Join us for an immersive day discovering powerful plant spirit connection practices and healing through alchemy and medicine making with Charlotte Pulver.
This will be a highly informative, transformational and joyous day!
Medicine Making Day
This is a deeply restorative, healing and enlivening day learning foundational practices of alchemy and connecting with plants. Time will be spent working with the wonderful plants growing at the Apothecary Garden whilst utilising their wonderful lab space in making a hydrosol, tincture, tea, essence and incense!
You will go away with skills which will greatly enhance your life in all ways.
Morning session
PLANT SPIRIT CONNECTION
Learn the most important technique there is in making a medicine in life.
A technique which ensures that any medicine that you make is infused with the vitality and consciousness of the plant(s) that you are working with.
These are foundational practices which are at the heart of the ancient practice of Alchemy. Where you will be taught how to meet and commune with the consciousness of plants and how to facilitate healing for yourself and others when making medicine with the plant world.
These ancient yet very simple techniques can also be applied in communicating with any aspect of nature - be it the river, trees, rocks, stars and animals too.
Thereby helping facilitate a deeper embodiment and connection to the natural world and all of life.
Because we are all a part of nature, this session will help you awaken your natural birth right in communicating with the natural world whilst also accessing your own innate ancestral wisdom and knowledge.
Afternoon session
PLANT SPIRIT WATERS: THE MAKING OF HYDROSOLS
Discover the world of Hydrosols, also known as hydrolats or ‘plant spirit waters’.
Hydrosols are distilled plant waters which contain a wealth of powerful plant compounds including microparticles of essential oils in these cellular waters.
In Alchemy hydrosols physically embody the plant's Spirit, it's intelligent animating life force.
They are complete plant water medicine, saturated with the plant’s essence infused in each molecule.
Distillation is an ancient art with evidence of it going back at least 5000 years. Widely practised in Eygptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese and Persian cultures and systems of medicine.
Taking the time to make a hydrosol is truly a magical, sensory and wonderful ritual experience.
This will be a master class in hydrosol making - witnessing the Apothecary Gardens’ 50L copper still in action, as well as how hydrosols are made with smaller stills and even on your own kitchen stove.
You will also have the chance to make a tincture, tea, vibrational plant essence and incense too.
What’s Included
Knowledge of the system of alchemy, neuroscience and foundational practices in connecting to yourself and the natural world
Learn plant spirit connection practises
Learn foundational alchemical knowledge in making your own physical medicines in life.
You will also be given a ‘Plant Spirit Connection’ booklet to go away with, written by Charlotte Pulver to continue your journey in connecting to the natural world.
Go away with your own bottled hydrosol, tincture, vibrational essence, tea and incense with knowledge of how to make them all.
Stay at the garden
Stay at the garden while you’re at this workshop in one of our bespoke cabins or 18th century barn conversions, see our beautiful spaces here and email hello@apothecarygarden.co.uk for availability and booking.
Useful Information and FAQs
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An autumnal hearty lunch focusing on local seasonal and foraged foods. With an abundance of herbal infused waters, teas and elixirs to enjoy throughout the day.
Vegan and dietary requirements are catered for.
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We cannot offer refunds or cancellations for this event, if you know someone who would like to take your place please ask them to contact us with their name and who's place they will be taking.
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What we are able to provide is a payment plan whereby you can pay for the medicine making day fee over a period of 2 months. ie. make 2 payments. To apply please contact: pulvers.apothecary@gmail.com
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Physically this is gentle day. Unfortunately this weekend is not suited for mobility-impaired people or those requiring wheelchair access.
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It will be held inside and outside.
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These days are open to all levels interest and expertise in working with the plant kingdom. From beginners to the adept.
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When you book, we’ll send you details of what you need to bring.
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Free parking onsite. Nearest train stations: Castle Cary (20 mins away) and Yeovil (30 mins away)
