​About Hayley Huston​​
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 have been recognized by my colleagues and mentors as being gifted in working with plants and herbs. I now specialize in Lövjeri (leaf-craft).
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In addition to my training in Scandinavian folkways, I have been trained in energy healing, spirit work, shamanic healing, traditional divination, and plant spirit medicine. I have been encouraged by my teachers 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, the old ways, 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 folkways. I am currently researching and writing about the seasonal folk practices of Scotland and England.
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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
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
Training
Some but not all of my training:
Advanced Practitioner Training, Trolldom, January 2024-Present with Johannes Gårdbäck, Urhall
Elements and Labyrinth Workshop, Sebastopol CA September 2024, Johannes Gårdbäck, Urhall
Private 1-1 Teacher Training, September 2023-December 2023 with Johannes Gårdbäck, Trolldom, Nordic Magic
Nordic Magic and Spirituality 18-month Training with Johannes Gårdbäck, October 2021-April 2023
Sauna and Sacred Bathing Rituals, training with Missy Rhysing, October 2024
Autumntide in Nordic Tradition, training with Missy Rhysing, July 2024
Springtide in Nordic Tradition, training with Missy Rhysing, January 2024
Sankta Lucia, Jul and the Wintertide in Nordic Tradition, training with Missy Rhysing, December 2023
Volva, Vala, Norn, 9-month Advanced Practitioner course, November 2021-July 2022, with Betsy Bergstrom
Advanced Plant Spirit Courses, Jean Schneider, December 2020 through April 2022, Jan 2025​​
Advanced courses in Energy, Shamanic healing, and Seidr with 2020-2022 Betsy Bergstrom
Advanced courses in divination with Camelia Elias 2020-2021​​​​​​​
