During the season of Beltane during the Flower Full Moon, we gather for a guided, nature-based ceremonial experience to honor and harmonize the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine energies within each of us.
Through simple and intentional practices with the elements, we will explore the fertile ground within—where vision and creativity begin to take form. Together, we will tend to what is ready to grow in this season of Spring.
Rooted in the archetypal themes of Beltane (a moment on the medicine wheel of sacred union, fertility, passion, vitality, and the blossoming of life) this gathering invites participants into deeper connection, balance, and integration.
Together, we will offer gratitude to the elements that embody the Divine Masculine and Feminine, and co-create a flower mandala as a living prayer to honor the creative life force flowing through us.
As a group we will build a ceremonial fire—symbolizing focused intention, action, presence and the holding of sacred space — as it carries our prayers skyward.
We will offer cacao, engage in gentle cleansing practices and close the circle in collective prayer — planting seeds for abundance as we move towards the fullness of summer.
After closing we will enjoy music, nourishment, and community connection.
About the Facilitators//
John Abate
John is trained and qualified to teach MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) through the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Center for Mindfulness and Integrative Studies.
Along with his MBSR training and teaching credentials, John has spent time formally on silent meditation retreats and co-leads and facilitates mindfulness and meditation workshops through his organization Mindful Foundations. Recently John has made pilgrimages to Peru to receive initiations of the Munay Ki, a series of nine energetic initiations (rites) rooted in the traditions of the Q’uero shamans of the Andes. A path essentially about becoming a being of luminous love and harmony with nature.
Victoria Moon
Victoria is a ceremonialist, herbalist, mother, tattoo artist, and the owner of Root + Ritual studio in New Hartford Ct — a space devoted to healing, and spiritual transformation. Her work is rooted in the belief that true spiritual practice begins with grounding into the body and holds the intention of creating spaces where individuals feel safe, seen, and deeply held.
Blending her craft as a tattoo artist with ritual practices, she approaches tattooing as a form of alchemy — an intimate, transformative process rooted in presence, intention, and connection. Her path has been shaped by years of immersion in earth-based ceremony and plant medicine traditions, working closely with cacao as her primary teacher and ally. Through her dedicated practice in herbalism, she continues to deepen her relationship with the land and the wisdom of the natural world.