WILD WOMBYNS WISE WAYs
*ONE MAGICAL DAY THIS YEAR*
Community, movement, music, herbal wisdom, wildcrafting, breast-care, womb care, singing, storytelling, ceremony, nourishment, connection, ancestral skills, weaving handiwork, death & dandelions, empowerment, philosophy, laughter, tears, heart-space, gratitude, intimate gathering in North Idaho up in the panhandle close to B.C. on 40 acres backed up to thousands of acres of forest land.
1 day of beauty
classes, meals, restoration
***work exchange & barter available***
A Bit About WWWW
Wild Wombyn's Wise Ways is a gathering in the ancient tradition of wombyn around the world. From time immemorial wombyn have come together (sometimes in secret, sometimes openly) to share~our stories, our hearts, our ceremonies, our strengths and our sorrows. To weep and to laugh uproariously until our balance returns. We meet to learn, to grow, to comfort, to strengthen...to find understanding and power as a creatrix. Working collectively & individually to heal ourselves and our broken world.
The intention of Wild Wombyns Wise Ways gathering is to inspire and Empower.
sacred offerings for Sept. 5th 2026
Investment
$133 per adult
$50 per maiden
We are grateful to have Kristine teaching
at WWWW
this year for her first time!!!
Kristine Kaindl
Kristine is a multifaceted mother and mover
that stems from a long line of dancers, singers, medicine peoples, threshold holders,
music makers, builders, and agriculturists.
Her gifts in movement, body language, music, atmosphere,
and food have grown from her personal love of truth-seeking, body-listening,
deep-feeling, and authentic expression.
Her experiences as an Internationally Certified Personal Trainer, Taoist, and Mother
have allowed her practices in movement and being
to emanate from a place of learning, accountability, curiosity, and witnessing.
She uses the modalities of functional movement, strength, corrective-exercise, biomechanics,
and honest self-reflection in order to bridge quality of movement
with qualities of coherence, presence, feeling, and thought.
Kristine enjoys sharing and inviting
those who are able and willing to be present for the gifts
and challenges presented through movement practices
available to explore
in the many bodies of ourselves.
Truth Hefferton
Introduction to Radical Feminism ~ Inviting a Deeper Look
“Feminism” is a word we hear in mainstream culture almost daily. Some embrace feminism as
necessary and positive for a balanced society, some blame feminism for many of society’s
problems.
Come learn about the important differences between radical feminism and liberal feminism. We
will discuss their similarities and the crucial ways that they differ. I believe that radical feminism
serves wombyn, children, and even men in much better and healthier ways. Radical feminism is
good for the Earth! This class will be part lecture and part discussion. Feel free to bring your
handwork while we listen to and learn from one another.
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Hilary Petterson
Hilary is the founder, director and "Wild Way Ring Leader" of Earth Keepers. She has dedicated her life thus far to being an Earth Keeper herself and a carrier of the ancestral skills we all share as humans. From a child, walking barefoot down forest paths, trying to teach herself how to weave baskets and collect wild food, Hilary has continued to pursue a life track that weaves together nature connection, art, music and people.
Chloey Davis
Chloey is an instigator of creativity and play at Earth Keepers. With a diverse background in the arts she inspires children and adults alike with the magical way she moves through the world.
Chloey holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music studies with a minor in Fine Art from East Tennessee State University. She has been a nature camp counselor for almost two decades and has run her own art classes for children as well as working at The Home School Academy as an art, storytelling and American folk music teacher. She also gives private music lessons on the five string banjo.
Hilary and Chloey
Chloey and Hilary, sisters, have played music together professionally for over two decades in various bluegrass, folk and indie music groups. As song catchers they weave together the stories of the mountains, rivers and forests they call home in Sandpoint, ID
Jessica Spurr
Jessica is an Inland Northwest mom, herbalist, permaculturist; a student of Nature, vitalism and the eclectics. From my own trial and error I will share with you the knowledge and wisdom that the plants have shared with me, the experiences of my own body and the bodies of clients. I love to teach, to learn and above all I am in continual awe of the plants and their inspiring ways.
Are your grandmothers calling?
As women living in a culture dramatically lacking in meaningful rituals that celebrate and usher us through major life transitions (menarche, child-birth, menopause, just to name three), we have the opportunity to begin to remember and reweave the ceremonies, rites of passages, and rituals that in ancient times supported women through each stage of their lives. One of the most powerful ways to regain these lost ways is through direct connection with our ancient, loving grandmothers, those who lived in a time when ceremonies such as these were woven into the fabric of their daily lives.
Larisa Noonan is an ancestral healer, shadow worker, and ritualist supporting witchy healers in creating Spirit-Guided businesses. She's passionate about reviving ancient rituals to support 'modern' humans, rites of passages, and becoming ever more the messy, glorious human she is (and celebrating others in doing the same).
Danielle Harris-Reimers
Danielle is the founder of Womb Wise and the creator of Cycle Alchemy, a body-led approach to rhythm,
rest, and renewal. She works 1:1 with women in sacred containers to help them identify their unique
hormonal and emotional patterns, aligning these rhythms with their relationships, creativity, work,
and wellbeing. Her work is deeply rooted in the principles of permaculture—honoring the seasons,
tending the soil of the self, and designing life in relationship with the earth. A mother of seven in a
beautifully blended family, Danielle brings lived wisdom, reverence for the feminine, and practical
guidance to help women reconnect to their cycles and cultivate balance in the everyday.
Julianne Edwards
Julianne has been a movement practitioner, teacher & student for the past 15 years
Weaving stories through and with my body...is my favorite language
a/yogi, mother, mystic, storyteller, soul dancer
seeker of depth & the underpinnings of all things and people
a/playful child & wise woman
Movement has been my guide while traversing the spectrum between
Joy and Grief, and back again … again...and again
/movement/...awakens my spirit ...activates my sensuality...births truer, more authentic versions of myself ....dissolves hooks of attachment & has cradled me through swells of grief & heart wrenching loss ...has brought me into frequencies where I attract relationships rooted in Heart and Love and Play ...it has offered me forgiveness for the pain I have inflicted ...and a shift in perspective when I have felt victimized ...It supports me in continuing to develop fierce boundaries by excavating my core “yes” and “no”
I am deeply honored to be invited to share & am excited to connect with all of your hearts and wild ways.
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Cindy Santi
Wise Woman Elder & Somatic Guide Cindy Sani teacher, somatic educator, and Wise Woman Elder with 70 years of experience pioneering the internal world of Human Development. From her peaceful 10-acre sanctuary in North Idaho, Cindy bridges ancient esoteric philosophy with modern bioenergetics to guide seekers on a comprehensive roadmap of conscious personal evolution. As a facilitator of natural transitions, Cindy focuses on specializing in natural human development stages, helping individuals step fully into their authentic power, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual elderhood. She teaches students to silence the defensive voice of the Ego, balance their biofield, and align with the deep intuition of the Soul. Cindy invites you to shed the noise of the external world, master your internal energy, and step onto a path of intentional self-creation.
Erika Indrani Hawley
Remember. Return. Reconnect.
Erika is the founder of Quantum Purpose Coaching and author of The Alchemy of Wellness. Inspired by the wisdom of nature and the changing seasons, she weaves together Yoga Nidra, breath, mindfulness, and seasonal living to create experiences that nourish the nervous system and invite wombyn home to themselves.
As we enter the season of Late Summer—a time of nourishment, integration, and receiving—you are invited to pause and rest deeply.
During this gentle Yoga Nidra practice, you'll be guided into a state of profound relaxation where the body can soften, the mind can settle and relax, and the heart can remember what it already knows.
No experience is necessary—only a willingness to simply be.
Together, we'll create a space to remember who we are, return to ourselves, and reconnect with the wisdom we already carry.
To learn more about Erika and her work, visit www.quantumpurposecoach.com or explore The Alchemy of Wellness book and companion app online."
Heidi Hampe
This has been a vision that I have had since I moved to North Idaho. I was a part of the Northern California Womens Herbal Symposium for many years. I was deeply impacted by the sisterhood that I experienced at this gathering and missed it very much when I moved north and did not see anything like that happening in this area. I hope that we can have this gathering every year, on Labor day weekend. Our land is very special, it has powerful energy and loves to be fed with song, ceremony, dance, laughter, music and cleansing tears....I feel blessed to be able to call this land my home. My wish is for all to leave this gathering more nourished than when they arrived. If you have any questions, please reach out to me, I am here to support you in any way that I can.
It is with deep sorrow and profound grief
that I must share with you that Julianne, Tree Girl
died last month suddenly in a tragic accident involving her truck.
Julianne was a friend of the earth and a friend of mine...
She was a sister to me and a sister to the trees...
I am forever Grateful that she was able to participate in Wild Wombyns Wise Ways
and shared her healing Spirit to create a Ritual for the "Woundscape"
that was left by the loggers on our boundary.
This year we are only having a one day WWWW in part because many of us are planning
on attending the Grief & Gratitude Retreat with Laurence Cole
the weekend after Labor Day, so to make it accessible to all and that no one has to choose,
we shortened our WWWW weekend.
Please reach out if you need someone to talk to
if this is the first time you are hearing about her death.
I am here for you....heidi
Treegirl, (aka Julianne Skai Arbor)
1969-2026
Julianne was an internationally-known photographer, educator, arborist,
speaker and author of the 2017 Nautilus Book Award Winner for Art and Photography,
TreeGirl: Intimate Encounters with Wild Nature—an anthology of photographs and natural history of 50 species of trees
she has encountered and researched for the past 25 years.
TreeGirl traveled around the world with a remote control and a tripod, photographing herself intertwined in intimate connection with some of the oldest and biggest trees in the world.
She was certified in Forest Therapy by the research-based International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine and was the Program Director of Forest Ecotherapy, an international certificate program through the International Ecopsychology Society.
TreeGirl created an experiential bridge for people to rebond with wild nature through her photography,
multi-sensory presentations, videos.
For all who knew "Tree Girl"...
We invite you to a Memorial Feast in her honor after closing circle...
if you feel moved to do so...
please share a story or memory of how
she touched your life.
for registration information....
“The Gift of Wild Wombyn’s Wise Ways… It is not every day—or every year, or even every decade—that one has the opportunity to experience something as life-giving as this five-day gathering at the Rejuvenation Sanctuary. I arrived at just the right moment, greeted by a circle of 30 women in the woods. I knew no one… and yet I had no idea how profoundly they would change my life for the better. I left feeling connected to all of them—part of something deeply special and important that was unfolding before my eyes. There were classes, shared meals, songs, creativity, and most of all—PERMISSION. Permission to be, to soften, to feel, to create. We honored nature, the animals, the water, and the many faces of the feminine and the Goddess that we live with and upon each day. After a season of great despair, my soul felt resurrected. I was received with love and laughter. It was clear that we were co-creating something truly magical together. I learned to felt a pouch from local sheep’s wool, created a soul collage on beautiful tin, crafted herbal tinctures and salves, attended Yoga Nidra, participated in a talent show, and explored the many sacred spaces around the property. On the Sunday before our final day, we gathered for a powerful class hosted by Truth on the Feminine. When I walked out of that class, my moon began—early, of course, as I am often pulled by the tides of others in groups. As I looked up, I saw the Red Tent… waiting for me. The perfect place to honor this sacred moment. A space designated for a woman to simply be. Tears streamed down my face as I felt, for perhaps the first time in my adult life, deeply grateful to be a woman. After that first year, several of us began gathering monthly to connect and envision holding space for young maidens as they transition into womanhood. In doing so, I received profound healing for my own inner maiden. It has been an honor to help nurture this vision—empowering young women to care for and respect themselves and the sacred gift of womanhood. We were blessed with several young maidens who taught us to make beautiful corn husk dolls from corn grown right there on the land that nourished us. The gifts I have received from both the first and second gatherings have shaped me in ways I cannot fully put into words. They have helped me grow, heal, and build a new foundation— within myself and within community—alongside strong and extraordinary women. I look forward with open heart to the beauty that will unfold in this third year, and to all the wondrous wombyn who will gather again in the woods to play, sing, and celebrate the Goddess and her many faces.” - Erika Hawley www.quantumpurposecoach.com
"Wombifesting your dreams coming true"
“The old one, the One Who Knows, is within us. She thrives in the deepest soul-psyche of women, the ancient and vital wild Self. Her home is that place in time where the spirit of women and the spirit of wolf meet- the place where the mind and instincts mingle, where a woman’s deep life funds her mundane life. It is the point where the I and the Thou kiss, the place where, in all spirit, women run with the wolves.”
-Clarissa Pinkola Estes-
