Through in-person and online gatherings, I hold space for wisdom to emerge through the collective.
Having lived in spiritual community for twenty years, I am highly tuned to the potential and the pitfalls within group dynamics. Thus, I take great care to create powerful collective experiences that are intimate, safe and mutually empowering.
In group work, we honour the sacred feminine as Life’s generative and constantly evolving matrix. With respect for the wisdom of our body-souls, we explore creative ways to express ourselves, be fully present to each other, while honoring the fragile beauty of Earth.
Currently, (since the beginning of 2024) I am not offering webinars or women’s circles. Giving myself permission to take a semi-sabbatical until the fall of 2024, gives me time and space to reflect on what has been generated over thirty years and to assess how, when and where my life-work wants to go next…
FOR COLLECTIVE, COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES
Women’s Circles
Women’s circles provide a safe and sacred setting to come home to our Self. Finding our way Home is critical to maintaining sanctuary in our world. With a specific theme for each circle, we nourish our body-souls through meditation, spontaneous movement, authentic sounding and deep listening. Through conversation, ritual and expressive creativity, a collective field of energy is generated, one that is more potently dynamic than is possible to achieve by oneself. Meanwhile, the heightened sensation of coming home to our Self becomes an empowering touchstone for connecting with Source in our everyday lives.
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Women’s Circles in Nobleton
I occasionally host Women’s Circles at Stacey Hollings’ beautiful yoga studio in Nobleton, Ontario. With a Chartres Labyrinth on the floor and an array of crystal bowls for sound-baths, our time together is a deep dive into the sacred feminine. There are no women’s circles planned at this time, (spring 2024.)
“Through Andrea’s writings, circle work, and essences, I feel a strong experience of connection with what is alive in the land and in myself.”
Councils
Building on our ability to come home to our Self, Councils explore our shared sense of responsibility for the Earth and what Gaia is calling forth within each us in these challenging times. Aligning with Source, we weave our diverse world-views into a complex tapestry of vision and co-creative action. As well as addressing personal questions, we listen with a broader perspective, recognizing our individual lives are intimately interwoven with the Earth’s emergent process.
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Earth Restoration Councils
Earth Restoration Councils focus on developing the deep-listening skills essential to communing with Nature. Our intention is to enliven the creative space between our human consciousness and the natural world. In 2019, the Councils shifted from in-person gatherings at Owl’s Nest (in Port Hope, Ontario) to a series of conversational webinars. Calling the Keepers explored what it means to be a Keeper, for the wellbeing of humanity and the Earth. Though there are no gatherings planned at this time, recordings of several of these gatherings are available on my youtube channel. A link to the first gathering in February 2022 is featured below.
“Andrea’s tremendous understanding of creative processes allowed for my own deep inner knowing to flourish. ”
Webinars
I love hosting gatherings for men and women through a webinar format, as well as in-person. When I began to explore online technology in 2016, I wasn’t sure it would be possible to experience the deep intimacy that is so essential for genuine heart-work. However, I soon discovered that, with focused intention, open-hearted presence, and a lot of innovative creativity, communion through this medium could still be highly intimate and powerfully transformative.
JOIN US — Past and Current Events
In January 2022, I offered an intensive 12-part webinar series: Intuition, Imagination and Instincts. My intention was to assist people to develop their intuitive abilities in a time of wide-spread uncertainty and disinformation. Other versions of this six-month course have been held since, including one session for a group in Colorado who had been meeting for 8 years!
Beyond the Threshold: Whispering in the Nursery is a new 12-month webinar starting in September 2024, to co-hosted with Jungian analyst, Betsy Perluss. (Details to be announced later.)
Calling the Keepers are occasional webinars featuring guest presenters. Together, we explore topics that address the current state of the world and our rightful role as the ‘wise species.’ Recordings of the three 2022 Keeper gatherings are available for public viewing on my youtube channel.
“Andrea has a remarkable gift of being able to articulate the process of developing one’s intuition, trusting the unique energies of the plant and animal worlds, and strengthening one’s connection to earth and spirit.”
Our work in community feeds the collective conversation.