's haunted tales and find yourself spirited away by the ethereal harp accompaniment of Asia Kindred Moore. Sip special forest brews from the cauldrons of the Hedgerow wood-women. Finally, gain insight about the historic folklore that inspired these grim tales from philologist Joseph S. Hopkins.

Leave with your brain seared with stories you'll never forget.

Limited space. Purchase ticket below!

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Plant Spirit Journey: Rowan
Sep
20

Plant Spirit Journey: Rowan

Join us for an intimate plant spirit journey at Hedgerow, led by Madrone, with a soundscape by Alexa Lux. Being an herbalist, gardener, or plant lover doesn’t only have to be about working with plants practically, but can also be about building a relationship and connecting magically. During this two hour intimate circle, we enjoy Rowan berry before we journey into the otherworld and meet the spirit of Rowan. This non-entheogenic journey space is meant to be one wherein folks can explore their innate intuitive capacities, learn directly from the spirit of plants themselves, and share their experiences with other practicing folks. We discuss practical uses and lore of Rowan, and end our evening with some rustic charm crafting guided by Tessa. If you know little of this plant, best wait until after your journey to start learning. Going in with a fresh mind is a special treat.

Join us bi-monthly for Plant Spirit Journeys at our storefront, after hours! Check our classes & events page and sign up for our newsletter to be in the know about these and all of our classes and events!

Tier Ticket Pricing

Tier 1: For those who find themselves experiencing financial hardships. Thank you for coming!

Tier 2: For the common folk. This is the general ticket price.

Tier 3: For folks who have plenty of resources. This tier ensures access for folks with less resources available. Thank you for paying it forward!

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Occult Needlecraft
Sep
15

Occult Needlecraft

 

OCCULT NEEDLECRAFT

a hands on exploration of the intersection between hand sewing and folk magic with Leodrune Press



Join Sylvia & Tristan Eden of Leodrune Press for a workshop based on their monograph Occult Needlecraft: On the intersection between hand-sewing and folk magic. We will begin with a live reading of the first half of the book, introducing the basic materials of stitchcraft as spirits of their own, rooted in the ecology of Land and Body. We will explore textiles and stitching in folklore, then consider a selection of ritual applications for this profoundly versatile handcraft. Using sewing kits provided to each participant, we will practice some basic hand stitches and discuss their respective potencies; from there, we will create talismans, or ritually enchanted items, in the form of charm bags.


ABOUT LEODRUNE PRESS

Our materials are an outgrowth, a fruiting body, born from our shared ritual practice here in the Pacific Northwest’s ancient, wounded, and vibrant biomes. Together, we write & illustrate small books which explore the deep magic of ecological relationships between humans and Others—plant, animal, landscape, spirit—and present ways to root one’s personal spiritual practice into everyday aspects of living, such as handcrafting and meal-making.


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Between the Witch and the Devil: Book Release Event with Corinne Boyer
Sep
6

Between the Witch and the Devil: Book Release Event with Corinne Boyer

EVENT SOLD OUT

Join us on the eve of Friday September 6th , from 6-8pm for a special event featuring author and teacher Corinne Boyer. This evening is sure to inspire!

The focus of the event will be the upon the exploration of witch and devil folklore from Northern and Western Europe. Corinne’s newest book titled Between the Witch and the Devil will be released, with signed and hand stamped copies available for sale. A one hour talk on the subject will be given, with question and answer time at the end. An art installation of nine shadow boxes will be shown, each themed on the nine book chapters and their titles. Delightful refreshments will be served.

Between the Witch and the Devil is essentially a focus on the interface between humans and supernatural spirits and how this translated to a magical practitioner of old. Much of the lore comes out of the Early Modern Era- from folktales, oral stories and superstitions, forced trial confessions, and a local understanding of land spirits and place. This information is dark, strange and invocative of older times, where the enchanted and enspirited world was a part of daily life.

This event is limited to 40 participants. Please purchase your ticket to ensure your spot.

Regular Ticket: $15

Member Ticket: $12.25


About Corinne


Corinne Boyer is a folk herbalist, teacher, and writer with a passion for traditions surrounding plants and folk magic. She has been studying and working with plants since 1998. She received her Bachelors of Science in 2003 in biomedical science (pre-med) with an emphasis on ethnobotany and plant toxicology. She studied with teachers and herbalists Carol Trasatto, Joyce Netishen and Trolldom practitioner Johannes Gardback of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Corinne teaches weekly classes out of her home with a focus on medicine making and the plant traditions of northern and western Europe and North America.

She has been published in various journals with articles about plant lore, history and occult plant uses including The Cauldron, Clavis, and Wyrd. She has been featured in numerous anthologies, including for four years in the Verdant Gnosis, which is the collective book for the Viridis Genii Symposium.


Her published books include: 
Under the Witching Tree, Troy Books, 2016
Plants of the Devil, Three Hands Press, 2017
Under the Bramble Arch, Troy Books, 2019
The Witches Cabinet- Plant Lore, Sorcery and Folk Tradition, Three Hands Press, 2021 
Dream Divination Plants in Northwestern European Traditions, Three Hands Press, 2022 

She lives with her family in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.

To learn more about Corinne’s writing and class offerings, visit www.maplemistwood.com.

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Folk Medicine and Mineral Balancing for Women's Health
Aug
10

Folk Medicine and Mineral Balancing for Women's Health

 

Folk Medicine and Mineral Balancing for Women’s Health

with Marya Gendron of Minerals for Migraines


As many women know, hormones and hormone balancing can be a complex topic yet is highly important for overall health. Many symptoms we experience are, in fact, symptoms of hormone imbalance. In this class, Marya will be discussing the following folk remedies and minerals for women's health:

  • The importance of iodine in preventing all cystic and fibrotic conditions, from endometriosis to fibroids to cystic fibrotic breast tissue, ovarian cysts, migraines, and acne. All of these are downstream effects of hypothyroidism. Marya will go over some of the controversy and precautions around taking iodine, which mineral supports are needed to keep iodine in balance, side-effects of iodine, and which toxic halides in our environment are depleting our bodies of precious iodine.

  • Four other key herbal, culinary, and natural preventive treatments that help keep women's hormones in balance to prevent or heal these conditions.

Marya’s purpose at Minerals for Migraines is to share with you everything she has learned about:

How amazing your body is
The incredible plants and minerals available to heal
How the allopathic model of medicine gets in the way of that
Why chronic illness can be a gift of transformation
How to use this opportunity to get out of pain
while using it to learn how to live the life you truly desire. 

 

About Marya

 “ My name is Marya and I grew up in rural southwestern New Mexico in an intentional community founded on principles of healing, land stewardship, nonviolent communication, farming in harmony with nature, and consensus decision-making. My childhood was truly wonderful. My parents created their own Montessori school for us kids and they all took turns teaching. We bathed outdoors in natural hot-springs under the starry sky, and splashed in ponds and waterfalls. We lived in handmade homes that were art pieces made of clay and wood.We ate healthy organic food and regularly had group meals together in the community kitchen.We had big dance parties often.I was surrounded by many aunties and uncles and roamed freely across the landscape from one house to another with my friends. My friendships were deep and life was meaningful, connected, free, and full of beauty. My upbringing gave me a strong connection to Nature, and a framework for healthy living in community. 

Years later as a mother, moving around constantly with my young son following my husband’s work, I found that I was a shadow of my former self.

I suffered from chronic migraines which had plagued me since the emergency c-section at my first son’s birth. I had no nearby family to help me to raise my son or help me with my chronic pain condition.  I had very few friends or sense of community because we moved so much.  I coudn’t find any doctors who could figure out how to help me. I was sick, depressed, malnourished, isolated, hadn’t slept well in years, and was totally freaked out by all the other symptoms that accompanied my migraines: peripheral neuropathy, nightmares, ringing in the ears, myriad food intolerances, compromised digestion, pain sensations in the major organs of my body, gallbladder attacks, insomnia, etc. etc. etc. etc.  Although I knew I was privileged, and I adored my husband and son, I found that I was totally overwhelmed by motherhood, traumatized by my medicalized birth, angry and resentful at allopathic medicine, bewildered that mothers were expected to raise kids in such isolating conditions, scared that I would never get out of migraine, and daunted by the overwhelming task of having to learn how to heal myself. Little did I know that this dark period would be the fertile soil for a hugely transformative experience that would include years of study into nutrition and physiology, a lot of experimentation, the development of the gift of my analytical mind, a deep respect for the healing plants and minerals that Mother Nature offers us, and an even more profound astonishment at the ability of my body to heal.

Chronic migraine mixed with motherhood was a rite of passage that taught me -Marya, what my real purpose in life is, and for this I am forever grateful.”

Learn more about Marya, her offerings, and the things she knows at Minerals for Migraines.

 

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Great Lady Under Earth: Reading with Leodrune Press
Aug
5

Great Lady Under Earth: Reading with Leodrune Press

GREAT LADY UNDER EARTH:

Re-release and reading hosted by Leodrune Press


Join Sylvia & Tristan Eden of Leodrune Press for a live reading of their book, Great Lady Under Earth, on the evening of August 5th's dark moon. Great Lady Under Earth recounts an arc of experimental rituals performed with the intent to establish contact with the Earth Spirit. The process, which took root within an ancient canyon hidden in the heart of a city, has branches reaching from the deep Paleolithic past to the changing biosphere of the present & future. Part essay, part prose, this book is devoted to Earth in Her more unsettling, chthonic forms-- and aimed at cultivating reciprocal relationship with Her from within the Anthropocene.


From Leodrune Press

OUR ETHOS
Throughout the field of witchcraft & folk magic studies, there are many great minds working to carefully reconstruct lost traditions, to revitalize currently fallow ones, and to preserve what existing lineages of practice remain. As Tristan and I are not inheritors of such responsibilities, we feel it is pertinent to begin forging new spiritual frameworks for ourselves and for those that come after us. Leodrune materials are an outgrowth, a fruiting body, born from a privately maintained faith practice shared between Tristan and I. Like many public-facing ritualists, we keep much of our practice hidden, and carefully reveal our findings to others through our publications.

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Plant Spirit Journey: Rose
Jul
26

Plant Spirit Journey: Rose

Join us on the last Friday evening in July for an intimate plant spirit journey at Hedgerow, led by Madrone McCarthy, with a soundscape by Alexa Lux. Being an herbalist, gardener, or plant lover doesn’t only have to be about working with plants practically, but can also be about building a relationship and connecting magically. During this two hour intimate circle, we enjoy Rose tea before we journey into the otherworld and meet the spirit of this throned beauty. This non-entheogenic journey space is meant to be one wherein folks can explore their innate intuitive capacities, learn directly from the spirit of plants themselves, and share their experiences with other practicing folks. We will also have time to field questions and learn about the practical uses of hawthorn leaf, flower, and berry, as well as some magical lore. If you know little of this plant, best wait until after your journey to start learning. Going in with a fresh mind is a special treat.

Please bring something to write on and with, as well as whatever you may need to sit and/or lay back comfortably. We have seating at the shop, however some folks find it preferable to lay back for the journey portion of the evening. Mugs and tea will be provided. Join us bi-monthly for Plant Spirit Journeys at our storefront, after hours. Check our classes & events page and sign up for our newsletter to be in the know about these gatherings and all of our upcoming classes and events! You can find tickets on the events page of our website.

Join us bi-monthly for Plant Spirit Journeys at our storefront, after hours! Check our classes & events page and sign up for our newsletter to be in the know about these and all of our classes and events!

Tier Ticket Pricing

Tier 1: For those who find themselves experiencing financial hardships. Thank you for coming!

Tier 2: For the common folk. This is the general ticket price.

Tier 3: For folks who have plenty of resources. This tier ensures access for folks with less resources available. Thank you for paying it forward!

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Lady Elder Book Release: Reading and discussion with Hyldyr and Friends
Jul
21

Lady Elder Book Release: Reading and discussion with Hyldyr and Friends

Join our friends from Hyldyr for a release of a very special publication, Lady Elder Tree: Northern Plant Animism & Witchcraft by Joseph S. Hopkins & Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen. Introduced by scholar Mathias Nordvig.

From Hyldyr on the Elder tree:

“In northwestern Europe, a tremendous amount of folk belief has long surrounded the plant. As scholar Della Hooke notes, in Anglo-Saxon England, “the elder, Sambacus nigra (O[old] E[nglish] ellen), is the tree that is especially noted in the early Christian edicts against tree-worship - the tree of witches. It is the tree singled out by Wulfstan in the Canons of Edgarc. 1005-8 ... as a place for the carrying out of ‘the devil’s craft’”. Hooke adds that, “the tree was, in popular folklore, traditionally treated with awesome respect.” (Hooke 2010: 232)”

With a reading by Devon Rawlings and followed by a discussion, the evening is sure to open our minds to the wonders of this magical tree as we look to past and far away lands to learn how those who came before related to Lady Elder.

Complimentary Elder tea will be served with additional elder beverages available for purchase. An opportunities to received an elder flash tattoo will be available for those who feel so inspired to leave adorned with the powers of this plant. Hyldyr will have publications for sale at the end of our reading. Our night will be full of the Lady herself indeed!

Seating is limited. Please purchase a ticket in advance.

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