Meet Helen Hodgson

Founder, Transformational Goddess Retreats

In 2014 Helen created Transformational Goddess Retreats – A retreat to “bring you back home to yourself”.

I learned from years of watching my mother, a registered nurse and mother of five – that as caretakers, women are often the last ones to nurture themselves. I swore I wouldn’t journey the same path, but as a nurse and massage therapist myself, I experienced the same “over giving” and neglected my own needs.

It wasn’t until my awakening with the goddesses through a pilgrimage to the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite in Paphos on the island of Cyprus that I was inspired to not only practice self-love on a much deeper level, but also become an advocate for empowering all women.

In 2015 I was introduced to the frame drum which has roots in a lineage to the ancient women drummers, and after a six week immersion with Miranda Rondeau, Remo frame drum artist and teacher, I was hooked.

The drum has become an intricate part of my life with years of continual weekly drum classes communing in rhythm, cultivating a deep relationship and building my skills. Following a dedication and the call to dive deeper, I enrolled in the Teacher Training for the signature, Introduction Heart of Frame Drumming in January 2019.

I have played the frame drum at full moon gatherings, end of life passages, memorials, women’s marches and birthdays.

In 2023 I completed a One Year Immersion into the 12 Faces of the Goddess, Astrology for Witches & Wise Women with Danielle Blackwood. Also in 2023 I completed the Love & Aether Aphrodite Priestess Training with the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple.

“Every woman is born with a big, radiant mission. And no matter what form her mission takes, she is worthy of love, reverence, time for self-reflection and deep relaxation. To be immersed in her own remarkable and unique essence. We’re all worthy of self-love and reverence”. Helen Hodgson- Priestess of Aphrodite

I believe we are all connected to a lineage of Sacred Feminine power; a power told in the ancient mythologies and stories of the goddesses. Over the years we’ve forgotten these stories, but through a sacred retreat, a vacation away from your day-to-day life, you will remember and begin to care for your body and soul.

From this experience my mission has become to guide women to practice extreme self-care and self-love using the ancient wisdom of the goddesses and feminine mystics, sacred archetypal astrology, Yoga Nidra; this is how Transformational Goddess Retreats was born.

Today I bring my insights to retreats held at breathtakingly beautiful locations and have focused on various goddesses including Aphrodite, Artemis, Persephone, Demeter, Kali, Sekhmet, Mary Magdalene and more. Most recently, I have been mesmerized by the wise woman Crone Hecate. I am here to share the dramatic impact of the feminine mystics and the ancient goddesses on our lives today.

Helen provides a rich education in the transformative power of mentoring with goddesses in this recent podcast with Joni Advent Maher of Revolutionary Heart, as well as sharing her own transformative journey with Aphrodite to the path of self-love.

Our discussion brought us to the wisdom and work of Mirabai Starr, Layne Redmond, Jean Shinoda Bolen and Hildegard Von Bingen as well as the goddesses – Aphrodite, Kali, Sekhmet and Mary Magdalene. Helen offers an in depth look at a powerful tool for transformation, empowerment and remembrance – the Frame Drum – the oldest archetypal instrument used by women. Lastly, we explored the power and possibility of Menopause.