Saturday workshops

The Elemental Realm

by Saga Grünwald

The Elements – all within all


We will take a look at the elements of air, fire, water and earth and how they relate to each other. We will listen to them, feel them and share what new insights we have gained from them.



Saga Grünwald was born on Walpurgis Night in 1969 and lives as an author, journalist and celebrant in Solingen. She is an Obod Druid and leader of the Brans Kinder – Children of Bran Grove. Member of the Tarosophy Tarot Association and creator of the DruidTarot. Co-initiator of the Elements Anthology series and leader of numerous workshops. Website: www.gruenwald-greenwood.de


The Shadow Realm

by Bettina von Baum

Meeting your inner shadows, the parts of your self you normally do not like to look at, might at first be a scaring idea. If you would really like to live the life that is truly yours, you will have to face your inner dragons – the aspects of your self that sabotage you or hold you back in living a life of abundance. If we overcome fear and dare to look in the dark, dragons always hold treasures, they can teach and guide us to be fully ourselves. In this workshop we will travel to the shadow realm for meeting some of our dragons and will get to know techniques to discover their gift for us.


Bettina von Baum is born in the zodiac sign of scorpio. Working with my shadows was always an attraction and challenge in my past (and typical for scorpios 😉). With training in nature pedagogy, consulting and personal transformation, I am happy to share with you the experience of finding peace with the inner dragons and shadows.


The Mineral Realm

by Corine Streefkerk

Crystals and Stones are our oldest ancestors, they formed our earth and are our silent watchers from the very beginning of time. In this workshop I will guide you on a journey to meet the Lia Fail, this mythical Stone of Destiny will show you the way how to connect with the Crystal World on a deeper level. The sound of my magical crystal therapy bowl and full moon bowl will heighten the vibration of the crystals I will bring with me and we will work with them to learn how to interact with them, feel them and experience how they can reflect aspects of yourself. If you want to work with your own crystal please bring it with you.


Corine Streefkerk Spiritual Musician, Myth researcher, Dreamer between Worlds, Crystal worker and guardian of a crystal skull family.


Through my work with Crystals, Music and Mythology I hope to give people a deeper understanding of where we come from and who we really are.



The Realm of Celtic Shamanism

by Petra Braun

This workshop explores what is meant by shamanism in general, what could be meant by celtic shamanism, what sources are available and can this celtic shamanism be found in Obod? You are invited to get to know my kind of soul flight and celtic shamanism. Feel inspired to develop new thoughts (or old ones?) and discuss the idea of celtic shamanism in our culture. Necessary equipment: a blanket/pillow to lie on.


Petra Braun fell in love with shamanism al long time ago and has been able to make friends with various indigenous shamans. And yet I was always looking for the spiritual roots of my european homeland. I also often hear: “first i´ll do the bardic course and then i´ll start looking for shamanic training.” So I invite you to join me in going deeper into the forest.



Das Reich der Tiere

by Johanna

Das Reich der Tiere - ein Workshop für Kinder und alle, die es geblieben sind. Tiere sind wunderbare Geschöpfe, von denen wir Menschen viel lernen können. Zuerst lernen wir die unglaublichen Fähigkeiten von Tieren kennen, dann werden wir gemeinsam kreativ.


Dieser Workshop wird auf deutsch gehalten.


Johanna discovers the ways and paths of creativity, magic and nature since her childhood and today as a single-mother, nurse and ovate in Obod. She likes to learn new things and to share her ideas, dreams and visions with old and new friends.

Realm of the Ancestors

by Eimear Burke

In this workshop, we will engage with the realm of our Ancestors, exploring the concept of harvest and healing using experiential exercises.


Eimear Burke, is the Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids  and lives in Kilkenny, Ireland.


Eimear has private practice as a Counselling Psychologist and her interests in Druidry and psychology have led her to act as a Celebrant, helping people to design and enact meaningful rites of passage. She is licensed to perform legal weddings in the Republic of Ireland and can also offer non legal ceremonies.


Eimear has a deep love of the ancient Irish tales and has a passion for storytelling. She brings the old tales to new audiences, and - while remaining faithful to the stories - often examines them from new perspectives, so that listeners experience them as fresh and relevant. She particularly enjoys showing people the sacred sites of Ireland and telling the ancient tales right where they happened.


Eimear is also a Priestess dedicated to Danú in the Fellowship of Isis. She is an Arch Druidess in the Druid Clan of Dana and a member of the Noble Order of Tara.'



The Realm of Magic

by Marjolein

My last trip to Egypt was truly magical. During this journey, all kinds of magical knowledge suddenly started to make sense. Magical knowledge like the seven hermetic principles, alchemy, druidry and witchcraft, medical and scientific knowledge. For everyone who is interested in that, I offer a workshop. Together we open the doors to these mystical rooms, crossing borders to the world of Magic.

Marjolein has been associated with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids for almost 20 years now. Of which the last 5 years as a distributor of the courses in French and Dutch. Before the time of Obod, she was mainly involved in witchcraft. Obod has been able to broaden her spirituality a lot. So the combination of the way of the moon and the way of the sun has become a very natural way of life.  


The Plant Realm

by Peter Dorner

In this workshop I would like to show that plants are not the mute, motionless and defenseless beings as they are often perceived. I want to show creative ways that plants have found to defend themselves, what marvels plants actually are, and how we can protect them. In addition we will explore ways on how to connect to plants.



The Realm of Transformation

by Kristoffer Hughes

Peter Dorner always had an interest in the healing powers of plants and in making medicines from them. Equipped with scientific knowledge, he is currently researching how to work with plants in a spiritual way.





The Prophet, the Witch, and the Cauldron - embark on a journey to explore the nature of Cerridwen's Cauldron of Awen, and therein explore the mysteries of myth and magical transformation. In this workshop we embark on the Taith y Pair (the Cauldron Journey) to discover the profundity of personal soul/spirit and its place in the universe.


Kristoffer Hughes is Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order; a polytheistic Druid community situated on the sacred ancient island of Môn, the last stronghold of the British Iron Age Druids. He is a Druid Graduate of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and its 13th Mount Haemus scholar. He is the award-winning author of several books that explore the nature of Welsh mythology from a polytheistic, pagan, and animistic perspective. He worked professionally for Her Majesty's Coroner for over 30 years in Mortuary and Bereavement services and is an active funeral celebrant in North Wales. He is a native Welsh speaker, and a presenter on Welsh national television. He has a deep love for the myths of Wales and their ability to profoundly inspire and transform. 

The Realm of Sounds

by Wolfgang

 Music and instruments from the Stone Age until now. Listen to the sound and the history of replicas like Dords, Flutes and more.

My name is Wolfgang. I live in the south of Germany, where 4 ice ages shaped the landscape.