For the woman who wants to come home to
the plants, her body and the earth
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Plant People is a 5 day women's herbalism and earth connection retreat.
Taking place over the Fall Equinox, this immersive gathering focuses on communion with earth, self, plants and other.
We gather to honor the ancestral connection between women and plants through ceremony, medicine making, wildcrafting, song, embodied experiencing and sisterhood.
Imagine sharing songs with your sisters, harvesting and making medicine with your hands, learning herbalism skills and earth-based ritual practices.
That is a glimpse into the daily rhythm at Plant People.
WHAT AWAITS YOU....
An immersive long weekend of living herbalism
Daily morning tea ceremony
We begin each day in silent traditional gong fu tea ceremony under the oak trees
Wildcrafting & medicine making
Learn how to identify, ethically forage and make medicine in the Southern Oregon hills
Herbalism education
Learn about foundational herbalism skills that you can integrate into your life
Botanical oracular practice
Learn to deepen your intuitive connection to the plant realm through divination pracitces
Herbal sound ceremonies
We will gather in immersive evening ceremonies to learn directly from the plants thru wisdom & song
Song circles
Experience the voice as medicine, and singing as remembrance in call and response song circles
Earth rituals & practices
Ceremony and rituals are woven throughout the days, including a fall equinox ritual
Guest teacher workshop
Jonathan Hasler of Simple Incense will teach on aromatic distillation. Includes a cedar hydrosol!
MEET THE LAND
Ten acres of oak savannah in the
mountains near Ashland Oregon
Deep Hollow Sanctuary is a private refuge in the hills of Southern Oregon. A beautiful stretch of oak savannah woodland that has been held as sanctuary space for people returning to right relationship with the earth. The lands of Southern Oregon were originally stewarded by the Takelma, Shasta, Latgawa and Athabaskan peoples.
The plants we'll be working with grow abundantly in this bioregion and throughout the world. The relationship you build with them here travels with you wherever you go.
The land is 20 minutes from the town of Ashland, Oregon, and nearby to the Siskiyou-Cascadian mountain range, rich in biodiversity and wildlife.
YOUR FACILITATORS
Two plant women, One shared vision
Plant People was born from the friendship and shared devotion of Amma and Antonia. Their gifts are distinct and complementary — together they hold a container that is both grounded and practical, yet deeply reverent and ceremonial. Their offerings are a prayer to facilitate deeper connection to the earth and the plants.
Amma Rosavalon
clinical herbalist, herbal educator, ceremonialist
Amma formally trained in bioregional herbalism, Ayurveda, ethical wildcrafting and clinical herbalism through the Hawthorn Institute. She has devoted herself to the path of herbal medicine ever since through teaching and facilitating.
Amma will be leading plant walks, herbal workshops, ceremonies and medicine making.
Antonia Songbird
folk herbalist, womb worker, song carrier, ceremonialist
Antonia is devoted to awakening the heart of humanity and restoring harmony with the earth through embodiment practices. She has trained in various lineages that support the feminine, and offers ceremonies, women's circles and womb healing work.
Antonia will be facilitating song circles, ceremonies, equinox rituals, and oracular practices.
NOURISHMENT
Sacred organic nourishment
Three meals per day, prepared with intention by our resident chef. All organic, and as seasonal and locally sourced as the Southern Oregon region allows.
Example menu:
Breakfast:
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Seasonal fruit salad
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Coconut yogurt with seeds, goji berries & cacao nibs
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Overnight oats with coconut & cacao
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Gluten-free toast with nut butters
Lunch:
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Fresh collard wrap with seasonal greens, sweet carrots, shredded beet, sprouts & sunflower spread
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Fresh fruit & gluten-free crackers with local goat cheese
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Served with a seasonal wild-harvested herbal tea blend
Dinner:
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Elk burger with sprouts, arugula & pickled onion, served on a gluten-free bun with spicy vegan mayo (vegan veggie burger option available)
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Fresh green salad with seasonal veggies & balsamic vinaigrette
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Served with a seasonal wild-harvested herbal tea blend
please note only 1 meal provided on arrival & departure days
OUR KITCHEN WITCH
Sati Varvais
herbalist, holistic chef, mentor
Sati spent 15 years in the food service industry, gaining experience in everything from grocery and fine dining to festivals and owning a farm-to-table food truck. Her diverse background has given her a deep appreciation for food and its connection to community. She is deeply connected to the plant world and the esoteric.
She will be cooking up nourishing meals for the retreat, infused with her love for plants in a sacred and ceremonial way.
WHAT WOMEN ARE SAYING
Words of transformation and experience
How can I begin to summarize a time I keep describing to my loved ones as a peak experience and a major gift from the universe? I expected to learn about plants. What I received was a deep experience not only with plants but in relationship to others and myself.
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STACEY - CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
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Antonia and Amma
perfectly aligned the experience with the rhythms of our bodies, the rhythms the earth- allowing for slowness, stillness, silence and integration.
HANNAH ROSE - REGISTERED NURSE
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Amma and Antonia
share their gifts that are divine and whole on their own. And together they create a wider scope of understanding & breadth of knowledge.
It’s beautiful to witness that kind of sisterhood.
MAHOGANY - HERBALIST
THE INVESTMENT
Secure your spot for this transformative immersion
Tiers close as they fill. Only 12 spaces available.
OPEN NOW
EARLY BIRD
$1111
Opens when $888 tier
sells out or on June 15th.
FULL PRICE
$1440
Opens when $111 tier sells out or on July 15th.
Custom payment plans available. Contact ammarosavalon@gmail.com
