womanHood

Womanhood Inspirations is a rite of passage program offering teen girls and young women, activities and workshops to encourage self confidence and raise self esteem at a critical and pivotal point of growth in their lives.

We teach teen girls and young women tools and skills to promote healthy lifestyle choices and problem solving abilities to last a lifetime.

Let us know if you are interested in potential summer activities for mothers and teen daughters ages 12-17years.

Mother & daughter Hikes: moderate including nature connection & writing.

Mother & daughter Mandala Art Class: Create together to build deeper compassion & understanding.

Stay tuned for Mother daughter ropes course in the fall, Empowered Mothers Mastermind & Additional weekend workshops.

Activities we include in our programs are:
  • Art
  • Journaling
  • Rafting
  • Backpacking
  • Hiking
  • Ropes courses
  • Dance and movement
  • Yoga
  • Meditation
  • Talking circles
  • Singing
Subjects we cover are:
  • Nutritional education
  • Sexuality
  • Self care
  • Body awareness
  • Communication
  • Relationships
  • Self esteem
  • Authentic self expression
  • Personal and global goals and dreams
  • Environmentalism
  • Sustainability
Young Women's Retreats

As each young woman becomes a grown woman, what Lifestyle will SHE CHOOSE instead of falling into, by default or circumstance?

We are curious, if she were to get clear about what her Desires are & what brings her the most Joy, then Align herself with those Priorities, what Outcomes would she get and who would her Allies become?

What Activities, Community and Friendships will she participate in and give herself to?

Our objective is to support everyone in having more Discernment, Clarity of values, priorities & goals together and individually.

We believe that we all have a right to experience Joy & Fun, Being Relaxed & Carefree and that participating in Creative projects & tapping into ways to Express yourself more will give you exactly those things.

We believe that we all have a right to experience Joy & Fun, Being Relaxed & Carefree and that participating in Creative projects & tapping into ways to Express yourself more will give you exactly those things.

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Our organization, founded in February 2007, and based in Santa Cruz County, is non-profit through Children Are Our Future.
The Children Are Our Future envisions an inter-generational community in which youth are valued, respected, and honored by a collaborative support system of adults who are organized and trained to help them realize their potential.

Bernadine Rosso, Founder

We believe that by guiding youth toward positive change, many of the problems our planet and communities are and will be facing, can be addressed by the next generation with confidence and consciousness. Specifically preparing and giving young women support in their early years, preceding their roles as mothers, homemakers, care providers, role models and leaders, that we do a great service for all whom they will be responsible for in the years to come as women’s roles continue to evolve. We include ideas such as self care and self respect to counter many of the self destructive behaviors that have been rampant in recent teen culture such as suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders and promiscuity. Many of which tend to continue on into adulthood and ultimately affect self judgement and personal identity.

Womanhood Inspirations offers teenaged girls ideas and perspectives including the imbalance of mainstream health and environmental options, seeking answers within one’s self through nature, journaling and meditation rather than relying on the opinions of others, also, tapping into and practicing authentic self expression and communication. We intend that our curriculum will encourage and enable participants to approach, with self assuredness, whatever life brings throughout their transformation into womanhood, and thereafter.

Bernadine Rosso, Founder

We believe that by guiding youth toward positive change, many of the problems our planet and communities are and will be facing, can be addressed by the next generation with confidence and consciousness. Specifically preparing and giving young women support in their early years, preceding their roles as mothers, homemakers, care providers, role models and leaders, that we do a great service for all whom they will be responsible for in the years to come as women’s roles continue to evolve. We include ideas such as self care and self respect to counter many of the self destructive behaviors that have been rampant in recent teen culture such as suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders and promiscuity. Many of which tend to continue on into adulthood and ultimately affect self judgement and personal identity.

Womanhood Inspirations offers teenaged girls ideas and perspectives including the imbalance of mainstream health and environmental options, seeking answers within one’s self through nature, journaling and meditation rather than relying on the opinions of others, also, tapping into and practicing authentic self expression and communication. We intend that our curriculum will encourage and enable participants to approach, with self assuredness, whatever life brings throughout their transformation into womanhood, and thereafter.