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Life transitions can often feel chaotic or overwhelming. A ceremony gives structure and meaning to that change, helping to process what’s happening and to create a clear “before” and “after”, which can be powerful psychologically, socially and spiritually.
How often do we move through the rote business of life while also navigating changes that, in times past, would be a part of our cultural story? Every day we move through tiny rituals. But what about the bigger ones? The ones asking for a sacred pause to recognize and celebrate transitions, be they beginnings, endings or transformations?
Honoring life’s thresholds should not be extraordinary; they are every day magic. but they have become a lost art.
Grief deserves to be witnessed. Menarche honored. Motherhood held.
Whether we are crossing the maiden line, becoming a mother, embracing menopause, grieving loss, changing career, healing after hardship, or simply stepping into a new version of ourself, honoring life’s thresholds can be such a powerful way to move forward with love, joy and confidence. Doing so in community allows us to be witnessed and celebrated, to see ourselves in one another’s stories and to connect with each other in a deeply meaningful way.
The energy of Solstice season is aligned with threshold work. It is the peak of light, and a time to honor growth, abundance, and illumination. The Solstice sun reaches its zenith, and begins its slow return inward – an echo of our own cycles of rising and release.
Join us for a day of intentional ceremony – a rites of passage retreat designed to honor who you’ve been, awaken who you are becoming and celebrate the courage it takes to cross into your next chapter. Whether you’re navigating a life shift, craving renewal, or simply ready to reconnect with your essence – this day is for you.
Intuitive Day Schedule:
(and like our women’s bodies, subject to shift and change)
10am: Arrive and settle in. Light snacks and tea to share. Solstice altar creation.
10:30: Introduction Circle. Weaving Remembrance and Sacred Telling.
Somatic Movement. Composting old stories to nurture new growth.
1:30: Solstice Feast.
2:30: Crafting Magic. Mythic Storytelling. Reflection practice. Being the Mirror.
4pm: Crossing the Threshold. Journeying through deep body wisdom.
Somatic Movement. Sacred Witnessing.
5pm: Closing ceremony.
6pm: Depart. Celebration of the wHoly You.
This is more than a retreat. It’s a homecoming. To yourself. To your sisters. To your sacred journey.
Details:
When: June 22, 2025 – 10 am to 6 pm
Where: A beautiful organic farm in Paonia, CO
(exact location will be given after registration)
Who: Women, *Menarche age and up, seeking ritual and honoring
around a significant Threshold crossing
Why: Because women deserve witnessing and recognition around our holy passages
Investment: $150.00
(includes full 8 hours of ceremony, crafts with all supplies, lunch and snacks)
*If you are registering your young daughter to honor her moontime, she is 100% welcome, however please be aware that the retreat will be raw and full of strong emotion, as well as adult language and story. Stay tuned here for a teen centered, menarche only honoring ceremony.
Babies on the breast in the infant/mother bond are welcome. However, for older children that can be left with another caregiver, please do so. This is not a children’s retreat (but perhaps eventually).
Must Love Dogs
(or at least tolerate them)
(but please do not bring your own)
There are 3 dogs and 3 cats at the farm. It is likely that the dogs will greet you and then leave you in peace for the day. The cats will either ignore you or claim you as their own.
Items to bring with you: blanket and/or yoga mat to sit on the ground, a seat cushion or small pillow, journal and pen, water bottle, and items for altar that represent your threshold crossing.
After registration you will be sent a personal questionnaire to optimize your experience at the retreat.
For any questions, please contact Brandi through email
(brandiwoolf (at) gmail (dot) com)
Click here to read our latest newsletter about the process that led to Threshold.
Coming in from out of town? The North Fork Valley has multiple motels, campgrounds and a great little hostel right in downtown Paonia.
Click here to Register.
Space is limited to preserve the intimacy of group work and connection.
Please register by June 15th at the latest.
About your Guides:
Brandi Woolf is the mother of three wild daughters and the partner of a magic man. She is a champion of sisterhood and slow magic, and is devoted to the walk of Priestess. Her soul work constellates through writing, making, and holding space for stories to unravel and bones to remember. She believes that courage and vulnerability are necessary and that the stories of women can heal the world. She wants to dance more, have more hope and less doubt, and is a devoted lover of the moon and chocolate cake.
For Brandi’s full bio, visit this link.
M. Joy Cook is a powerhouse of deep watery wisdom and is devoted to uplifting and encouraging women through the simple yet powerful messages she spreads daily. Born into strong matriarchal magic, Joy has been immersed in health and wellness for her entire lifetime. She is a vibrant source of light and delights in the wild medicine that being a mother brings to her journey as woman and healer. You can find Joy reveling in nature, spending time with her beloved children and moving all the energy on the dance floor.
For Joy’s full bio and other ways to work with her, visit this link.
Brandi and Joy have been friends for almost 20 years and thrive together in the support of fierce and wild sisterhood. They have witnessed and held one another through the beauty, grief and challenges of life, death, birth, beginning and ending of relationships, and the many thresholds in between.
We can’t wait to celebrate you!
Your Threshold Awaits.