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Seven trees, and what a Lithuanian healing tradition understood about each of them, through medicine, poem, folk song, charm and the heat of the pirtis. Drawn from folk archives and primary sources, most of it never translated into English before.
The seven trees: Birch — Beržas · the first tree Oak — Ąžuolas · it will not comfort you Linden — Liepa · Laima's tree Pine — Pušis · orientation and the resin Juniper — Kadagys · the tree of every threshold Hazel — Lazdynas · discernment and boundaries Maple — Klevas · completion and your own voice
Each session is around 40 minutes: a charm from the Lithuanian healing archive, the tree itself, its folklore, and how to work with it in the pirtis. Each closes with questions to carry with you. Yours to keep, with no expiry, so you can learn at your own pace.
Who this is for: Sauna practitioners and guides wanting to go deeper into the trees they work with. Herbalists and plant practitioners curious about the pirtis context. Anyone who has sat in the heat and wanted to understand what they were sitting inside. Those reconnecting with Lithuanian or Baltic heritage, wherever they are in the world. Anyone drawn to the tradition for reasons they can't quite name yet.
Curated and taught by Silvija Šuliokaitė, pirtininkė and herbalist, born in Lithuania, working from inside the tradition.
Instant access. Because the course is digital and begins straight away, purchases can't be cancelled once access is provided. If anything isn't working for you, write to me at hello@birchhouserituals.co.uk and I'll do my best to help.
Seven trees, and what a Lithuanian healing tradition understood about each of them, through medicine, poem, folk song, charm and the heat of the pirtis. Drawn from folk archives and primary sources, most of it never translated into English before.
The seven trees: Birch — Beržas · the first tree Oak — Ąžuolas · it will not comfort you Linden — Liepa · Laima's tree Pine — Pušis · orientation and the resin Juniper — Kadagys · the tree of every threshold Hazel — Lazdynas · discernment and boundaries Maple — Klevas · completion and your own voice
Each session is around 40 minutes: a charm from the Lithuanian healing archive, the tree itself, its folklore, and how to work with it in the pirtis. Each closes with questions to carry with you. Yours to keep, with no expiry, so you can learn at your own pace.
Who this is for: Sauna practitioners and guides wanting to go deeper into the trees they work with. Herbalists and plant practitioners curious about the pirtis context. Anyone who has sat in the heat and wanted to understand what they were sitting inside. Those reconnecting with Lithuanian or Baltic heritage, wherever they are in the world. Anyone drawn to the tradition for reasons they can't quite name yet.
Curated and taught by Silvija Šuliokaitė, pirtininkė and herbalist, born in Lithuania, working from inside the tradition.
Instant access. Because the course is digital and begins straight away, purchases can't be cancelled once access is provided. If anything isn't working for you, write to me at hello@birchhouserituals.co.uk and I'll do my best to help.