INSTRUCTORS MOON

  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...

15 December, 2023

Hanna Leigh is a singer-songwriter, community song-circle leader, voice doula, ritualist and weaver. She is the Founder of an organization called Weaving Remembrance, which aims to connect people with their inherent belonging to earth & ancestral wisdom. The organization is currently focused on bringing together culture-bearers from around Europe who are keepers of the old songs, stories and crafts. She loves to connect folks with the transformational tool of their own wild singing voices, and to bring singing into our lives as a necessary nutrient of being human. She facilitates Wild Song Retreats and workshops throughout the States and Europe, as well as organizing ancestral pilgrimages, all focused on reconnecting us with our inherent wildness and belonging.   Hanna Leigh will be sharing Weave & Sing!, and...

13 May, 2024

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...

08 February, 2024

Hosanna is an earth pigment paintmaker, earthenware potter, and earth artist of Northern-European decent living on Kalapuya land in the foothills of the Cascades in Western Oregon. Hosanna has been captivated by the elemental magic of working with wild clays for eight years, ever since learning about pit fire pottery at Spirit Weavers in 2016 from Caitlin Deane. The unique personalities of each clay, the language of the hands, and the depth of ceremony to the whole process has inspired her to learn all that she can from teachers in the Northwest and Southwest in hand building and traditional firing methods. Working with local materials is to work with local histories. The narratives of the stones and clays tell a dynamic story of their geological origins, as...

25 December, 2023

Janeva is a playful youngest sister, aunt, daughter, partner, friend, and cat mom. She feels most at home in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. Some of her favorite delights are a good day's work, wander, or adventure outside, meeting and connecting with people, and developing skills for greater self-sufficiency. For her, the natural world has always been a place of refuge, work, and play. This love and time in the outdoors has allowed her to cultivate her skills in outdoor livin’ and knots. Janeva has camped and back-packed all her life, taught teens outdoor adventure & survival in Utah and completed a 28-day wilderness survival course. Spring through Fall she’s outside climbing trees as a seed & cone collector and plays, ahem, works...

11 January, 2024

Unearthed her indigenous name, Gat Kawan Pastol (Shepard of the Flock) in 2023 Naming Ceremony led by Apu Adman, Jen V. Benitez has been called forth as first generation ancestral & sound healer under Diwata Sa Kagubatan. She comes from a lineage of midwives, albularyo’s (herbalists) & manghihilot’s (high priestess / shaman) on her paternal side from Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines. Her work is at the intersection of sacred art / adornment & ancestral remembering. She began her healing journey over 10 years ago through sound & meditation, which then inspired her to share with her community. She began her own practice in 2019, UMAKYAT Sound & Energy Healing, facilitating women’s circles & offering 1:1 sound healing sessions. Jen is also Founder / Executive Director of...

04 January, 2024

Josie was born into a Mexican-Cuban family rooted in the healing arts of Curanderia, shape shifting and clairvoyance. At an early age she was introduced to the practice of Curanderismo, Folk Herbalism, as a way of life. Today, Josie is a modern day Curandera. Her role as a Yerbera, one who works with herbs, is to share her knowledge with depth, joy, and clarity. She has created various programs and retreats to share Curandersimo, Reiki, and other healing modalities to empower others in self-healing. As a Modern Day Curandera, Josie is a bridge between tradition and modern practices. Sharing the essences of the ancestral ways in an open and contemporary way. Josie Castaneda will be offering Modern Curanderismo - Medicine Making & Limpias and holding Cacao...

31 December, 2023

Anna Liza McKeon has been a teacher for over twenty years. Always willing to pass on what what she has learned and experienced, the majority of those years have been spent teaching the art of Hula dancing and as of late herbalism and plant medicine. Anna Liza found inspiration for dance early in life. As a dancer, she began her journey with ‘Hula Halau he inoa no Ipu Lei Manu’, a dance troupe headed by Denise Bigelow. Driven by a need to expand her knowledge of the Polynesian arts, Anna Liza also sought teachers from different veins of dance and culture. Under the direction of Mapuhi Tuku Tekurio with “Tekurio Nui” she learned Tahitian drumming. With instruction from Mel Liufau of “Nonosina”, she learned the...

18 January, 2024

Phoebe Whipple is currently a senior at the Milwaukie Academy of the Arts. She’s a gifted fiber artist, with advanced skills in knitting, sewing, fiber spinning, mending and crochet. She’s completed the Summer camp counselor training program at Camp Namanu, and plays piano in her School Jazz Band, and viola and violin in her school Orchestra. A nature enthusiast, she hopes to study Environmental Science and Forestry in college next year. Phoebe was born in Portland, Oregon and has many family members who are very gifted makers, especially her paternal grandmother Susan Whipple, who is an incredible visual and fiber artist. Laura Whipple is the CEO and Co-founder of Scout Books, a B Corp Certified manufacturer of custom notebooks based in Portland, Oregon. Always the print...

04 January, 2024

  Lauralina Melendez Is an indigenous multidisciplinary artist from the island of Borikke, also knows as Puerto Rico). A mother of two, she creates and channels dolls from her garden studio y the ocean in the west coast of the island. Her and her family steward a 4 acre food forest. She is a witchy mama with ancestral intuition from a lineage of radical birkeepers and medicine women. Dollmaking was passed down by her abuela and she is blessed to share it as a tool of empowerment, and remembrance. Lauralina is a queer, polyamorous, devoted wife and home-maker, in partnership with her beloved for over 13 years, they have challenged all beliefs constructed and created a life aligned with the heart, practicing self directed education and...

10 January, 2024