Mentorship

“Deep in Their Roots, All Flowers Keep the light.”

— Theodore Roethke

Blooming Moon

Prepare your child to align their inner moon with the moon above

A 5-Day Mentorship For Young Women, Co-Led with Moon Mentor + Alchemical Coach, Jamie Wiggins

Transform your child’s life with a deep and lasting relationship with their body, womb, and sacred nature.

Dates: June 23rd - June 27th
Time: 10am - 4pm
Ages: 10-12 years
Location: Dancing Tree Sanctuary, Corbett, OR

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This is an invitation to ground your child in cyclical awareness in preparation for their first bleed — while celebrating this delicate entrance into the blossoming season of their life.

All youth with a physical womb are welcome.

We will explore a journey through the inner seasons of the womb with a thoughtfully curated mosaic of creative lunar yoga practices, art, myth, meditation, hiking, sistership, poems, storytelling, conversation, and song. 

The inner seasons will serve as an energetic blueprint for your child to explore their nature while anchoring in their calling and unique expression in the world, as they prepare for their menstruating years.

“Celebrating menarche is an important thread in the reweaving of the healing mandala of feminine life. Whether or not your culture has preserved any part of the wondrous rituals to elevate and protect the spirit of your children, it is important that you recast a set of practices in keeping with your ancestral history that embrace, honor, and nourish the Shakti force in your daughters.”

— Maya Tiwari ( Mother Maya)

In this experience, your child will:

  • Become initiated into ancient women’s mysteries.

  • Grow a stronger sense of belonging and connection with their body and the earth.

  • Explore body mapping and anatomy.

  • Understand the landscape of their cycle experience, and the archetypal powers of each ‘season’ of menstruation.

  • Connect to the womb cycle through seasonal and earth-based songs guided by Magnolia Rodes.

  • Explore the practice of cycle tracking.

  • Explore via positiva +via negativa held within the lunar cycles; empowering your child to align with action/agency for creating and radiant rest for deep listing and replenishment.

  • Spend nourishing time in an old-growth forest in the stunning Columbia River Gorge.

  • Grow a loving, kind, and intimate relationship with their sacred body.

  • Learn age-related feminine practices and herbal remedies to nourish leading up to and during their bleed time.

  • Receive a closing ceremony gift to mark this initiatory experience.

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Tentative Schedule:

    • 10:00-10:15 — Welcome Ritual

    • 10:20 — Mythic Tale of the Embodied Seasons with Live Original Music

    • 10:40 — Break/Snack

    • 10:50 — Intro to the the Cycles: Day, Moon, Seasons/ Inner Seasons of the Womb

    • 11:00 (Art) — Journal-Sharing Circle 

    • 1:40 — Full Season Yoga w/ Sasha

    • 12:10 — Lunch Break/Hike 

    • 1:10 — Embodied Archetypes/Improv 

    • 2:00 — Intro to Moon Cycle Tracking 

    • 2:20 — Team Building 

    • 2:35 — Sharing Circle 

    • 3:00 — Womb Meditation and Dance 

    • 3:45 — Savasana/Closing Song

    • 4:00 — Close

    • 10:00 — Rose Water Blessing, Meditation + Aligned Herbal Tincture

    • Group Agreements, Body Check-in

    • 10:30 Art — Seed Intention in Journal 

    • 11:00 — Yoga + Mindfulness Practice w/ Sasha

    • 11:45 — Lunch/Hike

    • 12:45 — Myth of Hera the Moon Goddess

    • 1:00 — Time to Journal and Reflect on Intention and Myth 

    • 1:30 — Light candle, Moon Cycle Charting

    • 2:00 — Break

    • 2:15 — Exploring the Body, Womb Ecology through Art/Sacred Energetics of the Womb/Art Project

    • 2:45 — Sharing Circle 

    • 3:15 — Dance Party

    • 3:45 — Savasana/Closing Song 

    • 4:00 — Close

    • 10:00 — Human Knot/Rose Water Blessing/ Body Check In / Meditation/ Journal-Art

    • 10:45 — Herbal Tincture + Full Moon Yoga Practice w/ Sasha

    • 11:15 — Snack 

    • 11:25 — Menstrual Wheel and Inner Seasons Art Ecology

    • 12:15 — Hike/Lunch

    • 1:15 — Myth

    • 1:30 — Light candle, Moon Cycle Tracking Practice Together (music) 

    • 1:45 — Sharing Circle (How do I like to express myself? What do I love?)

    • Time to Journal

    • 2:30 — Exploring the Concept of Nourishment

    • 3:15 — Dance Party

    • 3:45 — Savasana/Closing Song 

    • 4:00 — Close 

    • 10:00 — Rose Water Blessing

    • 10:30 — Fall Meditation/Journal Sharing Circle

    • 11:15 — Lunar Yoga Mindfulness

    • 12:00 — Lunch/Hike

    • 1:00 — Sacred Energetics of Autumn/Menstrual Wheel Activity

    • 1:50 — Break

    • 2:00 — Fairy Tale Story/ Vassilissa the Fair (Russian)

    • 2:20 — Inner Critic Exercise 

    • 3:00 — Sharing Circle

    • 3:20 — Body Love Dance Circle

    • 3:50 — Savasana-Song

    • 4:00 — Close 

    • 10:00 — Rose Water Blessing/Welcome Circle + Herbal Tincture

    • 10:20 — Lunar Yoga

    • 10:50 — Inner Season/Tree Meditation + Art Journal Reflection

    • 11:30 — Lunch/Hike  

    • 12:30 — Inner Ecology of the Womb + Discussion on Wisdom Blood

    • 1:00 — Native American Myth

    • 1:20 — Movement + Herbal Wisdom

    • 2:00 — Art

    • 2:40 — Sharing Circle

    • 3:00 — Dance Meditation 

    • 3:30 — Closing Circle Blessing + Song

    • 4:00 — Close 

Location

Dancing Tree Sanctuary
432 NE Salzman Rd., Corbett, OR

This is the perfect escape from the city. I’ve chosen this location for my women’s health and young women’s retreats due to the healing nature of the land, and the beauty of the space. The location is about a 25-30 minute drive from Portland.

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What to Bring

  • Water Bottle

  • Journal + Pen

  • Lunch

  • Yoga Mat

  • Small Blanket or Pillow For Journaling and Eating Lunch in Natural Surroundings.

  • Please Have Your Child Wear Comfortable Loose Fitted Clothing for Movement.

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What Can Parents Do During this Time?

If not feeling to drive home between sessions, parents are welcome to enjoy some relaxation and rest time on the land, while your child is in their session.

There are plenty of forests, creeks, and places to hike, journal, and reflect on the property, and in the the near by area.

Bring a blanket, lunch , journal or a good book, and enjoy some radiant rest and resourcing for yourself.

Interested to Plug into the Magic of Practitioners On the Property, While Your Child Is In Their Program?

Dancing Tree Sanctuary is the headquarters of the School of Forest Medicine. There are many skilled practitioners living on the land.

If interested to receive a list of healing modalities + practitioners, please email: Sasha@sashalang.com.

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Details:

Dates: June 23rd - June 27th
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Dancing Tree Sanctuary, Corbett, OR
Ages: 10- 12 years
Cost: $555, Early bird offer of $495 until May 1st