Moon Sisters
A monthly earth-based program for female-identifying youth ages 12-14 in partnership with Wayfinders on the Hudson.
Moon Sisters supports a blossoming community of girls committed to the Wayfinders values of caring for ourselves, each other, and the earth.
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During this age where girls are questioning their identities, friend groups are shifting, bodies are changing, and social media and screen time is influential - we gather to ground ourselves by deepening our competency, connection, and care for each other and the larger cycles of life. We learn new skills and make beautiful crafts focused on personal empowerment, and exploring our place in the larger collective.
A Time to get into Rhythm with Nature
Spending time connecting in nature allows us to attune to our natural rhythms with a stronger sense of self.
Each month, we gather on the land to learn and practice using tools to care for ourselves, each other, and the earth. We use our hands to make crafts and fire, listen to ancient myths and share stories around the fire, make herbal medicines, cook nourishing meals, sing, enjoy solo time in nature, and play games.
A Safe Space to Exhale
When we exhale from the constant business of school, homework, sports, extra-curricular activities, socializing and screen time to immerse ourselves in and amongst the natural world with our “sisters” and loving mentors, we realize that we are part of a wider web of interrelationships.
A Place to be Supported during the Transition into Adolescence
Moon Sisters culminates with an overnight campout where “sisters” will have the experience of deepening all we have explored and the ways we have grown individually and as a circle.
There will be an optional opportunity for a mentor supported initiatory experience that the “sisters” will build towards on the previous Sundays.
We will sleep outside in the elements, cook delicious food, and be warmed by our hearth fire while engaging with the skills and awareness that it takes to spend the night outside.
Following the overnight campout, families are invited to join in a potluck celebration and closing of our time together.