Bios for Raising the Sacred Fire Teaching Team
River Roberts has been involved in earth-based spirituality for over fifteen years, and has been involved with Mystery School since 2000. She has dedicated her life's work to the exploration of ecstatic ritual arts, authentic risk-taking, and connecting to Spirit with body and voice. An accomplished drummer and vocalist, River is often involved in making music of all kinds, and it's rare to find her not humming or tapping out a rhythm on a table or steering wheel. As a teacher in the Reclaiming tradition, River has traveled all over North America and Europe teaching everything from ritual creation to tarot at week-long intensives and in several local communities. Contact her at River@dianasgrove.com to find out how to bring her to your community. River lives in Chicago, IL.
Shauna Aura
Shauna is ignited by creating epic-scale events that awaken mythic imagination,
inspire vision, and offer transformative experiences for spiritual seekers.
Through her organization Ringing Anvil, as an Earth-Centered community leader,
and through her years of experience as a designer, artist, and strategic team
leader, Shauna has produced conferences, workshops, rituals, and environments
that facilitate transformation. She is a graduate of the Diana’s Grove
leadership and ritual arts program. ShaunaAura@ringinganvil.org
Lucinda is a passionate learner and teacher, devoted to building healthy, viable community. She is a staff member of the Diana’s Grove Mystery School, and owns and operates Elements of Wellness, a massage school and education center in St. Louis. Lucinda's education and experiences as a voice/speech pathologist, vocal coach, percussionist, massage therapist, teacher, and choral music conductor unite in her work to build group intimacy through voice, breath, sound, and movement. She facilitates groups in bringing an experience of the energy of sound and voice into the realm of the sacred and magical. She loves working with other vocalists and percussionists to hold sacred space through the magical energy of sound. www.eowmassage.com
Steve Smith lives in service to a dream of a world where humanity’s driving forces are courage, honor, love, beauty, laughter, and joy. An avid seeker on the path of Earth-based spirituality, he is in endless pursuit of the balance of ecstasy and responsibility. A staff member of Diana’s Grove Mystery School, his many varied interests find synthesis in its ecstatic ritual tradition and emphasis on freedom and choice in personal development. A dancer, martial artist, and swordsman, he experiences a deep connection to the divine through movement and body. Steve has facilitated sessions on ecstatic movement, sacred sensuality, and the sacred warrior. He is devoted to dreaming the impossible, and pushing back the border between that which is, and that which can be.
Jen Byers
grew up finding love and joy in connection to the land; her service to that
land is the strength and basis of her magic. Jen is a student of life, tarot,
astrology, Diana's Grove Mystery School and Morningstar Feri. She has taught
at several Reclaiming WitchCamps, and was a founding co-creator of Chicago Reclaiming.
She feels blessed to have co-created communities, classes, and events, and values
experiential, ecstatic, multi-sensorial learning. An experienced actress and
founding member of the TUTA Theatre company, she is also an impassioned singer,
guitar player, fiddler, drummer, poet, dancer, artist, permaculturalist and
food activist. Present and accountable in this world, and in the fabric of love
herself, Jen seeks to make change through her will and creativity. She is passionate
about sustainable living and magic.