nov 8: sacred menopause portal with Kay Sidahmed of Cura Viriditas

**early bird pricing: register early for $10 off. ticket price will increase to $70 on october 1st

a half-day retreat of sisterhood -  midlife visioning, plant spirit connection & story weaving

step into the magical love, wild gardens to embrace and explore the sacred menopause portal in this half-day retreat of creative sisterhood. join the community and circle of fellow midlife travelers as we uplift, celebrate, and navigate this vital transformative phase in our life. come as you are. there is a brave space for it all - the grief & joy, the heavy & light, the crushed dreams & promising visions. 

the experience

our time together is framed by several activities meant to open our creative channels:

• midlife visioning: uncovering our dreams and visions for the second half of our life through guided meditation and bullet point journaling.
• plant spirit connection: receiving teachings that plants can offer us in the emotional and spiritual realm guided by wisdom from myth, stories, and folklore. this includes the optional tasting of plant preparations. 
• story weaving: merging introspective journaling with deep listening to co-create new stories. no prior writing experience required - there is no right or wrong way of doing this and you’ll receive guidance for the process.

what we’ll provide

• herbal tea and snacks thoughtfully selected to reflect our experience
• writing supplies and printed handouts

what to bring

• clothing appropriate for spending the afternoon outdoors
• your water bottle and lunch
• *optionally you may wish to bring your own camping chair, journal, and pen

when and where

we’ll gather in thelove, wild gardensat 10 River Lane in Sperryville VAon saturday, november 8th from 10 am to 2:30 pm 

the gardens feature several picnic tables and a fire pits along the river

 restrooms are available in thelove, wild hive and Sperryville Marketplace, both right next door

Kay Sidahmed is a clinical herbalist, forest therapy guide, writer, and yoga teacher in Alexandria Virginia. She is founder and owner of Cura Viriditas, a clinical herbal practice in service of connecting plants and humans to foster individual, communal, and planetary healing and wellbeing. In her work Kay simultaneously draws from the findings and tools of modern science as well as traditional herbal healing knowledge and wisdom from around the world. She offers individual and group consultations, classes, workshops, and forest bathing. Her work focuses largely on menopause, second-half-of-life, and family health support, and she is passionate about bringing people together and creating communal and inclusive spaces of learning and exploration.

**in the event of rain this retreat will be rescheduled in the spring