Ancestral Lineage Healing Intensive
Palmer, Alaska
October 30 - November 1
Ancestral Lineage Healing
About
the work
Ancestral lineage healing is an ancient practice made newly accessible for relating directly with one's ancestors. Through a process of connecting in prayer with the goodness and medicine of our people, we create healing for ourselves, our family, and culturally for the good of all.
In connection with our wise and well ancestors, Jody and Kama will guide you in the ritual technology for accessing the gifts and power of your people to heal from current and inter-generational trauma. Our work is expressly animist, Earth-honoring, and anti-supremacist and will cultivate opportunities for restorative justice and repair across intersectional contexts of harm.
Seasonal Significance
We hope you'll join us during this auspicious time for our intensive practice of ancestral lineage healing. The weekend of our gathering marks a profound spiritual convergence across multiple traditions including Samhain, All Hallow's Eve, All Saint's Day, Día de los Muertos, and All Soul's Day which focus on the thinning veil between the seen and the unseen, autumnal transition, and ancestral remembrance.
Your Facilitators
Jody and Kama
Tiumaluali'i Jody Hassel
Tiumaluali'i Jody Hassel once asked twenty of her closest friends to witness her swim in the silt-laden waters of the Tanana River as a ritual way to call in power and protection for her chemotherapy. Now celebrating two years of No Evidence of Disease, Jody is excited to share her methods of ritual technology in her forthcoming memoir To the Root: Recovery of a Sāmoan Princess in the Exile of Erasure and in the book's companion oracle deck 36 Seeds: The Sacred Arts of Growing Wild.
Jody is the founder and former executive director of Blossom House Healing Arts a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to offering trauma-informed interventions of wellness and expressive arts to those impacted by carceral and substance use recovery impacts. As a survivor of trauma and transracial adoptee, she is committed to establishing accessible resources for the decolonization of our lands, waters, minds, and hearts for the good of all.
Kama Tai Mitchell
Kama Tai Mitchell is a mama of two young men, yogi, ritualist, certified birth/death doula, dancer of the African Diaspora, and cultural healing arts innovator. She utilizes her lived experiences and scholarship to be a culture healer and wisdom bearer for the greater good of the Earth and all its inhabitants. Kama has a core belief that living a kind, authentic and embodied life is the root of all healing. Kama identifies as an animist of mixed ancestry, queer, radical, abolitionist, and a grand lover of life in all its natural splendor.
Kama is the founder and former executive director of Rootead Enrichment Center in Kalamazoo, MI. A center focused on reducing epigenetic stress/trauma, de-stigmatizing mental health, and disrupting intergenerational poverty and disease through generative offerings and collaborations, while intentionally centering the lived experience of BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ folx.
Elnena, Chickaloon, & Knik Dené
Our gathering is nestled in the mountains and valleys of the Dena’ina Ełnena, Chickaloon, and Knik tribes, whose ancestral lands and traditional stewardship encompass regions of the Matanuska Valley and Hatcher Pass. The original language of this place is Dena’ina Athabascan and according to traditional wisdom, this language and these folks have been here forever.
The Dena’ina Athabascan people were the first to use the high alpine pass as a traditional trading route and they continue to hunt game like caribou, Dall sheep, and moose in the surrounding Talkeetna Mountains.
Logistics
Our three-day residential intensive will be held at a beautiful retreat center in Palmer, Alaska called The Apiary which is located at
11231 E Amfay Dr
Palmer, Alaska
99645
you can find it on google maps here
We’ll gather for dedicated time in group ritual for three full days (9:30-1:00 and 3:00-6:45 with 2 hours for lunch). There will be chairs, floor cushions, mats, and blankets. Please bring whatever you’ll need to be comfortable. Spacious two-hour lunch breaks allow us to enjoy shared pot luck meals. You are also welcome to bring your own private meals to store and prepare in The Apiary's full kitchen. SEE full accommodation options at The Apiary website here.
Our work takes an approach that is psychologically grounded, ritually safe, and culturally inclusive. Teachings and practices are co-led by Kama and Jody with a team of trained supporters. Those new to ancestor work, adoptees, and folks with a tough experience of family are welcome. The larger circle and gathering will also be a safe space for bringing care to historical pain and land-based harm.
FREE Introductory talk
On Thursday, October 29, Kama and Jody will guide a free talk at The Apiary Gathering Room from 6:30-8:00 pm. The focus will be Introduction to Ancestral Healing with time for questions and discussion.
No need to confirm in advance. Doors open at 6 pm just to settle in and meet others. The talk will begin on time at 6:30; no need to arrive early.
Thursday's talk is optional for event participants as similar material will be covered Friday morning of the intensive. This is a great option for those who are simply curious about ancestral healing.
Reserve your seat
Please email Jody at jodyhassel@gmail.com for full registration information and payment. Lodging is included in the price of registration. SEE full lodging options here. All beds are available at the same price point. Participants are invited to contribute to and enjoy shared potluck meals throughout the weekend intensive. If you prefer to store and prepare your own private meals in The Apiary's full kitchen, that is also welcome.
Pricing for this intensive is tiered for accessibility and collective care. Learn more about how sliding scale works here. Please choose the price best for you:
$495 Community Supported: collective care and commuter rate
$695 True Cost: standard fee for 3 full days of instruction, guided practice, and 2 nights lodging.
$1,190 Supporter: covers you and one needing support
Alaska Native, BIPOC, and other need-based scholarships available upon request, please inquire by email.
Three full days with teachings, different approaches to ritual, and time for live questions.
More than a dozen substantive guided practices in circle with drumming, song, offerings, and more.
Small breakout groups for intimate sharing and processing, anchored by trained ritualists.
Come away with a life-long framework to relate safely with your family and lineage ancestors.
Co-create a tangible offering of beauty for your ancestors and the larger prayer of cultural healing.
