What if the part of you that was tamed is the part that holds all the answers?
Somewhere along the way, you learned to make yourself smaller. Agreeable. Composed. Productive. Your wildness and desire kept quietly under control.
Holding it all together creates stress, tension and anxiety. Your body becomes numb. Pleasure is elusive. And intimacy turns into a performance.
That’s not a flaw. It’s your armouring. You are not broken, and you are not alone.
Do you feel a deep yearning to dissolve the defenses that block both pain and pleasure?
To liberate your spirit, body, and heart from past wounds, expectations, or unspoken shame?
If you want to put down the burdens that dim your inherent sensuality and the sacred power within your womb and yoni - reclaim your radiant untamed feminine - you need to DeArmour.
A Journey Unlike Any Other
You Will Never Be The Same After This Experience
The process of healing and awakening your power, purpose and pleasure isn't a walk in the park – it's a vibrant, transformative adventure for the brave and the bold!
Do you have courage to step out of the noise and into the deep, fertile silence of your inner world?
Guided by the rhythm of your body's medicine (life force energy), I will hold you through an unfolding of ceremony, breath and restoration, to unravel what you’ve been carrying.
Join me in this transformative container of reclaiming your radiant untamed feminine.
Space on this Medicine Journey is intentionally held and limited.
If these words stir something within you, and your body is responding - then let's connect heart-to-heart.
Sister, You Are Welcome Here
Reconnect to mystery, magick and the ancient practices of the divine sacred feminine.
Come and laugh, cry, dance, rest, learn, share, rattle, howl and release your wonderful wild woman...
This is a rite of passage.
Release what no longer serves, and make space to be a channel for your own pleasure, beauty and magick.
We gather to explore ancient shamanic teachings, weave our dreamtime with intent, drop inwards through guided journeys, and communicate outwards using creative expression. We make medicine - objects of power and manifestation. We journal and draw and discuss and share. We create ceremonies and open portals of greater awareness. We dance and rest and dedicate our time to being wholly present to the changing woman within.
Within this alchemical circle we tap into the current of our divine feminine life-force to heal our sexual wounding and celebrate our sacred bodies as the temple for our spirit.
It is through our receptivity that we open the fertile space for the seed of intent to take us into action.
If we cannot relax into being open, we cannot conceive, gestate and birth that which we intend to create.
This Medicine Journey will hold you in gentleness, ruthless compassion, and unconditional love as you break free of your plates of protection and armour, soften into your inherent womb power and claim the pleasure of embodying your true divinity.
What You Can Expect
The rhythm of each day is carefully curated to balance deep inner work, integration, ceremony, movement, stillness, joy and connection with yourself.
You will engage in a variety of practices that support you through the DeArmouring process, to reset and soothe your nervous system.
Medicine Wheel Teachings
Gentle yet powerful matriarchal teachings guide each day, expanding your understanding of feminine and masculine energy and the Four Faces of the Divine Feminine – so you flow with your life rather than into overwhelm.
DeArmouring Techniques
A somatic process of releasing stuck and unexpressed emotions held in your sexual anatomy (vulva, uterus and ovaries) due to abuse, trauma, boundary issues, body shame, judgements and the need for protection - read on for more about this primary aspect of Changing Woman.
Creativity, Movement & Sound
Through dance, sound, drumming, making medicine (objects that carry power) and crafting we channel our creative life force. To embody our true nature is to choose pleasure – moving you beyond shame and self-consciousness.
Satsang
Sat means 'true' and Sangha means 'community'. We sit with the truest company we can keep – the Medicine Wheel – and let it guide us into personal inquiry and the freedom to embody our most natural selves.
Quality Time
Noble silence, daily housekeeping, ceremony and rest, plus the preparation of nourishing, heart-infused food.
Breathwork
Breath is life. Conscious breathwork has been used for thousands of years to access altered states and the body's innate wisdom, dissolving blocks and traumas lodged in the physical and energetic body.
Sweat Lodge
Depending on the venue. A sacred ceremony to purify, cleanse and rejuvenate, handed down through the Twisted Hairs Lineage – this is an alchemical womb space for self-realization, release and rebirth.
Let's Talk About Shamanic DeArmouring
De-armouring is a powerful, body-based healing process designed to release physical, emotional, and energetic blockages stored within the body. These blockages, often called "armour," accumulate in response to stress, trauma, suppressed emotions, and societal conditioning.
A shamanic approach journeys into the hidden landscapes of your inner world to reclaim lost vitality and essence. It acknowledges the body as a sacred temple that holds not only your personal history but the echoes of ancestral patterns and the collective human experience.
Your system weaves protective layers: energetic knots, tight muscles, numb patches – armour guarding these places like rocky outcrops or locked gates. In the moment, this protects you. But over time, it dams the rivers of pleasure, dulls the soil's fertility, and keeps parts of you hidden in shadow – showing up as chronic pain, stiffness, emotional numbness, struggles with intimacy, or feeling cut off from your authentic expression.
Shamanic De-Armouring is an invitation to walk back through this landscape — gently, courageously — loosening the knots, unlocking the gates, letting the rivers run clear again, so the wildness of your true self can flourish.
The DeArmouring Process
The Benefits Are Profound
Laurel Weaving Willow
South African Medicine Woman Weaving Willow is an acknowledged Spirit Wisdom Keeper and Apprentice to the Twisted Hairs Lineage.
An alchemist and devoted student to her own growth and leadership, she embodies the Changing Woman Feminine Mysteries of Sacred Sexuality and has held women in circle, ceremony and retreat since 2013.
She is known as a ‘spirit doula’, someone who knows how to support, listen and challenge women through significant life experiences and rites of passage.
She will help you see what needs to be seen, feel what needs to be felt, and heal what has been held deep in your body and womb.
You don’t have to become someone new. You only have to remember who you have always been: radiant, wild and untamed.
Sleeping & Dreaming As An Act Of Power
This Medicine Journey calls to let all the parts of you emerge. Unearth your True Nature.
Sleeping & dreaming in shared accommodation creates an environment where our individual dreaming spaces can intertwine, often bringing collective insights, heightened awareness, and a deeper sense of connection within the group. It's an opportunity to extend the sacred container of our journey even into the realm of dreams.
Simplicity. Elemental connectedness. Stillness.
The parts of ourselves we often lose touch with in the rush of daily life.
In this space, we leave devices behind - a phone-free - screen-free space. Not as a rule, but as a ritual.
By unplugging, we tune into the rhythms of nature, to our own intuition, and to each other.
We become more available to the moment, more present in our bodies, and more connected to the shared field we co-create. Interconnected, we eat together, tend the fire, share stories, sit in silence, and move through each experience as a conscious community. The land holds us as we let go of what is no longer true and remember who we are beneath the noise.
Food As Nourishment
Food is an integral part of our journey inward. We nourish ourselves with simple, wholesome, grounding meals – prepared together. Whether you're chopping vegetables, stirring a pot of soup, or setting the table, your hands become part of the nourishment we all receive.
For many women, food has been a source of control, confusion, or disconnection. There is a deep remembering that happens in this circle: to nourish ourselves is to come home to the body, and to honor hunger – not just the physical kind, but the hunger for wholeness, ritual, rhythm and pleasure.
Women step into the kitchen as medicine makers. Food becomes prayer. Cooking becomes ceremony. Eating becomes an act of self-love.
Travel Into The Domain Of Your Womb
Beyond individual renewal, this expedition sparks ancestral and inter-generational healing, within a supportive circle of kindred spirits, fostering unforgettable bonds.
Ultimately, it will guide you home – to your true, un-armoured self, ready to embody your joy, grace and inner power.
KwaZulu Natal,
South Africa
February, 2027
From: ZAR18,000 (The total price varies according to your choice of accommodation.)
Price includes accommodation for nine nights, meals and the full medicine journey.
We begin with dinner on day 1 and close with lunch together on the last day.
The journey will be held in English.
To sign up, please click below to pay your deposit. You will receive an invoice for the remaining balance after registration.
Aldval,
Norway
June 19 - 23rd, 2027
June 30 - July 4th, 2027
From: 10,000 kr (The total price varies according to your choice of accommodation.)
Price includes accommodation for four nights, meals and the full medicine journey.
We begin with dinner on day 1 and close with lunch together on the last day.
The journey will be held in English.
To sign up, please click below to pay your deposit. You will receive an invoice for the remaining balance after registration.
Got Some Questions?
PLEASE NOTE: This Medicine Journey is for women who were born with a womb and a vagina.
This Medicine Journey addresses sexuality, pleasure & your relationship with your body. There will likely be practices that involve nudity. This is never forced, your personal boundaries are respected at all times and you can say no at any point.
This Medicine Journey is a drug and alcohol-free gathering - this includes plant medicines and any consciousness altering substances. The invitation over our time together, is to leave behind as much of your habituated lifestyle as you can & observe what arises from behind your comfort zones.
Everything we need to bring us clarity, freedom, pleasure & to awaken our wisdom is right here, already in the body.
Give yourself permission to switch off & disconnect for the duration of this journey. Complete any unfinished business and do what needs to be done before we begin.
If you yearn for sacred sisterhood, genuine connection, to unlock your creativity, or to heal past traumas, then this is the place for you.
If you're a woman navigating today's challenges – experiencing burnout, overwhelm, chronic stress, or a disconnection from your true identity – then yes, this is for you.
To ensure we are a good fit, and to create the most supportive and effective environment, you are welcome to book a video call with me first.
This call allows us both to:
Understand your intentions:
Share what you hope to gain, and ensure it aligns with this specific shamanic journey.
Ask your questions:
Ask anything about the process and meet me – I will be the one guiding you through this deep and intimate journey.
Changing Woman is one of several ways to participate in Red Owl Women's Lodge.
Laurel Weaving Willow works both online and in-person to support women in reconnecting with their body literacy, cyclical intelligence, and feminine knowledge and wisdom.
Moon Lodges & the Alchemist's Cauldron: Gathering in sacred spaces - both online and live - aligned with seasonal and lunar peaks to honor natural rhythms and feminine mysteries.
Womb Healing & Personal Sessions: Individual guidance focused on clearing, reclaiming pleasure, and restoring vitality to the physical temple.
Women's Retreats: Immersive gatherings designed to step out of daily noise, drop into deep inner reflection, and awaken the sacred fire within.
Laurel holds a grounded, transformative space to help you remember your natural essence.
Other than the Shamanic DeArmouring Process, you'll engage in a harmonious blend of practices, including Medicine Wheel Teachings, Guided Shamanic Journeys, Breathwork, Creative Expression, Movement, Sound, Satsang (sitting in true community), powerful Sweat Lodge ceremonies, dedicated Quality Time for self-reflection and rest, and Medicine-making.
You are required to take responsibility for your own wellbeing during the journey. Your personal boundaries are respected at all times and you can say no at any point.
You will be held in a strong, safe container with gentle, ruthless compassion and unconditional love. Weaving Willow provides loving guidance, and you'll be supported by a sacred circle of like-minded sisters. Practices are designed to unplug you, reset your nervous system, and allow for your natural unfolding.
Beyond immediate peace and purpose, you'll gain new tools for self-care, deepen your self-awareness, and experience lasting healing. This journey sparks ancestral and inter-generational healing, growth, and evolution. You'll carry home a renewed sense of vitality and purpose, having created unforgettable bonds and cherished memories with your sacred sisterhood.
Your 50% deposit is non-refundable. This secures your place.
Should you cancel for any reason and you have paid in full, then 50% will be refunded to you, provided it is done in writing 21 days before the journey begins.
No refunds will be issued thereafter.
Should the organisers cancel this Medicine Journey for any reason, your payment will be refunded to you in full.
Disclaimer
All our Shamanic Journeys are focused on personal growth and holistic well-being.
They are not a substitute for professional medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider for any questions regarding a medical condition.
All experiences, ceremonies, and teachings are offered with reverence and respect for ancient traditions, adapted for modern application.