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Osho Meditation and Brunch
September 27, 2009, 10am-12:30
The Tantric teacher Osho developed a series of Active Meditations to work well with humans in modern society. Active, or moving meditations, involve vigorous breathing, through which the mind/consciousness expands and the body becomes more alive, vibrating with energy and allowing the release of accumulated stress. Some of the meditations we've done in this series include Osho's Kundalini meditation, his Chakra Breathing Meditation, Steve & Lokita Carter's Chakra Wisdom meditation, and the Quantum Light Breath. No prior experience needed; instruction will be provided. Each person attending is encouraged to participate at the level of their personal comfort. Following the meditation, we will share food and conversation.
Please arrive by 9:45 and be prepared to start the meditation no later than 10:00 a.m. Dress comfortably and bring and food to share. Potluck concludes at 12:30. Free event; love offerings accepted. RSVP requested by Saturday evening - call 612-396-0226. Held at a house in south Minneapolis; location and directions given upon RSVP.
Let your Feminine Fountain Flow
Friday, October 2, 2009, 7pm
Immerse yourself in the fascinating knowledge of the G-spot - the "hidden gateway" to deeper love and intimacy. Understand the mystery of its orgasm and the G-spot's ultra-feminine expression: the joy of female ejaculation.
The G-spot orgasm and the elixir of female ejaculate offer a deep physical release and emotional bliss. In the Friday night co-ed lecture, female ejaculation's ancient history, as well as its modern scientific studies, are woven together with pictures and short video clips. Deborah Sundahl's extensive experience with this subject will not only fascinate you, but answer any questions you may have about the G-spot or female ejaculation.
The G-spot's unique ability to express love serves as a signpost toward more loving connection with Self and partner. The G-spot is truly the physical, emotional and spiritual source of the Sacred Feminine. When you participate in the lecture and workshop, you will experience her cup of overflowing, effortless love. Please join Deborah in celebrating her gifts.
Deborah Sundahl is the foremost pioneer and expert in female ejaculation and the G-spot. She is the author of Female Ejaculation and the G-spot (Hunter House, 2006). Her 22 years of groundbreaking contributions to this field include a line of videos titled: the Female Ejaculation Sex Education Series. which Deborah produced and hosts. She lectures and gives workshops in the U.S., Germany, France and England, and has taught thousands of men and women how to integrate the G-spot and female ejaculation into their erotic lives. She continues to be a spokesperson for female sexuality and an advocate for sex education.
Price: $30. Location: Ms. LaVie's School of Loving Arts, south Minneapolis. For more information and to register, call 612-396-0226 or write to candessa
Let your Feminine Fountain Flow Workshop
Sunday, October 4, 2009, noon
Immerse yourself in the fascinating knowledge of the G-spot?the "hidden gateway" to deeper love and intimacy. Understand the mystery of its orgasm and the G-spot's ultra-feminine expression: the joy of female ejaculation.
In the four-hour women-only workshop, women will get to experience how to find, see and feel the G-spot. This is a deeply moving and precious experience that will serve each woman for the rest of her life. From this base of experiential knowledge, a luscious and flowing feminine fountain becomes easily accessible.
In both lecture and workshop, we will discuss one of the largest obstacles to female ejaculation: letting go. Too many women have shut down their sexuality, and too many marriages have failed, because the urge to ejaculate feels like the urge to pee ? the last thing any woman wants to do during sex. Just as often, this urge to ejaculate expresses itself as an "uncomfortable" feeling during sex, greatly diminishing a woman?s erotic pleasure. Whether conscious of female ejaculate's urge or not, the result is the same: a boxed-in, dwindling sexuality that begs to be uplifted and released.
Lastly, discover why the physical, emotional and spiritual heart of women's sexuality and women's erotic being resides in her G-spot. Understand why integrating the G-spot and female ejaculation into your love life will activate the intimacy that women crave, while offering deeper pleasure.
Deborah Sundahl is the foremost pioneer and expert in female ejaculation and the G-spot. She is the author of Female Ejaculation and the G-spot (Hunter House, 2006). Her 22 years of groundbreaking contributions to this field include a line of videos titled: the Female Ejaculation Sex Education Series. which Deborah produced and hosts. She lectures and gives workshops in the U.S., Germany, France and England, and has taught thousands of men and women how to integrate the G-spot and female ejaculation into their erotic lives. She continues to be a spokesperson for female sexuality and an advocate for sex education.
Prerequisite: Must attend the preceding Friday night lecture. Price: $75. Location: Ms. LaVie's School of Loving Arts, south Minneapolis. For more information and to register, call 612-396-0226 or write to candessa.
Ecstatic Dance
Held every 2nd Saturday
Ecstatic Dance, also called trance dance, is a form of active meditation that uses the idea of dance as a symbolic language of the psyche which can initiate healing, activate visionary experiences, and create latered states through rhythm and movement.
Come to One Yoga, be inspired by the music provided and join others for an evening of ecstatic dancing that is free of judgment and instruction. We transform the studio into sumptuous temple space and create a safe circle that facilitates deep connections with self and others and expression of feelings through movement and sound.
Each event begins with 15 minutes of warm-up, followed by a brief opening circle in which participants are invited to state their intentions for the evening, and then over an hour of silent free-form dancing. Dancers can share their experiences in a closing circle during the last 20 minutes.
7:00-10:00pm. One Yoga, A Non-Profit Studio, 2100B Lyndale Ave S. Admission is $10. You may want to bring water and a towel - sweating encouraged! Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
Puja, a Ceremony of Connection
With Amrita Grace Friday, June 5, 2009, 7:30-9:30pm
"Puja", in eastern cultures, is the act of showing reverence to a god/goddess or another aspect of the divine through ritual. In western culture, puja involves expressing reverence for Spirit by connecting with other human beings who are seen as embodying the cosmic energy of Spirit. Puja takes place in sacred space with a background of meditative world music. Through a facilitated process involving a series of largely nonverbal interactions, you are invited to see the divine in the person before you and to feel that your own deeper self is truly seen. Each connection opens and closes with a "Namaste", which is the essence of the entire event ~ the divine in me honors the divine in you.
This Puja will be co-facilitated by Apollo
and by special guest teacher Amrita Grace, visiting from Maui.
Amrita is a High Priestess and a Certified Spiritual Sexual Educator with the
Divine Feminine - Awakened Masculine Institute
in Maui, Hawaii.
The Puja is open to singles or couples, and to any gender or orientation. All boundaries will be gracefully honored. Dress comfortably, and colorfully if you like. Cost is $25 per person or $40 per couple. (You do not have to be a committed couple to obtain the discount; just register together for the reduced rates.) Participants are requested to refrain from using scented body products or drinking alcohol prior to the event. Contact Apollo with questions or to RSVP, by calling 612-720-5722 or writing apollo. The Puja will be held at The Center for Harmonious Living, at 12201 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka. Click for Map
An introduction to Sacred Sexuality (Tantra 101)
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 9am-5pm
Learn the basic principles and practices of sacred sexuality (tantra) in this one-day workshop for people curious about bringing more awareness to their lives and connecting more deeply in their relationships. There will be instruction, group discussion, individual contemplation and sharing as Candessa explains the importance of breath and moving energy and how they facilitate connection to our sensual and sexual essence. Learn how to create sacred space for calling in your Inner Beloved whether you are single or in a relationship. All boundaries respected; no nudity.
Cost: $125/person or $200/couple. RSVP is required by Friday, June 5 at 6pm - contact Apollo at 612-720-5722 or by email at apollo. (You do not have to be a committed couple to obtain the discount; just register together for the reduced rates.)
Location: The Center for Harmonious Living, at 12201 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka. Click for Map
Soul Breathing introductory workshop
with Robert Winn, founder of Spirit in Motion
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 6:30-9:30pm
The way we breathe is the way we live. We are vibrational beings, energetic instruments of great subtlety and power, alive in a sea of light, sound and silence. The way we vibrate affects us on every level of our being.
When we breathe fully and consciously we raise our bio-electric vibration. We increase the flow of prana, the primordial life force, throughout our cells and our emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. We also let go of our resistance to this life force as we take in a full, open breath.
Our thoughts, our emotions, our bodies, and our souls respond to the movement of prana through the flow of our breath. Prana transmutes and creates permanent resolution and integration of our suppressed energies and effectively heals major areas of dysfunction.
By changing our breath, we change our vibration: we heal ourselves. By opening the breath, blocks are released and energy flows. Prana vibrates the places in our body where the flow of energy is blocked. By releasing the blocks, we promote the changes that will not only bring us back into healthy balance, but also activate our latent DNA.
Essentially we are rewiring our body to be able to run more universal energy. When we channel more energy with clear intention, we manifest more easily and effectively. We feel more connected and can live our lives from a soul level.
Cost is $60, or $45 in advance (by paypal or check). Contact Candessa with questions or to RSVP, by calling 612-396-0226 or writing candessa. Payment must be received to guarantee a space. For more information on Robert Winn and his work, please go to http://web.mac.com/rjwinn/Spirit_in_Motion/Home.html.
Connecting with the Inner Beloved
Led by Apollo
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
What are we looking for in love? What do we need from others, and what do we need from ourselves? How can we create a sense of completeness in ourselves, so that our relationships become a place of divine connection and play instead of grasping?
Each of us carries an inner lover, someone who knows us completely and loves us without reservation. We don't always see or feel this lover, so we project him or her out onto the people around us, with varying results. This workshop is an opportunity to understand the unique nature of your inner beloved, using voice dialogue and Shamanic Astrology, and to really feel and understand the connection within you.
Apollo is a shamanic minister with Venus Rising, a graduate of the Sedona Temple School of Temple Arts, and a member of the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School. He's especially interested in the ways we can use archetypes to tap into deeper resources within our Selves.
This is an evening class, from 7:30 to 10pm. Cost is $25. Contact Apollo for any questions or to RSVP, by calling 612-720-5722 or writing apollo. For the astrological component, please include the date, time, and location of your birth.
The Divine Feminine Unfolding
A series of weekends this winter
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Are you ready to awaken to the abundant, divine, orgasmic Goddess
energy that is always available to you?
Do you want to feel more sensuous and desirable?
Are you looking for ways to create more intimacy and deeper relationships?
Weekends: November 8-9; December 6-7; January 17-18; TBD in February View Flyer for more information
27th Annual Women and Spirituality Conference, Mankato
October 11-12
Workshops by Candessa Hadsall:
Wholistic Sexuality: A New Vision
Session I, 1:30-3:00, and Session II, 4:00-5:30 pm, on Saturday, October 11.
This workshop presents a new philosophy that re-integrates our sexuality with our selves and our world, in an empowering paradigm of pleasure, passion and possibilities. It describes how this new wholistic paradigm honors the power of our sexuality and emphasizes the importance of healthy sexual expression and sexual freedom. It also explores the need to release the shame and guilt that have been imposed on us by the current culture so that we can accept and encourage a revolution in our systems of sexual beliefs, values and attitudes. The essential concepts of Wholistic Sexuality are interspersed with fun and easy exercises to embody the concepts. People who are ready to open to the possibility that sexuality can be a powerful force of energy, growth and healing, as well as an ecstatic source of pleasure and joy, will learn ways to integrate this new paradigm into their lives.
Goddess Spot Massage and Its Role in Sacred Sexual Healing
Presented by Candessa Hadsall and Deborah Sundahl. Offered during Session III, 9:00-10:30 am, and Session IV, 11:30 am ? 1:00 pm, on Sunday, October 12.
One of the most healing practices for women is sacred spot massage, or healing the trauma of the womb by the use of hands-on techniques. These techniques assist women to move through and release the wounds and pain of past sexual trauma that are stored as memories in the tissues of the pelvic region and genitals. The G-spot, or female prostate, is the literal heart of the sacred Feminine. Once old memories are healed and released, women can begin to experience the sensations of incredible love and deep spiritual connection that come from the G-spot and are the birthright of all women. Initial steps in this unique healing process begin with understanding the G spot: it location, its anatomy and integrating this organ into our sacred erotic lives. The presenters will highlight a few basic techniques for bringing sensation and energy back to the genital area through breathing and movement and end with a guided visualization.
Transform your Body Image
Thursdays, January 17, 24, and 31, 2008
Learn to love your divine essence and delight in the temple that is your body. 3 sessions explore energies connecting body, mind, spirit including the healing powers of sexuality and sensuality. For women only. 6:30-9:00 pm. $99.
Sexual Fitness for Men and Women
Learn how stronger abdominal, lower back and pelvic floor muscles contribute to improved sexual response, higher energy and greater happiness in relationships. One session, $35. 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Sacred Saturdays
Held every other month on a Saturday evening (in 2007).
Sacred Saturdays are opportunities to connect with ourselves and each other in a place of presence, awareness, and aliveness. Surrounded by beautiful temple space created for this occasion, and nourished by the presence of like-minded people, you are invited to an evening of conscious communication, sacred celebration, dancing and fun. Moving meditation and grounding starts at 7:30, followed by a sharing circle, a short presentation on Tantra, and group dancing for the rest of the evening. People new to Tantra are invited to an optional presentation, "An Introduction to Tantra" from 7:00-7:30 p.m.
One Yoga Center, 2100B Lyndale Ave S. $15/person.
Winter Solstice Celebration - Chant, Drum, and Dance
Friday, December 21, 7:30pm-late
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the season by honoring this time of darkness and light, transformation and rebirth with sacred song, ancient rhythms, and joyful movements! This celebration at the One Yoga center (2100B Lyndale Ave S in Minneapolis) goes from 7:30 to 9:30, and costs $20.
Following that, everyone is invited to Ms. LaVie's place to socialize over a little wine and cider. When we feel called, we will go into the backyard and create a ritual over a fire in the new firepit. You can bring for burning in the fire any writings, etc. that you wish to burn in the fire to let go of for moving into the New Year, or anything that you wish to release to the Universe in hope of manifesting in the New Year. There will also be paper available so that you can create those things just before the fire begins.
The ritual will focus on the energies of the Goddesses that are affecting this current Solstice and New Year and may end in a Spiral Dance! Any ideas you have for what you want to see in the ritual are welcome ahead of time or at the beginning of the ceremony.
Please bring drums and rattles and adorn yourself with festive clothing. Wear your boots to tromp in the snow in the backyard and wear a warm coat and gloves so that you can be outside for awhile. Any small snacks such as cheese and crackers or chips and dip are also appreciated. Our main drinks will be cranberry juice, hot cider and red wine.
Call Ms. LaVie at 612-396-0226 for further information or directions.
Awakening Your Sexual Priestess
3 weekends, October-December 2007
The priestess is the one who connects us to our sexual nature. Our inner sexual
priestess connects our sexuality with the sacred, giving our sexual relationships
more meaning and depth. In the environment of a safe, sacred circle of women,
participants discover the joy and juiciness of the inner feminine fully expressing herself.
Women who are firmly grounded on a spiritual path and who have taken the initial steps
on their healing journeys come away rejuvenated and revitalized.
This course will be facilitated by Anyaa McAndrew, and will occur over the weekends
of October 6-7, November 10-11, and December 8-9. Ms. LaVie will hold an introductory
session on September 29.
Sacred Sexuality Study Group
Held on 2nd Wednesdays each month (currently on hold)
The Sacred Sexuality Study Group is for anyone interested in learning more about sacred sexuality and tantra. This on-going group is designed to offer support to individuals and couples who want to incorporate sacred principles and activities into their daily lives and relationships. Each group will offer teachings on enhancing the sacred nature of sensuality and sexuality through such things as creating sacred space and ritual, practices to improve bodily health, breathing and moving life force energy, connecting to Spirit, divine dance, and much more. There will be home play exercises designed to bring teachings into everyday reality. Cost $15.
Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot with Deborah Sundahl
Friday, July 27, 2007, 7pm
Lecture by Deborah Sundahl, followed by group discussion
The G-spot is the female prostate. All women have one, as do all men. Therefore, women can ejaculate. Learn how this wonderful female fountain flows and the part it plays in healthy sexuality and orgasm. Sex educator Deborah Sundahl, the leading expert on female ejaculation and a pioneer in women's sexuality since 1983, presents a lecture, followed by discussion, on the famous G-Spot and how it works.
Advance registration required by calling Ms. LaVie's School of Loving Arts at 612-396-0226 no later than noon on Friday, July 27. $30 at the door. Write to info with any questions.
For more information on female ejaculation and Ms. Sundahl, go to www.isismedia.org.
Woman Awakening Workshop
with Kimala Kai and Candessa Hadsall
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Dive deep into the mysterious territory of the feminine self and move into 2007 as a full and glorious expression of the Goddess within!
Ms. LaVie invites women to shake off the winter cold and celebrate the emergence of spring in a day-long workshop that will leave you feeling refreshed and renewed. Spring is a wonderful time to reclaim your inner beauty and awaken the sacred energies that are waiting to be reborn.
In a safe circle of women, experience your body in new ways and feel a renewed sense of purpose. Kimala Kai, massage therapist, dancer, and movement instructor, will guide you to feel the sensuous joy of being fully alive in your body through movement, dance and guided imagery. Candessa Hadsall, educator, sex coach, counselor, and High Priestess, will share how to channel life force energy upward through your body to open your heart, revitalize your body and connect more deeply with the Divine Feminine.
The workshop will be held from 9:00-5:00 p.m. at a home in South Minneapolis. Cost is $65. Wear loose comfortable clothing; bring a journal, an item for the altar, and food for lunch. Water and tea provided.
You can register immediately to join this dynamic and empowering group for women by calling Ms. LaVie's School of Loving Arts, 612-396-0226. Advance registration required. Spaces are limited.
Transform your Body Image
Mondays, November 6, 13, and 20
Learn to love your divine essence and delight in the temple that is your body. 3
sessions explore energies connecting body, mind, spirit including the healing powers
of sexuality, sensuality and self-pleasuring. Mondays 6:30-9:00 pm. $120.
Ms. LaVie's Presents: Enhancing Intimacy Through Positive
Touch
Friday, April 7, 2006
An interview with Cuddle Party creator and relationship educator Reid
Mihalko and a chance to explore ideas and classes offered by Ms. LaVie's
School on touch, intimacy, romance, and relationships.
Open to the public, free. 7:00-9:00 including interview, group discussion with questions and answers, and social time for networking and meeting other interested individuals. 2388 University Avenue West, 2nd floor, St. Paul, MN. Handicap accessible.
Cuddle Party Facilitator Training
An intensive program designed to give people
interested in conducting Cuddle Parties the skills needed to create and lead
powerful, transformative workshops, including official Cuddle Party events.
Whether you are new to running events for groups, or have been facilitating for
years, this interactive, hands-on training will provide you with the tools
needed to enhance your confidence, create new depth in your presentations, and
improve your ability to relate with just about everyone.
$39/person. 3:00-6:30 p.m. at 2388 University Avenue West, second level, St. Paul, MN. Handicap accessible.
Sexual Fitness for Men and Women
Thursday, November 9
Learn from Sarah Tufveson-Doure and Ms. LaVie how stronger abdominal, lower back
and pelvic floor muscles contribute to improved sexual response, higher energy
and greater happiness in relationships. $35. 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Understanding Romance: The Differences In How Men and Women
Romance and What You Can Do To Feel Heard, Understood, and Loved! (Bridging
Romantic Differences)
Sunday, April 9, 2006
Ever hear “I wish you were more romantic” from your partner?
Or wonder how you can inject a little more enchantment into your relationship?
In this workshop for women and men, relationship educator Reid Mihalko
will present key concepts for romancing your lover and communicating what
you want in ways your partner understands. Learn how men and women think
about romance differently, the top 4 romantic activities, how to add romance
to your life without it feeling like a chore, and more. Plus, participants
will get to create a little romance of their own to take home!
$39/person, $70/couple. 2:00-4:30 p.m., 2388 University Ave, St. Paul.
First monthly meeting of individuals exploring concepts
and values of sacred sexuality
Friday, April 14, 2006
Open to anyone interested in learning about the sensual-spiritual mysteries
and exploring deeper connections with self and others within sacred circle.
Based on the teachings of BabaDez Nichols and Anyaa McAndrew. 6:30
socializing, 7-9:00 p.m. ritual, information-sharing and discussion, and
interactive exercises. $15/person.
Holistic Approach To Human Sexuality
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Science and experience has proven that sexuality is a vastly complex and
compelling aspect of being human. Every human is a sexual being and yet
sexuality remains shrouded in mystery. So many things have transpired
over the past 50 years and affected our perceptions of sexuality that
a new paradigm is called for. This course will discuss sexuality as an
integral component of human development, on the same scale as the mind,
the body, the emotions and the spirit. It will explore how this new holistic
paradigm brings sex back into connection with all the other aspects of
our ourselves and our lives in a way that honors the power of our sexuality
and emphasizes the importance of healthy sexual expression and sexual
freedom.
6:00pm–9:00pm , 3 contact hours. $57, Century College in Maplewood
When Romance Isn’t Enough……. Creating Sacred
Space.
An event for both women and men.
February, 2006
For millennia, some cultures have taught the cultivation of sexual love
as an art, as a skillful spiritual practice. In the West, the separation
of sexuality from the other aspects of self has resulted in alienation
from Spirit, from partners, and from oneself. The sexual revolution brought
about more freedom for sexual expression but lost the deeper meaning inherent
in authentic sexual connection. This presentation will focus on how individuals
and couples can open to their divine natures, bring more passion into
their relationships, and reconnect with Spirit.
Fee $5 for non-members of TWMC, $3 for members.
Getting to Know Your Sexual Self
February, 2006
The introductory course is 4 weeks long and offered every
month; size is limited to 10 people per class. An adjunct optional session
included in the package teaches the art of journal writing for personal
growth. The content of the introductory course allows students to talk
about sexuality in a group setting. Following completion of this course,
participants register for one or more of 5 additional foundational level
classes covering such topics as Communication Skills, Boundaries and Self-Care.
Classes are held in the evenings at a home in South Minneapolis.
Cost for Feb series: $199. View more information.
People who have completed the Introductory Course may then choose course work from one or more tracks focusing on the ‘Loving Arts’. Each track lasts from 2-8 weeks and there must be a minimum of 6 interested people for a track to be scheduled. Tracks to choose from include The Art of Building Health Relationships, The Art of Sexual Healing, and The Art of Lovemaking, to name a few. Within each track there are three levels of classes that start by concentrating on the individual, move to focusing on partnerships, and end by exploring universal love and Spirit in relation to each Loving Art.
Relationships of Power, Love, and
Freedom: February, 2006
Intimate Secrets of a Sexual Healer:
Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality. Evening Discussions
for Men & Women, February, 2006
Explore sacred sexuality with Dr. Juliana Dahl, certified Tantra
Educator, and deepen the intimacy of your relationships
6:30-10:00 p.m., $25. For more information on Dr. Dahl, go to www.sacredsexyes.com
Find out about training to become a sacred sexual healer under
the program taught by Dr. Juliana Dahl
This event is free and open to serious students of sacred sexuality who
are interested in exploring the possibility of a training opportunity
coming to the Twin Cities. 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Contact us:
612-396-0226
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