ATTUNE COMMUNITY
– spiraling through the seasons with ancestral plant kin
& Celtic Isles diasporic community –
Let the plants guide you and community hold you as we follow the spiral of the year.
Together we will undertake a year long exploration into ancestral plantlore, relational herbalism, land devotion and seasonal attunement. We will explore the herblore of Celtic cultures from the lands today known as Eiré (Ireland), Alba (Scotland) and Cymru (Wales). Blending ancestral plant relations and seasonal practices with bioregional relationships with the lands beneath our feet, we will reweave deep reverential relationship with the holy wild. Through seasonal webinars, coworking sessions, and live Zoom calls twice per month (and two optional in person retreats!), we will gather to deepen with the plants, the seasons, and with each other. This is a circle for learning, for listening, for doing, and for attuning.
QUICK OVERVIEW
Is this for me?
The basics: yearlong cohort for Celtic Isles diaspora cultivating devotional relationship with land, plants and lineage. We meet on Sunday evenings twice per month on Zoom. Recorded webinars of plants and sacred practices, workbook, and seasonal invitations to connect with the land beneath your feet. Bonus learning calls each season for deeper exploration and a community of justice loving queers to share experiences and sit with hard questions. Sliding scale $600-2,400
Bonus: Take the work even deeper and participate in two in-person retreats in the northeast – one to begin the year, and one to conclude the year together. We gather together for three days Nov 2026 and Nov 2027 to really root this work into the body, and connect with each other and the land as home. Participation in the online cohort included. Sliding scale $1,600-4,800
you are invited to connect with ancestral plantkin through lore, relationship and sacred practice as the seasons flow and change.
WHAT ARE WE GETTING UP TO TOGETHER?
Join us in community as we devote ourselves to reconnecting to land and lineage this coming year.
Guided by the solstices and holy days that Celtic lineages celebrated through time (Samhain, Winter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltaine, Summer Solstice, Lúnasa, Autumn Equinox – they go by many names!), we will lean into the reverential folkways of our peoples.
We will spend time with specific plant kin and seasonal themes signficant from the lands today known as Eiré (Ireland), Alba (Scotland) and Cymru (Wales). Together we will open into lore and historical practice; sacred practice for connection to season, place and kin; and more. We will balance this ancestral work with exploration into the land that we live on, and the life we live alongside of. We will blend bioregonalism and ancestral pathways into a spell to support our ever deepening attunement to the holy wild.
We anchor this year of practice and remembering with two (optional) in person retreats at the start & end of our time together. Throughout the year, with recorded seasonal webinars, monthly online calls to share experiences, and bonus learning content, together we reweave deep roots with land & lineage.
Are you ready to devote yourself to plantkin and lineage connection?
Attune Community Structure
TIMELINE: This year long circle runs from Nov – Nov. We begin with the Winter Solstice season and meet on Sunday evenings 6pm – 8pm ET throughout the year. We will meet twice per month, typically the second and fourth Sundays with some variations. Specific dates will be shared soon – and any adjustments needed throughout the year as we go will be shared with advance notice.
WHAT ATTUNE ENTAILS: This program includes two optional in-person retreats, webinars of seasonal plantlore & ancestral practices, a workbook for learning the land beneath your feet as we go, an online community hub, monthly community calls for sharing our experiences, coworking sessions, and bonus learnng content.
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- WEBINARS: Seasonal webinars will be sent out early in the season for each holy day. They include 30+ plant profiles of seasonal plantlore, sacred practices and ancestral ritual, and invitations for attunement with the land beneath your feet. These are recorded videos with captions.
- PRACTICE INVITATIONS: Each month, you will be invited to engage in reflective and practical prompts to deepen into the season. You are welcome to do this at your own pace, and you can direct the pace of your learning. One of the foundational invitations is to use the workbook provided over the course of the year.
- COMMUNITY CALLS: We will also have seasonal Zoom calls for community connection. We will connect over the material and our experiences over the past weeks, sharing the work we have been doing and what we have learned. These calls will have live transcription enabled and be recorded for folks who can’t make them live.
- ONLINE COMMUNITY HUB: throughout the season and over the year, we will build connection through the online community forum. This will be a place to share projects you are working on, research you are doing, resources, questions you are sitting with, and a place to build relationships with folks who care about the same things you do. This will be the heart of the program, the place where we stay connected throughout the inhale and exhale of our seasonal calls.
- BONUS LEARNING SESSIONS: Seasonal bonus learning sessions will be shared as well through live infoshares. These themes will add onto the folklore content we are exploring, and take the work deeper.
- IN PERSON RETREATS: Some of us will gather together in person in the northeast of the US twice this year. This is an optional add on for folks who want to gather in person in this way. The rest of the cohort will participate as an online cohort, as it has in years past, but if you are excited to anchor practice to start and the end the year as bodies in the room together, join us!
Attune is an invitation to work at the crossroads
where bioregionalism and ancestral plant relations meet.
Who is this community program for?
This is for:
- Folks of Irish, Scottish or Welsh descent seeking connection with their cultural lineages, or folks of similar Celtic Isles descent who live on Turtle Island/N America
- Those looking for well-researched cultural information, accessible invitations and steady consistant practice within a broader politicized lens
- Those who practice (or want to practice!) an earth-based spirituality, those who find the Sacred in the land and more-than-human kind around them
- Those excited to learn the deep web of plant kin relations of their peoples and the ways they cultivated reverential land relationships
- Those seeking to live in deeper attunement with the seasonal magic of their lineages, as well as the lands where they currently live
- Those ready to remember who their peoples were beyond whiteness and reconnect with severed lineage
- Those desire to learn and practice in community with others
This is for folks who are ready to weave another thread of ancestral connection
into the tapestry of their life.
Registration
Early bird registration opens August 3, 2026.
Waitlist babes get bonus gifts for early signup!
General registration for remaining spots opens in September
Space is limited for intimacy and connection.
the shape and flow of our container
We will begin together online on November 8, 2026. We will meet regularly on Sunday evenings 6pm ET / 3pm PT throughout the year. We will typically meet twice per month, with some fluxation.
The exact program schedule for the 2026-2027 cohort will be shared upon registration. Dates will be scheduled around the ancestral seasonal rhythm and holy days.
Dates for in person retreats to start & close the year together: November 27 – 29, 2026 (thanksgiving/genocide day weekend) and Nov 19-21, 2027
come gather together with likeminded community as we deepen into ancestral plantways and connection to the Sacred
Registration
Track 1 Program Cost: combo in person & online
This program is offered at tiered pricing for accessibility and to accommodate a variety of financial class backgrounds. Please self-select your tier according to your access to wealth and power.
Dates for in-person retreats to start & close the year together: November 27-29, 2026 (thanksgiving/genocide day weekend) and Nov 19-21, 2027. Price below includes all meals & shared-room accomodation at two retreats, as well as participation in the yearlong online cohort.
Retreat details: We will be gathering at Bent Birch Retreat center in Leyden, MA. Arrival is between 4-6pm Friday, with our opening at 6pm. We will meet all day Saturday, and then Sunday through 4pm. All meals between Friday dinner through Sunday lunch are included. Please plan to stay on site for the entire time.
If paying the enrollment fee in one payment is a barrier to access, payment plans are available. Payment plans include a $500 deposit, and then a monthly fee. Please reserve this option for the folks who need it most.
**Note: When you sign up for a payment plan, you are agreeing to pay the complete amount in full. No refunds are available after signup.
Three price tiers are available: $2,200 – 4,800
1. $4,800
This is for you if: you have steady housing, have a steady job, OR make more than 70k a year, OR are financially supported by others, often go out to eat and on vacations, are privileged in society, OR have access to generational wealth, or experience other similar financial realities, etc.
2. $3,400
This is the median price for the program. If you meet your basic needs, have some left over for fun travel and middle class lifestyle habits, but do not have hefty savings or access to generational wealth, use this tier.
3. $2,200
This is for folks who meet their basic needs but don’t have much left over, those without much savings, and those generally lack access to generational wealth.
ECONOMIC ACCESS
There are three solidarity spots available for low income queer/trans folks to participate. These spots are $1,600 total or $160 per month for 10 months, with no initial deposit required. Use the link here to access this rate: Solidarity Price Rate. Please reserve these for those who truly need them to be able to participate! These spots are first come, first served, and priority goes to babes on the waitlist.
Track 2 Program Cost – Online Cohort Only
This program is offered at tiered pricing for accessibility and to accommodate a variety of financial class backgrounds. Please self-select your tier according to your access to wealth and power. This does not include the two in person retreats.
Three price tiers are available: $1,200 – 2,400
1. $2,400
This is for you if: you have steady housing, have a steady job, OR make more than 70k a year, OR are financially supported by others, often go out to eat and on vacations, are privileged in society, OR have access to generational wealth, or experience other similar financial realities, etc.
2. $1,800
This is the median price for the program. If you meet your basic needs, have some left over for fun travel and middle class lifestyle habits, but do not have hefty savings or access to generational wealth, use this tier.
3. $1,200
This is for folks who meet their basic needs but don’t have much left over, those without much savings, and those generally lack access to generational wealth.
If paying the enrollment fee in one payment is a barrier to access, payment plans are available. Please reserve this option for the folks who need it most.
**Note: When you sign up for a payment plan, you are agreeing to pay the complete amount in full. No refunds are available after signup.
ECONOMIC ACCESS
There are solidarity spots available for low income queer/trans folks. These Solidarity spots are $600, or three payments of $200. Use the link here to access this rate: Solidarity Price Registration for Online Cohort. Please reserve these for those who truly need them to be able to participate! If you need this to participate, this is for you.
There are also two Scholarship spots for QTBIPOC/PGM to access the program at no cost. To request one of these places, email me at ofhawthornandyew@protonmail.com.
Root into your lineages, connect to the Sacred and reweave this thread into your life.
Registration
Early bird registration opens August 3, 2026.
Waitlist babes get bonus gifts for early signup!
General registration opens in September if space allows.
Note: Space is limited for intimacy and connection.
lean into ancestral rhythms and relationships, and let them guide you home
bonuses:
As part of ATTUNE community membership, participants will be treated to bonus seasonal workshops throughout the year. There will be at least four – but often many more! Options include –
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queer plants & the body: an exploration into ancestral plant kin and trans herbalism
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Sacred Smoke Traditions of the Celtic Isles (Spring)
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Ramps and Ramsons: ancestral plant relations and ethical harvest (Spring)
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Famine Lore: meeting the plant kin of the Celtic Isles who kept our peoples alive during siege, famine and political violence (Summer)
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Saltwork: a seasonal ancestral devotional series (3 sessions) (Autumn)
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Exploring the Three Cauldrons: old words, new forms & embodied practice for ancestral reconnection (Autumn)
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Beating the Bounds: ancestral plantlore for protection (Summer)
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Offering Devotion: ancestral land tending practices (Summer)
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and more!
Refund Policy
This is a small community container that is run by a very tiny business. Your registration for Attune secures one of limited spots and is a commitment to the full investment. Therefore refunds are not offered. Payment plans are to be paid on time and in full regardless of participation. Email me if you have any questions about this! ofhawthornandyew@protonmail.com
FAQs
How long will I have access to the course?
Participants will have access to the content for one year after the course completes.
What is the time commitment for this course?
This is a year long program broken up into 8 sections based around the holy days & holy seasons. You will receive a recorded webinar on seasonal plantlore that is approximately 1.5 hours in length. Our coworking calls are 90 minutes, as are our live Community Calls. You are also invited to spend time in between our sessions deepening into plant and seasonal relationship – you might spend anywhere for 15 minutes per month to an hour per week. It’s up to you how deep you want to go!
This is an invitation to devote 2-6 hours per season over the course of the next year tending your ancestral connections with care and intention.
What do I need to participate?
Participants need regular internet access for webinars and live Zoom calls. Folks need access to their email as well. Otherwise, all that is needed is whatever helps you learn and process – whether thats journaling supplies, room the dance, a quiet place to think or take calls in, a comfortable place to sit – etc. Gather what you need to really open to the experience and catch any insight that flows down through you.
What is the difference between the Foundations and Attune programs?
I facilitate two different programs for settlers in diaspora of Celtic Isles lineages: Foundations and Attune.
FOUNDATIONS is the depth, and Attune is the breadth.
Foundations is definitely more rigorous information-wise: theres a ton of content monthly in an online learning library, lots of invitations to practice, and we meet twice a month for 6 months. its for folks seeking more in-depth learning about Celtic Isles culture, historical lore, and plants, and those desiring active, engaged conversations about our place in the world today. This work happens within an explicitly politicized framework. Foundations is sort of like an intensive crash course, and includes more content in a shorter amount of time, lots of group processing convos, embodied practice together, and more.
Attune is focused on building relationships with the land we live on alongside ancestral plants in a slow, unfolding, long term way. Attune is oriented around the four fire festivals and the four solar festivals of the Celtic Isles, and we gather together over the course of an entire year. Each season, participants engage with one webinar of plantlore and sacred practices, and have 2 calls. This program is politicized, as all my work is, but the bonus here is that it also has a spiritual focus. Attune is an invitation to work at the crossroads where bioregionalism and ancestral plant relations meet.
Both programs have online community forum to deepen webs of relationship. Both are suitable for those just starting their cultural reconnection work as well as those who have been engaged in their own practice for years.
In my mind, they definitely both feed into each other, and i think both are important pieces of the work. Participants are welcome to choose to participate in both programs in whatever order that feels appropriate.
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