Kindred
Kindred: the ones who share your nature, whether by blood, by spirit, or by the path you walk together.
No one walks the Wheel alone. The Wise Woman ways have always lived in circles of women: teaching one another, gathering at the turning of the seasons, and holding space for each other through every kind of change.
These are the people and places we share this path with: a sisterhood rooted in presence, curiosity, and care. We trust their work, we gather in their circles, and we hope you will find a home with them too.
Dawn Michelle
Dawn Michelle Smith is a singer, sound healer, and lifelong student of chanting, yoga, and meditation, raised in the Vedic teachings of her Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda. For more than 20 years she has also practiced Reiki, world herbalism, Ayurveda, aromatherapy, and incense crafting, and her work with the crystal bowls is shaped by more than four decades of song. My step-cousin and a kindred spirit in every sense, she owns and tends Sharanam Retreat Center in Estacada, Oregon, a sanctuary for the soul where some of our most nourishing seasonal circles take place.
Visit Sharanam: www.SharanamRetreat.com
Sharanam Retreat Center
Shayne Berry
Shayne Berry is a ceremonialist, grief tender, and sacred song weaver who walks alongside people through their Sacred Thresholds: endings and losses, new beginnings, and the transitions in between. Drawing on some 15 years of study in shamanism, somatic nervous system work, Non-Violent Communication, hypnotherapy, and Jungian archetypes, she offers journeywork, emotional alchemy, sound therapy, and ceremony rooted in the natural elements, for individuals, couples, groups, and young people coming of age. We have walked the Wheel together for 23 years, since our daughters shared a preschool classroom, and have supported one another through many of life's great spiral dances.
Learn more: www.sacred-thresholds.com
Sacred Thresholds
Emmalyn Marie Tringali
Yoga | Reiki | Botanical ArtEmmalyn, who also goes by Em or Emmy, is a full-time artist, yoga teacher, and Reiki practitioner. She spends her days making botanical oil paintings inspired by her bond with Mother Nature, and through her teaching she strives to cultivate more loving kindness in the world by deepening our collective connection to ourselves and to each other. Her journey with yoga began in her childhood living room, following Gaiam videos alongside her mom, and in 2016 she answered the call to teach and to study Reiki. Her classes invite you to go inward, meet your mind, body, and spirit more fully, and carry what you learn on the mat out into a life you love. Our paths crossed through Sharanam and the circles Dawn gathers there.
Learn more: www.emmalynmariestudio.com
Sarah Hedal gives tuning fork and intuitive sessions and guides ancestral healing work. A licensed real estate agent as well, she brings a heart-centered approach to serving her clients. We met three years ago, while I was leading strategic operations at a bespoke brokerage in Portland, and together we now offer space clearings and blessings, tending homes and the people who live in them.
Ancestral Healing | Home BlessingsSarah Hedal
Jett Koda
Mindful River TherapyJett Koda (she/they) is an author, therapist, storyteller, energy healer, and parent. Now rooted in Portland, she has also called India and Hawaii home, and for three decades she has practiced the arts of energy healing, divination, ceremony, and soul support. We first met through Dawn at Sharanam, and because Jett and Shayne are colleagues, our worlds overlap there too.
Learn more: www.jettkoda.com and www.mindfulrivertherapy.com
Sarah Blue Cloud
Shakti Healing ArtsSarah Blue Cloud is a Tarot reader and intuitive guide who helps people move through life's journey with clarity and insight. Reading the cards runs deep in her family, and what began in childhood as personal exploration grew into a profound calling. Over more than 15 years she has studied Tarot, Astrology, Numerology, and Meditation under esteemed mentors, and she now blends traditional wisdom with intuitive knowing to help her clients uncover hidden truths and make informed choices on their path of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. We came to know her through Dawn and the seasonal gatherings at Sharanam.
Learn more: www.ShaktiHealingArts.net