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Rites of Passage Guide Training 2025/26
Northeast subsection of the Northeast Shield
Flute Intro (1:05)
The Words that Come Before all Else (2:34)
My Intention and some words on Cultural Appropriation (5:02)
Text Guide to Northeast and Tasks for Integration
Importance of Rites of Passage (0:47)
Coming of Age Meditation (8:04)
The Original Thanksgiving Address (5:06)
When to Bring the Hearts and Minds Together (2:21)
Cleansing, Loving Presence, Discipline (5:44)
Northeast Song (5:46)
East subsection of Northeast
Text Guide to the Northeast Section and Tasks for Integration
I'm Honored and more on the Northeast (3:02)
Intro to the Eight Shields Model (7:43)
Bringing the Beautyway (13:11)
Southeast subsection of Northeast
Text Guide to Southeast and Tasks for Integration
Role of Thresholder (8:10)
Preparation and Intention Setting with Initiates Before Arrival (3:21)
Preparation Questions for Initiates and You! (2:10)
Involving The Families and Welcome Letter Details (9:26)
South subsection of the Northeast
Text Guide to South and Tasks for Integration
Why do a Sit Spot (4:22)
Sit Spot Set up, Sense Meditation, Owl Eyes, Belly Mind (11:57)
How to Start a Sit Spot Practice (7:00)
How to: Fox Walking (2:33)
Intro to Energetic Toolkit (1:49)
Sacred YES and Sacred NO (13:19)
Zipping Up: Energetic Took Kit Example (15:02)
Muscle Testing: Energetic Toolkit (7:39)
Southwest subsection of Northeast
A Question... (4:18)
Text Guide to Southwest and Tasks for Integration
Hidden but not Forgotten: Nutrient Dense North Stars (3:16)
May I Rise: NE Song (1:57)
West subsection of Northeast
Text Guide to West and Tasks for Integration
Bringing your Team of Village Aunties Together (8:55)
The Practice of Council (4:14)
Coming of Age (2:38)
On a Quiet Day: NE Song (2:08)
Teaching 3 Part Songs: When I Breathe In (5:02)
Northwest subsection of Northeast
Text Guide to the Northwest and Tasks for Integration
The Hungry Girl Ghost (4:33)
Songs as Bookends: Let the Beauty We Love (2:09)
North subsection of Northeast
Text Guide to North and Tasks for Integration
Vision Quest Story (8:53)
Vision Quest Story Part 2 (9:33)
End of Vision Quest Story (2:40)
Snake Story (6:42)
Drum Journey for Visioning your Rites of Passage (22:04)
Design of ROP (5:37)
Northeast Subsection of East
Silent Gratitude Altar (3:35)
Land Welcomings (9:19)
Important Design Tool and Cherokee Mind Clearing Song (4:42)
A Song for Transitions (2:11)
East Subsection of East
Importance of Being Situated (3:41)
Intro to Designing your Send Off Ceremony with the Eight Shields Model (2:59)
For Reference: Detailed Images of all the Example 8 Shields Designs for the East Section
Village Send Off Ceremony Part 1: Designing with the 8 Shields Model (5:35)
Village Send Off Ceremony: Part 2 (14:35)
Village Send Off Ceremony Design Part 3 (9:05)
It's NAME GAME time! (4:11)
Receiving a Nature Name (7:50)
Southeast subsection of the East
Designing your First Day/East Day with the 8 Shields Model: part 1 (6:54)
Coming around the Wheel Day 1: part 2 (8:06)
Design of East Day: Part 3 (8:22)
Example of using the 8 Shields Model to design your daily flow (7:07)
Wheel of the Day Part 2 (6:13)
Wheel of the Day part 3 (4:16)
South subsection of the East
Aligning a Rites of Passage with the 8 Shields (2:53)
Designing the Rites of Passage with the 8 Shields Model Continued (14:37)
Designing a Rites of Passage with the 8 Shields: final part (9:30)
Designing an Activity or Class with the 8 Shields Model (7:26)
8 Shields Class Example Continued (4:56)
Southwest Subsection of East
Decolonizing Time (6:27)
Designing a Day with the 8 Shields Model- Your Turn~ AND 50/50 Principle (13:06)
Designing a Week in the Life~ (10:09)
West Subsection of East
Forming your Acorn: East Roles (2:15)
Acorn Model Continued (2:21)
Indicators of Awareness (5:18)
Northwest subsection of East
Calling in the Directions- Intro (6:24)
Calling in the Directions (22:26)
Calling in the Directions: 5 min version (7:28)
Releasing the Directions (2:26)
North subsection of East
Designing your Year on the Wheel: A look at the Celtic Wheel (12:06)
Example of a Wheel of the Year (10:15)
Recap of East Invitations (1:24)
Gifting you Seeds (4:39)
Northeast Subsection of Southeast
Poem: At the Threshold of Womanhood (1:39)
Text Guide for the Southeast (in docx or pdf)
Animal Senses (8:38)
Approaching your Instruments (0:45)
Setting the Circle and Sound Journeys (2:41)
Weave in Thank You Song (3:24)
Being Sung to and Acting out the Thanksgiving Address (11:07)
Tools and Materials, Space and Skills (3:24)
East Subsection of Southeast
Welcome to the Southeast Section! (6:47)
Child's Passions: Bringing Play as Medicine (1:28)
Southeast Acorn Roles Explained (1:59)
Animal Calls to Gather (2:02)
Tall Trees Call Me (1:40)
Southeast subsection of the Southeast (Welcome to the Games Academy)
Rites of Competency (11:41)
Let's Play Nutty Squirrels! (4:34)
Otter Steals Fish (3:05)
Otter Steals Fish Cont. (0:45)
Mountain Lion Stalks Deer and Deer Antler Wrestling (4:05)
Facilitating the 5 min Fire Challenge (8:51)
Lively Transition Song (1:36)
Run Rabbit Run (2:44)
My Roots Go Down (3:23)
Game: Fire in the Forest (3:14)
People of the Earth Tribe (2:40)
How to Play Head Honcho (2:34)
A super fun version of "Have you Ever?" (1:04)
Mockingbird Game (5:51)
My favorite game for around the Fire: In the Manner of the Adverb (2:03)
South subsection of the Southeast
Celebrating Girlhood (6:37)
Meeting the Needs of the Girls during the Rites of Passage (4:52)
More on Decolonizing Time with Special Guest: Kai Northcott (7:05)
Village Aunties= Protectors (2:21)
Southwest subsection of Southeast
How to Play: Eagle Eyes (5:28)
Wood, Stone, Feather and Bone (6:38)
Deer and Coyote- My all time Favorite Game! (5:05)
West subsection of Southeast
The Art of Storytelling (8:15)
How to Tell a Story (2:15)
Ameratsu Story (7:56)
Ameratsu continued (8:20)
Fox Woman Dreaming (8:14)
Fox Woman Dreaming Continued (2:56)
Northwest Section of Southeast
Close to me now oh my heart stay close (2:29)
I am my Mother's Body (1:59)
The Power of Affirmations (5:38)
North Subsection of Southeast
Silent Stalker Game for Intuition Building (2:52)
Inner Soul Life of the 8 Shields Model (6:07)
Northeast subsection of the South
Calling in Guides and Guardians (11:22)
Flute Intro and Welcome to the South (5:23)
Energetic Toolkit: Happy Duck and Heaven's Yes! (3:57)
Breath of Fire for Collective Energy and Radiance (5:35)
Oh Father as you Walk that Skyroad (1:14)
New Moon Community Amplification (1:54)
Taita Inti Padre Sol by Sajti (1:53)
Wake at Dawn with a Winged Heart-Kahlil Gibran (1:43)
Sah Ibi Kriya (7:50)
Sah Ibi Kriya Part 2 (9:13)
Sah Ibi Kriya Final Part (5:23)
East subsection of South
Create your Power Move (0:46)
Welcome to the Power of the South (5:43)
The Menstrual Cycle within the 8 Shields Model (11:57)
Reclaiming our Flows as Lunar Beings (4:31)
Being in Balance with the South Energy and the Idea of the Vital Few (8:22)
Southeast subsection of South
Wilderness First Aid and Fire Care (1:37)
Woman Heal Thyself: Acupressure Points (6:08)
Acupressure Points for Self Care (12:52)
South subsection of South
Holding South on the Acorn (5:39)
Indicators of Awareness: Inquisitive Focus (2:50)
Rose Medicine as a Guide (4:30)
The Magical Cauldron of Curiosity (3:30)
Centering on Sensuality as a Key to Ecstatic Sexuality (3:02)
Chocolate Meditation: Sensuality Practice (9:19)
Welcome to the Arrow Break Ceremony (3:20)
Introducing Courtney Brooke and Arrow Break Cont. (2:54)
Reflecting on what's holding you back. (9:00)
What is your Prayer for your Life? (1:36)
Arrow Break Ceremony (4:08)
Body Mechanics of the Arrow Break (6:10)
Raising the Energy with Song and Dance for the Arrowbreak (7:27)
Break on Through to the Other Side! (3:37)
Mentoring when trauma is present (14:38)
Setting and Maintaining Boundaries with Special Guest Carla Ann (10:02)
Crafting Clearly who you Serve: Supporting youth who are digesting out toxic gender politics (2:05)
Sacred Hearth (14:32)
Becoming a Hearth Tender (14:32)
Tending the Rites of Passage Hearth (14:32)
Rites of Passage Hearth Cont. (15:08)
Southwest subsection of South
Commitment to Taking Good Care of our Blood and our Bodies (10:18)
Let the Yoni Puppet Speak! (4:20)
Plant Shout Out (1:08)
Body Sovereignty with Guest Teacher Carla Ann (9:52)
Yoni Mirrors~ (2:22)
Yoni Paintings with Natural Paint (7:09)
Invitation to Keep your set up simple- you are camping. (0:52)
All Acts of Love and Pleasure Are My Rituals (1:23)
West subsection of South
Remembering the Foundations of Council for the Red Tent (5:06)
Sharing First Moon Stories (3:51)
The Vibe of the Red Tent and the Power of Re-storytive Practices (3:24)
Crawling out of my Skin Shedding: CopperWoman (2:47)
Dark of the Moon Song: Karen Beth (2:28)
The Grandmothers are Coming (2:31)
Together we will walk hand in hand (5:09)
Changing Woman Song (3:55)
We are so Blessed By You Oh Divine Queen (5:05)
Northwest subsection of the South
The Mechanics of Grieving (3:41)
Grieving in a Group- why and how (5:05)
Gender Dysphoria (4:34)
Creating the Pregnant Pause and Modeling the Power of the Pause. (2:24)
North subsection of South
Tapping the Endocrine System (4:55)
Call for CSRT (Community Supported Red Tents) (2:19)
Inner tracking: Fertility Awareness (3:08)
All Night Solo Fire (11:32)
Feeding our Intuition (3:11)
"I Open My Heart" Song (5:45)
Northeast of Southwest
Welcoming with Group Breathing Practices (4:57)
The Belly Mind (6:44)
East subsection of Southwest
Welcome to the Southwest (7:06)
I Want to Let Life Move Me Song (1:22)
Getting to Know our Plant Friends (7:25)
Southeast subsection of Southwest
Providing Basic Self Care Tips for Wellness and for Healthy Skin (5:34)
South Subsection of Southwest
Cacao Medicine (12:34)
How to Prepare the Ritual Cacao Drink (15:07)
In your Flow for Peak Effectiveness (3:08)
Frog Pose for Balancing Hormones (0:54)
Southwest subsection of Southwest
Holding Southwest on the Acorn (4:58)
Reviving the Art of the Wander (5:02)
The Walkabout Ceremony part 2 (3:00)
Playing the Songline game: Land Based Poetry (5:13)
Creating your Eco Spa (4:40)
Embodying and Sharing your Self Care Practices (3:04)
Plant Spirit Medicine Sits (5:00)
West subsection of Southwest
Feeding your Intuition: the Vassalisa Myth (15:08)
Songs to Honor Cacao (5:22)
Vocal Improv with Cacao (3:48)
Wild Tea Parties (4:38)
Northwest subsection of Southwest
Unpacking Cultural Trauma (7:35)
Resources to Ease Painful Cycling (2:36)
North subsection of Southwest
Intentional Hair Braiding to Wrap the Bundle (3:55)
Northeast subsection of the West
Courting from the Dreamtime into the Dawn (4:05)
Freestyling: Bringing our Hearts and Minds Together in Flow (2:36)
Medicinal Belonging (3:09)
East Subsection of the West
Community Agreements (7:58)
An Effective and Fun Name Game (2:49)
South Subsection of West
Grab some Clay and Create an Hour for yourself to Play! (0:51)
Clay Goddess Ritual (12:44)
Clay Goddess Ritual part 2 (2:12)
Southwest Subsection of West
Tea from the Land Practice (2:20)
West subsection of West
Holding West on the Acorn (2:42)
Midwifing the Hum of the Village (4:08)
Weaving a Life Giving Food Culture (5:38)
Food Blessing Songs (6:15)
Our Original Medicine: The Waters (3:35)
Leading with Story (2:19)
A Mythic Journey (7:49)
my Shero! Alexa Sunshine Rose: Humble Me. (4:04)
Song: Beads on a String Marya Stark (4:20)
We are circling, Circling Together (2:57)
Northwest subsection of West
Somatic Therapists (4:45)
Energetic Toolkit Cord Cutting (4:22)
Water Offering Boats (1:12)
North subsection of West
Water Honoring Song: I step into the Flow (1:38)
Northeast subsection of the Northwest
Protecting the Spirit of Childhood and Good Morning Lovely Sunshine (3:34)
East subsection of the Northwest
Waking up in Song (3:23)
Southeast subsection of the Northwest
Making Local Smoke Medicine Bundles (4:45)
West subsection of the Northwest
Orientation to a Talking Piece (2:14)
Song: How I'd Love to Live Like a River Flows (3:32)
Northwest subsection of the Northwest
Practice Savoring and Grieving (3:04)
Northeast subsection of North
!Gracias por la Vida! (4:17)
Southwest subsection of North
Walking as a Gift (10:00)
Northwest subsection of North
The Grandmothers are Coming Song (1:46)
How and Why to Make a Spirit Plate (4:52)
North subsection of North
The Sky where we Live (1:15)
Deer and Coyote- My all time Favorite Game!
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