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, staging and deco expertise, (SEWW, Red Tents, etc) Puppeteer, organizer of FreeB's Free Store, and as someone who shows up, pitches in, raises the event professionalism, 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.
SoulFireSanctuary.com
Nimo Dido
Nimo 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.
Lisa Shoemaker
Co-Producer & content WriterI am a lifelong resident of WNC who has farmed, foraged and made my living as an artist and builder with the great blessings of this land and community. I have worked in fields, cooperatives, film and textiles with locals, transplants, refugees and land spirits.
This is one of the most bio-diverse places on Earth and I am still learning from all the beauty and wisdom that surrounds me here at home in these mountains, everyday.
Marston and I have been friends for over 30 years and when she said she wanted to create a women’s herbal gathering in the mountains again, I said “YES! Let’s go!”
Danielle Thomas
Financial AdvisorDanielle has a BSBA in Finance, and has worked in various roles including in public equity capital markets, money coaching, conscious business coaching, and is a serial entrepreneur in her own right.
She identifies as an eternal student, who was led to Asheville by her unrelenting search for Truth. She has studied at the Ayurvedic Institute, is a licensed massage therapist and is currently studying herbalism at the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine. Danielle is available for conscious business coaching, bodywork, sound-healing, and paddle boarding adventures
More info is available at www.blissfullwizard.com
Katrina Lilly
Onsite Logistics CoordinatorKatrina 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.
Erika Peace
Staff communications 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
Advisor My work is part of my mission at Medicine Wheel Way. Medicine Wheel Way is a nonprofit sponsored by Medicine Bowl Giving Circle. Our mission is to end racism, break systems of oppression, and restore our connection to the Earth. By holding space for Indigenous ceremony, celebration, and cultural preservation, we nurture collective healing through an ecosystem of Nature Restorative Practices including Land Restoration, Education, and Community.
‘We envision a world where community is the cornerstone of healing. As indigenous women, we care for this land, striving to create a sacred space where individuals can reconnect with their roots, each other, and the elements of nature through transformative ceremonies.”
www.medicinewheelway.org
Elisha Lee
Volunteeer cooRdinatorElisha Lee 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.
Luna Ray
Council Facilitator + conflict repair Luna 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 Brown
RegistrarBrit has a background in psychology and residential finance. She was called to Appalachia in March of 2025, and has since felt and seen, in both her body and life, the transformation that is possible from being held by and listening to the ancient wisdom of these sacred lands.
Brit has shifted into her most aligned work as a community collaborator, women’s circle facilitator, and writer.
She is also on the leadership team for a local non-profit called When Women Come to Pray. The work is reclaiming the word prayer as a spiritual practice that spans across different lineages and traditions, while fostering a sense of belonging and helping women to rise as we create circles upon circles.
Freyja Leaf
Visual artist + Graphic DesignerMulti-talented Visual artist.
Charly Louise
Filmmaker + Website DesignerCharly Louise is documentary filmmaker, photographer, storyteller, gardener, folk herbalist, event planner, and community weaver. As founder of Venus Rising Media and co-producer for AVL Film, she has spent more than 14 years crafting emotionally rich stories that celebrate humanity, resilience, and our connection to place. Her work includes the PBS feature documentary In Tune: The Ben Tucker Story and acclaimed short films including Prayer for Change, Bound for Freedom, and The Midwife's Shroud.
Charly partners with mission-driven organizations, businesses, and community leaders to uncover and share the stories that set them apart. Through documentary filmmaking, brand strategy, website development, and social media management, she helps clients build meaningful brands rooted in authenticity and human connection. Charly believes stories have the power to deepen connection, inspire action, and strengthen communities.