Offerings & Events
Communion, ceremony, and enlightenment are integral to the healing path.
We believe that being with and having others be with us is profoundly powerful.
In community, we are lean into and transform in ways that we cannot — or don’t want to — do alone.
In collaboration with our community of healers, practitioners, and guides Shelterwood Collective offers:
Gatherings & Experiences to cultivate connection, creativity, and vitality
Process & Therapy Groups to foster brave, support spaces for communal grow
Workshops & Trainings to raise awareness and deepen learning
Rituals & Retreats to protect sacred space to integrate mind, body, and spirit
We invite you to gather, commune, and grow with us.
Grief Support Group for Women | Weekly on Wednesdays
Virtual
Online grief support group for women who have experienced the death of a loved one. Share your experience and be supported by other women in a compassionate environment.
Improv for Therapists
In person
This event is for therapists looking to build more confidence, friendships amongst colleagues, and fun in their delightfully drizzling autumn. Gain more confidence to create and perform on the spot in a group setting without any preparation. Tell stories with creativity. Build on group members ideas and come up with scenes, music, or jokes as a group. Take these skills back to your home or work by engaging in family discussions, friendships, and work relationships with more spontaneous strategies, or come share a few moments with fellow healers in a giggle or two or 20!
Medical Trauma & Advocacy: Process & Skillshare Group
Virtual
A bi-weekly space facilitated by psychotherapist and activist Carissa Singh to process pains and grow toward self-advocacy.
BJ Magic
VIRTUAL
Join Olaiya, a certified pleasure and empowerment coach, for a virtual workshop where you’ll learn you how to become a BJ royal and give your partners new levels of full-body pleasure and spine-tingling bliss. You’ll learn to how to tap into your own turn-on, so you enjoy BJs just as much as your partner—and feel safe, joyful and empowered while giving them!
Sunday Reset
Virtual
Sometimes taking a moment to pause, reset, and receive nourishment is just what we need when we’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or a little off. Join Harumi LaDuke for a deep exhale and somatic practices to soften and reset your nervous system in community with others.
The Clinic: Limbic Resonance with Abby Wong-Heffter
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Abby Wong-Heffter we will explore the profound impact of limbic resonance on therapeutic relationships and outcomes. This clinic will focus on the nuances of emotional attunement, attachment, and trauma. We will also explore how learning narrative and relational patterns can aid in movement and transformation.
Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.
Navigating Closeness: An Experiential Workshop for Healing Professionals
Getting Closer to Clients, Getting Clients Closer to Themselves: Navigating Interpersonal Proximity & Intrapersonal Depth & in Session
In this workshop, facilitated by Shelley Green and Corrina Skildum, will explore not only the interventions for flexible movement, but also use experiential methods to notice our own internal experience. What comes up for us as we move towards the client, or the client moves towards themselves? In what ways might we “surface” the client, or bring them into the “there and then” to alleviate our own discomfort?
Good Grief
Beginning date subject to change depending on enrollment! The group will begin when the group is full.
This group is a six-week healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.
Embodied Feminine Retreat
In person
Embodied Feminine Retreat started as an idea for women-identifying people to get together in Seattle, built on the intention to create multiple spaces where real empowerment and connection could thrive. The core of this work is about letting go of the heavy layers of patriarchal and colonial influence, rethinking how we relate to our bodies, and shifting how power shows up in our relationships. Through group processing and embodiment workshops, Embodied Feminine encourages all of us to step into the fullness of our humanity—embracing the joy, play, and aliveness that life has to offer.
Mycelial Networking
HYBRID
Inspired by mycelium — the network of mushrooms that sustain, nourish, and protect entire ecosystems — these seasonal gathering are spaces for practitioners to connect, collaborate, and grow within and beyond our collective.
November's Mycelial Networking event is focused on BODY and we will have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with Sonja Sivesind (acupuncturist), Dr. Susannah Bergin (somatic chiropractor), and and Jacqueline Blackmore (massage therapist).
Good Grief
Beginning date subject to change depending on enrollment! The group will begin when the group is full.
This group is a six-week healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.
Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.
Sunday Reset
Virtual
Sometimes taking a moment to pause, reset, and receive nourishment is just what we need when we’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or a little off. Join us for a deep exhale and somatic practices to soften and reset your nervous system.
Human Design Series, Part III: Boundaries
This is an interactive, transformative workshop where you'll learn how to harness your unique Human Design chart to cultivate healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Discover how to set energetic boundaries that protect your well-being and reset your relationships with others–clients, loved ones, colleagues, or more.
The Clinic: Psychoanalytic Pragmatism with D. Michael Louderback
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With D. Michael Louderback we will delve into a psychoanalytic way of working with the complexity of the human experience. This clinic will guide you through the psychoanalytic process, from understanding unconscious patterns to facilitating deeper insights and curiosity in your clients and yourself in the process.
Thresholds: Become an Approved Supervisor Training
HYBRID | 16 CEUs
Join seasoned clinicians, supervisors, and educators Abby Wong-Heffter and Nicole Greenwald for a two-day, immerse experience that centers an embodied, communal approach to becoming a Washington approved supervisor. Our training goes beyond the legal and practical components to provide a development framework and embodied practice of supervision, consultation, and mentorship.
Safety, Dignity, and Belonging for Black, Brown, Indigenous and Other POC
Virtual
This is a highly experiential virtual institute that will consist of process groups facilitated by a seasoned BBIPOC practitioner to explore safety, dignity, and belonging.
Don’t Get Me Started
In person | Open to all ages
Come join a bunch of ADHD and Autistic folks for an exciting evening of mutual info dumping. This in-person event is a fun opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who want to make friends around their special interests and current hyperfixations.
Embodied Wisdom: Personhood
Embodied Wisdom is our seasonal rhythm of communal, holistic learning. Our October gathering will focus on Personhood —
How do we honor and tend to our own humanity in roles that are focused on the experiences of others?
What practices can we adopt to support our own humanity in the face of the demands and expectations that may weigh on us?
This gathering is for healers, practitioners, facilitators, educators, creatives, and community builders.
Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.
Momentum Café
Virtual
Imagine a space where you actually start working on that project you’ve been meaning to work on in the company of other whole-hearted business owners, creatives, and a mug of your favorite tea. It’s a soft space to gently release the resistance in the way and actually move forward on your project.
Sunday Reset
Virtual
Sometimes taking a moment to pause, reset, and receive nourishment is just what we need when we’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or a little off. Join us for a deep exhale and somatic practices to soften and reset your nervous system.
The Clinic: Nervous System Repair with Smruti Desai
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Smruti Desai we will delve into the complexities of the nervous system and its role in regulation, trauma recovery, and burn out. This clinic will explore advanced techniques for working with the nervous system, helping you to better support your clients in achieving awareness of their somatic processes and increasing their resilience.
Human Design Series, Part II: Balance
If you’ve felt overwhelmed, overworked, or stuck in the daily work grind, this workshop is for you. Intuitive guide and Human Design reader Harumi LaDuke will show you how to use your unique Human Design chart to transform the way you navigate your work life. Through interactive exercises and personalized insights, you'll learn to reduce overwhelm, maximize your energy, and create a work life that feels both fulfilling and sustainable.
Human Design Series, Part I: Intro to Human Design Masterclass
If you’ve ever wished you could have a user manual for your life to know whether you’re on the right path and troubleshoot challenges, this masterclass is for you. Human Design offers a roadmap for how you’re uniquely designed to make decisions, best use your energy, unlock your gifts, and improve your relationships and career.
Good Grief
Beginning date subject to change depending on enrollment! The group will begin when the group is full.
This group is a six-week healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.
Rhythmós & MYST: Wellness Launch Party
Olivia Lehman and Coburn Childs invite you to the grand opening of their sister practices, Rhythmós and MYST. Experience a taste of their offerings through a short movement and reflection session. Afterward, savor delicious coffee and light bites as in their new space. The heart of this gathering is community building and collective thriving!
Mini Reset
VIRTUAL
Sometimes taking a moment to pause, reset, and receive nourishment is just what we need when we’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or a little off. Join us for a deep exhale and somatic practices to soften and reset your nervous system.
Soulful Sound Session
Rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul in our Soulful Sound Session with sound and energy healer Elizabeth Schuurman of Earth & Echo. Let the soothing melodies of the crystal bowls wash over you, melting away layers of resistance, leaving you feeling refreshed and revitalized, and more deeply connected to your true essence.
Step By Step: Guided Ecotherapy Walking for Stress Relief
If you experience high stress and burnout, feel overwhelmed by the stacking responsibilities and demands of your career, and want to build community with others who are seeking respice in this fast-paced world, this four-week series group is for you!
Greenhouse Cohort: Propagate Your Practice
A Business Development Cohort: Grown Your Business from Seedling to Thriving Practice
Propagation begins with a seed of intention — your passion and calling. Through this workshop series, you will learn to cultivate this seed into a robust entrepreneurial identity, learn best practices to form your business, and gain practical skills to support your day-to-day operations and resilience.
Soulful Sunday Sound Session
Rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul in our Soulful Sunday Session with sound and energy healer Elizabeth Schuurman of Earth & Echo. Let the soothing melodies of the crystal bowls wash over you, melting away layers of resistance and leave you feeling refreshed, revitalized and connected to your true essence.
Good Grief
Beginning date subject to change depending on enrollment! The group will begin when the group is full.
This group is a six-week healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.
In the Gallery: Choosing to Love by Alexa Villanueva
We are honored to hold space in our Apothecary this month for Choosing to Love, a body of work by Alexa Villaneuva.
Join us for an Opening Reception during Pioneer Square’s First Thursday Art Walk on Thursday, July 11, 4-8pm.
Our gallery is open to the public Thursday-Saturday 12-4.
In the Gallery: Acolyte by Johanna Christianson
We are honored to hold space in our Apothecary this month for Acolyte, a body of work by Johanna Christianson. Our gallery is open to the public Thursday-Saturday 12-4.
Acolyte was birthed during the pandemic when Johanna found a meditative practice in branding ropes from single-use plastics. These ropes found their way into her studio where she played with light to cast shadows. The result is a complex, contemplative series of paintings that remind us of the power of tending to light and hope in dark times.
Connection Flow ~ Zenthai Shiatsu Workshop
Join Anua Rose for an evening of Qi gong, partner stretching, and bodywork. This workshop is for anyone desiring to strengthen subtle energy body sensitivity, connect to heartful community, and play with exploration of our inner world.
Summer Solstice Ritual & Shared Meal
Summer brings activating energy and invites us to nourishment and vitality. In this spirit, we invite you to come celebrate summer and mark the longest day of the year in with us. We’ll gather on the beach at Carkeek Park for a solstice ceremony and shared meal.
Summer Solstice in the Apothecary
The wheel is turning — the days are growing longer, and summer is upon us! Join us in The Apothecary to welcome summer: interact with our altar to Litha and Midsummer and gather items to make your own; design your own cooling flower essence hydrosol; & enjoy refreshing iced sun tea made with peak season herbs. In collaboration with our neighbors at Casa di LaValle we’re excited to offer complementary tarot and oracle card readings by Megan Skinner and a selection of summery wines. Come spend the afternoon with us as we celebrate the solstice!
An Evening of Mediumship
Experience the transformative power of mediumship and connection to loved ones on the Other Side, within the powerful space of community.