Events & Courses
Upcoming events
Rekindling The Wild Medicine Path – Wild Plants of Autumntime in Ivywood
Wild Plants of Autumntime in Ivywood - Plandaí Fiáine an Fhómhair ag Ivywood
We are excited to be offering this new series of plant medicine events at Ivywood. This series of 4 full days are spaced out over our seasons. During these days we will be spending time in the woodland with the trees and plants there and also out in the apothecary garden and other spaces of Ivywood. We will be engaging in hands on….
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MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS AND THEIR USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
This is a unique opportunity for health professionals to learn about the growing science of medicinal mushrooms from one of the leading experts in the field, Martin Powell. In addition, our guest speaker Caoimhe Mc Glinchey will be presenting clinical case studies on using medicinal mushrooms for infertility. She will be discussing complicated cases and how to best use mushroom therapeutics alongside conventional fertility treatments and fertility test results. Mushrooms have ...
Grow Your Own Medicinal Herb Garden JUNE
This 1 day practical course with Ross Hennessy covers all you need to know to grow your own medicinal garden. Here at Ivywood we grow 250 species of medicinal plants to produce medicines for our own clinical practice and our herb nursery. During this course we will focus on a number of plants that are most useful to any household that wishes to have herbal alternatives right in their backyard for common ailments...
Thank you to everyone who joined us in 2026
We are working on dates for 2027 courses
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants-Producing for the Irish market
Growing medicinal and plants (MAPs) for market presents a unique and very rewarding opportunity for farmers. These plants, valued for their therapeutic properties and fragrant oils, are in increasing demand across various industries, from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to culinary and aromatherapy....
Thank you to everyone who joined us in 2026
We are working on dates for 2027 courses
Building Immunity For Better health
This much requested 1 day course covers everything you or your family needs to know to support immunity working with herbal medicine approaches to a range of common health conditions from general bacterial infections to viruses.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in 2026
We are working on dates for 2027 courses
Botanical Medicine Making - 2027
This 2 day course is a hands on course for the anyone wishing to learn the specifics of making natural medicines for illnesses. Each attendee will be making and cooking up their own herbal medicines for a range of conditions from respiratory ailments, cardiovascular issues, musculoskeletal complaints, skin conditions, nervous system disorders, and digestive issues.
This is an in-depth course covering over 30 medicinal plants...
Thank you to everyone who joined us in 2026
We are working on dates for 2027 courses
Plant Invocation & Attunement Day - Leonurus
Journey into The Heart of Leonurus - Musing with Motherwort
For this unique series of plant days, we welcome you deeper into the heart of Ivywood’s magic to explore some of our more beguiling plant allies: Aconite, Mandrake, Henbane, Yarrow, Black Cohosh, Tulsi, Motherwort, Belladonna, Datura, Mugwort, Agrimony, Bay Laurel, Rue. Over the day we will enter communion with one of these mesmerising plants by attuning ourselves with the free flow of energy that is at all times open to us but has often been severed...
Thank you to everyone who joined us
We are working on dates for 2027 courses