Matriarchal Societies

90-Minute Live Workshop

A live lecture & discussion exploring what ancient matriarchal cultures can teach us about building thriving, resilient communities today.

Tuesday, July 8th

10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST

In this 90-minute gathering, we will uncover and rekindle ancestral blueprints for community, kinship, and life-serving culture.

Audio: Jennifer Eva Sirel-Pillau @ SHE-EDE Webinar, www.matriculture.net

Across the world and throughout history, matriarchal societies have practiced ways of living that prioritized harmony over hierarchy, relationship over extraction, and the tending of life over control. These are not lost arts — they live on in our kitchens, our hands, our stories, and our longings.

Join Hanna Leigh, and guest teacher Jennifer Eva Sirel-Pillau for a live 90-minute journey into the heart of matriarchal culture — not as a reversal of patriarchy, but as a way of being deeply rooted in care, kinship, and reverence for life.

Gather Around the Hearth

Our gathering will guide you through the sacred practices that have sustained communities for generations.

We live in a time that profits from our forgetting —forgetting that we are makers, not just takers. That we are community-tenders, not just individuals surviving in isolation. What if we could remember?

What if we could return to the ancestral arts of deep listening, of tending grief and joy, of weaving mutual care into daily life? What if we could make our homes sanctuaries again — places where stories are shared, wounds are healed, and resilient futures take root?

These matriarchal arts are not lost. They’re waiting for us to remember. They are the life-serving practices that help us to reconnect — to each other, to our lineages, and to who we truly are beneath all the noise.

How might we reclaim these ancient ways and bring them into our modern lives? How do we transform our homes into places where lineage is honored and hope is rekindled?

Whatever your lineage, you're welcome to discover how these practices might serve your life and community.

You're Invited

Whether you come out of curiosity, longing, or the desire to build something different — you are welcome.

This workshop is an invitation to remember:

What sustained our ancestors – especially the women and grandmothers who knew how to hold a community together
What sacred practices can guide us today toward more resilient, regenerative ways of living
How we might reweave culture from the hearth outward — with creativity, grief, joy, and connection at the center

Our Guest Teacher

COUNCIL FOR THE REVIVAL OF MATRIARCHAL ARTS

Jennifer Eva Sirel-Pillau

Jennifer Eva Sirel-Pillau, mother of two, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as certifications in Ayurvedic Practice and Craniosacral Therapy. She is certified by International Academy Hagia, based in Germany, as a Lecturer on Modern Matriarchal Studies. She is a founding member of the Council for the Revival of Matriarchal Arts in Crete, Greece, where Neolithic and Bronze Age egalitarian high society once thrived. Her pen name is the name of her mother’s Estonian lineage.

Meet Your Hostess

FOUNDERESS, WEAVING REMEMBRANCE

Greetings, I'm Hanna Leigh

Hi! My name is Hanna Leigh, (IG: @hannaleighsong) and I am a Singer-Songwriter, Voice Doula, Weaver, and Devotee of this precious, living Earth. I was raised in California (Chumash territory) though in recent years have spent extensive time residing on ancestral lands in the Celtic isles. My people migrated to the U.S. several generations ago from England, Scotland, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.

This organization, Weaving Remembrance, was birthed through my own passion to to reclaim ancestral wisdom and connect with the indigenous spirit of the “Great Sacred Motherland of Europe” – a term I first heard from activist Lyla June.

It is an honor to sit with wisdom keepers, song carriers and storytellers from around Europe, and we invite you to come along for the journey!

Simple Registration

This gathering is a part of our ongoing, monthly Remembership space — a circle for those called to remember and reclaim ancient wisdom for modern times. You don’t need to be a member to attend this workshop, but you’ll have the chance to learn more and join if the path speaks to you.

$ 33 ≈ £24

90-Minute Live Workshop on July 8th
Recording Emailed to You within 24 Hours

$ 44 ≈ £32

90-Minute Live Workshop on July 8th
3 MORE Live Calls – Song, Story & Craft
Learn in the Growing Archive – 12+ Hours of past recorded calls
Access to private community
No commitment – cancel anytime!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this an online offering or in-person?

This offering is happening online through Zoom, with teachers joining us from different countires.

How long do I have access to the workshop recording?

Access to the workshop recording will expire one month from the live workshop date on August 8th, 2025.