Tobacco as Sacred Medicine ~ coming into right relationship

Tobacco as Sacred Medicine

Welcome to our latest Wild Nettle workshop: Coming into right relationship with tobacco.

Thursday 12 June | 6–9pm

Hollow Tree House, Hout Bay

Join us for a powerful Wild Nettle workshop dedicated to restoring right relationship with tobacco — one of the most ancient and widely misunderstood plant medicines.

Did you know that, traditionally, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is revered as a sacred plant spirit? Used not recreationally, but ceremonially, tobacco serves as an offering, a purifier, and a bridge—carrying prayers to the spirit world and guiding us back to connection.

When misused, this sacred plant often reflects back as addiction, disconnection, or disharmony.

In this gathering, we’ll meet tobacco in his sacred form—Hapé, a traditional Amazonian snuff made from tobacco and other plant medicines, carefully cultivated by dear sisters of the forest. This ceremony will be guided with care and prayer by Tanya Mukani. Tanya is a long time student of the forest and offers this medicine from a place of initiation and integrity. Tanya will deliver the Hapé ceremony as an intentional way to experience tobacco and allow it to work its true role as a tool for clearing, centering, and reconnection.

You’ll also be offered a warm, nourishing mullein chai infusion from Wild Nettle ~ a gentle plant ally known to support the lungs, ease grief, and assist in releasing the physical and emotional residues of tobacco overuse. Mullein is soft, supportive, and grounding, helping us reconnect to breath and presence.

This is a judgement-free space for learning, healing, and remembering.

Open to smokers, non-smokers, vapers, the curious, the cautious — all are welcome.

Facilitators:

Annette Müller ~ Green Witch, Artist & Founder of Wild Nettle

Annette is devoted to unlocking and exploring the wisdom that resides within our bodies and the natural world. As the founder of Wild Nettle, she is on a mission to return simple healing remedies to our modern society. Through her work as a doula, artist, and storyteller, she inspires a return to maternal values that foster a more compassionate, connected, and harmonious world.

Tanya Hagen Mukani ~ Mother & Medicine Woman

Tanya is a devoted student of the forest who has walked the path of sacred medicine with the Huni Kuin tradition for over a decade. She received the name Mukani through Nixpu Pima baptism, before entering into dieta (Samakey) with the master plants. Tanya founded Eskawatã Kayawa Africa in 2016, a rooted alliance bridging the Amazon & Africa. She holds a strong, loving, & safe ceremonial space alongside an experienced guardian team. She has supported Huni Kuin leaders across Brazil, Costa Rica, Spain, South Africa & Tanzania.

Please share with friends or family who may feel called or who need support in this realm.

Spaces are limited.

We so look forward to gathering with you.