Re-enchanting Connection: Plants & Practices for Light & Warmth with Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz
The longest night calls us inward, but it also calls us to tend the fire. In this class, we’ll explore how herbs and ritual can connect us to the winter solstice and provide meaningful tools to support our sense of well-being in body and spirit.
Class Description:
Rooted in ancestral knowledge, curandera and Herbal Academy Lead Herbalist Educator Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz leads a heart-centered discussion on the winter solstice, exploring plants that carry the sun’s energy deep into winter. From golden threads of saffron to gentle chamomile flowers, we’ll dive into warming, radiant herbs of the sun, to uplift our hearts, bodies, and spirits. You’ll learn how to work with these plants in ritual, in the teapot, and on the skin to kindle warmth and honor the returning of light.
Class Information
Thursday, December 17, 2026
1:00 PM ET
Members:
included with membership
Non-members:
$39
Class starts in:
A replay link will be provided after the event
Instructor Bio:
Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz is an award-winning author, curandera, natural foods chef, and Lead Herbalist Educator at the Herbal Academy. Raised in the Sonoran Desert, Felicia was inspired by her family’s herbal traditions from northern New Mexico, sharing knowledge of healing, food, and faith through storytelling, kitchen medicine, and folk remedies. Felicia is the author of Earth Medicines and Nana Lupita and the Magic Sopita, with her work featured in Forbes, Food & Wine, and more. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she offers one-on-one healing sessions and continues to work with the elements in her practice. Learn more about her work at theherbalacademy.com and kitchencurandera.com.