Mission

Phases of the Moon was created to grow commUNITY. To nourish people and the land we share. To build safe spaces for cocreation and collaboration. To honor artistic expression, music, movement, ceremony, and holistic healing as essential parts of human well-being. Alongside cultural and healing arts, we are developing initiatives in free community gardening, forest restoration, and ecological stewardship to support a more sustainable and connected future. At the heart of our work is a commitment to care: for each other, for the land, and for the spaces where we gather. We are dedicated to creating inclusive environments that foster restoration, creativity, and collective wellbeing. And to provide a peaceful, welcoming haven in an ever-changing world. Welcome. We're glad you're here.

Phases of the Moon
The Unity Gathering

Phases of the Moon is an intimate gathering where people come together to inspire, to create and to celebrate with an extensive lineup of workshops and speakers along with music, yoga, dance, and art.


At Phases of the Moon you'll feel yourself soften and reconnect with nature, with community, and with yourself. This is a sober space where the moment is the medicine. 


⛺ Everything is included

2 nights tent camping + all workshops, music, speakers, and activities—day and night. No hidden costs. 

(Optional add ons: vendor offerings + meal plan)


🌿 The Grounds

Wander blueberry-lined trails, relax in hammocks, explore interactive art, a labyrinth, and three fire pits for deep talks and community jams.


🎶 Music & Performance

Gordon Sterling & the People, Kevin Hill & the Secret Sound, Gypsy Funk Squad, Eliana Maharani & Friends + open mics, fire spinning, sound journeys, silent disco, and other performances.


🍃 Workshops & Wellness

15+ sessions, healers, vendors + ecstatic dance 


We hold this space with a lot of intention and a lot of humility.  Growth, for us, includes making mistakes and being willing to course correct with care and accountability. This is something we are building together, and your voice matters in that process. Thank you for being part of it. 


Phases of the Moon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Scenes from Phases of the Moon

parting words from our opening gathering...

power, support comfort, sharing, market place, empowering the best version of ourselves, meal train, hold each other up, soul searching, fire circle here with my daughter, supporting each others visions and dreams, allowing yourself to be mothered, each womxn doing whatever their gift is and then coming together, womxn are the source, energy moving through us , protection, lean on, and trust

Opening Gathering

Community Garden

Ceremonies & Events

Hot Tub

Drum Circle

Labyrinth

Catering & Cooking Classes

Live Music

Private Sessions


Spiritual Counseling, Vibration / Frequency Shifting, Emotion Codes, Awakening Dynamics, Qigong, Yoga,

Reiki, Meditation, Divination & Shamanic Healing 


Tai Chi & QiGong

Qigong is a movement meditation. Translated, it means energy cultivation, a practice that has been around for thousands of years. Aligning breath with mindful, slow movement allows the participant to enter into a deep state of meditation with their eyes open, allowing them to bridge the gap between the meditative and waking states. This practice creates coordination, balance and flexibility in the body, mind, and spirit. Tai chi is a series of movements that work on the entire body in a flowing sequence.


Healing Sessions

Elyse designs custom tailored, private healing sessions. While sessions can include chakra balancing, tuning forks, subconscious reprogramming, emotion codes, TIPI, reiki, divination, vibration/frequency shifting, qigong, meditation, and yoga, most people come for spiritual counseling...to identify repeating patterns, stuck energy, and physical pain from trapped emotions and to receive compassionate guidance, support and tools to flow through life. .


Community Garden

Nourishment is the foundation for health, and Phases of the Moon honors the desire for families to have affordable, clean food by offering space for an organic community garden designed to promote physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellness. Through education and shared labor, we’ll cultivate the skills necessary to create sustainable food for ourselves and our community, creating a stronger, healthier and more resilient community.

Emotional Alchemy

Navigating Emotions with Power and Presence

with Elyse Michelle

This program is offered as an invitation to learn the transformative power of emotions using a process that focuses on self-trust and self-acceptance. You'll learn to navigate your emotional landscape, calm your mind and body in times of stress, end cycles of rumination, make peace with the past, and move from insight into action, leading to better relationships.

This is a results-based, personalized 3 month program. 


Details:

Available in person or by Zoom

Complete intake form 

Financial Aid is available


During one-on-one sessions, you'll develop practical tools to meet grief, anger, shame, doubt, and regret with awareness, turning those emotions into pathways for growth and clarity.


We begin by becoming our own safe space. Finding safety within is what allows us to do this important work. From there, we use gentle somatic sensing, reflective exploration of life patterns, subconscious reprogramming, and meditative practices to create new neural pathways that help us to:


  • Trust our emotions as intelligent guides
  • Transform difficult feelings into insight, agency, and presence
  • Stay embodied and grounded even during intense emotional states
  • Reclaim authority over our inner emotional landscape


When met with awareness and regulation, emotions reorganize perception, meaning, and behavior. Emotional Alchemy is grounded in affective neuroscience and somatic regulation. The focus is not on analyzing problems or reliving trauma, but on learning to work with emotions so they support and guide you.


This is not therapy or abstract theory. It is a practical, relational, embodied process that helps you flow with emotions in real time as they arise in conversations, decisions, relationships, and moments of stress. With consistent practice, you build emotional fluency, gain clarity, and navigate life guided by your own internal wisdom.

Testimonials

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It’s a blessing to have you here sharing your magic!

Phases of the Moon Festival

Such a wonderful intimate gathering. Everyone I met was so present and sweet. The workshops I found to all be very helpful and enlightening. The property is very peaceful and well maintained. I will definitely be back!

Phases of the Moon Festival

I highly recommend the Phases of the Moon! The property was magical and beautiful! The workshops were awesome and it was very organized! My husband and I had an amazing time and we can’t wait for next year!

Phases of the Moon Festival

The festival was fun and organized extremely well. It felt safe and welcoming and the property is beautiful. The live music and workshops we a blast. My wife and I had an amazing time and look forward to coming back!

Intuitive Healing

Elyse, is skilled and kind. In the first instance I met her I knew her heart was true. My healing session today was deep and powerful. She is genuinely interested in guiding her clients to the highest healing possible! I’m blessed to be in her amazing energy and care!

Request a Session with Elyse Michelle (evenings & weekends)

Use this form to request a healing session.