GODDESS GATHER WORKSHOPS A Sampling of the Workshops and Presenter Bios: Painting the Pathways, the family tree Presenter: Lucera Love We each come from diverse ancestral and mythical pathways - all branching out from the One Tree, the great Tree of Life. Each of us holds within us, the living images of all of these pathways. Each of us holds within us, the living stories of our families of origin as well as the mythic stories of the world. We have imagined, lived, created, and been created by tales both personal and collective. Yet, we may feel strangely stuck, disconnected from the living presence of these stories, unsure of how to make meaning of Once Upon a Time. By creative engagement through divination, heartfelt conversation, ritual, poetry and art, we can bring healing change to the story we are living now. Lucera Love practices and teaches Living as a creative, engaged prayer. Through poetry, art, yoga, and dance, she honors our Divine Oneness as well as the unique and myriad expressions of the individual being. A priestess of Love, Lucera creates rituals and teaches classes and workshops that affirm the power of the imagination to bring about healing change in Each and All. email: luceradealba@gmail.com. Waking Up the Heart, sensing the invisible voice Presenter: Terrie Wolfe-Lee Energy is the silent communicator. The human psyche is both antennae for and channel of this energetic voice, this voice revealed through heartfelt waves of emotion. We broadcast and receive these transmissions in every moment of breath. When the heart is awake and open, a sense of well-being and connectedness is experienced. When the heart is blocked and closed, the same information is translated into suffering. Through the universal energy of Reiki, the heart opens and the pathways of Mind, Body and Spirit may be integrated, bringing experience into alignment with the deepest desire of the heart. Terrie Wolfe-Lee is a Master Level Reiki practitioner, Certified Hypnotherapist, and mother. Terrie practices Reiki in the Usui System of Natural Healing and is a certified Hypnotherapist. She has a thriving practice in Santa Rosa. Her classes and private sessions are truly healing experiences. For more information, please contact Terrie at Office: (707) 570-2025; Cell: (707) 477-9308; Email: terrie@reikiwolfe.com; Website: www.ReikiWolfe.com Finding Your Way; the Power of Practice the ancient Chinese art of Qigong Presenter: Janet Seaforth Earth Rat finds her way in darkness, leading us through the start of a new Chinese astrological cycle. Through the practice of Qigong, you may connect with the Yuan Qi, the primal energy that ignites the original spark of consciousness. Within this practice, three aspects will be explored: Shen - the eternal, personal and cosmic spark of spirit, Jin - the tantric, sensual soul essence given to each new incarnation at the moment of union, and Qi, the pulsating life force of yin and yang. Simple meditative movements and postures take us into our heart's desire - Divine Union with the Three Powers of Heaven - Tien, Earth - Di, and Humanity - Ren. The birthday of Kuan Yin, Bodhisattva goddess of fearless compassion, will include chanting; after which, memorial incense may be lit in acknowledgment of births and deaths in the past year. Janet Seaforth has studied and taught T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung for over twenty years. She began her own school in 1981, in Philo, Ca. Janet has been teaching in Cloverdale Ca. since 1997 and has over 40 graduates of the 108 movements of the Dragon Tiger Mountain Form. She has been a presenter for Project Sanctuary, Women against Violence Conference in San Francisco. Janet is featured in the book Sharp Spear Crystal Mirror written by Stephanie Hoppe. e-mail: seaforthjohnson@neteze.com Keynote Presentation and Visionary Organizer: Journey - to Where All Paths Meet; Experience - Oneness; Discover - the Way a return to the heart Presenter: Marylyn Motherbear Scott Many pathways beckon. Which will you choose? What calls you forth from the silent place of self, from your heart of hearts, to walk upon the path that is uniquely yours. Alchemically called to the crucible of Self, we long for union, for wholeness. Try as we may to reach that perfection, whichever way we go, it is ours to know - One Path binds them all. Practice makes perfect! Guided by original and poetic narration, by sound and rhythms, this entrancement journey allows you to experience the heartbeat of your feet. Motherbear is a Poet Priestess, Founder and Visionary Creatrix of Goddess Gather, and Two as One - God and Goddess Gather Together, and is High Priestess of Magickal Cauldron and of the Cauldron's Eleusinion, a Mystery Cycle based on those of ancient Greece. She has been ordained by the Church of All Worlds, the Temple of Ishtar, and the Fellowship of Isis. She is an elder Witch who brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, inspiration and creativity to her magickal work. Motherbear offers counseling, divination sessions and facilitates Rites of Passage, including Births, Weddings, Deaths, and prepares unique and personal Rites of Mystery for specific occasions; ... licensed by the State of California to officiate at marriages. Contact her at motherbearscott@mindspring.com or 707.937.3629. Wisdom-Being, bringing the Bodhisattva vow to life Presenter: LaSara FireFox The pathway of all great quests and all great spiritual practices is grounded in paradox and practiced in faith. The Bodhisattva vow, no less, is grounded in four spiritual paradoxes, truths that split themselves into duality, pathways within pathways. The paths to enlightenment are innumerable. So says the vow. I will walk them all. Wisdom Being discusses the four paradoxes, takes an experiential look at enlightenment, presence, suffering, and attachment, focuses on the practice of doing no harm, loving all beings, living in awareness, and places us, if we will, on the pathway. The practice of the Bodhisattva vow is the living pathway of the heart. LaSara FireFox, MPT-NLP, is a master practitioner/trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming/Patterning, international life coach, educator, and professional speaker. Also a mother of two and a successful author - Sexy Witch - Llewellyn, 2005, soon to be printed in three additional languages. Her next book, Yoga Mama, is due out in 2009. LaSara is the founder/CEO of two companies, the Ecstatic Presence Project and Global Family Awakening: an educational, peace and humanitarian family adventure club. For info, visit: www.lasarafirefox.com. The Heart's Mirror,  a shamanic puja presence - passion - compassion and movement Presenter: M. Francesca Gentille Where do our beings meet, merge, converge, and diverge? Through movement, ritual, intention, energy, dance and e-motion, the heart opens. Trance-form-ational practices of Tantra, Taoism, and Shamanism offers ways to discover and recover the temple of our heart. It is here that all beings are met and honored.  Come divinely attired as the Goddess you are, ready to move and be moved. M. Francesca Gentille is a the co-director of The Integrative Arts Institute specializing in Shamanic Integrative Arts and Intimate Integrative Arts. The Institute offers certification programs in Sacred Healing Dance, Shamanic Soul Coaching, Shamanic Bodywork Practitioners, Daka Practitioners(for men), and Sacred Courtesan Certification (for women).  Francesca is clinical sexologist, relationship counselor,  the award winning co-author  of "The Marriage of Sex & Spirit." and the radio host of "Sex: Tantra & Kama Sutra". She has a private  counseling practice in Shamanic Intimacy Coaching & Bodywork Journeys for couples and individuals. Contact info: 510-759-3839, info@LifeDanceCenter.com; Website: www.LifeDanceCenter.com. The Starry Web of Life, reweaving the threads Presenter: Antonia Lamb Stars to stars, the astro-pathways connect us to our Selves and to who we are in relationship to others, and to where we stand in the Great Web-Work of life at this current 26,000 year peak in time and space. The energy of  outer space - and inner space - can be read as electromagnetic waves, the tides of which are intensifying in 2008-10.  The ability to ride the waves of intuition while swimming the currents of intellect is vital. Whether the sea of life has you in a whirlpool or on a wild ride, this teaching will astro-guide awareness into feeling and healing your relationship with your own bio-electric fields. Antonia Lamb is an internationally-known astrologer, musician & writer based in Mendocino. She has been performing, consulting with clients and presenting workshops for forty years. Two of her books were translated into four languages (alas, they were the sappy Gothic novels.) She's just made her 4th CD of original songs, "Lucky's House." She's on KMUD-FM's "Women on Wednesday" radio show on the last Wed. of each month. Antonia adores her long and intimate relationship with Goddess Gather and the wonderful women who make it happen. Other Presenters Include: One Goddess, One Self the clear path of passion Presenter: Faerie Elaine Silver Travel upon the path of passion, a quest that begins in our heart and soul. This quest, like all, carries challenge, choices, decision and opportunity. Take the Passion Test, find out what's most meaningful in your life, discover the way from your heart to your destiny. Find your purpose! Align with your passion! This is the Way to awaken and become One with the Goddess! Faerie Elaine Silver  is a seasoned musician, performing, touring and recording artist and Faerie Priestess with a voice you won't forget.  She has completed her studies for Practitioner-ship in the Science of Mind through Religious Science International, and recently became a Certified Passion Test Facilitator. She been sharing this awe-inspiring process with many delighted participators, as well as giving concerts and workshops throughout the US and the world. For more about Elaine, visit www.elainesilver.com. Nine Bodies, One Heart an Egyptian mystery Presenter: Lady Loreon Vigné The ancient Egyptians believed that the basic truth to living life well is to Know Thyself; and to do so, we must live in the body. Actually, ... in our nine bodies! These nine bodies comprise an energy system that is bound by our one heart (in ancient Egyptian, ab). Explore the Nine Bodies  and discover why the One Heart was, to the ancient Egyptians, more sacred than the brain. Join Lady Loreon in Isis Oasis' regular Sunday service, and our final workshop of the Gather. Attune to these ancient mysteries. Allow the blessings of Isis to guide you on your pathway home, to live well in your heart of hearts. Explore the nine bodies of the Egyptian mysteries and why the ancients believed the heart was more sacred than the brain. Lady Loreon, an artist, priestess, non-denominational minister, and breeder of exotic cats. She presides over gatherings in celebration of the Goddess, conducts weddings and other ceremonies. She is founder of the Isis Society for Inspirational Studies, a non-profit educational organization which presents cultural events at Isis Oasis. She also created The Temple of Isis, a non-profit spiritual organization whose purpose is to create harmony and balance on earth. For more, go to www.isisoasis.org.