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Red Tent, Community Womens Retreat

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For over 20 years I have held a dream of a community menstrual hut or red tent; a real space that is avaliable all month round for women of the local community, village and surrounding areas to retreat to when needed. A space where women are welcomed with a soothing herbal tea, simple foods, warmth, comfort, inspiring books, tools for creativity and going within. Or maybe just a space where they can sleep in peace!

Many people have wondered why there might be a need for such a space (which I explain further in the video below) and why should they support *this* red tent? Well my vision is one of a Red Tent in every village, town and many, many of them in the cities! And by contributing towards this one becoming a reality then a ripple will spread and permanent Red Tents will begin to pop up everywhere! I was so inspired to meet DeAnna Lam at the Red Web Foundation conference and find she too holds a vision of a Red Tent in every neighbourhood of the USA- a soul sister! Together we can create a web of Red Tents across the world!

I recently made the decision to use some of my personal funds to purchase a yurt which is now up on a beautiful secluded piece of land behind my home and it has already held a women's circle in it. However I still need to raise further funds to complete the project and to return the personal funds I have spent on it.

Any monies raised will be MATCH FUNDED by Moon Times! 


Myself and some of the women from my local Red Tent group will care for the space and support women as needed.
This space will also serve as our Red Tents monthly meeting space, a workshop space and our vision for the future is that it could be used as a low cost retreat space for women from further afeild who may need a weeks break in the peaceful surroundings of green pembrokeshire.



(Image, the first red tent I ever saw, Glastonbury Festival 1994)

Our vision also includes the space being somewhere pregnant women can come and just be, to tune in with themselves and thier babies, away from the distractions of work, city life, other children...There is a team of local doulas, midwives and healers dedicated to the work of the red tent who can offer thier services when needed. There may even be the opportunity to use the space as a birthing hut if needed.


(Image Red Tent Yurt being decorated, Temple Druid, Pembrokeshire)

The Red Tent will also serve as a ceremonial space; where the young women of our community will welcomed in to thier womanhood through a Menarche Ceremony, pregnant women will be showered with love at their blessingways here, babies will be celebrated and named here and older women will be honoured with a cronehood ceremony.


Image- Women in Red Tent from redtentmovie.com

For every donation over £10 I am offering my ebook, Grandmother Moon 13 Moons Journal for you to print and chart your cycle. Learn about the goddesses celebrated each month and keep track of your cycle and the moon.
This ebook is a chapter taken from the book Thirteen Moons - A compilation of all the hand outs and articles by many different women from my Power of Menstruation course, over the last 10 years! A 250+ page book, Thirteen Moons includes many articles by inspiring and amazing women, poems, art, stories and much more!

Thirteen Moons is available from www.moontimes.co.uk
Plus 10% off at my webshop www.moontimes.co.uk

Donations over £25 will recive my Menarche, a Journey into Womanhood ebook, A mums and girls guide to celebrating her first period; includes menarche (first period) stories, ways to celebrate her first period, mum & daughter bonding ideas,the connection to the moon, understanding your cycle, menstrual tips, suggested books and much more! This book is a chance to explore your feelings, thoughts, creativity that comes from being a bleeding woman, it will help you understand how your cycle and body are influenced by your hormones and the ebb and flow of the moons cycles.
Plus 15% off at my webshop www.moontimes.co.uk


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Rachael Crow
Organizer
Wales

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