INSTRUCTORS MOON

Autumn (she/her) is a licensed veterinary technician specializing in feline health, exotics, and wildlife. She has raised backyard chickens for 10 years. She is passionate about the humane care of all animals, and is excited to share that passion with others. This is her second year as an instructor at SWG.   Autumn will be sharing The Humble Art of Backyard Chickens...

Beth grew up in the Pacific Northwest exploring and cultivating a deep connection with the land. In her childhood she found so much joy in being barefooted in the garden and exploring nearby forests. She has been fortunate to find many teachers and mentors that helped expand the ways she has been able to spend time in nature and provided her with skills to do so safely. She is passionate about empowering others with the skills that have been imparted to her. Beth has spent time sharing skills as a guide for hiking and backpacking, as well as whitewater and snow travel and camping. She works as a registered nurse in Emergency Medicine as well as previous Outdoor Emergency Care and Wilderness First Aid Certifications. Bath Capra-Smith and Alyssa Oddi...

  Carmen Reed is a ceremonialist, a seer, a designer of beautiful objects, and at her very core is a dreamer. Her journey to connect with her deceased mother through the dream space is what originally drew her into the dream practice 15+ years ago, and the subconscious world that was uncovered brought through deep medicine to herself and to also share in community. Through studying under elder dream teachers and assisting in their courses, she has honed in on her skill of dream interpretation with a beautiful focus on nightmares. With learning from working her own trauma and her own nightmares, Carmen can lovingly help guide others through this threshold to find their own medicine in the nightmare. Carmen Reed will be facilitating dream circles in...

DeAnna Batdorff is a clinical practitioner that has supported over 250,000 clients, and an educator with over 1200 graduates from her Ayurvedic program. A world-traveler seeking global approaches to create whole body balance, DeAnna provides education and support that allows empowerment for everyone. She works with all phases of the life cycle, from pregnancy and labor support to death and dying with dignity. DeAnna Batdorff is pioneering an essential and empowering movement of better health via the Self. The movement is "MyBody"—encouraging everyone with a body to reclaim their right to heal. DeAnna Batdorff will be teaching The Uterus: Our Inner Compass...

Elise Higley is a folk herbalist, wife, mother, grandmother and farmer. With her background in Western Herbalism at California School of Herbal Studies and her husband Jeff’s background in organic farming they blended their dreams and created a full-fledged herb farm in 2013. Together they own and operate Oshala Farm. Oshala Farm in Applegate Valley, Oregon with 80 plus medicinal herbs in cultivation. Her teachers/mentors include many: including Cascade Anderson Geller, Rosemary Gladstar, Karen Aguiar, Teri Jensen, Lily Mazzarella, Autumn Summers, David Hoffman, Shana Lipner-Grover, Jon Carlson and of course the plants themselves! In her downtime, (9pm-5am) she organizes herbal conferences and works on agricultural advocacy with Our Family Farms Elise Higley will be sharing Folk Medicine Making...

Blessings, I am Esmeralda Ealy, a faerie and a curandera, born into the enchantment of spring and intricately woven into a spiral of lineages. My roots delve deep into the rich soil of South and Central American traditions, where the ancient wisdom of my forebears continues to guide my journey. For the past decade, I have devoted myself to the profound art of relearning ancestral ways of healing, cultivating a profound connection with our Earth Mother. In the sacred dance of existence, I find harmony and resonance with the spirits of the land and the rhythms of nature. Two years ago, my council of inner guides whispered a profound calling - to share the wisdom that resides deep within my heart. With their council, I embark on...

  Gabriela has been intimately involved with fungi for 12 years through cultivation, medicine making, foraging, guiding walks, educating, and as a leader in conservation. Gabriela is the Director for Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS), the only nonprofit focusing on North American fungal biodiversity and conservation. Originally from the Rocky Mountains, she now calls the Catskill Mountains, NY home. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus in Fungal Ecology and a minor in Philosophy. She created the Northern Utah Funga project, is former vice president for Mushroom Society of Utah, and initiated the campaign to designate Porcini (Boletus edulis) as Utah’s state mushroom. She has been featured in media sources like Yes Magazine, Mushroom People, and The Mushroom Hour Podcast. She has facilitated grief...

Giovanna is a Holistic Nourishment Mentor, Chef, and Ceremonialist. Her personal health journey to heal disordered eating, depression, and learning to navigate being a highly sensitive being has led her to deepen in the exploration and studies of nutrition, holistic culinary arts, spirituality, indigenous ways, energy healing, and emotional and mental health for the past decade. Dance, poetry, song, and reconnecting with Mother Earth have also been important practices of self-acceptance and transformation on her path. Giovanna grew up in both Sonora, Mexico and Arizona. In her quest to connect with part of her indigenous roots, she has traveled in Mexico and Guatemala to learn about their ancient ceremonies and medicines. She has been working with cacao medicine for almost 10 years, first through starting a...

  I am Sarah Maclean Bicknell, born of Mari, born of Alice Maclean born out of the west highlands of Scotland, of Gaelic language and Queen Victoria’s empire. I am a Brit who washed up on the shores of the Pacific Northwest amidst seaweed, ravens and cedar bough in what is now known as Seattle, WA. Also known as Grandmother Sarah, I am a healer, teacher, dreamer, and mentor and have studied healing and ceremonial work in North American Indigenous traditions for over 30 years. I incorporate my Celtic roots into my present North American practice which includes, intuitive readings, workshops, family and dream constellation, ceremony, and soul doctoring. I stand in deep gratitude to my elders and teachers that have gone before and stand firmly in my...

Deep inquiry and meaningful connections have guided Hannah down a marvelous and ever unfolding road of enchantment, healing, wonder, and purpose. A blend of contemporary studies and non-traditional experiences have created a dynamic combination :: a bachelor's degree in human development and graduate studies in eco-psychology combine with a number of rich explorations in birth and postpartum, hearth and family life, folk herbalism, nature based soul connection, social and environmental activism, grief work, rites of passage, ritual and ceremony, ancestry, and storytelling to create a multi-faceted woman whose life is both her practice and her playground. She is utterly fascinated by what it means to be human, and believes that every being is born imbued with a particular genius that is continually called to by the...