Aoife Lowden is the creator of Slí na nDaoine Feasa, a follow-on course from her previous release of Slí na Mna Feasa in 2024.

Aoife is on a pathway devoted to reviving the ancient land-based & cultural wisdom of her beloved homelands, of Éire & Alba.

Weaving ancient wisdom with the emerging culture of today, Aoife is on a life-long learning journey with the land, of returning to her ancestral life ways and cultural heritage. Her intention is to inspire a return to dùthchas a Gaelic word which relates to belonging to land - and of being identified with ones indigenous heritage. 

Aoife weaves in relationship with the more-than-human world to create ceremonies, gatherings & courses which can create a trail to  return to a more authentic, holistic way of life. Through traditional life-ways & Gaelic culture - of language, story, song, dance, craft & ritual - Aoife facilitates a space of wild remembrance & awakening, to offer a remedy for the fractured world we have inherited. 

Aoife's work has for the most part been held in her homeland of Ireland, however she has recently moved to the Scottish Highlands where she lives and works as part of a land-based cultural centre & community project (The Sheiling Project/Collective).  

Deirdre Wadding is a former primary school teacher, former Co. Councilor, professional Storyteller and Founder/ Teacher at Coire Sois School of Irish Spirituality where she trains women as Irish Pagan Priestesses and offers workshops and classes on Irish Mythology, Irish Pagan practice and the Bardic Arts both in person and online. 

Key to all of her work is the connection with the sacred in the Land, with.the Ancestors and our Mythology.

The central theme and concept of Coire Sois is Sovereignty, the power of the Sacred Land embodied by our Sovereignty Goddesses and mirrored by the stepping into our own core selves in alignment with the sacred energy of the Land and of our Ancestral Deities. To be a Priestess is an act of becoming, of stepping into the role of mediator of that energy through ourselves. It is a.path of dedication, commitment and service and is not for the fainthearted.

Deirdre lives in South Wexford close to the sea and the ancient druid site , now a Christian pilgrimage site, of Cluain na mBan/ Lady's Island.

Tara Brading is a women’s educator, storyteller and songstress, focusing on uplifting nature-based feminine wisdom & ancestral teachings from Ireland & England. She's been on a journey of remembering and reclamation for over ten years, honoring the earth based feminine wisdom left in her blood and bones.

She's the creator of The Roundhouse, which is an online community that lovingly guides women into nature based feminine wisdom from the Irish traditions. She's also the creator of Grail Priestess, a deep-dive program that guides women into heartfelt connection with their English heritage. She also runs a variety of other courses, events and workshops that serve thousands of women every year.

She journeys to Ireland & England regularly for pilgrimage, and currently lives on the ancestral lands of the Ute and Arapaho people in the mountains of so-called Colorado (USA).

Tom is best known from his YouTube channel “Fandabi Dozi” and his video series on Highlander survival skills. In this series he looks to rediscover the skills, equipment, knowledge, stories and the relationship between land and nature that people had in the Highlands of Scotland, 300-400 years ago.

Tom is also a freelance bushcraft instructor and mountain leader with a background in Ecology.

Tom’s main mission with his work is to help reconnect with our natural and cultural heritage through the practice of wilderness living skills, in order to ground ourselves in the foundations of human resilience.

Lucy Ní hAodhagáin is the founder of Wild Awake Ireland, an organisation which seeks to rekindle cultural and ecological resilience through the restoration of ancestral lifeways in Ireland. Lucy works in the fecund liminal zones between the cultural, ecological and spiritual, weaving together ancient wisdom with the dream of decolonial futures. Rugadh agus Tógadh, Born and Bred, in Béal Feirste, Lucy now makes home beneath the watchful gaze of An Mhucais mountain in the Donegal Gaeltacht, all while deepening their love of An Ghaeilge by harvesting sleabhac from the rocks, following the tracks of Fia, and weaving criol baskets through the long winter months. Lucy is also the co-editor of Airmid's Journal and a passionate committee member of Bród na Gaeltachta, Ireland's first Gaeltacht pride festival in An Fál Carrach. 

Gemma McGowan, from Co. Meath has been walking the path of Priestess and Bean Feasa for over 20 years.

Gemma has worked as a dedicated Priestess to Brighid and Mannanan and in close working relationships with a number of other Irish deities including Boann, an Cailleach, an Dagda and Lugh. In recent years she has been working closely with Aoife, a lesser known Goddess of the Tuath de Dannan who was cursed, turned into a crane bird and eventually became the body of An Corr Bolg/the Crane Bag, one of the most iconic magical items in Irish Mythology. Gemma has developed a new system of magical practice based on the story of the Crane Bag and the magical items within it, with Aoife as the co-creator and vessel of that magic. Gemma has hosted many large scale ritual events and has performed many retellings of Irish mythological stories, combining story, song and sound. Gemma lives in Meaths, World Unesco Heritage site on the banks of the river Boyne, named for the Goddess Boann, very close to the ancient monuments of Dowth, Newgrange and Knowth and spends much of her time growing herbs and vegetables, walking the land with her dogs and singing to the ancient landscape of Bru na Boinne. 

Jen Murphy is a Celtic mythologist, anthropologist and creative dreamer from Baile Átha Cliath. Her apprenticeship to following her soul’s breadcrumbs over the past twenty years has guided her work and formal studies in Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, Anthropology and Development, Creativity and Innovation, and Jungian Psychology and Art Therapy. 

Jen supports creatives from diverse fields to (re)connect with the mythopoetic imagination of Ireland. Using ancient wisdom to inform modern creativity through myth, dreamwork, imagination and the body, her work to date at the Celtic School of Embodiment has emphasised a reclamation of the Irish mythic feminine. 

Jimmy is a sociologist, anarchist, musician, avid hiker, and is currently studying movement in several forms. He was raised by the river Siúr. He has been on a decolonization journey exploring the possibilities of ‘re-existence‘ in Ireland for the past few years. Jimmy established Gaelic Re-existence to facilitate conversations and thinking around how modernity/coloniality manifests in Ireland, and what decolonization can mean in this context as a process of reconnection with the land and ancestral lifeways that had healthier cultural relationships with it.

Àdhamh Ó Broin is a Gaelic tradition bearer and activist of Irish and Highland Caithness heritage who has spent 15 years documenting and revitalising the native language and lore of Central Argyll where he grew up, embodying its value system and bringing his children up as first language Argyll dialect speakers.

Àdhamh joins us on behalf of Dòrlach, a Scottish micro-charity which seeks to encourage intercultural solidarity across minoritised peoples worldwide and a return to indigenous practice in Gaelic Scotland.  Through his work with Dòrlach, Àdhamh has visited dozens of Gaelic elders across the Highlands and Islands, recording Gaelic lore and vocabulary which would otherwise have been lost to time.

Over the last decade, Àdhamh has also had the privilege of stepping into ceremony with dozens of guests from all around the indigenous world; the Maori of New Zealand, the Mohawk of Six Nations Ontario and the Karajá of Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest to name but a few. These experiences have assisted and inspired the process of re-establishing a working, reciprocal relationship with the land whose dialect Àdhamh has diligently retrieved from extinction through long hours spent with the last of the areas’ native Gaelic-speaking elders.

Ciara O’ Donnell is creative artist under the name “Domhan” channeling music and songs inspired by the Earth and the Divine. Domhan’s voice (pronounced “Dow-an” in Gaelic) has captivated audiences in both her native Ireland and abroad, showcasing her undeniable virtuosity as a multi-instrumentalist, potent songwriter and vocalist.

For Ciara, music is not only an art form, but a powerful medium for deep healing, liberation and the ability to connect us all to something much bigger than ourselves.

Ciara is a Shamanic Practitioner, Pranic Energy Healer, Irish Music teacher, Vocal coach and facilitator of women’s circles. She is also a member of transcendental band “Bog Bodies” who have proven themselves as one of Ireland’s premier acts over the past three years, here she allows the spirit of Ancient Ireland to move through the music in a bid to help activate and empower the ancient memory embedded in all of our DNA.

Ciara started her musical and singing journey from a young age rooted in the traditional Irish folk music and her journey with energy and indigenous cultures brought her into deeper connection with her drum ‘Bodhran’ playing and whistle and flute music and the ancient way of these instruments.

Domhan’s single “Trócaire Brighid” was released February 2024, with her EP ‘Spirit Works’’ released in September.

Dougie is a native Highland storyteller with a passion for tracking key aspects of ancestral cultures through mythology, lore and story. A professional storyteller for over 12 years, he has been mentored by some of Scotland’s finest seanachies, seeking modern applications for these timeless tales.

His recent show ‘Animate Lands’ allowed a deep dive into the Fianna cycle, gleaning aspects of the older animistic culture once thriving on these islands. It was described as ‘a fresh and joyful take on Celtic lore and Scotland’s landscape’. On his Myth as Medicine course, he explores a cycle of northern myths with a group of students, tracking the treasure within each tale and offering exercises to journey with each story and touch the medicine within.

Raised along the western shores of Ireland, Caoimhe was shaped by the wild landscapes, ancient stories, stones, artwork, and the rhythms of the seasons. These influences continue to inspire her offerings, which weave together mindfulness, movement and mythology.

Caoimhe offers yoga classes, guided wildlife, folklore, and mythology walks, as well as nature connection retreats. These gatherings are an invitation to rewild ourselves, the land, and its stories ~ whether through mindful movement, exploring the lore of plants and trees, or gathering around the fire to honor the rhythms of the Gaelic wheel of the year.

Peter is a traditional tanner, teacher and craftsman focusing primarily on connecting people to our human and natural heritage through working with animal hides and other ancestral materials, as well as exploring Scottish folklore and how it weaves together the practical and the spiritual.

Peter grew up on the slopes of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire. An area steeped in ancient history, which shaped much of his childhood. 

He now runs a traditional Croft and one of the last bark tanneries with his partner Bethan.

Through the summer months he facilitates The Scottish Ancestral Skills Gatherings and courses in Hide Tanning – reconnecting people to place, and to ancient ways of being and working with the land.

Kevin Flanagan founded the Brehon Academy in 2013 to serve as a bridge between the ancient wisdom of Ireland and the modern world. To preserve and propagate the myths, culture, folk customs, and laws of early Ireland, connecting the knowledge of the old ways with the digital age. Kevin has also had the honour of speaking at multiple conferences, academic symposiums, and folk festivals across the world about these topics. Whether you're a scholar or a casual enthusiast, you will find that the Brehon Academy's articles, videos, and online courses offer a rare opportunity to discover the lesser-known yet important aspects of Irish heritage. 

Bethan is of Welsh descent but grew up in the South West of England, and moved up to Scotland in 2022.

An artist and craftswoman, she specializes in wild pigment painting, hide tanning and leatherwork - working with ancient methods of land-based creativity to restore deep intimacy with place.

She is devoted to Craft as ancestral remembrance - and to honoring the both practical and ritualistic aspect of making - Using hands and heart to connect in a tangible way to those who have come before us, to the plants and the animals with which we share this Earth, and to the local landscape.