Bridget Center

03/13/2026

Can you feel the shift? ⚖️🌿
The birdsong is louder, and Earth is waking up in this hemisphere! As we receive more sunlight in our days, the soil warms to usher in new life again.

Join us at Bridget Center on March 21st 4:30-7:30, to celebrate Ostara and the Spring Equinox. It’s a day of perfect balance—where light and dark meet before the sun begins its long climb. We’re honoring this season of rebirth with:

✨ Sacred Water Blessing with Bridget Center Founder, Peggy Kober.

With this water, blessed with our intentions, we hand it off to Angie Curtes (Grounded LLC), who will lead us through a discussion and demonstration on Biodynamics. Together we will prepare a horn manure "prep-stir" and introduce this rich microbiome mixture to the land in gratitude for all it provides. These microorganisms will break down organic matter into nutrients for the plants. The process builds a dark, rich structure from soil that may be less desirable for the wellbeing of the plants. Good soil structure mitigates erosion, increases aeration and slows rainwater infiltration, retaining more water for plants to drink and allowing it to filter more thoroughly into the groundwater. Overall, these tiny creatures are essential for creating a thriving ecosystem.

"Microbiology is a journey through the invisible kingdoms, exploring the profound influence of the infinitesimal in shaping the visible world."

-Aloo Denish Obiero, Kenyan biochemist and author

Let’s shake off the winter quiet and welcome the abundance of Spring together.

📍 Where: Bridget Center, Kewaskum, WI
🗓️ When: March 21st | 4:30 - 7:30 pm
🔗 RSVP: https://www.bridgetcenter.org/calendar/ostara-spring-equinox

Join us on Saturday March 21st, from 4:30 to 7:30, as we celebrate Spring Equinox and Ostara, the ancient festival of fertility and the arrival of Spring. From the symbolic rabbit representing abundance to the literal sowing of seeds, this is a time to honor the new life emerging. We will bless the

02/01/2026

“Old woman winter, it’s time to go!
Take with you these piles of snow!
Melt, snow, melt! Spring will soon return!
A flame, a fire, all the warmth it brings,
melt the snow, cold be gone,
welcome back the spring!”

We stand at the cusp. midway point between winter and spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Between summer and autumn in the Southern. On the Wheel of the Year, Imbolc and Lughnasadh are polarity sisters - opposite points, facing different directions in the cycle.

Take some time to notice the quality of the light, for it is the same now as that golden glow of late summer’s first harvest, though in an opposite direction. But instead of the season of fullness and waning before us, in the Northern Hemisphere, the season of light and growth lies ahead. And so we prepare ourselves with rites of renewal, cleansing, and commitment. We celebrate the first stirrings of Spring.

This is the gateway where Cailleach transforms into Brigid. Winter Crone yields to Spring Maiden. Dark sister meets Light sister at the threshold. Power shifts. The hag becomes the bride. The nightmare becomes the sacred dream. Either which way -we are in the holy wild threshold of her belly.

Imbolc - from the Old Irish i mbolc, meaning “in the belly” - refers to the pregnancy of ewes at this time of year. The earth mother’s belly is full of seeds. The lamb mother prepares for birth. The soul mother stirs with new possibility.

This is one of the four great Gaelic seasonal festivals - along with Bealtaine, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. Originally a pagan festival honoring the goddess Brigid, it was later Christianized as Saint Brigid’s Day. Some scholars link the name to the Old Irish folcaim - “to wash, to cleanse” - connecting it to ritual purification, similar to the ancient Roman festival Februa.
February = the month of purification.

Brigid is White Goddess. Purity, Purification, Renewal. All things Light. She is poet, healer, smith - keeper of sacred flame, holy well, forge’s fire.

The light in February changes. It is noticeable. In the north, it is a distinct lengthening.

https://thewildremembering.substack.com

Artist: Annette Pirso

02/01/2026

Our Imbolc Luminous Walk on this Snow full-moon begins at 4:30-6:30.

Join us for a sensory filled walk in nature, with a fire in our new firepit, chili both meatlover and vegan, nutritive tea, with community that loves to celebrate our interconnection with nature.

02/01/2026

Tomorrow is Imbolc. Here are some beautiful mantras to work with for your celebration!

01/31/2026

Looks like temperatures are starting to warm up here in Wisconsin, perfect timing for Bridget Center's Imbolc and St. Bridget's Feast Day celebration tomorrow! Reminder- we're meeting 4:30-6:30 for a twilight Full Moon Nature Walk on the Bridget Center grounds, led by Saron Sophia's Leona Knobloch. There will be a fire, hot beverages and chili (chicken + vegan). All are welcome, attendees are encouraged to make a donation.

Imbolc is the traditional Celtic celebration of Goddess Bridget, the healer, blacksmith and poet, from whom the Saint got her name. We honor the first stirrings of Spring, the return of sunlight as it begins to awaken new life and new beginnings from the Winter slumber, now halfway between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, please click the link to RSVP for the event. If you can't make it to an Imbolc gathering near you, we invite you to take a brief moment from your day and think about the return of sunlight, and give thanks as it gives life.

Hikes and activities - Luminary lit trails allow you to connect with nature in the twilight hours under the energy of the full moon. This Snow Moon event includes other activities, such as guided sylvotherapy/forest bathing tours, focused on 'endurance', to match the moon's special energy.

01/19/2026

Traditionally, Imbolc [an ancient Celtic festival to honor the mid point between winter solstice and the spring eqinox] can be celebrated with candle lighting, spring cleaning, starting seedlings, and crafting Brigid’s crosses. At Bridget Center we welcome Imbolc and Bridget’s Day with a Full Snow Moon hike in collaboration with our partners from Saron Sophia!

Hikes and activities - Luminary lit trails allow you to connect with nature in the twilight hours under the energy of the full moon. This Snow Moon event includes other activities, such as guided sylvotherapy/forest bathing tours, focused on 'endurance', to match the moon's special energy.

Join us for a luminary hike under the full Snow Moon on February 1st from 4:30-6:30pm at Bridget Center (N9003 Townline Rd, Kewaskum, WI 53040). There will be a campfire going with hot N.A. beverages nearby.

RSVP by clicking this link!

www.bridgetcenter.org/calendar/imbolc

07/09/2025

Full-Moon Drum Circle
Thursday, 6:30pm
Bridget Center
9003 Townline Road
Kewaskum, WI 53040

All ages welcome!!!
Suggested Donatioon $10-$15/ea

Emma Koeppel and Peggy Kober facilitating a fun evening for all.

Bring a snack to share, a lawn chair and water bottle.

Come early and explore the blooming and nourishing gardens of Bridget!

06/21/2025

!!!!UPDATE!! SUMMER SOULSCTICE WEEKEND EVENTS!!! Summer Soulstice Celebration

Due to HIGH HEAT AND WIND our events TONIGHT, June 21st have been moved to TOMORROW, June 22nd from 10 -2PM.
Activities & Presentations will be held indoors.
Please join us Sunday to enjoy the adjusted itinerary.
10:00-10:30
Welcome and Bridget Vision with Peggy Kober
10:30 - 11:00
Nature Walk
11:00- 12:30
Backyard Abundance with Allison Clark Moran
1:00 - 2:00
Drum Circle with Robin Cardell of Oshkosh Rhythm Institute

We will also be having brat fry fundraiser, so come hungry and happy!!
We anticipate this to still be a wonderful event full of connection and fun!!
We hope to see you there!

06/20/2025

Please welcome Robin Cardell of Oshkosh who will be joining us with his sacred drum collection!
This will bring an immense amount of sacred energy to this Celebration of Fire and Light!

Join us for this magical summer soulstice weekend and FUNdraiser event.

Again- you don’t want to miss this event!
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06/18/2025

Tilting Windmills will be joining us on Saturday and Sunday June 21st and 22nd to play magical acoustic music for us!
Just another reason you won’t want to miss this fun-fundraising event!!!!

visit Bridgetcenter.org for all the details and more information about all of presentations and vendors!

06/18/2025

Come for the Fun, connection and education experience, drumming, Music, and To see what the future Bridget Center has in store!!

06/14/2025

HERBAL TINCTURES WORKSHOP - Sunday June 22nd! Part of our Summer Soulstice Celebration

Curious about the plants growing wild and free right outside your door?? Join Allison Clark for a hands-on workshop designed to help you create or expand your home herbal practice by learning easy and effective ways to bring herbs into your daily life, including Teas, Tinctures & Salves. A strong home herbal practice can help you cultivate more health, joy, and a deeper sense of belonging and connection with the land. First, we will walk the grounds of The Bridget Center introducing ourselves to the plants and one another, then, as invited, we will forage plants for both a fresh wild tea and to make our own tinctures. We will head inside for more herbal learning and together we will create a very special tincture to each take home. Class registration includes all supplies and take-homes.

Learn more about herbalist Allison Clark at www.WellnessoftheWoods.com

Bio...

Allison Clark Moran founded Yellow Heart Sisters in 2016 making "beyond organic" self-care products and spreading awareness of self-care and sisterhood. Her curiosity naturally grew from essential oils toward the plants directly, and she began studying Herbalism. Allison founded Wellness of the Woods in 2021 and now shares her love of plants and healing through teaching workshops and making products at WellnessoftheWoods.com.