Ancestors Welcome Here
Hello, and a warm welcome to you and your wise ancestors who delight in your life!
Please join us Every Thursday from May-November, 2026 in this weekly queer/trans led practice space.
No previous experience with working with ancestors needed. Open to all queer, trans folks interested in deepening their connection to their Ancestors in shared, ritual space.
10am-10:40am CST / 11am EST
I, Sevan, will be hosting the second Thursdays of each month.
What we practice here:
Boundaries and safety, that all queer and trans people may be protected, and that we all may get free as quickly as possible. We align ourselves with, and vow to protect, all life.
Reconnection to our ancestral lineages through making direct contact in a ritual space to our ancestor guides.
Receiving the blessings of our wise and loving ancestors, who have been lovingly calling to us. We need only to answer the call.
Transformative justice--that the dead can and do change, and in doing so they can support us in our efforts to change the world.
Healing and repair, to strengthen and invite the supportive, healed energy of our lineage elders.
Practices we will be in together include:
Directly engaging with our ancestors of lineage, working with unhealed patterns in order to relate more wisely and compassionately to ourselves and our people, inviting connection with the Earth and elements through tending our relationship to land and spirit by offering gratitude, and listening and receiving the Earth’s wisdom.
*if you think this space is for you, it is.
Please add your email into the form below so we can contact you about this space.
To contact us:
ancestorswelcomehere@gmail.com
Information to join the practice space:
Topic: Ancestors Welcome Here
Time: Thursdays, 08:00 AM Pacific Time, 10:00 AM Central Time
By donation: $5-$10 suggested
Google Form to sign up and get the Zoom Link (same for each meeting):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgDzbAYNANV5RO3RCi_OATfV2jD4yzxYIYZ0Rdjf_2wyGKvQ/viewform
Sound Bath & Labyrinth Walk Summer Series
This series will occur one Thursday every month starring May through September. The dates are:
May 28, 2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
June 18, 2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
July 30, 2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
August 20, 2026 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
September 17th, 2026 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Fee: $30/$25 Members
Registration: To register online click here.
This summer we embark on our eighth season of Sound Bath & Labyrinth Walks at Lynden. An outgrowth of artist-in-residence Jenna Knapp’s project, Labyrinth Society of Lynden Sculpture Garden, the sound baths developed in collaboration with Sevan Arabajian-Ries. Now that Jenna has moved on to other projects, Sevan will host the 2026 sound baths on their own (with you).
Full Moon in Capricorn Sound Bath & Candle-Lit Labyrinth Walk
Full Moon in Sagittarius Sound Bath & Candle-Lit Labyrinth Walk
June 12, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Fee: $30/$25 members
Registration: Advance registration required. To register click here.
Join artist-in-residence Jenna Knapp and collaborator Sevan Sevan Arabajian-Ries for June’s Full Moon in Sagittarius. This full moon honors curiosity, truth-seeking, and expansion and invites us to release limitations, follow wonder, and reconnect with our inner compass. Under the light of the full moon, take some time out of your week to pause and take notice of all that you’re currently outgrowing, questioning, and longing to explore. Relax into a healing sound bath and sunset candle-lit labyrinth walk.
Sound baths are an ancient form of healing and deep meditation; they include various ambient sounds and frequencies playing in a space where you can hear and experience their vibrations moving through you. Everyone’s experience will be different; unique as you are, and according to what is needed most at the time. Your sound facilitator for the evening will be Milwaukee’s own Sevan Arabajian-Ries, musician, ritualist, spiritual guide, and relational counselor.
The outdoor sound bath lasts approximately 45-60 minutes. We recommend arriving 15 minutes ahead of time to give yourself time to set up and prepare. Please bring something to rest on and to cover yourself with (if you think you’ll want that) for the duration, and dress appropriately for the weather. The labyrinth walk takes place on a hill so please consider comfortable footwear as well. A little insect repellent may be in order, too. Candles are provided and you are invited to bring your own. If it is too cold or raining, we will move the sound bath indoors.
Full Moon in Sagittarius Sound Bath & Candle-Lit Labyrinth Walk
Full Moon in Sagittarius Sound Bath & Candle-Lit Labyrinth Walk
June 12, 2025 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Fee: $30/$25 members
Registration: Advance registration required. To register click here.
Join artist-in-residence Jenna Knapp and collaborator Sevan Sevan Arabajian-Ries for June’s Full Moon in Sagittarius. This full moon honors curiosity, truth-seeking, and expansion and invites us to release limitations, follow wonder, and reconnect with our inner compass. Under the light of the full moon, take some time out of your week to pause and take notice of all that you’re currently outgrowing, questioning, and longing to explore. Relax into a healing sound bath and sunset candle-lit labyrinth walk.
Sound baths are an ancient form of healing and deep meditation; they include various ambient sounds and frequencies playing in a space where you can hear and experience their vibrations moving through you. Everyone’s experience will be different; unique as you are, and according to what is needed most at the time. Your sound facilitator for the evening will be Milwaukee’s own Sevan Arabajian-Ries, musician, ritualist, spiritual guide, and relational counselor.
The outdoor sound bath lasts approximately 45-60 minutes. We recommend arriving 15 minutes ahead of time to give yourself time to set up and prepare. Please bring something to rest on and to cover yourself with (if you think you’ll want that) for the duration, and dress appropriately for the weather. The labyrinth walk takes place on a hill so please consider comfortable footwear as well. A little insect repellent may be in order, too. Candles are provided and you are invited to bring your own. If it is too cold or raining, we will move the sound bath indoors.
FREE COMMUNITY GRIEF RITUAL
Communal grieving creates a healing power we cannot access in isolation. In community, we are witnessed, validated, and reminded that our grief is not only natural- it is powerful.
As we face ongoing personal and collective losses, worry, fear, rupture, disconnect- we need spaces to process and release together. Hanging on to old pain and lacking avenues of
processing new pain can weigh down our spirit, diminish our joy, stifle our creativity, and reduce our capacity for connection. In some cases, the inability to grieve fully can diminish us entirely.
When we grieve fully, our pain transforms: it becomes fertile ground for healing- for ourselves, our ancestors, and the future we are creating together.
In the spirit of Sobonfu Some, renowned teacher, mentor, and voice on African Spirituality, we offer this 3-Day Ritual to the community, free of charge. Born into the Dagara Tribe of Burkina Faso, Sobonfu was tasked by her elders to bring their rituals to the West. She traveled the world for decades, leading others with deep wisdom, compassion, humor, and great heart.
Grief is a universal human experience, and so this event is open to all humans.
This event will be guided by skilled and experienced facilitators and students of Sobonfu at Villa Arco, a community-minded event venue in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Square.