The Spiral Path: A Journey into Irish Herbs and Spirituality

A six month immersion honoring the Irish herbs of Samhain and Imbolc as we gather in community with human and more than human to walk the old paths in new ways.

Inspired by the Irish Wisdom Tradition, join us for bi-weekly gatherings, over the seasons of Samhain and Imbolc, to rediscover and remember our connection with the herbs and the rituals, traditions and stories that accompany them.  

Rejoice in the embrace of community with human and more than human ones: the trees and herbs, the well and wise ancestors, the land and the goddesses of the Irish Tuatha de Danaan, as well as the human ones who will gather with intention on this spiraling path.

Come together to participate in the ancient relationship with the plants, to be in intimacy with the cosmos, and to see and feel the mirror of who we are in these time-honored cycles. 

Come together to learn herbs to nourish body, spirit and emotions, to practice ceremonies and rites and share these with your own communities, to tend to each other.

We will gather online via Zoom in our nemed, a nature sanctuary, to walk the spiraling ways for two hours, two times each month.  

In the Spiral Path we will:

• Engage with the herbs of the season and learn to make healing teas, tinctures, infused oils and salves

• Learn ways to tend to our families and communities with the healing nourishment of the herbs

• Engage with the plant spirit of the herbs and create magic spells and elixirs like lunar waters, anointing oils, flower remedies and more

• Participate in tea rituals and plant spirit initiations

• Live in connection to the cycles of the moon, sun and land

• Connect with Irish myths about Airmid, Irish goddess of the herbs and Brigid, Irish goddess of midwife to healing

• Create a herbal first aid kit

• Create a curated selection of herbal products to bring to our culminating celebration: the Spiral Path Herb Fair

  Gatherings

  We meet two Sundays per month for six months from Noon- 2 PM ET/ 10- Noon MT/ 9- 11 AM PT/ 17:00- 19:00 PM Irish/ GMT/ 18:00- 20:00 Europe/ CET
  Each session will be recorded if you are unable to attend live.

  15 November 2026

  29 November

  13 December

  27 December

  10 January 2027

  24 January

  14 February

  28 February

  14 March

  28 March

  11 April

  25 April

  Herbal Retreat in Ireland (optional): 9-16 May 2027 sliding scale $1,000- $1,300

  Reciprocation

  Price per month for six months: (choose which option is most comfortable for you):

  Root: $105 This tier contributes to the foundation of my work and weaves in access for others to join: an honoring of sharing and rippling the gifts out into the world. 

  Blossom: $90 This tier, the labor of my tending, honors the beauty of sustained reciprocation and upholds the harmony of giving and receiving. 

  Seed:$75 This tier is to honor those with limited financial access, remembering the seeds of potential that we all carry.  We need the seeds to thrive and move into what’s next.  

  $75 deposit to hold your spot and honor the commitment (please touch in with Tonja if this does not feel accessible).

  Please send your deposit to Tonja on Venmo (@Tonja-Reichley) or PayPal HERE, indicating The Spiral Path. 

  Please email Tonja at tonjareichley@gmail.com to confirm your enrollment and indicating if you would like to attend the Herbal Retreat in Ireland in May.

  Monthly billing will be set up as we begin our time together.