Divine Decomposition is an invitation to step into the deeper layers of yourself—the places where old stories live, where wounds and wisdom are carried, and where something new is waiting to emerge

This 4-month group program reimagines shadow work through earth-based, somatic, and decolonized approaches.

Rather than borrowing or co-opting Indigenous traditions, we will carefully explore the practices, rituals, and wisdom rooted in our own ancestral lineages—excavating what has been hidden, silenced, or forgotten, and honoring the lineages that rightfully belong to us.

Together, we will slow down, listen closely, and practice being with what we’ve inherited—our patterns, our fears, our strengths, and our ancestral memory.

Through ritual, reflection, and embodied practice, you’ll learn to compost what no longer serves, nurture what is life-giving, and grow emotional capacity for what is yet to come.

This isn’t about fixing yourself.


It’s about loosening what keeps you small, reclaiming what connects you to wholeness, and rebuilding from soil that is rich, grounded, and alive.

Who Is This For?

This journey is for:

  • Wellness practitioners seeking to serve from a trauma-informed, decolonized, and rooted space

  • Mental health professionals, yoga instructors, massage therapists, energy workers, herbalists

  • Spiritual creatives, ritualists, and seekers creating new forms of healing.

  • Anyone in a personal, professional, or spiritual transition.

  • Individuals reconnecting with ancestral healing traditions.

If you’re ready to explore shadow, reclaim your truth, and emerge with deeper clarity—this is for you.

Meet the Team

  • Founder Yowa Institute

    Aaliyah is a medical anthropologist and healing artist who bridges traditional wisdom with contemporary wellness practices. Through her work, she helps individuals and communities integrate ancestral healing modalities into their daily lives, drawing from diverse cultural traditions and evidence-based approaches. Her practice is rooted in making traditional wellness knowledge accessible and relevant for modern healing journeys.


  • Licensed Psychotherapist/Founder The Well Lived Life

    Natalie Benway-Correll, LISW (she/her) is a clinical mind/body psychotherapist and founder of The Well Lived Life. With 18 years of experience, Natalie’s work centers collective care and the creation of inclusive wellness spaces.

    She brings a trauma-informed approach to therapy, mindfulness, somatic embodiment practices and group work. Natalie is also a mentor, educator, and equine-guided practitioner who blends nature-based practices with a deep commitment to justice, healing, and liberation.

Program Overview

What’s Included:

  • 10 Virtual 90 Minute Meetings (recordings available)

  • 4 Monthly In-Person Gatherings- (Location will be given upon registration). Option to meet virtually as needed.

  • Comprehensive Healing Toolkit delivered to all participants

  • Weekly Embodiment exercises.

  • Weekly Journal Prompts

  • Customized astrological sessions.

    Investment and Equity Pricing:

    We invite you to choose the tier that best reflects your current access to resources.

    This pricing model supports equity and sustainability—for you, for others, and for the facilitators.

    (Price points are for a 4 month time period)

  • Sustained – $150 month

    For those with limited access to resources.
    Your participation is supported by the collective.
    Includes full program access (in-person or virtual)

  • Sustaining – $175 month

    For those with moderate access to resources.
    You cover the cost of your participation.
    Includes full program access (in-person or virtual)

  • Sustainer – $200 month

    For those with more than enough resources.
    You help sustain this work and support others to attend.
    Includes full program access (in-person or virtual)

    Virtual-Only Option – $100 month

    Open to all.


    Unlimited virtual access for those who prefer or need to attend remotely.

    BIPOC Rate – $75 month

    For Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
    Attend virtually or in person—your choice.
    This rate honors the impact of systemic inequities and redistributes access to wellness.

Scholarships also available upon request.

    • Session 1: October 22 (virtual) Mapping the Terrain

    • Session 2: October 29 (virtual) Identifying Ancestors and Allies

    • Session 3: November 5 (virtual) Excavating Core Shadow Narratives

    • Session 4: November 12 (virtual) Ritual and Ceremony

    • Session 5: November 19 (in person) Creating an alter

  • *No group November 26th

    • Session 6: December 3 (virtual) Identifying Scavenging Tools

    • Session 7: December 10 (virtual) : Breaking Beliefs + Resistance

    • Session 8: December 17 (in person). Mindfullness and Non Judgemental Awareness/Identifying your Parts

      *No groups December 24th or December 31st.

    • Session 9: January 7, 2026 (virtual) Regeneration & New Growth

      *No Group January 14, 2026

    • Session 10 January 21, 2026 (virtual) : Self Compassion and Radical AcceptanceSession

    • Session 11: January 28, 2026 (in person) Dissolving Systems and Generational Patterns

  • Session 12: February 11, 2026 (virtual) Composting Wisdom + Personal Medicine

    Session 13: February 18 (virtual) Somatic Integration & Narrative Rebuilding

    Session 14: February 25, 2026 (in person) Radical Imagination & Visioning

Schedule

Are you ready to join a sacred community and compost what no longer serves you?

Are you ready to grow something radically new?

Join us for Divine Decomposition.

This program invites deep transformation, shared vulnerability, and sustained connection over time.

Contact Natalie at nataliebenway@hotmail.com or nbenway@welllivedlife.org with questions.

Divine Decomposition is not therapy or a certification program.

It is a guided, community-based healing journey rooted in ritual, somatics, and ancestral wisdom.