Check back often as additional classes, including in-person in Denver and Ireland and online, will be offered throughout the year.
Classes Winter/ Spring 2019
Brighid, Irish Goddess of the Sacred Flame
Wednesday January 30 from 6:30-9 PM. Brighid: Irish triple goddess of healing, smithcraft and poetry. Keeper of the holy flame. Protector of sacred springs. Tender of the Earth. Patron saint of Ireland, She is a bridge between the old ways and the new. Join us to learn how this Sacred Warrioress is an icon for these times, discover her favorite healing remedies, ally with Her and use her guidance to midwife a new era, within and without. We will create a candle in ritual, lit by Her sacred flame from Kildare Ireland, blend a ritual tea to call Her in and a lunar anointing oil dedicated to our work with Her. $45. Held at Ritualcravt in Denver, register HERE.
Druid Herbal for Imbolc
Thursday February 7 from 6:30- 9 PM. The Earth is stirring from her winter sleep and our own bodies are yearning for the fresh vitality of spring, called Imbolc on the ancient Irish calendar. The priests and priestesses of the indigenous Celtic lineage, the Druids, lived seasonally with the Earth and so to may we. We will journey with Irish goddess Brighid, maiden of Spring as we discover herbs and remedies to nourish the physical and spiritual body during this time of awakening, beginnings and inspiration. We will create an aromatherapy spritzer in ritual and a nutrient rich revitalizing herbal tea to deeply nourish and energize for spiraling outward after the long dark winter. $45. Held at Ritualcravt in Denver, register HERE.
Full Moon Ritual February
Wednesday February 20 from 7-9 PM. Gather to celebrate the abundance of the full moon in circle. In ritual, based on the Celtic Irish spiritual tradition, we will acknowledge the lunar energies and how they are at play in our own lives, we will connect to ancient rhythms and be guided by the wisdom found therein. Suggested donation of $10- $20. Held at Ritualcravt in Denver, register HERE.
Moon Rhythms with Maeve, Goddess of Sovereignty
Sunday March 3 from 2-4 PM. Connect to your own inner rhythms being guided by the wisdom of Irish Goddess of Sovereignty, Maeve and through the cycles of the moon, within and without. We will enter into ritual with Maeve, delve into aspects of our own sovereignty and then move into spiritual crafting, creating our own watercolor moon cycles to remind us of these ancient and life-affirming aspects. $30. Offered by Ritualcravt and co-taught with Michelle Vanderhouwen of @oakandhawthorn. Register HERE.
New Moon Ritual March
Sun March 3 from 7-9 PM. Gather to celebrate the possibilities illuminated from the dark moon as she is reborn in light. In ritual, based on the Celtic Irish spiritual tradition, we will acknowledge the lunar energies and how they are at play in our own lives, we will connect to ancient rhythms and be guided by the wisdom found therein. Suggested donation of $10- $20. Held at Ritualcravt in Denver, register HERE.
Herbcraft: Wild Irish Roots
Four Week Series: Tuesdays March 5, 12, 19, 26 from 6:30- 9 PM. Reclaim your heritage and discover the indigenous ways of your wild Irish roots through this four-week herbal immersion. Learn how to embrace herbs as a way to live a more connected, rooted life, based on traditions of Native European lineage. Each week we will focus on a different body system and learn ways to treat the dis-eases of that system using herbs, aromatherapy, flower essences and more, all connected to our wild Irish roots and the inherent wisdom found therein. We will learn how to create tinctures, salves, infused herbal oils, tea blends and anointing oils and you will take home your time-honored creations. $160. Held at Ritualcravt in Denver, register HERE.
A Sacred Year with the Trees
March 2019- February 2020. Return to your roots by connecting with trees, who have been honored throughout the ages. In the Irish spiritual and healing tradition, tree wisdom, energy and medicine is a part of our heritage, and with the ecological concerns of our planet, the importance of trees is once again gaining momentum. The Irish Ogham alphabet connects us to the trees, as each has their own letter and rune symbol, offering a mystical as well as functional threshold. Additionally, each of the 13 sacred trees is honored through the lunar calendar in alignment with seasonal rhythms and energies.
Join me for a year long journey with the trees. Each month we will connect with the specific tree that is lunarly aligned with that season. We will learn the spiritual as well as the medicinal properties of the trees. We will deepen into our own relationship with the land and naturally tend to the Earth through our connection with these stately and wise beings. Each month we will journey with the trees in guided meditation, create medicines with the gifts of the trees, create the rune for that tree and explore different ways to connect with their wisdom and offerings. We will listen to the trees, ask what they need and be stewards to them.
A Sacred Year with the Trees meets one Sunday per month from March 2019- February 2020. In person in Denver, Colorado with three sessions via live online connection from Ireland. Class time is from 3-6 PM on Sunday afternoons: March 10, April 7, May 12, June 9, July 7, Aug 11, Sept 8, Oct 6, Nov 10, Dec 8, Jan 12 and Feb 9. $495. $100 non-refundable deposit to hold your spot with the remaining balance due in two equal installments (due March and September). Contact Tonja at tonjareichley@gmail.com for more information and to register.
