Kori Gelinas is a true earth mama and magick maker.

A life long student of the healing arts.

“My mission is to support womyn in remembering their innate power, reconnecting with the earth, and walking in beauty. I am here to be a guide, a mirror, and a medicine maker for this sacred journey of becoming.”

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BODYWORK

Kori Gelinas is a lifelong student and practitioner of alternative medicine, weaving together a dynamic tapestry of healing arts. Her journey began as a teenager, drawn intuitively to the wisdom of plants, energy work, holistic nutrition, sacred touch, and body care. That early calling became a lifelong path of study and service that took her across the U.S., particularly the enchanted Southwest, to deepen her understanding of earth-based and integrative healing practices.

Kori is trained in dozens of therapeutic modalities and is a Reiki Master with over two decades of experience. Her integrative bodywork sessions are a sacred synergy—blending intuitive healing massage, energy work, aromatherapy, sound healing, lymphatic drainage, cranial sacral therapy, and more. Each session is unique, honoring the rhythms and needs of the individual while offering deep nourishment and restoration.

HEALING & APOTHECARY

Rooted in her native Vermont, Kori founded Medicine Womyn Healing & Apothecary, a sanctuary of herbal and aromatic medicine. She is a certified Herbalist and Aromatherapist whose offerings are deeply inspired by the organic medicines she grows in her garden and wildcrafts throughout Vermont and New England. The apothecary is filled with handmade plant-based remedies—organic tinctures, glycerites, teas, infused oils, essential oils, natural perfumes, therapeutic body care, and more.

Kori offers personalized wellness consultations, combining her knowledge as a coach and herbalist to craft custom blends that meet the unique needs of her clients. Her passion lies in reconnecting people with the healing power of plants and the wisdom of their own bodies.

RETREATS

Since 2015, Kori has been the heart and soul behind the Medicine Womyn Retreats—transformational gatherings held twice a year in the green mountains of Vermont. These sacred retreats welcome womyn of all ages from around the world to gather in ceremony, movement, and sisterhood. With a rotating circle of guest teachers and themes, each retreat is a journey of deep healing, connection, and remembrance.

Offerings include herbal workshops, sacred movement, drumming, singing, fire ceremonies, and immersive experiences in nature. Through rest, ritual, and shared wisdom, participants return to their roots and reclaim their wholeness in community.

200+ Hours Therapeutic Aromatherapy Certification, SWIHA, Tempe, AZ – Harnessing the therapeutic power of essential oils to promote healing, relaxation, and emotional balance.
750 Hours of Integrative Massage & Bodywork, SWIHA, Tempe, AZ – Specializing in a variety of modalities, including Thai Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Polarity, Spirit of the Stones, Prenatal Massage, and Reflexology to rejuvenate both body and spirit.
Wisdom of the Herbs, with Annie McCleary & George Lisi, Woodbury, VT – Cultivating deep knowledge of medicinal plants and their healing powers to support the body’s natural balance.
Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, VT – Fusing modern and traditional herbalism to create healing remedies for the mind, body, and soul.
Art & Science of Herbalism with Rosemary Gladstar, Barre, VT – Exploring the timeless connection between nature’s plants and the science behind their medicinal benefits.

Reiki Master of Dr. Usui (1997–2025) – Channeling universal life force energy to restore balance, harmony, and healing.
Certified Aesthetician/Skin Therapist, Florida Academy & Skincare – Nurturing the skin, body, and spirit through personalized skincare and holistic therapies.
Hippocrates Health Educator, West Palm Beach, FL – Educating and empowering others in the art of health through nutrition, detoxification, and natural healing practices.
AOS in Occupational Science, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA), Tempe, AZ – Merging science and healing with a focus on human well-being and the body’s innate ability to restore itself.
200+ Hours Yoga Teacher Training, SWIHA, Tempe, AZ – Teaching the ancient art of yoga, blending physical movement, breath, and mindfulness to create a harmonious mind-body connection.

A True Journey of Healing and Transformation (1997–2025)

the birth of the retreat

In the summer of 2015, deep within the serene, ageless valleys of Johnson, Vermont, a circle of women gathered beneath the canopy of an ancient grandmother willow tree, drawn by an ancient calling—a call to return to the land, to the wisdom that lies buried in the soil beneath our feet, and to the sacred whispers of our foremothers. The Medicine Womyn Retreat was born from this primal yearning, a vision that arose from the soil, the trees, and the eternal rhythm of the earth.

The retreat emerged from a deep knowing: that women must gather, we must circle together, and thus remember the ancient ways of healing, of connection, and of reclaiming the sacred feminine. In the heart of Vermont, with its wild landscapes, untamed rivers, and ancient woods, the retreat found its first roots. There, amidst the quiet hum of nature, women began to gather in reverence, stepping into a space where the boundaries between the seen and unseen blurred. A space where the earth spoke, the fire whispered, and the winds carried the wisdom of the ages.

WHERE WE ARE

Today, the Medicine Womyn Retreat is a living testament to the strength and resilience of the feminine spirit. What began as a humble gathering in the hills of Vermont has grown into a powerful sanctuary for women seeking to reconnect with their roots. It is a space where the mysteries of the earth are unraveled, and ancient practices of healing and transformation are passed from woman to woman, sacred hands to sacred hands.

In this ever-evolving circle, we honor the timeless rituals of our ancestors—plant medicine, sacred ceremonies, breathwork, and exploring the sacred arts. With each retreat, the energy of the land we tend and gather grows stronger, and the threads of sisterhood, interwoven with the heartbeat of the earth, stretch farther across time and space. The Medicine Womyn Retreat is more than an event—it is a movement, a living, breathing entity, calling women home to themselves, to the land, and to each other.

Here, in the embrace of nature’s wisdom, we rediscover the primal truth of our existence—the power that resides in stillness, in the firelight, in the earth beneath our feet. Each retreat, each ceremony, each gathering is a journey back to the roots—the roots that sustain us, ground us, and reconnect us to the deep wellspring of our sacred power.

WHERE WE'RE GOING

As the Medicine Womyn Retreat blossoms and deepens, we are guided by the ancient forces that called us into being. The future is not a straight path, but a spiral—returning again and again to the core of who we are. We see a world where the whispers of the earth are louder than ever, and where women, as the keepers of these ancient mysteries, step forward to protect and preserve the sacredness of the land.

We are growing not only in numbers, but in the depth of our understanding of the earth’s wisdom. We are expanding our teachings, weaving together forgotten ways and modern practices—plant medicine, sacred movement, intuitive healing, and ancient ceremonies. We are creating spaces for women to walk the land, to listen to the trees, to hear the songs of the winds, and to honor the deep well of wisdom that exists within their own souls.

As we continue to expand, we seek to build a global sisterhood, one rooted in the wild, untamed beauty of the earth and the mysteries of the divine feminine. A sisterhood that crosses boundaries, cultures, and generations, where the sacred circle grows wider and deeper with each passing year.

The future of the Medicine Womyn Retreat is not just a place, but a living, breathing energy—a reminder that we are never separate from the earth, and that when we return to our roots, we reclaim our power. As we journey forward, we carry with us the knowing that the land holds the answers, and the fire within us will always light the way.

why the y?

For decades and beyond within feminist and anti-conformity communities, there have developed a myriad of ways to spell “Woman/Women” to symbolically disrupt male centrism and establish independence apart from the masculine and past patriarchal influences embedded within language. Some alternative spellings include womxn, wombyn, we’moon, and the list goes on. In our earliest days we aligned with WOMYN as a poetic alternative.

As with all things language; meanings and interpretations of certain words and phrases can vary from decade to decade, community to community. Some folks reclaim their power by maintaining the traditional spelling, others have experienced harm or exclusion from communities using various alternative spellings. Therefore, we recognize that just as there is no one-size-fits-all way to be a *Woman*, nor can there be any one spelling of the word that will ultimately resonate with each of us or feel perfectly inclusive of the gorgeous and endless spectrum of womanhood.

We here at Medicine Womyn default to *Womyn* as the word in our journey that feels right. However, throughout our site and spaces you may notice that we also use *Womxn* to open a more expansive recognition of gender and self-identification, reclaiming a positive and inclusive spelling of this rooted and powerful identity and want to be clear that we welcome and invite in those that identify as trans and non-binary individuals.

No matter how we spell it, and however you write it, we want to be clear that we are here to serve collective awakening and encourage compassion, inclusivity and the ability to all rise together. We welcome continued conversations where growth and evolution can continue to flourish and thrive.