By Heather Wolf
If your body is calling for a soft place to land and a wild space to expand, consider this your invitation home.
From July 19–24, we gather on the warm shores of the Salish Sea on a remote island in British Columbia at the wondrous Hollyhock Retreat Centre. My program, Witching Ways: Reviving Femme Folk Wisdom & Sensuous Power for femmes & thems, is the flowering of visions and passions I’ve held since childhood.
Raised by a visionary, counter-culture artist, I grew up immersed in sacred talking circles, moon lodges, and ritual. This lifelong foundation informs my studies in mythology, ancestral healing, voice, and the divine feminine, and led me to develop my own “True Voice” somatic vocal modality. This retreat interweaves folk traditions and living arts rooted in a sacred, collective relationship with the earth and each other. Together, we are reviving ancient-yet-new ways of living to meet the complex crises of our times. In doing so, we reclaim our voice, imagination, and vibrant power, while honoring femmes as natural leaders at the centre of community.
An undeniable energy and a profound sense of belonging unfold whenever femmes—cis, trans, and gender-fluid—come together in a space built on genuine mutual uplift. I know firsthand the liberation that comes when we sing our songs and speak our truth in a world that tries to silence the feminine. Yet, truly held spaces to explore our full expression—our joy, play, rage, and grief—are rare. The toxic overculture thrives on keeping us exhausted, disconnected, and isolated. Choosing to rebuild our webs of connection and reclaim our sensuous power is a radical act of resistance.
Try This – A Somatic Self-Honouring Practice
I invite you right now to pause, close your eyes, and slowly rub your palms together, gradually speeding up to build heat and energy. Observe your inner landscape. If your breathing naturally deepens, allow it.
Now, place your palms over your eyes and take a breath, receiving your own vital life force. Move your palms to your jaw, taking another breath there. Lower your hands to your throat “the centre of your voice” and bring presence there. Continue down to your heart, your solar plexus, your low belly, or wherever your body directs you. With each breath, give love and simple presence to your body, the home that is uniquely yours.
I hope you feel the call to join us this July 19–24 for the inaugural Witching Ways ~ Reviving Femme Folk Wisdom & Sensuous Power, July 19 – 24, 2026! Click here to register!
