Spiritweavers

In this class, we delve into the ancient art of fermenting Andean Chicha de Maíz. While we prepare this rich elixir around the Abuelo Fire, I’ll be sharing about the historical significance, biological essence, ancestral cosmology, and its profound role in both wellness and culture. Chicha goes beyond a mere fermented drink; it embodies ancestral wisdom, a profound connection to the land, has medicinal importance, cultural heritage, and a legacy of social and political resistance. This class focuses on the role of female chicha brewers, who safeguard ancestral practices and honor the enduring legacies of indigenous and “campesino” communities in Colombia. Through Chicha we learn to nourish ourselves (body, mind and soul) and connect to our womb and the mother within. This is an authentic tribute to...

31 December, 2023

An introduction to traditional Japanese fermentation. I will teach how to make the 2 most simple fermented foods using "Kome Koji" (malted rice). Amazake, a mixture of Koji, rice and water magically turns in to a sweet creamy porridge in a few hours is packed with nutrients that boosts immunity, promotes healthy digestion and nourishes the body and skin. Amazake can be used as a healthy sweetener for smoothies and simple sweets. Shiokoji is made simply by adding salt and water to Koji. After a few days of fermenting turns in to a flavorful condiment that substitutes salt and broth which brings out the flavors when used for simple cooking with seasonal vegetables. Choko Yamaguchi will be sharing Art of Japanese Fermentation....

31 December, 2023

Making Aura Mist, space cleansers for protection and home cleaning products with herbs and plants local to the immediate environment. A local and sustainable action carried with intention and meaning. The act of gathering plants, herbs and flowers from our environment as ritual. Working with the cycles of the moon and crystals to enhance your practice. Each participant will receive a free pdf seasonal journal with affirmations and journal prompts. Aura Mist will be shared by Rasia Mykonos Pouncie...

16 December, 2023

You have a particular purpose, a genius, a medicine for this time that you alone can offer. There is a light that lives within you that longs to shine through you, a poem written at the center of your soul that has never been offered before. Do you feel imprisoned in the confines of old stories and outdated identities, of cultural beliefs and societal expectations? It is time to unlock the cage of your own creation to come to life and live on purpose. The world needs the medicine that you carry and the particular expression of service that you alone can offer. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs...

08 February, 2024

  This hands-on workshop invites you to explore the art of candle making using pure beeswax, a natural and sacred substance infused with sunlight, creating luminous symbols of illumination.. We will hand dip tapered candles to use in our most sacred spaces, home. Amanda Rickenbach will be sharing Beeswax Candle Dipping and Natural Soap Dish Blocks....

04 January, 2024

  Once you learn to open your awareness to it, there are five types of vocalizations used by most song birds. This can tell you about what is happening in the landscape around you, far beyond what your eyes can see. This is a skill that all of our ancestors knew well, as a way to detect approaching threats. With time you can learn to recognize what animals are are around by the way the birds react. In general this is an amazing avenue for building awareness and connection with the more than human world. Sofia will be sharing about Bird Language and Pine Needle Baskets....

03 January, 2024

This class is designed for those who feel ready to open more fully to the natural beauty and power of their singing voices, (and who may feel some fear around being seen and heard in this sometimes vulnerable birthing process). This circle is a safe space to gently coax your voice out of hiding and experience sound moving through your body in new and life-giving ways. Through guided toning/visualization practices, playful improvisation, and simple harmony songs, you will come into contact with the pleasure and freedom of your own voice.   Birthing Your Wild Voice will be shared by Hanna Leigh ...

16 May, 2024

Blood sugar balance is a foundational process regulated by the hormonal system, and is a result of what, how, and when we eat. The hormonal system helps to maintain homeostasis in the body, and is always striving for this balance. When out of balance, inflammation takes root, which leads to dis-ease. When we approach hormone balance with blood sugar in mind, we can create a strong foundation for optimal health. Today we are facing an epidemic of blood sugar dis-regulation showing up in most chronic inflammatory diseases, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and alzheimers. Understanding the foundations of how our hormonal system works, is essential to changing the collective path we are on today. We’ll take a deep dive into the hormonal system as a whole, with particular...

31 December, 2023

Techniques and practices that directly affect the now, shift reality, and can be incorporated instantly and self regulate balance. Whether you're scraping a hide and require endurance and energy or feeling disoriented in the forest and need to calm and ground to make resourceful choices or you’re experiencing triggers and need to regulate and release. This class will stimulate your breath connection seamlessly, expand accessibility and discuss this vital multi-tool of breath we can choose to hone. Discover how to connect breath awareness with regulating your nervous system as you traverse your inner terrain of reactions and responses to your environments and the projections in life. Collectively we will integrate to inform and infuse the methods and practices to continue incorporating them into daily practice. The breath is an...

02 January, 2024

A Cacao Ceremony is an experience of cultivating the connection to the heart and the essence of IxCacao, the Cacao Mother Goddess. We will share a cup of Cacao Medicine to open the heart and discover / connect to the joy and beauty of Mother Earth. Look forward to song, a guided meditation and energy cleanse to allow the Heart energy to flow and blossom.   Cacao Ceremony will be held by Josie Castaneda...

18 May, 2024