Rising Moon
Girls’ Rites of Passage Camp
July 13-17, 2026
We invite girls ages 11 to 15 to this overnight camp at The Sharpening Stone, where experienced facilitators support them in the important journey of becoming a woman. This is a place where young women are witnessed, guided, and celebrated as they step more fully into themselves. Core routines of nature awareness and connection will guide our days as we build deeper relationships with ourselves, each other and the Earth around us.
Sleep under the stars, eat nourishing organic meals, enjoy time swimming in our abundant year-round creek, and spend evenings sharing stories, songs and skills around our campfire.
About Rising Moon
We gather under the New Moon
Sunday, July 13th at 4 pm to Thursday, July 17th at 4 pm
at The Sharpening Stone land outside Rogue River, OR
Supported by a team of Village Aunties
Organic meals provided
Gear list and arrival information provided upon registration
Girls do NOT need to have had their first menstrual cycle to attend. (This camp will provide great preparation for that time).
Honoring the Threshold
We will offer intentional spaces to explore our femininity, with empowering rite-of-passage rituals crafted for young women to learn more about their changing bodies and emotions. Our goal is to honor this sacred transition from girlhood into womanhood and create an experience in which each young woman is uplifted, celebrated, witnessed, and honored.
Deep Nature Connection
Our camp is designed to provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for your daughter as she embarks on her own unique journey of self-discovery and service to the world.. In a culture that lacks the experience of the rite of passage we believe is essential to provide a space where deep questioning, healing, integration, reflection, and transformation can surface for a young woman.
Awakening Our
Inner Fire
Earth skills like fire making and basketry will support the girls in cultivating self-confidence and inner strength while nature awareness games and activities create a playful and fun experience. We offer various types of basketry, pottery, rawhide rattle making, felting, and more. The specific craft projects offered at each camp will vary based on the interests of the group.
Meet the Guides
Erica Ela
Originally from Italy, Erica landed in Southern Oregon about 12 years ago after travelling around the world for a few years. Erica has a master’s degree in psychology and has worked with kids in different educational environments throughout her life. She is co-creator of the Moon Seeds Guide to Cyclical Living, a lunar and menstrual planner that is sold in three languages, and recently completed a rites-of-passage guide training led by Earth Path Education. She holds space for Red Tents and women circles at various gatherings and women’s groups, and she also guides women 1:1 and in groups in their search for clarity. Erica Ela is a mother of two girls, musician and mystic.
Sarah Larue
Bringing a lifelong passion for nature connection and earth stewardship, Sarah is an experienced nature educator trained in the Coyote Mentoring methodology of Wilderness Awareness School and 8 Shields. She has been a nature educator for many years and is co-creator of Earthwise Forest School in Williams, Oregon. Sarah is also a mother, wife, daughter, craftswoman and Earth caretaker. She lovingly tends the land at The Sharpening Stone where she co-creates and facilitates gatherings, camps, and earth skills workshops with her husband Adam, including The Sharpening Stone Earth Skills Gathering.