Medicine Women
THE DESCENT - A winter gathering for women
There is a kind of knowing that doesn’t arrive through thinking. It lives deeper: in the body, in instinct, in the places women have historically been taught not to trust.
We’re taught to organize our lives around linear time and consistent output. But women live in cycles. Menstrual cycles, and also the seasons of a life: creativity, illness, motherhood, menopause, grief, and transition. Each one holds a time of descent.
At Ancestor Medicine, we honored Samhain and and crossing the threshold to connect with those who came before us. Now, as we approach the darkest point of the year, we follow that spiral inward, descending beneath the noise and returning to the feminine body as a source of wisdom.
In the ancient Sumerian myth, Inanna descends to the underworld to meet her sister Ereshkigal. At each of seven gates she surrenders a symbol of her power, until she stands stripped of everything that once defined her. She does not return through her own strength. Through the intervention of others, she is restored to life. Descent is not a journey of self-improvement, but one of surrender. We release who we have been to encounter what lies beneath, knowing that even a goddess cannot make the journey alone.
We go down to listen.
What changes when we stop asking our bodies to conform to our calendars, and begin letting our bodies inform them?
This gathering is for those who identify as women.
Format: Begins promptly at 5:30. We'll open with rose ritual and meditation. We'll then come together to explore heartbreak in our own lives. We'll close with time to circle collectively and socialize.
About Medicine Women
Women's health is chronically understudied and overlooked, and the medical system rarely offers the answers we're searching for. The deeper knowing has always lived in in our bodies, our cycles, our grief, and our knowing. Women have always been one another's medicine — holding space, witnessing, passing wisdom, truth, and knowledge across kitchen tables and circles for generations. This group is a sacred space for that remembering.
Medicine Women is a space for women to gather and share lived experiences, resources, and wisdom around health, illness, burnout, and healing — not to fix or advise, but to witness, support, and learn from one another.
Lauren Korshak, LMFT, is a relationship therapist and founder of Lovewell and The Well who weaves depth psychology, somatics, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and eco-conscious healing into her work and creating spaces where women can reconnect with each other, their bodies, and their own wisdom.
Nourishment Provided by Siete Foods
Siete Foods creates heritage-inspired, gluten-free, and grain-free Mexican-American food with thoughtfully chosen ingredients that bring people together around the table.
Celebrate the nourishing power of food, connection, and shared conversation.
Learn more at SieteFoods.com.
Rose Water Provided by Rose Vibes
Sourced from Bulgaria, Rose Vibes is a premium rose adaptogen elixir that restores your calmness and uplifts your energy. Made from 100% organic Bulgarian food-grade rose hydrosol (Bulgarian Rosa damascena), rose vibes has no caffeine, no sugar, and no crash. Just pure, radiant vitality.
Start your ritual: https://rosevibes.com/
About The KINN
The KINN is a membership network, accelerator, and collaborative workspace for conscious entrepreneurs, based in Venice, CA. Running tailored inner development and business accelerator programs for startups, providing executive coaching, accountability, and access to a top-tier LA-based community of entrepreneurs, creatives, intrapreneurs, and investors. If you're interested in learning more about KINN Membership, please visit http://thekinn.co/apply
Parking
We recommend taking a rideshare to The KINN. If you prefer to drive, please see the parking map below for nearby options.
Water Provided by Alive Water
Sourced from Opal Springs, a pristine volcanic aquifer in Oregon, this water is naturally alkaline, mineral-rich, and bottled in sacred glass to preserve its purity. Experience it the way nature intended.
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