Uplifting Young Women and Girls

The life cycle of a women has been described as Maiden, Mother and Crone. Maidens are in formation. They are discovering themselves as women and making choice that will effect their lives for the rest of their lives. This is the time for deep caretaking of Maidens by the Mothers and Crones in a community. Pollinate Ritual is devoted helping young women to make their transition into the adult world with a community they can count on.

The Maidens Weekend brings women, ages 11-18, together to experience what deep caretaking and community look like. Our devoted core team guides the Maidens through themes of  authentic belonging, setting healthy boundaries, powerful decision making, honoring their bodies, and creating and maintaining community for each other. We access nature, art, movement, rest and play in our age appropriate programming. Healing arts practitioners lead group meditation and mindfulness practices. Nurturing meals all weekend and tools to go home with and navigate a challenging world.

All maidens attend the weekend under sponsorship. If a family member is attending and you have the means to sponsor another young woman to pay it forward, please follow the link below and give to your capacity. All sponsorships are tax deductible.

Schedule of Events

What you will find.

Then Maidens weekend helps pre-teen and teen women connect to self through nature, ritual, healing, art, music, food, outdoor recreation, and most importantly, community. Here are just some of the offerings.

Mentoring >> Each Maiden is matched with a caring and connected women from the Pollinate Community. Our programming is structured to provide devoted and focused attention to the maidens. Our goal is to provide a level of safety that helps young women reach into themselves and discover their inherent beauty and value as determined by their internal guidance Systems.

Enjoying the beauty of life around us is a vital part of connecting to self and others. The Maiden Weekend has many opportunities for young women to experience joy and belonging through nature including down-time, hikes, hammocks, Ritual, Music, and campfires.

Experience the power of creativity and Create Beautiful art in our Art House.

Activating our bodies with rec activities including swimming, paddle boating/boarding, yoga, hiking, dancing and group games.

Working with the best licensed healing arts practitioners in our community. enjoying yummy, healthy meals, and cozy Glamping tents.

Maidens core team (view all)

Meet the “Mama Bears”

The Maidens Weekend is supported by a devoted group of women leading soul-centered lives and committed to the growth and support of young women. Each Maiden will be paired with a Core Team member that will be their “Mama Bear” for the weekend. The ratio for Maidens to Core Team member to maidens is 3:1 (at most).

Kathryn Dickel

“there is no question in my mind that the retreats i attended as a teen woman saved my life. doing the maidens weekend feels full circle and i’m honored to be in service in this way because i fundamentally know what it can mean for a young woman.“

Kathryn is the founder of Pollinate ritual. during her teen years kathryn was lucky to attend dozens of retreats creating a spiritual basis for navigating her life as an original latch key kid.

as an adult, kathryn took inspiration from her childhood retreat experiences to start pollinate ritual and help people live soul-centered lives.

kathryn is a life-long entrepreneur. along with pollinate, She is the co-founder of midwestix, city sounds: the des moines public piano project and acts as a spiritual director in her community.