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Hey there! My name is Maria and I come from a Southern town in Chile, moved to the states a few years ago and been living in Oregon for the last 3 years. I began my Pilates journey 8 years ago and then decided to do my teacher training through Balanced Body for my Mat and Reformer certification. Recently open a cozy private studio in Grants Pass, Oregon were I teach Reformer classes. I'm beyond exited to be able to share some movement and good times. See you soon!   Maria will be sharing Mat Pilates...

01 May, 2024

Mary inhabits the liminal hinterlands of sensuality and paradox. Though her body of work spans form and genre—she mostly creates through the lens of a poet. Weaving, knitting, spinning and wool have been potent teachers on her path of devotional remembrance. The dynamic tension inherent in fiber arts lives in her heart and hands not just as metaphor, but as deep creational truth that feeds and inspires her research, play, and praxis. As woman, mother, artist and devotee to the mystery— Mary’s work is dedicated to exploring the erotic backwaters of our wild aliveness. Opening to the penetrative pulse of life surging through the terrestrial realm, the sensual unfurling waiting to spring forth when women embody their God-given *permission*, and the integrated spiritual embodiment that this...

31 December, 2023

Mary Sheila Gonnella, BCHN has dedicated her life to helping people reclaim their health. As a Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist and Ayurvedic educator, she provides the information, insight, empowerment, and support you need to take charge of your health and live the life you were meant to live. Mary Sheila taught at Bauman College Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts for 7 years where one of her students said “Mary Sheila is one of the best teachers I've encountered in all of my studies. She is not only passionate about the subject matter, but lives what she teaches from the depth of her being.” As a lead up to her deep dive into all things nutrition, Mary Sheila developed a deep passion for basketry, wildcrafting, seaweed harvesting, farming,...

31 December, 2023

Mikhel Neshat hails from the Motherland of Austin, Texas, though California has been her home for 16 years. She’s in the midst of building her grassroots company, Wayfinder Archery, a Traditional Archery and education company which provides basic and fundamental knowledge in instinctive shooting, development of a relationship with the bow & arrow, and a platform to transform your relationship to yourself & nature. Wayfinder Archery brings people together to remember who they are through the power of presence, embodiment, breath, nature, yielding weapons well, good ole’ fashion humor, authenticity, and high-quality company. Mikhel brings a special twist to the Archery Range via her tracking skills and insights of the human psyche & body language, and subconscious symbology, paired with some damn fine instinctive and intuitive abilities....

02 January, 2024

Miriam (she/they) has been studying and practicing traditional earth-based skills for 15 years, learning to listen to the land and find magic and beauty where’er she goes. These ancient ways of working closely with the elements illuminate our inter-connectedness with the ecosystems we are directly woven into. Born and raised in a spiritual community on Nisenan land in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, spirit and nature connection were intricately woven into Miriam’s early life. She grew up climbing cedar and apple trees on the lands that held her. Days spent exploring the river, running barefoot through the woods: red dirt toes, berry stained fingers, pine tangled hair. This upbringing planted seeds of a lifelong pursuit for connection and collaboration with the plants and creatures...

12 January, 2024

  Molly is a self-taught woodworker, painter, and Earth artist. Her path to becoming an artist became a journey of remembering and reconnecting to the place within that lives beyond the stories, experiences, and identities of her personal life. Learning to create from this place opened a new realm of understanding how to co-create with the Earth and be a clear vessel for Life to create through. This led her to begin communing with trees and using mineral pigments to bring her visions into form. Her and the trees now work together to share energetic imprints of the elemental and spiritual world in each piece, blurring the lines between seen and unseen. Molly lives off-grid in Northern Washington where she spends her time playing and creating in...

01 January, 2024

  A creative soul, a dreamer. Guided by creative energy, Morena explores different artistic paths. Finding beauty, enjoyment and freedom in her explorations. Deeply connected to a natural flow, her intuitive sense flourishes and guides her. Mother, Wife, Flower farmer, ceramist, dancer, actress...

24 December, 2023

Natasha Pachalove is an energyworker, full spectrum doula + ritual dancer committed to illuminating the Heart Centered Truth in all Beings. She has facilitated Red Tents + studied embodiment through meditation, ceremony + movement since 2015. Her lived experience of ceremonial abortion at home enables her to support others in their grief of pregnancy loss. Natasha utilizes Rhythm, Plant Medicine, Breathwork + Prayer to alchemize our greatest pains into the light that guides us Home to our greatest strengths. Through her ceremonies, workshops + private sessions, she is devoted to creating nurturing spaces where people can activate their inner resources to heal. She honors the shedding of the Womb as the most sacred process that aligns us with the natural rhythms needed to create a purposeful life. Natasha...

07 January, 2024

Nicolette came into this world under a full moon in Southern California. An interracial descendant of Mexican/Native Americans and Northwestern Europeans, she struggled for many years to find ways to connect to her ancestors who, like most immigrants, had assimilated to US standards and left behind their traditions. Nicolette longed for a connection to those who came before her, their wisdom and sacred knowledge. Developing her intuition through the Healing Arts, she was able to dive deeper into old ways. She discovered the power of our ancestry and how restoring a relationship with Spirit can help us evolve as a society. In 2018, she began her piercing and tattoo career with a focus on indigenous markings. She continues to deepen her library of patterns and...

28 December, 2023

  Niema (she/her) is an animist poet, multi-disciplinary artist, teacher, and ritualist exploring the nexus of embodiment, creativity, and liberation. She has offered classes and sessions in the healing arts since 2004. Originally from the lands of the Neshnabé people (Chicago) she currently lives with the lands of the Chinook and Kalapuya people (Portland). Her methodologies Medicinal Poetry Writing and Disarming Our Language have been shared at conferences and festivals throughout Cascadia. TheBodyPoetic.com. Niema Lightseed will be teaching Disarming Our Language: Transforming Internalized Oppression and Cultivating Kinship....

03 January, 2023