Meet Our Practitioners
Guides & Facilitators
Mahina Gardener
MER Minister, Ceremonialist, Stylist, Vocal Alchemist
Mahina is called from deep within to walk the path of shamanic initiatory apprenticeship with the Goddess in her many forms. Her entire life has been guided by her relationship with spirit combined with her deep curiosity to explore the sensual arts of the world. Her passions are internal and relational healing, helping beings & spaces embody their innate style, vocal and movement alchemy, and stewarding spaces of healing through ceremonial and ritualized transformative experiences. Her formal trainings include Esthetics, Feng Shui, Life Coaching and Business Integrity. She is a Founding Member of the Ministry of the Eternal Rose and is here in support of the ecstatic liberation of suffering and embodiment of joy for all beings.
RuthAnne Comrie
MER Minister, Somatic Sex Coach, Sexological Bodyworker
Growing up in a religious context, living in a variety foreign countries and going to boarding school produced in me a gorgeous mix of shame and mistrust of body, pleasure, sex, my own yes/no; of social adaptability, broad appreciation of people, culture, food; of independence and curiosity and fear of showing vulnerability. In the past decade, I've released my four 4 children to adulthood, transitioned out of my close marriage of 27 years, come out of christianity and come into a delightful relationship with my own body, pleasure and sex. I see embodiment as spiritual path and our sexual nature as sacred. They teach us about the mystery of oneness and we-ness. It is my deep honor to support you to find your way to connect intimately with yourself, shed shame, and find joy and healing in your full erotic expression. Come home your body. Live life turned on!
Hannah Elledge
Womb Healing Guide, Shamanic Bodyworker, Sacred Sexuality & Embodiment Mentor,
Oracular Visionary of the MER
Hannah is a student & teacher of the Womb Mysteries & a devotee of Mother Earth. As the Visionary of the MER, I am here to help (re)birth Heaven of Earth, by inviting our masculine & feminine selves back into loving sacred union, by activating the womb consciousness of as many women as possible, and by becoming the purest embodiment of Love as I can possibly be, sharing what I learn with others along the way. Walking this magickal path of shamanic apprenticeship with Great Mystery and the Goddess of 10,000 names, I was initiated into the Womb Mysteries, many years ago by Cherezade Aanya of Soveriegn Womb Alchemy, who was initiated through the Fountain of Life Mystery School by the authors of Womb Awakening. I have since woven myself back into my spiritual lineage of ancient womb priestesses - The Lineage of Isis. My own womb & the Great Goddess continue to initiate me, and activate ancient & forgotten codes & wisdom in my body & psyche. Sharing this medicine with my sisters & community is at the heart of my work. As a shamanic healing arts practitioner & embodiment coach, I work with women to heal sexual trauma, reclaim their bodies, their innocence, voice, pleasure & power. I want every woman to experience their full erotic & orgasmic potential, to KNOW themselves & their power deeply… To feel radiant, alive, & worthy. I also enjoy working with men as an intimacy & embodiment coach weaving in shamanic bodywork, emotional release, and nervous system repatterning. Helping men become better lovers and partners, resolve trauma, & hold space for grief, rage & full spectrum of emotions is my specialty. Along my journey, I've studied with Indigenous Wisdom Keepers, Plant Medicine Teachers, The International School of Temple Arts (L1, L2 & PT), SPHM with Amara Karuna, The Art of Ritual with Isis Indriya, and Evolutionary Herbalism with Sajah Popham. I believe pleasure is medicine we deeply need, sisterhood will bring balance back to our world, and world of well-fucked women is the key to manifesting Heaven on Earth. You can learn more about me, my vision, journey & offerings here: (http://www.witcheyeawakened.com/about)
Scarlett Rose
Tantric Priestess of the Rose Lineage
Scarlett Rose is a self-realized Tantric Priestess of the Rose lineage and devotee of the goddess. She is certified in massage therapy and kundalini reiki, a graduate of the International School of Temple Arts L1, and continues a 9 month + mentorship with Suntaya Song, Erotic Embodiment & Medicine Song Priestess. Her heart medicine that she longs to share with the world is assisting others in connecting more deeply with their heart & soul through their Eros. As well as healing sexual trauma, shame & guilt through unconditionally loving & intentional touch in a safe & nurturing container. As she embodies the goddess with unconditional love, she invites you to fully receive and embody your own innate divinity in order to re-enter the world more connected to your body and in tune with your hearts true desires. You can find more about her and her offerings here: [sacredscarlettrose.com](http://sacredscarlettrose.com/)
Arielle Therese
Vocal Alchemist & Song Channel, Regenerative Business & Conscious Change Consultant
Arielle Therese is a queer femme of Celtic and mixed European ancestry. She is a vocal alchemist, songstress, and song circle facilitator. She is a self-remembered priestess of the cosmic mother who believes in the healing power of sound to alchemize & regenerate energy for collective healing. Arielle facilitates a co-creative group experience that enables individuals to unlock their own channel for self-healing. She is a song carrier and listens for messages and vibrations to come through in the form of medicine songs & folk music. The essence of her music centers self-healing, self-growth, and a regenerative philosophy where all beings and living systems are uplifted and protected.
Indigo Rose
Yoga Teacher, Embodiment Coach, Ceremonialist & Ritual Movement Artist
Indigo Rose is passionate about supporting individuals on their journeys to wholeness through embodied expression, ceremonial dance, energy healing, and pleasure reclaimation. As a Venus devotee and sensual alchemist, she spends her days in service to the Divine Feminine wisdom flowing through and guiding her. Indigo is also a certified yoga teacher, reiki master practitioner and sacred dance facilitator who is on a mission to bring more peace, pleasure and freedom to all.
Sheri Garzelli
Breathworker and Intimacy Guide
The healing journey that brought me to this work started in a more traditional way. I got my start in counseling and community development in 1988, completed a Master’s at Harvard University in 1995 and a certificate of post-graduate study in advanced psychotherapy from Boston University in 1998. Immersed in the world of psychotherapy, I found that while this work fed me intellectually, it did not feed my soul. I was not convinced that I was assisting people to make real changes. Where I felt I had the most impact was in my ability to form deep, personal connections with clients. I was immersed in the world of the practical and cerebral, though I found truth in the statement that love is the best medicine … to love and be loved is what provides the crucial foundation for healing and transformation. When it became clear to me that I wanted (needed) to offer that kind of connection in my practice, I trained to become a breathwork facilitator. I learned that the power of the breath, something we are born with and have open access to, brings people in connection with their deep, authentic selves, and that this is, in itself, transformational. Then, life threw me a curve ball & I suffered a massive traumatic brain bleed. I had 2 emergency brain surgeries, was in the hospital for 3 months, & have been in recovery for the past 16+ years. This journey of recovery, which included becoming a mother, has led me to Life itself. It was a miracle that I did not die, that I have had such an amazing recovery, & I vowed to really LIVE this life; & to help others find their own life vitality.
Hayley Shannon
Embodied Healing Arts Practitioner & Guide
Hayley Shannon is a dancer of mixed Celtic ancestry and a devotee of body and soul. She believes that our wild (i.e. natural) embodiment is a portal to transform separation into wholeness and restore a right-relationship with Earth. ​ Dance has been a sanctuary for Hayley since she was seven years old in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a professional dancer and teacher in Seattle, Washington throughout her 20’s, she adored the ritual of performing and the aliveness it brought. However, she felt stuck in cycles of depression, anxiety and numbness that had plagued her since she was a child. ​ A yearning for personal healing led her to Corfu, Greece to study dance/movement therapy and breathwork with Dr. Danielle Fraenkel. Her life was forever-changed from experiencing the profound power of authentic embodiment to heal. ​ Through embodiment, spirituality found Hayley. She felt soul-called to create Dance Healing in 2016 to facilitate adults reclaiming their embodied wholeness. She migrated to northern California to deepen her training in somatic expressive arts therapy with the legendary Anna Halprin and Daria Halprin at Tamalpa Institute from 2018-21. This program emphasizes how nature, voice and communal ritual are essential to wellness, which highly influences Hayley’s work today. Hayley is honored to lead transformative embodiment programs for individuals and groups around the world both in person and online, at festivals and international retreats. She continues her studies in breathwork, griefwork and Taoism while preparing to apprentice Daria Halprin at Tamalpa Institute. She is grateful to live on Orcas Island, Coast Salish Land with her Beloved and rootsy community.
The Temple of Sacred Arts
is here to foster a holistic & embodied wellness culture in the greater Seattle area, revitalizing ancient ways & channeling new ones, to support us in midwifing our most beautiful personal & collective becoming
in this time of the Great Turning.
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