Welcome to the Grove

Members weave care, wisdom, and friendship in the Grove.

The Grove is a facilitated group sharing space in Zoom where we share our stories and receive the stories of others with nonjudgemental tenderness; it's a ritual space and the heart of how we connect in village.

  • Community you can count on

    Save the dates!

    Every 2nd Saturday from 10am-12pm. See calendar link below for all upcoming dates.
    [Subscribe to our Google Calendar]

  • Quality Time & Connection

    This is where we gather!

    Tears welcome! We encourage heart-centered sharing in a relaxed and shame-free environment.

    The Grove is a time where we get together and learn who else is our diverse community. We give and receive care, untangle some of our stories, and build deeper relationships.

  • What to expect

    The exact flow varies within this general outline

    We begin with a brief opening circle - some breathing together or short somatic exercise. After opening circle we divide the remaining time equally and everyone gets a chance to share what’s alive in them. Song is likely woven in to deepen the tenderness of the space.

    Often we have a theme and/or prompt to make sharing easier. Depending on the group, we may share all in one space or do breakout rooms.

5 star rating

A perfect place to interconnect

Steffi Krause

Not knowing what it would look like, it was a beautiful experience to share space with with others. Each one was different, but so deeply connected. It felt like we've become one. Breathing and singing together, each one having space to share what...

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Not knowing what it would look like, it was a beautiful experience to share space with with others. Each one was different, but so deeply connected. It felt like we've become one. Breathing and singing together, each one having space to share whatever he or she feels like, it was so nourishing. I will definitely take part in the weekly meetings and see this community thriving. Thanks to everyone who participated.

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Community Connection when in-person is not available

Vic Hariton

Recreating community is so very important in what has become a global isolation epidemic. If you're one of those wanting or needing connection, this is a beautiful platform for helping.

Recreating community is so very important in what has become a global isolation epidemic. If you're one of those wanting or needing connection, this is a beautiful platform for helping.

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How it works

What to Expect

The Grove is our facilitated virtual gathering space for community members to give and receive care in the form of witnessed group sharing.

We meet every 2nd Saturday from 10am-12pm Pacific Time. See our Calendar for all upcoming dates.

Each session is up to 2 hours long and starts with a group grounding. 

You're fully at choice. We don't expect many folks to make it every time.

It would be ideal if you can stay the whole time so people can have their shares witnessed, and it's okay if you don't. 

We 100% know that we have different capacities (energy-wise, time-wise, anxiety-wise, etc.). 

It's ideal if you arrive at the beginning of the Grove time so we can ground together first and create a sense of safety. 

The Grove is open to all Stellar Village members. 


There's a link at the top of this page to Start or Resume (when you're logged in that will take you to the course player). 

Click on the lesson that says "Zoom link". This will take you to the Zoom link for the session.

No, Grove sessions are a live offering and are not recorded. 

Why thank you for asking! We have many other opportunities to share your gifts to support the vibrancy of the village. 

Learn more on the Volunteer page.

Some of Our Facilitators

We take turns so each time it's a bit different!

Sheniqua Trotman

Vocal Empowerment Coach, Stellar Village Co-Owner

Sheniqua is an activist, singer-songwriter, community leader, mother, and vocal empowerment coach based in Brooklyn, New York. She's also the host of online community singing with songleaders at Stellar Village.

Sheniqua’s sessions go beyond simply singing together; she creates a holistic journey of self-discovery and connection. Through intentional breath work, gentle stretching, and guided meditation, she helps participants release tension, center their minds, and open themselves up to the full potential of their voices.

Sheniqua creates sessions that culminate in the joyous expression of collective harmony, where seasoned vocalists and complete beginners alike come together in a non-judgmental space to share their voices and connect with others.

Whether you're seeking vocal empowerment, community connection, or simply the joy of singing, Sheniqua welcomes you to join the transformative experience at ElevatedExpression.net.

Alyx Somas

Culture Tender, Reindiginization Practitioner, Stellar Village Council Member

Alyx Somas is a 2S Native Northern American sharing indigenous lineage teachings to help humanity re-member our sacred nature of deep beauty and collaboration. Their work, The Collectivity Project, is an indigenous response to the pain of our world—to empire, ecocide, genocide, and separation—anchored in the truth that we all come from ancient people who gathered around fires storytelling, dancing, and grieving together in medicinal ways.

Personally healing multiple chronic illnesses, their work is rooted in holistic nervous system care and trauma-informed somatic practice that revitalizes pan-indigenous life-ways, restores relations to our lineages and to the land, and tends to the generational wounding of colonialism. De-individualizing all that is truly systemic, they strengthen the capacity for collective liberation through catalyzing our shared grief into sustainable action and empowering with practical tools for healing and belonging-based justice. All of their work holds heart in the belief in all people's wise ancestry, innate ability to heal, and inherent worth.

On a journey of Initiation to be a Good Elder, they carry a prayer of regenerative culture shifting, enlivening this new era of multi-cultural weaving that calls for the healing of our shared history, the reimagining of our village interdependence, and the remembering our ancestral ways of reverence for all that lives.

Trained in group facilitation and somatic healing, they hold community circles, ceremonies, and workshops, consultations for organizations, and personal rituals and mentorships in Ancestral Reclamation, Collective Liberation Practices, Decolonial Leadership and Relationships Life-ways, Grief and Initiatory Rites, and Spirit Healings. This work is a prayer for the world coming, where we gather over the flames that birth remembrance from the ashes of collapse, united in our Praise and Grief.

The Collectivity Project’s Website + Instagram. Reach them at [email protected].

Alyx Somas

Culture Tender, Reindiginization Practitioner, Stellar Village Council Member

Alyx Somas is a 2S Native Northern American sharing indigenous lineage teachings to help humanity re-member our sacred nature of deep beauty and collaboration. Their work, The Collectivity Project, is an indigenous response to the pain of our world—to empire, ecocide, genocide, and separation—anchored in the truth that we all come from ancient people who gathered around fires storytelling, dancing, and grieving together in medicinal ways.

Personally healing multiple chronic illnesses, their work is rooted in holistic nervous system care and trauma-informed somatic practice that revitalizes pan-indigenous life-ways, restores relations to our lineages and to the land, and tends to the generational wounding of colonialism. De-individualizing all that is truly systemic, they strengthen the capacity for collective liberation through catalyzing our shared grief into sustainable action and empowering with practical tools for healing and belonging-based justice. All of their work holds heart in the belief in all people's wise ancestry, innate ability to heal, and inherent worth.

On a journey of Initiation to be a Good Elder, they carry a prayer of regenerative culture shifting, enlivening this new era of multi-cultural weaving that calls for the healing of our shared history, the reimagining of our village interdependence, and the remembering our ancestral ways of reverence for all that lives.

Trained in group facilitation and somatic healing, they hold community circles, ceremonies, and workshops, consultations for organizations, and personal rituals and mentorships in Ancestral Reclamation, Collective Liberation Practices, Decolonial Leadership and Relationships Life-ways, Grief and Initiatory Rites, and Spirit Healings. This work is a prayer for the world coming, where we gather over the flames that birth remembrance from the ashes of collapse, united in our Praise and Grief.

The Collectivity Project’s Website + Instagram. Reach them at [email protected].