A weekend to move some layers. Layers of the 4 dimensions of embodiment: physical, mental, emotional and soul layers. This brings about more cohesion and innate power to navigate a changing world. It can take some time to reclaim and yet you are being called home; home in your body

We will do some archeological digging in our dances. To drop deep into our internal world, ancestry and DNA to reclaim or reintegrate layers hidden. Shadow work calls, to learn about things we didn’t know, we didn’t know. A depth process to unearth what we couldn’t see.

And to release congestion of old emotions not processed and memories not digested, while in a really resourced space. For if you don’t create room in all these layers, the pressure is going to get to you. The only sustainable way to get through it, is to move toward and with it. We will go in a way and at a pace we can honor our history and make room for the future. You’ll gain some tools to take home, work with on future dance floors and in life. It’s time to integrate more of who you are.

Jenny is Executive Director and Facilitates Workshops and Retreats for Rite of Passage Journeys…

REGISTRATION & MORE DETAILS COMING SOON

Jenny will transition from Executive Director of Rite of Passage Journeys - End of year 2026 - Time for travel and new Projects

“Just figure out how to love life, how to trust it, how to stand in awe of it, how to enjoy it. Stay alert and be aware—life has a way of drawing you in, of insisting upon your involvement. The world, with all its wild and clamoring demands, will find you soon enough.” — Nick Cave

Do you listen to your heart song and let life draw you in? I did when I accepted the role of Executive Director at Rite of Passage Journeys. At the time, I had clear career plans~this job wasn’t part of them. Yet it tugged at my heart, and I began to dream of possibility.

Possibility of:
• bringing embodiment and its resiliency resources into rites of passage work
• weaving soul into organizational leadership
• sharing the parenting wisdom I had gathered while raising my kids
• and giving back to this organization that guided me on my own vision quest eight years ago

That last one was the truest calling. I wanted to give back. And I feel I have ~ with all of me. Now it’s time to follow the next wild leanings of life.

When I first accepted this position, I told the board that I envisioned a three-to-five-year tenure as Executive Director, and they agreed. Three years later, after a spring Vision Quest of deep listening, I received a clear vision and a dream asking for more quiet, both inside and around me. The land where I live and the community of beings I share it with are calling me to be more rooted on the Middle Fork of the Nooksack River. 

I’ve spent much of the year in Bothell, and it’s time to live more fully on the land I call home. At the same time, I can feel the traveler in me waking up, longing to spend far more time in wild places during the summer, something I’ve supported others to do in recent years but haven’t done enough myself.

I’ve shared my decision with the board and will complete my tenure as Executive Director at the end of 2025. The board has already begun the search for the next person to lead Journeys. You’ll find the job description below. If someone comes to mind who could serve this beautiful organization well, please pass it along. They will be stepping into a role filled with ceremony, connection, and the privilege of witnessing transformation ~ a counterbalance to a world longing for another way.

It has been a true joy to serve Rite of Passage Journeys. The guides are gold. The board members are among the most loving people I know. And the full-time staff who have woven in and out during my tenure have each offered their gifts to the mission in unique and beautiful ways. Thanks Jakob, Chris, Tarek & Kiana.  

I’m especially grateful to West, our Operations and Outreach Manager, for being such a thoughtful and steady anchor; to Patricia our bookkeeper for support and also a thoughtful ear; to Akasha ~ as a leader for this next generation, for sharing her vision and passion for rites of passage; and to Skyler, who stepped forward this winter to tend key program areas as we navigate staff transitions. Deep gratitude also to those who’ve moved on to other endeavors, you’ve each helped shape this organization.

The next Executive Director will begin from a strong foundation, supported by the thoughtful feedback of guides, board, and staff, and will carry forward the shared vision of making this profound work even more sustainable and impactful.

I welcome any touch-ins or connections in the future. You can find me and my embodiment, parent coaching & nature guiding work at www.jennymacke.com, and I hope we’ll stay in touch there. I expect I’ll continue to guide for Rite of Passage Journeys through our Soulful Leadership Program and perhaps an Adult Quest in the future.

In the new year, I’ll be taking a bit of a sabbatical—some deep rest and a generous space for curiosity and renewal. It feels well-earned and much needed.

With care and continuing enthusiasm for the work of Rite of Passage Journeys,
Jenny

Sunday OPen Floor Community Dance

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Presence Studio Closed on October 31, 2025. We are so grateful for this space of 17 years!

NEW HOME for now - OPEN FLOOR MOVEMENT PRACTICE - SUNDAY DANCE - Starting November 2nd. with Jenny Macke

Address: 1309 Cornwall above the Penny Farthing Restaurant/Chuckanut Bay Distillery - It's gorgeous!

Come dance!

Open Floor Dance Sundays 10:30am-noon *

Doors Close at 11am - no entry past this time.

On Occassion I have subs if I am not in town or have other work responsibilities on a Sunday:

UPCOMING SUBS:

none currently scheduled

Current info for in person dancing:

• Class Cards are $85.00 for a 5 dance card. $20 per individual class with no card. They will expire 2 months passed purchase date.

• Drop-in is fine!

• Doors open 10:30am. We recommend coming a bit early to sign-in. We warm up for 30 minutes, having a community moment of connection and community agreements, and then dancing for another hour...

• Only youth above the age of 15. This is an adult oriented class.

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