The plants are stars on earth
They help you remember why you came here, bring clarity, and presence.
Plant Spirit Medicine School
Ceremony & Dietas
Ontario, Canada
Since 2017
Community and Connection
Rainbow serpent
Herbalism mentorship 2026
Markdale, Ontario
Meet one weekend a month over 6 months.(April- September. July is off.)
Strengthen your connection with plants.
Slow down in a fast paced world.
Join the next generation of Medicine People.
Feel confident making medicine in your own kitchen.
Become the Ancestor you wished you had growing up.
Enjoy Ceremony & Harvest Medicine with New Friends.
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2026 celebrates 9 years of the Gaia Hive!
Rainbow Serpent
Herbalism Mentorship
Markdale, Ontario, Canada
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​The Living Herbalism School
Now Enrolling — 9th Year
Feel the call to work with plants for real—not from books alone,
but in living relationship with land, spirit, and community.
This is not just a course.
It is lineage, ritual, and remembrance.
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Step Into the Circle
Begin each day grounded and held:
• Opening circle & land acknowledgment
• Forest exploration & field harvesting
• Plant-spirit journeys
• Hands-on medicine making
Learn the way humans always have—by listening, touching, and remembering.
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Learn to Make Your Own Medicine
You will confidently craft:
• Tinctures
• Oils & salves
• Teas & infusions
• Smoke & ceremonial blends
• Flower essences
No previous experience needed—only curiosity and respect for the plants.
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Who You Become
🌱 One who is friends with the plants
🌱 A grounded, intuitive medicine maker
🌱 Deeply connected to land, seasons, and spirit
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Your Guide: Julie Gaia
With over 20 years of earth-based practice, Julie offers mentorship rooted in ceremony,
reciprocity, and deep listening—support that continues long after the program ends.
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After 6 months together a new chapter of your life begins.
Julie is always available for questions and mentorship.
This is more than a school.
It is a living circle of support.
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🌿 Are you ready for 5 weekends of fun?
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5 Weekends | April–September (July Off)
Step off the screen and into the forest.
Each day begins with a land acknowledgement, opening to the directions,
and a sharing circle. Be seen and heard.
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April 25 & 26
Meet the plants face-to-face
and let the land teach you.
• Ethical plant medicine making
& Root and bark harvest
• Plants to clear, cleanse, and bless.
• Honey ceremony honoring the Ancestors
& Spring herbal medicines
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May 30 & 31
Learn sacred knowledge passed through generations.
• Special guest: Tanya (Roots & Raven)
• Make cedar salve & sweetgrass spray
• Spring plant & tree medicine harvest
• Herbal vinegar creation
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Parasite treatment and prevention
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Nicotine/Tobacco talk
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June 27 & 28
• Flower essences creation
& Herbal oil potions
• Smoke bath bundles & Summer medicine harvest
• River water ceremony with strawberry medicine
Medicine of the sun
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🌙 July – Rest & Integration
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August 8 & 9
• Raw organic herbal cheese making!
• Willow spirit journey & Stone communication
• Summer Medicine & White Pine & Calendula medicine
• Herbal smokes & group gifting
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September 5 & 6
Prepare for winter with confidence and ease.
• Herbal first aid & cold/flu medicines
• Goldenrod & Aster Plant Spirit Journeys
• Honey ceremony for the Ancestors
& Late summer medicine harvest.
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This is not only a weekend class. This is a journey. A seasonal initiation.
An opportunity to become the folk herbalist you’ve always wanted to be.
What’s Included in Your Herbal Immersion
10 In-Person Teaching Days
Saturdays & Sundays | 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
If you’ve been craving real learning—not another online course—this is it.
Step into the forest, gather by the fire, and learn the
way herbal wisdom has always been passed: in community,
on the land, through lived experience.
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All Medicine & Materials Included
Work with freshly harvested plants and leave with medicine made by your own hands—
and the confidence to keep making it long after the program ends.
This is a skill set you carry for life.
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Nourishment Included
Homemade vegetarian lunches each Saturday & Sunday.
Because when your body is fed, your nervous system can relax
—and deep learning can happen.
*(You make your own other meals in the outdoor kitchen.)
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Overnight Options (Optional)
Camp, stay in the communal yurt, book an Airbnb, or go home.
Simple, rustic, flexible—your comfort and sovereignty are honored.
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Location
A private forest sanctuary near Markdale, Ontario—cedar woods, meadow paths,
and open-air ceremonial spaces.
A place people feel changed just by arriving.
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🌿 Investment/Donation
This is a ceremonial mentorship shaped by 20+ years of plant relationship
and 8 years of teaching.
Lineage, mentorship, and transformation.
$3595 + HST with deposit and payment plan
or donate in full: $3295 +HST
*One part scholarship available. Message to inquire.
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Ready to Step In?
Your registration begins with a short phone call to ensure this journey aligns.
This work doesn’t end when the program does.
It becomes part of how you live, heal, and serve.
A prayer for the next seven generations.
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Get in Touch Today.
Testimonials
​"Julie’s Gaia Hive mentorship and extended programs have filled me with knowledge, confidence and connection not only to the plants but the people you learn along side. She curates a delicious container to hold our experience and nurture our learning and curiosity." R.B
"This mentorship changed my life in immeasurable ways. I felt truly seen and heard in a group setting. Every day I met new plants and was surrounded by the most delightful wild woman. The plant spirit journeys and delicious lunches were a highlight." Anonymous.
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"What holistic medicine the journey with Gaia Hive is. With the medicine of plants, community, Julie, the elements, the circles and beyond. Starting each weekend together honouring + welcoming the directions, spending each day in presence and connection with each other and the plants, learning and meditating, singing & laughing. A weekend may not seem like such a long time, but the days are so enriched and it always amazed me how much we would do + explore ." J.R
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" Julie shows up as her radiant self, sharing teachings that are simple, profound, and wild. You know someone is good at something when they make it look easy; and sometimes you need someone to take your hand, invite you in, and say, “here, try it like this; let’s do it together.” Julie does this with grace, ease, and love. It is a blessing to know her and learn from her." C.B
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I acknowledge that the Gaia Hive is on the Traditional Territory
of the Anishinabek Nation: The People of the Three Fires known as Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations. And further give thanks to the Chippewas of Saugeen, and the Chippewas of Nawash, now known as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, as the traditional keepers of this land.
May the work of the Gaia Hive be of service and a prayer to the next 7 generations.
Mentorships are open to all genders. It is a safe place for LGBTQIA folks. We will work together to co-create a loving and healing space for everyone. Plants are amazing non-binary teachers. The learning area is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
We will be walking on uneven terrain.
