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A Seasonal Mystery School
with Ancient Rituals, Ceremonies, and Practices
for the Modern Priestess.
Have you ever walked barefoot on a mossy path, feeling the cool, spongy earth beneath your feet, noticing the vibrant green hues as the sunlight beams through the trees creating a collage of shadows on the forest floor?
Have you stepped outside on the first day of Spring and listened to the birds, felt the warm sun on your face and noticed each tiny bud slowly opening as it welcomes the season of light once more?
If you ARE LIKE ME, YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL OF THESE THINGS AND MORE.
BECAUSE OF THIS, I INVITE YOU TO WALK THE SPIRAL PATH OF THE GODDESS WITH ME.
The Spiral Path of the Goddess is one that recognizes our deepest connection to Mother Earth and sees the magick in Nature beyond the mundane world. By connecting with her through seasonal ceremonies, rituals, and creative processes, we grow and expand on the path.
our journey begins at 1pm on March 23 with an invitation to the elementals to join us!
1:00 PM: We will open the Circle to the Elements
followed by an explanation of the Spiral Path and Journey with the Goddess of Springtime.
1:50PM: Snack & Bathroom Break
2:00PM: Leah Benjamin will lead us "Under the Woodland Canopy" when we will connect with the wildflowers of Spring.
3:20PM: We will create Egg Magick with natural dyes and an Egg Ritual.
4:30PM: This is the time for a Ceremonial Spiral Walk in honor of the Equinox.
5:00PM: Merry Part.
Egg Magick: this combination of creativity and Ritual harnesses the fertile energy of Spring. Eggs have long been associated with fertility and their relationship to Ostara is one of growth and expansion.
We honor this day of balance while also preparing for the longer days. So we ask, what is ready to Spring forth? What is blooming in you?
egg magick for ostara
with Jennifer
Let us explore the embodiment of spring ephemerals, the blossoms of the short time welcoming spring before the forest canopy fills in. We explore their cycle and how we resonate with them. With sound and movement and sensual engagement, we will embody anemones in ritual and parade together in honoring the changes of love and relationship with winter.
under the woodland canopy
with Leah
"IN 2016 I BEGAN BRINGING WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY WITH MY FIRST WISE WOMEN FULL MOON RETREAT.
Soon thereafter I expanded into New and Full Moon events and then introduced my own work with the Celtic Wheel of the Year to the community. This series is an extension of this work and each part will allow us to dig deeper and connect more with the Goddess and the Celtic Wheel of the Year."
walk the spiral path of the goddess!
This series will begin at the Cottage located behind Unity Church Nashville. Unity has long been a spiritual center in our community and they have opened their space, including their sacred labyrinth to the Gaia Sisterhood tribe.
Date:
March 23, 2024
1:00pm to 5:30pm
Location:
Unity Church Nashville Cottage
(Behind the Church)
5125 Franklin Pike, Nashville, TN 37220
Cost: Two Options!
$133.00 for this Ostara event
$499.00 for the entire 4 event series
Half-Day Event, Snacks, Supplies
Please bring a cushion, blanket, journal, writing tool. We will be outside for a portion of our event. Please plan accordingly.
Save the Dates: June 9, September 22, December 1
"All that I have studied and practiced on my own and in the 100s of Circles I have created is coming into focus. My deeply rooted practice in the Celtic Wheel of the year along with my Goddess and Druid studies is coming together to form a sacred offering for those called to honor Nature and the Divine Feminine more deeply. I hope you will join me."
-Jennnifer
the spiral path of the goddess will be lead by Priestess jennifer harvard with special guest leah benjamin
Priestess Guide: Jennifer Harvard
Jennifer Harvard is the visionary behind Gaia Sisterhood which was founded in 2016. Jennifer has spent a lifetime educating herself on the principles of natural health and healing. Founder of Gaia Sisterhood, The Wise Women Full Moon Retreat, and The Goddess Craft Market, she has cast a wide net of openness and inclusivity, welcoming as many women as possible into her Divine Feminine work. Jennifer is trained in the following modalities including:
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Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in Ayurvedic Massage
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Certified Conscious Breathwork Coach
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Aromatherapist
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Reiki Healer
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Priestess of the Sacred Grove
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Ayurvedic Student Practitioner
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Shamanic Journey Practitioner
"It is with great humility and honor that I devote my energy to creating a safe space for women to come together and heal themselves, each other and the world."
Special Guest: Leah Benjamin
Leah Benjamin, LMT is fortunate to live intimately with a body of land that has her floored and consumed. Held in the Sequatchie Valley by the most wondrous caves, falls, and bluffs that, if you follow the sounds of, all the way up the plateau a thousand miles, you’ll find her home sand.
Raised on the salty shores of the North Fork of Eastern Long Island, falling off the end, she heard mostly waves and the calls of seagull flocks. She still won’t do her hair.
She lives rather feral, crawling out of the forest to visit Marrowbone and community farmers’ markets she is honored to run in Nashville. Please engage in your local food networks!
Enthralled by ferments for ages and the sacred honor of food play and offering, she invites you to please play with your food and please feed the spirits.
She is a voice of Amanita Muscaria and tangled in smilax. She is a devout hiker and ecstatic dancer, building paths and story with the land.
Leah is a multi-medium artist giving bodies to that which want them. This includes adornments, paths, myths, words, sounds, plant medicine, food, community and culture, and her favorite—her son Jonah. She works with copper electro-forming to compose amulets of whispered stories of plants and stones, as well as kaleidoscopes.
She’s a skilled bodyworker, listening intently and deeply to languages your body and subtle bodies share, honored to be in the space with whatever change is ready to take place during integrative sessions.
Bodywork and land experiences are shared in The Valley.
She travels for retreats, sacred gatherings, transformational festivals, and music venues to share bodywork, art, food, and workshops.
You can find her at Ritualridge.com
Upcoming Special Guests Include:
Joanna Barbera of Music City Mindfulness
Kim Collins of Own Your Ohm Health
Dasha Bond of Penelope Ponders
Gaia Sisterhood Cancellation Policy:
Life happens and occasionally attendees find themselves needing to cancel. While I will make every attempt to fill your space, my retreats have moving parts that require advance investment from me such as the purchase of food or deposits on space. Due to these things I have adopted the following policy for clarity on cancellations. All events are fully refundable up to 30 days in advance. Any cancellations under 30 days prior to the event are eligible for a credit toward another Gaia Sisterhood event. Cancellations within 7 days prior to any event forfeit all payments.