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MILK OF THE GRANDMOTHERS - Ellen Weaver

Sat March 6 at 2:00pm Ellenweaver_1_

Maiden, Mother, Crone—as women, we embody the whole spectrum of time. Where we place ourselves chronologically at this time, is one aspect of our being. The extended Self is available when we widen our focus, and as we learn to step into “One World Over”, much becomes possible. The more we get to know our future self, our WiseWomanSelf, the more prepared we become to “let down” our Grandmother’s Milk when we reach, (or reach into) that time. Grandmother’s Milk flows richly and strongly, with great fertility for ourselves, each other, the next generations, and the earth Herself.

Ellen Weaver, LCSW, MTh, Rabbinic Pastor, Interfaith Minister, & Spiritual Director Ellen is a teacher, workshop leader, and practicitioner of intuitive body & energy therapies, shamanic Jewish healing, spiritual guidance, and embodying the sacred. Her work is co-creating with nature, - developing a relationship with organic time, sacred space and the rhythms and patterns of our own beings.

2 Hours


KUAN YIN - Rona Cordish Satten

Sat March 6 at 9:00am Rona_1_

Introduction to Standing Qigong This qigong practice helps heal and strengthen body, mind, and spirit. The gentle, gracefully flowing movements and postures are fun to do, and each movement is accompanied by a healing message. Enjoy practicing this most beautiful form and sharing the qi exchange with other beautiful women, the goddess Kuan Yin, and with the universe.

Rona Cordish Satten, MCAT, MQP Rona is a certified teacher of Sheng Zhen and Healing Tao qigong, and she is also a certified Level III Professional Teacher by the National Qigong Association. She is a qi energy healing practitioner, an art therapist, and long -term student of shamanism in Chinese and Native American traditions.

  1. 5 Hours

The Vision of the Red Tent Temple - Jessica Marino

Sat March 6 at 4:00pm Jess_1_

Creating a Red Tent Temple in your Community Come learn the vision and purpose of The Red Tent Temple, and be part of a grassroots movement that is picking up around the world! Hear the experiences of a fellow sister who facilitates a Red Tent Temple in her community, and learn how you can start one in your own. In the temple, we co-create a space for sisterhood and build a supportive sanctuary for each other as women. As we create the space to replenish and strengthen ourselves, we are able to bring our much needed female energy and guidance into our world in these changing times.

Jessica Marino is a Reiki Master Teacher and wholistic workshop presenter living in Philadelphia. She is currently in year 2 of ALisa Starkweather’s (founder of the Red Tent Temple Movement) Priestess Path Apprenticeship. Jess began facilitating monthly Philly Red Tent Temples in November 2008, and helps priestess the Red Tent at Womongathering. She also attends monthly women’s sweat lodges, and feels the importance of the healing that occurs and the deep connections that are made within the self and the world when women come together in sacred space. She is further developing her work with younger girls and is dedicated to her own healing and consciousness raising while helping others to achieve wellness and balance in their lives

1 Hour

WE WILL HOLD THIS SACRED SPACE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE WORKSHOP

Come to the Red Tent Temple to nurture and be nurtured, to sit in sacred safe space and honor womanhood and the sacred feminine - each other, ourselves, and all aspects of our cycles from maiden to crone. The intention is for all women to feel welcome and at home. Here we create a space to just “be”… To rest, laugh, sip tea, sing, cry, read, share stories, snack, learn, meditate, play, give and receive bodywork, breathe, or whatever we feel called to do. We invite you to sit still, dream, and relax in the temple with us throughout the weekend whenever you feel the need. In addition to the workshop there will be other activities including intuitive readings and bodywork.


MANIFESTING YOUR IDEAL MATE - Loretta Vasso

Sat March 6 at 2:00pm Loretta_m

In this presentation, Loretta will review the 7 Natural Laws of the Universe and then focus on the Law of Attraction, clearly defining specirfic steps that can be taken to draw your ideal mate into your life.

Loretta Vasso has been a counselor in private practice since 1989 in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. She has a Masters’ Degree in Counseling, is a Certified Addictions Counselor, a Certified Coach Practitioner, has a Certificate of Competency in the treatment of Compulsive Gambling and is a Department of Transportation, Substance Abuse Professional trained in federal regulations for the Return-to-Duty process.

  1. 5 Hours

UNVEILING THE FEMININE DIVINE WITHIN - Karen DeHaven

Sat March 6 at 7:00pm Karen_dehaven

Every woman embodies the inner rhythms of the Divine Feminine. It is our birthright as women to be connected deeply to the ever changing cycles of life. In this workshop, everyone will be invited to connect with the Goddess inspired energy that is dancing within each of us as we enter into the early dance of Spring. We will use movement, meditation, and writing to open up channels of self awareness that will then guide the process-based creation of your own personal mask that honors the Feminine Divine Within YOU. What story do you have to tell? The Goddess awaits the telling!

Karen DeHaven MA, BC-DMT, LPC
is a dance/movement psychotherapist and Licensed Professional Counselor. She works with women, adolescents, children and families who are ready to creatively work through emotional and behavioral challenges. Over the past 10 years, Karen has been coordinating the greater Philadelphia Women’s Moon Circles and professionally facilitates workshops that honor the Feminine Journey.

Karen holds her master’s in Creative Arts in Therapy from Hahnemann University, is Board Certified by the American Dance Therapy Association and holds her license as a professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. Above all, Karen dances and creates because it keeps her soul Awake!

1 Hours


WOMAN POWER - Mary Ruttenberg

Sat March 6 at 9:00am Mary

Join us in this workshop for women to explore what it means to be a female in her power. Each participant is supported in discovering their authenticity and gently guided to a sense of balanced wholeness. Through individual and group processes, we investigate how our own decisions, as well as messages we received from others, created our experience of being a female. This workshop teaches you how to empower your intentions with love, allowing your dreams to come true. Please bring a notebook and pen with you.

Mary RuttenbergMary is a Holistic Health Professional, with over 25 years experience in various healing modalities and spiritual practices. She has been teaching women’s empowerment since 1988 and involved with Woman Power since 1994. Mary excels at inspiring others through her clarity and loving energy and assists them in understanding and embracing their true nature. She believes in lightening the load to make more space for laughter and enjoying life.

3 Hours


LET YOUR INNER LIGHT SHINE - Michelle Renee Johnson

Sat March 6 at 2:00pm Michellejohnson

Learn how to powerfully spread your inner light through the Law of Attraction

We all have an inner light available to guide us to the life of joy, passion and purpose we all desire. The only thing that keeps us from hearing the inner guidance of that powerful inner light is the booming voice of our fear-based Ego. In this workshop, you will learn how to decrease the voice of the Ego and let that inner guidance pour through you in order to more effectively use the Law of Attraction to create the life of joy, passion and purpose you truly desire.

Michelle Renee Johnson, CEC, ACC, Conscious Creation Coach, Teacher, & Mentor. Owner of Expanding Joy Coaching. Michelle uses her intuitive abilities, her in-depth knowledge of the Law of Attraction and personal empowerment, her toolbox of practical coaching skills, and deep passion for this work to help other spiritual seekers deepen their connection with their Authentic Self and reach their full potential.

2 Hours


NIA-Mind/Body/Spirit Fitness - Jodi Schwartz-Levy, PhD

Sat March 6 at 10:30am Jodischwartzlevy

LISTENING TO THE BODY’S WISDOM

Nia is a creative movement practice that synthesizes the qualities of martial arts, dance and healing arts. With a focus on listening to your body’s way, a general state of Dynamic Ease is created. Practiced barefoot to eclectic world music, each person is invited to move at his or her own level of intensity. While delivering cardiovascular, whole-body conditioning, Nia creates a loving relationship with one’s own body by tuning into The Body’s Way. Most of all, Nia is exhilarating and fun!

Jodi Schwartz-Levy, PhD has been teaching movement and dance since 1998. Her doctorate in the pioneering field of Somatic (body-oriented) Psychology provides her with a unique expertise in mind/body healing. She specializes in body image issues, trauma and psychosomatic illnesses. Jodi works out of the trauma-informed wellness center, The Resiliency Center, as a somatic psychologist, educator and holistic movement instructor. 1.5 Hours


BLISS MISTRESS GUIDE - Edie Weinstein

Sat March 6 at 9:00am Edie_weinstein-moser

The philosopher, writer and speaker Joseph Campbell invited us to “Follow our bliss”. In this experiential workshop, you are encouraged to take it a step further and BE your bliss. What would it feel like to live in that all out, full-blown way? What fears and limitations would fall away? How would all of your relationships improve? Allow yourself to feel nourished by life. This workshop incorporates writing, interactive dialogue, self-inquiry, art, music, movement, meditation and nurturing touch.

Edie Weinstein is a Renaissance Woman and Bliss Mistress who invites people to enjoy full, rich, juicy lives. One way (of many) that she experiences her bliss is through her work/play as a journalist, author, speaker, interfaith minister, (graduate of The New Seminary 1999) creative guide and PR Goddess. Edie is a certified facilitator of a wondrous, playful and relationship enhancing workshop called Cuddle Party. She infuses her writing and interactive workshops with color, vibrancy and love. Kind of how she lives her life:)

2 hOURS


THE SHECHINAH ORACLE - Rabbi Rayzel

Sat March 6 at 3:30pm Rayzel

Rabbi Rayzel has researched AND crafted a deck of SHECHINAH ORACLE CARDS, with images from ancient Jewish texts. Shechinah, The Feminine Divine Presence, is represented in the vast body of literature from Talmud and Zohar. Reb Rayzel has added her contemporary interpretations to make these teachings relevant to our own time. Come and experience the wisdom of Shechinah in a workshop lead by the “magical” Rabbi Rayzel Raphael. Through story, song and meditation, the legends of Shechinah will be revealed for your life.

  1. 5 hours

SUNRISE YOGA - Stacey Cohen

Sat March 6 at 5:58am 40060015

Start the morning with a healthy stretch and improve your well being for the rest of the day! Yoga increases body awareness; it improves posture, stamina and flexibility, enhances our quality of breathing and teaches relaxation techniques which help reduce stress in our daily life.

Stacey has been teaching yoga for over 10 years. After practicing the healing arts for almost 20 years, yoga became a natural addition to her life as the perfect venue for expressing her deep spiritual connection to all that is!! Her creative spirit and love of the healing arts combine to offer an eclectic approach to the ancient traditional Kundalini and Ashtanga yoga systems. She encourages students of all levels to celebrate their individual soul in its’ physical manifestation and become one with their true divine self! She hopes you will join her in the joy of creating a strong healthy mind, body and spirit together with others who truly value and acknowledge the divine self. Namaste!

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