Forest Wassail: A Winter Solstice Brew & Vessel-Making Workshop

Wassail is an ancient brew for celebration, protection, and healing, and a way to welcome in the Solstice season and honor the plants and the land. The name wassail comes from the Old English was hál and the Norse ves heil, meaning “be in good health."

It also has Pagan roots across the British Isles.

Guided by Tara Lanich-LaBrie of The Medicine Circle we'll explore the traditions, ritual, and folklore of wassail, along with the magic and medicine of each plant that goes into it. Some are traditional, like apples. Others are my own additions, like spruce and fir needles, hawthorn and rose hips. You'll blend your own dried wassail pouches to take home. Drop one into a pot of cider on the longest night, stir in your dreams for the new year, and share it with the people you love.

Michelle Polizzi will guide us in making our own wassail ceramic vessels, an important, beautiful aspect of this ancient celebration.

What to expect:

• Guided meditation and seasonal ritual
• Hands-on clay vessel-making
• Sharing and community
• A handmade vessel to bring home or gift to someone you love

Come as you are. Leave with a vessel for ritual or to enjoy daily, a renewed sense of connection, and a new drink to make at darkest point of the year.

We value this as a community sharing space! Bring a friend, and you’ll each receive $5 off.