Women of the Red Tent

Mission

To provide tools, methods, coaching, and resources that empower women to reclaim their innate feminine wisdom, honor what is sacred to them, and explore how their insights can shape the way we live, work, and care for one another, our communities, and the earth.

Purpose

To inspire, uplift, and empower women of all backgrounds, faiths, and cultures.
To present the concept of the empowered woman—honored as a goddess and valued as a whole human being—to every woman, girl, boy, and man, with love and respect.

Vision

To transform the way society shapes young girls and women—from one defined by fashion and superficial standards to one that encourages authenticity, self-expression, and confident, unapologetic voices.

HISTORY OF THE RED TENT (care of JourNee Nward)
In such ancient cultures as that of Native Americans, Africans, and Chinese, red is a symbolic color of strength or female power. The Red Tent is rooted in ancient Christian history as a gathering place for women. In biblical times, women were admitted to the Red Tent when giving birth or menstruating because the men in their communities feared contamination from these biological processes. In the book “The Spirit of Indian Women”, the author states . . .

“When a woman is having her moon, her blood is flowing, and this blood is full of mysterious powers that are related to childbearing. At this time, she is particularly powerful…a woman’s power and a man’s are opposites, not in a necessarily bad way, but in a good way. Because of the power a woman has during this time, it is best that, out of respect for her men and for their medicinal trinkets and beliefs, she stays away from them. During this time, the men would often build a small lodge for the woman while other female relatives serve on her needs.”

Thus, the Red Tent.

The Red Tent eventually became a sacred gathering area where women went to celebrate life as they learned from one another to strengthen themselves, their families, and their communities.

The many challenges for today’s woman sometimes do not allow her to catch her breath. The pressures of everyday living make her not only wonder just how much she can take but more importantly, is this all there is. Is this it? Henceforth, those inquisitive thoughts and questions can cease because a community exists whereby she can not only discover who and what she is but gain and maintain a better understanding of herself, her species, her universe and her relationship and place in all of it.

As a woman, you are not powerless in any situation. Come and discover yourself “all over again” in real-time and experience the joy of sisterhood with sister friends.

Welcome!

2021 Book signing 

2022 Galveston, Tx beach retreat

2023 Florida retreat