About Hilary Skoglund

Sage For My Sisters ~ Sage For My Sisters ~

Sage For My Sisters ~ Sage For My Sisters ~

The Desert Within

I was born in the desert. Not metaphorically—literally. I was raised in what my mother called "the church of wild spaces." Dirt roads, mountains, deserts, and views as far as the eye could see, were the church I attended. I’ve spent much of my adult life taking solo journeys into various desert and wild landscapes, exploring what it means to “know” the divine and retrieving lost parts of myself as a method towards becoming whole—fully human, fully divine. “As above, so below. As within, so without.” These wild, spacious, sovereign landscapes have become both my greatest teacher and the archetype of my soul: wild, intuitive, spacious, utterly free, still, silent, fierce, powerful, sovereign, sacred, devoted, mystical, ancient, brand new, always changing. 

The desert teaches us that transformation is not gentle. Wind and water sweep through these landscapes, forming slot canyons and natural bridges. Elemental forces strip the land of everything it thinks it knows, leaving something ancient and new in their wake. The desert teaches us to fully bloom from tiny cracks in sandstone. To thrive in barren, beautiful, and often harsh conditions.

Over time, I realized: I didn't necessarily need to keep returning to these open desert landscapes to feel whole again. I needed to return to the desert within myself, to embody that power and presence in the everyday experiences of my life.

My work invites you to return to the desert within yourself. The beautiful, ancient places that are wild, spacious, and sovereign.

Whether you fear this inner desert or long for it, I am here to help you return to it. To sit in stillness and silence together and witness its beauty. To listen to its wisdom. To embody its lessons of resilience and thriving in your own wild, spacious, and sovereign life.

What I Practice and Believe

Your body is a temple, Not in some lofty, untouchable way—but as a holy vessel worthy of worship, attention, and unconditional love. She is the gateway to your deepest wisdom. 

Your heart is the seat of your soul, It takes immense courage (which literally means "heart") to drop into the cave of your being and listen to what's calling.

You are your own best guide, I will never claim to know what's best for you. My role is to hold space—without agenda, without fixing—while you discover what's true for you in this season of your life.

Transformation requires surrender, Birth, life, death, rebirth—these are not neat, linear processes. They're messy, nonlinear spirals. The best we can do is get comfortable with discomfort, gather our support, and surrender to the mystery. 

There are as many paths to the divine as there are souls on this Earth, Your journey is utterly unique. What works for me may not work for you. And that's exactly as it should be. 

My Commitment to You

Fierce Compassion

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Safe Space

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Unconditional Love

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Fierce Compassion — Safe Space — Unconditional Love —

To be a grounding force.

To embody the wisdom of my personal healing journey—not as someone who has "arrived," but as a fellow traveler who knows the terrain.

To hold a devotional and embodied presence. There is no part of you too dark, too messy, too much. I have sat with my own shadow enough to know that everything longs for love and attention.

To be with you. Not above you, not fixing you, not bypassing your humanity. Just with you. Listening. Witnessing. Holding space for whatever needs to come up.

To trust your process. Even when you don't. Even when it feels impossible. I trust that your soul knows exactly what it's doing, and my work is simply to support you in listening to that wisdom. 

You are neither too much nor not enough. Neither too early nor too late.You are exquisitely enough and right on time.

The Long Road Home

My healing journey began nearly 30 years ago, though I didn't call it that then. 

I was a young woman grappling with endometriosis, chronic pain, childhood trauma, and the original trauma of my own birth—stuck, struggling, nearly dying. That pattern repeated itself, literally and metaphorically, throughout my life until I finally learned to name it, to be with it, to midwife myself through it.

I became a massage therapist not because I wanted a career, but because my soul was guiding me to understand my body in order to heal myself. I trained in craniosacral work, somatic practices, energy healing—gathering tools and wisdom wherever I found resonance. I’ve worked as a birth doula, witnessing women summon their innate power to bring life into the world, confronting every fear and limiting belief in order to do so. I’ve worked in hospice, witnessing the sacred passage of death, learning how it mirrors birth in so many ways: in our need for comfort, surrender, unconditional presence and support. I learned how these holy, beautiful, and challenging portals show up metaphorically time and time again all throughout our lives, not just when we are literally birthing or dying.

One of my greatest teachers was Hugh Milne and his Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work. In his classes, I learned about the Four Chambered Heart Meditation—Full, Open, Clear, and Strong—which became foundational to everything I do. But more than techniques, I learned about listening. Deep, embodied, heart-centered listening. The kind that transforms both the listener and the one being heard. I've studied astrology, shadow work, dream work, and the cyclical nature of being. I've sat with my own darkness enough times to know it intimately.

I've died and been reborn more times than I can count. And through it all, my body has been my greatest initiator, my heart, the seat of my soul, the best compass I have, and the desert within me, the landscape where transformation happens. 

My Training & Experience

  • Nearly 25 years as a licensed massage therapist

  • Nearly 15 years as a craniosacral practitioner

  • 15 years as a Birth Doula

  • Over 15 years in Hospice Work, providing comfort, healing touch, craniosacral work, massage therapy, and unconditional embodied presence for thousands of dying patients

  • Trained in Visionary Craniosacral Work with Hugh Milne at The Milne Institute. Extensive study in somatic, energetic, and shamanic healing modalities, as well as assistant teaching and countless 1:1 private sessions

  • 3 years serving as a chaplain/spiritual care coordinator for hospice patients and grieving loved ones

  • Ordained Minister, Universal Life Church. I have facilitated several wedding ceremonies over the years.

  • 5+ years of 1:1 Mentoring and Personal Dream Wisdom Sessions with Ella Vassallo

  • “Singing over the Bones®" Intensive Training and "Original Voice® ~ The Cloud of Unknowing: Firmly Fastening Oneself to Center" Intensives with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes

  • Self-study in astrology through Virginia Rosenberg's Sky Scholar Program and 1:1 with Lila Pierce Brown in Evolutionary Astrology

  • Trained in breathwork, subtle body awareness and intuitive movement

  • Decades of personal practice in shadow work, soul retrieval, dream work, meditation

But honestly? My greatest credential is this: I've walked the path. I've been stuck, frozen, lost. I've died and been reborn. I've learned to listen to my body, trust my heart, and embody the desert within. I’m still walking the path. I’m committed to my path whole heartedly. And now I hold space for others to do the same. 

  • I first met Hilary through a massage appointment, but it quickly became clear that her gifts extended far beyond bodywork.

    Her gentle energetic healing helped awaken something within me. With each session, I gained clarity and practical tools that led to real transformation in my life. At the time, I was navigating the complexities of a pending divorce, and years later, when our paths crossed again, Hilary provided invaluable insight that helped my business partner and me overcome significant challenges. I deeply appreciate how she empowered me—offering both the encouragement to take action and the space to heal.

    —CAMILLE

  • Hilary is one-of-a-kind and hands down the best craniosacral therapist in the valley.

    I also hired her as a doula for my two births, and without a doubt, on both occasions, it was the best investment I’ve made. She was lightness when it was dark. She was grounded when things started to get a little chaotic. She was clarity when things were hazy, and she always kept a sense of humor. I have continued to come to her for craniosacral therapy for me and my son. My son was having difficulties walking, and after a session with Hilary, he walked with no problems. I have experienced clarity and release of trauma in her sessions. Some might even call it magic. Hilary is so wise and intuitive that just being in her presence is a gift. 


    —ASHLEY

  • Hilary and I have worked with each other for nearly a decade now.

    I began my journey with Hilary as a recently-divorced mother of four young children who carried substantial baggage and was uncertain about a lot of the road ahead. Hilary worked with me on a host of levels including physical, spiritual, and emotional.  Her facilitation of my transformation knew no bounds, and the wisdom she has imparted is priceless. My transformation is on-going, and I do not see our time together as coming to end. As someone who has sought help with spiritual, emotional and physical healing from Hilary over the course of many years, it is a great privilege and honor to recommend her as a healer, spiritual mentor, emotional and physical doula, and witness to life's adventures, expeditions, journeys, and transformations. 

    —TICE

  • Over the years, I have leaned into Hilary during times of great loss and grief.

    As someone who wants to grieve “alone without being alone,” I’ve retreated into her home where she holds space for that. The immobilization I can experience during these times is met with compassion, and I feel safe to move though her home as I need to. Hilary listens when I want to speak and is aware of the moments that I don’t. She asks questions when it feels appropriate, but she doesn’t tell me what I should or shouldn’t do. Instead, her wisdom and gifts guide me toward my own realizations over and over again. It’s facilitation through heart, and that is what I most appreciate. 

    —EMILY

  • Hilary has been an extraordinary guide following a life-changing accident that left me paralyzed from the waist down.

    She holds space with such profound intuition that during one massage session, she sensed my legs wanted me to know "it wasn't their fault and to love them," a message that brought me to tears as I'd been secretly taking out my frustration on them. When I decided to plan my first retreat for women with physical disabilities, Hilary became my doula in every sense, providing unwavering support while empowering me to trust my own wisdom rather than imposing her judgment. Hilary doesn't come with flashing lights, but simply holds your hand as you flip the switch on your own light, breathing strength and confidence into you so you can share it with others.

    —SARAH

is this for you?

I work with women who are ready to:

  • Take radical responsibility for their own healing

  • Be with discomfort rather than bypass it

  • Listen deeply to their bodies, hearts, and souls

  • Commit time, energy, and devotion to their own becoming

  • Surrender to the mystery rather than control the outcome

If you're looking for someone to tell you what to do, I'm not your person. If you're seeking quick fixes or surface-level solutions, this isn't that work. But if you're ready to midwife yourself through the sacred passage you're in—if you're ready to return to yourself with devotion, unconditional love and presence—then perhaps our paths are meant to meet. 

Ready to explore if we're meant to work together? 

BEGIN WITH THE CALL