Upcoming Events
Closing of the Bones:
Mexican Rebozo Ritual 60-hour Training
August 26 - 31, 2024
Hosted by Dancing Tree Sanctuary in Corbett, OR
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Enter the heart of the ritual, immerse in the ancestral tradition of the rebozo closing ritual, taught by Mexican doulas Angie Olivier and Andrea de Keijzer. This transmission is for anyone who feels called to learn in depth how to use the rebozo for massage, the herbal sweat (temazcal,) the ceremonial bath and closing of the bones with the rebozo. You will be introduced to the basis of traditional Mexican medicine, songs and stories that hold this ceremony, and the traditional plans with their physical and energetic properties. In Mexico this ritual is traditionally offered to women postpartum. However, it can be received throughout life to physically and ceremonially honor all types of life transitions and cycles.
Wilderness Rite of Passage: Stepping into Young Womanhood
July 25 - 28, 2024
Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon
For female-identified individuals ages 13 - 15
Rebozo Rituals: Paonia, Colorado
Offering Rebozo Rituals in Paonia, Colorado the week of November 5 - 10. For more information and to schedule, contact Dr. Lisa at drlisahendrick@outlook.com.
Further information on Rebozo Rituals, or Closing of the Bones Ceremony can be found here.
A Night With Death
In this time of year when the mushrooms are bursting out of wet earth to announce that within the dark decay of the underworlds there is beauty, mystery, and redemption, many cultures gather to honor Death. It is worth considering: While we are accustomed to joining together to celebrate life, light, and growth; how often, outside of funerals, do we come together simply to make space for Death?
On this evening we will gather for a night of vigil, prayer, and meditation; poetry, song, myth–to take a night to do nothing else than simply to be with Death. We will honor those who have died this year; we will meditate on our own passing; and we will praise Death, for without this merciful and loving face of nature, we would exist in eternal stasis, without the ability to change and be reborn.
Begins at 7pm at Dancing Tree Sanctuary
Please bring an altar item that honors your relationship with death
You are welcome to contribute flowers, herbs, seeds, or prayers as an offering
Dress to creatively honor death
Herbal tea and snacks will be provided
All are welcome, feel free to bring your family
