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New Year’s Wisdom Ritual

REFINING and tuning INto your wisdom FOR 2026

Tuesday, January 6th | 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Join Katie Vie for a scent ritual that will help reveal the archetypal wisdom guiding you into the new year. Over the course of these 90-minutes, you will be led through a grounding meditation, the blind smelling of essential-oil blends, and simple yet meaningful creative-writing prompts. Each essential oil blend is attached to a corresponding archetype offering it’s own unique guidance. By the end of this sensory experience you’ll be supported in finding clarity about your ever-evolving wisdom and how it will be supported, shaped, and steadied by archetypes and the natural world.

The essential oil blends, which are thoughtfully handcrafted by Katie with intention and artistry, are available for purchase after the workshop for you to continue your connection with their guidance and support as you move into 2026.

Total Price: $40

Cancellation Policy: More than 72 hours before class: Full refund minus a $10 administrative fee. Within 72 hours of class start time: 50% refund. Within 24 hours of class start time: Tuition is non-refundable.

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Katie Vie helps people enliven their wisdom and intuition. For nearly 30 years she has used scent, ritual, and bodywork to guide others through the natural cycles of life. Her love of essential oils began in the late 1990s during her massage therapy training at the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics, shortly after earning a BA in literature. That moment awakened a lifelong devotion to the language of scent.

She is the creator of the river island apothecary anointing oils, first blended in 2010 at the Marshall High Studios, an island on the French Broad River that inspired the apothecary’s name. Each formula represents an archetype, a concept she first encountered through literature and later came to understand as facets of wisdom. She continues to craft these blends in her woodland apothecary in East Asheville, called Darkwood.

As the founder and content creator of The Darkwood School, Katie teaches a pedagogy of archetypal and seasonal mysticism. A longtime teacher, ritualist, scent-blender, and bodyworker, she weaves symbolism, poetry, and embodiment into experiences that help people feel aligned with their own inner guidance.

Learn more at https://riverislandapothecary.com/