Distilling Winter: An Alchemical Journey & Retreat with Winter's Medicine
Fri, Jan 12
|Sagle
A two-part workshop/retreat exploring, engaging, and embracing the medicine of winter and "wintering" through aromatics, archetypes, and the alchemical stages


TIME & LOCATION
Jan 12, 2024, 5:00 PM – Jan 13, 2024, 5:00 PM
Sagle, 88 Herrmann Lake Rd, Sagle, ID 83860, USA
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This two-part workshop and retreat unfolds over the course of one and a half days (Friday evening 1/12/24, all day Saturday, 1/13/24). The workshop/retreat includes a distillation experience, lecture & discussion, contemplative & meditative exercises, and some simple aromatic/herbal blending.
In our time together we will:
Explore the unique medicine our local winter landscape offers for body & soul (with an emphasis on conifers especially)
Prepare and conduct a distillation featuring local conifers
Appreciate distillation as metaphor via the alchemical stages
Discover and engage relevant archetypes, symbols, and alchemical stages to better appreciate and nurture your own winter processes, needs, and self-care
SCHEDULE
2 hoursWelcome, Introductions, and Scope
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