Why Celebrate Beltane?For the Celtic peoples of Britain -and many of our indigenous ancestors in the northern hemisphere- early May brought the long-awaited rebirth of life. Half way between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice these early days of May were observed with ritual connecting body, earth, and cosmos. |
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Celebrations and traditions of Beltane
sanctified the bodies' erotic pleasure
as essential for the Earth's fertility.
Will you allow this season's explosion of life-giving energy
to awaken your own?
Let's come together
to tap into the Earth's rising energy,
and our own!
What in you is longing
to be revitalized, reborn,
just waiting to come alive again?
sanctified the bodies' erotic pleasure
as essential for the Earth's fertility.
Will you allow this season's explosion of life-giving energy
to awaken your own?
Let's come together
to tap into the Earth's rising energy,
and our own!
What in you is longing
to be revitalized, reborn,
just waiting to come alive again?
The element of fire
has always been used to mark times of transformation.
For that reason we celebrate every 6 1/2 weeks
at the turning of the seasons
- at the solstices, equinoxes
and cross quarter days -
to connect with the natural world,
source our own wisdom,
and seal our intentions with the transformative power of fire.
I'll be lighting the Beltane fires the night before our celebration
inviting Nature's elemental energies to help awaken our own.
Then Sunday morning I’ll invite you to join me - at your home or here in my woodland garden - to frolic with Nature and her emissaries.
Collect flowers and vines to make your Beltane crown.
Feel more fully Earth's powerful energy rising in your body
as you learn the women's sensual qigong practices I've employed for decades
to ignite my own vitality
and fuel my experience of connection to nature and the cosmos.
So if you're local
come join me in your Spring finery!
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But not matter where you live or what you choose to do for Beltane
this is a powerful time for the feminine in you to rise!
How will you mark the coming of May and the fertility of the land?
As plants bloom and new life returns after such a long period of dormancy,
I invite you to notice what wants to come alive in you.
By watching Nature's changes, asking for guidance, and aligning with Her wisdom
– the sun warming the Earth as irrepressible life burgeons forth -
you'll know exactly how you can best welcome the season.
Collect flowers and vines to make your Beltane crown.
Feel more fully Earth's powerful energy rising in your body
as you learn the women's sensual qigong practices I've employed for decades
to ignite my own vitality
and fuel my experience of connection to nature and the cosmos.
So if you're local
come join me in your Spring finery!
--
But not matter where you live or what you choose to do for Beltane
this is a powerful time for the feminine in you to rise!
How will you mark the coming of May and the fertility of the land?
As plants bloom and new life returns after such a long period of dormancy,
I invite you to notice what wants to come alive in you.
By watching Nature's changes, asking for guidance, and aligning with Her wisdom
– the sun warming the Earth as irrepressible life burgeons forth -
you'll know exactly how you can best welcome the season.
In preparation for May Day, you might ask yourself:
What stirrings are awakening in you?
What stirrings are awakening in you?
What’s wanting to blossom in you?
Think practically... and more deeply.
You can feel buds of aliveness within.
What do you need to help them open?
Water?
Sunlight?
Join me Sunday, May 2nd
- in person or on line -
to find the support and inspiration to align with Nature's renewal.
You can feel buds of aliveness within.
What do you need to help them open?
Water?
Sunlight?
Join me Sunday, May 2nd
- in person or on line -
to find the support and inspiration to align with Nature's renewal.
What is dormant in you and longs to blossom?
IS IT TIME FOR YOU TO
...tune in more deeply to nature's wisdom,
deeper than you may ever have before?
...align with her cycles
and an intimacy with your own deeper knowing?
...sharpen your intuition for the messages and mystery
found in the land, in the rocks and trees, and the winter sky?
deeper than you may ever have before?
...align with her cycles
and an intimacy with your own deeper knowing?
...sharpen your intuition for the messages and mystery
found in the land, in the rocks and trees, and the winter sky?
What You Can Expect
What You Can Expect
On the morning of May 2nd
I invite you to join me to celebrate.
I invite you to join me to celebrate.
Your Invitation
We are inextricably a part of the natural world around us.
We are fed by its life blood.
Schooled by its power and resilience.
As the Natural world around us invites,
let this time give you wisdom to break through the crust of the old
and trust the feminine mysteries to expand capacity for aliveness.
Join me to listen for Nature's messages.
Allow yourself to relax into her sweet holding.
You will regain a centered sense of who you are
without all the trappings and superficiality our culture so values
Join us to remember who you truly are!
We are fed by its life blood.
Schooled by its power and resilience.
As the Natural world around us invites,
let this time give you wisdom to break through the crust of the old
and trust the feminine mysteries to expand capacity for aliveness.
Join me to listen for Nature's messages.
Allow yourself to relax into her sweet holding.
You will regain a centered sense of who you are
without all the trappings and superficiality our culture so values
Join us to remember who you truly are!
This event is donation-based. I invite you to pay what you are comfortable with.
Gathering in the Time of COVID
In this time of increased precaution,
anyone local to Western Massachusetts and joining me in person for the afternoon event
will safely gather outside with 6' social distancing to commune and connect.
I will look to each woman who attends to do what is right for her to maintain safety.
Guidelines:
Attendance will be limited to 8 women at 6' distance.
We will be outdoors for our time together
in order to maintain proper social distancing protocols.
Masks are required when you arrive, as you feel the need, and when inside, at all times.
A bathroom will be available and hand sanitizer will be provided.
Please bring your mask, something to sit upon, a water bottle,
a packed tea or snack, and layers to keep you warm.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to share them with me!
anyone local to Western Massachusetts and joining me in person for the afternoon event
will safely gather outside with 6' social distancing to commune and connect.
I will look to each woman who attends to do what is right for her to maintain safety.
Guidelines:
Attendance will be limited to 8 women at 6' distance.
We will be outdoors for our time together
in order to maintain proper social distancing protocols.
Masks are required when you arrive, as you feel the need, and when inside, at all times.
A bathroom will be available and hand sanitizer will be provided.
Please bring your mask, something to sit upon, a water bottle,
a packed tea or snack, and layers to keep you warm.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to share them with me!
Can't join in person?
Register to go deeper online
Sunday, May 2
8-9PM
During our time together, I will share the significance of this season
and how to harness the natural power of Beltane to set the tone for the Summer to come.
Bring a candle and a journal.
Enjoy prompts for individual practice,
a ceremony to ignite what's to come,
and a sharing of intentions with others.
Join me for this time of intention-setting for all that's awaiting our wisdom, joy, and creativity.
and how to harness the natural power of Beltane to set the tone for the Summer to come.
Bring a candle and a journal.
Enjoy prompts for individual practice,
a ceremony to ignite what's to come,
and a sharing of intentions with others.
Join me for this time of intention-setting for all that's awaiting our wisdom, joy, and creativity.
This event is donation-based. I invite you to pay what you are comfortable with.