This month we are featuring some very special tours including Sedona, Egypt, Tibet, Peru, England & Scotland and two fantastic Yoga tours to India and Peru. We also have a couple of really interesting articles on Pilgrimage – definitely worth a read! Our Journeys newsletter is meant to keep you informed of exciting new programs & itineraries, interesting information about sacred sites around the world, reflections on our past tours, and some of our upcoming tours for the year. For a full listing of our tour program, please visit our website www.sacredearthjourneys.ca.

In the News

The Stonehenge Project
Through the ages Stonehenge has inspired awe, mystery, grandeur, fascination and fear. Standing at the centre of a ceremonial landscape containing 450 monuments, it is Britain’s greatest gateway to prehistory, and a World Heritage Site.

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Consider what you are made of: the five elements, the five sense organs, uncountable atoms, genes, cells, molecules - prodigies of intelligent matter. But if the Buddhist masters are to be believed, these are also prodigies of obscurations. Our personality is compounded of the result of innumerable sensory impressions and the outrageous desires they inspire.

From ancient stone circles and jungle-tangled pyramids to gothic cathedrals and mountain-top shrines, sacred places attract us with a mysterious power. Since the beginning of time, people have been visiting sacred sites for healing, inspiration and guidance.

The Mystery of the Nazca Lines, Peru

Ancient religion? Aliens from outer space? Ancient astronomers? A megalomaniac artist? Water sources? Since discovery by American scientist Paul Kosok in 1939, the lines on the rocky Pampa San Jose near the small desert town of Nazca have perplexed scholars. Originally thought to be the remains of irrigation lines beyond the verdant Nazca valley, it wasn't until they were seen from the air that the lines were recognizable as figures.

Featured Tours for 2004

Your Sacred Journey excursion will take you to the spiritual mecca of Sedona and its mystical power spots. Sedona is nicknamed the "Land of Awes and Spirituality" because of its awesome Red Rock formations and its magical and mystical energies! Since the dawn of time, travelers have ventured to these parts of the Southwest. Whether they came in search of adventure or spiritual fulfillment, they experienced a common phenomenon: This land changed their lives forever. Our May journey includes a visit to the White Buffalo family and the world-famous Grand Canyon.

Sedona - Sacred Places & Vortexes

Journey back in time to a place that has left its imprint and impact on humanity forever...the ancient civilization of Egypt. Travel in the comfort and safety of a group of other like-minded people for an experience of deep inner exploration, as well as an exciting outer adventure. It is a truism that a trip to Egypt can change your life forever and for the better!

Tour Leaders: Stratton Horres, Author of Showing Up: An Action Plan for Personal Growth & Following Your Bliss and I Am You Are Me and Dr. Robert Schoch, Boston University Professor, and author of Voices of the Rocks and Voyages of the Pyramid Builders.

Egypt - Exploring the land of the Pharaohs

Mt Kailas is said to be the mythical Mt Mera, the centre of the universe. It is revered in both Hindu and Buddhist legends, while its location, close to the sources of the four main rivers that flow across the Indian sub-continent, contributes to its mystic. Our program includes a week long journey from Lhasa (via Gyantse and Shigatse) across the grain of the vast Tibetan plateau. We plan to reach Mt Kailas at the time of the Saga Dawa festival, held on the May/June full moon, when many thousands of pilgrims from throughout Tibet gather to pay homage to the mountain. After the festive celebrations we will undertake a three-day trek around Mt Kailas and a sojourn around the shores of Lake Manasarovar following the path of pilgrims on their quest for spiritual enlightenment. There are also options for the non-trekker to savour this spectacular sacred environment before returning to the Kathmandu Valley.

Journey with Andrea Mikana-Pinkham and Shaman, Jorge Luis Delgado, to the majestic land of the ancient Inca, heart of the healing feminine energies on the planet today. From charming and picturesque Cusco, to the lush and verdant Sacred Valley of the Incas, to enigmatic and mysterious Machu Picchu, the Crown Jewel of the Andes, and to serene and nurturing Lake Titicaca, Peru offers visually stimulating and profoundly nurturing experiences that will rejuvenate, restore and heal your body, mind and spirit…on deep levels!

For many centuries southern Great Britain has been one of the most powerful and magical places on earth. During our Mystical Templar Pilgrimage the esoteric importance of the mysterious stone circles and other holy sites will come to life for us, as we walk the ancient path of the Knights Templar, King Arthur, Merlin, Joseph of Arimathea and the mysterious Druids, to connect with their rich legacy of ancient magic and Grail wisdom.

Tour Leader: Mark Amaru Pinkham, noted author, researcher, metaphysical teacher, and Spiritual Director of the Kumara School of Wisdom.

England & Scotland - Mystical Templar Pilgrimage

Daily yoga classes with teacher Romi Cumes accommodate all levels of strength and experience. Andean teachings with Carol Cumes, author of "Journey to Machu Picchu - Spiritual Wisdom from the Andes" bring a special dimension to the program. Yoga students, their partners and friends are welcome. Program includes guided visits to Machu Picchu, Cusco and other major sacred sites and authentic Andean ceremonies.

Tour Leaders: Romi Cumes has studied with Sri K Pattabhi Jois and has been teaching yoga since 1998. Romi's classes integrate focused, mindful sequences with compassionate healing awareness to provide a transformative and practical yoga session. Carol Cumes is an accredited Yoga teacher who also studied with Pattabhi Jois. She has dedicated herself to working in Peru and offering groups authentic tours in the Peruvian Andes, enabling them to connect deeply with the Andean culture and participate in authentic rituals led by practicing Quechua healers.

Peru - Spiritual Wisdom of the Andes - Yoga Tour

Our journey travels through a diverse cross section of India both geographically and spiritually, from the Himalayas through Rajasthan, visiting the holy pilgrimage sites of the various religions of India. There are also opportunities to engage in meditation, chanting, dharma talks and other traditional rituals throughout the journey as we learn about the histories and philosophies of Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Jains. Open to all levels of yoga experience and also people who may never have had a yoga class.

Tour Leader: Born into a Rajput Brahmin family, Arun Acharya is an authority on yoga, religion, art, horticulture and history as well as a Sanskrit scholar. He has been the primary resource person for two television programs for Discovery Channel and Canadian TV and recently led spiritual tours for Bowers Museum in Washington DC and Lee University.

North India - Spiritual India - Yoga Tour

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