ABOUT MOANA
Moana Pearl has been involved in sacred women’s business and women’s spirituality for more than 25 years facilitating groups, circles, rituals, mentorship and Rites of Passage for women of all ages and puberty girls.
Moana Pearl is a Multi-Modal Transformational Facilitator. Her inspiring talks, workshops, private counselling, mentorship, Circle work, and yoga style intelligently weave together sisterhood and spirituality, sacred ritual and science, body and heart, ancient women’s wisdom and Mother Earth, herstory and healing. She guides and encourages women to listen to, honour and heal their bodies and hearts for personal and transpersonal healing.
Moana began researching women’s holistic health from the age of 16, motivated by personal health issues. Since then she has delved deeply into studies in women’s health, herbal medicine, shiatsu, Alexander technique, midwifery assistance, menstruation, menopause, counselling, rites of passage, and yoga. “But nothing has taught me more about myself than mothering,” she laughs. She is the mother of two grown children, both born at home.
In 1997 Moana founded “Women With Wings”, providing heartfelt, fun and educational programs for mothers and their prepubescent and adolescent daughters. In these workshops women and girls explore together the journey of growing into a young woman, strengthen bonds between mothers and daughters, and cultivate trust in the feminine process.
“I am inspired by our capacity for socio-political change through our personal practices and rituals, through holisitic healing, the profound and intricate physiology/psychology connection, and the reclamation of the richness of our matrilineal heritage.”
Moana is a co-founder and senior facilitator of Pathways into Womanhood, a five day family based Rites of Passage Program for 13 -15 year old girls and their mothers, supporting and celebrating the transition of girl to young woman. This program, which has been running since 2006, is offered in several Australian regions.
Since 1998 Moana has organised and assisted at Numina Institute’s “Unveiled, The Recognition” – a four day initiation retreat for women, co-facilitating with elder and founder of the work, Anna Davidovich.
An inspirational yoga teacher, specialising in women’s yoga, Moana has been devoted to her yoga practice since her first class in uni in 1978.
Whether facilitating a group, on the yoga mat or in the counselling room, Moana brings a depth of knowledge of physical and emotional healing and a passion for the sacred mystery of living in a female body. She currently lives and works in Byron Shire, Australia.