As an experienced wild herb expert, Elfie Courtenay has been accompanying people into nature for over 20 years. She is, among other things, a herbal teacher, certified nature and landscape guide and freelance author. Her most recent books are "Rauhnächte. Die geheimnisvolle Zeit zwischen den Jahren" (2013) and "Endlichkeit und ewigkeit" (2015) published by the Random House publishing group. She offers meditative hikes, wild herb excursions and wild herb hiking weeks, among other things, and has been a museum guide at the Glentleiten open-air museum in Großweil near Murnau for many years.