Magic Trees

Thirteen trees comprise the ancient Ogham lunar calendar of Ireland, each offering
medicine, magic and myths. These trees were so important to our ancestors that they brought them
with them to the new world and all are common to Colorado as well as Ireland. We will circle the wheel
of the year, learning which tree represents each lunar month, its Ogham letter, the medicine and magic
for body and spirit. We will create a decadent elderflower facial cleanser and a hawthorn flower ritual
tea.

Tonja Reichley, Herbalist (Bsc, MBA), Ritualist and Author, has been teaching herbal classes
rooted in Irish traditions, healing and spirituality for over 15 years. She has lived part time on the west
coast of Ireland for 12 years, continually learning from the land, the plants, the people and the
Ancestors as well as from her teacher Gina McGarry, whom she studied with in a three-month

immersion in 2001, in residence in Ireland and continues to learn from. Tonja graduated from the Rocky
Mountain School of Botanical Medicine in 2000, began her first herbal business, MoonDance Botanicals,
in 2002. She opened a store-front in Denver Colorado in 2004, had a thriving herbal business and sold it
to long-time customers in 2016 and it is still a cornerstone of the herbal scene in Denver and beyond.
Tonja has lead sacred journeys to Ireland for 12 years and continues to do so, including a two week Herb
School over Summer Solstice. In 2019 she will be guiding pilgrimages over Beltaine and Autumn
Equinox.
In 2017 she published Wild Irish Roots: A Seasonal Guidebook to Herbs, Ritual and Connection and her
Way of Brighid Oracle Cards have been selling worldwide for many years.
Website: dancingwiththewild.com
Instagram: @tonjareichley
Facebook: Dancing with the Wild
Email: tonjareichley@gmail.com