Coming of Age: From Bud to Flower (1 day or weekend retreat)

Prepare a young girl for her first menstruation and learn how to create a meaningful celebration of her menarche rite of passage.

Appropriate for mothers, grandmothers, aunts, female mentors and the girls they cherish, this workshop explores the biology, psychology, spirituality, ecology and anthropology of the female fertility cycle. Through film, journaling, craft projects, heart-centered discussion, creative activities, ceremony and celebration, a young girl will be inspired to cherish and care for her body, listen to her inner guidance, and discover her true self. This program is a prelude to a menarche coming of age celebration.

Women's Rites of Passage: The Mysteries of Menstruation (2 day workshop)

In the safety of a women's circle, we will study feminist and patriarchal perspectives on women's bodies, cycles, sexuality and power as shared through an ancient lineage of wisdom teachings passed down from woman to woman. These revealed teachings embrace the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, erotic, ecological and cultural dimensions of menstruation. Workshop includes lecture, discussion, journaling, meditation, art, film, movement, song, drumming and ceremony.

Women's Rites of Passage: The Mysteries of Menopause (2 day workshop)

In the safety of a women's circle, we will study feminist and patriarchal perspectives on women's bodies, cycles, sexuality and power as shared through an ancient lineage of wisdom teachings passed down from woman to woman. These revealed teachings embrace the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, erotic and cultural dimensions of menopause. Workshop includes lecture, discussion, journaling, meditation, art, film, movement, song, drumming and ceremony.

Introduction to Women's Spirituality (lecture)

Experience the power of circle work, of defining your own spirituality based on feminine principles. Entrain with the cosmic rhythms of the earth and heavens — connecting to an ancient way of knowing and being.

The Sacred Feminine (lecture)

Discover the feminine face of God — a God who looks like you.
An orphaned world is in search of its mother. Who is She?

Rite of Passage Ceremonies/Red Tent Celebrations (2-3 hrs.)

Celebrate the unique stages of womanhood in the company of your closest women friends:

• Menarche (first menstruation)
• Menarche-reclamation for adult woman
• Menopause rite of passage
• Blessing Way (prior to the birth of a child)
• Mid-Life Empowerment Ceremony
• Wise Woman or Croning ceremony