Healing our hearts begins in the garden. Learn how to connect deeply with plants and the other-than-human world at Raven Crest Botanicals, a magical herb farm in upstate NY. Susanna Raeven and Samuel Perry, Earth Wisdom Keepers and Plant Lovers, will take you on a green journey into the realm of plants and their many medicines for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. We will experience the animals, flowers and trees in our woodlands from a place of deep connection with the natural world and open up pathways to let LOVE flow freely between all beings in the garden. 

Together, we will walk the fields and gardens, practice the honorable harvest, gather fresh herbs and prepare herbal medicines. We will make a despacho prayer offering to the land, create a flower essence and pray for the waters. Dipping in our lovely swimming ponds, singing around a bon fire and loving the land will fill our days together. 

This is going to be a truly magical weekend with our herb garden in bloom, the woodlands full of moss and fragrance and the creek rushing with sacred waters. The spirits of the plants and the land can't wait to meet you. 

Susanna Raeven: Susanna is a community herbalist, wise woman, medicinal herb grower and founder of Raven Crest Botanicals. She holds in her heart awe and deepest appreciation for the plant world and the passion to connect people with plants and Nature for healing. Susanna lives and breathes with the plants in her garden. Her prayers are for the Earth and all precious beings who flourish on her. She offers herbal consultations, leads plant walks, is a guest teacher at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism and hosts herbal retreats.

Samuel Perry:

Samuel Perry is a clinical herbalist and dedicated student of Buddhism. Having engaged extensively in both the Tibetan Lam Rim and the rigorous training of the Zen tradition, Sam carries a deep understanding and practical experience of meditation.  His work as an herbalist and his knowledge of and love for the living world offers a unique vantage point from which to engage these practices. His commitment to the ever-unfolding awakening of all beings is expressed in his playful and fluid style.

• Delicious vegetarian meals, gluten-free and vegan on request

• Beautiful accommodations

• Herb walks, plant harvests, song circle, herbal medicine making workshop, guided meditation, flower essence workshop, despacho offering, water blessing... and more green magic that does not fit on this page

Your non-refundable deposit will reserve your spot.