MAIDENFIRE
A Rite of Passage Circle for Young Women (Ages 16–18)
There comes a time when a girl feels the fire rising.
Not a fire of rage, but of remembrance.
Of soul.
Of truth.
Of becoming.
Maidenfire is a six-week rite of passage circle for young women standing at the edge of womanhood.
It is not a workshop.
It is not a self-improvement plan.
It is a sacred flame that calls her inward.
We gather under stars and around firelight.
We speak of grief, rage, sensuality, softness, and self-trust.
We remember the old ways of initiation—gentle, embodied, and soul-rooted.
Here, she learns that her voice is sacred.
Her body is holy.
And her path is hers to claim.
Each circle includes fire gatherings, creative ritual, guided journaling, and a shared thread of integration.
No performance. No pressure. Only presence.
This is where the flame is named.
This is where she rises.
Enrollment is by Application Only
To honor the intimacy of this space, we welcome a small circle of 5-8 young women.
If your heart feels the pull, we invite you to complete the interest form linked below.
You’ll be asked a few simple questions—and from there, we’ll be in touch about next steps.
Because this is sacred work, details about exchange and logistics will be shared after your interest form is received. We honor this as a relationship—not a transaction.
The Origin of Maidenfire
Maidenfire was born the way all sacred things are—through a longing too deep to ignore.
It began as a whisper, a pulse beneath the surface. A knowing that girls are crossing into womanhood every day without a circle, without a mirror, without a flame to guide them home. That the moment when everything begins to change—body, voice, soul—is too often met with silence, shame, or performance.
But there is another way.
There was another way.
In the old times, girls were witnessed.
They were prepared.
They were celebrated—not for how they looked or what they achieved, but for the truth rising within them.
Maidenfire is the rekindling of that way.
A soul-lit threshold for girls who are ready to remember.
A sacred rite for those who don’t quite fit, don’t want to pretend, and know—deep in their bones—that something more honest is possible.
It began in the backyard.
A fire pit. A few empty chairs. A handful of candles and stones.
And then—young women showed up.
They sat in circle, barefoot and quiet, and something ancient came rushing back.
Not as performance.
As presence.
They cried. They laughed. They told the truth.
And something inside them rose with the smoke.
This is Maidenfire.
A rite of passage.
A remembering.
A place where the spark of womanhood is not extinguished, but named—and fed.
Hi love, I’m Aleen.
(Al-een)
I’m the kind of adult I wish I had when I was younger—someone who sees your magic, your fire, and your feelings… and doesn’t try to fix you.
I’m a therapist, mentor, and mama. But more than that, I’m someone who believes your voice is sacred, your body is wise, and your truth matters.
I created Maidenfire because I didn’t have a space like this when I was your age.
A space to feel.
To speak.
To rise.
Now, I hold this circle for you—to help you remember who you are, not who the world tells you to be.
Can’t wait to meet you by the fire.
I hold Masters’ in Social Work and Public Health. And I am a licensed therapist with nearly two decades of experience supporting teens, women, and families.
My work is grounded in depth psychology, feminist therapy, family systems, and somatic healing.
I’ve led girls’ groups, facilitated sacred circles, and walked alongside hundreds of young people as they navigate identity, transitions, and the tender edges of becoming.
Every offering I hold is trauma-informed, justice-rooted, and guided by both professional training and lived experience.