INSTRUCTORS MOON

"Loss is the absence of something we were once attached to. Grief is the rope burns left behind, when that which is held is pulled beyond our grasp" -Stephen Levine, "Unattended Sorrow". I'm a daughter, mother, and grandmother. I have been a midwife since 1973. I began my Buddhist practice in 1995. I retired from active midwifery practice in 2024. Apprenticed trained before I attended the Seattle Midwifery School. I graduated in 1986 and began a practice in Seattle. At SMS, I taught clinical skills and gynecology until 2007. I taught an intro to midwifery class and a grief and loss class to students at Bastyr Naturopathic college for 15 years. I have been a clinical instructor for many student midwives. I owned and ran the Rainy City...

29 December, 2024

Cameron was introduced to the study of Ancestral Skills in the early 2000s. After attending her first traditional skills gathering in 2003, she was entranced with the deep connection she felt with the Earth in practicing the old ways of peoples from around the world. In 2004, unexpected life circumstances gave Cameron, and her life partner Eric, the opportunity to do a full immersion into learning a variety of primitive skills for 4 months in Montana with teachers Lynx Vilden and Digger (Doug) Crist. Cameron, and Eric, found a lot of joy and contentment in practicing Ancestral Skills, and dove into that world wholeheartedly, learning and then eventually teaching at gatherings throughout the West. In 2009, Cameron and Eric founded and organized Saskatoon Circle Primitive Skills...

02 January, 2025

  Cassandra Juniphant is the Founder of Ori Ara, a self-care company dedicated to reviving traditional wellness practices for today’s modern woman. Through her blog, The Body Ministry, and courses on The Alchemy of Self-Care, Cassandra guides women to reconnect with the honor of having a body by practicing sacred self-care. For many years, she was an overworked corporate executive, adjunct professor, and single mother facing mental health challenges. After struggling to lose the baby weight from her youngest child in 2012, Cassandra stumbled into bodybuilding and turned pro in 2016. She quickly fell in love with learning about the body and explored various paths in health and wellness, including becoming a certified trainer, yogi, gym owner, and studying martial arts, nutrition, and supplements. As she saw...

26 December, 2024

Casandra began cooking with Spirit Weavers Gathering (SWG) in 2017 with predecessor Tami Grooney. Quickly making it to sous chef, Casandra is a force in the kitchen with an eye for the ever evolving trends in food and nutrition as well as a fantastic sense of taste and texture. As someone who has always been passionate about cooking for large groups, 750 attendees was a welcome challenge. In 2022,  Casandra stepped into the role of Head Chef for SWG and is enjoying leading the nourishment team into the new future of food. Casandra views cooking at these Gatherings as a source of healthcare and resilience. With a background in restaurant management, organic farming, folk herbalism, along with alternative cooking styles- their mission is to create simple,...

07 January, 2025

Choko and Sonoko, founders of "Green Life Holistic" teaches holistic lifestyle in connection to the Japanese lunar calendar. After translating and publishing “Green for Life” by Victoria Boutenko the book known as the green smoothie bible to Japanese, we are on a mission to spread green smoothies as a healthy eating habit and simple seasonal eating throughout the country and beyond. As authors of 10 recipe, nutrition and lifestyle books, we teach modern style traditional Japanese fermentation such as Miso, Amazake and Shiokoji which has been passed down from our mother and grandmothers. Choko & Sonoko will be sharing Introduction to Japanese Fermentation AND Making Shio-koji...

31 December, 2024

Drea facilitates profound healing experiences between people and plants through practices such as communal herbalism, somatics and personal creative revival. She advocates for all people’s sacred birthright to heal with and connect to earth medicines in practical and magical ways. She lives in Washington State in the far wilds of the Olympic Peninsula where she teaches bioregional herbalism at the local community college, apothecary and online from her urban coastal home. As the “sober herbalist,” she actively shares how to holistically support people who are in recovery and/or struggling with substance abuse. Currently her work is evolving toward writing a book, blogging and raising complex questions about wellness and our relationship to Gaia in these turbulent times of social political upheaval and climate chaos. Follow her...

06 January, 2025

  I'm Erin, the artist behind Dacha Glass PDX and make stained glass from my home studio in a cabin in the woods of the Oregonian Forest in a hut supported by chicken legs. My studio is lovingly referred to as the Baba Yaga, which is a ferocious woman and supernatural being that dwells deep in the forest. I have found glasswork to be a transformative and meditative art form and my work is largely inspired by nature, magic, women, and the fat femme embodied experience. I love day moons, foraging, and working with heat and glass to bring light into our lives in new and magical ways. I am guided to build social capital and stengthen community through art, sharing, love, and empathy.   Erin Elliott will be...

31 December, 2024

  Fati is a skilled jewelry artist with a foundation in metalsmithing and a passion for lapidary and gemstone inlay techniques. She honed her craft through apprenticeships, artist residencies, and advanced skill-share intensives, developing a distinctive style that merges traditional craftsmanship with innovative design. As a former resident artist at Oakland’s Warehouse 416 and an advanced inlay instructor in California, Fati has shared her expertise with a wider audience while continuing to evolve her creative voice. Her jewelry collection, Sea Pony Couture, has been featured in publications such as Gem Gossip, SNAG, and the editorial series of the Mingei International Museum. Fati’s journey includes a self-guided jewelry studio tour, creating collections inspired by her travels, and earning prestigious scholarships like the Shibumi/Grabowski Opal Scholarship, highlighting her dedication to...

02 January, 2025

Gabriela D’Elia is grateful to have grown up in the arms of the Rocky Mountains. Since 2022 she has made home amidst the mycelium, moss, and stream beds in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Gabriela writes, teaches, and creates threads intended to connect us with the wisdom of fungi and ecological soulfulness. Gabriela served as Executive Director for Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS), for 3 years, during which she built the first state-funded fungal diversity project (“CA FUNDIS”), finding hundreds of new mushroom species in one state alone, and directed the nonprofit’s mission to understand and protect fungi in North America. She created the Northern Utah Funga mycodiversity project, initiated the campaign to designate Porcini (Boletus edulis) as Utah’s state mushroom, is former vice president for...

30 December, 2024

A more updated BIO to come, as Grace and her family  have been deeply impacted by the LA fires. An immigrant to this country and Of Mencius descent on my mother’s side. I have been walking the wise woman path of healing for most of my life, in recent years apprenticing closely with dear friend Marysia Miernowska of Sosw. The way, or the Tao is the undercurrent of my upbringing. I have taught yoga for nearly 20 years, under the guidance of Annie carpenter and Mary ezraty. Who has since passed. I also serve tea, of the global tea hut lineage with Wu de and Baelyn as my guides. So much to share and hope to have an opportunity to share this sweet offering. My teacher...

20 January, 2025