An Invitation
A weekend of connection, embodied play, and community co-creation in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
April 11, 12, 13
Asheville, NC
How do we weave a community that nourishes us?
Community is not just something we belong to—it is something we tend.
It is the trust we cultivate, the wisdom we exchange, and the space we hold for each other’s joy, grief, creativity, and transformation. It is a living, breathing web, strengthened by the gifts we share.
We are in awe of the brilliance within this community—the depth of skill and creativity each of you carries. This gathering is an invitation to cross-pollinate, to weave our web wider and deeper, and to witness each other’s magic!
At Nourishing Our Roots
you are not just an attendee—you are a co-creator!
Here, everyone is both teacher and student, shaping the gathering through shared wisdom, movement, ritual, and play.
Offerings can range from 90-minute workshops, song circles, spontaneous storytelling, plant ID strolls, and emergent spaces where you follow what calls to you.
Eros is honored here. With care and consent, we explore desire, boundaries, and intimacy, welcoming all expressions of connection. We believe that being seen in our Eros can be a radically healing part of community.
Together, we will lead and be led with intention, playfulness, and deep care.
Let’s nourish the vision of
our community—
together.
How It Works
A group (maximum of 30 people) will spend three days and two nights in a gorgeous mountain home in Asheville, North Carolina.
Rayna & Chrystal will guide the opening ceremony, consent workshop, and closing ritual to anchor our time together.
The rest is shaped by you. This is a co-created gathering, where we source from one another the richness of wisdom, passion, and skill within our community.
What do you long to share in community?
Somatics & Body Awareness – Embodied movement practices, nervous system regulation, trauma-informed touch, dance, and polyvagal-informed practices.
Relational & Emotional Health – Communication tools, boundaries & consent, nonviolent communication, attachment & intimacy styles, conflict transformation, exploring love & commitment beyond binaries.
Financial Health & Abundance – Financial sovereignty, ethical wealth-building, community-based economies, investing in alignment with values.
Culture & Justice – Decolonization of relationships & intimacy, social liberation through embodied activism, storytelling as cultural preservation, intergenerational healing, reclaiming lost traditions, ethical non-monogamy through a justice lens.
Spirituality & Magic – Ancestral connection, dreamwork, tarot & divination, ritual & spellcraft, elemental magic, embodied prayer.
Eros & Sexuality – Sensual exploration, kink as shadow work, tantric connection, erotic ritual, queer & gender-expansive pleasure, power exchange dynamics, somatic consent practices for erotic play.
Creative Expression & Play – Dance, music making, poetry, storytelling, visual arts, comedy.
Ritual & Ceremony – Ancestral insights, rites of passage, grief rituals, collective ceremonies.
Nature & Earth-Based Practices – Herbalism, foraging, elemental connection, land-based rituals, eco-sensuality.
Possible Offering Themes
Culture & Values
Intentional Practices
🔹 Community Agreements — Co-created to set expectations around consent, respect, and accountability, adapting to the group’s needs.
🔹Consent Culture — A required embodied workshop equips us with shared language and tools for navigating desires and boundaries with more clarity.
🔹 Support & Accountability Roles — Designed for care and conflict resolution:
Heart Tenders: Provide emotional and nervous system
Guardians: Facilitate mediation and repair in cases of conflict or consent issues.
This space evolves with us. We welcome feedback and remain committed to learning, refining, and deepening our collective care.
Collectively, we will create a space of respect, care, and celebration—where all bodies, gender identities, and expressions of intimacy are honored.
Amid the escalating political and social backlash against queer and trans communities, we acknowledge the visible and unseen impacts of oppression while honoring each person’s complexity beyond any label.
Bigotry has no place here. This is not a ‘tolerate all perspectives’ space because some viewpoints perpetuate harm. We prioritize consent, self-awareness, and mutual care, navigating power dynamics with nuance and care.
