Offerings & Events
Communion, ceremony, and enlightenment are integral to the healing path.
We believe that being with and having others be with us is profoundly powerful.
In community, we are lean into and transform in ways that we cannot — or don’t want to — do alone.
In collaboration with our community of healers, practitioners, and guides Shelterwood Collective offers:
Gatherings & Experiences to cultivate connection, creativity, and vitality
Process & Therapy Groups to foster brave, support spaces for communal grow
Workshops & Trainings to raise awareness and deepen learning
Rituals & Retreats to protect sacred space to integrate mind, body, and spirit
We invite you to gather, commune, and grow with us.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Death Cafe
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Death is something we all share, yet we rarely get the chance to talk about it openly. The Seattle Death Cafe is a cozy, welcoming space where we gather, with tea and treats, to speak freely about death, dying, and what it means to be human.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Maiden to Mother:A Matrescence Mini Retreat
IN PERSON | FOR MOTHERS
A restorative and contemplative mini retreat honoring matrescence and the transformative power of stepping into motherhood.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Art Walk | Chrysalis
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for Chrysalis. This group exhibition, featuring work by Austyn McCall, Sarah Kelley, Serrah Russell, and Soo Hong explores themes of transition, thresholds and becomings.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Open for Business
VIRTUAL | EVERYONE
Open for Business is a workshop designed for coaches, healers, and lightworkers who keep hitting the same invisible walls in their business…and feeling burned out.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Shelterwood Collective Annual Co-Op & Summer Solstice Gathering
IN PERSON | FOR MEMBERS
Join us for Shelterwood's 15th anniversary on the summer solstice! We'll gather at Pritchard Beach Bath House to honor 15 years, share stories and dreams, and celebrate what we've built together. Members and loved ones welcome — in person or virtually.
Art Walk | Chrysalis
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for Chrysalis. This group exhibition, featuring work by Austyn McCall, Sarah Kelley, Serrah Russell, and Soo Hong explores themes of transition, thresholds and becomings.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art, snacks, and drinks. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Death Cafe
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Death is something we all share, yet we rarely get the chance to talk about it openly. The Seattle Death Cafe is a cozy, welcoming space where we gather, with tea and treats, to speak freely about death, dying, and what it means to be human.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
What We Carry: A Community Grief Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
In this two-hour circle, we will co-create a container for the grief that lives in our bodies and hearts: grief for personal losses and grief for the state of our world. We will weave together explorations of grief through movement and somatic practices, poetry, song, and sharing and deep listening.
Book Swap
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join us in The Apothecary for a book swap. Leave with a new read ready for summer.
Art Walk | Chrysalis
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for the opening of Chrysalis. This group exhibition, featuring work by Austyn McCall, Sarah Kelley, Serrah Russell, and Soo Hong explores themes of transition, thresholds and becomings.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art, snacks, and drinks. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Meeting Yourself Where You Are | An Introduction to Working with Flower Essences
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join flower essence practitioner and herbalist Phelicia Magnusson of Queen & Crow Healing Arts for Meeting Yourself Where You Are: An Introduction to Working with Flower Essences
Flower essences are gentle, energetic medicines that meet us where we are. In this experiential class, we’ll explore what flower essences are, how they’re made, and how they can support emotional healing and self-awareness. Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with essences and practice noticing sensation, emotion, and awareness in the body.
Shelterwood Retreat Single Day Experience
Shelterwood Retreat Day Pass | April 4 , 2026 | Whidbey Institute
As healers, helpers, space tenders, and feelers — we hold so much. This retreat is an invitation to step away, receive, and restore. Join us for embodied ritual, somatic practices, and time together in nature. Held by seasoned facilitators and co-created in community.
Shelterwood Retreat
Shelterwood Retreat | April 3-5 , 2026 | Whidbey Institute
As healers, helpers, space tenders, and feelers — we hold so much. This retreat is an invitation to step away, receive, and restore. Join us for embodied ritual, somatic practices, and time together in nature. Held by seasoned facilitators and co-created in community.
Art Walk | The Weight of Soft Things | Reed McCoy
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for The Weight of Soft Things, a solo exhibition by Reed McCoy.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art, snacks, and drinks. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Spring Equinox Propagation Exchange
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Join us in The Apothecary to celebrate the arrival of spring with a community houseplant cutting and propagation exchange.
Art Walk | The Weight of Soft Things | Reed McCoy
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for the The Weight of Soft Things, a solo exhibition by Reed McCoy.
Virtual Cacao Circle
VIRTUAL | FOR EVERYONE
Join Amy Kovner, MS, LMHC, CN for a Virtual Cacao Circle. This is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with your heart from home. The gathering invites an intentional pause and includes gentle embodiment practices to support presence and connection.
Return to the Table
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Return to the Table is a 10-week experiential and communal journey with grief, where weekly sessions help participants build a practice that transforms their relationship with grief using emotional processing and food-centered rituals.