of hawthorn and yew – plant kin & ancestral reconnection for a world beyond whiteness
Politicized ancestral reconnection is essential nourishment for dismantling white supremacy & building liberation in our lifetime.
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Without this nourishment, how can we wade through the mire that is whiteness, untangling ourselves and the lies that have been fed to us all until we forgot who we were? until we were warped out of any recognizable shape? Without reconnecting to our disrupted lineages, how can we ever know who we truly are beyond whiteness?
Cultural connection is nourishment. It is life blood. It is memory of what was and spells for what might be. It is one of the many threads needed to unspell white supremacy. By reweaving these threads, we resource ourselves for the work that is ours to do.
Our lineages are disrupted, yes, but not destroyed. our ancestors may seem lost to us, out of reach, but they are not gone. Diasporic community webs are woven strong for us to lean into, and the lands & living breathing culture of our lineages are always there to welcome us home.
hello,
my name is rowan and i’m the facilitator behind of hawthorn and yew.
of hawthorn and yew is a cauldron of education, devotional practice, relationship-building, embodiment and invitation into deeper intimacy with land and lineage.
it is the cauldron of work for euro-descended settlers living on north america seeking to untangle embodied whiteness through cultural recovery, remembering ancestral folk traditions, somatics and anti-colonial plant relations. i hold space for community through short classes, year long programs, zines, and 1:1 coaching.
questions? you can reach me at ofhawthornandyew@protonmail.com
warm blessings,
rowan
curious to learn more about me? read more here!
seeking queercare spaces or desiring to work with me 1:1 for herbalism or somatic bodywork? head over to my healing practice wild aliveness apothecary & bodywork.
gathering together this season
Samhain – Samhain
a year-long practice of ancestral + bioregional attunement to land & plant kin
for folks of Celtic Isles descent (Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
Imbolc – Beltaine
Online series exploring herbal traditions of the Celtic Isles
open to all who are interested – early bird registration at special price open now!
get 1:1 mentorship
Interested in 1:1 support to begin or deepen your process of connecting to ancestral lineag & culture? I’d love to support you!
Rooting in Lineage sessions are designed for personalized coaching for your specific lineages, your dreams and goals, your work and your life. Whether you are wanting to weave ancestral reconnection into your work, or find ways to reconnect to your lineages in your personal life, we can discuss resources, readings, practices, rituals and more.
These sessions are open to all of european settler descent.
If you are ready to prioritize weaving ancestral threads into your work & your life, this is for you!
Threads of This Work
join us in the work of antiracist cultural remembrance in service to justice and healing.
Staying Connected
My practice is slow, intentional and intimate. I’m not on social media so much; I do occasionally share things through my instagram, @hawthornandyew. However, the best way to stay in touch and hear whats new is to sign up for my newsletter HOME/BODY.
You’ll hear from me on a weekly-ish basis, and these notes will contain info on upcoming workshops and programs, new zines, things my friends are working on, and more alongside long form writing about things i’m learning about, feeling about, questioning and embodying. tune in for musings on herbs, relationship with the world, embodying our values, dreaming and moving towards a more just world, and the practices that will can help get us there.