Myth, Medicine, Magic & Mugwort

Sunday 26th July, 4 - 630pm

Mugwort: Plant of Dreams, Vision & Protection

Join us for an enchanted evening in ceremony with one of Ireland’s most beloved and mystical plant allies, Mugwort.

For centuries, Mugwort has been woven through the folk traditions of these islands as a plant of dreaming, intuition, protection and vision. Associated with the liminal realms between waking and sleeping, it has long been used by healers, seers and wise women to deepen connection with the unseen world and receive guidance through dreams and altered states of consciousness.

Together, we will gather around this ancient plant teacher and explore its folklore, herbal uses and energetic wisdom.

During our evening together you will:

• Learn Mugwort’s rich folklore, Celtic wisdom teachings and traditional herbal uses

• Discover how to safely identify, forage and work with Mugwort in teas, tinctures, smoke blends and everyday folk herbalism

• Create your own Mugwort smoke cleansing bundle to take home for ritual, protection and sacred space keeping

• Experience a deeply restorative Mugwort tea ceremony

• Journey through a live music accompanied Shamanic Yoga Nidra designed to guide you into the dreamlike realms where Mugwort’s medicine is most often received

• Gather around the fire for seasonal refreshments and heartfelt connection as the evening draws to a close

**What you’ll recieve**:

**Why Mugwort?**
Mugwort has long been known as a plant of dreams and vision. Traditionally used to support lucid dreaming, intuition and inner guidance, it is said to help quiet the noise of everyday life so we can hear the deeper wisdom within.
Its gifts are often most profoundly experienced during sleep, meditation and trance states.
Over the last decade, I have worked extensively with both Yoga Nidra and ceremonial plant medicine spaces. Again and again, I have found Mugwort and Yoga Nidra to be a particularly beautiful pairing. Together they offer an opportunity to regulate the nervous system, access deep rest and open gently to insight, imagination and clarity.
This is not about striving or seeking extraordinary experiences. It is about softening, listening and remembering.

No Experience Necessary

Whether this is your first ceremony or your hundredth, you are warmly welcome.

Many people attend our gatherings alone and often find comfort in the anonymity and ease of arriving exactly as they are. There is no expectation to share, perform or know anything in advance.

Simply come with curiosity and an open heart.

Please Note: This ceremony is not suitable for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

About Mother of the Woods Retreat

Mother of the Woods Retreat is the home of Senior Tantra Yoga Teacher, Yoga Nidra Teacher Trainer and Celtic Wheel of the Year guide Emma Rose Lowe.

Set within a charming 300 year old Georgian Hall and converted Hayloft Studio, the retreat is nestled amongst ancient trees, wild meadows and the rolling hills of County Down.

A place of deep rest, remembrance and reconnection with the rhythms of the natural world.

Mother of the Woods is located:

• 10 minutes from Carryduff, Temple, Saintfield and Ballynahinch

• 10 minutes from Lisburn/M1

• 20–25 minutes from Belfast City Centre

Full address details will be sent upon booking.

Please note that the venue is not situated on a public transport route. The nearest bus stop is approximately a 2 mile walk away..