Luminous Offerings Series : Workshop 3

Full Moon Dance & Lantern Making 

October o8, 2025, Barwon Downs, VIC

Luminous Offerings is a project series designed to activate and nourish women’s creative health and well-being through movement, making and storytelling in regional communities.

Thirteen women gathered for the third sold out session – some returning from previous workshops to continue the journey, as well as many new faces, curious and excited to explore the practice.

The theme colour was white. The venue was activated with lighting installations, sound, sensory areas, making tables, and creative props used as markers, as well as for dance.

The session explored the full moon following the Spring Equinox – the midpoint between Spring and Summer.

Honouring the ancient art of lantern making, participants were guided to create seasonally inspired moon-shaped lanterns to take home and use in their art practices. This was a hands-on, gluey affair harkening back to artsmock days — creating with glue, balloons, tissue paper, pressed flowers and foliage.

The dance practice was led barefoot on green grass in the sunshine and then moved inside to explore group activities and processional lantern dances. The session ended with a full moon meditation and visualisation followed by our signature “AfterMoon” Tea.

Participants left with their drying lanterns for the final stages of curing and a tealight LED candle to light up their creations. Photos of the lanterns were later shared and celebrated within the group at the “Lantern Light Up”.

Concept, Design and Facilitation:  Eloise Wood
Collaborator and Assistant: AmandaMagan

“I have to comment on the vast array of delicious activities you planned out for the day, Elle. Very well thought out and it flowed so effortlessly (from a receiver’s perspective anyway! After hosting events myself, i appreciate the work and energy that goes in before, during and after!)

I particularly enjoyed the getting messy with glue, during lantern making and I LOVED the feather anz partner work- which Is intriguing… I don’t usually like partner work, but the fact the contact dancing was curated and we had guidance throughout it felt reassuring.
The collective you attracted worked harmoniously together, reflecting on where you’re at in your magical journey. Thank you for your energy and love and I can’t wait to attend another one od your offerings.”

– Jessie

“I always wonder what magic will be created with Elle and Wild Honey. Gathered with women in a space of illumination, adorning our lanterns we lovingly made with dried flowers and dancing up the full moon. Reflecting our hearts through movement, play and stillness. Elle and Amanda hold a nurturing and powerful space to feel deeply into ourselves as individuals and as women. Beauty-ful ❤️.”

– Lizzi Gage

My body, heart and soul were deeply replenished by joining the luminous full moon workshop. To be held in an exquisite circle of women, without any judgment and with open hearts is true soul medicine. To dance, express my creativity and witness other women also in their magic, lifted my spirit. An incredible journey for a 3 hour workshop. It felt timeless. Thank you for sharing your soul gifts to the world. I feel inspired and uplifted.

– Rachel 

It was a special moment of creativity and magic woven through dance and play. We followed our lanterns we mirrored each other. The reflections of ourselves beaming back right at us. A wonderfully held safe and sacred space. A bright moon shaped gem for my memories.

– Danni

WildHoney acknowledges the Gadubanud and Gulidjan Country and Peoples of the lands upon which we live and work. Country that has afforded us the privilege to draw inspiration from the deep damp luscious valleys and sacred places scattered throughout this wild temperate rainforest.
We are beneficiaries of all that grows here, that not only feeds us physically but allows us to pursue our creative practice with nourished souls.
We pay our gratitude and respects to the Local Aboriginal Community and any Aboriginal people viewing this website.
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