Team Magick
We know the ancient future is alive in us and wants us to express and embody the feminine force and be well. Our council is blending the practical with the ceremonial to birth a new women’s herbal gathering. We are weaving an intentional field of integrated aliveness for our bodies, minds and spirits. Together, we have curated programming that we feel nourishes the communal and uplifts deep play while honoring lineage and legacy. It has been an incredible honor and an enlivening experience WErking together to create Plant Magick and we can’t wait to share this with you!
Core Team
Marston Blow
Main Event ProducerMarston Blow has helped create beauty and connection in countless community events with her lighting and deco expertise, (SEWW, Red Tents, etc) Puppeteer, Organizer of FreeB's Free Store, and as someone who shows up, pitches in, raises the vibration, packs up and will probably feed you too.
Marston is also known for her lush Goddess inspired pottery and was a founder of the River Arts District. She discovered how to create ceramic singing bowls, and their resonant beauty is truly remarkable. She credits this (and most everything) to the underlying Fabulous Feminine Force.
Marston is our Plant Magick "Instigator" and feels passionate about bringing the women to gather in sacred connection for the greater good.
Mz. Imani
Director of ProgrammingMz. imani pARTicipates in bio-regional, national and global movements of prayer, the plants, the drum, women and eARTh based spirituality. Over the last 40 years she’s become a prACTiced ceremonial musician and Planetary AlcheMystic. Currently she tends to SoulFire Sanctuary and the 18th Peace Chamber in Swannanoa, NC.
At her core, Mz. imani is a people’s artist, a collaborator, and a matriarch of the drum and modern spiritual activism that’s dedicated to Harmonizing our Humanity. She brings lived experience to grass skirts movements like Plant Magick Gathering and thrives in spaces and relationships where folks know We Are The Ones The Ancient Ones Dreamt About.
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Nimo Dido
Community Cohesion CreatorNimo is a community builder whose work is rooted in nature-based self-leadership, community organizing, and cultural preservation. Guided by her ancestral cosmology, and her ancestors' wisdom of ecological cycles and indigenous Earth-based models, she collaborates with community organizations to design sustainable, non-extractive structures that foster collective well-being and living-wage economies.
Nimo is committed to creating spaces for authentic connection, holistic wellness, and community-led transformation. Whether organizing strategic frameworks or participating in community circles, her presence is grounded in humility, service, and a profound reverence for traditional knowledge. She brings a wealth of experience in bridging systemic strategy with heartfelt, relational organizing, ensuring that collective dreams are woven into sustainable realities.
● Faculty & Staff
Lisa Shoemaker
Co-Producer & WriterBennie guides the camp’s faculty and staff, fostering an environment where young artists can explore freely while feeling supported.
Dani Thomas
Director of ProgrammingDanielle identifies as an eternal student, and has been led here by her unrelenting search for Truth. In 2023, she left her decade-long career in finance to move to WNC and study Ayurveda - An ancient Indian holistic medicine system, as a part of her own holistic health journey.
This transition was the opening for the floodgates of reconnection with Self, Source, the Divine Mother, intuition, grace and play in her life. Her passion project, Blissfull Wizard, is dedicated to helping you embrace play, imagination, and your own infinite creative potential. All of this in an effort to help you co-create a life you love. Danielle shares a variety of offerings around Asheville, including Ayurvedic health coaching, crystal bowl sound healing, yoga, breathwork, and integrative massage therapy.
More information is available at www.blissfullwizard.com
Katrina Lilly
Head ChefKatrina Lilly is a lover of music, food, nature, and spirit. She is a holistic wife and mother of 3, a vocal powerhouse, song carrier, kitchen witch, community leader, inspirational speaker, conscious event facilitator, aspiring birth worker, and most of all, a wild woman at heart. She inspires people to awaken through creative embodiment, sovereign living, and wild feminine wisdom. She has a heart of service and an overwhelming desire to help women find freedom from suffering and oppression, and to step into their unique gifts as leaders in this world. She will be offering her support on the Plant Magick Team as our onsite logistics coordinator, as well as social media support and sharing healing music and vocal empowerment during the event.
● Faculty & Staff
Erika Peace
Founder, Camp & staff directorFor over 13 years, Erika has walked the Red Path, dedicating herself to personal growth and connection to community. Throughout this journey, she has participated in and hosted sacred gatherings, song circles, being in service for Moon Dance, and traditional plant medicine gatherings. She has experience holding space for individuals and groups in ceremony, which supports her connection and bridging her lineage with the modern world
Erika has hosted and supported Indigenous elders, tribes, and ceremonial leaders, assisting with the organization and facilitation of gatherings that honor traditional teachings and cultural practices. Her work is grounded in humility, service, and reverence to ritual and honoring the elements to evolve as a woman & weave teachings wih community to build a better world for future generations.
Black Crow
Director of ProgrammingClara helps shape each summer’s creative offerings and ensuring campers get a rich balance of structure, exploration, and fun.
Elisha Lee
Head ChefElisha Lee is the Volunteer coordinator for the gathering. She is passionate about supporting women as they gather in reverence with the Earth to study plants, grow, heal, and remember their full potential. She is devoted to creating safe, sacred spaces rooted in shared leadership, connection, and transformation.
With experience owning and managing businesses in construction, relocation, and natural foods, she brings grounded leadership to every endeavor. For over a decade, she has guided rites of passage and been invited into community councils to facilitate meaningful conversations that foster healing and understanding. Elisha continues to deepen her capacity to serve, guided by compassion, grace, integrity, and a heartfelt commitment to nurturing both people and community.
● Faculty & Staff
Luna Ray
Founder, Camp & staff directorLuna is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, a Yoga /Teacher and Trainer, Singer/Songwriter/Producer, Circle Lover, Gardener,Non-profit Founder, wife, mother and community leader.
For over 20 years, Luna has been leading a variety of body-centered, spiritually-centered classes, sessions, workshops, and retreats locally and internationally which enhance community resilience. She is a musician and international recording artist, and an activist for developing holistic and sustainable community collaboration. Luna has traveled extensively through Central & South America, New Zealand, Fiji, and India to learn about healing, diversity and the power of community. Luna has a BA in Community Studies, is a founder of the nonprofit When Women Come To Pray and is a Co-Founder of True Nature Education and The Believe Service nonprofit organizations.
Brit
Director of ProgrammingClara helps shape each summer’s creative offerings and ensuring campers get a rich balance of structure, exploration, and fun.
Freyja
Graphic DesignerFrances leads the kitchen with care, serving fresh, nourishing meals that fuel long days of art-making and camp adventures.
Charly
Website Designer Frances leads the kitchen with care, serving fresh, nourishing meals that fuel long days of art-making and camp adventures.