Greetings!
We are a living in a world in transition. For those of you who have given birth naturally or witnessed a woman whom you love do so, you know the chaos that ensues just before the dawn of a new life. In birthing language, the transition is a time of great change, the moment of truth, and probably the greatest demonstration of female strength that there is.
We are moving into a new decade and we hope, a new way, a new era. This world is a woman in Transition. There is so much chaos in this world and each one of us reading this is supporting war and the destruction of our planet in at least some small way. We must acknowledge this, but still move forward toward positive change somehow.
I recently saw the movie Avatar and was emotionally stirred up for hours afterward. Although it was a high-tech, Hollywood movie which cost a zillion dollars to create, the message was heartfelt for me and had a lasting impact. This story of an indigenous culture being destroyed by greed and ignorance is true and happening right now as I sit here on my computer writing my thoughts. I feel responsible for this by not stopping it from happening. And I also 'remember' what it is like to live like them, the original ones. I feel that tremendous beauty, the profound connections, the magic, and wisdom within me.
The day after seeing this film I wondered, what can I do then? How do I really contribute to a better way for humankind?
My thoughts began at a global level and spiraled inward from there. I leaned in my thoughts, toward my own country first. I then thought, 'well, I really need to create positive change in my own community initially'. Spiraling further inward, I felt that the one thing I could surely do is create a positive impact on my own family. Until finally I realized that I need to just start with myself, and that actually, I am doing that already. But I need a bit more determination, courage, and clarity to feel that I am fueling a full on revolution!
Let this be a year of very personal and yet also collective risk taking for each and all of us. Let's challenge ourselves to face the winds of our own changes, and be the leaders of the revolution each of us must face individually. To authentically create a positive impact on a world in transition, let's BE (NOT DO) as the birthing women of the world ~ opening to massive changes, and surrendering to the moment of truth.
Create positive change in one woman's life right now...scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter and click "forward email". Send this newsletter to a woman you love, inviting her toward her own revolution! Forward this newsletter to 3 local women who are not on the list, and come to any event for FREE!
~ 2010, here we come! ~
OK, Stop the words now...
Let's get out of our heads and into our bodies!
Courageously yours,
Patrice Shakti Bacal |
Women's Moon Lodge
Honoring the Cycles, Embodying our Wisdom.
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~First Moon Lodge of 2010~
Friday, January 15th 7-9:30 PM $15
Female embodiment practice , women's circle, and ritual.
It's time for Embodied Visioning for 2010! Now is the time to nourish yourself. Begin this year in alignment with your deepest values, and feel the support of your inner strength, clarity, and powerful creative essence ~ Shakti!
Connect deeply with yourself,
your body, the energy of the new moon, a community of women, and your Vision for this coming year. Get out of your head and into your body to find your instinctual knowing of what it is that you can do this year to change your life and our world. Every step matters, let's begin this year with deep intention.
::: Stop the busy-ness to BE, FEEL, and express yourself.
::: Let go of physical tension and stress to experiene your natural radiance and inner fire of purpose.
::: Gather your deeper intentions for the year to come. Don't wait, it's already in motion!
Embodiment Practice, council circle, prayer, laughter, and tears.
7-7:30 Pm Meet and greet, introductions, and tea time.
7:30-8:30 Pm Women's Embodiment Practice
8:30-9:30 Pm Journaling and/or vision-art and sharing from the heart.
RSVP
Held at the beautiful Yo Mama Yoga Studio on 29th and Baseline.
www.yomamaboulder.com
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Full Moon Mamas!
Embodying Wisdom and Restoring Community.
~A monthly mini-retreat for pregnancy and motherhood~
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Full Moon Mamas, join us!
Sunday, January 31st 11 Am - 2 Pm*
$15 (Tea and hearty snacks provided.)
Our theme this Moon ~ The Inner Beauty of Motherhood.
Free Henna Belly Art for the most pregnant among us!
Free sampling of Serpent and the Honey Bee body products!
Inspiring poetry and readings on the journey of motherhood!
Please join us for a delicious gathering of Mamas with special guest Judy Godec of Serpent and the Honey Bee and SarahKate of SKHenna!
"Beauty,
practiced as ritual, can become a transformational experience in life,
which selflessly heals others even as it heals and enriches us." Judy Godec of Serpent & the Honeybee will guide us through a calming
beauty practice that reminds us to nurture ourselves with as much love
and attention as we nurture our babies and others. Their line of 'oh
mama!' products is safe for use during pregnancy and postpartum.
And,
as if that weren't enough, SarahKate of SKHenna will be adorning the
few most pregnant mamas among us with her beautiful henna-belly
artwork! www.skhenna.com
We'll begin
with a soothing, restorative Female Embodiment Practice to bring out your inner glow from within, focusing on the body and soul needs of the pregnancy and early motherhood. We'll then move into guided self-massage, safe and supportive
for you, ending with a poetry reading, snack sharing, and henna belly art with SarahKate!
All pre-crawling babies are welcome to join us in the room...or in the womb!
Our mini-retreat schedule:
11-11:30 Meet and Greet, introductions and tea time. (optional)
11:30-12:30 A restorative, soothing embodiment practice.
12:30-1 Pm Serpent and the Honeybee self massage and 'oh mama' body care introduction and sampling! yummm...
1Pm-2 Pm Snacks, poetry reading and Henna-belly tattoos for the few most pregnant among us!
At the beautiful YoMama Yoga Studio on 29th and Baseline!
www.yomamaboulder.com
~ If you haven't been there yet, check this place out mamas!
(Our retreat will be in their Treetop Studio.)
RSVP
*Mamas, show up when you can and leave when you need to. We accommodate all nap schedules, poop explosions, or 'one of those days' kinds of experiences!!!
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Patrice Shakti Bacal is an innovator in
the field of Doula Care, taking her role one step further as
the creator of the holistic postpartum mother's group:
Journey Into Motherhood. A trained Birth Doula through DONA International and student of the Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula program, trained in postpartum Ayurvedic massage and Mayan Healing and Uteran massage, Certified Yoga Instructor for 15 years, facilitator of women's groups for over a decade, home-birth mother to one wild girl, and dancer for 30 years, Patrice is passionate about
creating community and restoring the role of the sacred feminine in
every day life. She lives with her loving husband and exuberant daughter in beautiful north Boulder, CO. Happy New Year!
Shakti Woman
Embodied Healing Arts
Inspiration, Movement, Evolution, Community.
Reconnecting with the sacred in ourselves, each other, and the feminine cycles.
::: Holistic Women's and Mother's Retreats, Doula Care: labor, birth, and postpartum support, Life Cycle and Transitional rituals. www.shaktiwoman.org (Coming very soon!)
720.837.0156
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Female Embodiment Practice ~ feeling your Radiance, fueling your Fire!
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Female Embodiment Practice
is based on the principles of yoga and traditional sacred dances, but is
neither. This is a fluid, non-linear, introspective, interpersonal,
transpersonal, and expressive practice based on feminine intuition. Through Female Embodiment Practice,
we explore, express, and move with our emotions, soul stirrings, and inspirations.
We open more fully to 'what is already there' through movement, sound, and
awareness of body and breath.
This practice unfailingly increases the
level of presence and radiance we have with ourselves, each other, and the truth of
the moment because it is based on what is actually present in the room. Female Embodiment Practice is an incorporation of guided movements drawn from yoga and sacred dance, as well as self
directed somatic exploration, vocalization, and dynamic prayer in motion.
Female Embodiment Practice is about taking the time to stop doing and simply BE, which is the true expression of feminine essence. During our practice we find that delicate balance between stillness and movement, and between the personal and the communal. We learn to move WITH life's pulse within, weather that be grief or joy. We become a great radiance together.
If you love world music and dancing with your own inspiration; if you yearn to find that deep quiet space within, and to stretch and lengthen your limbs; if you love ritual, community, and woman-only time and space ~ this practice is for you!
An established relationship with your own intuition and previous body awareness experience is helpful to get the most out of this practice,
but all levels of experience are welcome!
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