Rayna Grace Matthews is a ritual Priestess, an accomplice for Social Justice, a wild lover of the cosmos, a songstress and a story-teller. A self-taught star-gazer, Rayna Grace loves to watch the star and moon-cycles and to share these wonders. With a B.A. and M.F.A. in the performing arts, Rayna Grace loves the magic of humans gathering to tell our stories; through theater, song, and ritual. She is attentive to the details of lighting, setting, and the sensory needs and delights that encourage us to go deeper into the stories and transformation. She is committed to making our communal gathering spaces be the most welcoming with the widest embrace possible. She is an intuitive and trained mediator, bringing deep listening and empathy as the primary tools to hear people’s experiences of hurt and separation, both in one-on-one sessions, and in mediation between groups. She strives for careful words, that when she speaks it is with truth, and not harmful to others. She is currently the steward of land in a rainbow-filled valley in Northern California, where she gardens and keeps seasonal time. She lives with her Beloved partner, her niece, a growing and changing community of adults, and many animals. She is delighted to welcome her just-born child into the earthly realm to share this human dance together.