GATHERINGS

Seasonal experiences in plant medicine, ritual, and community

Terra Soma Gatherings are intimate, hands-on experiences that invite you into deeper relationship with plants, the land, and yourself. Each offering is designs with intention and care, creating space for connection, learning, and remembrance.

Offerings

Slow Medicine: Herbs for Stress & The Nervous System - 2 hrs

A workshop on stress support and nervous system nourishment. We will explore key herbs and gentle practices for daily life. We will be guided to understanding stress, regulation, and herbal support for the nervous system. Together, we’ll explore how the body responds to overwhelm, the role of rest and ritual in healing, and several plant allies traditionally used to support calm, grounding, and restoration.

Guests will experience herbs through tea, tinctures, oils, and aromatics while learning practical ways to incorporate herbal care into daily life. Gentle somatic practices are woven throughout the gathering to support embodied integration and deeper listening.

Ideal for: burnout support • emotional restoration • wellness communities • retreat spaces • gentle self-care practices

Herb Walk + Medicine Making - 2-3hrs

We’ll walk the land together, learn about native plants and their medicinal uses, and create an herbal preparation to take home. A guided herbal walk focused on learning directly from the plants and landscapes around us. Together, we’ll explore ethical plant relationship, identification, medicinal uses, ecology, and ways to engage with the land respectfully and responsibly.

Depending on the season and location, guests may participate in a simple herbal preparation using locally abundant plants. These walks are designed to cultivate observation, reciprocity, and deeper connection to place.

Ideal for: nature connection • beginners to plant identification • retreat gatherings • community education • seasonal exploration

Seasonal Herbal Medicine Making - 2hrs

An exploration of the season through the lens of herbalism. We work with seasonal plants and create herbal preparations to support the cycle ahead. n immersive seasonal workshop centered around creating herbal medicine in relationship with the rhythms of the Earth. Each gathering is shaped by the season we are currently moving through — honoring the plants, energetics, and needs present during that time of year.

Together, we may create infused oils, syrups, fire cider, bath soaks, tea blends, or botanical rituals aligned with the season ahead. Guests will learn traditional and modern herbal practices while deepening their understanding of cyclical living and seasonal care.

Ideal for: seasonal living • ritual practice • creative gatherings • intentional wellness • herbal curiosity

Herbal Rituals: Recipes for Everyday Living - 2 - 3 hrs

A hands-on gathering exploring herbal infusions, flower essences, bath salts, and infused oils - simple practices to bring plant medicine into everyday rituals. A gentle introduction to herbal medicine through simple, everyday rituals. Together, we’ll explore the foundations of herbal tea blending, plant energetics, and accessible herbal preparations that support calm, nourishment, and daily wellbeing.

Guests will learn about several foundational herbs, taste different preparations, and create their own ritual tea blend to take home. This gathering is centered around slowness, sensory experience, and reconnecting with the wisdom of the body through plants.

Ideal for: nervous system support • beginners to herbalism • intentional living • community gatherings • creative wellness spaces

What’s Included

1–3 hour in-person workshop
All herbs, tools, and materials included
Guided instruction + hands-on herbal making
Grounding meditation or somatic practice
Herbal tea + light snacks
Take-home products + printed handouts
Beautifully designed, calm environment

Pricing

Have an Airbnb in the Hudson Valley and want to include a plant walk or herbal medicine-making in your guests’ experience? Contact Christina at terrasomarituals@gmail.com to discuss options.

Custom Gatherings & Retreat Offerings

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Terra Soma Gatherings also offers custom workshops and herbal experiences for retreats, creative gatherings, wellness events, private groups, and community spaces. Experiences can be tailored around themes such as nervous system support, seasonal rituals, tea blending, grief tending, embodiment practices, or herbal self-care.

Together, we can create a gathering that feels aligned with the intention and atmosphere of your space.

Ideal for: retreats • private events • wellness studios • creative communities • intentional gatherings. Whether you’re celebrating, learning, or seeking deeeper connection, I’d love to create a gathering with you.

Let’s Gather Intentionally

Each Terra Soma Gathering is created with care, presence, and deep attention to the atmosphere you hope to cultivate. Workshops and herbal experiences can be thoughtfully tailored for retreats, wellness spaces, creative communities, private groups, or seasonal gatherings.

If you’re envisioning something not listed here, or would like to co-create a more personalized experience, I’d love to hear from you. Please fill out the inquiry form below, and I’ll be in touch soon to begin the conversation.