THE PHILOSOPHY — The Velvet Way

In a world that celebrates acceleration, we celebrate attunement.
Our philosophy is simple: the mother’s nervous system is the child’s first classroom.

Through the alchemy of plant medicine, somatic ritual, and story, we design living education—where every sip teaches presence, and every pause becomes pedagogy.

Here, awareness is the curriculum.
Reciprocity is the lesson.
Regulation is the inheritance.

 

Meet Gina

Hi, I'm Gina.

Nervous system whisperer. Taught in Special School District classrooms. Homeschooled mama of three. Designed state-aligned curricula that breathed, not just checked boxes.

2013  launched a mission-led biz serving children in orphan-care and disability communities.

2019 built a holistic health studio.

Now I blend medicine-woman wisdom, forest-school adventure, and evidence-informed teaching into a sanctuary for families who curate education like art. My teaching spine is reciprocity: give, receive, return. When reciprocity leads, reactivity softens, motivation rises, and inspiration feels extraordinary.


 
 

Love letters, In Her Words