Welcome to

Woven Roots

“In ancient times, young ones were not left to wander into adulthood alone.

They were sung across the threshold.”

— Toko-pa Turner —

A sacred space for girls to feel seen, supported, and rooted in who they are becoming.

What could our world be if we wrapped our girls—the future women of this earth—in steady love and wise guidance through the wild and tender years of becoming?

Woven Roots is a nature-based psychosocial group for girls and gender-expansive youth with female physiology, centered on the lived experience of puberty and early adolescence.

We offer a supportive, grounded space for listening inward, trusting the body, and walking with courage through the wild terrain of adolescence and into womanhood.

A circular diagram divided into five color-coded sections representing different elements: green for 'Creative Expression & Communication' with an air symbol, red for 'Confidence & Boundary Setting' with a fire symbol, blue for 'Emotional Flow & Inner Listening' with a water symbol, brown for 'Grounding & Body-Based Awareness' with an earth symbol, and a central black circle.

The Method

Our circles weave together sacred feminine archetypes, Waldorf-inspired rhythm, expressive arts, mindfulness, ritual, and embodied nature practices. All identities and emotional states are welcomed with warmth.

The Guides

Girls are guided through our Journey Through the Elements curriculum—exploring how earth, water, fire, and air are tools that live both within and around them.

Diagram illustrating five interconnected themes around spirituality: 1. Embodiment, 2. Ritual, 3. Connection, 4. Creative Exploration, 5. Authentic Expression & Belonging.

The Memories

A group of young girls talking outdoors, with one girl smiling and holding a notebook.
A middle-school girl takes in a reflective moment under moonlight, sitting by a pond in a grassy area surrounded by trees.
Four young girls lying on a bed, smiling and talking with each other.
Child with face paint and a floral headband outdoors
Three girls are looking down at the camera, which is positioned below their faces, as they form a close knit circle. The sky is clear and blue in the background.
An ambient glass jar with a metal clasp filled with a dark liquid, surrounded by white flowers and green leaves.
A circle of girls raising their hands to catch falling flowers and leaves in a field.
Group of five middle-school girls walking outdoors on a sunny day, smiling and talking, with trees and residential houses in the background.

Who

Girls and gender-expansive youth with female physiology entering 6th or 7th grade in the 2025–2026 school year.

Limited to 8 participants.

When

2 separate blocks offered

  • Fall — September 11

  • Spring — February 12

Each block includes

  • 9 girls group meetings  

  • Every other Thursday

  • 4–6pm

  • 1 parent circle

Where

SF Zen Center Conference Space

308 Page Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102

Koshland Community Park & Garden

Page St & Buchanan St, Hayes Valley, SF

Sunlight streaming through large double-hung windows illuminating a zen sculpture on a pedestal inside a room with wooden floor and patterned rug.
Sign in a park with trees and flowers, reading 'Community Park', with a pathway and a person in the background.
A garden with lush green plants, flowering ornamental grasses, and a set of concrete steps with a metal handrail leading up a hill, ending at a wooden gazebo surrounded by trees under a bright blue sky.
 

Investment

$972

  • 1 girl for 1 block

  • healthy snacks + materials

$1,300

  • 1 girl for 1 block

  • healthy snacks + materials

  • a little extra for another girl’s scholarship

Are you longing to give your daughter

the kind of support you once needed?

This isn’t just a group.

It’s a return to village.

FAQs

  • That’s completely okay.

    We create a slow-paced, emotionally safe space that allows each girl to arrive at her own pace—no pressure, just presence.

  • Yes.

    Each seasonal block includes a parent circle to support caregiver reflection and connection to the group journey.

  • I'm Kate Evans, LMFT—a therapist, ceremonial healing practitioner, and mother of a middle school daughter.

    This offering was inspired by my longing to give my daughter the kind of wise, loving, village-style support I wish I’d had at her age.

  • Yes.

    Payment plans are available, and partial scholarships can be arranged.

    Please don’t hesitate to reach out if this offering calls to you and finances feel like a barrier.