MOONFLOWER by PORTALS
About this Event
MOONFLOWER by PORTALS
Featuring: Honeysuckle
A moonlit gathering for Black, Brown, and Indigenous women rooted in night-blooming plant wisdom, live music & movement, and collective care.
About This Gathering
Moonflower is a recurring gathering created for Black, Brown, and Indigenous women to rest, reconnect, and experience the beauty, sensuality, sweetness & healing of being in community with one another.
Each gathering is guided by a seasonal plant ally, inviting us into deeper relationship with ourselves, the earth, and the wisdom that emerges when we gather intentionally.
For our July gathering, we will be exploring Honeysuckle.
Known for its intoxicating fragrance and sweet nectar, Honeysuckle is a plant associated with pleasure, vitality, attraction, reciprocity, and nourishment. It reminds us that sweetness is not frivolous. It is essential. Honeysuckle teaches us to notice what feeds us, to honor the relationships that sustain us, and to allow ourselves to receive the beauty, support, and abundance already present in our lives.
As summer reaches its fullness, we gather to explore what nourishes us, what we are calling in, and how we can cultivate lives rooted in joy, connection, and belonging.
The evening begins with a guided communal experience featuring herbal tea, breathwork, journaling, reflection, and somatic practices inspired by the energetics of Honeysuckle. Together, we will explore the medicine and symbolism of the flower while engaging in practices that support restoration, embodied awareness, and collective care.
As the evening unfolds, Moonflower transitions into celebration.
Live offerings from a DJ, vocalist, and aerial artists will create space for sensuality, healing, movement, expression, laughter, release, and joy. Dance if you feel called. Connect with someone new. Witness and be witnessed. Move in whatever way feels most authentic to your body.
This is an invitation to gather, to remember, and to enjoy the beauty of being together.
Moss and Melanin Partnership & Experience
This Moonflower season is held in collaboration with Moss and Melanin, featuring a guided outdoor community hike led by Lauren of Lo Holistics alongside Mikayla of Black Coffee Northwest and Afro Sapphix.
As an additional opportunity for connection during the Honeysuckle season, the community hike will take place on Saturday, July 25.
Together, this collaboration is designed as a cross-pollination of communities, inviting participants into shared relationship, land-based presence, and deeper connection beyond the Moonflower gathering itself.
Rooted in relationship with the land, this experience offers an opportunity to slow down, walk together, engage in meaningful conversation, and cultivate connection through witnessing, reflection, and collective presence in nature.
Additional details regarding location, timing, and registration will be announced soon.
Questions to Carry With You:
As you prepare for Moonflower, we invite you to spend time with these reflections.
- What sweetness have I been overlooking?
- Where in my life am I being invited to receive rather than strive?
- What does feeling nourished actually feel like in my body?
- Which relationships, communities, and practices help me remember who I am?
- What am I ready to welcome with an open heart this summer?
What’s Included
Guided somatic experience inspired by Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle inspired reflection and education
Breathwork and journaling
Complimentary herbal tea and journals available exclusively for PORTALS Garden members while supplies last
Opportunities for community connection
Live DJ set
Vocalist
Aerial artist
Space to move, connect, celebrate, and enjoy the evening together
Additional herbal tonics, specialty beverages, mocktails, and curated offerings from community partners will be available for purchase.
What to Wear
Come adorned and cozy as art.
Wear something that makes you feel beautiful, expressive, and at ease in your body. We encourage attire that feels artful, intentional, and movement friendly.
Whether that means flowing fabrics, bold colors, elevated casual attire, or your favorite piece that makes you feel most like yourself, Moonflower is an opportunity to arrive as your fullest expression.
What to Bring
A journal if you would like to use your own
Water bottle
Yoga mat, blanket, or floor cushion if you would like additional comfort during the wellness portion
Curiosity
Openness
A willingness to connect
Energy Exchange
Moonflower is supported by artists, facilitators, cultural workers, and community practitioners who help bring this experience to life.
In addition to your ticket purchase, opportunities to offer additional energy exchange through artist tipping will be available throughout the evening.
Your contributions directly support the artists and creative labor that make gatherings like this possible.
PORTALS Garden Membership
The PORTALS Garden is our membership ecosystem for those who wish to deepen their relationship with this work through ongoing gatherings, plant centered education, somatic practice, and community ritual.
Garden members receive access to monthly programming, digital offerings, and select in-person benefits across PORTALS experiences.
Complimentary herbal tea and journals at Moonflower are reserved for paid PORTALS Garden members. Members are invited to present their membership at check-in to receive these offerings while supplies last.
Join the Garden here: https://openportals.substack.com
Featured Artists
Kween Kaysh - DJ
Zhanea June - Vocalist
Kittty Black - Pole/ Movement Artist
Velora - Pole / Movement Artist
About PORTALS
PORTALS is an earth centered cultural and creative wellness studio opening portals through nature, resonance, and deep connection.
Through immersive gatherings, live music experiences, plant centered education, movement practices, and community ritual, PORTALS creates spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, one another, and the living world around them.
We hold space for collective restoration, cultural memory, and embodied connection through sound, land, and relationship.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 25.63 to USD 31.53
