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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
Upcoming events
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Somatic Support Circle (Calls for Hope + Peace)
The Way Home Studio, 8435 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, USSomatic Support Circle
Donation-Based • All Are Welcome • 90 MinutesSomatic Support Circle is an ongoing, heart-centered space for connection, reflection, and embodied healing. Each gathering is guided by a unique theme, shaped by the needs of those who arrive—offering a place to explore what’s present in a supportive, grounded community.
Rooted in the Nordic concept of nytta—to be of benefit, to offer what is needed—this circle is offered on a donation basis to support accessibility for all. This is my way of being in service to the community, creating a space where healing and connection are available regardless of financial circumstances.
Each circle includes:
• Peer sharing & deep listening — a space to be witnessed, heard, and held without pressure to speak
• Guided somatic integration — gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and embodied awareness
• Ancestral & folk medicine elements — simple, grounded practices that support connection, remembrance, and integration
No experience is needed. You are welcome to participate at your own pace—whether that means sharing, listening, or simply being present.Come as you are. Leave more connected—to yourself, your body, and your community.
About 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.comSuggested donation: $15-$30
Intimate group setting—limited to 15 participants. Advance registration encouraged.4 attendeesSomatic Support Circle (Mental Health Workers)
The Way Home Studio, 8435 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, USSomatic Support Circle
Donation-Based • All Are Welcome • 90 MinutesSomatic Support Circle is an ongoing, heart-centered space for connection, reflection, and embodied healing. Each gathering is guided by a unique theme, shaped by the needs of those who arrive—offering a place to explore what’s present in a supportive, grounded community.
Rooted in the Nordic concept of nytta—to be of benefit, to offer what is needed—this circle is offered on a donation basis to support accessibility for all. This is my way of being in service to the community, creating a space where healing and connection are available regardless of financial circumstances.
Each circle includes:
• Peer sharing & deep listening — a space to be witnessed, heard, and held without pressure to speak
• Guided somatic integration — gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and embodied awareness
• Ancestral & folk medicine elements — simple, grounded practices that support connection, remembrance, and integration
No experience is needed. You are welcome to participate at your own pace—whether that means sharing, listening, or simply being present.Come as you are. Leave more connected—to yourself, your body, and your community.
About 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.comSuggested donation: $15-$30
Intimate group setting—limited to 15 participants. Advance registration encouraged.12 attendees- $80.00
Sacred Rage: Spring Edition
The Way Home Studio, 8435 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, USOfficially SOLD OUT
Feel free to DM me if you’d like to be added to the waitlist.
Next Sacred Rage: July 18thSacred Rage: A Ritual of Release & Reclamation
Are you tired of being quiet? Of being polite? Are you ready to unlock the places within you that have been shut down or frozen?
What if your rage is not something to suppress — but something sacred?
Your rage is not a flaw. It is not “too much.” It is not wrong.Our anger is as divine as our joy. As holy as our pleasure. It is a sacred signal — an indicator that a boundary has been crossed, that something unjust has occurred.
When anger is suppressed or shamed, it does not disappear. It lodges in the body. It smolders beneath the surface. It leaks out sideways — or erupts.But what if this powerful force were given a safe and intentional space to be felt, expressed, and witnessed?
When we consciously befriend and honor our rage, it becomes medicine. It sharpens clarity. It restores boundaries. It reconnects us to our power. From that place, joy expands. Freedom deepens. Wholeness becomes available.What to Expect
In this 3.5-hour ritual container, you will be invited to come home to your body — and to the truth of what lives there.
Your voice is welcome. Your tears are welcome. Your sweat is welcome. Your “no” is welcome. Every part of you is welcome.
Nothing is forced. Nothing is performative. This is not about reliving trauma. This is about reclaiming your power.Inside this container, we will:
- Ground and resource the nervous system
- Build safety and consent agreements together
- Cultivate community connection and inclusion
- Move through guided somatic practices
- Work with breath, sound, and vocal release
- Engage in intentional movement and embodied expression
- Create space for anger to surface, move, and transform
Your whole self is honored here. You move at your own pace. You choose how you show up. The parts of you that have been silenced, shamed, or frozen are invited back — on your terms, with the steady support of community.
Come ready to listen to your body, to feel what has been unfelt, and to leave with more of yourself than you arrived with. On the other side of this ritual awaits deeper clarity, embodied strength, and a fuller sense of who you are.
All humans 18+ welcome. Limited to 10 attendees total.
This event will be offered seasonally in October, January, April, and July. Each ritual will be flavored with the current season that we're in; expressing and collaborating with the cyclical themes and dynamics that nature provides us.What to bring:
- Journal
- Water bottle
- A large mixing bowl (any material)
- A shawl or scarf large enough to cover your head
- Anything extra that your body needs to be comfortable on the floor. (the studio provides yoga mats, blankets, & blocks)
- Any items that feel important to be added to our altar (items will be returned unless they’re intended as an offering)
What to wear: Comfortable clothing that allows full body range of motion. Layers are helpful as your temperature will fluctuate. The studio is a shoe free zone so you will need to be barefoot or wearing socks.
Who are your facilitators: Andrea Thompson and Ida Cavewoman have been close friends for over 20 years and have spent over a decade regularly practicing magic together within a Coven. Through their mutual respect and deep trust of one another, their medicine weaves in an effortless way and you’re sure to be in good hands for such BIG work.
Andrea is a native to Oregon, lover of magic, tinkering herbalist and dancer at heart. She has cultivated her practice of holding space for others through her 25 years of Massage Therapy experience in which she deeply listens to what the individual’s body is asking for and what old stories are ready to be released in that precise moment versus going with a specific protocol. Studying with Danielle Renee Battigione initiated her into her Magical practice many moons ago. Since then, she has shared and held ritual space in various magical workshops, embodiment events and at Soul Revival Ecstatic Dance for BIPOC. To hear more about her magical practice, check out Magic From the Root Podcast. To learn more about her offerings for bodywork, you can find her at www.andreatlmt.com.
Ida is an American-born Nordic Folk Healer, Somatic Guide, and massage therapist with over twenty years of hands-on experience. Rooted in ancestral healing traditions, she blends earth-based wisdom with somatic yoga and embodiment, guiding modern humans to reconnect with their bodies, remember their lineage, and restore their relationship with nature.
Through movement, sound, breathwork, and ritual, she creates transformative spaces for presence, 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. Learn more and subscribe to her monthly newsletter at www.CavesideWellness.com.
Location & Parking: The Way Home Studio is located at 8435 SE Stark St. Portland, OR. There's plenty of street parking around the neighborhood as well as the "bus lane" directly in front of the building on the North side of Stark St. Look for the brick building on the North side of Stark street under the 'Progressive' sign. To learn more about the studio you can visit www.thewayhomestudio.com.
Cost: This event is being offered at a 3 tiered sliding fee scale.
Standard Ticket $80, Generosity Ticket $100, Accessibility Ticket $65 (available to the BIPOC Community & Low-income individuals)Register via Acuity Scheduling:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=37285931&appointmentType=916299093 attendees
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