Our Founders

Sarah Monroe

Founder of The Art of Wild Pleasure.

Founder and Creatrix of The Art of Wild Pleasure and co-creatrix of the Temple of the Rebel Goddess, Sarah Monroe is a (re)Wilding Guide, Drum Witch, Spoken Word Artist, and Priestess of the Sacred Grove.

In love with the delicious ways our bodies move, Sarah believes that there is a direct correlation between a happy, vibrating vulva, and a deeply satisfied soul. Her sacred medicine in this lifetime is tending to women in any stage of their (re)birth. Sarah wants to help you become rooted and wild. To love any place your feet are planted, yet be whole-heartedly open to all the pleasures that this cosmic existence has to offer... and to recognize when anything is in need of change.

Sarah wants to imbue in her sisters an embodiment of delightful bliss, of foot-stomping elation, and the courage to use our powerful voice to speak our holy truth.

Changing the world and empowering the feminine. She is the Goddess overflowing. Wild, dynamic, and wise.

Sam Spychalla

Devoted Daughter of the Divine Feminine

Sam is a breath worker, teacher, circle leader, ceremonialist, artist, oneness enthusiast… and truth-seeking lady on a mission to neutralize the patriarchy. Devotion is at the core of her life purpose and a central theme to most of her offerings. She has a healthy obsession with non-duality, drums, taking rest, and the Dark Mother Goddess, Kali. She is led by her goosebumps and follows bodily sensations like GPS. Some of her favorite things include teaching teachers, having a clean kitchen, and her cats… Obviously.

Sam is 500 YA certified, with additional certifications in pranayama, meditation, restorative yoga, and Wild Woman facilitation. She has taught classes, workshops, and trainings all over the US, in studios, at festivals and at retreats. She has taught over 400 workshops over the past 15 years, in addition to weekly devotional gatherings.

As a teacher, you can expect Sam's offerings to be honest and vulnerable with focuses on the non-physical aspects of the self (mind, emotions, and breath). She likes to keep you on your toes, encouraging self-awareness and curiosity, and is likely crack several jokes. Some of them might even be funny.

Our Facilitators


  • Maria Leggett (She/Her)

    Rev. Maria Leggett is a Spiritualist Minister, Medium, and Teacher. Maria trained in Blue Ash, Ohio for her Mediumship and is currently enrolled in seminary at Fellowships of the Spirit in the Spiritualist Community of Lily Dale, NY.

    Maria holds sacred space for you during readings and spiritual coaching sessions bringing in messages of peace and love from the other side. Maria has been a professional medium for the last 6 years, finally stepping into the abilities she’s possessed throughout her life.

    https://www.marialeggett.com/marias-social-links

  • Julian Crosson-Hill (He/Him)

    Julian Crosson-Hill is a certified spiritual life coach & human design specialist. He is the owner of Priest of Inanna, LLC, a tarot reader, ritualist, witch, and occultist.

    A practicing witch for over 32 years, Julian first found himself called to leading circles when he founded the first ever Pagan student group at the University of New Mexico in 1988. Since then, Julian spent 8 years as the co-coordinator of Rainbow camp, the LGBTQ+ camp at Pagan Spirit Gathering. In 2002, he co-founded the Between the Worlds men’s gathering with Michael Llyod and co-facilitated it for 10 years. He founded and facilitated the Coph Nia gathering for gay and bi men for 4 years following that.

    Julian is a certified yoga instructor, initiate in 2 esoteric orders and has practiced various styles of witchcraft. Julian blends storytelling, ritual, art, movement and human design into his work. His mission is to teach and guide others in living a spiritually aligned life that answers their unique calling. To that end Julian teaches classes on meditation, witchcraft, magick, the occult, tarot, and more.

    https://www.priestofinanna.com/

  • Jesse Sage (She/Her)

    Jesse Sage has a passion for creating experiences that provide an opportunity for you to deepen your connection to yourself, your body, Mother Nature, and that which you consider Divine and Sacred.

    Her intention to remind people that they are already and always worthy is weaved into all the work she does.

    She is a Teacher, Intuitive, and Healer.

    Her medicine includes Energy work, Divination, Meditation, Ritual, Yoga, Sound Baths, and Massage & Bodywork.

    However you choose to experience Jesse Sage’s healing offerings, you are sure to feel more empowered, loving, and free.

    https://www.instagram.com/youareworthyandwhole/

  • Taylor Roustio (He/His)

    Taylor leads our weekly kirtan here at the Temple! He plays harmonium and loves to sing to Krishna.

    If you show any interest in the harmonium, he will probably try to get you to play it.

    He is a cat dad, and soul-partner to TRG’s co-creatrix, Sam.

    https://www.instagram.com/taylor_is_praying/

  • Charles "Chuck" Rentz (He/His/They)

    Charles Rentz is the author of two books: “A Mindful Journey into Consciousness and Freethought,” and “Archives of Awakening.”

    Given his nature of assisting in the elevation of human consciousness through spiritual guidance and identity-free social activism, he is currently writing a series of books titled, “The Peace President Collection.”

    A large portion of his time has been committed to creating an organization, Peace President United, a movement dedicated to inspiring Compassionate Leadership toward Inner Transformation, Conscious Government, and Peaceful Coexistence. ⁠

  • Alia Sove (She/Her)

    Alia is a certified EFT Practitioner who has used tapping to release fear and follow her dreams! She is an attorney-turned-yoga teacher and healer based in Dayton.

    After three decades of meandering through life feeling drained and purposeless, she experienced an intense spiritual awakening through the sound medicine of kirtan (devotional chanting).

    Alia teaches four asana classes weekly and leads kirtan with singing, harmonium, and guitar. Her vocation is to serve by helping other humans remember their divinity and discover the vast ocean of love within.

    https://linktr.ee/cazimiyoga

  • Lady Mars (She/Her)

    Lady Mars, the adventurous Wild Creatrix, has just concluded a two-year journey across the United States in her converted Skoolie bus. During this nomadic exploration, she sought not only to traverse the landscapes but also to unearth a deeper part of herself and gain a profound understanding of her Dharma. With eight years devoted to diving into her magical practices, Lady Mars crafts sacred spaces for the divine masculine and feminine, encouraging introspection and reconnection with Mother Earth. Her workshops, ranging from one-on-one sacred space to vibrational tuning, reflect a commitment to guiding individuals within and fostering a harmonious relationship with the natural world.

    As a mentor, she empowers women to tend to the flame within while teaching them the art of building a fire. In 2024, Lady Mars invites you to join her transformative outdoor workshop, promising a meditative hike intertwined with foraging and crafting, a unique journey aligned with the rhythms of nature.

    In addition to her spiritual pursuits, Lady Mars channels her creativity into crafting home decor with bone art and furs. A thrifting enthusiast, she curates stylish clothing, showcasing and selling her finds at markets, festivals, retreats, and antique malls. Lady Mars weaves her adventurous spirit and artistic flair into a vibrant tapestry of transformative experiences and unique, handcrafted treasures.

    Website:

    www.thewildcreatrix.net

    Education:

    200hr YTT Certificated ~ House of Aum

    200hr Wild & Awake Rituals & Workshop Certificated ~ House of Aum

    Education received via Retreats:

    Soulfest, Wild & Awake Ceremony Retreat, (re)Birth Your Wild 2021, Desert Bloom Retreat, Mabon & Litha Retreat

  • Meagan Connley (She/Her)

    Meagan Connley is passionate about living a life of presence with love. The Enneagram has been a powerful tool Meagan leverages for compassionate self-awareness, along with certifications in PSYCH-K®, Brené Brown's Dare to Lead, and DE&I.

    https://www.instagram.com/meaganconnley/

  • Christopher Sove (He/His)

    For 25 years, Christopher has explored the depths of the mind and structure of reality through meditation and other spiritual practices. He approaches these topics with the polarity of skeptic and seeker, obsessed with "what works" but exploring the universe of human experience with reckless abandon. He is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher and has taught over 400 public yoga classes.

    In his younger years, Christopher lived in an ashram and explored a wide variety of spiritual traditions, finally discovering that Truth is never found externally.

    His forthcoming book, Step into Bliss, is based on the radical premise that we are already whole, healed, and complete already and only need to recognize and step into that reality.

    https://linktr.ee/into_step

  • Cait Caonach (She/They)

    Cait is the creatrix behind Chrystalis Co and an ever-wandering soul with wild magick dripping from their hands and heart. Always most at home amongst the trees, you can often find Cait wandering the woods for inspiration and connection (probably with a cool rock or two stowed away in pockets).

    On a self-led journey of exploring their creativity as a means of healing and embracing the artist within is where Cait first discovered wire wrapping. Learning to allow the stone and metal to dance together and speak intuitively taught Cait a state of flow they’d never experienced before. Leaning into the deep medicine they knew connected them to stones since childhood, Cait lets nature’s medicine lead the way when they create their intentionally-crafted jewelry and other goods.

    No matter if you’re looking for a piece of jewelry intuitively crafted just for you, some crystal magick for your pet, or just a way to intentionally add more crystals to your life, you can find Cait’s one-of-a-kind creations through their brand, Chrystalis Co. Cait is always expanding the products offered as they follow the spark of inspiration through life. If it’s something Cait makes, you can bet it’s used in their own practices, too.

    In workshops, Cait creates a soft and sweet community for tender and wild souls wanting to intentionally create with their hands and hearts. It brings Cait great joy to guide participants through leaning into the process rather than the product while granting themselves permission to mess it all up along the way. You can expect to create, have fun, and surprise yourself along the way in any of Cait’s classes.

    https://www.instagram.com/chrystalisco/

  • Monica Schultz

    In her early adulthood, Monica stumbled into martial arts and after a decade or more found Qigong and fell in love. She has studied extensively in the USA and abroad with multiple masters who have taught her not only the martial aspects of the practice, but also the medical, the mental, and the spiritual aspects as well.

    She is certified to teach by four separate masters, and currently teaches around the Dayton community in the local parks. But Monica's love of Qigong is just one way she in-bodies her love of Nature, specifically as it relates to health and well-being. While her career has spanned the entire Western healthcare system (from insurance and pharmaceuticals to nutrition and skin care, and from private doctor's offices to large hospital systems), her interests have given her extensive experience in and with natural and alternative health options (including the Blue Zones, Ayurveda, chronobiology, cryotherapy, and more).

    She dreams of creating a service to help anyone looking for well-being find their Way through the maze of both Western healthcare and more natural and traditional health options.

  • Stephanie Layne (She/Her)

    Stephanie Layne is a trained Herbalist, Farmer, and Owner of Thistle Bee Tea Co.

    With over 15 years of experience working with herbs, I handcraft the highest quality herbal products from Ohio-grown and responsibly sourced herbs. Many of the herbs I offer are grown on my own farm right outside of Yellow Springs, Ohio!

    My journey with plants began at a young age with my grandmothers. It is thanks to them that I have a love of herbs and Folk Medicine. However, it was a brush with Thyroid Cancer that really made me delve into the study of herbalism and the practice has changed my life for the better.

    ​Our culture has become highly dependent on pre-packaged, processed foods and chemical-ridden personal care products. Because of this dependency, it is easy to overlook that we are being overfed, undernourished, and inadvertently making ourselves sick. It was with this in mind, that I decided to start a business to provide my community with health-supporting herbal products and share the information I've learned to help others on their journey to vitality.

    The Thistle Bee Tea Philosophy is simple -- Become a supportive and informative beacon to help guide others on their journey to wholeness and Nature. Through quality handmade products, knowledge sharing, and facilitating a connection to the earth, Thistle Bee Tea Co. will aid the community in standing united in our differences to make changes for the better as a whole.

    https://www.instagram.com/thistlebeetea/

  • Katie Grace (She/Her)

    Katie Grace is a scavenger, creatrix, & wild woman… but she didn’t always know her own magick.

    After years of struggling with body dysmorphia & anorexia, she learned to find healing through the practice of yoga & meditation. Within this practice, she discovered not only was she enough, but that she held a magick that would weave its way into circle work, ritual, & craft.

    As the artist behind Candle & Crow, Katie Grace works deeply within the wheel of the year, honoring all from the bare bones of winter to the fallen feathers of summer. Her devotion & respect for Gaia has led her to honor the process of life & death, weaving both elements into her wild-scavenged creations. It is her intention through this work to not only honor Gaia & her cycles but to reconnect those who seek magick with their wild roots.

    Katie Grace is a certified yoga instructor, a mother of two wild ones, & an incredibly challenging wife who wouldn’t have it any other way. You can find her work at https://www.etsy.com/shop/CandleAndCrowMagick & follow her on Instagram at ṭһє ɞȏṅє ẇıṭċһ's (@candle.and.crow) profile on Instagram

    Online shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/candleandcrowmagick