WHERE:  Ananaia's home on the north side of Indianapolis

The heartbeat of the Mother calls us to loving collaboration with our fellow humans and all our relations, yet too often the static of culture and conditioning muffles her message and distorts our ability to heed her call. 

In this ceremony,  we will welcome the luminous support of spirit and open to the heart of Gaia.  We will tune to the layers of conditioning in our EarthStars and energy fields, which disrupt our communion with Mother Earth and invite the healing power of love to transform these patterns in perfect harmony. As we welcome a deeper connection with the Mother, the life-pulse of Gaia rises like sap energizing our core, nourishing our hearts and strengthening our capacity for love. Together we will share some simple practices for supporting our ongoing connection with Gaia and her energy grid.

At the instant of conception our soul answers the call of incarnation.  At the moment of our birth our soul seats firmly into our bodies, committing to this journey of form and spirit. In an ideal world, we would be welcomed joyously into this lifetime by family and friends offering love and healing to smooth the imprints of past karma and uplift our future.  Many of us were not granted this grace at birth.  Fortunately shamans know that the river of time flows both ways and our prayers have the power to move backward and forward through time.

In this ceremony, we will come together to build an Aya Despacho, an offering bundle traditionally created at birth and at other times of great transition to carry our prayers for grace and harmony through all levels of Creation. We will pray harmony into our lives and our world from our birth to the present moment and into the unfolding future.  When the despacho is completed, the bundle will be used to scrape each participant to cleanse our energy fields.  As we offer the despacho to the sacred fire, our prayers will ripple through our history, shifting the impact of past events on our current lives.and sweetening the time to come. 

Preparation: Take some time to imagine being present at your own birth. How would you wish to be welcomed into the world? What prayers and blessings would you offer for yourself, others and the world at birth?  What blessings and prayers will you offer for a luminous future for yourself, each other and the world?

What to Bring:

• a small image of yourself as an infant or child (ideally no more than 2".  We'll be burning this in the despacho so you may wish to scan, reduce and print an image.) If you prefer you can find a small natural item (such as a flower or seed pod) to represent yourself.
• 1-2 aromatic herbs such as white sage, yerba santa, lavender, cloves, star anise, sweetgrass, cedar, etc. Bring 1-2 cups of each.
• 1-2 beans, nuts or legumes (any color) Bring 1-2 cups of each.
• a cup of small candies (such as Skittles, M&M, gum or lemon drops, etc.)

Preparation and a few simple supplies may be required for some ceremonies.  Please review the information about how to prepare, what to bring, etc.  If you have questions, please feel free to contact me to learn more about these transformational ceremonies.  I recommend registering early to allow time to reflect and prepare for each ceremony.

The ending times on these events are approximate.   When we enter ceremony, we step into sacred time and engage the process until complete.  We may end a little later or a little sooner than the projected times.  I recommend that you don't schedule other commitments for at least a few hours after these events in order to allow time to honor and support integration of your experience.

Spiritual and energetic transformation is organic, unfolding over time. As the energetic shifts ripple through all the levels of our being, change manifests within and without. Shift can be dramatic and immediate or subtle and progressive.  It is important to support your integration process through mindfulness and energetic self care.