"The course was in my opinion very successful in reaching its learning objectives, the participants gained a clear understanding as well as a practical experience of the 4 dimensions and the tools and theory within each dimension. I deducted 5% because of the density of the course, which makes it a challenge for participants to take in everything that is offered during each session. I learned the importance of finding the right balance between practical embodied work within the dimensions and theoretical input sessions. In this course, different as in a previous EDE I have been a part of, there was much more time spent ‘in the field’, giving participants the opportunity to connect the theory with real time examples and people. We visited and helped at different local farms and received workshops from experts in the field of sustainability and social change in Italy. I think this is a huge value to this 30 day EDE course."
MatriCulture
Feminine Wisdom School
MatriCulture
Feminine Wisdom School
THIS JULY IN ITALY
In the Womb of Feronia
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
& Eco-Somatic Research
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
10 days Workshop of Embodied Matriarchal Rituals
& Eco-Somatic Research
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Kaarina Kailo
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the RETURN TO THE MOTHER
6 Online Workshops - A Path Reconnecting
with Women’s Blood, Moon & Sun Mysteries
6 Online Workshops - A Path Reconnecting
6 Online Workshops - A Path Reconnecting
with Women’s Blood, Moon & Sun Mysteries
6 Online Workshops - A Path Reconnecting
with Women’s Blood, Moon & Sun Mysteries
6 Online Workshops - A Path Reconnecting
with Women’s Blood, Moon & Sun Mysteries
with Women’s Blood, Moon & Sun Mysteries
Welcome to the MatriCulture School
Women of Matriachal Societies perform on Earth what the Goddess performs in Heaven.
Our educational philosophy is inspired by profound sources such as Spiritual Eco-Feminism, Modern Matriarchal Studies at Hagia Academy, the Maternal Gift Economy Movement, Schumacher College, Gaia Education, the Global Ecovillage Network, the Transition Town Movement, and The Work That Reconnects.
It is a space dedicated to the study and practice of ecological and spiritual values rooted in the legacies of these movements and thinkers. From Heide Goettner-Abendroth to Genevieve Vaughan, from Joanna Macy to Molly Young Brown, from Hildur Jackson to all the wise and beautiful women who cross our path — each contributes to our vision of co-creating an egalitarian matriarchal society.
We learn from Nature. We learn from Mother Earth.We dance with the Goddess and honor all her sacred cycles.
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Our educational philosophy is inspired by profound sources such as Spiritual Eco-Feminism, Modern Matriarchal Studies at Hagia Academy, the Maternal Gift Economy Movement, Schumacher College, Gaia Education, the Global Ecovillage Network, the Transition Town Movement, and The Work That Reconnects.
It is a space dedicated to the study and practice of ecological and spiritual values rooted in the legacies of these movements and thinkers. From Heide Goettner-Abendroth to Genevieve Vaughan, from Joanna Macy to Molly Young Brown, from Hildur Jackson to all the wise and beautiful women who cross our path — each contributes to our vision of co-creating an egalitarian matriarchal society.
We learn from Nature. We learn from Mother Earth.We dance with the Goddess and honor all her sacred cycles.
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Welcome to the Feminine Wisdom MatriCulture School in Narni and to her courses spread around the world. We have started the School by facilitating a new form of Ecovillage Design Education, SHE-EDE, first in an Eco-Hostel in Magliano Sabina, (2023), then in Narni (2024), continuing in Covao do Feto, Portugal (2025) and for the near future organizing a course in Colombia in the Matriarchal Community of Nashira, (November 2025). We are itinerant and located in Italy, Narni. We act holistically so we have many projects in mind and you, your dreams and your organization could be one of them in the near future.
Welcome to the Feminine Wisdom MatriCulture School in Narni and to her courses spread around the world. We have started the School by facilitating a new form of Ecovillage Design Education, SHE-EDE, first in an Eco-Hostel in Magliano Sabina, (2023), then in Narni (2024), continuing in Covao do Feto, Portugal (2025) and for the near future organizing a course in Colombia in the Matriarchal Community of Nashira, (November 2025). We are itinerant and located in Italy, Narni. We act holistically so we have many projects in mind and you, your dreams and your organization could be one of them in the near future.
Our Manifesto
A Matriarchal-Ecological Vision for a Beautiful WorlD
A Matriarchal-Ecological Vision
for a Beautiful WorlD
ICONS BY Shahid-Mehmood
Head
We honor the wisdom of both hemispheres of the brain:
The left – analytical, scientific, and rational.
The right – creative, intuitive, and emotional.
Together, they guide balanced thought and visionary insight.
Heart
We live and relate from the heart.
Here flows our love – deep awareness, understanding, and intuition arise when mind and emotions align with the heart.
The heart gives us courage, compassion, and true connection.
Hands
We shape the world with our hands – through poiesis.
We garden, cook, clean, craft, build, repair.
Our hands are tools of care, creation, and sacred service.
Body
Our bodies are temples of life.
We nourish them through movement, rest, breath, and touch.
They carry us, ground us, and connect us with the Earth.
Soul
The soul is our deep psychological home – a sacred inner landscape.
Here we dream, remember, and transform.
Spirit
We honor the Great Spirit, the living Goddess, the Universe itself.
We move in rhythm with her cycles, listen to her whispers, and act in devotion.
We Are Here
To co-create beauty.
To restore harmony.
To walk gently and powerfully on this Earth.
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Head
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
We honor the wisdom of both hemispheres of the brain:
The left – analytical, scientific, and rational.
The right – creative, intuitive, and emotional.
Together, they guide balanced thought and visionary insight.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Heart
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
We live and relate from the heart.
Here flows our love – deep awareness, understanding, and intuition arise when mind and emotions align with the heart.
The heart gives us courage, compassion, and true connection.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Hands
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
We shape the world with our hands – through poiesis.
We garden, cook, clean, craft, build, repair.
Our hands are tools of care, creation, and sacred service.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Body
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Our bodies are temples of life.
We nourish them through movement, rest, breath, and touch.
They carry us, ground us, and connect us with the Earth.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Soul
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
The soul is our deep psychological home – a sacred inner landscape.
Here we dream, remember, and transform.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Spirit
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
We honor the Great Spirit, the living Goddess, the Universe itself.
We move in rhythm with her cycles, listen to her whispers, and act in devotion.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
We Are Here
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
To co-create beauty.
To restore harmony.
To walk gently and powerfully on this Earth.
Head
Heart
Hands
Body
Soul
Spirit
We Are Here
Blessed be. Blessed do.
Blessed be. Blessed do.
MATRIARCHY NOW!
MATRIARCHY NOW!
Non-violent Matriarchal Coalition and Activism
Non-violent Matriarchal Coalition and Activism
Sabina Santovetti
Foundress
My name is
Sabina Santovetti
Sabina Santovetti
Foundress
My name is
Sabina Santovetti
Newsletter
Growing Forth with our Matriarchal Community.
Stay updated with latest News about Programs and Courses, Zoom Meetings and Matriarchal History, and Volunteer Options on the Land!
Newsletter
Growing Forth with our Matriarchal Community.
Stay updated with latest News about Programs and Courses, Zoom Meetings and Matriarchal History, and Volunteer Options on the Land!
PROGRAM & STUDIES
Learn About Our Courses
Doctress Heide Goettner-Abendroth – MatriarchalSocieties p.XXIII
Founding Mother of the Modern Matriarchal Studies - Hagia Akademie
Understanding the deep structure of matriarchal societies could illuminate the fact that this extraordinary form of society still exists on every continent, and has a long and worldwide history –much longer than the patriarchal form of society…These multiple intersections demonstrate the various ways that modern Matriarchal Studies can be used. They form a critical and liberating research process with a respectful, healing and educational potential. And they are in a position to empower feminist women and alternative men in western societies, as well as indigenous peoples on every continent, to engage fully in effective political alliances against local andglobal patriarchal networks.
Doctress Heide Goettner-Abendroth – MatriarchalSocieties p.XXIII
Founding Mother of the Modern Matriarchal Studies - Hagia Akademie
Understanding the deep structure of matriarchal societies could illuminate the fact that this extraordinary form of society still exists on every continent, and has a long and worldwide history –much longer than the patriarchal form of society…These multiple intersections demonstrate the various ways that modern Matriarchal Studies can be used. They form a critical and liberating research process with a respectful, healing and educational potential. And they are in a position to empower feminist women and alternative men in western societies, as well as indigenous peoples on every continent, to engage fully in effective political alliances against local andglobal patriarchal networks.
Matriarchal Studies
Volunteer
We need help on the land preparing a Camping place and outdoor facilities, organizing a sweatlodge area, creating a garden, working with permacultural principles, creating a biolake, and making olive oil with our olive trees.
Preparing a sacred land for goddess ceremonies.
Creating a Temple.
We need help on the land preparing a Camping place and outdoor facilities, organizing a sweatlodge area, creating a garden, working with permacultural principles, creating a biolake, and making olive oil with our olive trees.
Preparing a sacred land for goddess ceremonies.
Creating a Temple.
Volunteer
We need help on the land preparing a Camping place and outdoor facilities, organizing a sweatlodge area, creating a garden, working with permacultural principles, creating a biolake, and making olive oil with our olive trees.
Preparing a sacred land for goddess ceremonies.
Creating a Temple.
We need help on the land preparing a Camping place and outdoor facilities, organizing a sweatlodge area, creating a garden, working with permacultural principles, creating a biolake, and making olive oil with our olive trees.
Preparing a sacred land for goddess ceremonies.
Creating a Temple.
TEAM AND TEACHERS
Meet Our Matrons and Maidens
Francesca Lulli
fACILITATRESS
Sabina Santovetti
FOUNDER OF mATRICULTURE
Maddalena Ferraresi
fACILITATRESS
TEAM AND TEACHERS
Meet Our Matrons and Maidens
Francesca
Lulli
fACILITATRESS
Sabina Santovetti
FOUNDER OF mATRICULTURE
Maddalena Ferraresi
fACILITATRESS
ART GALLERY
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MATRIARCHY
OUR WEBINARS
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DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MATRIARCHY
OUR WEBINARS
JOIN OUR NEXT LIVE CALL ON ZOOM (ANNOUNCMENTS VIA NEWSLETTER OR INSTAGRAM) OR WATCH OUR RECORDED EPISODES:
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BOOKS & RESOURCES
Our Research Recommendations
Joanna Macy
Molly Brown
Coming Back To Life
heide göttner-abendroth
The Dancing Goddess
Genevieve Voughan
The Maternal Roots Of The Gift Economy
Real people.
Real stories.
TESTIMONIALS
“It was amazing to witness how, during the course, many participants were empowered and began to understand the effects of patriarchy on society, after the course creator, Sabina Santovetti, an expert on matriarchal societies, had told us about the history and present of both matriarchal and patriarchal societies. One participant shared how her eyes had been opened in a completely new way and that she would now actively intervene in everyday discrimination more than before. For me, one of the greatest gifts of the course was that I now feel a whole new respect and love for women and womanhood. It’s something that doesn’t take away from other genders but helps to see the greatness of womanhood in all its forms.”
"Sabina, Thank you so much for your important, beautiful, tremendously transforming work. I love keep seeing you. Just keep doing this important work. I’m supporting you from far beyond, silently from motherhood. I also keep doing my work. Becoming a mother again, honestly changed everything. I keep remembering the time during the SHE-EDE in Magliano Sabina, Italy, with all of you. It definitely put a seed in the earth. There is one sentence I keep saying: “I can´t not be a feminine activist, with the story I’ve experienced, with all the knowledge and the wisdom that I’ve got.” So right now, I’m spreading seeds of Re Evolutionary Motherhood. It’s a process of letting go and becoming the woman I meant to be, rather than what I think I should be. So, all the best to you, Sabina. All the strength and the power, and all the love you need to be this NorthStar for so many women on this planet!"
TESTIMONIALS
Niina Ollanketo | FINLAND
PARTICIPANT
TARA | HOLLAND
PARTICIPANT
Our Network
Our Network
Our Network
Whoever you are and whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find your place here!