Native Wise Women Bring Plant Medicine and Healing of the Waters to Door County

Dr. Melissa Nelson is hosting a unique cross-cultural learning opportunity at the Nelson Healing Center in Sturgeon Bay from May 14 – 16. Nelson is bringing in two, highly regarded Native American Yup’ik elders to Door County for a three-day workshop and prayer ceremony.

Anyone interested in learning more about this workshop conducted by Marie Meade, Yup’ik Eskimo and University of Alaska Anchorage professor, and Rita Pitka Blumenstein, a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and a Yup’ik tribal doctor, is invited to attend a free public screening of For the Next 7 Generations, a documentary film on the Indigenous Grandmothers. The film screening will take place at Nelson Healing Center on Wednesday, May 5 at 7 pm.

The three-day workshop held May 14 – 16 begins with a two-hour introduction on Friday evening at 7 pm. On Saturday and Sunday the women will share traditional teachings about plant, energy medicine and healing in all-day sessions that begin at 9 am each day. Registration is limited and the cost to attend is $170.

On Sunday, May 18 the public is invited to join with Rita Pitka Blumenstein, Marie Meade and workshop participants in the “Healing of the Waters,” a prayer ceremony taking place in the late afternoon at Potawatomi State Park. There is no charge to attend. Please, contact the clinic for details on time and specific location.

For more information or to register, visit http://www.NelsonHealingCenter.com or call 920.818.0045.