ABOUT

OUR STORY

Jaclyn Cunningham and Gabrielle Goldklang first met and knew instantly that they were destined to create this program together. They also knew they needed an elder and experienced mother to join the team. They were introduced to Meera Bickley who had been involved in supporting mother's through their boys' Rite of Passage for many years, and who had also supported both of her daughters to experience this. Meera is unfortunately too ill to continue to facilitate on the program but her influence and input is still strongly felt.

In June 2018 Gabrielle had a daughter on her own and rejoins the facilitation team in October 2019.

The program has been extended based on the feedback of participants and we now have a two new facilitators on board who contribute their unique gifts to the retreat process. Mandy Kota is a young woman who is a dynamic and energetic facilitator and Luna Wood a wisdom keeper who brings her deep understanding of Indigenous wisdom and women's power. Luna is now in the role of supporting the mothers.

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THE TEAM

The core facilitation and program design team consists of Gabrielle, Jaclyn, Mandy, and Luna. We all run our own private businesses and separate programs with teenage girls and women and come together in a beautiful collaboration to offer you
Radiant Woman: A Mother Daughter Rite of Passage Retreat.

Gabrielle Goldklang is a youth mentor, coach, passionate facilitator and gentle, loving guide. With a background in facilitating young women's circles, life coaching, yoga, dance and holistic women's health, she is passionate about working with young women and educating them in a fun, relaxed and supportive environment, with a focus on the beauty, power and wisdom of their bodies and natural cycles. From personal life experience, Gabrielle believes that as women, in order to live a meaningful, joyful and fulfilling life, it is essential to care for ourselves, our bodies, mind and spirit. She believes that being educated on our natural cycles, health and well-being lays a solid foundation to empower and enable us to love ourselves and others and to thrive in the world. Gabrielle has been working with teens since she was a teen herself and currently offers one-on-one in person and Skype coaching sessions for teen girls.
Find out more about Gabrielle at www.girlwisdom.net.

Jaclyn Cunningham is a high school teacher and social worker who completed her Masters of Social Work with the Rites of Passage Institute. A huge part of this work was researching girls' and women's Rites of Passage - both historically and in contemporary society around the world. She is passionate about sharing what she has learnt and also offers an online program, "Anxious to Awesome - A Rite of passage journey for youth to develop their sense of direction". Jaclyn has qualifications and experience in a variety of fields and has traveled the world studying Rites of Passage and other healing modalities. She has always had a drive to work with youth and is now focused specifically on working with teenage girls. Jaclyn works towards a vision of creating a world where all girls and women know their worth and are valued for what they contribute to their community.
More info about Jaclyn at www.jaclyncunningham.com.

Mandy Kota is an ex-speech pathologist, TEDx Speaker, Model, an Australian Accredited Facilitator and the CEO & Founder of Flourish Girl. Flourish Girl focuses on empowering teenage girls to become unstoppable women. Working as a speech pathologist she found out that the rate of depression, anxiety and eating disorders amongst teenage girls were on a rise. She then found herself shift her passion and focus towards giving teenage girls a voice. Having worked within multiple youth organisations such as Game Changers, The Rites of Passage Institute, Stand Up and Little Dreamers Australia, Mandy has impacted the lives of thousands of young girls across Australia and the world and has recently been recognised by the Foundation for Young Australians as an influential young social pioneer.
Find out more information on Mandy at www.flourishgirl.org

Luna Wood is an artist, teacher, mentor, and modern Medicine Woman. With 30 years of experience in bodywork, personal development, and Shamanic practices, Luna has supported a community of hundreds of women who seek emotional and spiritual transformation. Luna is known for bridging worlds. The seen and unseen, the masculine and feminine, mystic and digital, business and spiritual. She inspires ritualised living, inviting women and families to replace busyness with beingness to celebrate connection through beauty, awareness and love. Luna knows the journey of motherhood and family and is an amazing Mum to a beautiful 18 year old daughter. Luna graces us with supportive presence and deep connection throughout this transformational process.
Find out more about Luna and the work she does at www.lunawood.org

"Surround your girls with wonderful juicy wise women.
They don’t have to be related biologically however they need to love unconditionally. This is a huge key to helping all our girls shine.”
MAGGIE DENT

In each location we bring together a team of wonderful juicy wise women who support with catering, logistics, and exciting workshop sessions.

BYRON HINTERLAND

Tima Elabdallaoui runs a martial arts challenge session for the girls.
Through discovering martial arts, Tima's life transformed from stressful and stuck in an unfulfilling corporate job in a big city to a life she loves in Byron Bay, Australia. Tima now runs the popular Fierce Females Muay Thai classes for women from 14 - 80 years old and her students achieve transformational results. Through training martial arts Tima realised how strong and powerful she really is and this is what she is passionate about sharing with her students. In Tima's class you challenge yourself, and learn to go beyond your physical and mental limits. "You are stronger than you think. You will open yourself, empower yourself, make a change and find the fighter inside of yourself."

Bebop King will serve us an array of hearty tasty food, with produce from local growers & her garden fresh to your plate.
Bebop's lifelong creative passion is inspiring healthful ways of living for a harmonious planetary future for all. Her inspiration comes from her experience in youth community development, social work, herbal medicine, organic food production & connection with the wisdom of Indigenous cultures. Bebop loves to create a range of highly nutritious delicious meals and treat options that boost vitality. She works from the principle that there is no one diet that fits all, and encourages you to listen to your body & intuition, enjoy what you eat and find your balance with your needs, tastes and lifestyle.

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MARGARET RIVER

Team details coming soon.