Celebrating Our Inner Queen

4th ANNUAL "CELEBRATING OUR INNER QUEEN"
Bahia, Brazil    June 22-29, 2007
(Circle space for Women of African Descent -
personal exploration, sacred seclusion,
awakening to possibilities)

The Call:
We long for a deeper sense of knowing and tapping into our heritage as women of the Mother land by celebrating and rejoicing in our beauty.  We tune into the vibrations of all that holds us - the earth, air, water, stars and moon.  We awaken to each sunrise, communing with spirit and the powers of our inner Queen.  We come in recognition and honor of our sisterhood, in celebration of this rite of passage that is ours to claim, rich in recognition of what has brought us to this moment in time.

The Journey:
We land in a country with terrain that is unfamiliar.  The climate is just right and in the distance, we feel the combination of the fresh breeze mixed with the aroma of the native culture.  We exhale, remembering the freedom that comes by living life like its golden.  What lies ahead is an extraordinary adventure.  The language, faces, colors, textures, taste, and sensations are ours to take in and we are excited, filled with what is to come!

The Process:
We sit in a Sacred Circle with women that look like us.  Women of various hues of olive, beige, brown and black.  Women of diverse professions, shapes, ages, geographies and ways of being.  We speak one at a time, mold and shape our time together.  We bring questions from the darkness, and make them visible for all to explore.  We open to spirit, sit in our tensions and flow more easily with what emerges.

The Time:
Our time is filled with sharing stories, conscious breathe, meditation, attuning our energy, affirmations, improvisation, moving our bodies, cultural expeditions, dancing, singing, laughing, playing, and massaging our bodies.  Our time is both structured and loose, planned and spontaneous, exuberant and still, serious and hilarious!

You're invited now to take a couple of deep breaths...

The Gift:
Each day we awaken to the tranquility of our inner beauty, in harmony with our impulses and instincts, for we have s-l-o-w-e-d down.  Each day we are greeted by the unknown, invited into the community we have created together.  Each day a candle glows and waits patiently for the energy dance of every moment.  Each day we are witnessed by our Circle - our sanctuary.

The Awakening:
Gently, we begin to remember what it feels like to be in our body, as doing takes a sabbatical and being becomes our natural state.  We feel more alive, awakened by each breathe.  We feel more refreshed, energized, spacious, grounded, clear and pampered.  Our smiles become wider as we depart, having created a symbol of our pledge to live life more abundantly and in gratitude.

The Details:
Our Circle is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning at 5:00 on Friday and ending at 1:00 on Friday. Our Circle is purposely small (12-14), because of the nature of the Circle and the desire to create intimacy among all those that attend. We work with a professional travel agent, Pro Travel Network to secure the most elegant and cost effective travel and accommodations.  We offer an option, to travel to (RIO), before the Circle begins.  One of the special tours will be to Cachoeira to visit The Sisterhood of the Good Death, a 240 year old African-Bahian women's organization.

The Tuition:
Our Circle cost is $3,000. (Includes airfare, hotel accommodation, full breakfast, ground transportation, Goddess Party, and all materials).  Does not include, tours and extra travel or accommodations to RIO.  Your non-refundable deposit of $250, is requested by February 15th, to hold your space.  For your convenience PayPal will be available through www.ineveryheart.com, by February, 12th 2007. Your last payment is due by May 15th.

The Contact:
Get in touch with me at yumeni@comcast.net, or phone me at  925 372-0728 for more information.

See you there!