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Katherine Dessert is a Chi Nei Tsang practitioner trained through the Universal Healing Tao under the guidance of Mantak Chia. She works with the belly as a gateway to deep healing and transformation, integrating abdominal massage with somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and emotional release. Her sessions support clients in softening long-held tension, restoring energetic flow, and reconnecting to the wisdom of the tan tien. In addition to her body-based healing work, Katherine is a lifelong artist who has spent years exploring the intersection of creativity, the body, and the earth. Her artistic path deepened through a personal journey to fully devote herself to her craft—culminating in the writing and publication of her first book, In a World I Cannot See: Poems From the Ground. This...

31 December, 2024

Kelly Rose is dedicated to guiding individuals on a journey of holistic healing and self-discovery. As a certified Sound, Vibration, and Reiki Practitioner, she combines ancient and modern healing modalities to provide a safe, calm, sacred space that allows you to drop into deep relaxation. When you allow your body and nervous system to fully and deeply relax; your body can repair itself creating a personalized unique healing. Kelly Rose is an experienced practitioner, known for her intuitive ability to create a serene space where mind, body, and spirit harmonize. Through the transformative power of sound healing, she helps clients release stress, restore balance, and awaken their inner vitality. Whether you’re seeking relaxation, emotional healing, or spiritual alignment, Kelly Rose is here to support you every...

03 January, 2025

  I am Kelsey McEuen, a mother, birth doula, ordained celebrant, community librarian and lifelong resident of the traditional lands of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians. I embrace motherhood as the highest, holiest calling on Earth. My three children are my greatest teachers, guiding me to live with intention and purpose. In 2017, I was called to facilitate women’s circles through the Wild Woman Project. It was a doorway to birth work and eventually to holding space for the many Rites of Passage that shape our human experience. I am privileged to support individuals through coming of age, marriage, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and loss. As a librarian in my small hometown, I love fostering community, sharing stories, and encouraging children to dream big. Ever inspired by both...

28 December, 2024

  I’m Kk, a queer, cis, Polish Jewish and Romanian Jewish woman. I’m a land tender, a forest dweller, a sister, friend and daughter. I’m a ceremonial tattoo artist, a huntress, a facilitator of connection, I’m a rainbow seeker, a dream weaver and a puddle jumper. I work every day to better understand my ancestry and lineage while showing up to foster connection and relationships to the lands I live on and the Hul'q'umín'um' and SENĆOŦEN speaking people they were stolen from. My Polish ancestors, for 10 generations were butchers and hide tanners, and I can feel it in my bones and in my hands whenever I wield a knife or watch flesh turn to food and fabric. I do my best to live a life in...

30 December, 2024

Kumu Anna Liza Kalauokekupukupu Abuan-McKeon is a dedicated teacher with over 20 years of experience, primarily in hula dancing and, more recently, in herbalism and plant medicine. She began her dance journey with “Hula Halau He Inoa No Ipu Lei Manu” under Denise Bigelow and expanded her Polynesian arts training with Tahitian drumming from Mapuhi Tuku Tekurio and Samoan fire knife dancing from Mel Liufau of Nonosina. Her commitment to authenticity led her to train in Hawaiʻi under hula master Loea Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett, who named her Kumu Hula Kalauokekupukupu after her uniki (graduation). Kumu Anna Liza now teaches traditional hula in her halau (schools) in San Bernardino County, Topanga, and Crestline, emphasizing the preservation of Hawaiian culture. In addition to hula, she has studied herbalism under...

17 January, 2025

  Laura Lopez will be sharing Traditional Loom Weaving from her Guatemalan hertitage. Laura began weaving and working with fiber when she was six years old, and has continued practicing her traditional ways since then. Laura uses gorgeous multicolored thread, and will help you learn how to use a traditional hand weaving loom. This is a hands on class with an opportunity to weave your very own piece of fabric to adorn yourself or another with. Laura weaves in her studio and bodega on Whidbey Island with her husband Carlos, daughter Estrella, and 2 dogs .   Laura Lopez will be teaching Guatemalan Hand Loom Weaving....

02 January, 2025

Lauralina is a Taino multidisciplinary artist, activist, land steward and mother. Living, loving and creating from her corner of the world in Borike, also known as Puerto Rico. She comes from lineages of medicine women on both her mother and father’s side. Curanderas, midwives and seers. The craft of doll making she shares has been passed down for generations and received by her Abuela, Gloria Ester. Lauralina is a radical mother of 2, raising a family in freedom and choice, leading a life based in consent, respect and devotion. Practicing self directed education, they hold space for others on the same journey, hosting retreats and family gatherings, bringing global and local communities together. Along with her family, she stewards land growing organic food to nourish her...

10 January, 2025

Having been brought up in South Florida, Lexy was always found in nature and in the Ocean. She found the natural world to be most inspiring to her and went out to receive a degree in Biology. After receiving her degree is when she decided to dig a lot more deeply into the wild herbs and foraging world. Learning how to make her own medicine from the surrounding plants set her off on a completely different journey from the one she was currently on. Creating medicine and learning primitive skills became a huge part in her life. Lexy has worked in many fields but working with her hands brings her the most connection with her own body and mind. She started off with leather working and...

02 January, 2025

    Over the last decade, Liat has been a full-time artistic photographer based in Toronto, Canada. She is dedicated to creating safe containers where women can experience the transformative power of being photographed. Her portrait work is in devotion to femininity, tenderness, sensuality and in reverence to nature. Check out her work on Instagram at @liat.a and www.liataharoni.com   Liat Aharoni will be facilitating the Nude Embodiment photoshoot....

09 May, 2024

Lily Chau was born and raised in the green mountain state of Vermont. Surrounded by many folks who worked with and studied plants; she naturally became interested in exploring this world, the plant kingdom/queendom at an early age. She transplanted to California in 2014 to study Jewelry Fabrication, Textiles and Herbalism. Which later led her to the California School of Herbal Studies in 2018 where she since decided to stay. She lives in a tiny cabin on the land of the Coastal Miwok and Southern Pomo in Sonoma County, CA. Lily enjoys sharing her passion for exploration and has been traveling 6 month out of the year via her converted shuttle bus to ancestral skills + womens gatherings to learn, share, create and teach. She is...

31 December, 2023