“The psyches and souls of women also have their own cycles and seasons of doing and solitude, running and staying, being involved and being removed, questing and resting, creating and incubating, being of the world and returning to the soul-place.”
The Trailblazery presents Moon Medicine – a monthly gathering for women to coincide with the Full Moon cycle of 2019. This is an invitation for women who are ready to harness their inner power and reclaim their wild feminine nature. Our next gathering will take place on February 18 and will feature Guest Luminary Karen Ward | Founder of Moon Mná, Therapist and Medicine Woman (see more details below). Our guest musician is Margie Jean Lewis who is known for her intricately crafted ethereal soundscapes, lush songs of emotional depth and pumping electronic beats.
We are super delighted to announce that we are taking over The Pillar Room of The Rotunda Hospital for our February gathering. We will explore the magical portal of Imbolc and honour our Irish heroine lineage from Brigid {Patroness of Babies, Children and Midwives} to Constance Markievicz {Revolutionary, Suffragette and Advocate for Women and Workers}. The Countess was laid out to rest in The Pillar Room room in 1927 while ranks of the Fianna boys she had introduced the use of arms, stood to attention by her coffin, draped with the tricolour, for two days and nights as more than 100,000 people filed past.
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In a world where women can feel increasingly disconnected from their inner selves and the world around them, Moon Medicine offers an alchemical path to reconnection. In light of Repeal and the rising momentum of women worldwide speaking out, stepping up and reclaiming their power, this is a special opportunity to rediscover and celebrate your own creative feminine life force. Hosted by Kathy Scott {Creative Director of The Trailblazery} - this series of monthly mystery gatherings will illuminate the magical gifts of the Moon at special locations around the city of Dublin as 2019 unfolds.
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Women have been gathering in circle and creating sacred space together since the dawn of time – this is our ‘soul-place’. The Moon or La Luna is a feminine symbol, universally representing the rhythm of time as it embodies the cycle. Just as the moon influences the ebbs and flows of the ocean tides, studies show that we too are influenced by the magnetic pull of the lunar forces. According to the Farmers Almanac the Moon's twenty-eight day cycle also influences the weather, crop growth, animal and human fertility. In her book Moon Dance: The Feminine Dimensions of Time, Sioux Rose says the lunar cycle directly impacts our emotions and “energises the collective unconscious”. Moon Medicine is an opportunity to tune into the gifts of the Lunar Cycle and meet a host of inspiring trailblazing women along the way.
Intention
Our intention is for Moon Medicine to move processionally through the city, gathering momentum, power and light as the lunar cycles unfold. We have invited some Guest Luminaries to guides us through astrological insights, the path of Brigid, the Druidic and Celtic Traditions of our ancestors and the rhythms of Mother Earth. We will explore Yeats, Maude Gonne, Lady Gregory, AE Russell and the magic of the Celtic revival. We will map the lunar cycles to our own feminine cycles and Moon Time. We will learn about manifestation and intention setting. We will hear stories from woke women in the cultural, politics and social realms. We will honour those who have gone before us and pave the way for those yet to come. We will experience yoga, ritual. and other wisdom practices. We will swim in the sea and dance under the moonlight. Expect live music and performance at every gathering. Join us and tell your sisters…..
How does it work?
12 Gatherings: Moon Medicine is a series of monthly gatherings hosted by Kathy Scott. The gatherings are designed to track and synchronise with the lunar cycle and will take place on every Full Moon date in 2019. {See dates below}.
12 Locations: Moon Medicine is a moveable feast and will take place at different sites around Dublin City. Locations include historical buildings, museums, industrial studios, galleries, sacred spaces, seaside locations (for night swimming) and other curious places of interest.
12 Trailblazing Women: Every gathering also invites a guest female luminary to share Her story. Expect to meet a host of trailblazing women from artists to activists, astrologers, cultural creatives, dj’s, disruptors, gong bathers, herbalists, healers, music makers, mythologists, sea swimmers and other inspiring keepers of the flame
What does it involve?
We will be drawing from a deep well to find resources that will support you throughout the year ahead. We will explore the gifts of the lunar cycle as a map of empowerment for women’s wellbeing today. Each Moon Medicine gathering will include experiential practices from the ancient wisdom traditions including yoga, movement, kundalini kriya, meditation, breath work and sound current. There will also be dancing, sea swimming and live music. Expect to learn about some of the sacred rituals and secret practices that have supported women’s health and wellness throughout the ages. We also will hear the stories of women who have gone before us blazing trails across the cultural, political and social realms in Ireland and beyond. All are welcome and no experience is necessary.
A host of trailblazing women
Every Moon Medicine gathering invites a guest female luminary / creatrix to share Herstory with us. You will meet a host of trailblazing women from artists to activists, astrologers, cultural creatives, dj’s, disruptors, gong bathers, herbalists, healers, music makers, mythologists, sea swimmers and other inspiring keepers of the flame.
February Guest Luminary | Karen Ward
Karen is a communicator, myth-maker and bridging activator. As an academic with a Masters & PhD in Counselling Psychotherapy and Spirituality, she lectures & facilitates inspiring talks on a variety of holistic health subjects. With her husband, John Cantwell, Karen teaches & runs a School of Shamanism ( Holistic Living ) called 'Slí an Chroí' introducing energy awareness through nature and self soul work. At her clinic in Smithfield, Dublin, Karen treats all her treasured clients from a mind, body, spirit & energetic perspective. As a Shamanic Practitioner, Supervisor and Teacher, trained in the Celtic lineage and Druidic traditions, she runs Moon Mná Women’s Celtic Circles offering Rites of Passage Ceremonies and online courses. Karen is author of the annual 'Moon Mná Journal' which highlights the deep connection of women’s monthly cycles to the Moon. She co-rediscovered the Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage and she is guided in all she does by this quintessential feisty Irish Goddess. www.moonmna.ie
This is the medicine for you if you feel called to:
· Step into your personal power
· Connect with a brilliant circle of inspiring women
· Explore the gifts of the feminine and weave them into your daily life
· Embody sacred practices and rituals inherited from a lineage of wisdom keepers
· Move with the natural cycles and rhythms of Mother Earth
· Honour your feminine ancestral line
· Learn from wild women who are blazing trails in Ireland today
· Study the Wild Woman Archetype , The Heroine’s Journey and other stories.
· Experience transformational self-care practices to support you on your path of awakening
Future Moon Medicine dates for your diary:
3. Wednesday March 20 with Kitty Maguire | Yin Yoga Teacher, Storyteller and Sacred Space holder for Women
4. Thursday April 18 with Paula McHugh | 5Rhythms Dance Teacher, Therapist MIAHIP and Creator of Namaste meets what The Fuck
5. Saturday May 18 with Lian Bell | Designer, Activist and Founder of Waking the Feminists
6. Sunday June 16 with Victoria McCormack &Ritual | Performance Artist, Curator and Maker
7. Tuesday July 16 TBC
8. Wednesday Aug 14 with Laura Murphy | Pilgrim, Writer and Keeper of the Celtic Flame
9. Friday Sept 13 TBC
10. Sunday Oct 13 with Mari Kennedy | Women's Leadership Coach, Celtic Wisdom teacher and entrepreneur
11. Monday Nov 11 with Judith McAdam | Author, Theologian, Kinesiologist and Spiritual Life Coach
12. Wednesday Dec 11 with Ann McDonald | Inspirational singer/composer, writer, yoga teacher and healer
Other Guest Luminaries throughout the year include:
Sally Foran | DJ, Crafter, Storyteller and Global Buzz Conductor
Oonagh Kearney | Filmmaker, screenwriter, activist
Locations:
Moon Medicine is a moveable feast, gathering momentum as we flow through the city. Sites include historical buildings, musuems, industrial studios, galleries, stables, sacred spaces, seaside locations (for night swimming) and other curious places of interest.
* Each location will be announced in advance of our monthly gathering
Investment:
€300 euros: Moon Medicine Bundle of 9. You can select and attend 9 and attend of our Moon Medicine Gathering.. You will also receive a direct download of lunar intel including writings, recordings, resources, practices, self inquiry questionnaire and reading material delivered directly into your inbox every month. Once you have purchased you can email us to arrange your spots at hello@thetrailblazery.com. *Offer open until Feb 16
€200 euros: Moon Medicine Bundle of 6. You can select and attend 6 of our Moon Medicine Gatherings. You will also receive a direct download of lunar intel including writings, recordings, resources, practices, self inquiry questionnaire and reading material delivered directly into your inbox every month. Once you have purchased you can email us to arrange your spots at hello@thetrailblazery.com. *Offer open until Feb 16
€100 euros: Moon Medicine Bundle of 3. You can select and attend 3 of our Moon Medicine Gathering . You will also receive a direct download of lunar intel including writings, recordings, resources, practices, self inquiry questionnaire and reading material delivered directly into your inbox every month. Once you have purchased you can email us to arrange your spots at hello@thetrailblazery.com. *Offer open until Feb 16
€35 euros : drop-in rate per gathering. Advance booking is recommended as spaces will be limited.
Testimonials:
Kathy Scott has been traveling the world as a passionate student and brave pioneer of practices that bring people into intimate contact with their creativity and power. As a teacher, she beautifully weaves together all that she has gathered into a rich and generous offering. This is a deeply nourishing and powerful brew, especially for women.
Annie Ryan, Artistic Director Corn Exchange
Kathy Scott creates an utterly transcendent yoga experience. I attended her recent Rising Feminine Medicine Yoga Programme and it exceeded any expectations that I might have had on a mental, emotional, energetic and deeply feminine level. Her classes are packed full of wisdom, kindness, practical yoga asanas and meditative exercises that flowed off the mat with me and seamlessly threaded into my days for the rest of the week. Kathy elegantly weaves a powerful depth and breath of experience into all of her classes. Such a restorative weekly tonic. I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Nadine McCarthy Performance Consultant
Kathy Scott is one of a kind. She has a rare and special gift of teaching, her classes are unique, authentic and raw. Kathy has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom and brings together the most beautiful blend to her teachings . She offers unique pearls of women’s wisdom and deep feminine sensuality into all of her classes. Without doubt the most nourishing and beautiful classes I have ever gone to. Thank you Kathy for sharing your gifts.
Michelle Drury, Auriel Yoga Studio
Kathy Scott blazes a new and exciting trail using yoga as a way of expressing her higher purpose in this life. She has the powerful ability to align with Source in a way that allows this magnificent energy to flow in her, for her and through her. This invariably enables you to reach into the very core of your own being accessing the Divine feminine power that lies deep within you. Kathy is an embodiment of that wonderful feminine energy that has the potential to rise within us all.
Judith McAdam, Author, Theologian, Kinesiologist and Spiritual Life Coach
About Me.
Yogi, Curator, Creative Entrepreneur and Cultural Acupuncturist; I have been practicing and teaching yoga for over 15 years. I have trained as a teacher in the Kundalini, Sivananda & Anusara yoga methods and am committed to continually developing my practice and teaching. I am deeply influenced by the teachings of Elena Brower, Rod Stryker, Paramatma Siri Sadhana, Michaela Boehm, Thomas Hübl, Tara Brach and many more luminaries on and off the mat. I recently designed Rising Feminine Medicine - an ongoing alchemical practice inviting women to free their mind, open their heart, come home to their body and reclaim their wild feminine nature. I am currently participating on an ongoing tantric training with Michaela Boehm called The Wild Woman’s Way.
I am the curator and founder of many creative projects and enterprises in Ireland including The Trailblazery, the ireland : iceland project, The Wonderlust Stage at Body & Soul. I am currently creative-in-residence at Trinity College Dublin. I support creative entrepreneurs to clarify, strategize and share their unique vision with the world by offering a professional mentoring programme that activates and elevates their trailblazing enterprise. I recently trained with Thomas Hübl as part of The Pocket Project – a global movement dedicated to deepening our understanding of collective and intergenerational trauma.