Some of our 2024

Workshops!

Body of Equinox with Julia Becker

A somatic movement and slow dance workshop, celebrating the Fall Equinox, and our ancestral & ongoing lineage of womanhood.

We will explore concepts of balance, horizon, axis, gravity, equanimity, fluidity, and shared movement as we align ourselves with earth and sky, and celebrate the coming of Autumn, the shifting and changing. In our Soul Motion journey we dive into the interior dance and witness and connect in the shared dance. We may explore concepts of earth, water, fire, air, and/or space, as well as the presence of the pause, the 360% horizon, and the ability to feel and respond through what we term, echo resonance.

This slow-motion dance invites all bodies to come explore within and celebrate all that arises. This is a somatic practice; we are interested in sensing and responding, inviting and allowing, finding the body's voice, and following. We invite Nature, our essential nature and the changing nature all around us, to inspire and inform us. We rest in our deep knowing bodies.

Julia is visual artist, yoga guide, and Soul Motion Embodied Leader and Teacher. She has decades of experience as a visual artist and educator, and in her personal practice and teaching of Yogic practices. The last ten+ years she has been exploring somatic movement inquiry with the practitioners and originators of Soul Motion, 5Rythmes, Tamalpa, Continuum, Azul, and other conscious movement/dance practices. In 2020 she earned her Soul Motion Embodied Leadership credentials, and in 2022, her Soul Motion Teacher Training credentials, and is excited to share with her Montana community.

Feel free to contact Julia with any questions or inquiries. (406-750-0752 cell)
https://www.facebook.com/rootorbitstudio

Empowerment Self-Defense
with Charissa Crayton

In this approach to self-defense there is an emphasis on creating clear, unequivocal boundaries in one's everyday life as well as in unwanted situations, violent or otherwise.

Through games, activities and open discussion you are invited to explore your relationship to your personal boundaries in a safe space and are encouraged to try approaches and techniques that suit your unique needs and comfort level. Empowerment self-defense uses a five-step system to address the various tools and techniques that you can use to foster an experience of personal safety and empowerment. They are always taught in an accessible and often fun manner. Classes focus on combining mental, verbal, emotional, and physical self-defense techniques with accessible instruction and practical application. No level of physical fitness or experience is required and participation by observation is always an option.  

Please bring: A water bottle. Wear comfortable clothes.

Charissa Crayton is a native Montanan who has lived in the Gallatin Valley for the past 16 years and has been practicing martial arts for just as long. She holds a 3rd degree black belt in Isshinryu Karate and a 2nd degree black belt in Ryu Kyu Kobudo, traditional Okinawan weapons. Her journey of the past few years has led to teaching self-defense to young women in the Bozeman community and to connect with the organization ESD Global through which she has received Level I ESD Training. Charissa also holds a Level I certification in ASSERT Self-Defense, an Empowerment self-defense training system based in Nashville, Tennessee. You can find Charissa on Instagram as @wildinside.welllness 

The Greater Yellowstone Threshold Singers would like to "bathe" you in peaceful, loving warmth & song.

Participants will be invited to to make themselves comfortable, relax, and then be immersed in soft, simple, restful songs sung beautifully by the Threshold Choir. Our hope is that you will come away from this workshop feeling calm, supported, and empowered.

Please Bring: Yoga mat and/or blanket. We will ask participant to sit or lay down.

The Threshold Singers:

Danica Jamison,  Kath Crumrine, Mary Ellen Townsend-Mehler,  Nancy Norlander,  Betsy Wise & LeeAnn Galusha, offer songs to those at the threshold of life and their caregivers.

https://thresholdchoir.org/greateryellowstone/

“Our Voice is Medicine with Maria zepeda”

is a transformative workshop dedicated to creating a safe and empowering space where women can discover and express their true voices. This workshop will help you:

-Access and express your voice without fear of judgment or comparison.
-Witness the power of your individual voice and the collective strength of shared voices.
-Foster a sense of togetherness through practicing vulnerability and unity.
-Move into a love-led heart space that fuels your personal growth.
-Empower others to speak their truth to build deeper connections.

My aim is for you to leave with a resounding sense of "Yes, I can" and a newfound appreciation for your unique voice. You will feel inspired to speak your truth and stand strong in the face of fear. By the end of the workshop, you will experience a deep sense of belonging both to yourself and to others, recognizing your voice as one of your greatest tools.

Join us to weave togetherness, practice vulnerability, and embrace the power of your voice in a supportive and uplifting environment.

Maria Zepeda lives to express through creation. Through sound, advocacy, community, and connection, her larger than life expression invites you to take a closer look at the ways we can live in love with ourselves, each other, and our planet. Not only are they teaching this incredible workshop, she is also our featured musician for Friday night!

Get inspired and familiar with her works & music:

https://www.mariazepedamusic.com/

This gathering will be a conversation about clarifying the areas that one most cares about and

how to move forward into making a difference in that area. There are two questions to ponder:

“What breaks your heart?” and “What do you love?” We will solidify our intentions through

fashioning and imbuing a sacred object with that purpose as a reminder. Come prepared to

share the things you know and how you know what you know. Together we will discover

directions that call us to activities that will fulfill us and work for the good of all.

Tools and supplies included. $10.00 for supplies

Max class size: 12 persons

After graduate studies, along with her fine art, Collette worked in custom furniture finish and

design. Her favorite art is everything! Painting, Hand lettered signs, murals, assemblage,

montage, whatever. She facilitates Process Art Groups, loves found art, paint and good humor.

She’s not attached to any brand and always willing to try something different. Winner of the

2016 Sweet pea poster contest with her whimsical rendition of Main Street Bozeman, Collette

just completed a painting for the 100 year commemoration of The Ellen Theatre and illustrations

for a meditation book, NaturePortals. After thinking about it for 20 years, a website!

www.crazyladyartworks.com.

406 581 3807

collette.paintbox@gmail.com

Finding an Oracle to Assist You with Valann Valdason, PhD.

How do you know to trust your intuition? How do you test if the information from meditations and insights is clear? What tools can you use to add to your own visions to give you a second or third opinion? What Tarot deck will give you clarity? Come listen to what I have learned in 45 years about asking the best questions, and testing my intuition with scientific process. Look through more than 20 Tarot decks and listen for which ones speak to you.

Valann Valdason PhD. As a psychotherapist and educator for 45 years, I have assisted hundreds of students in expanding their abilities and confidence. My 28 years of spiritual teachings connect students to intuition, meditation, past life memories and Reiki healing ability. I blend psychology and mystic arts, Reiki and logic, knowledge and intuition. I teach about balance and boundaries.

https://payhip.com/EarthSpiritArtsMt

A creative workshop that honors and welcomes the changing seasons. In this workshop, each daughter of the Earth will create a medicine wreath by exploring concepts of transition, rhythm, harmony, balance, and unity using sustainably harvested sacred plant offerings and a brief tutorial on how to create a medicine wreath. Together we will journey through the circle using our collective and personal power and the support of Mother Earth to co-create a personal medicine wreath.

Leanne Sudbeck, MSW, SWLC, is a mental health professional and horticulturist with a Master’s degree in Social work and B.S in horticulture and landscape design. Leanne has been co-creating with Mother Earth for 25 years, as a florist, landscape designer, landscaper, and greenhouse owner and operator. She designed and built outdoor spaces attuning to the rhythms of the land and the client, created ceremonial floral arrangements for life’s sacred transitions, and tended and nurtured flora for the public to create their own sacred spaces. Leanne transitioned her career as a horticulturist to a mental health professional, to help others tend their own inner gardens and cultivate inner peace.

Leave this workshop withe a sacred wreath that can assist us daughters of Earth through the darkness.

$5 Material fee

Embracing Wellness,through 90 minutes of gentle, restorative yoga with Joan Schmidt

A Healing practice of self exploration; Calm your body, clear your mind and open your heart.

This healing practice of self-exploration intends to provide opportunity to calm your body, clear your mind and open your heart. Breath work and meditation will increase focus, gentle mindful holds plus movement to enhance flexibility, build strength and enhance awareness. Perhaps participants will gain insight into their process, as yoga can provide a means to empowerment through equanimity; the quality of mental calmness, evenness of temper in all of life's situations.

Joan Schmidt, a retired mental health professional, Advanced Teacher of Yoga Therapeutics and Qualified Therapeutic Touch Practitioner where she lives and plays in the Flathead Valley, Glacier National Park and Big Mountain. Committed to empowering humans and inspired by nature Joan works to instill equanimity and supports growth through a compassionate yogic lens, providing tools for strength, balance and ease as we journey through life.

Daeryl is a Clairvoyant, Spiritual Teacher, Author and Artist. For many years she has been creating mandalas in nature as a sacred empowerment tool, holding an intention and creating a design with found objects. She will lead the group in basic ideas for setting intention and present suggestions for the symbolism of different natural objects, shapes, and positioning. Art is magic! Join us in this fun outdoor experience – dress accordingly. No artistic skill needed.

Soul Collage with Jill Davis

is a nurturing workshop offering and expressive space for participants to delve into the realm of SoulCollage. SoulCollage is a powerful and transformative process that combines intuition, creativity, openness, and self-reflection to create personal cards respresenting different aspects of oneself. Through the art of collage-making, participants will gain insights into their inner world, emotions and aspirations , fostering self-discovery and personal growth

In this Daughters of the Earth Soul Collage workshop- participants will:
Experience the power of SoulCollage
Create SoulCollage cards
Reflect on the meaning of the images with partner
Receive feedback from the group
Discover Archetypes/themes of empowerment/guides and helpers in the images collected

Jill Davis, a certified Soul Collage facilitator and a former MSU faculty member who was awarded the MSU Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching and labeled an innovative and pioneering teacher with unbounded energy, facilitates life-story and poetry writing classes, Legacy Letter Writing, 5 Wishes workshops for OLLI and the Cancer Support Community of Montana, leads creativity salons, and when not teaching or revising a draft of her latest novel, she’s out hiking with her dogs, playing silly games with her young granddaughter, or enjoying Bozeman's wondrous community life.

New and experienced nature lovers will get an introduction to writing from nature and

experience at finding one or more sites to observe nature. After introductory remarks,

participants will find an observation point and use writing prompts (if needed) to observe, reflect,

and write for 30 minutes, then come back together to share, as willing. Participants at all levels

of writing skill and personal ability are welcome.

Bring: Note or sketch book, writing/drawing implements, comfortable, weather-appropriate

clothing, and necessities for comfort observing nature for 1/2 hour.

No limit.