Long before pharmacies, trees were our healers, and even now, many of our our "Western" allopathic medicine is derived from trees although most of us have forgotten this fact. Trees are and have always been our craftspeople, keeping us warm and putting shelter over our heads. They are our closest shamanic allies, and our nervous systems, blood vessels, and lungs mirror their design. The ancient Druids understood that they were our elders, our giving relatives, and, when asked for their permission, every part of a tree could be offered as medicine — the bark, the leaf, the flower, the fruit, the root, the resin — and that a tree's gifts could be received on three levels: into the body, through the hands, and deep into the soul.

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In this 90-minute workshop, you'll receive an introduction to all three strands of this living tradition. We'll explore tree medicine for the body — learning to work with accessible trees as healers. We'll enter the shamanic practice of dieting a tree — the tradition of entering intentional, sustained relationship with one tree over time, and what it offers in return. And we'll work with the hands through sacred craft — bringing the forest's magic into the material world.

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You'll leave with practical tools, a guided journey to receive a personal gift from your tree ally, and a simple take-home practice to begin your own embodied relationship with the forest.

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This workshop stands beautifully on its own, and also follows naturally from Parts I & II. No prior experience is required — only a willingness to receive what the trees are already offering.