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| Tending to the Garden | |
| The Lotus Blessing in Hawaii | |
| The Beauty of our Sexuality | |
| Nourishing our Feminine Body and Soul | |
| The Sacred Feminine Within | |
| Testimonials | |
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| In Search of the Sacred Feminine | |
| My search for the feminine began when I realized I didn’t know myself as a woman other
than in relationship to the masculine, and unconsciously internalized high gloss images,
cultural standards, ideals and beliefs. By outer appearances I conveyed a sense of feminine
independence with a self-defined stance, yet, deep within I yearned to know myself
beneath the layers of veneer and societal conditioning. I wondered what was intrinsically
feminine? Where were the images and stories that reflected and honored my experiences
as a woman in bodily, sexual and sacred form?
The journey began with my search within and without. I read volumes of books, many written by women who came before me and asked as I did. Here I discovered a trove of scholarly research and archeological work which had uncovered Her story in symbolic language and images inscribed on cave and temple walls, painted on beautiful pottery and frescos, etched in bone and stone, imprinted in clay. A vast new world opened as Her form, carved and chiseled in hand-held statues and great sculptures, with breasts, hips, thighs, buttocks and sacred vulva adorned with symbolic markings, unfolded before me with each turning page. Giver, nurturer and sustainer of life, She had been revered in antiquity, across continents with a thousand names and faces. Yet all represented the One — the Great Goddess. Worshiped and celebrated in art and all of nature, She was immanent and indwelling within woman, in all her earthy embodiment. This was the source ground I was seeking. The veneer began to crack as I discovered that within these very stories and images lay my divine nature, my feminine qualities and values, my sacred body, and my sexuality. Every cell in my body vibrated and resonated in remembrance of something long ago buried, yet ever-present within, waiting to be awakened, embraced and celebrated... the eternal Feminine. I believe reclaiming our multi-faceted feminine dimension and heritage, is to give spiritual and psychological meaning to our lives and experiences as women. Archetypal and timeless, the images and myths are every bit as relevant today as they were for our ancestors, living and emanating through us in full radiance as guides to wisdom and embodied wholeness. To consciously engage the eternal Feminine is to shift from mere intellectual understanding alone to direct experience. Calling for vulnerability, She requires us to descend into the depths of our being where we explore and learn to love our own earth/body, know our sexuality as sacred, immerse ourselves in the watery realms of our own true feeling values, honor our emotions, and cultivate and trust our innate wisdom. In opening to the vast resources and mysteries of Her sacred way, we connect to our deepest nature, and discover the original blessing and beauty of being woman. And as we call out to Her, She calls back to us to Re-member, Remember... With Heart, |
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| "Her gift for creating a safe container for each woman to unfold is a rare treasure." |
| "One of the few workshops where women can experience the divine feminine and her connection to the body through the 'feminine'. So many workshops lack the experiential and deep healing The Women’s Temple provides." |
