Cleavers: Green Being Elder of the Spring
A Shamanic plant spirit initiation
Are you ready to shake off winter’s stillness and release the old energy holding you back?
As the earth awakens into spring, one of our most potent native green allies emerges right beneath our feet. Cleavers (Galium aparine), affectionately known as sticky weed or goose grass, is easily recognised by its square stems, whorled leaf arrangement, and tiny hooked bristles that stick to clothing like Velcro. Cleavers has a long history of traditional herbal use to detoxify the body after the winter, and is known in herbal medicine as a cooling lymphatic plants among other uses. Beyond its physical medicine lies a deep, subtle intelligence waiting to speak with you..
The Subtle Medicine & Sacred Energy of Cleavers
Energetically, Cleavers helps us to clear stagnant stories and beliefs from our energetic field, narratives that have become stuck to us from other peoples projections, and helps us to navigate through sticky situations. On this immersive day workshop, we step into conscious communion with Cleavers as a Green Being Elder of the Plant Kingdom.
What You Will Experience:
Shamanic & Experiential Practices: Deepen your direct relationship with the spirit of Cleavers through different guided healing practices, plant elixirs, and sacred communion.
Wisdom & Insight: Experience the physical and spiritual synergy of this native UK plant, receiving its healing wisdom into your mind, body and soul.
Heart-Centred Circle: Gather in a sacred, grounded space with a like-minded community of spiritual seekers and plant lovers.
Community Shared Meal: At the end of our journey, we will close our time together by gathering around the table to share a collective feast. Please bring a vegetarian/vegan dish or wholesome offering to share with the group as we break bread and ground our experience.
This gathering is not just a day’s workshop; it is the seed of an enduring, lifelong relationship with a beloved native plant ally. Step out of the noise of modern life and return to the living intelligence of the nature.
Booking details
Venue: The Clophill Centre, Shefford Rd, MK45 4BT.
Travel: 45mins by train from London, closest station Flitwick or Arlesey which is a 10min taxi ride away. Parking available on site. For overnight stays contact the centre directly.
Investment:
Investment is a trust-based sliding scale.
£95 - Supported: unwaged / low income / people from a ethnic minority background
£105 - Standard
£115 - Community: supports us offering the sliding scale.
Booking: Our circles are kept intentionally small to preserve the intimacy and experience of the group, therefore spaces are limited and early booking is encouraged.