Happy New Year!
One of the biggest challenges we face in putting together each
issue of the Sacred Earth Journeys Newsletter, is finding the space to feature all of
our new and
exciting programs! Don’t forget, this
Newsletter does act as our brochure, so feel free to keep it on file until our
next issue comes out. To go straight to our 2006 programs, click
here.
First of all, I am thrilled to tell you about a very special tour
series,
Maya Sacred Path to 2012, with
Master Maya Teacher, Miguel Angel Vergara
Calleros, Ph.D. and
renowned spiritual teacher, healer and author
Richard
Jelusich, Ph.D.
Balancing the Male and Female Forces,
Nov 26-Dec 4, 2006
will be the first in a seven part tour series, leading up to 2012, the
end of the Maya calendar. This is a program designed for those of you committed
to your spiritual path. What is being offered is the sacred wisdom of the Maya.
Through visits to eight specific ancient Maya sites, including Chichen Itza,
lectures with Miguel Angel and Richard, meditations, healing rituals, visits
with local Shaman, and a special candle-lit cenote swim & ceremony, you will
learn how to open your heart and receive the Maya consciousness and wisdom. For
full program details click
here.
Another exciting
development is our association with well established Tofino Expeditions. We are
now exclusively offering their
Yoga & Sea Kayaking – The Magic of Baja
programs
in magical Baja, Mexico. Enjoy blending the complimentary activities of yoga and
kayaking in one of the most pleasant environments in the world. Departures
in Mar & Apr. Here
here for details.
Coming up Mar 16-23,
we invite you to join Shiva Rea, a leading teacher of vinyasa flow yoga
worldwide, and James Bailey, accupuncturist/ayurvedic
practitioner, for
Riding the Vinyasa Wave: Yoga, Surf & Becoming One with the Flow, in
Nosara, Costa Rica, presented in co-operation with Milagro Retreats.
Act
quickly for this one - it is filling fast.
Click
here for details.
Journeys that
take place every year, and tend to book up quickly are:
Mystical Sedona in May,
Peru: Inca Mysteries & Magic in Jun,
England:
Mystical Holy Grail Pilgrimage in July,
Scotland: Knights Templar Pilgrimage in Jul, and
Egypt:
Sacred Temples & Ancient Illumination in Nov.
Other exciting tours for 2006 include:
Healing Bali: An Exploration of What Heals the Balinese and How Bali can Heal Us;
On the Trail of the Da Vinci Code
journey to Paris, London & Edinburgh - two dates - Jul or Nov; Ireland:
In Search
of the Sacred through the Many Faces of the Goddess in Jul;
Peru & Bolivia:
Children of the Sun
in Jun - offered to anyone who has been to Peru before;
and a fascinating
Pilgrimage to the Seven Shrines of the Goddess & The Knights Templar
, in
Spain, France & Scotland in Oct.
We are also
offering a new Toltec Journey in July -
Teotihuacán: The Place Where Man
becomes God with author and
Master Toltec Teacher,
Dr. Sheri Rosenthal. Sheri was
trained by don Miguel Ruiz,
the author of The Four Agreements
and has apprenticed with him for the past 8 years. Please join
us on a truly transformational journey to the ancient home of the Toltecs. Click
here for detalis.
Time is running
out for the early booking discount on the two April
SwellWomen Yoga & Surf Experiences in
Maui. Please call us asap if
you are interested. Also there is still space to join us for
Tastes & Textures of South India: A Culinary Tour, Feb 22-Mar
5.
Read on below for
upcoming 2006 journeys, or check our website
www.sacredearthjourneys.ca.
Namaste,
Helen
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Mystical Sedona - May 3 - 7, 2006 |
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Join Mark Amaru Pinkham & Andrea Mikana
Pinkham for a Sacred Journey that 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,
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Healing Bali
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5-17, 2006 |
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Join Rucina Ballinger for an exploration of
what heals the Balinese and how Bali can heal us. The most esteemed temples of Besakih and Batur will be
visited as well as other sacred spots on the island. You will be here during the
Festival of Kuningan, the end of a ten-day festival of ceremonies held
for the ancestors. The island is filled with bamboo penjors welcoming the
arrival of the ancestors. If there is a cremation happening, you will be able to
observe it. And you will be experience the magic of Balinese massage
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Peru –
Inca Mysteries and Magic - June 13 – 20, 2006
Extension to Lake Titicaca - June 19- 23, 2006 |
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Journey with Mark Amaru Pinkham and Peruvian
Mystic, 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!
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Peru &
Bolivia - Children of the Sun - June 22 – July 1, 2006
Extension to Machu Picchu - June 30 - July 6, 2006 |
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Return to PERU…land of the Pachamama…with Peruvian
Mystic Jorge Luis Delgado, and experience her
healing and nurturing energies in your life again! At powerful, yet serene Lake
Titicaca offer your thanks to Taytay Inti and Mama Killa at Sillustani, the
Fertility Temple, Copamaya, Aramu Muru’s Doorway, and Amantani Island.
Participate in traditional Andean rituals for personal and planetary healing.
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Ireland - In
Search of the Sacred through the Many Faces of the Goddess-July 7-16, 06 |
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Join Celtic Shamaness, Amantha Murphy on our journey of inner and outer exploration through the
Landscape of the Heart! Come in sacredness to the sacred center of Eiru, the
Emerald Isle, where She still calls Her children home. Follow the footsteps of
the Goddesses to celebrate and honor Her in Her sacred places. Journey to the
Maiden, Mother and Crone. Face the Dark Goddess and dance with the Wild Spirit
within us all! |
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England -
Mystical Holy Grail Pilgrimage - July 11 - 19, 2006 |
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Join Mark Amaru Pinkham as he returns again with another
group of travelers for more unique experiences of inner exploration and outer
adventure in the land of the Druids and the Knights of the Holy Grail.
Stonehenge and Avebury: Experience the palpable transformative energies that
have endured here for centuries…ready and waiting to assist you in your
spiritual evolution. |
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Scotland - Mystical Knights Templar Pilgrimage -
July 18-27, 2006 |
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Discover and Experience the Secrets of the Knights Templar
with your tour leaders Mark Amaru Pinkham & Andrea
Mikana Pinkham. Journey to Bonnie Scotland, land of tartans, heather, kilts, and Templars!
Edinburgh: Enjoy its diverse sites of famous Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles
Cathedral and the Chapel of the Thistle, the Royal Mile, and Holyrood Palace.
Balantrodoch: Walk the hallowed grounds of the cemetery and ancient chapel at
the first Templar stronghold in Scotland. |
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Spain/France/Scotland - Pilgrimage to the Seven Sacred
Shrines of the Goddess & The Knights Templar - October 14 – 25, 2006 |
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Join Mark Amaru Pinkham & Andrea Mikana Pinkham
on this Pilgrimage of a Lifetime to the Seven Sacred Shrines of the Goddess that
were once patronized by the Knights Templar.
Gothic cathedrals built by the Templars and their Masonic students currently
mark these exquisite shrines.
When visited in sequence, the energies emanating within them can enliven the
seven principal centers of spiritual wisdom within the human body for
transformation and realization! |
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Egypt - Sacred
Temples and Ancient Illumination - November 7 - 19, 2006 |
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Join Stephen Mehler & Andrea Mikana
Pinkham for an incomparable pilgrimage in mystical Egypt! Leave the
crowds behind and experience the magic and mystery of this magical destination
in ways that most tourists never do! On this transformational experience of a
lifetime you will explore and connect with the sacred energies of this ancient
metaphysical civilization that has left its imprint and impact on humanity
forever. |
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Maui - Swellwomen Yoga & Surf
Experience - Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Nov, 2006 |
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SwellWomen is a six-night/seven-day "Surf and Yoga
Experience" on the beautiful island of Maui for women ages 18 and older, with
quality staff, healthy and delicious food, surf/yoga instruction, Maui tour
excursions, wellness programs, a complementary massage and much, much more.
Experiences for couples and singles are now available! USD $200 per person
early booking discount! |
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Baja - Yoga and Sea
Kayaking - The Magic of Baja -
March 12 - 19 & April 9 - 16, 2006 |
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Baja California is a wilderness of clear warm water,
beautiful beaches and coves alive with tropical fish set against an ochre desert
and red rock peaks. This is one of the best getaway destinations we know. Enjoy
blending the complimentary activities of yoga and kayaking in one of the most
pleasant environments in the world. |
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