Workshops
Sacred Shadow
The Sacred Shadow Festival offers workshops and one-to-one sessions designed to support exploration across body, mind, and soul.
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From 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, workshops unfold within three immersive spaces- Body, Mind, and Soul. Each space offers a unique pathway for learning, expression, and embodied experience.
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These sessions are intentionally diverse, ranging from movement and somatic practices to thought-provoking conversations and soul-centered exploration.​​
The Body Space
11AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM
The Body Space is dedicated to somatic education, reconnection, release, and embodiment.
This is an invitation to experience healing through the wisdom of the body. From nervous system regulation and postural awareness to emotional expression and energetic release, each workshop offers a unique approach to reconnecting with yourself.
Throughout the day, you'll explore practices including EFT tapping, Bowspring, sacred rage, and emotional release through dance.
Explore the schedule below to discover the experiences offered throughout the day.
11:00 AM
Irina Bland
English
Español
Emotional Freedom Technique - EFT Tapping for stress and trauma release and healing
Irina Bland is a certified Master Sound Healer and Inspired Life Coach, clinical EFT Tapping Practitioner and founder of Inspired Life Women’s Retreats and Sounds Meditations. She hosts heartfelt, healing and gently transformative Women’s Retreats in USA and abroad and has helped hundreds of women to live inspired.
12:00 PM
Katie Ward
Intro to Bowspring
A beginner friendly movement experience that explores posture, breath, and fascia to help restore resilience, reduce tension, and reconnect you with your body's natural design. No experience is necessary.
Katie Ward is the founder of Body Mind Soul Productions, a Bowspring instructor, and a functional movement specialist passionate about creating immersive experiences that reconnect people with themselves and one another. Her work blends somatic education, embodiment, and trauma-informed practices to inspire resilience, curiosity, and meaningful human connection.
2:00 PM
Suzy Hawkfire
The Beauty of Sacred Rage
Rage is often seen as an undesirable or "bad" emotion, but like all emotions, rage serves a purpose and is a powerful and beautiful tool when channelled mindfully into expression. In this workshop "The Beauty of Sacred Rage" we will discuss the emotion of rage (the way it feels, its beneficial properties, and its dangers), reflect on the rage that we hold in our bodies, and then channel the emotion of rage into a collective expression of creativity making beauty out of the intensity, order out of the chaos.
Suzy Hawkfire is a healer who works with the consciousness of the body, mind, and spirit to guide participants and clients back to wholeness. Prioritizing a safe and sacred space where participants can delve deeply and be vulnerable, she weaves collective ceremonial spaces with participants that serve as containers of transformation.
4:00 PM
Lady MaryJane
Emotional Release Through Dance
A dance based workshop that explores emotion through music and movement. No experience necessary.
Lady MaryJane has been a performer her entire life, and a burlesque dancer for 5 years. She created Bette’s Burlesque with the intention of helping others unlock their confidence and to create memorable performances wherever they may go! The art of burlesque is empowering to all!
The Mind Space
11AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM
The Mind Space is dedicated to curiosity, education, and expanding perspective.
Through engaging discussions and thought-provoking workshops, participants are invited to explore ideas that challenge assumptions, inspire meaningful conversation, and encourage personal discovery. Throughout the day, topics include naturism, psychedelic medicine, extraterrestrial phenomena, astrology, and other perspectives that invite us to think beyond the familiar.
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Explore the schedule below to discover the conversations offered throughout the day.
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Christopher Conn
Aliens... Let's Talk About It!
This Workshop is based around open conversations about the Cosmos and galactic life.
Chris Conn is a Louisville-based creator, event professional, and flow artist who thrives on exploring the spaces where imagination meets reality. With a natural curiosity for the unseen from the archetypes of tarot and astrology to the deep mysteries of the cosmos, Chris approaches the extraterrestrial debate not only with rigid skepticism, but with open-minded wonder. Grounded in community, storytelling, and always up for a deep-dive conversation, he loves bringing people together to question the narrative, share strange experiences, and explore the ultimate "what if?
2:00 PM
Dr. Monica Hurt
Crowned in Medicine
This Workshop supports the medical, emotional, and energetic benefits of Psychedelics.
​Dr. Monica Hurt, DSc, LMFT, C-PAT, is a psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner, and an AASECT-trained sex therapist. She is the founder of Liminal Somatic Therapy, an integrative approach to trauma and healing, and practices Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and ceremony at her practice in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Her work is rooted in the belief that the body is not something to fix, but a home to return to.
4:00 PM
Carly Inman
Intro to Astrology
This workshop introduces key principles and concepts of Astrology to help you map the Stars and your birth chart.
Carly Inman is a certified 200hr yoga teacher as well as a certified Hellenistic astrologer. These two combined bring a mind body awareness that helps students to see beyond the stories we tell ourselves. By reminding us we are not alone in the yoUniverse, we can take refuge in knowing the stars are integrally part of our journey’s here on planet Earth.
The Soul Space
11AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM
The Soul Space is dedicated to inner exploration, intuitive wisdom, and meaningful connection.
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Through guided experiences that weave together depth work, grief, archetypal embodiment, human design, and other soul-centered practices, participants are invited to explore the deeper layers of themselves with curiosity, compassion, and presence.
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Whether you're seeking clarity, healing, or simply a moment to reconnect, these workshops offer space to slow down, listen inward, and discover new perspectives. Explore the schedule below to find the experiences that resonate with you.
11:00 AM
Intro to Shadow Work
An in-depth discussion on the aspect of the shadow as it has been described by Jungian psychology. We will meditate on the nature of the shadow self and explore how to integrate it mindfully and compassionately to achieve peace and wholeness in the mind, body, and soul. Kelly Lynch is a facilitator in the Louisville community who is passionate about sharing knowledge and encouraging others to practice a balanced mindset in the face of challenges. She leads grief circle, shadow workshops, yoga classes, sound journeys, and is launching her astrology and tarot practice. She believes that everyone should have access, awareness, and ability to guide their own healing from within.
12:00 PM
SiSi Constant & Casey Shepard
The Spirit of Grief
Together we'll lean into the essence of grief and it's wisdom of both the material and spiritual/energetic worlds. Gaining clarity, peace, and new tools for understanding the way grief speaks and leads us.
By being of service as a oracle and folk herbalist for the collective, Sisi Constant, brings her 10 years of life experience and training to bridge the gaps between the spiritual and material realms.
Casey Shepard is a practicing death doula in Louisville, Kentucky. She believes that death is a sacred state and good deathcare is a human right. She is committed to strengthening her community by creating space for collective expressions of grief and compassion.
2:00 PM
Nadia Jarfi
Many people find Human Design during seasons of burnout, transition, or feeling disconnected from their purpose.Together we’ll explore how the shadow reveals our conditioning and how Quantum Human Design offers a framework for understanding those patterns so we can heal beyond them. Blending Human Design with perspectives from epigenetics & modern science, this workshop invites you to see your challenges as catalysts for growth. Nadia Jarfi is a Quantum Human Design Specialist, Reiki Master, and lifelong student of what makes us human. With a background spanning anthropology, community building, and transformational work, she's fascinated by the intersection of Human Design, shadow, spirituality, and the stories we inherit about ourselves. Her work is rooted in one belief: beneath every layer of conditioning is a person who has always been worthy, wise, and whole.
The Gold Beneath the Shadow
De-conditioning Through the Lens of Quantum Human Design
4:00 PM
Nicole Bartlett & Katie Martin
Embodied Archetypes
Nicole and Katie will guide participants through embodied movement exercises to activate somatic awareness, drawing on four archetypes from Caroline Myss's Sacred Contracts work. The program closes with tips for integration, providing participants with tools to take with them as they work with lifelong patterns.
Nicole Bartlett founded Louisville Salt Cave in 2015 and Breath of the Wild in 2020. As a wellness expert, she is committed to preventative health and driven by a passion for peace. Nicole is a certified Reiki Master, breathwork facilitator, and lifelong learner of world religions. Her daily meditation practice keeps her grounded during times of change, and she brings a deep, sacred presence to facilitation.
Katie Martin is a Reiki Master, sound practitioner and actor based in Louisville, KY. Her work weaves together Reiki, therapeutic sound, movement, and presence to support self- discovery, mastery and embodied healing. She creates experiences that invite people to trust the wisdom of their bodies, to slow down, listen, play and reconnect with their Truth.
The Healing Hut
11AM- 6PM
The Sacred Shadow is a full and immersive day, and the Healing Hut is dedicated to restoration, relaxation, and simply being.
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Participants are invited to pause, rest, reflect, or meditate—stepping away from the energy and movement of the day to reconnect and reset.
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Periodic shamanic drum washes and crystal bowl sound baths will create moments to clear energy, travel inward, and support nervous system regulation.