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Sacred Journey Retreats has announced that their 14th annual goddess retreat will be held June 7 to 14, 2009.

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.