About us
Did you know that shamanism has been practiced in every culture around the world for 50,000+ years? Would you like to explore, establish, or dive deeper into the shamanic practices that are your birth right to access, while respecting cultural boundaries?
If so this group is for you!
MY MISSION FOR THIS GROUP:
1. Empower, encourage & support anyone interested in accessing shamanism to do so with the highest integrity.
2. Share shamanic practices for self-healing and personal development in an ethical way, while respecting cultural boundaries.
3. To hold space for folks that deeply respect the necessity to practice shamanism within the container that they are trained, experienced, and prepared for.
4. Create a safe space to utilize shamanic practices from a place of pure heart & intention, while nurturing new friendships with like-minded community.
5. Share shamanic practices with you that you can use for your personal healing & development. (You will not learn methods to use on other people in this group. If you are seeking that, I can refer you to teachers that specialize in that type of offering.)
In that vein, this space is NOT for those wishing to:
7. Take shortcuts by offering services either inside or outside of this group without proper training, practice and relationship with your shamanic tools & spirit guides.
8. Use this space as a networking opportunity, or a place to find people to date. YES, relationships will develop organically when you show up heart-centered- and that's awesome! But DO NOT come with the intention of promoting your business or finding a romantic partner- ulterior motives are felt, and it throws off the energy.
AS A FACILITATOR, I PROMISE TO:
- Only utilize and share practices that were intended to be accessed by me, and hold others in the group to that same bar in a gentle but direct way.
- Empower you by sharing ideas and ways to connect with, and develop, YOUR shamanic practices.
- Hold a safe & healing space while enforcing boundaries if needed. This means that I reserve the right to discreetly require a member to leave the group if they are not honoring the mission of it.
LASTLY..
We will not utilizing plant medicines. Please do NOT come to a gathering under the influence of any plant medicine, mind altering substance, or recreational drugs.
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Jessica. I've been practicing shamanism since 2011. I've received 100's of hours of training in Core & Peruvian shamanism, and I've logged 100+ hrs of pro-bono work under the tutelage of my shamanic teacher before opening my private practice. You can learn more about my shamanic philosophy here.
I promise to hold impeccable space, and bring you the highest level of service during these ceremonies. I will NOT use our time together to sell services, upgrades, etc.
Upcoming events
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- $111.00
Super Soul Saturday — Earth Ceremony, Sound Bath & Seed Planting Ritual
524 Oak Street, Baraboo, WI, USJust as the natural world unfurls with the vibrant pulse of Spring, we are invited to expand our own vitality- opening to joy, wonder, and new pathways waiting to emerge.
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This is a space to reconnect. To root. To remember your place within the living web of Life.⋆ ✧ ⋆
Jessica of Be The Light will guide the opening circle through an Earth-honoring ceremony, inviting you into a deeper relationship with Mother Earth-through reverence, presence, and playful curiosity.Together, we’ll attune to the subtle yet powerful ways Nature is always speaking, always guiding, and align with what is ready to unfold next within you.
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This experience is a co-creation with Shelley Mordini, Dennim Daniels, and Christopher Braddy will carry us further through sound healing and ritual—planting seeds of intention, gratitude, and celebration.⋆ ✧ ⋆
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AT https://www.barabootours.com/super-soul-saturday.html
Investment: $111 per person.2 attendees 
Reunion For Shamanic Immersion & Foundations in Shamanism Participants
Devil's Lake State Park, S5975 Park Rd, Baraboo, WI, USThis reunion is a day for past participants of Sacred Rhythms Shamanic Immersion and Foundations in Shamanism Workshop students to reconnect, share how life has unfolded since we last talked, and celebrate our growth and evolution.
For those who feel the call, we’ll head out for a hike.Family and friends are welcome!
OPTIONAL CEREMONY
If you feel that something within you has transformed, completed, or opened since your time of immersion, a special ceremony will be offered to intentionally recognize, celebrate and witness your transition.These moments matter. Recognizing them, marking them and letting them land in the body and in community changes how we carry these experiences (and ourselves) forward.
To close our circle, Beth Ellen will lead us in a joyful play practice as we celebrate ourselves and each other.
WHAT TO BRING:
- Warm layers- the shoulder seasons can be deceptively colder than anticipated.
- Weather appropriate clothing.
- OPTIONAL: A chair, blanket, or something to sit on.
- OPTIONAL: If you’d like to be part of the ceremony, bring a written statement that reflects the threshold you are crossing, or the transformation you want to declare and have witnessed. This could also be a medicine story to mark what you have or are stepping into, a power object you’ve made, or a creative piece.
- OPTIONAL: A pen and journal.
VENUE
Devil's Lake State Park
S5975 Park Rd, Baraboo, WI 53913Please arrive at the North Shore concession stand at noon. We may want to find a shelter once we all circle up, and if you’re late, it could make it hard for you to find us. Cell reception is pretty good in the park, but can be a bit spotty.
RSVP to Jessica directly
2 attendees- $399.00
Foundations in Shamanism — 2-Day Immersive Workshop
Wild-Life Refuge, S3256 Ableman Road, Reedsburg, WI, USThis two-day, immersive workshop is for you if you're ready 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.
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.
(And for those feeling called to step into service as a Shamanic Practitioner- this course is a prerequisite for my Shamanic Practitioner training, which will begin in 2026.)
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
- A direct, personal experience of shamanic practice- not just theory
- Tools you can use for the rest of your life
- A grounded foundation in how to work with shamanic states, healing techniques, and the web of life
- Connection with others who are devoted to living in deeper relationship with Spirit and Nature
PLEASE READ: This workshop requires an application and my written acceptance before you register. This process ensures we're a great match and that you'll get the most from the experience. submit an application here
OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS
- Tuition is $399 which will include lunch both days.
- We’ll be in class from 10am-6pm both days, and you must be in class for the entire duration for both days.
- A Group Integration & Q&A Call is scheduled for 6-8:30pm, June 16, 2026. Attend live, or catch the recording.
Additional info + videos here to learn more about how this work can support you as an individual, and help you support your loved ones, your community, and the collective.
I'M INTERESTED! WHAT'S NEXT?
Once you submit an application, I’ll reach out to set up a time for us to talk.
1 attendee 
Return to the Wild Woman: A New Moon Rite of Primal Reclamation
Wild-Life Refuge, S3256 Ableman Road, Reedsburg, WI, USSomething in you knows... Beneath the conditioning, the performance, the careful maintenance of who you've “needed” to be- there is something older, wilder, and truer. She has been waiting.
Return to the Wild Woman is a two-day ceremonial retreat held under the New Moon, bringing together three gifted facilitators for an immersive journey of elemental healing, sacred ceremony, and embodied reclamation.
This is a gathering for women- intimate by design, wild by intention, and held with the utmost care, reverence, and respect for the full sovereignty of each participant.
Registration Required HERE- Investment: $475 without overnight accommodations, $555 with overnight accommodations
This gathering is limited to 12 women and will fill.
Please register in advance, as we cannot accommodate walk-ins or “going” responses.THE GATHERING
Held at Wild Life Refuge, a private sanctuary for conscious creativity and connection nestled in the hills of Reedsburg, Wisconsin. This retreat is limited to 12 women.
Over two immersive days, we move through the five elements: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and the deep nurturing Void, using body, breath, movement, voice, art, shamanic drumming, and ceremony to awaken primal creative potential and restore connection with the vital life force that lives within each of us.
There will be vision, play, and wildness. There will be Fire and Water. There will be nudity (always invitational, always within a sacred, non-sexual ceremonial container). There will be raw, messy, joyful creation. There will be the kind of sisterhood that only emerges when women choose to show up fully.
SATURDAY: ELEMENTAL CONNECTION
8:30–10:00am · Arrive & Acclimate
Settle into the sanctuary. Get grounded. Find your footing before we begin.10:00am · Opening Circle
Through shamanic drumming, invocation, and elemental ritual, we consciously cross the threshold from the ordinary world and enter sacred space. The drum anchors the nervous system and connects us to the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Our circle becomes the container.12:00pm · Embodied Awakening
A divinely curated progression of somatic and energetic practices through the lens of Taoism and Tantra. We move through intuitive movement, breathwork, voice activation, sacred breast ritual, jade egg practice, and microcosmic orbit- awakening vitality and circulating feminine life force from the inside out.4:00pm · Body as Altar / Embodiment as Art
Tona anoints each woman with paint, consecrating the body as living altar and creative force. Those who choose enter a sacred nude body art ritual- merging whole bodies with the process of art-making and self-expression.Alternative ceremonial art options are available; all participation is invitational and held within a sacred container of honor and sovereignty.
8:00pm · Dark Moon Fire Ceremony
Under the dark sky, we release. We shed old skins, reclaim our voices, and stand boldly in vitality and sacred authority.Fire becomes witness. Voice becomes declaration.
SUNDAY: REBIRTH & INTEGRATION
10:00am · Closing Water Ceremony & Circle
Through Water blessing and shared reflection, we anchor what has been awakened, and carry it forward into our lives.YOUR FACILITATORS
Jessica Riphenburg- Ceremonialist, Shamanic Practitioner & Threshold Guide
Jessica leads the shamanic drumming and elemental ceremonies that open and close each day, anchoring the group in sacred space and elemental connection. Drawing from years of training in Core and Peruvian shamanism, she holds the ceremonial container with groundedness, presence, and heart.
Silvia Lopez- Taoist & Tantric Practitioner, Shamanic Healer
Silvia guides the Embodied Feminine Awakening sequence- a divinely curated progression of somatic and energetic practices designed to awaken the feminine current through intuitive movement, breathwork, voice activation, and energetic cultivation.
Tona Williams- Intuitive Visual & Movement Artist, Creator of Wild-Life Refuge
Tona leads Body as Altar / Embodiment as Art, a ceremonial ritual of sacred anointing and body art in which the body itself becomes the altar, the brush, and the canvas. Tona is also the visionary and steward of Wild Life Refuge, where this gathering is held.
VENUE
Wild-Life Refuge
S3256 Ableman Road · Reedsburg, WI 53959Wild-Life Refuge is a private sanctuary, art studio, and intentional gathering space created by Tona Williams. The property offers woodland trails, a koi pond, fire space, and multiple distinct areas for rest, reflection, movement, and connection- so that late-night conversation, stargazing, morning meditation, and deep sleep can all unfold simultaneously.
Accessibility note: The main house is a split-level that relies on stairs. Two cats live on the property. Please reach out before registering with any questions about the space and whether it can accommodate your needs.
INVESTMENT
$475: Saturday & Sunday programming; arrange your own lodging
Six spaces available. Commercial lodging options are available as close as five minutes from the property, with many choices within 20 minutes.$555: Saturday & Sunday programming + overnight stay at Wild Life Refuge
Shared sleeping quarters (2 queen beds, 2 lower-bunk twins, 2 upper-bunk twins). Six spaces available, first-come first-served.Maximum 12 participants total.
ADDITIONAL THINGS TO KNOW
We ask that you please arrive ~20 minutes before opening circle to settle in, and remain through closing. The dynamic of this group will be uniquely its own, and we want to make the most of every moment together.
All offerings are invitational and held within a sacred, ceremonial, non-sexual container rooted in honor, respect, and the full sovereignty of each participant.
3 attendees
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