The ten-day “Maya Sacred Path to 2012″ tour, December 2 – 11, 2010, will include Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. There will be excursions to archaeological sites at Labna, Edzna and Mayapan, as well as subterranean caverns at Ik Kil and Xtakunbilxunan, an entrance to the Maya Underworld. A boat ride in the Rio Lagartos nature preserve will take the group to a picturesque fishing village, home to Mexico’s largest flock of flamingos.

“The Maya not only excelled in mathematics and astronomy, they also had a spiritual connection to the earth and the cosmos,” said tour co-leader Miguel Angel Vergara Calleros, who has been studying and teaching the Maya wisdom for more than 25 years.

The other leader, Dr. Richard Jelusich, Ph.D., is a teacher and director at the California Institute for Human Science, and author of two books on metaphysics and self-empowerment. Dr. Jelusich will reveal details about the Mayan calendar which some people believe predicts major changes to the world on December 21, 2012, as dramatized in the disaster movie “2012″.

In Izamal, Yucatan’s oldest city, the group will visit a Franciscan Monastery, built in 1561 upon the base of a Maya pyramid, and Miguel Angel will conduct a ceremony to activate the light and help participants to connect with ancient wisdom.

Four-star accommodations include a restored 17th century hacienda in Yucatan’s second oldest colonial city and a seaside resort on the Gulf of Mexico.

For more information contact Sacred Earth Journeys

Here is how Ms. Dodson describes the experience:
Home to Queztacoyatl, the plummed serpent god, this area is a place of transformation and regeneration. It is a sacred women’s power site where Aztec Priestesses were trained. Today you will see holistic and alternative medicine businesses throughout the quaint town.

The Mayans served as the messengers of the cosmic knowledge universal philosophy that teaches us that the human body belongs to the Earth, and the human spirit to the Universe.Now is the time of the Maya, the knowledge that has been embedded in the sacred Mayan temples and in our own cellular memory is reawakening and preparing for 2012 – the end of the Mayan calendar and a time of great transformation.According to the Mayans, these changes will permit us to make a quantum leap forward in the evolution of our consciousness.

This is our destiny and so it is encoded in our genes. This sacred journey will help you understand this cosmic process, the wisdom of the Maya and how to connect with your sacred self.

Highlights:

Linda Caswell will teach her simple and unique meditation practice, “Finding Time Sitting Still.” You will learn how to make peace with your mind, improve your health and link to your divine inner Presence…in only 10 to 20 minutes a day. Linda, a daily meditator for over 30 years, teaches workshops and private classes in Dallas, Texas. Over 1,000 people have taken Finding Time Sitting Still since 2001.

You will also take a day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids and other archeological zones where Shaman Eduardo Morales will lead us through a Mayan Initiation Journey to tap into the true power of the Mayan culture, to learn how you were created and to worship Mother Earth and Father Sun.
Special Guest Presenters:

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Fire Ceremony Luci Lara Salyer, craniosacral therapist, shamanic practioner, bodyworker, world craniofacial foundation. During this retreat, Luci will lead us in a shamanic fire ceremony to help us release our fears and give birth to our power, and she will give individual healing sessions.
laurenYoga Trance Dance Lauren Embrey, president of the Embrey Family Foundation, is an actor, singer, dancer, human rights advocate, theatre and film producer. Lauren will share with us how to have fun and rejoice in the sacred “Yoga Trance Dance.” Yoga Trance Dance flows into an exploration of free-form, breath driven movement to liberate one’s creative life-force and cultivate embodied freedom. This is a powerful dance to open you up to more of who you really are.

mari Feng Shui Fashion Mari Bowlin, image consultant with 30 years in beauty, wellness, fashion and spa industries, has a degree in women’s studies and is a facilitator with the Clarity Insititute. Mari will present a Feng Shui Fashion Show, which integrates the sacred into the everyday ritual of dressing. Dress with intention and transform your look and your life.

Your Activities Include:

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Xochicalco Pyramid
goddess Sisterhood Goddess Ceremony. Honoring yourself, the Art of Being Authenthic with Sherri Reed (goddess photo at left).

The Five Tibetan Rites/yoga for health, energy, and longevity long considered, “The Fountain of Youth” by Dr. Dariah Morgan

Shamanic Pyramid Tour. A day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids, known for it’s observatory with “a stairway to the gods,” and a tomb for our Goddess Xochiquetzal, goddess of love and beauty, led by shaman Eduardo Morales.

Finding time Sitting Still. Meditation practices led by Linda Caswell

Drumming Classes and Sacred Circle Dance in the mountains at the home of Mo Scian and Helida Burstein.

Temazcal Sweat Lodge to purify body mind and spirit with curendero Carlos Gomez.

Goddess Celebration. Evening performance in full native costumes by Onilu Ache and Chelsea Madrigal

Sacred chanting and music by Chelsea Madrigal.

Integration and Spiritual Reading with Alma Weaver Jones

The Sacred Power of Beauty with Elaine Dodson

Photography by Sherri Reed

Optional: bodywork, acupunture, polarity therapy, craniosacral, massage, shiatsu, spiritual response therapy.

Sign up now! Contact Elaine Dodson at:

(214) 948-7266
Toll Free (888) 362-6827
E-mail: elainedodson@sacredjourneyretreats.com
visit the website: www.sacredjourneyretreats.com

They invite attendees to awaken the divine feminine during a week of rejuvenation, beauty and fun and to join them for a truly transformational spiritual journey designed to regenerate, restore and rediscover the authentic self.

Their home base is in romantic Tepoztlan, a well-known spiritual center where energy and mysticism converge.  For three millennia this valley has been home to shamans, healers and artisans. The power that drew the ancients remains.

Home to Queztacoyatl, the plummed serpent god, this area is a place of transformation and regeneration. It is a sacred women’s power site where Aztec Priestesses were trained. Today you will see holistic and alternative medicine businesses throughout the quaint town.

The Mayans served as the messengers of the cosmic knowledge universal philosophy that teaches us that the human body belongs to the Earth, and the human spirit to the Universe.

Now is the time of the Maya, the knowledge that has been embedded in the sacred Mayan temples and in our own cellular memory is reawakening and preparing for 2012 – the end of the Mayan calendar and a time of great transformation.

According to the Mayans, these changes will permit us to make a quantum leap forward in the evolution of our consciousness.

This is our destiny and so it is encoded in our genes. This sacred journey will help you understand this cosmic process, the wisdom of the Maya and how to connect with your sacred self.

Highlights:

in a rare opportunity, Linda Caswell will lead guilt-free, joyful meditations. Linda has taught over 1,000 people how to sit still, do nothing for five minutes and change their lives. Her 31 years of daily meditation are her gift to you. Linda is a Master Neuro-Linguistic Programmer, master gardener, teaches a class in gardening with Spirit and loves daily walking and talking with her husband of 26 years.

Participants will also take a day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids and other archeological zones where Shaman Eduardo Morales will lead a Mayan Initiation Journey to tap into the true power of the Mayan culture, to learn how we were created and to worship Mother Earth and Father Sun.

Actvities include:

Sisterhood  Goddess Ceremony. Honoring yourself, the Art of Being Authenthic with Sherri Reed.

The Five Tibetan Rites/yoga for health, energy, and longevity long considered, “The Fountain of Youth” by Dr. Dariah Morgan

Shamanic Pyramid Tour. A day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids, known for it’s observatory with “a stairway to the gods,” and a tomb for our Goddess Xochiquetzal, goddess of love and beauty, led by shaman Eduardo Morales.

Drumming Classes and Sacred Circle Dance in the mountains at the home of Mo Scian and Helida Burstein.

Temazcal Sweat Lodge to purify body mind and spirit with curendero Carlos Gomez.

Goddess Celebration. Evening performance in full native costumes by Onilu Ache and Chelsea Madrigal

Sacred chanting and music by Chelsea Madrigal..

Acupuncture meditation and Reiki One by Jennifer Walz

The Sacred Power of Beauty with Elaine Dodson

Photography by Sherri Reed and Marla McDonald

Optional: bodywork, acupunture, polarity therapy, craniosacral, massage, shiatsu, spiritual response therapy.

For more details about this Mayan Prophecy Retreat, visit www.sacredjourneyretreats.com.

The Dalai Lama will give a three-day teaching on the Six Paramitas (“Perfections”) on September 8, 9 and 10.

In honor of the Dalai Lama’s visit, a spiritual travel opportunity is being offered by the Marquis Reforma’s “Enlightenment” package, which includes admission to the September 9th teaching by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and accommodations for two nights, September 8th and 9th.

Marquis Reforma’s “Enlightenment” spiritual travel package is priced at $450 or $550 per person, depending on the seating section in the Metropolitan Theatre, a 10-minute drive from the hotel.

To reserve the “Enlightenment” spiritual travel package call the Marquis Reforma toll free at 877-238-9399 or directly at 011-52-624-144-2000. For more information on Marquis Reforma please visit Mexico City Hotels (www.marquisreforma.com).

The Marquis Reforma (www.marquisreforma.com) is a 209-room boutique hotel on fashionable Paseo de la Reforma. The hotel is a short walk from the City’s finest museums including the renowned Museum of Anthropology.

Marquis Reforma’s spacious, elegant spa is the largest in the region and recently introduced ayurvedic treatments to its extensive menu. For dining, the hotel’s new Los Canarios restaurant is one of the City’s top dining spots, where live canaries serenade guests. La Jolla restaurant serves a savory Mexican buffet and an a la carte menu of international favorites, and the Lounge on the lobby level offers a chic ambience for evening cocktails and lavish Sunday brunch.

Marquis Reforma’s unique mix of Mexican art with Art Deco designs enhances its charm and warmth. Its glowing pink granite and glass façade has welcomed celebrities including Salma Hayek, Sting, Liza Minelli, Phil Collins, and Elton John. All rooms and suites offer dramatic views over Mexico City’s rooftops or Reforma Avenue.

It is said that the positive energies of pilgrims visiting a site help contribute to its energies, so perhaps the fact that the Dalai Lama and his followers will be at the Metropolitan Theater may help make it a future pilgrimage site.