Born and raised in Northern California, Winter Jendayi is a ceremonialist, musician, mentor, and guide devoted to holding sacred spaces for healing, transformation, and awakening. Her path is rooted in the Red Road teachings of the Seven Directions and the wisdom of her ancestral lineages, carrying African and Cherokee heritage through her father’s line and Celtic and Italian ancestry through her mother. She is a Moon Dancer, Sahumadora, and Pipe Carrier within the Metztliyoliliztli Danza in Costa Rica, where she has been in deep study and prayer since 2014. Given the Nahuatl name Koskatlan, “the woman who weaves her life,” Winter’s work reflects this weaving of traditions, ancestry, and lived experience.
Music is the heartbeat of Winter’s life, and sacred song is central to her offerings. Her debut album, Hilos Sagrados (2022), is a collection of original songs born from her journey of healing, remembrance, and prayer — an ancestral offering that honors the threads of her path. Alongside her ceremonial work, Winter is an experienced yoga teacher (E-RYT, 700-hour training), having studied in India, California, and Guatemala, bringing an intuitive and integrative approach to movement and embodiment.
Deeply connected to the cycles of life, Winter also walks the path of birthwork as a spiritual doula, offering support rooted in traditional and decolonized practices. Through all that she shares, she weaves together ceremony, song, movement, and care in service to collective healing and remembrance.