About us
SACRED THREAD™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to the thriving wellness of all.
OUR MISSION is to create accessible, non-religious spiritual spaces where people of all ages gather for shared practice, spiritual growth, and embodied care for the Earth.
Through ceremonies, teachings, and gatherings rooted in Earth-based spirituality, direct revelation, intuition, embodied awareness, and heart-centered living, we foster healing, connection, and belonging. We honor many paths, shared leadership, and an ongoing practice of listening to and caring for the Earth.
AS RAM DAS SAID, “WE’RE ALL JUST WALKING EACH OTHER HOME.”
We believe non-hierarchical spirituality is essential to living in harmony with one another and with all of life. Systems rooted in division, separation, polarization, and the pressure to “pick a side” have persisted for thousands of years, yet continue to fall short of fostering equality, compassion, and collective well-being. In response, we choose to align our focus, words, and actions with the spirit of unity and care for the whole.
By honoring and celebrating diverse paths and the people walking them, we create the conditions for a world we feel excited to live in and pass on to future generations. Through shared vision and aligned action, we become the ancestors our descendants can feel proud to claim.
This is what it means to be part of the SACRED THREAD™ community
SACRED THREAD™ gatherings offer a regenerative thread of healing and pure potential, permeating the present while moving backward through time to tend and mend what came before, and forward to nourish and support those yet to come.
SHARED LEADERSHIP: OUR CIRCLE OF FACILITATORS
Guided by a Circle of Facilitators, SACRED THREAD™ offerings are led collaboratively rather than hierarchically. This shared leadership model allows us to support one another, draw on diverse strengths, and steward community offerings with care and integrity.
Our Facilitators share from a rich tapestry of practices, including shamanism, forest bathing, yoga, Reiki, sound healing, meditation, ecstatic dance, and other contemplative modalities. Each facilitator is deeply rooted in their own craft personally, and many serve professionally via private practices outside of the SACRED THREAD™ community.
At the heart of this model is our shared commitment—to one another and to the SACRED THREAD™ community- to choose love, compassion, integrity, humility, and open-hearted communication. On good days, this comes naturally. In the inevitable challenges of co-creation, we find our greatest opportunities to grow stronger together. In this way, we move out of division and separation and into a lived practice of unity, honor, and respect.
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
Most SACRED THREAD™ gatherings are held in person, though some offerings unfold online. We are nomadic by design, choosing each setting with care to honor the season, the land, and the spirit of the gathering itself. You’ll often find us in and around Madison, Wisconsin, with occasional gatherings in Baraboo, Mineral Point, and beyond.
The best way to stay connected and learn about upcoming offerings is to join our newsletter.
Upcoming events
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Fall Equinox Fire Ceremony
McFarland United Church of Christ, 5710 Anthony St, McFarland, WI, USRooted in unity and the shared honoring of the season, this ceremony invites and welcomes people of all spiritual backgrounds.
Thank you for arriving with openness, kindness, and the spirit of deep listening, curiosity, and connection.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩- Arrival and sign-in at registration table
- Discussion on the sacredness of ceremony
- Explanation of the structure / instructions for the ceremony
- Building our prayer bundles
- Opening of sacred space
- Fire ceremony
- Open discussion on ceremony reflections
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜
- If you have one: a rattle, shaker, or drum. A bottle with pebbles, dried beans, etc. works well too! We'll have shakers for you to borrow if you don't have one of your own.
- A chair if you’d like one. You may prefer to stand or sit on the ground with or without a blanket.
- OPTIONAL: A personal offering to Fire: a written intention, symbol of what you wish to release, honor, or welcome into your life (Please ensure that burnables are safe, respectful, and environmentally conscious. No plastic, for example, please.)
- OPTIONAL: A shared offering to Fire: natural items for building prayer bundles (ex: sticks, flowers, dried flowers, leaves, herbs from your personal garden/property).
- OPTIONAL: A thermos with beverage or water bottle
- OPTIONAL: A pen and journal
⋆ ✧ ⋆𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙
- Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to settle in so we can begin promptly at 5:30pm. Your preparedness helps us to co-create the best experience for all present.
- This entire event will be held outdoors.
⋆ ✧ ⋆𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨
- 𝐽𝑎𝑦𝑛𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑢𝑏𝑦: Shamanic Practitioner, SACRED THREAD™ Facilitator, Board Member, and Practitioner
- 𝐴𝑙𝑖 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑤: Reiki Master, Shamanic Ceremony Leader
- 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑖 𝐾𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟: Shamanic Practitioner, Reiki Master
Full event details and registration at: https://givebutter.com/Fall-Equinox
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Foundations in Shamanism Workshop & Post Workshop Group Support Call
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Highway M, Middleton, WI, US𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤:
- Integrate shamanic practices & a shamanic way of experiencing reality into your daily life for your personal healing, evolution, empowerment and connection to the web of life.
- Become a Shamanic Practitioner- this course is a prerequisite for Jessica’s Shamanic Practitioner training, which will begin in January 2027.
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:
The Foundations workshop will be a prerequisite to join the Shamanic Practitioner training, which will begin in January 2027. More info about the Shamanic Practitioner training is soon to come. For now, email Jessica at Jessica@sacredthread.org if you’re interested in more details.
- Tuition is $399 which will include lunch both days.
- We’ll be in class from 10am-6pm both days, and you must be present for the entirety of both days.
- Personal healing work is woven into this workshop, so it’s important to give yourself time after class on Saturday and Sunday (ideally 45-60 minutes), and maybe even 30-45 minutes before class on Sunday morning for integration. The integration time you’ll need will be highly personal to you.
⋆ ✧ ⋆𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 & 𝙌&𝘼 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡:
This call is scheduled for 6:00-8:30pm, December 8, 2026. This is an opportunity for us to share how we’ve been implementing the practices that you learned in our training, to ask questions, receive support, and be inspired. The recording will be shared with those that can’t make it live.
This will be a fun, connective, and experiential workshop in which you’ll walk away with powerful skills that can serve you for the rest of your life!
⋆ ✧ ⋆𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙! 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩?
You must submit an application below & receive Jessica’s acceptance into this workshop before registering. Do not register for this workshop until you’ve received an invitation to do so. This process ensures that you will receive the most from this experience based on where you are in life at this time.
>>𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀<<2 attendees
Past events
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