Spring Medicine Intensive

5th April – 19th April

– 2/3 May (both days) – 24th May

11:30 – 7pm

The forests of Eberswalde & a private residence

Join us for a 5 day intensive spread across the spring on the medicinal plants of this area.

We’ll highlight the medicinal and magical uses of the plants as they re-emerge in the precious season of spring- which is an ideal time to learn our land, replenish our systems and empower ourselves with practices of spiritual renewal and practical hands on plant and earth work.

The kinds of topics we’ll cover:

Plant walks focusing on ID, ecology, and sustainable wildcrafting
Lots of medicine making skills and wild food gathering
Seasonal cleansing and clearing with local plants
Aligning energetically with the season of rising energy and sap and learning to harness this and support this without overwhelm
Communion practices with plants and place, intuitive skill development (with practices to deepen between sessions)
Story, song and folklore
Solo adventures in the woods and time with the plants on the land
Nourishing our bodies of earth through touch, movement, connection and getting our hands dirty

(This is all going to be responsive to what’s out there in the woods for us to meet, to the desires and movements of the group, to where the earth guides us -hence the ‘may’ in the course content below.

I just don’t know exactly what we will do…. which I am very excited about. You will be given opportunity to share what you want to learn and find most inspiring to explore which will shape the course content)

Plants we’ll work with may* include:

nettle, birch, beech, elder, chickweed, pine, spruce, fir, cleavers, cedar, garlic mustard, violets, dandelion, raspberry, blackberry, ground ivy, plantain, dead nettles, clary sage, elecampane, English ivy, alder, sorrel, yellow dock, burdock, valerian, wood anemones, sorcerers violets.

Medicine-making may* include:

tinctures, cordials/elixirs, oxymels, infused oils, anointing oils, salves, flower essence making, smoke blends, incense

We’ll also work with wild plants as food.

This course is very special, it feels like a secret treasure. It’s rare to find anything like it. There is so much heart and magic in Marysia’s spaces – it’s truly a privilege to participate. Other worlds opened up when we worked with her self-brewed plant elixirs and I was able to form very deep and meaningful connections to certain plants and trees. Marysia has a rare ability to attune and sense subtle energies. She creates a very safe and deeply held space, infused with a lot of depth and also she’s very funny. 😉 I’m a big fan and very grateful – highly recommended!

Marysia is a natural storyteller, weaving a beautiful tapestry of practical knowledge, myth, and above all relationality with our more than human kin. Her ability to hold a group with both fierceness and tenderness created space for me to feel deeply held in the practice. Holy Botanica changed my life, reconnecting me with Earth and others, and through that, myself. This course continues far past its stated end date and roots deeply into my everyday life and heart.

Marysia creates a space for a relationship with the natural world and with the plants that is based on deep respect, love, and reciprocity. Her knowledge and wisdom seem infinite, and I learned so much about the plants we worked with. I feel more connected to the forest around me as different plants become friends and allies. It's deepened a sense of grounded spirituality I have been developing after realizing it's not necessary to travel far for spiritual growth; rather, it's all right here under our feet and around us. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a deep embodied connection to the world around us.

I’ve been on the path of consciousness, embodiment, and communion with the Earth for some years now, so I wasn’t a complete newbie. But something in Holy Botanica brought me into a whole new depth of awareness. My relationship with plants has shifted profoundly: it feels more intuitive, more attuned, and just right. Each gathering felt so precious, from the excursions into the beauuutiful forest of Eberswalde, where we communed with the plants through sensory, spiritual, and ancestral pathways, to the deeply nourishing body-based practices that followed. You hold space in a way that is both spiritual and down to earth, rooted in folk wisdom and tradition, while also informed by science. Your sensitivity, the spaciousness you allowed, and the richness of what you shared (botanical preparations, songs, articles, stories, recordings and resources) made every session feel abundant and complete. I hope to step into your spaces again in the future. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything you’ve offered so far.

"I am impressed how the work with the plants has influenced my everyday life. I didn't expect that. I didn't expect it to become so tangible. I feel like it really kicked off some change for me. Something that wanted to change since some time and I hadn't been listening. One thing that I really, really loved about Holy Botanica, that a quality of magic was always kind of weaving in. What I mean by magic is synchronicity, creating space for things to happen that your mind couldn't even picture, opening to more than I see and touch, opening up to the intangible aspects of life and experiencing how things are deeply connected. "

"The whole thing really felt like a journey of discovery. There were many surprising things that happened during that time and within the sessions. It was so beautifully interwoven with so many rich and diverse elements, I really appreciate and celebrate you for your space holding. I really felt like you were such a wonderful travel guide. It felt like a gift and blessing to be in this space. I felt so, so well taken care of and I just loved, honestly, every bit of it. I loved the touch, I love that we worked with the cells and with giving each other that space. And the partner exercises, like the one we did with Elderberry, that one felt very powerful also. I was very surprised, actually, what came up within that exercise. I would love to do more of that. Just so rich, every session in and of itself."

"The Holy Botanica Series with Marysia filled a deep longing within me but only when I was part of it I could actually name and sense that longing! The longing to connect to our roots, ancestors, long forgotten stories and myths and the deep, deep wisdom that comes from being with the plant spirits. It felt like coming home and it was a very touching experience. Still now after the course I am cultivating a relationship to the plant remedies and leaning into their support. As I unexpectedly went through health struggles during the course I felt very seen and supported by Marysia which gave me the ability to trust the healing process of my body and that I can be in the space with what I was going through at that time. It was an intimate and beautifully curated space. I am grateful for the enrichment the plants and the people I met bring into my life."

In addition to the live sessions, you will receive:

The remedies we make in class to take home for your own use (all medicine making materials other than jars will be provided)
Additional remedies/ materials for between session practice and exploration
Practices to explore communion and energy system development
Online group (telegram) – for questions, support and shares between sessions
20% off remedies from my apothecary Body of Earth botanicals for the duration of the course

***Please note that these remedies will made in traditional ways so that means some of the preparations that we will create will contain alcohol. If this is an issue for you, please let me know before you register.**

7 spots available.

⧫ PRACTICAL INFO ⧫

⧫ To Register: Email Marysia at devotedtodirt@gmail.com

⧫ Dates & times⧫

5th April

19th April

2/3 May (both days)

24th May

11:30 – 7pm

(we may adjust these slightly on the weekend meeting to accommodate travel for those who need that)

⧫ Location ⧫

Eberswalde sessions: We will gather at a residence in Eberswalde, approx 13 mins walk from Eberswalde Hbf. Address given upon registration.

*Please note that this is a home, not a dedicated venue so we may need to be flexible around space, equipment and facilities.

You will need to be on time for all sessions as we will be walking into the woods and cannot coordinate finding you with ease.

• Accessibility: We will walk, on average, 3-6 miles/day around the forest on uneven terrain (nothing too strenuous but we will cover some ground)

• Parts of the class will be held outside rain or shine

⧫ Price ⧫

I’m offering this round on a sliding scale: you’re invited to pay any amount within the range that feels right for your circumstances.

The scale is €615-800:

€615 – for those with less financial flexibility right now.

~€710– is the sustaining rate for those with stable resources

€800 – for those with more financial abundance, helping make the group accessible to others.

If even the lower end feels out of reach, please reach out — I’m happy to explore options together

*Includes all materials (other than jars, you’ll be asked to collect a few used ones)

If even the lower end feels out of reach, please reach out — I’m happy to explore options together

Please note the cancellation policy which is:

Until March 23rd: 50% refund of whole course amount

March 24th onwards: no refunds – whole course amount is

For questions feel free to reach out to: devotedtodirt@gmail.com

⧫ Why Local Plant Magic? ⧫

We live in a time when so much is accessible to us. There are many plants from far away lands that are well known for their consciousness shifting properties, and there can be a tendency to think that only these plants have deep magic, or only these plants can shift our consciousness in noticeable ways.

However… **Every plant is consciousness shifting** (or has the potential to be).

And the plants that grow in the same ground that we walk upon hold particular wisdom for us. Despite our ever more global perspective, we are creatures that are deeply tied to place, and wired for (and often we’re deeply yearning for) relationship, reciprocity and real connection with our environments and the natural intelligences within them.

⧫ About my approach — direct experience, cultivating intuition and discernment ⧫

A significant aspect of my approach to plant work is an emphasis on the importance of direct experiential work with plants and other natural intelligences.

This means cultivating states of stillness, simplicity and communion and learning to listen deeply through your own being, through your body and your energy system.

This is is a way of reclaiming your own channel in relationship to the spirits that surround us. It profoundly enhances your ability to work with them and receive their guidance. It also supports you to strengthen your intuitive and discernment capacities which are applicable in every part of life.

I balance this with deep curiosity about and acknowledgement of the importance of the story and song of the plant world as well as an understanding of its medicinal properties and actions. My invitation is to dive into working with plants holistically and in intimacy.