The Red Tent invokes an ancient tradition found cross-culturally where bleeding people retreat from daily life to rest – connecting with themselves, each other and the Earth in Ceremony. The Red Tent or Moon Lodge is a place of great respect and reverence. We believe that wombspace carriers have direct access to spiritual guidance as the information received while bleeding benefits the whole community upon sharing. In the Red Tent, ancestral transmissions called the “Blood Mysteries” are passed down, teaching the younger generations about the immense sacredness of menstruation and all passages of the womb spectrum experience – honoring the Maiden, the Mother and the Crone.
Red Tent
Once again, we are connecting to the wisdom of the Red Tent. We are reclaiming the holiness of our cycles and the power that is found when we return our Moon Blood back to the Earth. The Red Tent is a place to learn about conscious and ecological menstruation – connecting us to the primordial rhythms of nature.
The Red Tent serves as an interactive temple and workshop space that holds rituals, classes, ceremonies and meditations that celebrate menstruation, embodiment and cyclical living. Whether you are bleeding or not, we invite you to journal, read, rejuvenate, and/or simply rest in the Red Tent; when not in session. The Red Tent provides menstrual supplies, a private bleeding area and a variety of intentionally chosen herbal supports. Offerings outside of regularly scheduled classes will be shared during morning announcements. .
A note to those expecting their cycle – If you will be receiving your personal Moontime at the gathering, we invite you to honor yourself with extra self-care and nourishment. Take time to rest and give yourself permission to say no. We encourage you to bring reusable cloth pads / sponges / menstrual cups and a glass container (such as a mason jar) to offer your Moon Blood if you feel inspired. There will be many opportunities for you to dive into the Moon Mysteries. We look forward to giving you space to reconnect to and learn about these practices.
The private bleeding area will remain open throughout the event to make your offerings, cleanse, and change your period products. It is a beautiful and hygienic space to take care of yourself while you shed.
Maidens (those who have yet to receive their first bleed) and Crones (those who have transitioned into Menopause) are encouraged to visit the Red Tent. In this way, we respect the infinite cycle of intergenerational wisdom sharing and support each other through all phases of life.
A note to those on their cycle: If you will be experiencing your personal Moontime at Spirit Weavers, we invite you to honor yourself with extra self-care and nourishment. We also encourage you to bring reusable pads/sponges/moon cups (some will be for sale at the gathering) and a reusable container with you (such as a glass mason jar or yogurt container). This way you will be able to offer your Moon Blood if you feel inspired. There will be many opportunities for you to dive into the Moon Mysteries, and we look forward to offering this space as a place to reconnect to and learn about these practices.
Meet our Red Tent Host
Natasha Pachalove
Natasha Pachalove is a healing arts practitioner, ceremonialist, facilitator + full spectrum doula committed to nourishing heart-centered evolution. She has studied feminine wellness, compassionate communication, meditation + therapeutic dance for over a decade.
Natasha honors cyclical shedding as sacred + necessary to express the purposeful lives we were born for. She weaves together breath, sound, plants + prayer to transform pain into power. She is devoted to nurturing all beings in her circles + sessions by encouraging them to remember + ignite their ability to heal.
Natasha embodies her spiritual service as a Moon Dancer, Vision Quester + Reverend Priestess ordained through the Iseum of Quimera. She is deeply grateful to her teachers + ancestors of Arawak, Haudenosaunee, European + African origin for guiding these ways.
Natasha will be sharing Honoring Our Unborn Children: A Ceremony for those Who Have Released Pregnancy, Latine Herbalism: The Art of Cacao for Feminine Wellness + sustaining the Red Tent throughout the gathering.