The Ever Transforming Woman

A playful and supportive community of women where you emerge with a sense of peace and clarity about who you are becoming in all of your beauty and magnificence... remembering what a miracle it all is.

We are preparing a space for women to come together to play within a potent corridor of transformation. Incorporating a variety of mediums to move energy, stagnant emotions and physical impingements to more relief, freedom and aliveness. More choices and empowerment with the intention to offer ease to your journey. To uplift and remind you that moving towards the pain helps it pass through more effortlessly and with the gifts of insight, wisdom and peace of mind.

We will be your guides, opening the portal for transformation and holding a safe container throughout the 3 days and 2 nights we are all together hosted at Mount Madonna Center with healthy meals and lodging within a sacred space in the mountains above Santa Cruz county.

The weekend will include:

Trauma Informed Yoga

Breathwork

Music and dance

Drumming & Sound Healing

Meditation and Visualization

Therapeutic creative art

In times when we find ourselves challenged and on our knees attempting to gather ourselves up and carry on...

Our vulnerabilities revealed, the tender parts and aspects of ourselves that we try to keep under control.

It is in these moments it becomes essential to remember that the discomfort of the depths that threaten to consume us are actually plunging us into a new identity!

That we are in the midst of a kind of alchemy as we relinquish all things familiar to the unknown future and open ourselves to what we are becoming through these intense and painful experiences we've found ourselves in...

Emotions arise, out of control as we shake our fists in defiance of what is happening as if it should not be happening, but it is.

To surrender feels like defeat.

To accept the circumstances can feel like a failure. 

What is occurring is a kind of death and comes with an upwelling of grief over unmet expectations and sabotaged plans. and you will find yourself in this place, over and over again in various degrees.

This is the Ever Transforming Woman that is YOU...

And, it's time to gather your tools and strategies, as you allow yourself to be held through this potent fire that will give power and flight to a part of yourself that has been buried beneath all the tragedy, pain and sorrow.

Sound Healing and Breathwork

Chrissy Davis, CMT is a dedicated massage therapist, breathwork/sound medicine practitioner, and somatic coach. She takes a holistic approach that nurtures the WHOLE being, embracing the philosophy that true healing encompasses body, mind, and spirit. Chrissy is passionate about guiding individuals to reconnect with their inner selves and discover effective tools for managing stress, depression and self-esteem issues. Her gentle but powerful methods encourage individuals of all ages to slow down, tune into their body’s wisdom, and cultivate greater awareness. She is most at home in nature and her greatest joy is her grandchildren. Integrated Bodywork and Breathwork Coach Unwound 
www.unwoundbody.com
209-601-9291

Soul Space Breathwork

Experience profound transformation through this sacred union of ancient healing arts. Begin with guided Reiki-infused breathwork that can dissolve emotional blockages and release stagnant energy you’ve been carrying far too long. As your breath deepens, feel yourself reconnecting with your body’s innate wisdom, creating a sanctuary of safety and groundedness within. The journey continues with immersive sound medicine- harmonic tones that penetrate deeply, completing the energetic reset. This powerful combination creates space for what truly belongs, helping you release tension, unprocessed emotions and energies that aren’t yours to carry. Emerge feeling lighter, with a profound sense of clarity and centeredness. Gift yourself this transformative experience of coming home to your truest self. 

The Power of Creative Expression

Bernadine Rosso-Galarneau is an ontological and shamanic guide in Santa Cruz County. She hosts women’s retreats, offers transformational programs and sessions to support individuals. She has conducted hundreds in groups for deeply connective events since 1993. She is the founder of Women's Evolution weekend retreat and one of the authors included in Her Coronation, a collection of sacred stories of initiation and spiritual sovereignty.

Her Vision is to support the evolution of women as they lead the way for positive change and to plant seeds for higher consciousness and to create extraordinary collaborations with those in the world doing the same.

Art for Transformation and Self Discovery

Take a journey into the unconscious creative world within you. Colors, textures and images all carry the potential to reveal insights and answers to some of the things that may feel unknown to you.

Regardless of your experience with art and your ability to express yourself creatively or not, I will take you through a playful process whereby choosing particular colors, strokes and shapes, you deepen your relationship to yourself to transform some of the challenges you are facing and your current relationship to overwhelm and how to move forward from your current state.

Movement, rhythm and Sound 

Jill Gutierrez Wilde is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, expressive arts facilitator, and retreat guide who weaves together movement, mindfulness, creativity, and the power of African drum circles to support holistic healing and soulful transformation. 

Embodying Rhythm and Mindful Presence

Drawing from somatic principles, nervous-system literacy, and the expressive arts, Jill will be creating a grounding and heart-centered space where you will reconnect with your body and access the wisdom already living within you. She will invite rhythm, breath, and embodied presence to rise together—whether through yoga, creative arts, or communal drumming—offering participants a deeply restorative and empowering path back to wholeness.