menstrualhut

March 20 - 23 - Center for New Beginnings, Dahlonega, Georgia
THE CALL, THE INVITATION:

 In life, each woman brings her self, her journey and her current path, her artifacts and her mystery
 Women’s connection with earth, with each other, and with all living things, is deepened through the power of ceremonial indwelling with our selves
 At a time when people in the world seem more and more out of touch with the elemental, the interconnections of all living peoples and things, our connections are even more important
 Through the ceremonial, through ritual, through movement and music, we will explore the sacred experience of being embodied women.
 We explore our lives at altars evoking birth, maiden, sacred lover, mother, the divine feminine, the divine masculine, the divine union, father or the masculine within, woman in the world, woman at the crossroads/midlife, crone and the void.
 You and your friends are invited! What you can expect:

CEREMONY *** NOURISHMENT OF SELF AND EACH OTHER *** TIME IN NATURE
*** EMBODIMENT *** SHARED CREATION OF SACRED SPACE *** MOVEMENT
DANCE *** ALTARS EVOKING WOMEN’S LIFE PASSAGES *** MUSIC
*** PLAY *** VOICING THE STORY OF WOMAN *** REFLECTION

AMINA KNOWLAN, M.S.

Amina currently works as a trainer and psychotherapist and lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her daughter and son. In the traditions of “deep ecology” and Cogburn’s Ceremonials work, in the eighties Amina developed Full Bodied Woman, offering women an opportunity to celebrate living in a woman’s body on earth. She has offered this work across the United States for over 15 years. Amina enjoys incorporating ritual, dance, art, body-mind awareness, and movement into her work. She was a trainer for the Hakomi Institute for Body-centered Psychotherapy for 12 years. She has been leading groups since 1979 and offering Relational Matrix Leadership Training, Convergence: Training for Social Artists, facilitation and process consultation since 1992.

THE LOCATION, THE EARTH: CENTER FOR NEW BEGINNINGS

The Retreat Center is on 45 acres of gardens, woodlands, and springs adjoining the Chattahoochee National Forest, in the rolling hills of the Blue Ridge. Private and serene, it is a place for study, reflection and renewal. There are lots of walking trails, and a hot tub to nourish and relax.

Get more info or have questions? Call 404-320-3355 or email jdemark@sph.emory.edu or evanscir@aol.com
Peace and blessings, Joanne DeMark & Cherie Lyon

*** I have attended this retreat for the past 3 consecutive years, and can't wait for this year's event - I would highly recommend it, and am available to answer your questions, as well.