Natural & Botanical Medicine
Lake Superior
Upper Midwest United States
Ontario, Canada
Green Wisdom Students with Instructors Jo Vidito & Gigi Stafne in the Boreal Forest along the Brule Bois River of Northern WI, Lake Superior region.
2023 Courses
Pitcher Plant in Bloom on one of our amazing BOG WALKS and paddling tours!
Out of the Classroom, Into the Wild!
Join Gigi for a Guided North Country Nature Hike...
~Gently Guided Herb Plant Identification Hikes with Gigi Stafne~
Take a walk on the wild side with this well-seasoned national Master Herbalist.
Discover wild edibles, medicinal herbs and plants of ecological and cultural importance.
At least twenty plants and trees will be discussed each hike.
Botanical bonus: tips about harvesting, 'joyful growers' and those plants at-risk to be left to flourish.
Bring your plant journal or notebook.
Comfortable walking shoes. Dress for the weather.
Mildly strenuous. Open to the public, anyone eager to learn more.
Gather your group together and schedule a time with Gigi for your educational on the trail hike.
Organizer/host participates free. Suggested topics are listed below.
Minimum number of participants 6. Educational sessions are approximately 2 hours each.
Gigi Stafne MH, ND is an activist, educator and writer within ecological, health justice and natural medicine fields. She was long time Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders International, addressing issues of health and social justice globally and is current Director of Green Wisdom School of Natural & Botanical Medicine in the Upper Midwest United States and Ontario, Canada.
Take a Walk on the Wild Side with Gigi!
In the glacial lakes and rivers region of NW Wisconsin
(near Chippewa/Rusk Counties--register and Gigi then sends directions)
Explore the Herbal Hedges!
Fringes, Edges & Biological Diversity in the North Country
MABON: The Magic, Mythology & Medicine of Trees
Rooted Wisdom: Autumn Medicinal Roots, Barks & Bushes
$35/person
Register directly with Gigi: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
Natural Approaches to Lyme Disease
Spring 2023 Date To Be Announced
Ely Folk School, Ely, Minnesota
Instructor: Gigi Stafne, MH, ND
Learn to support your body naturally with a variety of botanicals for Lyme Disease and co-infections. In this class, explore herbs for prevention if you spend time outdoors, what to do naturally if you are bit, plus herbs and natural supports to address numerous aches and ailments associated with Lyme if you have already contracted it. Join Gigi, a Master Herbalist and Naturopath who has been helping people with Lyme Disease and co-infections in CAM clinical settings and teaching venues in the Upper Midwest U.S. for decades.
Add on make-n-take workshop session at the Ely Folk School
Tuition TBA
Register: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
For patient appointments with Gigi Stafne MH, ND to address Lyme Disease or any other health issues, visit PATIENT SERVICES page of this website:
http://greenwisdom.weebly.com/patient-services.html
Photo: Jennifer Victor-Larsen
New Offerings Near Lake Superior's Beautiful North Shore
with Gigi Stafne MH, ND at...
The School of Yoga and Nature Arts Event Center and Lodging
Exploring Boreal Botanicals: Plant Identification and Hike
https://yurtsoflakesuperior.com/school-1/ola/services/exploring-boreal-botanicals-plant-identification-and-hike-september-16th-2023-9-30am-12pm
Heart Centered, Handcrafted Herbalism
https://yurtsoflakesuperior.com/school-1/ola/services/heart-centered-handcrafted-herbalism-september-16th-2023-1-30-5pm
Please register directly through the page links above. Teresa will assist you.
Heart Centered, Handcrafted Herbalism
with Gigi Stafne MH, ND at...
The School of Yoga and Nature Arts Event Center and Lodging
Exploring Boreal Botanicals: Plant Identification and Hike
https://yurtsoflakesuperior.com/school-1/ola/services/exploring-boreal-botanicals-plant-identification-and-hike-september-16th-2023-9-30am-12pm
Heart Centered, Handcrafted Herbalism
https://yurtsoflakesuperior.com/school-1/ola/services/heart-centered-handcrafted-herbalism-september-16th-2023-1-30-5pm
Please register directly through the page links above. Teresa will assist you.
Heart Centered, Handcrafted Herbalism
DEEPLY ROOTED: Resiliency in Nature
Reconnect and remember your true nature.
Attune to the turning of nature's wheel at this critical time of earth change.
Gather up traditional wisdom of the elements, energetics and deeper earth cycles.
Along with each cyclical celestial and earth shift there are prevailing elements with correlating energies that humans would be wise to align with. Within a variety of cross cultural cosmologies and medicine frameworks this way of being has been common, but in western societies many of these practices have been lost. This accounts for imbalances, disharmony patterns and the current crisis we are in.
Within this series of seven seasonal sessions, I'll be weaving traditional wisdom with ways to integrate alignment into your present life. In doing so, you'll improve your state of balance, health and happiness. On a collective level, such practices will truly help humanity heal, not to mention living lightly on this precious planet that is at risk right now.
I truly feel called to teach and facilitate this course right now!
It is more than a natural medicine course; it is a way of living and being that is more aligned with the earth and nature. It is the philosophy and practice of biophilia. This special series is based upon a lifetime of my studies, teachings and journeys...all that has been recorded in a series of journals I've been keeping for several decades as part of an earth cycles and shifts book... ~Gigi Stafne
What will you engage in throughout this course? You will...
- Intentionally understand the significance of realigning with earth at this time for humanity
- Explore the elements and energetics of each season in-depth
- Understand how to prepare for each transition in a deep, meaningful manner rather than working from a position or place of reactivity or resistance
- Assess vulnerable systems and imbalances in the human body that are common each season--then integrate into personal life or clinical practice
- Align with each element with natural lifestyle changes, from work to play
- Explore fun activities, experiences and enhancement activities for each arriving season
- Learn about significant seasonal traditions and celebrations.
- Understand the moons to times of day that are relevant seasonally.
- Explore tastes, foods, herbs, essences, colors, sounds most aligned with each seasonal shift
- Experiment with recipes, botanical formulations and applications for personal health and wellness relevant to each season
- Write and practice a personal mantra, meditation or prayer for each transition
- Create sacred space for yourself seasonally
- Engage in deeper personal practices with the help of your facilitator/instructor and guided exercises
Ultimately you'll engage in a renewed personal vision, now into the future, as well as refine what this may look like for the collective whole of humanity during a time of radical earth changes.
Who may enroll?
Anyone! There is no need to have experience or previous courses in natural or botanical medicine.
May I take one or all of these sessions?
It would be more meaningful to you if you could take all of them. Sometimes this may not be possible though, so register for those you can enjoy.
Where will we meet?
During warmer seasons if it is safe to do so, we'll meet in person in NW Wisconsin for this experience (contine to scroll down). Reassessing in-person time in Spring/early Summer 2022.
All the other sessions will be held online with emailed materials to support your seasonal shifts and experiences at home.
What is the tuition?
$105 per seasonal shift session
Discount for registration in the entire series of seven from August 2023-early June 2024: That is: $750
Payments may be via our school's PayPal system or mail a check (please request registration form, as all that info will be included): gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
When are the seasonal shifts and what are the dates?
August Session: Introduction to Series and Ascending-Descending Transition (online/tele-seminar starts at 11am)
Autumn Session, September: Mabon and Earth Element (starts at 1pm; in-person)
Late Autumn-Early Winter Session, November: Deeply Rooted (online/tele-seminar starts at 11am)
Mid-Winter Session, December: Deep Winter Medicine, Mineral-Metal (online/tele-seminar starts 11am)
Late Winter Session, February (online/tele-seminar starts at 11am): Imbolc and Water Element
Spring Session, March: Wind and Wood Elements (hoping for in-person! TBA)
April-May: Break, but time for culimination consult session with instructor/facilitator
Summer Session, June: Fire Element (hoping for in-person! TBA)
Herbal Apprentice Weekend Certificate Level Courses with
long time instructor Gigi Stafne in the U.S. and Canada
long time instructor Gigi Stafne in the U.S. and Canada
The Herbal Apprentice
From Self Care to Community
An inspiring certificate level botanical medicine course in numerous locales during 2022-2023.
Another option is enrolling in BOTANICA, an online equivalent course, a convenient way to study from home!
Visit COURSES/ONLINE page of this site: http://greenwisdom.weebly.com/online-ecourses.html
For personal assistance contact Instructor, Gigi Stafne MH, ND
gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
Course Description
Desire to be more self-sustainable with your personal health care and home?
Dabbled with herbalism a bit or maybe even for years informally and now you're ready to learn more? Combine the intuitive art and solid science of botanical medicine, apprenticing with Master Herbalist, Gigi Stafne, for an intensive weekend in one of the Upper Midwest~Great Lakes regional courses...
Core components of this inspiring course include: Foundations in natural & botanical medicine, Cross cultural herbalism, Herbs for the life cycle, Top Herbs in North America, Botanicals not only for physical health but for contemporary life stressors such as anxiety, depression and environmental toxins. Learn to create your own herbal apothecary and take home handcrafted preparations including teas, tinctures, lotions, oils and flower essences.
- 15 to 40 hour certificate level course options
- Prerequisite for Intermediate & Master Herbalism programs
Visit our PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS PAGE for this course offered around the Upper Midwest United States, Lake Superior and Ontario, Canada regions. Register early as our certificate level courses are limited in size and fill quickly.
Newly announced course dates/locations for the above certificate course:
2023 in Upper Midwest U.S. & Ontario, Canada
March 24-26, 2023 (full days), North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN, Lake Superior's North Shore. www.northhouse.org. Register directly through NHFS: info@northhouse.org
Course questions reach instructor: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
Tuition: reach North House or visit their website above.
Women's Environmental Institute, North Branch, MN--north of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. Register directly via WEI: www.w-e-i.org Times: 9:30am-3:30pm daily.
info@w-e-i-org 2023 Dates TBA (Most likely April)
May 25-26, 2023 Special course offering at Gigi's in the northwoods of Northwest Wisconsin (this is 50 miles north of Eau Claire, WI, 2 hours south of Duluth, MN, 2+ hours east of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)
Class size limited to 7-8.
Thursday, 3-7pm & Friday, 10am-4pm
Register soon directly through Gigi: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
Tuition: $200 (+$25 materials fee)
June 2-3, 2023 Duluth Folk School, Duluth, MN, near Lake Superior
Friday, Noon-3pm and Saturday, 9-3 (times may adjust slightly)
Register directly with the Folk School: (218) 481-7888
info@duluthfolkschool.com
July 21-23, 2023 Golden Light Healing Center, near Green Bay, WI/Lake Michigan region.
Register directly via Golden Light with Amy: info@goldenlighthealing.net
Tuition and optional lodging visit: www.goldenlighthealing.net
Special Note: Friday 6-8:30pm, July 22nd is an optional guided herb identification walk with instructor Gigi Stafne, "Take a Walk on the Wild Side!"
Saturday-Sunday is the main course--9am-3pm Central Time both days.
July 28-30, 2023 Women's Environmental Institute, North Branch, MN-North of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. Friday: A plant ID walk, "Take a Walk on the Wild Side!" from 3:30-6pm ($40).
Intensive Certificate Program Saturday, 9:30-4pm and Sunday 9:30am-2pm. Certificate Program Tuition: $250, plus $40 materials fee. Register directly through WEI: www.w-e-i.org, 651-583-0705
August 5-6, 2023 Duluth Folk School
Saturday, Noon-3pm & Sunday, 9:30-3:30pm, Duluth, MN-Lake Superior region
Register through: info@duluthfolkschool.com; 218.481.7888; www.duluthfolkschool.com
August 25-27, 2023 The SoulSource near West Bend, SE Wisconsin.
Friday, 3:30-6:30pm guided plant ID hike with Gigi; Saturday-Sunday, 10-3:30pm is Beginner Herbalism Apprentice Certificate Course. Contact Jen Martin to register and for details at: thesoulsource@att.net
September 22-24, 2023 (full days), North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN.
Register directly via NHFS: info@northhouse.org www.northhouse.org
Registration, tuition, questions please reach North House.
September 29, 30, October 1, 2023, Anchored Roots Minnesota, 18 Division Street, Buffalo, MN 55313. Friday's class is optional, but fun! "Take a Walk on the Wild Side!" Sept 29th, 3-5:50/6pm. Beginner Herbalism Apprentice Intensive Weekend Course is Sept 30 & Oct 1, 9:30am-3:30pm. Questions and registration reach: Amy Saylor at anchoredrootsmn@gmail.com
Other Teaching Locations and Dates in the US posted periodically. Do check here regularly.
If you would like to host this apprentice course with instructor Gigi Stafne MH, ND, please reach her directly: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
None of the above options work for you?
Consider BOTANICA! Our online equivalent eCourse with instructor, Gigi Stafne.
Email instructor Gigi Stafne, MH, ND directly first for any individual academic questions or help: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
URBAN HERBALS
with Gigi Stafne
DULUTH FOLK SCHOOL
with Gigi Stafne
DULUTH FOLK SCHOOL
Urban Herbals: March 4, 2023 10-4:30 at the Duluth Folk School, Duluth, MN, Lake Superior region. This class fills fast. Reach the Folk School and register directly: https://duluthfolkschool.com/events/urban-herbal-mar-2023/
Mabon Medicines: Being Deeply Rooted
Fall 2023 TBA
Noon-4/5pm
with instructor Gigi Stafne
Reconnect and remember your true wild nature, shifting into autumn season, aligning with the earth element. Join Gigi as she weaves in traditional northern medicine wisdom with new ways to align with the earth. In doing so, you'll improve your state of balance, health and happiness. On a collective level, these practices may help humanity heal while living lightly on this precious planet.
In Mabon Medicines you'll:
~Explore the earth element and energetics of this autumn season
~Align with nature, creating lifestyle changes from work to play
~Learn about significant autumn northern traditions and celebrations
~Explore the world of tastes, foods, herbs, essences, colors and sounds
~Experiment with herb formulations and applications to help your body this season and prepare for early winter
~Create sacred space for yourself
In the herbalism portion of this course, learn to create teas, tinctures and more with autumn roots, barks and berries to take home with you.
For further details and to register reach: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
Tuition: TBA Snacks, tea, beverages included
Location: Northwest Wisconsin (outside of Chetek, WI)
Coping With Compassion Fatigue
Nourishment for Caregivers
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2023 dates TBA and will be offered through Gigi's other business In our national Trauma Trainings it is clear there's a need for natural medicine and crisis intervention continuing education as we assist those struggling with severe illness, disease, domestic violence, emotional trauma, natural disaster or civil unrest. Workers and volunteers seek personal and professional support in these difficult work situations, as well as natural medicine skills to sustain one's personal well-being while serving others in crisis. Some of you may be coping with compassion fatigue, trauma or high intensity stress that impacts healthful living. For example, in clinical practice, it is not uncommon to receive crisis calls of high intensity every hour from those in need--a family member with cancer, death of a beloved, multiple chronic diseases or violence, even homicide that has brought that person to the brink of despair. This takes its toll on you, too, the caregiver. The pandemic years have been some of the most challenging... This year national trauma trainer Gigi Stafne MH, ND, will be facilitating and teaching this full day program to help you nourish your personal and professional life as you do this incredibly important humanitarian work at this time in the world. This series goes far deeper than the usual 'caring for the caregiver' workshop. "I am hosting these training sessions because I care about you compassionately, have coped with previous significant trauma myself, and have worked in this professional field for 3 decades now. There are important insights, ideas and some amount of wisdom I have to offer you. Now more than ever, our human tribal circle and its caregivers need this." ~Gigi Stafne, MH, ND Please email Gigi directly to receive an email containing course outline information: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com Training size is small and intimate Locations TBA Tuition: TBA Register at least 10 days prior to training Request Registration Form: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com Submit form with tuition payment or use our school's PayPal Please note in some cases your employer will pay for this training or reimburse you ~Green Wisdom School Certificate of Completion Awarded~ "I invite you to join me for the training this year. Please take gentle care of yourself today and always. Do what feeds and nourishes your soul!" ~Gigi Course content questions? Questions about registration, locations? Contact Gigi directly: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com Another convenient flexible option: Compassionate CAM Care for Caregivers Are you coping with compassion fatigue, high intensity stress or trauma related to the caregiving you do, whether in your family or at work? Learn how to identify burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, even post traumatic growth. Acquire proven resources and skills to support your well being. Compassion fatigue impacts caregivers, crisis workers and clinicians who work on the frontlines in diverse settings. There is hope for coping and thriving with proven methods of compassionate wellness care including natural medicine modalities such as holistic nutrition, herbs, flower essences and more. Ultimately your health and wellness as a caregiver means optimal care for others. Date/Time: TBA Tele-seminar Tuition: TBA Format: Tele-conference call dial-in; 1.5 hour seminar presentation, plus 20-30 minute Q & A. This tele-seminar counts as clinical credit hours for our Master Herbalism students and elective credits for Environmental Health & Herbalism students. For other professionals this seminar may be applicable CEU credits. Open to the pubic. Must register and prepay tuition before accessing seminar code and call-in. Green Wisdom PayPal code is: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com Are you seeking more intensive training? The National Trauma Training is for you... |
NATIONAL TRAUMA TRAINING
certificate level course
A national trauma training to assist caregivers, crisis workers and clinicians with new methods of compassionate CAM care delivery
Trauma Training Topics
Training Introduction: Healing the Human Tribal Circle, Contemporary Societal Stressors, The Role of Community Healers & Health Justice Advocates/Activists.
Unit One: Foundations in Crisis Intervention, Compassionate Care, Clinical Definitions, Trauma & PTSD. Stressors, Coping Skills & Adaptation, CAM Modalities as Resources
Unit Two: Set Up Care Anywhere! Models of Delivery: Street Medic, Mobile Clinic, Herb Bus, Free Peoples Clinic and more.
Natural & Botanical Medicine for Stress, Trauma, PTSD:
Herbs, Flower Essences, Foods & Supplements
Unit Three: Herbs and Wellness Support for Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse.
Caregiver Stress: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma.
Designing a Personal Wellness Care Plan.
Email our office for a registration form or register directly via PayPal:
gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
www.greenwisdom.weebly.com
Dates/Times/Tuitions:
Training Unit One: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (Tuition $195)
Training Unit Two: Thursday, April 7, 2022 (Tuition $195)
Training Unit Three: Friday, April 8, 2022 (Tuition $195)
Must enroll in units 1-3 in order to receive training certificate.
Total tuition for units 1-3: $495 if all three are paid at once
Student tuition for units 1-3: $395 in total
Our currently enrolled Master Herb Students discounted tuition rate: $300 in total
Pre-registration and full tuition paid by: April 4, 2022
Location: Eau Claire, WI (approx 1+ hour east of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)
~Open to the public and practitioners seeking clinical training~
The Ancient Art of Assessments
Naturopathic Clinical Assessment Skills Training
April 15, 2023
9am-3pm
Golden Light Retreat Center
Near Green Bay, WI/Lake Michigan
Instructor: Gigi Stafne MH, ND
Special Note: Please scroll way down for a similar training May 11-12, 2023 held in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin (Eau Claire, WI) with Gigi Stafne as the trainer; hosted by River Prairie Apothecary.
Seeking additional clinical assessment skills as a natural medicine practitioner? Acquire and practice gentle, non-intrusive assessments to help yourself, friends, family and clients. Learn tools and techniques that are ancient yet hold an important place in contemporary clinical CAM practices
Clinical Assessment Training Topics Include:
- Diverse styles in patients and practitioners
- Basic body constitutions in naturopathy
- The elements and body constitutions
- Facial Features Assessment
- Human body scents and what they mean
- Introduction to tongue assessment
- Body time clock and systems assessment
Plus peer-to-peer clinical assessment time in class
Instructor: Gigi Stafne, MH
Tuition: $225 Register via Golden Light Retreat Center: info@goldenlighthealing.net
Certificate Received After Completion
Introduction to IRIDOLOGY
The eyes are the mirrors to the soul.
That ancient saying is accurate.
Iridology is a natural medicine modality and technique that identifies patterns, colorations, markings and other characteristics of the iris that can be examined to determine information about a patient's systemic constitution, health and dis-ease patterns.
In this course you'll learn about the basic Iridology constitutional types, how to 'map' and read the body systems, then acquire beginner skills to learn how to identify markings that indicate health and disease in the human body.
Gigi Stafne is a Master Iridologist who studied in Boulder, Colorado (cert: 1995) with Dr. Farida Sharan who is an international educator, clinician and writer. Gigi is internationally recognized in North America with international certification and in the United Kingdom.
Friday, April 14, 2023
6-9pm
Training Tuition: $111
If trainees have interest, Gigi will host a second step Iridology training.
Please register and schedule all of the above directly via: info@goldenlighthealing.net
Stafne teaches a similar inspiring online course on these topics. Work at your own pace from home this winter. Visit this website, COURSES, then click ONLINE COURSES or email her directly: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
UPDATES: There will be a similar training to the above held in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin, as well. Details include: Thursday, May 11, 2023 (4-7pm CT) AND Friday, May 12, 2023 (9:30-3:30pm CT).
Register through Kerri Kiernan, River Prairie Apothecary via the link below. Full training tuition for this certificate level program is: $275. Register early, as the training programs fill fast:
https://riverprairieapothecary.square.site/education
grace & grit
This is a unique get together for women 55+ who want to focus on optimal living during changing, challenging times. Grace and Grit is a safe space for women who share an interest in deepening their wisdom during these wild personal and collective times. Rather than succumb to invisibility, ill health or apathy, we will focus on being inspired! You've heard Gigi say that most herbalism, health and wellness classes in the United States focus on the younger years, halting just after the developmental phase of menopausal years. Then what? What about the next 10, 20, 30 years of women's lives? Similarly, the health and wellness industry often focuses on "anti-aging" products rather than supporting and sustaining optimal health in our wisdom years. Let's get creative and excited again! Gather new information and engage in a personal reset for life with us in this workshop.
Topics you'll learn more about:
Herbs for grace and grit to help women age well
Brain boosting foods and herbs (Nootropics)
Inflammation, joint flexibility supplements and supports
Sexual health as we age
and breakout brainstorming discussions on
Stressful challenges and ways to cope with current issues related to your family, relationships, finances, caregiving, health and other issues important to you.
Date: Sunday, October 23, 2022
Time: 1-5pm Central
Cost: $55
Location: This gathering will be held indoors at Gigi's home in Northwest WI
Tea, Coffee and Snacks Provided
Workshop fee includes special Flower Essence gift!
NORDIC HERBALS
Healing traditions reflect the landscape and stories of the people who create them. Explore Nordic inspired herbal medicine in this workshop with national instructor, Gigi Stafne. Rooted in her own Nordic ancestry, Gigi will explore ancient to contemporary Scandinavian herbs. In the spirit of Eir, the traditional Norse goddess of healing, participants will handcraft Nordic herbal products during the second half of the day, working with herbs such as birch, evergreen, fireweed, mugwort, among others. A truly unique course!
Updated Nordic Herbals related workshops with national educator and clinician Gigi Stafne:
DEEP WINTER MEDICINE
The Winterers: Nordic Medicine and Magic
Peel back the layers and learn more in depth about Nordic Medicine and Magic in this 7 part series of intimate tele-seminars winter 2022-23. Most sessions start at 11AM Central Time on Fridays via Zoom or tele-seminars. On average the sessions are 1.25 hours in length, some Fridays there are two sessions back-to-back.
An eclectic tapestry of various Scandinavian, Norse and Winterer traditions.
December 30, 2023: "Seid" (Old Norse)
Explore the sacred elements of landscape in Nordic traditions with a focus on mineral/metal elements of early to midwinter, as well as water element of late winter.
Mineral-gemstone elixirs will be featured at the end of this session. Learn to create a magical set of your own at home.
Participants will also receive Gigi Stafne's Amazon e-book about mineral and gemstone elixirs.
Time: 11am-12:15 or so
December 30, 2023: "Koselig" (Norwegian)
Create a sense of sacred space and sanctuary this winter in your home or other special location.
Evoke a sense of happiness, harmony and wellbeing during chaotic times. Learn about basic geomancy, land energies and currents, as well as several ancient Nordic methods to detect these. Another aspect of exploration will be creating your alter or sacred space inside and outside this winter. Time: 12:30-1:45pm
January 6, 2023: "Sisu" (Finnish)
Sisu relates to a strong characteristic or trait when facing immense adversity.
Learn more about how to cultivate this type of inner resilience as Finnish culture embodies.
Along with development of Sisu you'll learn about herbs for strength and resilience. Time: 11am-12:15 or so
January 6, 2023: Tapio (Finnish, Karelian)
Become aware of the medicine and magic of various northern trees. Tap into Tapio's energy, becoming a forest or woodland guardian. Participants receive an instruction packet of tree medicine applications to try at home this winter. Time: 12:30-1:45pm
January 20, 2023: "Taiki and Loki" (Finnish and Old Norse Viking Mythology)
Magic and mystery of Nordic herbs will be shared in this lively session, from root magic to
boundary medicines. Time: 11am-12:15 or so
February 3, 2023: "Dream-Njorun" (Norwegian, Swedish)
What was the role of dreams, visions and prophecy in northern cultures?
Learn about 20+ dream realms (types of dreams) with the longtime intuitive guidance of Gigi, tijhe fireweed. Understand how to work with your dreams more fully. An important discussion of herbs for dreaming will be a part of this session...going much deeper than mugwort, which of course is an important Old Norse herb. Time: 11am-12:15 or so
February 10, 2023: "Noadi" (Sami)
Explore the role of the northern shaman in an honoring way with Gigi, tijhe fireweed, who has been initiated in several pathways in past decades. Her maternal lineage being Norse, including Sami and Finnish Karelian. Time: 11am-12:15pm or so
Registration:
email our school for form: gigigreenwisdom@gmail.com
or use our PayPal system which is the same.
Must register and prepay 7 days prior to entire series.
Fee: $40 per session; Series of 7 at discounted rate of $195.
Some of the following winter workshops and courses are now complete, but continue to scroll, others are still open!
NORDIC HERBALS COURSE
American Swedish Institute
Minneapolis, MN
www.asimn.org
Saturday, November 19, 2022
10am-3pm Central Standard Time
Please register directly through ASI above.
Reach ASI to inquire about Gigi's late winter 2023 BLACK FROST MOON course.
NORDIC HERBALS COURSE
North House Folk School
Grand Marais, MN-Lake Superior
www.northhouse.org
Saturday-Sunday, November 4-5, 2023
Please register directly through NHFS: info@northhouse.org
Another repeat of the course above is happening at North House Folk School February 25-26, 2023 (full days). Please register through NHFS, not us: www.northhouse.org
Fargo, North Dakota
Scandinavian lunch included!
Please stay tuned for rescheduled date, possibly in 2022.
NORDIC HERBALS COURSE
Folklore Village Folk School
Dodgeville, Southern Wisconsin
Instructor Gigi Stafne
www.folklorevillage.org
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Full description and registration here: https://folklorevillage.org/product/nordic-herbals-with-gigi-stafne/
NORDIC HERBALS COURSE
Women's Environmental Institute
North Branch, MN
Instructor: Gigi Stafne
www.w-e-i.org
Saturday, November 11, 2023
BLACK FROST MOON
A special late winter into early spring workshop
with Gigi Stafne at the American Swedish Institute.
Nordic traditions recognize the transition of late winter into early spring as, "Black Frost Moon".
Rather than being cooped up with cabin fever, take a day off at the American Swedish Institute to learn about aligning with the energy of this in-between season. Discover foods, herbs, and other traditional activities for enjoyment and health. During this workshop you'll be busy handcrafting a variety of botanical goodies to help you stay nourished in a true Nordic tradition.
Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, MN.
February 11, 2023
Register directly through ASI: www.asimn.org
SUNNA
Norse Natural Healing & Herbs
June 4, 2022
10am-3pm
Sorry, this course is now full!
A special early summer workshop with Gigi Stafne at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, MN...
"Sunna, She is Healer" ~Poetic Edda
Sunna is a Norse Sun goddess and archetypal healer in traditional Nordic mythology. Sun Mothers appear in many cross cultural cosmologies, both tropical and cold climates. Correlating with Sunna of the old tradition, is a special knowledge and sacred wisdom of medicinal herbs and wild foods found in every village and rural region, handed down quietly through the generations. During the summer seasonal shift there are special plants that embody the Sun and Fire Element in both Scandinavia and North America. Join national botanical and natural medicine educator and writer, Gigi Risberg Stafne, to joyfully study Nordic Herbals. Also included in this inspiring summer's day session is a make-n-take component in which you will be creating three hand crafted herbal blends to bring home: Fireweed Flower Essence, Amber and Citrine Gemstone Elixirs and sacred Norse Mugwort Bundles.
"Come out into the light, you are meant to shine!"
Register directly through ASI: www.asimn.org
