Growing Goddess and Moon Mystics Seasonal Mystery School Gatherings 2025

for young women ages 11-18

Winter Weekend Retreat: A Season of Connection and Creativity

Dates: February 7–9, 2025
Location: Earth Song Home Retreat Center

Step into a sacred space of belonging and transformation at our Winter Weekend Retreat, part of the Growing Goddess and Moon Mystics Rites of Passage program. Designed for young women (ages 11–14 and 15–18), this weekend is an invitation to deepen connections, express your authentic self, and awaken your creative spirit.

Nestled in the heart of winter at the serene Earth Song Home Retreat Center, this retreat offers an opportunity to honor the sacred season of Imbolc and celebrate the Fire Goddess Brigid. Together, we’ll tune into the Earth’s quickening heartbeat through meaningful connection, creative expression, and the warmth of shared community.

What Awaits You:

  • Soulful Mornings: Start each day with gentle yoga, mindful meditation, and reflective journaling over tea, fruit, and nourishing smoothies.

  • Food as Medicine: Discover the healing power of food as you co-create an Ayurvedic-inspired menu, learning to prepare meals that nourish both body and soul. Take these recipes and insights home to share with loved ones.

  • Soul Medicine Circles: Share your truth in a safe, supportive space where every voice is honored. Experience the profound gift of being seen, heard, and understood.

  • Creative Workshops:

    • Craft a personalized herbal face oil and learn a simple, natural skincare routine to cherish and share.

    • Explore creativity and connection through hands-on crafting inspired by the hearth and Brigid’s creative spirit.

  • Enchanted Meadow Archetypal Nature Play aka LARPing: Step into playful storytelling and archetypal adventures that inspire courage and imaginational play.

  • Special Guests: Delight in a magical, surprise performance by touring musicians on Saturday night—a gift just for us!

  • Ritual Dance & Somatic Healing: Dive into the wisdom of the body through ritual dance and somatic movement, discovering new pathways for healing and expression.

  • Sacred Songs & Rhythms: Come together in song, drumming, and rattling, weaving a tapestry of sisterhood and connection with the Earth.

This retreat is part of our Seasonal Mystery School and a significant stepping stone toward the main Rites of Passage Ceremony this July. It’s a time to nurture your heart, spark your creativity, and embrace the power of your journey.

Retreat Details:

  • Arrival: Friday, February 7, at 5:00 PM

  • Departure: Sunday, February 9, at 4:00 PM

  • Overnight Accommodations: Cozy, shared sleepover for the young women. The facilitators will be in the bedrooms nearby but giving the young women their space to connect, chat and rest.

Spaces are limited, so don’t miss this chance to be part of something extraordinary. Reserve your spot today and step into the magic of the winter/Imbolc season.

Mentors: Lena Eastes, Jennifer Friedman, Mariah Nolan, Cat Hood and Earth Path Apprentice Jaye Polgar

  Join us as we weave our connectedness through the seasons of the year, and deepen our connection with the wisdom and teachings seeded at our annual Rites of Passage. As we savor our time together, we’ll attune to the practices and skills most needed to thrive as the spiritual, rooted, generous, and kind feminine leaders that our world is thirsty to receive: 

  • Self Love and Healing 

  • Body Wisdom

  • Self Care

  • Opening the Voice in Song and Truth for the Healing of our Planet

  • Communication and Community

  • Trust and Sisterhood

  • Developing Intuition

  • Ceremonial Arts 

  • Earth Skills

  • Dance and Embodiment Practices

  • Somatic Integration Tools