Honor and Harmony: An Ancestral Journey of the Heart with Kylee Gies and Ashley Wishart

“ Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.” ~ Linda Hogan, Native American Writer

Join us in the yurt surrounded by nature’s embrace for an ancestral journey of the heart. It will also be a Full Hunter’s Moon! Come as you are to share in sacred circle. Chances are you will leave feeling held, connected, and uplifted by our collective energy and heart medicine.

We are amidst the abundance of Fall as we graciously benefit from the labor of love and the growth from the sun’s light. Autumnal Equinox marked the shift toward darkness as we prepare our inner and outer landscapes for winter’s muse. In many cultural traditions, it is the time of year to create celebratory rituals to connect with our ancestors and loved ones who have left this realm. It is a magical liminal space where the veils are thin and uplifted.

This mysterious space is a time of harvesting infinite love through honor and communion with our ancestors. It’s also an opportunity to ‘RE:member’ ourselves and ‘remember’ the potency of continued relationships through the oscillation of history and present moment narratives. We have an innate resilience to cultivate peace and harmony as we embrace death, loss, and ancestral grief on this Earthly plane. Ceremony and ritual bring to life the remembrance, the honor, and the interwoven harmonious connection we have for our loved ones.

You will have the opportunity to:

~ Create a living altar in honor of our Ancestors, our loved ones, and ourselves. It is a beautiful

vessel of love, expression, and communication. Objects, photos, songs, poems, relics, etc.

that carry meaning for you are welcome.

~ Experience a grief movement embodiment ritual. This practice encourages presence, heart

opening, empowerment, and self-healing through our body’s innate wisdom to transform

through breath, sound, and movement.

~ Explore and integrate the three R’s: Roots, Remembrance, and Realignment

~Take a guided ancestor journey accompanied by a rejuvenating sound bath with Ashley

~ Close our time together with some reflection and delicious snacks

Facilitator's Bios:

Kylee's Gies

Kylee is a certified Creative Grief Support Practitioner and owner of Sacred Dwelling LLC. She is also certified in Grief Movement Therapy. After the loss of her son, Oliver, she has been following the calling to support others’ grief journeys. Kylee studied Aikido for ten years and is a life-long learner & practitioner of yoga, mindfulness/meditation, along with facilitating emotional growth programs. She formerly worked in the field of International Education as an Advisor and Field Instructor. She holds space with love and compassion while providing expressive therapeutic modalities that encompass meaning-making, integration, creative exploration, and growth. She works with individuals one on one and facilitates grief circles and workshops that focus on ritual therapeutics, ceremony, creativity, and Earth based healing.

Ashley Wishart

Ashley is a Reiki master and sound healer. She founded Wise Heart Energy in her 10th year of sobriety after being inspired at a women’s retreat to step into her power and use her intuitive gifts to help others. As a mom of 3 and an elementary school teacher since 2016, Ashley specializes in facilitating community-building and group events and teaches others how to heal themselves through energy work, meaningful rituals, and shadow work. Many of her 1:1 clients are parents, people in recovery, and fellow adoptees. She believes in being of service in every part of her life and aspires to consult for families and other community organizations to empower more people to heal themselves and their lineages.