Creators of Magic

LaBet Pritchard 

Retreat Host

Hi!  I’m LaBet Pritchard and this gathering has been on my heart for 2 years now!  The place where what the world needs and where my passion and talents intersect is when my calling lies.  Well my calling is to create ways for women to connect and bond intergenerationally, to envision the magic and mystery of life, to grow by getting out of our comfort zones, and most importantly to have fun!  
Historically, I have been a fitness trainer for 30 years, a yoga therapist, a laughter yoga teacher, a social studies teacher, a Yoga of Recovery 12-Step facilitator, a Shinrin Yoku guide,a Camino pilgrimage souljourner, a rites of passage mentor, and a labyrinth facilitator.  I have taught vision board workshops and led recovery retreats in North Carolina, Mississippi and Croatia.  As a “home free” nomad, I was drawn to Wimberley as a workamper and John Knox Ranch has become a place that calls my soul.  This retreat evolved on it’s own as I opened to receive all the juicy ideas that came to me through so many women from serendipitous connections!  I am so excited to see the magic that synchronistically comes during this weekend and welcome you to the Crone’s Playhouse and Red Tent Temple!  Namaste Anam Cara Ubuntu

Kit Holmes

Performing Songwriter, Spiritual Leader, Life Coach

Wimberley-based Kit Holmes is a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner through Centers for Spiritual Living and a life-long music artist.  A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and award-winning songwriter, Kit, has been performing, composing, arranging and producing music professionally since the age of 13.  Her “keynote concerts” masterfully blend her laugh-while-you-cry original songs with a powerful message about living life fully.She is also a Certified Life Mastery Consultant and an in-demand guest speaker and workshop presenter on songwriting, creativity, personal transformation and all manner of things spiritual.

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Janet Farnsworth

Red Tent Guide and Body Empowerment Coach

Janet Farnsworth, author of  the #1 Amazon Best Seller “LOVE YOUR BODY:  The Guide to Stop Making Your Body a Battleground”, inspires women to bust through old beliefs of shame and blame and instead, connect to their bodies as a source of wisdom, pleasure, and joy.   Based on “The Practice of Now: Let Love Move You” - a movement-therapy practice to heal and nurture our relationships with our bodies - “LOVE YOUR BODY” is How-To for any woman who is ready to feel empowered and at peace with all she is, and all she can become.

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 A personal survivor of the blame game, Janet currently resides in Austin, Texas, where she enjoys the challenge of finding ways to wake up each morning and be glad to be in the body she actually has, particularly the stretch marks on her stomach and the cellulite on her thighs.

Janet also loves being a part of the Austin Red Tent, which she and Jamie Waggoner helped found in 2012.  A collaborative space for sisterhood, the Red Tent has become one of Janet’s primary sanctuaries of love, power and nourishment.  She is thrilled to offer one at “Maiden, Mother, Crone”.

Jan McGowan

Crystal Bowls, Meditation, Yoga

Jan McGowan (500 R.Y.T.) began practicing her personal “YOGA-MAT-OF-LIFE” 47 years ago during an illness. With continued daily practice and study her strength and health returned quickly. Her passion has been to share with others techniques that work to restore, renew and create strength and balance in body/mind. In her classes she uses Quartz Crystal Bowl sound therapy with Hatha movements to bring balance, clarity and feelings of wellbeing.

Sandra McCrory

Soul Collage

Sandy McCrory discovered SoulCollage® in 2016 at a career development retreat and trained as a SoulCollage® Facilitator in 2019.

Sandy will offer a brief introduction to SoulCollage®. Using pictures, scissors, matte board and glue, each participant will create a collaged card representing some aspect of their journey through womanhood to create a visual focal point for a labyrinth walk. Images will be provided, or participants can bring personal images to honor themselves, family members, or ancestors. 

A longtime resident of Austin and graduate of St. Edward’s University, Sandy works at a nonprofit for affordable housing. Besides SoulCollage®, Sandy enjoys photography and writing.