I offer a variety of workshops throughout the year on topics such as Tree Spirit Medicine, Plant Spirit Medicine, herbal medicine, medicine making, dream journeying, and more.
Workshop Registration
Registration for most of my workshops is through Living Earth School of Herbalism. When you click this link, you will be taken to the Living Earth School Online website. You will need to create a new account if you don’t have one already. The instructions on creating an account are on the right hand side of the entry page under “Is this your first time here?” Creating an account is quick and easy! If you have any problems creating an account, contact Talise at talise@livingearthschool.ca. If you don’t use PayPal, then you can e-transfer your payment directly to me at info@monikaghent.ca.
September 19th: Ash Tree Spirit Medicine – The Sacred Pause
The Tree Spirit Medicine of Ash is the Sacred Pause.
The sacred pause is a temporary cessation of inner or outer movement towards any goal or outcome. It provides the necessary respite after periods of expanded growth and learning for reflection and integration, when the path ahead is unclear, or when we feel overwhelmed and confused about what to do or how to be. The sacred pause creates a space of inner quietude and expanded awareness in which to rest until we are ready and able to move forward once more. Within the sacred pause is the potential for something new to emerge, to be known, felt, sensed, opened to, and created, as well as the release from entrenched patterns of reaction, resistance, and response. Through the Tree Spirit Medicine of Ash, the sacred pause can be accessed whenever needed so that inspiration, inner-knowing, and right-action arise naturally in their own perfect timing.
In this workshop you will directly receive Ash’s spirit medicine, wisdom, guidance and whatever else it wishes to share with you. Once you have received Ash’s Tree Spirit Medicine of The Sacred Pause, it will be with you always whenever you need it.
Location: You can attend this workshop either in person at Living Earth School of Herbalism in Maple, Ontario, or through Zoom.
Date: Saturday, September 19th, 10:30 – 5 pm.
Tuition: $100.
Register: Living Earth School. If you don’t use PayPal, then you can e-transfer me your payment directly to the email below.
Questions: monika@monikaghent.ca; 416-537-8842
October 11th: Traditional Weather Work Harvest Ceremony
I will be leading a Traditional Weather Work Harvest Ceremony on Sunday, October 11th, in Maple, Ontario. This ceremony is an opportunity to gather in joy and gratitude in honour of the Weather Forces for their precious, life-giving rains that bring abundance and bounty to our lands. It is also a time of thanksgiving and gratitude to the plants, animals and other beings that give of themselves to sustain our lives.
We honour and celebrate this season of harvest and abundance through offerings of flowers, fruit, and bread. Together we create an altar of abundance and gratitude as a feast for the Weather Beings. While the Weather Beings enjoy our offerings, we celebrate with a toast of wild grape juice and a potluck feast. We end the ceremony with a closing prayer around 3pm.
Afterwards, people are welcome to stay for questions around the fire about our Weather Work tradition. Michael will also be giving a short introduction to our weather ceremony at a sacred site in Northern Ontario.
The ceremony will be held rain or shine!
Please RSVP to monika@monikaghent.ca if you would like to attend. You will need to bring fruit, bread (sweet and salty), and flowers that you will offer at the ceremony as well as a dish for the potluck. Once we receive your RSVP, I’ll send you further information of the day’s events.
We look forward to celebrating the bounteousness of our land and this beautiful season with you!
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026, from 11:45 – 3pm
Location: Maple, Ontario
Cost: Free!
December 5th: Cedar Tree Spirit Medicine – Protection, Safety, Purification
The Tree Spirit Medicine of Cedar is Spiritual Protection, Safety, Purification.
Cedar medicine protects us from unwanted or negative influences and energy and purifies our spirit and emotions. This protective and cleansing influence of Cedar stills our mind and opens our hearts so that we may connect to the deeper mysteries of life in safety, openness, trust, presence and wonder.
In this workshop you will directly receive Cedar’s spirit medicine, wisdom, guidance and whatever else it wishes to share with you. Once you have received Cedar’s Tree Spirit Medicine of Protection, Safety, and Purification, it will be with you always whenever you need it.
Location: You can attend this workshop either in person at Living Earth School of Herbalism in Maple, Ontario, or through Zoom.
Date: Saturday, December 5th, 10:30 – 5 pm.
Tuition: $100.
Register: Living Earth School. If you don’t use PayPal, then you can e-transfer me your payment directly to the email below.
Questions: monika@monikaghent.ca; 416-537-8842
Past Workshop & Events
The Tree Spirit Medicine of Sugar Maple – “Faith” (June 7th)
The Tree Spirit Medicine of Sugar Maple is “Faith.” Faith is complete heart-trust in existence itself. It is the innate knowing that there is divinity in everything – in the trees, the animals, the oceans, the mountains, the weather, the sky, the people – everything. Faith is also a deep sense of trust in the essence ...Read moreDream Journeying to the Plant People (July 11)
Awaken your natural capacity to speak with the spirits of plants and trees. Dream journeying is a simple and effective shamanic technique through which one can communicate with the spirit of plants and trees to learn directly from them their wisdom, blessings, messages, and medicines. We are all born with this capacity. Dream journeying to the Plant ...Read moreThe Tree Spirit Medicine of Willow – “Clarity” (February 15)
The Tree Spirit Medicine of Willow is “Clarity – Knowing Your Path and Purpose.” Each of us has an inherent purpose and path that we are meant to live. To not do so is the cause of much confusion and suffering. The yearning to live our vision and truth may be postponed, avoided or stifled, ...Read moreMaking Medicinal Creams Workshop (March 15)
The focus of this workshop is on making topical creams for therapeutic use using herbs and other natural substances. The workshop will include both lecture and demonstration of how to prepare medicinal creams. It will cover all aspects of the process of making medicinal creams using only natural ingredients, including: * Different methods for preparing creams. * Understanding ...Read more