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You were not born to be tamed; it's time to live wild and well! Bridging mind, body, and soul with earth and spirit so that you can live wild and well!

Wild Woods Wellness is a holistic healing practice based out of Creston, BC offering massage and energy sessions, personal wellness products, women's circles, and other transformational classes, workshops, and events.

02/13/2026

Welcome to Friday the 13th...THE DAY OF THE GODDESS ✨️✨️✨️

Friday the 13th is one of the 'luckiest' days of the year. Lore tells us that many moons ago, this auspicious day was a time to honour the goddess and celebrate the beauty of the divine feminine. Whole communities would gather (both men and women) to celebrate and honour the cycles of life, creativity, beauty, wisdom, and nourishment that the feminine brings to the table.

Additionally, Friday is 'Venus" day, the planet of feminine energy, and 13 is a feminine number that guides us to tap into our intuition, recognize the blessings in our lives, and flow into alignment. The moon has 13 cycles per year, as does a woman.

Then the church and patriarchy stepped in and as we slowly moved into a society of suppression, Friday the 13th twisted around into an "unlucky" day.

One story for you...Freyja is a Norse goddess who the Norse and Germanics were said to celebrate on Friday the 13th. It's even said that Friday was named after her.

She is the goddess of love, beauty, s*x, fertility, war, death, and witchcraft. When the church took hold - a powerful woman full of s*x and magic, everyone be scared!!! - she was demonized and there are several different written accounts of how this picture was painted, as the church no longer wanted her worshipped.

Author Charles Panati wrote, "Fr**ga (Freyja) was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil – a gathering of thirteen – and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as “Witches’ Sabbath.""

Early Christianity really had a hate on for Fridays. They have said many of the terrible things, from the crucifixion of Jesus to Eve tempting Adam, happened on a Friday, and in Rome and Britain, they executed people on Fridays.

This is just a glimpse into the doorway of the rabbit hole and there's some fascinating reading you can do if you're interested. Even with the Pagan and Wiccan beliefs around the number 13 itself.

Now, some folks can get really hot under the collar as soon as we talk about Christianity or patriarchy, that we're somehow shaming all Christians or all men. That's absolute bu****it. (And as a sidenote, modern feminism is also a system of oppression, control, and division, so it shows up in many forms.)

We have to be able to look at history and name the systems and structures that have contributed to the harm we continue to live out in modern times so that we can name it and then do the inner work to change it. Because it's the inner work that makes the real difference in the outer world. There's no shame or guilt to be had here. I love all people of all walks of life. But will never stop speaking out - and more importantly, commit to doing the work - about transforming systems of oppression, especially ones that have impacted my own lived experiences.

So I invite you to drop the superstitions and welcome the love and wisdom of the divine feminine into your heart 💖💕

And if you still believe this to be an unlucky day and unlucky things happen, you received a great lesson in manifesting your reality 😉

Much love!

02/11/2026

No matter how loud it gets out there, your breath is still here.

Your body is still here.

Choose to return home to yourself, again and again 💜💜💜

02/06/2026

"Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable.

I don't really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging the old black oak tree.

I have my way of praying, as you no doubt have yours.

Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds, until the foxes run by unconcerned.

I can hear the almost unhearable sound of the roses singing.

If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much."

~ Words by Mary Oliver

02/01/2026

Last call for Rooted & Rising.

This is a six-week Kundalini Yoga series for people who are wanting something steady and supportive right now.

What you’ll see in this practice is simple movement paired with breath. Time to pause. Time to rest. Space to notice what’s actually happening in your body without needing to push, fix, or perform. You’re met exactly where you’re at, every week.

Kundalini Yoga is often misunderstood as intense or inaccessible. In this space, it’s gentle, beginner-friendly, and grounded. We work with breath and movement together to support your nervous system, energy, and awareness in a way that feels manageable and respectful.

Each two-hour class includes about 45–60 minutes of gentle practice, followed by a long savasana (rest) with guided meditation and optional group energy work so you have time to land and integrate.

This series is for anyone wanting a consistent place to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with themselves during uncertain times.

We begin Tuesday evening at The Tattered Moon, and there are only a couple spots left.
If you’ve been feeling the nudge, this is your sign to join us.

Tuesdays | 6–8pm | The Tattered Moon in Creston
Feb 3 – Mar 10
$150 for the full series (progressive series; no drop-ins)
To register, email danette@wildwoodswellness.ca or text/call 250-464-0321.

01/28/2026

There's a moment on the mountain when you realize the plan you made does not align with the reality you're in.

Saturday was supposed to be a big loop. Climb hard at the start, lock into a track, cruise out on the downhill. We had a map. My friend had skied the area years ago. We thought we knew what we were getting into.

We did not.

The climb never stopped. What we assumed would be our reward — that long glide out — was actually kilometres of rolling terrain. Every descent meant another ascent. Hills so steep we unclipped and walked. Nineteen kilometres total. We estimate over 2,000 metres of cumulative elevation gain, at least.

Deep in the Rocky Mountain backcountry. No cell service. Stretches where we saw no one. Cold settling into my legs until I started worrying about frostbite. Pushing daylight with no headlamps. At one point I was in tears, convinced I would never ski again, questioning if my body would even be able to walk the next day.

But stopping meant freezing. So we kept moving.

And we made it out. Drove back to the hostel in the dark. Woke up the next morning and skied again.

Here's what I keep coming back to: I genuinely did not think I could do that. But I did. We did.

Life works the same way. We think we know the path. We make our assumptions and our plans. Then we get thrown into terrain we didn't expect and we have to find out what we're actually made of.

Sometimes the hardest days are the ones that show us most clearly both what we're capable of and what we never want to do again. And both matter.

Months of showing up at the gym meant my body held up when I needed it to. Hard work pays off in moments you can't predict.

This is where wellness meets adventure. Not in the curated Instagram-perfect version. In the real one.

01/23/2026

Sisters...

I talk openly about why I have struggled to trust other women throughout my life. Not because women are the problem, but because many of us were taught not to trust each other. It's literally coded into us. We inherited competition, comparison, jealousy, and silence. We learned survival, not sisterhood.

Women’s circle is not about pretending that wound does not exist. It is about naming it and choosing something different.

Yes, it might feel uncomfortable.
Yes, it might feel scary.
That does not mean it is wrong. It actually means that we're doing something that matters.

A new journey begins next week. This is a closed women’s circle series running once a month from January to April. We meet with the same women each month so trust can build. No surface-level conversations. No fixing. No performing. No pressure to share. Just showing up as you are.

If this post stirred something in you, follow that nudge.

We meet on Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30pm on Jan 28, Feb 18, Mar 11, and Apr 15 at The Tattered Moon in Creston and the investment is $150.

Registration is open and there are only a small handful of spots left. I would love to share this space with you 💕💕

01/22/2026

Why I Don’t Trust Women …

That sentence isn’t an attack. It’s a confession.

Many of us carry the sister wound; a legacy of being pitted against each other for survival. Of learning that visibility wasn’t safe. That trust came at a cost.

So we learned comparison. Competition. Silence. And then we blamed ourselves when women’s spaces felt tense, awkward, or unsafe.

Women’s circle isn’t about pretending that wound doesn’t exist. It’s about naming it. Holding it. And choosing something different.

Yes, it might feel weird.
Yes, it might be uncomfortable.
Yes, it might bring up fear.

That doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It usually means it matters.

Registration is open for my Winter Women’s Circle Series; a closed group meeting once a month from January to April at The Tattered Moon in Creston. Our first gathering is next week.

No performance.
No pressure to share.
A sacred container for real voices, real stories, and honest presence.

It happens on Wednesdays from 6:30–8:30pm | Jan 28 · Feb 18 · Mar 11 · Apr 15 | $150

If you feel that pull, I really hope you will join us.

01/21/2026

You may have heard it:

Kundalini Yoga is too hard.
It’s dangerous.
The creator is a predator and cult leader.

I’ll be real with you. These all carry truth (see the reel posted prior to this for a short discussion about it). Also know that in my classes, you are heard and cared for, and we never idolize any guru.

Rooted and Rising is a six-week journey through movement, breath, and meditation where you get to come exactly as you are and gently explore Kundalini Yoga as a way to connect more deeply with yourself — your body, mind, heart, and energy.

I’ll invite you to get curious and explore your edges, but I will never push you. It is YOUR practice and YOUR body, and I always trust that no one knows you better than YOU.

Each two-hour class includes:

• 45–60 minutes of gentle, beginner-friendly Kundalini Yoga
• a long, restful savasana
• guided meditation and optional group energy work (for those who want to receive) so you have space to actually land and integrate

The goal is simple: you leave feeling more centered, supported, and nourished than when you came through the door.

There are still a few spots left and I would love for one of them to be yours!

Tuesdays | 6–8pm | The Tattered Moon in Creston
Feb 3 – Mar 10
$150 for the full series (progressive series; no drop-ins)
To register, email danette@wildwoodswellness.ca or text/call 250-464-0321.

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A Journey Like No Other...

Lightworker, Wild Woods Woman, Warrior of the Heart: Bridging Mind, Body, and Soul with Earth and Spirit

My journey into the spiritual world began at a young age. I always identified with a greater universal energy as a child. I have led quite an extraordinary life in many ways, right from the moment I was conceived. It is a story unlike many others, and the stories slowly make their way to pages that will eventually fill a book.

I was incredibly blessed as a young child to grow up in a family that was deeply connected to the land. My childhood memories include having pet squirrels (that were brought home as rescued babies), holding “memorials” for dead birds found on my grandparents’ farm, watching my grandmother bottle feed fawns, and touching noses with a young black bear through a sheet of glass at our family’s backcountry cabin. A cabin where we spent weekends, celebrated birthdays, and lived off the grid before living off the grid was a thing.

I have spent more hours of my life in the backcountry than I could attempt to even guess. My dad and extended family gifted me with a love and understanding that I never fully grasped how important and meaningful it was until just a few years ago.

Like many of you, as the years went by, I experienced events in my life that caused me to close off from my gifts and disconnect from my intuition. But then I had a spiritual awakening. It all came back to me and I headed down a path of great healing.

I have spent a lot of time healing through all kinds of modalities, from reiki and crystal healing to ascension and warrior goddess workshops. In 2017, I was finally ready to recognize my calling as a healer, my soul’s path through many, many lifetimes. I built up the divine love and light within myself and knew it was time to share that with others.

The first step was achieving my Level 2 Shamballa Energetics & Reiki Practitioner training. I trained with Judith Ahnika Paul, one of the most beautiful, wisest souls I've ever encountered. Judith helped me to reinforce what was already inside of myself. In 2018, I furthered my training and became a Usui Reiki Master Instructor with my amazing mentor, healer, and friend, Angela McPherson.

In September 2018, I also completed my Level 1 Warrior Goddess Facilitator program in the Sedona desert where I walked on fire. I trained personally with Heatherash Amara, and her teachings are rooted in ancient Toltec wisdom, which has been largely re-introduced to the masses through Don Miguel Ruiz and his family (Four Agreements, Mastery of Love, Wisdom of the Shamans, etc). The Toltec teachings are guiding principles in much of my work.

While in Sedona completing my Warrior Goddess training, I was blessed to meet Sarah Marshank, another amazing soul who authored the book, Being Selfish, and developed a modality called Selfistry. From there, I immersed myself in Selfistry with Sarah and a small cohort, a journey and relationship I look forward to furthering in the years to come. I have also participated in a Shamanic Priestess Apprenticeship, as well as other magical teachings that honour ancient cultures and the ancestral roots of our earth and land.

In 2019, I completed Warrior Heart Facilitator training with HeatherAsh Amara and 2020 has so much more learning and magic on the horizon. I completed Raynor Massage Therapist training and I will be going deeper into the wisdom of Selfistry with Sarah Marshank in Mexico!

All of my learning to date has helped me continue to bring forward and strengthen my gifts in energy healing, crystal healing, oracle card reading, earth wisdom, plant medicine, and simply being an intuitive empath in these often challenging and chaotic times in the collective consciousness as we prepare for the Golden Age.

Continually immersing myself in a variety of teachings and weaving together different modalities is very important to me, as I believe we best serve ourselves and others when we don’t limit ourselves to one way of thinking, being, and doing. Having the ability to keep expanding and weaving allows me to help people of all backgrounds, genders, and age groups.

Energy, healing, and spiritual connection is a part of my everyday life and it ignites my passion when I’m able to share my gifts on a professional level. I answered the call to relocate Violet Flame and return to my roots in my hometown of Creston, BC where I live on an acreage in the forest. A personal journey of hardship and struggle, that included everything from health problems to divorce to job loss, led to profound growth and transformation, which ultimately brought me to this time and place.

I have reclaimed myself and aligned with my calling as a lightworker, wild woods woman, and warrior of the heart. I honour the ancestors, grandmothers, others, sisters, and women who walked before me, and bring forward their ancient wisdom and my own inner knowing and whole-hearted commitment to help others on my path to expansion.

And I invite you to join me.

The Modern Medicine Woman

The Medicine Woman is a powerful female archetype that has been carried through many cultures, centuries, and geographic areas. An archetype that has been forgotten, buried, and shamed.

The Medicine Woman is an archetype that covers many modalities and belief systems.

An archetype that is ready to return with the rise of the women of New Earth.

The Modern Medicine Woman pledges to honour the ancestors, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and women who walked before her. She brings forward their ancient wisdom and knowings—the ancient divine feminine—to help with the expansion of individuals, communities, the collective, 5D, and beyond.

I invite you to read this beautiful article about the Modern Medicine Woman, who she is and where she comes from.

“The Medicine Woman is one of the most forgotten and suppressed female archetypes in human history. She is the wise woman, the visionary or the seer, the oracle, the shaman, the priestess, the nature witch among many other possible manifestations.

The Medicine Woman holds the gifts of energy healing and expanded consciousness. She sees the past and future and sees deep into the hearts of others. Her passion is to serve and restore harmony, balance and healing to humanity and the Earth.”

~ Diana Beaulieu, Sacred Woman Awakening

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(*Please note that I personally do not diagnose medical ailments, conditions, or illnesses, nor do I claim to cure medical ailments, conditions, or illnesses.)

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