The ReWilding Path

Sorry for the short notice but I have had to cancel tomorrow’s event. The next event is a lovely full moon fire and swim social.
See you there x

Preparing for the Plant circle ~

I have been slowly gathering and drying herbs ready for the plant circle starting September.

I’m also deciding on a few of the plants we will be working with in depth over the course of the year.
How many do you know? And they aren’t all from the plant kingdom 🙃

~ Avena sativa
~ Tilia spp
~ Plantago spp
~ Leonurus cardiaca
~ Amanita muscaria
~ Taraxacum officinale
~ Salvia rosmarinus
~ Calendula officinalis
~ Rosa spp
~ Althaea officinalis
~ Fomitopsis betulina
~ Viburnum opulus
~ Trametes versicolor

You will also learn my own unique ceremony for deepening your relationship with these new friends. This includes the art of tea ceremony and shamanic journeying.
Something I have been practicing for many years as a way of meeting plants physically, emotionally and energetically.
I’m super excited to get started!
There’s still a few places left if you are interested in joining us ✨

** FULLY BOOKED **

Our first event at our beautiful new indoor venue, I’m so excited for this✨
There is just two places left on this autumnal afternoon hosted by me and Yaina Blake
The craft will be broom/besom making, all materials teas and cake provided.
Get in touch if you’d like to join us ✨

A beautifully intimate woman’s walk and talk today✨

We sat under the ancient Oak and discussed everything to do with this life stage and becoming a peri/menopausal woman, embracing the coming crone or hag era.

Taking care of your body is so important whilst going through changes, especially the midlife change.

You can sing, drum, dance, exercise and create to embrace it but you also need to balance your blood sugar, build good sleep hygiene, have optimal levels of ferritin etc, regulate your nervous system and take your herbs, supplements and medicines.
I love these conversations with women sharing their experiences openly and supporting each other.
I often quote Carolyn Hillyer at workshops with ‘sister always look after your feet’
But this one was look after every part you 🙌🏻

On the day of this beautiful eclipse our followers went over 1k. That’s amazing ✨

I thought I’d check out the stats and I learned that 85% of those followers are women of a similar age group as me.

So my thank you gift to you on this powerful evening is one of my most useful herbal tea blends.

This is particularly good for anyone with a womb even if your womb has been removed.

One important thing about herbal medicine is it should be tailored to the person as a whole and not the individual symptoms.
This is tailored for me but if you are a person struggling with peri/meno related symptoms like insomnia, night sweats, bloating, palpitations, brain fog, restlessness and anxiety then some of these herbs might be good for you too.

Blend equal parts of ~

Oatstraw, Motherwort, Hawthorn tops, Chamomile, Rosemary, Sage, Marshmallow root, Rose and Tulsi.

Too hot for herbal tea? Lots of teas can be very drying to the mouth due to tannins. Not what you want in midsummer!

So I have been cold brewing it in sparkling mineral water and having with ice 👌🏻
If you are coming along to the walk on Saturday we will chat about how these and other herbs might be helpful.
Much love
Astrid

P.S not suitable during pregnancy, breastfeeding, cancer treatment or whilst on heart medication.
Always check with Dr if you are unsure x

PLANT CIRCLE UPDATE~

~Tuesday circle - Fully booked

~ Wednesday circle - 2 spaces left

~Thursday circle - 1 space left

Wednesday and Thursday circle starts 23rd and 24th September from 7-9pm.

Get in touch if it sounds like your cup of tea, I have so many wonderful new plans in store for you. ✨

Ps no AI was used to make this poster despite what Facebook says

Another beautiful offering for the Autumn equinox ✨

I have teamed up with Yaina Blake offering her wonderful sound bath.
This will be our very first event at our new indoor home so we will be cosy regardless of the weather.
Tea and cake will be vegan/gf and the craft will be broom or besom making. How exciting!

To book please do so by contacting [email protected].

There is also a free autumn equinox walk in the events section.
See you there ✨

✨✨ THE BEST NEWS EVER FOR THE REWILDING PATH✨✨

We have an indoor home, and it’s a beautiful space.
My dream since starting this was to have an indoor space we could use especially over winter and for the evenings and it’s finally come true.

The very kind Barney from Suffolk Community Acupuncture has agreed to let us share his clinic in Ipswich town centre. Barney has been bringing affordable healthcare to Suffolk for many years with his community acupuncture helping so many people including me.

My goal has always been to bring free/affordable workshops around health and wellbeing to the community so we align quite nicely ☺️

The Plant Circle will be hosted there starting September and it also means I can run as many groups as needed.
So everyone on the waiting list will be getting emails in the next few days letting them know the extra courses are going ahead.

What a bountiful summer it’s been, I’m super grateful for everyone’s support and kindness and so excited for what’s to come.

Much love
Astrid ✨

Ps not my picture, it’s from the internet x

Recipes ~
Lots of you have asked for the recipes of the Mugwort goodies we enjoyed last night.
I’m terrible with sharing recipes as I hate posting on social media and I make stuff in a messy chaotic made up type of way 🤣
But here you go.. I hope they make sense.

JOURNEY ELIXIR
~ fill a large sterile glass jar half full with fresh Mugwort tops. Then fill it almost to the top with Rose petals.

~ pour over a full bottle of brandy, then add a large jar of local honey. If vegan try maple syrup.

~ give it a good stir and make sure all the plant material is fully submerged. Put the lid on, stirring occasionally. Leave for 4 weeks.

~ when ready sieve through a fine mesh and store in sterilised bottles.
It lasts years when made with honey, but it tastes so good it won’t last ✨

ICED MUGWORT LATTE
~lightly steam Mugwort just enough to break down the cells a little. Then rinse in cold water.

~ add to plant milk and blend so the milk turns green and Mugwort is in tiny pieces.

~ leave to sit whilst you make the plant syrup.

~ add one handful of dried Lavender flowers and one handful of dried Rose petals to one cup of sugar.

~ crunch all the petals into the sugar then add one cup of water. Simmer gently until the sugar is all dissolved. Turn off the heat and leave to brew for an hour.

~ sieve the Mugwort milk and refrigerate. When they are both ready pour in a shot of flower syrup over ice then top up with the Mugwort milk. Lush!

MUGWORT LEMON AND ROSE CAKE
~ in a large mixing bowl add 200ml of Mugwort milk (as made in the latte), 200g of soya yoghurt, 200ml of oil, some lemon juice and grated zest of 3 lemons. Mix well.

~ then add 200g sugar, pinch of salt, tsp xanthan gum, tsp baking soda and 2tsp of bicarbonate soda. Also add 350g of plain gf flour. I used half rice half buckwheat. If using gluten flour no need for xanthan gum.

~ mix well and pour into a deep lined cake tin. Bake at 180 for about an hour. When out of the oven poke lots of holes with a cocktail stick in the cake and allow to cool.

~ mix some icing sugar with lemon juice into a runny paste. Pour over the cake then sprinkled on Rose petal dust. Set in the fridge then enjoy 🌟

Let me see your creations if you make them 🥰