IN THE ANCIENT INITIATORY TALE OF RED BEAD WOMAN, IT IS SAID THAT A WOMAN FROM THE WILD EDGE, WILL BLESS HER CULTURE WITH STRANGE & MAGICAL RED BEAD SPEECH.

IN YOUR LIFE AND THROUGH YOUR OWN CREATIVE OR SOULFUL YEARNINGS AND OFFERINGS - WHAT MIGHT YOUR OWN RED BEAD SPEECH BE?

Stories are profound soul medicine. You are invited for this totally unique and beautiful one-off occasion for deep diving into the story of Red Bead Woman. Anticipate being cast under the spell of a traditionally told oral story, in a circle of women. It's weird, it's wild, and it's wonderful. You might never have experienced anything like it, and it's a ONE-TIME-ONLY-EVENT on the island.

Listen to and receive this mythic initiation tale and explore it's personal meaning for you. Discover where and how its ancient folk wisdom plays out through your life through deeper imaginative activities for entering into the story. We will ritually create our own magical necklaces from a gleaming ruby cornucopia of glass, wood, metal and acrylic red beads, to symbolise the gifts we carry and how we can offer our own red bead speech to the world.

ENJOY A SOUL RETREAT like no other...

IMMERSE in a live oral storytelling of the wild and strange, wonderful and savage - Red Bead Woman

CONNECT with the deeper folk wisdom residing in your soul

HEAL with story medicine

SHARE what’s special with other women

MOVE the story DEEP into your BONES

DISCOVER the enchanted Taiga

CREATE your own exquisite red bead necklace.

WELCOMING women from all walks, ages, & abilities

ALL BEADING MATERIALS provided.

PLEASE BRING: A journal and pen, any coloured pencils or pastels, cushion to sit on, drink bottle, and any particular red beads that might be meaningful to you to more powerfully personalise your necklace.

PLEASE DRESS IN RED, BLACK OR WHITE IF POSSIBLE or a combination of these three ancient initiatory fairytale and alchemical colours.

TO KEEP THIS EVENT INTIMATE, NUMBERS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED.

RED BEAD WOMAN SOUL RETREAT IS BEING HELD FROM 9.45AM -5PM SATURDAY 13TH OF SEPTEMBER AT THE JUNGLE CLUB

ABOUT YOUR RED BEAD WOMAN GUIDE...

MELAINA FARANDA has facilitated sacred women's circles, ceremonies, rites of passage, as well as delivering numerous workshops, and sharing stories across Australia and the UK for decades. The author of seventy books published nationally and internationally, Melaina is a lover of the mythopoetic and feels that to speak and listen to certain stories is to be breathed through with silver and gold. She has attended England’s premier storytelling course, the Emerson College residential - Storytelling Beyond Words, along with additional in-person training with Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Dr Martin Shaw, Dr Sharon Blackie, Roi Gal-Or, Karmit Evenzur, Ashley Ramsden, Shonaleigh Cumbers, Hugh Lupton, Angharad Wynne, Colin Campbell, and many storytelling luminaries in the UK and USA.

WHAT RED BEAD WOMEN HAVE TO SAY...

‘Melaina’s storytelling events are always a highlight of the year for me. She is a rare find. She provides an art form that is as ancient as humanity. Prepare to be awakened to your roots in a most beautiful, joyful form.’ Maya

‘So grateful for this exquisite Red Bead Woman celebration. I loved the story on a multitude of levels and realms - magic, mystery, marvel and alchemy. Full of inspiration and opportunity to share, get wild, and go very deep into ourselves. Truly magnificent.’ Gina

‘It’s great - come along - Melaina is amazing!! She creates a space of wonder and inspiration in which women feel safe, welcome, and invited to join in the familiar and the mystery. I felt home straight away and open to receiving the wider amazing gift that Melaina generously offers. She is passion. She is magic. She is her myth. Much gratitude.’ Nathalie

‘What a beautiful, memorable and magical day. So good to spend time with women and stories. I feel renewed and reconnected. Thank you.’ Lousia

'Such an amazing, enthralling, engaging and artful storyteller. But more than that, Melaina infused the workshop with such love and care and preparation... I loved all the activities, the thoughtful gifts and the heartfelt warm women she drew to the workshop, as well as making my own red bead necklace. Really it’s a unique experience not to be missed.' Amanda

‘Community, soul-feeding, well planned and executed. Thought-provoking and exploratory.’ Charlie

‘Thank you for an amazing, powerful, thought-provoking and enjoyable workshop. I loved the story and creating of our own red bead necklaces.’ Fiona

I just wanted to reach out and thank you for such an incredible and soulful retreat. I wasn't sure what to expect from the Red Bead Woman Story Retreat, but I followed my intuition and I am so glad I did. The energy was so beautiful as soon as I walked in, I felt so welcomed and the place was so beautifully decorated. I felt peaceful as soon as I arrived. The day unfolded so naturally, and I met some incredible women. I loved the story of the Red Bead Woman and the animated and enriching way you delivered it. The story drew so many parallels to my own life and was such an incredibly transformative experience, something I didn't expect but feel so grateful to have experienced. So, thank you.' Jenna

‘Melaina’s Red Bead Woman workshop was a beautiful, nourishing, and heart opening day. It is lovely to spend time with other women in the process of finding our true voices and voicing our wisdoms.’ Michelle

‘Dear Melaina, Thanks for your generosity of spirit and joy. I really enjoyed the storytelling but also your ease at facilitating connection between all the attendees. You make the space feel like home.’ Lani

‘A beautiful day of dropping deeply into a story. Nourishing for body, heart and soul. Thank you.’ Rene

‘It is always nourishing to immerse in women's circles and this event was nourishing on so many levels. Not only was the venue well selected and beautiful in its own right, the care taken by you and your team to make it even more beautiful and so appropriate for the work we did was greatly appreciated. I was not surprised but nevertheless still greatly impressed by your storytelling capabilities. And the gifts I received from your story and everything we did in relation to it continue to resonate in my soul and add to the quality of my daily life. The flow of the day was beautifully orchestrated to fit in a juicy, expansive range of activities, rich in its variety of offerings and nothing felt rushed. How lovely too, to bring home some physical, meaningful treasures in addition to our beaded creations. You really thought of everything to make this a very special day.’ Cass

Red Bead Woman Soul Story Day Retreat on Maggie

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