Winter 2006:
Women's Magical Herbcraft and Ceremonial Facilitation Workshop
January 14 - February 25, 2006
Saturdays 10:30am - 12:30pm (7 classes)
Ashland, ORLearn to create Magical Herbcraft blends for ceremony and joyful
sacred living in this experiential workshop! We will explore Four-Element
Herbcraft (Air, Fire, Water, Earth) through hands-on experience, custom
blending, intuitive development, and integrative expressive arts.This training will empower participants to custom design and blend
magical herbcraft creations for themselves, clients, gifts and ceremonial
use. As part of the program we will work with ceremonial facilitation
through herb-based rituals. Ceremonial skills can be applied to
solitary use, or work with groups or clients.
Where: (location?) Ashland, OR
When: Sessions are Sat. mornings at 10:30 and are about two hours.
Cost: Tuition includes all materials and is $185. Work-trade tuition is available.
Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.
For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
Spring 2006:
The 4th Annual Grandmother Council Community Conference:
Creativity and Transformation for Sustainable Wellness;
Personal, Community and Planetary
(www.grandmothercouncil.org)
April 1, 2006
Ashland, OregonLiving Earth Circle’s Grandmother Council honors the women elders of our community and creates a unique forum for their wisdom and expertise to be shared. The fourth annual Grandmother Council and Community Conference will be held on April 1, 2006 in Ashland, Oregon. The event is open to everyone and features a public Council of Women Elders, a broad spectrum of workshops on personal wellness and social and environmental responsibility, and an Honoring Ceremony for “Women of Age and Wisdom”.
A key intention of the conference is seeding and strengthening the coming together of individuals for the betterment and stewardship of our world. This includes a focus on personal growth and co-creativity.
Where: Ashland Middle School, 100 Walker Ave, Ashland, OR
When: April 1, 2006 - 9am - 6pm
Cost: $??. Sliding scale, work-trade, and scholarship admissions available
For details or to inquire about volunteering contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
Faces of The Goddess:
Sacred Expressive Arts Workshop and Performance
Late April - Early June 2006Explore the infinite archetypes of the Goddess and discover her face in your own! Sacred dance, music, theater arts, ceremony, trance-work, visual art and writing. With the support of the circle of women, each participant will create a sacred performance piece expressing an aspect of the Goddess. We will perform for the community in June, in a dynamic sacred offering- sharing these individual pieces integrated with music, group choreography and ceremony!
Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.
For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
Faces of The Goddess: Sacred Arts Performance
Friday June 9 & Saturday June 10 7pm
Location TBA
Mother’s Day Pow Wow and Cultural Arts Fair
Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 14
Grants Pass, OR
Living Earth Circle is grateful to be able to offer an annual ceremony honoring Mothers and Grandmothers at this special event on Mother’s Day.
No admission cost
For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at::
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
Autumn 2006:
Women’s Earth-Based Spirituality,
Ceremonial Facilitation and Personal Growth Workshop
October- December 2006
Ashland, ORIn this dynamic personal growth workshop we will explore a rich diversity of tools empowering transformation, creativity and wellness: ceremonial design and facilitation, art, journaling, energy-work, intuitive development, breathe-work, cycles of self and nature, movement and dance.
This class is suitable for all levels of experience. As an introduction, it will provide a wonderful foundation for in women’s Earth-based spirituality and sacred expressive art. For women all experience backgrounds, this program catalyzes and supports creative blossoming, personal wisdom, positive transformation, ceremonial and healing art facilitation skills, and deepened connections with the sacred within and all around! Program open to women and teen girls.
Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.
For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
Winter 2006:
The Labyrinth: 8th Annual Sacred Walk to the New Year
Three-day Community Sacred Celebration 72 hours:
6pm Dec 29.- 7pm Jan.1
Ashland, OR
Lisa Pavati is delighted to coordinate Ashland’s annual Labyrinth Walk. This unique and profound event features 72 hours of beautiful sacred music and meditative silence.
About the Labyrinth in 2005: Living Earth Circle offered a sacred dance opening ceremony at 6 pm on the 29th, with special guests: The Rouge Valley Peace Choir, Anton Mizerak, and other musicians offering exquisite musical blessings. The closing ceremony was at 6pm on Jan. 1st , also with members of The Peace Choir. The all-night
New Year’s Eve sacred celebration featured deep and danceable
spiritual music, chanting and community connectedness, with a
global Peace Meditation at 4am on the first of January. The annual
Native American focus was from 8 – 9 pm on Sat. the 30th,
with drumming, song, and creation of prayer ties. |
Musicians who wish to offer sacred music for the 2006/2007 Labyrinth are invited to contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
When: 6pm Dec 29.- 7pm Jan.1
Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: at the corner of 4th and C streets in Ashland, OR
Cost: FREE
Ongoing Events :
Grandmother Council: Ongoing Meetings for Women Elders
Living Earth Circle sponsors an open ongoing council of women elders. This is an offshoot of our Annual Grandmother Council Community Conference. We invite all interested women elders to contact us to be notified for gatherings. No fees involved.
For details please contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
Women's Earth-Based Spirituality, Sacred Dance
and Personal GrowthWorkshops Throughout the year Lisa offers a series of sacred arts training and personal growth courses (generally two months in duration), as well as special season workshops and ceremonies. In a deep and dynamic sacred space we explore a rich diversity of tools empowering transformation, creativity and wellness: sacred dance, ceremonial design and facilitation, intuitive development, cycles of self and nature, energywork, expressive arts, imagery and breathework, music, spoken word and journaling, four-element herbcraft (Air, Fire, Water, Earth) and menstrual mysteries.
Participants in these programs receive invitations to perform sacred dance in Living Earth Circle's public ceremonies. Most programs are open to teen girls. For current information on workshops and special events please join Living Earth Circle's e-mail list, and also see listings throughout this schedule.
Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.
For details please contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org
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