I have just returned from SolSister Solstice Retreat. It was just what I needed at this stage in my life & journey at discovering who I am & who I can be. I have met many new sisters, reconnected with old & felt the empowerment that is women’s circles. This is what we need & I think this will only get more & more powerful. If you are unsure of what’s on offer – just go & experience it for yourself. Growth. Love. Empowerment. Light. Healing. 

A. Benson

“The Solsister retreat was deeply soulful, full of ceremony and respect for connection to nature, knowledge and each other. I’m beginning to Re-member what it means to be a woman; what it means to sit in the space that is created when women come together and share the truth about their lives and the lives of our ancestors.
Donna guided, held and witnessed the individual journey’s of each of us; as well as the journey of the group. It is an experience that has strengthened my spirit and makes me smile to think of the moments and relationships created.Thank you Donna.”

A. Holmes

 “It is not hard to see that I am blessed to have Donna as my daughter, but Donna is so much more! Often when I have been in a pit of despair and in the grips of depression Donna is there, sometimes with words of encouragement and sometimes with no words at all. She just gets me… She strives and is committed to guiding me to a place where the good outweighs the bad. I choose to allow Donna on this journey, not to be daughter or shaman but Shawombman her gifts are astounding and so worth the commitment. Compassionate, honest, she has the amazing ability to give understanding advice regarding relationships, career, love, spousal abuse, addiction and so much more.
Donna knows how to listen; her work is a mixture of intuition, wisdom and personal experiences. She has done for me what the professionals, eg: counselors psychologist and psychiatrist have failed to do.”  

H. Raymond

      “I feel so blessed for the intuitive guidance that led me to Donna’s work at the Wise Wombman retreat in Melbourne. At a time when I was feeling depleted by life’s “demands” this was exactly what I needed. The whole weekend was facilitated with such humility which allowed me to drop into “being” rather than “doing” mode whilst at the same time being able to soften and surrender into the potency of this work… Some profoundly deep insights were had throughout the retreat and I truly believe that Donna’s raw and real approach held space for this to occur… I can’t wait to work more with this radiant sister as I feel a strong sense of self empowerment after this weekend. I would recommend this to all women from all walks of life.. This work is so needed at this time! Thank you Donna for this profound experience and for all that you share.”  

Liarna Conder, Prayerformer, Eurynome – Weavers of Sacred

     
 “Your work is not only incredible and healing and amazing. You are doing something needed, amazing and inspirational to women and people around the world.
They may not know it yet but it has impact, you impact people in the most incredible way.”  

Freya Gould

     
 “There are no words. ..It's a feeling you get in her presence. It's a feeling of deep gratitude, wonder, magic, resonance and an inner calling to 'step up and stop playing small'. Donna is an excellent and inspiring facilitator of women's circles and she also makes them affordable to all to attend. I cannot recommend her enough.”  

Nikki

 "This course is perfect for those wanting to create and facilitate circles/spaces. It’s content has been weaved together so well, which is testament to Donna’s practical knowledge and experience in facilitating the many circles, ceremonies, events and workshops that she has. She’s created a course that I believe actually gives you the tools and wisdom to step forward and present for yourself with confidence. It’s content is relevant, easy to follow and most importantly adaptable to your own individual needs, desires and flavour. Aside from working with Donna on a professional/student level, I am also honoured to call her my friend. My sister. I love her for her authenticity. She exudes a genuine honest, raw and real approach to her life. There are no ‘between the lines’ with Donna. It’s all real. I leave each interaction I have with her, whether professional or personal; completely lifted and gifted with a burning desire to continue my journey with confidence and belief. Donna is incredibly intuitive, thus meaning her work is tailored for each individual perfectly. If you’re called in anyway to work with her, you should. This woman is next level. “ -" 

 "“Sacred Circle Secrets has unlocked so much for me. When the course was released immediately I was like YES this is what I need to do… I need to do this course!
The course content is amazing and easy to work through. The work and the meditations are very, very potent. Donna’s womb work has such a magic to it, it’s hard to put to words… Before I had even finished the course I was running my first circle. I was nervous the first time, but I just had so much confidence. I’m still running circles and running sacred space and workshops… I highly recommend it!“  

 " My path crossed with Donna’s a year after a deep trauma of our house burning down right after our wedding and the winter holidays. My life had deeply shifted and I had been practicing some deep healing work. I had been given a spirit message of a supportive women’s circle. The following day, I came upon Donna’s Sacred Circle Secrets course on how to facilitate a woman’s circle! 
The course was organized, thoughtful and genuine but what grew from this experience was truly amazing. I still go through my notes and the videos and feel guided by her fluent wisdom. I was surprised at the deep connections and understanding that innately comes forth in her programs. She gives you a format to run a woman’s circle, but it’s her experience and guidance on how to connect with your inner-confidence and womb strength that makes this a gem!  She creates a strong bridge for you to create and lead.
I was able to hear my own sacred spirit and am ready to create that here in the US. If we could duplicate that with the women of the world and offer that support of a listening genuine space, we would all be able to hear our own sacred souls.
You can tell Donna takes care of her personal space and nurtures herself (something that I believe makes an amazing teacher). She can hold space for others: A woman can feel safe working with her knowing that she is aware of the emotional and energy boundaries in healing and an incredible intuitive patient listener.
This trait is truly hard to find in this world! I cherish and honor her heart and spirit. 
 I strongly encourage you to take this course and honor your intuition and the timing on your path." 

Ariel Temianka
New Hampshire, US 

I have such anger, boiled down it’s pain and despite having an enormous release I have more to process. I’m just pleased it’s coming up and out. Donna created a sacred container for me to enable a channel for allowing it to be released. So many years of being ‘nice’ avoiding and denying. Disowning the rage. Trauma embedded deeply within my place of creation stifling the birth of life itself. Seemingly unforgivable and finally I’m weaving my way to a place of acceptance. It’s this underlying energy of anger, of something not quite right that has potentially sabotaged my ability to be fully authentic. It has certainly hindered my growth, the forming of my purpose and discovery of my medicine and gifts to share. I have come a long way to be here. To be held with strength and Grace, whilst allowing my grieving and the unexpected way it came forth from me. It is the way the women in my culture grieve, wailing without reserve. I felt Donna’s ancestral lineage come together with ours holding space while we worked on this potent healing. Through ritual and sound we opened wide to give way to our own unique song, clearing and bringing light to those deep and dark places within. This is Donna Raymond’s medicine and I AM grateful to have received it. Arohanui precious one

Tania
Maga Circle Facilitator

"Even though I didn’t know what to expect at wombsong, I just knew with every fibre of my being that I had to be there. And I wasn’t disappointed. I was delighted. I absolutely loved this event. I loved our journey of wombsong. I loved the singing and sounding. I loved how open hearted I felt afterwards walking around for days with my shoulders naturally moved back and my heart centre open. I loved how this sacred journey with Donna unlocked something inside of me that was already starting to emerge in a little self concious trickle by itself and after my time with her and the women in this circle it opened and supported me in a way that I have gained so much confidence in my wombsonging that it’s now flowing more and more each time I reconnect to that voice, that sound, that energy, that wombsong.  Totally loved the whole experience. Healing. Yummy. Nourishing. Fun. Opening. Expanding. Empowering. Uplifting. Joyous. Practical. And simple! I love Donna's work. And I'd highly recommend the womb song experience to every woman. " .

Kathy Popplewell.
Wild Woman Dreaming Medicine Woman at Daintree Love

"“When it came to the Evoking the WombSong I felt nervous…I had always been loud but do I have a voice?
Donna lead us into a free flowing chant her voice is captivating & translates deep within.. I was in a sacred circle I felt safe & thought here goes… it was both a personal wombsong & a collective one. I loved it it in it’s self was such a journey. I was intoxicated by really being able to let go, I could feel what I could describe as an energy building up inside of me engulfing every cell it was brewing but it had plateaued & then Donna placed her hands on my back she instinctively knew what to do & the energy shot through me it was like what I can only describe with my limited knowledge on things as a Kundalini experience. It was flowing through the Earth into me & out through my crown into the universe.
IT WAS PROFOUND!
I had never experienced anything like it. Everything that ever was, was ok, acceptance of the past & optimistic for the future & for me that was a major breakthrough. Donna says it’s us who do the work within, but without her guidance & intuitive coaching I would not have been able to have such a profound breakthrough.. for that I am eternally grateful… That’s what it is, freeing an ancient voice.. well for me that is what I got I released generations of trauma it was very sacred very profound..
what really was also very special about it was that while one was having a break through either way by vocal release the others held space with their hum ohm chant or whatever... nothing ever has had such primal ancient roots for me.”

K.Howard

"Hi Donna. I just want to send you the biggest ‘THANK YOU’ for organising such a great humbling event. Thanks too for facilitating such powerful healing and unblocking. As a young 7 year old girl, I used to love singing at the kitchen sink whilst washing dishes and had quite a good and powerful voice (so I was told).. Shortly after having my tonsils removed, my father committed suicide and I have not been able to belt out any powerful sound since. 45 Years later you have facilitated the unblocking of my throat chakra and for that I will be eternally grateful. I feel blessed to have been able to participate in the event and meet and share the day with all of the beautiful female collective souls. I look forward to keeping the circle going. Also, you have a most amazing and powerful voice that vibrated all molecule within. Sending you, your beautiful family and everyone who attended yesterday’s event all of my Gratitude, Love & Blessings."

I. Baran