Learning Journey Ceremony Flow

Opening: October 25th

Preparing for the Journey

Creating our sacred container.

Story of the practice and its origins
Pattern for learning and growing
Formation of Triads with initial connection time
Setting individual and collective intentions for the journey

Question: Where am I going?

Stage One: November 1st & 15th 

The Call to Presence

Every voice is heard. Every voice is a gift. Every Voice Matters.

Moving from ordinary time to sacred time
The difference between "check-in" and stringing the beads
Speaking your name as crossing a threshold
Speaking and listening as sacred acts of giving and receiving

Questions: How do I listen?

Stage Two: December 6th & 20th

From Separation to Sacred Relationship

Seeing the interrelatedness and flow of life.

Shifting from seeing objects to seeing connections
The energetic field of circle
How deep listening evokes what hasn't been spoken
Beyond "clock time" to the timeless

Question: Where do I belong?

Stage Three: January 10th & 24th

The Alchemy of Being Received

Trauma finding a place to land and complete itself so that creation energy can move once again. 

How being received fosters integration
The difference between being heard and being received
Creating safety for vulnerable sharing
The healing power of being truly received

Question: How do I create safety?

Stage Four: February 7th & 21st

Weaving Individual Beads Together

Each person is a unique bead; practice is the thread that weaves us into a whole necklace .

Individual uniqueness within collective wholeness
Creating coherent energetic fields
Shifting from the "power over" to the "power with" paradigm
Attention to beauty as a pathway to sacredness

Question: How do I create beauty in my life?

Stage Five: March 7th & 21st

Living the Practice - Integration & Embodiment

Stringing the Beads as a way of life - bringing sacred relating into all areas of existence.

Integrating the practice into my daily life
Teaching others through embodiment
Creating ripple effects of deeper relating
The ongoing journey of becoming fully who you are

Question: Where am I being called to serve?

Completion: March 28th

Celebration & Crossing the Threshold

Celebrate the journey, integrate the learning, and cross the threshold into living this practice for the world.

Blessing and dedication of talking pieces
Continuing this practice in my life
Closing ritual acknowledging the threshold crossed

Question: Where do we go from here?