I have, for as long as I can remember (ever since I was a girl growing up in the mountains of British Columbia's southern interior) loved the cold months of the year. Winter has always been a time of stillness and deep rest. And as the days outside grow colder, the days inside grow warmer. While nourishing soups simmer on the stovetop and the woodfire burns, I cannot help but reach for the storybooks that line our bookshelves. I want nothing more than to settle into our big comfy chair by the fireside and to live in those storied pages for a time. There is a relief that comes after a long season on the land, a readiness to go inside and put one's feet up for a time. 

And as we enter the literal house to take shelter from the weather outside, there is also an invitation to travel deeper into ourselves, into the dreamtime and the landscape within.  

Mother Holle or ‘Frau Holle’ is an old German fairytale that takes us down the well and into another world. There, amongst the ripening apple trees and freshly baked bread, is a little cottage. Within the cottage is a wise old woman and an invitation to stay with her for a time. 

For 4 weeks, I invite you to follow me down the well and into the dance to meet Mother Holle. There, below the surface of daily life, we will move with the archetypes of both maiden and crone, as we explore the many themes of this story through the wisdom of the body/soul. We will ask ourselves questions about what is ripening within us, and what is ready to be harvested? We will consider where we have been pushing ourselves in outer-life and what responsibilities we have to the inner sanctum of our beings? This session is an invitation to come in from the cold and to enter the place where the old crone dwells within. It’s an invitation to sit by her fire, to help in her air her linens, and to hear what it is she has to say. 

Class 1- Down The Well

Class 2- Apples and Bread

Class 3- Mother Holle

Class 4- Homeward

Live Storytelling 

I am also excited to announce that my dear friend Sylvia Linsteadt will once again be offering a live telling of the tale on Zoom. Sylvia's telling will take place on Saturday, November 15th at 10:30 am PST.