Classes Session 1 • May 15-18, 2026
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Yoni Steaming is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that has helped with balancing hormones, pms symptoms, perimenpause, post menopause, and other symptoms.
In this experiential class we will start with a brief discussion on the benefits of yoni steaming and how it can help. Then we will don our sarongs or loose fitting skirts and settle into 20-25 minutes of yoni steaming. We will then follow that up with Sunee’s live sound healing using bowls, bells, and shakers to shift and cleanse the chakra system. Please bring a sarong or loose fitting long skirt, one or two towels, and a couple of blankets or a blanket and a yoga mat to lay on and be covered. Dress warm and wear layers.
Sound Journeys and Cacao open our hearts to more love and healing, they also help cognitive functioning, increase our energy, and enhance positivity in our lives. The Cacao used is ethically sourced from the Mayan Wisdom Project. Please bring a mug, yoga mat, towel, or blanket and anything that will make you comfortable during this nurturing experience.
After getting out of your vehicles, come and enjoy the beautiful welcome from the amazing green beings who open their home to us. Learn a bit of their magical attributes which they so sweetly offer us. Ground yourself in the peace and beauty of Black Oak Ranch.
Come visit our plant elders and experience their habitat and companion choices. We will discuss their preferences and needs. We'll also discuss their many gifts, and how sometimes their habitat makes them not appropriate for medicine making.
Long before plants were categorized, analyzed, or written about, humans knew them through their aromatic presence. Scent was one of our earliest ways of recognizing ally plants, ritual plants, and sources of comfort or protection. This class explores scent as an ancestral way of knowing: an embodied, sensory relationship with plants that predates written herbalism and continues to influence us today.
Through aromatic exploration and discussion, we will consider essential oils and absolutes not as modern innovations, but as concentrated expressions of ancient plant–human relationships. Drawing from anthropology, herbal tradition, and lived practice, this class invites a deeper reconnection with aroma as a bridge between ancestry, memory, and contemporary plant work. We each will create a personal anointing oil inspired by ancestral plant relationships, offering a tangible and ritual-based expression of scent as an ancient and embodied way of knowing.
Botanical perfumes are shaped not only by the plants themselves, but by how different aromatic extracts interact to influence mood and emotional tone. This experiential class introduces the concept of a botanical perfume palette: a way of working with a small selection of aromas to explore a wide range of inner states. We will engage with a curated palette of botanical scents and experiment with mixing and matching them in different combinations, discovering how even a few essences can create remarkably varied impressions.
The emphasis is on curiosity and exploration rather than formulas or fixed outcomes, inviting ourselves to move beyond familiar pairings and uncover unexpected relationships between scents. We will each create a functional perfume designed for intentional daily wear, offering ongoing aromatic support that extends traditional aromatherapy into lived, wearable practice.
Join Copperwoman in singing songs that nourish feelings of closeness and unity, and assist in raising vibration, creating a fertile ground for prayer and healing. Bask in the Divine Silence that fills the space between songs.
Copperwoman "catches" songs that emerge out of the energy and common experiences of our growing beings. They inspire us with wisdom and insights and rise from a place of core connection. The songs are easy to learn and nurture our feelings of being earth family. “Open your heart, let your voice come through, just the way you do it, nothing to compare to.” Music IS the Medicine! A safe place to sing for anyone!
We will sing Sunday morning in the kitchen area. Let's fill the food with love and good vibrations and support the kitchen volunteers who just might join in.
Cronies
Do you have an advanced care directive that will guide loved ones and medical staff in knowing your desires should you not be able to speak for yourself? If not, this class will give you important information needed to make informed decisions about how you want to be treated at the end of life. We will show you tools that are available to make your wishes clear as well as giving thought to what you want to have happen after you die. We Crones will be there to offer support to enable you to create documents that reflect your desires, values and wishes. We will share with you the California Advanced Health Care directive and the Five Wishes forms as a template to create your personal document.
The traditional Death Café’s are held all over the world. They give participants an opportunity to come together in a safe circle of sisters to openly talk about death. This format increases awareness about death in order to help folks make the most of the life they have left.
The Symposium Death Café is not a class per-se, it is a conversation. We can ask questions, find answers, share stories, explore fears and celebrate knowledge with love!
What plant connects Rudolf Steiner, permaculture, and menopause?
Dioscorea spp—Steiner called wild yam Light Root, a plant he believed could nourish both the physical and etheric bodies and help humanity move through times of metamorphosis. Times such as these! This class intention isn’t to offer fixed answers but to open a conversation grounded in EagleSong’s long relationship with this global genus. Dioscorea has supported food security across cultures for eons—what mother doesn’t understand the instinct to feed and sustain life?
Dioscorea spp has also been used by women during menopause in many cultures. What can we learn from these nourishing traditions? Menopause, though a universal biological milestone in women, remains widely misunderstood and underserved.
By 2030, more than 1.2 billion women will be in menopause or post-menopause. Instead of accepting the narrative of decline, let us reclaim this phase of a woman’s life as a source of power and renewal. As the Chinese say, “Menopause is a second spring”. For ourselves...for the earth. Make your pause your medicine. Could Light Root be an herbal ally on your journey? Let’s find out...
Table salt, sea salt, black salt, pink salt! Let’s explore salt in all her guises and ancient history. Salt, essential for human survival, used as currency (“salary”), created trade routes around the world and even built cities! How did such a profound mineral become such an evil character in today’s health scene?
We’ll explore salt’s heritage as we grind up some tasty herbal salts for the kitchen, make a salt scrub and an herbal bath for a down home spa day! Inside and out, salt is an ally for our health!
As EagleSong has woven herbs into her daily life over the last 50 years, she’ve noticed a subtle shift in her body and world view. The joy and trepidation involved with harvesting, eating, and working with nettle in so many ways brought her a much broader perspective.
She had to laugh when she realized nettling is a verb! Let’s explore Nettle, Urtica dioica, in the wild and wildish garden, at the table, as fiber, and as “medicine.” From root to leaf, to bloom, to seed this magnanimous plant has a story to tell! A story that runs through humankind in many parts of the world and often on the thread of motherline medicine.
Sink into the sacred embrace of yourself, the wisdom of the Rose, and Ayurveda in this all-levels practice honoring the heart and body’s innate intelligence.
In part one, Annalise will share Ayurvedic teachings and guide a nourishing Abhyanga self-massage ritual. We will explore the koshas, marma points, and steep ourselves in the sweet wisdom of Rose as a pathway to the heart, womb and devotion.
In part two, Jess will lead a plant spirit journey to deepen our relationship with Rose. Together we will sip tea, learn the healing properties, and connect with this powerful plant ally through guided meditation and reflection. We will be welcomed to soften, open, and embrace this sacred self-care experience alongside our beloved sisters.
Hawaiian Salt from the ocean is part of the healing tradition and cleansing tradition of the Hawaiian people. Before ceremonies a cleansing bath in the ocean is taken, prayers are spoken for the community, the family/Ohana, ourselves and the ancestors. We will explore and engage in a cleansing salt ceremony along with the E Ho Mai Hawaiian chant which will open us up to receive the wisdom of the messages for our weekend together as well from the sacred teachers, healers, and the land.
We will continue our journey with the Polynesian canoe plants those brought for miles over the seas for sustenance. The Banana/Mai’i resembles a tree but is actually an herb. All part of the plant used for food and ceremonial purposes. We will taste the banana and talk of its uses for healing and the Hawaiian Moon Goddess Hina who this plant is sacred to and how the Hawaiian Moon Calendar influences planting times.
Sweet potato and Taro were the primary foods that travelled across oceans to sustain the Polynesian people. Through dance, chanting and storytelling we will explore more about these plants and sea faring way finders. Please bring something from nature to create a group altar. We will also address how eating communally from the same poi bowl is part of community healing and ho’oponopono
Welcome to the world of weaving! In this class we will explore various weaving styles and materials. Students will have a chance to make their own basket to take home.
Masa making is a magical and traditional time-honored labor of love. Let’s make some! Corn is a nutritious staple food in many places, but has also been demonized simply because we have lost the art of proper preparation. In hopes that we can incorporate more delicious and beneficial food into our lives, while rewriting the common current narrative that corn is “bad”, let’s learn the ancient & traditional ways of making masa and tortillas.
In this class we will discuss the history of corn and masa, go over the proper techniques of preparation, and then we’ll do it! We’ll make masa and then tortillas that we can eat hot right out of the pan. We will all walk away feeling confident about making corn and masa the correct, healthy way!
Kava Kava is a sacred ceremonial elixir of the Pacific Islands. In this class, we’ll come together to delve into the rich ethnobotanical history of this remarkable plant, uncover its unique medicinal properties, and demystify the chemistry behind its calming effects. We’ll explore the deep traditions and stories of Kava, and discuss the many ways this ancient medicine can bring balance and connection to our modern lives. This will be a hands-on and welcoming experience, with time to sit together and drink kava as a group. It’s a chance to learn, connect, and feel into the calming, community-centered spirit of this traditional medicine.
This class explores the ceremonial and practical use of different plants and resins for creating sacred smoke, with an emphasis on relationship, respect, and place. Together we will look at how aromatic plants have long been used to cleanse space, mark transitions, support prayer, and create ritual containers across many cultures and traditions.
We will be introduced to key regional plant allies such as Ponderosa pine, cedar, and Artemisia, along with additional local species traditionally used for smoke and scent. We will discuss how the scent, resin, needle, or leaf of the plant carries distinct energetic and spiritual qualities and how those qualities can be intentionally chosen to support different purposes such as grounding, protection, clarity, or blessing.
Our menstrual cycle—our moon time—is a sacred rhythm, a monthly opportunity to connect with our creative center and our innate power as women. In this class, we will explore the beauty and wisdom of the menstrual cycle, weaving herbal traditions and functional approaches to address common concerns that disrupt this sacred flow. We will dive into supporting the womb and overall reproductive health with herbal and holistic practices that can ease PMS, alleviate period pain, and address imbalances such as endometriosis, fibroid tumors, and cervical dysplasia. Through this exploration, you will gain tools to honor our cycle, nurture our body, and deepen our connection to our creative self.
In this class, we will cover:
The menstrual cycle as a time of reflection, renewal, and connection to creative energy.
Herbal approaches to support a balanced cycle, enhance fertility, and address imbalances.
Remedies and practices for relieving period pain and PMS naturally.
Herbal and functional perspectives for addressing cervical dysplasia, fibroids, endometriosis and more.
Join us for this nourishing and empowering session, where we’ll work with plant medicine to celebrate and care for our creative, cyclical selves.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a multifaceted condition that affects many women, often with symptoms ranging from irregular cycles and hormonal imbalances to metabolic concerns. In this class, we will approach PCOS from a functional herbal perspective, drawing from clinical experience to identify root causes and pathways to healing.
Together, we’ll explore how to work with herbs, diet, and lifestyle changes to support hormonal balance, restore ovulatory cycles, and address the underlying inflammation and insulin resistance often seen with PCOS. You’ll leave with actionable strategies to better understand this condition and tools to support your journey toward balance and wellness.
In this class, we will explore:
• Root causes of PCOS and the hormonal imbalances at play.
• Herbs that support hormonal health, reduce inflammation, and regulate cycles.
• The connection between metabolic health, insulin resistance, and PCOS—and how to address them.
• Case studies and practical tools from clinical herbal practice to support healing.
This class provides grounded and empowering tools for working with this condition naturally and effectively.
Hormone fluctuations become a delicate balancing act throughout our lives, especially during the midlife years. Yet blood sugar balance is one of the most powerful and often overlooked foundations of hormone regulation. When glucose and insulin become unstable, ripple effects occur throughout the endocrine system. Women may experience fatigue, cravings, stubborn weight gain, disrupted sleep, mood swings, and increased metabolic risk.
In this class we will explore how blood sugar regulation shifts during midlife and how food, herbs, and daily rhythms can help restore metabolic balance. Drawing from both Ayurvedic wisdom and modern nutrition science, we will examine the role of digestive fire (Agni), insulin regulation, circadian rhythms, and nervous system balance. Participants will learn practical strategies for stabilizing blood sugar through food choices, meal timing, supportive herbs, and daily routines to support steady energy and hormonal resilience.
The transition from perimenopause into menopause is one of the most significant hormonal shifts in a woman’s life. During these years, fluctuating estrogen and gradually declining progesterone can influence mood, sleep, metabolism, cognition, and overall vitality. Yet many women enter this stage without fully understanding the changes taking place in their bodies. In this workshop we will explore the hormonal landscape of the perimenopause–menopause transition through both modern endocrinology and the Ayurvedic lens of doshic balance and digestive fire (Agni). Participants will learn how shifting hormones contribute to symptoms such as anxiety, sleep disruption, brain fog, irregular cycles, and weight changes. We will explore how nutrition, herbs, and daily rhythms can support hormonal resilience and help restore balance, offering practical tools to navigate this transition with greater stability and vitality.
Concerns about cognitive decline are growing as many of us witness memory loss and neurodegenerative disease in aging loved ones. The encouraging news is that many factors influencing brain health are connected to daily habits and can be supported through nutrition, herbs, and lifestyle practices.
In this class we will explore how food, herbs, and daily rhythms support cognitive health, mood stability, and memory as we age, while examining key root causes that contribute to neurodegeneration. Topics include metabolic health, inflammation, mitochondrial function, and nutrient status that influence brain resilience. Participants will learn how blood sugar balance, anti-inflammatory foods, and key nutrients support brain health. Traditional herbal allies will also be introduced for their long history of supporting mental clarity and neurological health, offering practical strategies for protecting cognitive vitality.
Despacho, Wajt’a: An Andean ancestral ritual offering of “Ayni” or Sacred Reciprocity to Mother Earth and the unseen spirit realms and guardians of the land. A ceremony for our community to give gratitude to this land that has so generously and unconditionally held our herbal symposium for many many moons, and set communal intentions for ourselves, our Pacha Mama, and future generations.
Offered with love and gratitude, the Despacho, a prayer in physical form, creates a resonant space and great medicine by offering a feast to the unseen world. This further opens the passageway of mutual support and deeper interconnection while restoring balance and harmony to our lives. Feel free to bring seeds, sweets, dried fruit, flowers, herbs, incense, crystals, flour/cornmeal, and songs to offer in the ceremony.
Together we will explore practical ways to maintain the integrity of our energy field. We will learn how to recognize our personal energetic field, so that we can begin to distinguish what is ours from what is not. We often unknowingly acquire and walk around with energies that aren’t ours; they can be unhealthy, heavy, destructive, or soul-altering influences that keep us attached to people, places, and the past. Left unchecked, these influences and attachments can deeply affect our mental, spiritual, emotional and physical bodies. We will learn both simple and complex practices to:
**Identify how we acquire external energy and how it affects our everyday life. **Protect ourself and our energetic body.
**Cleanse our mind, body, space, energetic field and remove unhealthy attachments.
**Involve powerful plants, herbs, and crystals as amazing allies.
By incorporating these techniques into our life, we reclaim our energetic sovereignty!
1.Healing Through the Songs of Our Souls, part 1
A journey of voice, emotion, and embodied liberation. This soulful workshop invites us into the heart of our creative expression, where the voice becomes medicine, and sound becomes a path to healing. Together, we’ll explore the unseen barriers that hold us back from fully expressing ourselves—old stories, emotional blocks, inherited silences—and begin to dissolve them through guided vocal practices, somatic release, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and group quantum coaching.
We’ll be gently led through a journey of reclaiming our voices, awakening our authentic sound, and singing the songs our soul came here to share. No musical experience needed—only a willingness to show up. Leave this circle feeling empowered, expressed, and open, with tools to continue using song, sound, and emotional alchemy as a practice of self-healing and soul leadership.
In this class, we will explore the art of botanical metallic alchemy by wrapping silk scarves with plant leaves and boiling them with iron to create stunning leaf prints. This eco-printing process transforms natural elements into wearable art, blending creativity, nature, and chemistry in a magical, wearable piece.
Women have been sitting in circles and crafting for centuries. During this class we will take a journey into the ancient techniques of weaving, where we will not only learn the skill but also discover the therapeutic benefits of working with natural materials. We will be using one of the oldest basket weaving techniques, coil weaving, to weave pine needle baskets. A style practiced by many people groups.
This class will provide a supportive and collaborative environment, providing women with a space to share stories, connect, and celebrate the shared experience of creating art with nature’s elements.
Learn traditional dances from Ghana, West Africa
Come join us for an evening under the late spring constellations. Guided by a green laser wand, you’ll learn to find your way around the night sky and the names of the stars and constellations, while hearing folklore from different times and cultures. We’ll meet the bright shining stars of the Twins, the Lion, Virgo, the Scorpion, and more… You will also be dosed with Essence Elixirs!
Crones
Crones, come share lunch with other Wise Crones. We will discuss loving life after menopause, finding joy, appreciation, and health in our Crone years. We will also discuss our part in the Maiden’s Rites of Passage Ceremony and our own Crone’s Honoring Ritual.
This is time to reflect and share our experiences of Cronehood and our love for our Wise Crone ways and bodies. Past menopause and into memorypause, we will tell our stories. A time to make a ritual Crone Broom will follow.
Crones, come share another lunch with other Wise Crones. We will continue our plans for the Maiden’s Rites of Passage and our own Crone’s Honoring Ritual.
Join us for a quiet honoring of the loss of an unborn child through miscarriage or abortion.
Young Women ages 12-21
In this playful and hands on class, we’ll explore the art of macramé through the simple, rhythmic practice of knotting. Sitting together, we’ll create a pair of small, beautiful earrings, or a bracelet, or anklet, and learn simple knots that we can use again to make other creations. No experience is needed.
Welcome maidens, to the Circle of Women! Join us in celebrating the beauty and strength of this phase of your life, the time of your bloods. We will explore ideas and feelings, hear stories, make things to care for ourselves and prepare for the Maiden’s Rites of Passage Ceremony to be held Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. Any young woman who would like to go through the Maiden Ceremony must attend this class.
Mid Kids ages 7-11
Let’s stretch our imagination with the wonderful medium of watercolor. We can paint herbs, flowers, trees, or anything that makes you happy! Bring your imaginations and favorite plant friends to help you with your masterpiece.
What’s a better way to show your friend that you care about her than making her a friendship bracelet? Kick those shoes off, tie some thread to your toe, and make knots until you have a beautiful bracelet to give to a special person. Don’t forget to ask her what her favorite colors are!
We will start with a piece of clay and gently roll it into a tile or amulet. We will then press fresh herbs and leaves into it to make a beautiful print. When we remove the plants from the clay we will see wonderful patterns from the plants. Then we will dry it for a day and come back to add color using natural paint made from rocks. We can also add a thread or cord to make a necklace or something special for hanging to take home.
We will make beautiful pictures with fresh herbs and crayons by placing paper over the herbs and gently rubbing the crayons on the paper. This will pick up the shapes and textures of the leaves, edges, and shapes and give us fun and wonderful pictures to take home.
Young Children
Early Morning Classes
Intensives
- Community Care Circle - Ami Wruck
- Lymphatic Breast Health - DeAnna Batdorff
- Sacred Metabolism: Balancing Blood Sugar & Hormones Through Food, Herbs & Rhythm - Mary Sheila Gonnella, BCHN