Spiritweavers

May  Salem is an Aklanon / Pinay creative born in the Philippines and the co-owner and designer at Native Sol ,  where she creates unique handmade clothing and jewelry with the emphasis on sustainability, specialty textiles, culture, intentions, story telling , and lifestyle. Early inspiration for Native Sol as a lifestyle brand was based on designer May Salem’s family healing arts tradition of Hilot and natural fiber muses like Abaca ( native to the Philippines ) and Pina fibers from her birthplace , Aklan ( PI).   Currently, May works with various mediums based on mixing found & upcycled objects, dead stock & vintage fabrics with new materials. May also draws inspiration from Ancestral Art and mythology of the Philippines and traditional art of the world and...

03 January, 2025

Meghan Walla-Murphy has been able to combine her passions for wildlife tracking, writing and people into vocations of habitat conservation and public awareness. As an educator, wildlife ecologist and author of books, essays and articles, Meghan strives to help people connect to their external and internal landscapes. She has been tracking animals avidly for more than two decades, which adds a depth and breadth to her work in habitat connectivity and outreach. She is a lead of the North Bay Bear Collaborative (www.beingwitbears.org). She has also co-authored a book on tracking with carnivore biologist Dr. James Halfpenny as well as a book on the historical ecology of salmonids in the Russian River. Meghan has traveled extensively in the US, Brasil, the Congo, and Southern Africa to...

12 January, 2026

  Melissa Richards is a multifaceted yoga instructor and brand marketing professional with deep roots in the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries. With experience teaching and living in New York, Miami, and now Charlotte, North Carolina, Melissa is passionate about helping students reconnect with themselves through the transformative practices of breath, movement, and community. Melissa holds two 200-hour Yoga Alliance certifications in power and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, earned at The Sacred Space Miami and Ahana Yoga, and is a 200HR RYT. She is currently part of the top-ranked Life Time Yoga team in Charlotte, where she shares her dynamic, creative approach to teaching. Her classes aim to inspire breakthroughs by integrating breathwork, the mind-body connection, and self-acceptance, all while flowing through playful, imaginative sequences to thoughtfully curated...

05 January, 2025

Mikhel Neshat hails from the motherland of Austin, Texas, though California has been her home for 17 years. She’s been slowly building her grassroots company, Wayfinder Archery. Wayfinder is a Traditional Archery company teaching fundamental knowledge in instinctive shooting, the development of a relationship with the bow & arrow, and a platform to transform your relationship to yourself & nature. Mikhel brings people together to remember who they are through the power of presence, self reflection, authenticity, embodiment, nature, high-quality company, yielding weapons well, and good ole’ fashion humor. Mikhel brings a special twist to the Archery Range via her tracking skills and insights of the human psyche, body language, and subconscious symbology. She’s known to shoot straight from the heart paired with some damn fine...

02 January, 2025

Misty Dawn is a mama, a midwife and an herbalist. Descending from east Tennessee and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Misty is a generational women’s healing arts keeper who has had a calling to serve women since she was young. Her ancestors lived close to the land as farmers and herbalist and much of her wisdom has been passed down from her aunties and grandmothers. . Misty graduated from a traditional midwifery school in 2003 and has continued to study with midwives around the globe. Misty believes that birth is a sacred right of passage, a 10 moon journey from maiden to motherhood. She honors pregnancy as a liminal phase in life, a phase of becoming. The best way to support this phase is to empower women...

05 January, 2024

Misty is a mother, beauty expert, and ritualist with over 16 years of experience helping women embody their essence through intentional beauty and self-adornment. As the founder of a high-end beauty brand, she integrates ancient traditions with modern practices to guide women toward inner radiance and vitality. Grounded in her studies of intuitive practices, ceremonial arts, and women’s wisdom, Misty creates practical rituals that align women with their natural rhythms. Her work offers a blueprint to access reclamation of the innate inner wisdom within to harness energy, creativity, and strength to cultivate greater balance and vitality in life—enhancing the ability to weave meaningfully with the world around us.   Misty Spinney & Tiffany Janay will be teaching Natural birth control: Cycle Tracking and Semen Retention....

10 January, 2025

Moorea Masa is a full-time musician and artist with an equally deep passion for food and Italian culture. Her father immigrated from Lanzada, a small alpine village in Northern Italy, where life moves slowly and everything is made with care—from scratch, by hand, and most often with local ingredients foraged or traded among neighbors. Growing up, Moorea spent her summers in Lanzada, learning to cook alongside her father and aunties in cozy kitchens tucked into the mountains. These experiences rooted her in the beauty of simple, seasonal cooking and the joy of sharing a meal made with love. Moorea brings that same spirit to her pasta-making workshops—inviting others to slow down, get their hands in the dough, and connect with the old-world rhythms of food, family, and...

10 April, 2025

Nila was born and lived in Australia’s region of the Great Barrier Reef in the traditional lands of the Tjabukai peoples up until 2016. An avid traveler, her global wanderings led her through Asia, India, Europe and the Americas, and informing her pursuit of working and educating around birth, ritual, and herbal/plant medicines. Her bloodline hails from mixed European, Scandinavian and Peruvian decent. She now resides in Southern Arizona, she has her practice named Readings, Rites and Remedies in the brick and mortar of Wolf Bone Emporium, where her hand crafted Ritual Incense blends are highly sought after. Nila is renowned for her embodied wisdom and lifestyle cultivation of magical principles, in her avid pursuit of esoteric and mystical arts for over 30 years. Her capacity to...

07 January, 2025

  Native Hawaiian singer/songwriter Noelani Love blends conscious lyrics with ukulele melodies to empower her listeners through the spirit of ALOHA. Noelani’s original sounds activate a primal, earthly + feminine vibration. As a mother, jewelry designer, yogini and surfer, Noelani’s motto is “Ride the waves with ease and grace” as she finds much of her inspiration from the ocean. Noelani enjoys connecting ancient wisdom to modern-day life with humor and grace, applying her background studies of hula dance, Hawaiian chant, Kundalini and Vinyasa yoga and Sanskrit mantra in her teachings, as she supports her students to find their own connection to the divine through the power of voice. Noelani's music is an invitation to sing along and experience the power of your own voice. "We are the ones we’ve...

29 December, 2024

OHMA, two dear friends Mia Garcia and Hailey Niswanger touch timelessness through their immersive sonic worlds. With playful wonder at the core, this magical duo is inspired by the symphony of nature, as they integrate elements of ambient, jazz, experimental, and folk music. In 2022, OHMA released their acclaimed debut album, Between All Things, and toured the US supporting FKJ. The duo has also performed in London, Amsterdam, Mexico City, and toured in Japan performing on Mt. Fuji. Their second offering On Loving Earth (2024), shares intimate moments with nature, as the sounds were captured acoustically in the mountains of Altadena. Having extensive accolades as individual artists, both Hailey and Mia have earned their praises as producers, composers, and performers. With woodwinds, guitar, bass, keys, percussion...

27 March, 2025
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