Become a Guest Speaker

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in becoming a speaker at the Yosemite Goddess Festival.

Our speaker program is designed to honor the many ways wisdom is shared—through teaching, storytelling, lived experience, intuitive practice, and embodied knowledge. We recognize that different offerings call for different settings, and not all teachings are meant to be shared in the same format or timeframe.

At the Yosemite Goddess Festival, speakers may participate in one of two roles: Wisdom Keepers or Guest Speakers. Each path supports a distinct style of presentation, depth of content, and audience experience, allowing you to choose the format that best aligns with your work and how you wish to share it.

To help you explore what is welcome at the festival, we’ve included a comprehensive list of topics, modalities, and presentation styles. Use this list as a guide to see where your offering fits, then review the speaker pathways to determine which format best supports your work.

Below, you’ll find details on each speaker option to help you determine the best fit for your offering.

Guest Speakers

Guest Speakers are featured voices invited to share insight, experience, and perspective on topics aligned with the festival’s themes of empowerment, creativity, healing, culture, and personal growth.

Guest Speaker presentations are scheduled sessions designed for a larger audience and a more structured format than Wisdom Keeper offerings. These sessions may include teaching, storytelling, discussion, guided practices, or interactive elements, and allow for deeper exploration of a subject.

Presentation lengths
Guest Speakers will utilize 45, 60, 90, or 120 minutes to share their presentation, classs, or workshops and any brief audience interaction (Q&A).

Wisdom Keepers

Wisdom Keepers are guides, teachers, and storytellers who share lived knowledge, ancestral practices, and intuitive arts with the community.

Wisdom Keeper presentations take place in dedicated speaker areas throughout the festival and are designed to be intimate, focused offerings rather than long-form lectures.

Presentation lengths
Wisdom Keepers will utilize 15, 30, or 45 minutes to share their teachings. Total time includes introduction, teaching, demonstration, and any brief audience interaction.