
​About ​
Thank you for visiting my site. I hope the below information gives you an understanding of my work and path.
I am a teacher and traditional folk healer with a decade of experience and training. I am a lineage holder in the Trolldom tradition. Trolldom is the practice of Scandinavian folk magic and wisdom. After training with my mentor, Johannes Gårdbäck, to become a professional practitioner, I then worked to become a teacher of the Trolldom tradition under his guidance. I now specialize in working with plants and teaching about the old ways.
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In addition to my training in Scandinavian folk magic, I have been trained in mediumship, spirit work, plant magic, and trance. I have had many wonderful teachers over the years, all of whom have been integral to my growth as a practitioner and teacher.
I have been encouraged by my mentors to share my gifts and experience with others, this is the basis on which The Nine Winds was created. ​I have found that working within traditional systems of healing has brought thriving and growth to my own life and I am passionate about introducing these ways to others. I find that people who are often drawn to my work have similar life paths and goals, like wanting to heal trauma or have a desire to work with plants and ancestral traditions.
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​I have contributed to the tradition through my research in folk archives at UW-Madison Libraries. This research informs my lectures and writings on traditional folk magic.
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So how did I start on this path?
I began this journey simply to heal myself. I did not start this work with the goal of being a teacher or a healer, but wanted to feel whole, grounded, and happy. Over the course of many years, I focused on my healing and was committed to integrating what I had learned from my teachers. Once I realized how much this work had changed my life, I knew I wanted to share it with others, so my journey of being a teacher started.
I continue to work to heal myself, my family, and the land around me. This will always be part of my path. A teacher once told me that "as we heal ourselves, we heal the land. And as we heal the land, we heal ourselves." I live by this guidance today and believe that our own healing is powerful, and it affects more than we are often aware of.​​
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My Teaching Experience
Folk Magic of Spinning, Binding, and Weaving, Feb 20th 2025
Spådom & Intuition Workshop, 5-hour workshop Feb 2nd 2025
Thriving in the Dark, December 2024-Jan 2025
Spådom & Intuition Workshop, 5-hour workshop October 13th
Samhuinn and Rönn, The Magic of All Hallow's, 2-hour workshop October 19th
Perfumery and Water Magic, 3-hour workshop July 2024
Thriving in Spring, 8-week class, May 2024-June 2024
Spring Folk Magic, 2-hour workshop April 2024
Thriving in the Dark, December 2023-March 2024
June 2023, Midsummer Plant Folklore walk
May 2023, Spring Plant Folklore Walk
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