I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.

- Hafiz

We are filled with more light than we can possibly imagine. The heart of Guiding Owl is to help people access that light. It holds truth for our deepest longings and peace for our darkest hours. We are surrounded by a culture of noise, chaos and distraction. A society whose default is separation from the natural world, each other and ourselves. It can be hard to see, hear and feel the light within us because we have to set aside all sorts of things to do so. Society. Ego. Agenda. Shame. But when we do, we access something that has the power to transform not only our lives but our world. 

Guiding Owl warmly invites you to sacred spaces where it becomes easier to see, hear and feel the light within you. Visions Quests, Group Retreats, Silent Retreats, Solo Retreats, Labyrinth Walks, Guided Sessions and more. Journey out, and in doing so, make the incredible journey within. We’re here to guide that journey every step of the way. 

Across cultures, owls are an ancient symbol of insight, wisdom, and intuition. They can find life and light in the darkest of places.

May Guiding Owl be this for you.

See.

Connect with the eagles and salmon, dance with the rivers and trees. Have your light mirrored to you through nature. See what wants to emerge from you in this season of life. 

Hear.

Listen to the truth of the forest, hear the wind calling out your name. In the sacred silence, hear your own wisdom, your own light, that longs to guide you.   

Feel.

Feel Mother Earth holding you - feel her strength, taste her bounty. Feel the connection between the land all around you and the light within you as it leads to a place of belonging.

Erinn Jacques

Founder + Guide

For over twenty years, I have been walking alongside people, calling forth their light and inherent worth. In my own seasons of darkness, nature has been my healer - revealing my sacred truths and the depths of who I am. Guiding Owl was born out of my deep desire to hold these sacred spaces for others, serving as a guide as they give birth to their own light.

I am a teacher and a mentor. I’ve launched non-profits and led justice missions. I have a masters in theology and training in somatic therapy, labyrinth facilitation and rites of passage fasts. Above all, I am a guide who seeks to bring light wherever I go.

Leah Grace - Guide

Leah Grace is a co-founder of The Vitalist Institute and one of the head instructors at the Vitalist School of Psychospiritual Transformation. She serves as a co-guide for Guiding Owl Vision Quests, Storytelling Retreats and Group Silent Retreats. Erinn Jacques also supports Leah in a few of her own group offerings which can be found on Leah’s website.

With over 20 years of experience working with clients, conscious entrepreneurs and leaders, Leah’s journey has been guided by one question, “What is it that allows humans to live into their fullest potential?” Through years of relentlessly pursuing mentors, training, and her own personal-development, Leah has developed her own unique methodology integrating tools rooted in psychology, spirituality, somatic and trauma therapy as a way to offer the most efficient and effective path to lasting transformation.

Her profound and intuitive ability to reunite individuals to their truest potential stems from a space of deep integrity and passion for this work. She is a champion for those longing to learn how to operate from a space of inner authority, clarity and authenticity so they can move towards a life of more purpose, freedom, and alignment. 

Leah is a certified trauma professional and holds certifications from a multitude of organizations starting with Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts in Somatic Emotional Release & Bodywork Therapy in 1999. Since then she has received certifications and training from iPEC an accredited international coaching federation, level 1 & 2 certification of the Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System, Healing developmental trauma certification from BBTRS and more.

Callum Bobb - Guide