About us
Rekindle the Roots
Lighting the ancestral fire within.
Rekindle means to light the fire again. The word traces back to the Old Norse kynda — “to kindle a flame.”
Rekindle the Roots is a gathering place for those who feel the quiet pull to remember something older… something more natural and deeply human.
Many of us sense that our ancestors carried ways of living in relationship with the Earth, the body, and community that have been lost or forgotten in the modern world. Yet fragments of that wisdom still live within us — in our instincts, our stories, and our bones.
This space is devoted to gently rekindling that ancestral fire.
Together we explore earth-based healing practices, folk traditions, ritual, embodiment, and community care — honoring the old ways while discovering how they can support and guide us in modern life. Rather than simply looking back, we work to translate ancestral wisdom into practical, meaningful practices for the world we live in today.
Rekindle the Roots is a place to remember your relationship with Nature, reclaim the magic and medicine of the old ways, and rediscover what it means to live as part of a living ecosystem.
Our gatherings may include classes, workshops, rituals, healing circles, and seasonal celebrations offered through a shamanic and earth-honoring lens. We will also share meals, stories, laughter, and simple time together — building the kind of community that our ancestors once relied upon for survival, belonging, and joy.
This is not about becoming something new.
It’s about remembering what has always lived within you.
Who this group was made for:
Rekindle the Roots is for those who feel the call to reconnect with Nature, ancestral wisdom, embodied healing, and authentic community. It welcomes anyone curious about honoring the traditions of the past while learning how to apply that wisdom in meaningful, grounded ways within modern life.
“The fire has always been there. This is simply a place to gather and tend it together.”
About your Organizer: Ida is an American-born Nordic Folk Healer and Somatic Guide, as well as a retired massage therapist with over twenty years of hands-on experience. Rooted in ancestral healing traditions, she weaves earth-based wisdom with somatic embodiment to help modern humans remember their lineage, reconnect with their bodies, and restore their relationship with nature.
Blending folk traditions, somatic movement, guided journeys, sound healing, breathwork, and ritual, Ida creates transformative spaces for primordial remembrance, connection, and belonging.
She is the founder and hearth keeper of Caveside Wellness in Gladstone and co-owner of The Way Home Studio in Southeast Portland—two wellness spaces devoted to helping people find their roots and remember their way back home to themselves.
To learn more about Ida's work, visit: www.cavesidewellness.com
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- $25.00
Caveside Somatics
Caveside Wellness, 525 East Fairfield Street, Gladstone, OR, USCaveside Somatics is an ecstatic somatic movement and embodiment class. A guided descent into the inner cave, the quiet, powerful space within where truth, emotion, and instinct reside.
Through breath, intuitive movement, and sound, you’ll be invited out of the mind and back into the body. This practice supports the release of stored tension while awakening vitality, emotional freedom, presence, and flow.
Rather than analyzing through the mind, this journey offers a direct embodied experience. It is especially supportive for those who have explored healing intellectually yet still feel tension, contraction, or stuckness held within the body.
In the cave, you may:
• Reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom
• Cultivate grounding, presence, and self-trust
• Support nervous system regulation
• Remember your roots and primal natureThis practice is open to all bodies, ages, and experience levels. The depth and intensity of each session are always self-directed, including for those navigating injuries or physical limitations.
What to Wear:
Comfortable clothing that allows full range of motion. Layers are recommended for changing temperatures. Practice barefoot or in socks.What to Bring:
Yoga mats, blankets, and blocks are provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own. Please bring a water bottle and any personal items that help you feel comfortable on the floor. Chairs are also available for those with mobility limitations.Suggested Donation:
$25 drop in- 5-Class Pass: $110 ($22 per class)
- 10-Class Pass: $200 ($20 per class – best value)
Classes are limited to just 5 attendees.
You muat pay & RSVP via Acuity scheduling:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=37285931&appointmentType=97151928About Your Facilitator:
Ida Cavewoman is a Folk Healer & Somatic Guide with over two decades of experience in spaceholding and bodywork. Her work weaves together somatic awareness, ritual, and deep listening to create grounded, transformative experiences for individuals and groups.
To learn more about her work, visit: www.cavesidewellness.com4 attendees - $25.00
Caveside Somatics
Caveside Wellness, 525 East Fairfield Street, Gladstone, OR, USCaveside Somatics is an ecstatic somatic movement and embodiment class. A guided descent into the inner cave, the quiet, powerful space within where truth, emotion, and instinct reside.
Through breath, intuitive movement, and sound, you’ll be invited out of the mind and back into the body. This practice supports the release of stored tension while awakening vitality, emotional freedom, presence, and flow.
Rather than analyzing through the mind, this journey offers a direct embodied experience. It is especially supportive for those who have explored healing intellectually yet still feel tension, contraction, or stuckness held within the body.
In the cave, you may:
• Reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom
• Cultivate grounding, presence, and self-trust
• Support nervous system regulation
• Remember your roots and primal natureThis practice is open to all bodies, ages, and experience levels. The depth and intensity of each session are always self-directed, including for those navigating injuries or physical limitations.
What to Wear:
Comfortable clothing that allows full range of motion. Layers are recommended for changing temperatures. Practice barefoot or in socks.What to Bring:
Yoga mats, blankets, and blocks are provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own. Please bring a water bottle and any personal items that help you feel comfortable on the floor. Chairs are also available for those with mobility limitations.Suggested Donation:
$25 drop in- 5-Class Pass: $110 ($22 per class)
- 10-Class Pass: $200 ($20 per class – best value)
Classes are limited to just 5 attendees.
You muat pay & RSVP via Acuity scheduling:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=37285931&appointmentType=97151928About Your Facilitator:
Ida Cavewoman is a Folk Healer & Somatic Guide with over two decades of experience in spaceholding and bodywork. Her work weaves together somatic awareness, ritual, and deep listening to create grounded, transformative experiences for individuals and groups.
To learn more about her work, visit: www.cavesidewellness.com1 attendee
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