Retreat Facilitators
Our community of caring facilitators will lead the group through various inner-light healing modalities, including daily journaling, yoga and meditation practices, sound healing, dynamic breathwork, massage, and art therapies accessible to curious students and sages alike.
Jillian
Founder of SOL and Owner of Mill Creek Resort
Ceremony and Rituals
Jillian is the owner of Mill Creek Resort and the heart and hands that brought the Sisters of Light (SOL) Women’s Collective to life. With a passion for wellness, community, and sustainability, she manifested a gathering of soul-sisters coming together in the wilderness of Lassen to heal, grow, and create lasting, meaningful connections. After years of planning and with help from an incredible team of women, Jillian is thrilled to open the meadow at Mill Creek Resort this Summer to a group of women ready to go on a beautiful journey of self-discovery. Jillian will lead us through a cacao ceremony to honor the land and the sacred connection we all hold to it.
Rose
Herbalist and Facilitator
Forest Bathing and Tea Tent
If Jillian is SOL’s mother, Rose is her midwife. Rose is a mother, herbalist, and devout tree hugger. Rose will be leading our nature walk and Forest Bathing workshop, as well as hosting our tea tent that will include organic herbal teas blended especially for the SOL retreat!
Rose found her way to Mill Creek Resort in 2020 (and fell immediately in love) as a work camper while traveling around the country in her RV with her husband and two kids. She’s since left the road but continues to visit Mill Creek Resort throughout the year, with SOL being the highlight of her summer.
IG: @_ramble_on_rose
Kavalya
Facilitator
Fascia Release Workshop
Kavalya has been teaching and leading groups for 10 years. She is a Kundalini Yoga teacher and Functional Movement yoga teacher, Songaia Sound Practitioner, Reiki Intuitive, and a dedicated student of Astrology, Human Design, Bhakti Yoga, and metaphysical biblical teachings.
Kavalya's mission is to help you find "Inner Union", Self-Love, and Sovereignty through understanding and appreciating your unique journey and energetic blueprint, honing in on your soul's purpose, and releasing stored trauma that is keeping you from living an empowered life.
She offers body-based practices that create resiliency and adaptability in the nervous system. These practices are the same practices that neurologically re-pattern the mental and emotional bodies.
Adelaide
Facilitator and Performer
Bellydancing and Heart to Heart Workshop
Adelaide celebrates life through art, expressive movement, and empowering others. Born of Syrian blood, Adelaide grew up near song and dance from the womb. She made her way into the spotlight when moving to San Diego in 2005 to create “The Shimmy Sisters” Middle Eastern Dance Company with her blood sister. Her career in entertainment carved the path to becoming an international performing artist and distinguished teacher. Her passion and her profession are one of the same. She has appeared on multiple TV shows, performed and taught worldwide, produced numerous events, created hundreds of visionary paintings, and taught countless classes.
Adelaide's visionary paintings are a reflection of her eccentric lifestyle and background in psychology. It exposes the power of the mind, the allure of the goddess, and the delicate dance of duality. More recently she's honed in on using her creative talents to create products or experiences that empower and benefit others. This includes her annual Moon Phase Calendar that helps menstruaters track and get in touch with their own cycle while connecting with the cyclic nature of the moon. She offers Breast Casting as a way for women to truly become the embodiment of art and she guides in painting the cast with their own symbolic meaning. In her movement workshops, Adelaide combines "Womb Wisdom" with Belly Dance instruction to bring forward the nourishing sacred aspects of this feminine ritual. Overall Adelaide's muse is the underlying therapeutic gifts that reside within each movement and creative offering. Her dedication to her crafts and purpose is evident in all who she has touched.
IG: @ArtByAdelaide
Website: artbyadelaide.com
Leesha
Facilitator
Herbal Workshop
Samantha
Esthetician
Facials
Samantha has been practicing holistic skincare for over 15 years. Herbal wellness, perfumery, wild-harvesting, and creating result-oriented products have become her passion and lifestyle.
She spends a lot of her time in the woods, valleys, and rivers of northern California harvesting, roaming, and appreciating all that nature has to offer.
Samantha will be offering facials and her wildcrafted botanical skincare products and perfumes.
Website: wildharvestedesthetics.com
Rachel
Massage Therapist
Massage
My name is Rachel and I am a Certified Massage Therapist working in Chico, California. I have been in Chico for the past 10 years and have completely fallen in love with this area and community. I am honored to be able to give back to the community that gives me so much by helping people feel better in their bodies.
IG: _noblenature_
Website: noblenaturemassage.com
April
Facilitator
Red Tent Host
April Faith Hirschman is a modern renaissance woman and sex and intimacy coach. She is the author of the self-help book Best Breakup Ever! And the memoir Desire Makes Me Brave and the host of the memoir podcast Heart Centerfold. Her arts include film making, belly dancing, poetry, painting, and tarot reading. Her tarot deck and book will be coming out soon.
IG: @april.hirschman
Website: April Hirschman
Tina
Facilitator
Yoga and Reiki Healing
Tina Diana is a Certified Reiki Master Teacher & Yoga Instructor. She is the creator of Fairy Light Yoga (FLY) which blends her two loves - Kundalini Yoga & Breathwork and flowy Vinyasa Yoga. Her teaching is heart-centric, trauma-informed, and rooted in the wisdom of Nature and the elements. Her mission is to share healing tools that connect you with your own guiding light. She leads Kundalini Yoga classes and Full Moon Women’s Circles at Chico Holistic Wellness Center, and hosts retreats in Northern California at Mill Creek Resort.
Website: fairylightyoga.com
Tessa
Facilitator
Sound Bathing
Tessa creates immersive sound experiences designed to support nervous system regulation, energetic recalibration, and deep rest. Her sessions weave crystal quartz bowls with layered vibrational instruments and subtle energetic awareness into restorative spaces rooted in presence and renewal.
Through her practice, hum, she offers sound meditation in studios, community spaces, and retreat settings, as well as 1:1 sound therapy. She is a certified multi-instrument sound practitioner and IRCT Level 2 Usui Holy Fire Reiki practitioner, and is currently completing her RYT200 Yoga Teacher Training.
Guided by Aries fire, a Cancer moon, and Libra rising balance, Tessa blends momentum, care, and harmony into everything she creates. She brings this same spirit of holding space into retreats and wellness gatherings through Alacrity Destination Services, the travel and event company she founded to help facilitators design and support meaningful group experiencesIG: @tessaborquez
Jess
Massage Therapist
Womb Massage Workshop
Jess started her wellness journey in South Florida at the Florida College of Natural Health where she studied massage therapy. She received her license for massage therapy from NCTMB in 2007. She was later drawn to incorporate and utilize Holy Fire Reiki Healing techniques and went on to become a Karuna Reiki Master Teacher. The journey doesn't end here; she strives to continue her education and expand her offerings to better serve those seeking support from her. With trainings completed in sound healing modalities, and myofascial release Jess is excited to continue to learn and grow. She currently offer sessions in the remote town of Hayfork, CA. You can find more information aplaceforwellness.org.
IG: @sweet_somaticsovereignty
Website: aplaceforwellness.org.
AJ
Holistic Practicioner
AJ Hayman has been empowering women as a Holistic Practitioner and teacher for over 30 years. She is the founder of The Solar Collective and Energetic Alchemy, where she helps women thrive as the most authentic versions of themselves.
She has dedicated her life to learning and expanding her skills through education, and has received certifications in various modalities such as vibrational medicine, soundhealing, TCM, Ayurveda, midwifery/women’s healthcare, yoga, breathwork, holistic aromatherapy, reiki, holistic health coaching, hypnotherapy, holistic herbal skincare, and more.
In 2014, AJ discovered human design, which helped her to witness her energetic blueprint and get clear about her life purpose. She knew she was here to trailblaze a new path forward.
AJ has spent the past 5 years rewriting the human design system to make it more feminine in nature and easier to understand, while speaking directly to trailblazing visionary world-changing alchemists who are here for more.
With her vast knowledge of holistic healing, combined with human design and vibrational medicine, AJ is now here at SOL to share her her signature protocols that combine all her training to guide women to remember who they are, and become the version of themselves that can live in alignment with their energy blueprint, enabling them to step into their life purpose with confidence.
Jaelyn
Astrologer and Theta Healer
Readings and Healing Sessions
Jaelyn has known since a young age that she was placed on this Earth to help usher in a higher frequency. She has long held the vision of a planet full of awakened, healed, and whole people, living their most fulfilling realities in peace and harmony.
Jaelyn is a true student of spirituality working with many methods. She has studied extensively within many realms of energetic and spiritual healing, including yogic philosophy, neuroscience, and indigenous wisdom teachings to develop methods that resonate with her best. As a Certified Advanced ThetaHealing Practitioner with 5 years of professional experience, her sessions are most deeply rooted in these systems.
Jaelyn will be offering intuitive readings, astrology readings, Dharmic (Soul Purpose) Guidance, and ThetaHealing at S.
Website: celestial-sisters.com
Kate
Facilitator
Eco-Printed Alter Cloth
Kate is a folk witch, maker, and lover of the natural world. She enjoys working with plants, natural dyes, and traditional crafts as a way to slow down, connect with the seasons, and create with intention. She believes that nature offers both beauty and wisdom, and loves sharing simple, hands-on practices that help people reconnect with the earth and with themselves.
IG: @miss_katekate
Sienna
Facilitator
Clay Play
Sienna Orlando makes field-to-table pottery based on the seasons from her studio near Chico, California. The owner and sole maker behind Sienna Ceramics, her work takes a holistic approach inspired by and integrated with her home gardens and the surrounding lands.
IG: @siennaceramics
Website: siennaceramics.com
Dallas
Facilitator and Artist
Clay Rattle and Pie Making Workshops
Dallas is a ceramic artist who has been working with clay since she was 14. Her passion for pottery stems from a connection to the earth and to process. She has a deep love of creating things from scratch that extends to baking,, quilting,, knitting,, and beyond. Inspired by fingerprints discovered on ceramic pieces dating back thousands of years,, she is firmly rooted and dedicated to the tradition of making things by hand.
IG: @ripe.and.ruin
Nadia
Facilitator
Mother Fire Ceremony Host
Nadia is a spooky mama fueled by coffee, brownies, and a love for meaningful conversations. She first came to these retreats to show her daughter what it looks like to have a mom who loves herself. What she found was a community that became family, and she’s excited to gather around the fire and welcome you into it.
IG: @mommsaurus58
Olie
Facilitator
Crystal Grid Workshop
As a dedicated lover of all things natural healing, I am passionate about guiding women on their unique journeys toward wellness and balance through crystals and the power of thought!
IG: @oliemarie310
Christina
Intuitive Stylist
Ceremonial Haircutting
Christina believes in the healing nature of slowing down and treating self-care as a ritual. It’s always been more than just hair - it is an unveiling, a becoming, a returning. Her passion for self-discovery has been the driving force in her own evolution and the refining of her craft. Her curiosity and connection with Nature has continuously led her to seek Truth — which has inspired her path and the way she wishes to serve in Life. Her expansive capacity to sit with the complex nature of being human can be felt in her presence, rippling out in the way she engages with her clients. Her deepest desire is to create a calm space that allows you to feel safe enough to slow down in, to be seen in. To encourage inner harmony through the mirroring of your outer expression with what feels authentically you. Born and raised in Northern California, Christina has been behind the chair for over 20 years. She prefers to work with hair in its natural state, using an intuitive approach to create organic shapes without compromising the hair health or a need for over-styling.
IG: @christinasvec
Website: Christina Svec
Jessica
Massage Therapist
Jessica is a California Licensed, Certified Massage Therapist, with 16 years of experience in the industry. She customizes her massages according to the needs of her clients, using one or more techniques to bring pain relief and healing.
Jessica specializes in Deep Tissue, Swedish, and Sports massage and has always worked with a team of chiropractors and health-minded individuals that have corroborated and supported her passion for helping clients reach their wellness goals.
Jessica has continued to expand her skills in bodywork, and by completing advanced classes, is able to offer a wider range of alternatives for people that has injuries, stress, or simply need to relax. She offers Cranial Sacral Therapy, Reflexology, Structural Foot Balancing, Lymphatic Drainage, Vibrational Healing Therapy, Rain Drop, and Energy Work