Workshops on request

If you cannot attend on the proposed dates, or if you would like a private workshop at your home, at work, for your organization, ... Mirabella will be happy to come to you!

The price depends a bit on the topic, you can count on about 55 - 75€ per person. A group of 4 - 8 people is ideal, to give everyone personal attention during the workshop.

Also take into account a mileage allowance and/or location rental.

Request a quote for your group without obligation!

These are the different topics I have previously given workshops on:

Love Potions

Yes Baby! Get that cauldron out, we're brewing some love potions!

This workshop is ideal to organize around Valentine's Day. Or for a Bachelorette party! Or for a cozy date with your Galentines.

We'll make it a nice and cozy workshop, in which you will learn about the aphrodisiac effect of herbs. Whether you want to get into action solo, with two, or (if that's your thing) with three. We'll get started with herbs that ensure that you can let more flow, juiciness, fire and passion flow.

Aphrodisiac herbs can increase your libido, but first and foremost, most of these herbs make you more relaxed (without making you sleepy) so that there is more room to open up to passion and flow. And this can manifest itself in all sorts of ways, so that you feel more creative, intuitive or sexy. There is more room to let love flow.

In this workshop I will tell you all about aphrodisiac herbs and herbs that represent (self)love. And we will also get to work : we make three different herbal preparations, what exactly is still a surprise, but there is certainly something with chocolate! This way you learn the basic skills to process herbs into herbal remedies, which you will undoubtedly continue to work with at home!

You don't need to bring anything to this workshop, I provide everything. You only need to bring a large portion of curiosity to learn a lot about herbs!

After the workshop you will go home with three herbal preparations, an information bundle and a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm to continue working with herbs.

Some reactions from previous editions:

Wonderful workshop for anyone interested in herbs!

Surprising, authentic, original and delicious for the senses. REALLY ENJOYED, thank you

A very nice, balanced workshop with a nice mix between doing and thinking. Enough experienced explanation and clarification to get started yourself and then you can roll up your sleeves under supervision and put everything into practice.
Highly recommended!

Herbal Pesto Workshop

Boring pesto from the supermarket, that is no longer for you after this workshop. From now on you will make delicious pestos in no time that are full of herbal power!

Pesto is more than a classic pasta sauce with basil, pine nuts, garlic and oil. You can use almost any green leafy vegetable and herbs in it and also use all kinds of seeds and nuts.

Would you like to play more with herbs in the kitchen and make the most delicious herb sauces and spreads off the cuff? Then definitely join this workshop!

You will learn what you can process in a pesto and about the perfect proportions. How to best store them, how to use them, ...

We create classic and surprising new flavour combinations.

The workshop is definitely also for vegans, although we may also make some varieties with cheese for those who want it.

Please note: this is not a wild picking workshop. We will not go out ourselves in this workshop to pick (wild) herbs. I will bring all kinds of fresh herbs. And this workshop is also super nice to organize at a Samentuin! Then we first walk around the garden looking for goodies to then process together into delicious pestos.

Comments from previous participants of this workshop:

Kristel is a barrel full of knowledge and shares her knowledge in a very fun way. You immediately feel at ease and you get the chance to try and experiment yourself. Definitely recommended!

Jump into Spring

Spring: more light, budding green, birds whistling and occasionally days full of sunshine. You just notice that everyone spontaneously becomes happier and more energetic. Making more plans and enjoying, it's all part of Spring,

But also be impatient when you notice that your energy is not always at the same level as that of the whistling birds. And that is okay, but sometimes also frustrating.

I always notice a big difference when I support myself in the spring with revitalizing herbs, which provide spring cleaning and more energy.

Are you interested in learning how to support yourself (and the people around you) with herbs all year round? There is no better time than Spring to get started!

In this first seasonal workshop of the year, Mirabella will teach you how to make herbal preparations to support you in the transition to Spring. Simple but effective remedies that you will actually use and make again year after year.

If you want to learn more about which herbs can support you in the spring and also want to get started in a practical way, then this workshop is for you.

After a theoretical explanation, we make four herbal preparations, where you can work on a customized basis. You can adjust your preparations to your body, I help you choose! These are simple, usable herbal preparations that you will actually use, and that you can make again year after year.

Some reactions to other workshops by Mirabella:

Kristel is a warm lady who has put herbalism in a pleasantly practical jacket. I enjoyed participating in the workshop "Herbs for the nervous system". A good introduction to how herbs can have an effect on health and a nice practical addition where you learn to make a tincture, oil and powder mix. Thank you Kristel.

I found the workshop very educational and fun to do. A new world has opened up for me. I now feel inspired to start working with herbs myself. The products that I made myself and took home with me are a great success. Super thanks for this fascinating workshop!

Super interesting workshop where you will be personally guided to choose the right herbs tailored to your body and mind

Good Night's Sleep - workshop

Do you often find yourself tired during the day and then lying awake in bed for hours at night? You are not alone.

If you would like to learn how herbs can help you find a better night's sleep, then Mirabella is the right place for you. During the workshop, we will first learn how and which herbs can help, and then we will actually get started. After all, I will bring a lot of herbs and the appropriate material. For example, under my guidance, you will make 3 different herbal preparations tailored to your needs. In addition to the preparations, you will also take home a valuable bundle with all the information, so that you can make them again at home.

If you want to learn more about which herbs can support you and also want to get started in a practical way, then this workshop is for you.

After a theoretical explanation, we make three herbal preparations, where you can work on a customized basis. You can adjust your preparations to your body, I help you choose! These are simple, usable herbal preparations that you will actually use, and that you can make again year after year.

Some reactions to other workshops by Mirabella:

What an interesting and fun workshop! I not only went home with a lot of new knowledge about herbs and the nervous system, but also with a massage oil, an elixir, a powder and a large bag of tea. The fact that we were allowed to make the herbal creations ourselves 'from scratch' was a real added value for me. And of course you are expertly guided by Kristel in choosing the herbs that suit you.

Smoke Wands Workshop

Are you also intrigued by Mirabella's Smoke Wands?
Would you like to know more about them and learn how to make them yourself?
Then you can now register for the Workshop Making Smoke Wands!

I'll explain everything to you:

- why I prefer not to use white sage, palo santo or the term smudging

- which herbs you can use

- in what different ways and for what purposes you can use your smoke wands.

And of course we get to work! I bring a large assortment of herbs and all the materials. You will go home with at least 4 smoke wands. Plus a lot of inspiration, confidence and desire to process herbs into smoke wands at home. We work with scents, colors and intuition. Making smoke wands is a very nice creative process.

Some reactions from previous editions:

A workshop where I got so much more than expected, the ancient wisdom of herbs, freshly mixed herbal tea, beautiful materials dried with love and lots of humor around the table. If you also go home with smoke in your hair and 4 pearls of smoke wands, the afternoon is more than successful!
I found the smoke wands very fun and relaxing. With the information about the herbs we could make our own one more purposefully with intention. Magic guaranteed this workshop! ;-)
The smokewand making workshop is a great evening activity! After the interesting cultural and historical introduction, you can combine your creativity and intuition to make your own smokewands. Kristel will make sure you have a great and cozy evening, where you will go home feeling wonderfully relaxed.
The Smoke Wands workshop continues to resonate. It is very educational to be able to process various herbs from our region into an original and local creation. They have all become earthly gems. I now look with even more admiration at the herbs in my environment, inspired to continue working with them.
I got much more out of the workshop 'Making Smoke Wands' than I thought. Not only did I go home with 4 beautiful, colorful creations, each with a specific intention. I also took home more knowledge about our local herbs. Finally, this workshop inspired me to treat herbs with more respect and I feel a stronger connection with the ones I use in my daily life.
Super fun workshop. Pleasantly presented. Trying different herbs so that you know what suits you, so you create the perfect wands for yourself.
A wonderful workshop to intuitively or purposefully bundle forces from nature (literally!) for your rituals with smoke.

Herbs for the Nervous System

Everyone knows a cup of chamomile tea to calm you down, but with herbs you can do much more than that. In this workshop we will learn with which herbs we can support our nervous system.

Living in our modern society is not easy for everyone. Constantly being 'on', a continuous input of information, a pressure to perform that makes it difficult to press the pause button, ... Fortunately, there are herbs that can support you in various ways. Building your resilience, helping you relax, switching off those thoughts for a while, ... Self-care is more than a bath bomb (pronounced by Hade Wouters ) and self-care is also absolutely not selfish. If you feel better, you can also take better care of others and/or put your mission in the world.

Anyone who is familiar with Mirabella's range of herbal products may also be familiar with Mirabella's favourites for the nervous system: Tulsi, Green Oats, Passion Flower, Rose, etc. are certainly included.

After a theoretical explanation, we will really get to work and make different types of preparations. Mirabella brings different herbs and all the necessary material and helps you choose herbs that support you best at this moment.

This way you will learn with pleasure and confidence which herbs you can use and how to process them into herbal remedies that you will actually use.

We will definitely make 3 preparations that you can take home with you and you will also gain enough confidence to continue working with them at home.

You will also receive a bundle with the most important explanations.

Some reactions from previous editions:

I followed the workshop “herbs for the nervous system” with Kristel and wow it was so valuable! Because of the bundle you get you can easily follow what is being said and you can also fall back on this at home. It was great that we could go home with 3 beautiful products that we had put together ourselves. The approach was also very personal despite the fact that it was in a group. You could ask all your questions so that Kristel could help you. I would definitely recommend this to everyone! And the price? It should be a lot higher in my opinion for the value and products you get! Thank you!

Kristel is a warm lady who has put herbalism in a pleasantly practical jacket. I enjoyed participating in the workshop "Herbs for the nervous system". A good introduction to how herbs can have an effect on health and a nice practical addition where you learn to make an infusion, tincture and powder mix. Thank you Kristel.

All about Hawthorn

This workshop is great to organize in the fall, somewhere at the end of September, beginning of October, near some Hawthorn bushes.

Hawthorn is a super herb for your heart, both physically and emotionally. It is the star of the popular brew Cuddle in a Bottle . If you want I will tell you all about hawthorn!

I'll first tell you what I know about hawthorn and then we'll get started.

We harvest the hawthorn berries and process them together:

- We make hawthorn chutney

- We make a herbal vinegar with hawthorn

- We make an elixir with hawthorn