Spiritweavers

    Gina Rose weaves herbalism, ceremony, and dreaming with her work as a floral designer and healer. In her work, you'll find yourself tuning into nature, your innate healer and wisdom while finding your own intuitive way of communing with plants. Gina owns her own floral business and does plant healing and bath sessions out of her backyard studio in Marin. Gina is trained in the Wise Woman School of Herbalism and in ceremony and dreaming through Grandmother Sarah's Arbor Legacy. She's been studying healing and plant modalities for the pat 10 years. Gina Rose will be sharing Intuitive Floral Design, Rose Spirit Spa, as well as holding space in the Dream Den offering Dreaming Rituals, Plants & Fears....

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...

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...

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...

Harmony loves sharing her passion for indigo dying and Shibori techniques. She has taught indigo dyeing workshops at Pacifica gardens a nature-education center, and facilitated private group classes. I began natural dyeing in my young 20’s when I became dedicated to finding sustainable and eco friendly options for my children’s clothing. In the last eight years I have fallen in love with variety of beautiful blues that indigo dye offers us! Indigo dye has primarily been used in Asia and India dating back many centuries. Natural dyeing is found in all cultures around the world and is one of the oldest art forms. With utmost respect for the heritage of this plant and dyeing techniques originating in Japan, it is an honor to share the knowledge...

Hélène Bisnaire grew up in an agriculturally rich area in southern Ontario, Canada where the art of preserving food was passed down for generations. Her mother taught her to can and preserve the diverse produce available in their area. As a certified Health Coach who turned to holistic health at an early age, one of Hélène’s first jobs was at a health food restaurant, where she had the opportunity to deepen her practice in the art of fermentation and herbal medicine. Ever since, she has incorporated different fermented foods into her own kitchen. She now lives on a small farm in Southern Oregon, where her abundant garden gives her the opportunity to share the traditions she learned as a child with her own children.   Hélène will be sharing...

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...

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...

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...