BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:97@matagiri.org DTSTART:20161015T100000Z DTEND:20161016T170000Z DTSTAMP:20161001T122039Z URL:https://matagiri.org/events/sacred-feminine/ SUMMARY:EVENTNAME - October 15\, 2016 - October 16\, 2016 - 10:00 am - 5:0 0 pm - MATAGIRI SRI AUROBINDO CENTER DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nWithout him\, I exist not\; without me he is unmanifest .\n-The Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram\n\n\nIn the Indian tradition\, the masculine and feminine\, the Shiva and the Shakti are understood as di fferent faces of the One Divine.\n\nIn the Western Abrahamic tradition of Judaism\, Christianity and Islam the female principle is present in many f orms but is not obvious and primary except in the devotion to the Virgin M ary seen in various festivals primarily in southern Europe and Latin Ameri ca.\n\nProf. Neela Saxena has explored this theme in her recent book Absen t Mother God of the West. Written from a Hindu/Buddhist Tantric perspecti ve\, and as a travelogue\, the book describes its author's encounters wi th the Black Madonna in Europe and Shekhinah in Jewish mysticism. It is also a scholarly account of how the Mother God was erased from the west ern consciousness leading to a spiritually patriarchal monotheism. Copie s will be available at a special discounted price.\n\nDr. Andrew Cort has written extensively on the Western Esoteric tradition and specifically on the women of the Bible in his book\, The Sacred Chalice\, where he explore s the psychological and spiritual meaning of their stories.\n\nThe weekend will be complimented with experiential workshops in yoga with Wendy Lines \, guided meditations with Miriam Belov\, Dialogue with Jennifer Mehlich a nd healing energy with Marianne DiPalma Buchele.\n\nPlease write or call w ith your interest in attending. \n\n$40 per day\, $70 weekend\, $15 per s ession\n\nNo one will be refused for lack of funds.\n\ninfo@gvs.cip.myblue host.me or 845-679-8322.\n\n \;\nSCHEDULE\nCELEBRATING THE SACRED FEMI NINE\n \nA Weekend Celebration at Matagiri\, in Mt. Tremper\, NY\nOctober 15-16\, 2016        \nSuggested Donation: $70 for the Weekend\, $4 0 for one day\, $15 per session\n \n \nSATURDAY SCHEDULE:\n \n10:00 – 10:30    Registration\n \n10:30 – 10:35    Welcome from Wendy Li nes\, on behalf of Matagiri\n \n10:35 – 12:00   Absent Mother God of the West: A Kali Lover's Journey into Christianity and Judaism\nwith Neela Saxena\n \nNeela’s new book by this name is about the missing Divine F eminine in Christianity and Judaism. It chronicles the personal quest of an Indian woman who grew up with Kali. Written from a Hindu/Buddhist Tan tric perspective\, and as a travelogue\, the book describes its author's encounters with the Black Madonna in Europe and Shekhinah in Jewish mys ticism. It is also a scholarly account of how the Mother God was erased from the western consciousness leading to a spiritually patriarchal mon otheism. \n \n \n12:00 – 12:10   Sacred Feminine Slide Show \n \n 12:00 – 1:00     Lunch (bring your own or $12 donation)\n \n1:00 – 2:30       The Women of the Bible: The Inner Spiritual and Psych ological Meaning of Their Stories\n\nwith Dr. Andrew Cort\n In the Kabbal ah\, the Sacred Feminine is described as the ‘Vessel’ that accepts and protects the ‘Seed’\, the Sacred Masculine\, like a chalice filled wi th wine. When the Bible is read as a symbolic parable of the soul’s jour ney of enlightenment (not a literal description of people walking from one place to another)\, we see that at every step along the path there is a n ecessary Feminine Principle as well as a Masculine Principle: e.g.\, Abrah am and Sarah\, Isaac and Rebecca\, Jesus and Mary\, etc. Contrary to its s exist reputation\, when read as myth and allegory the Bible shows us that without the Sacred Feminine\, all spiritual evolution is impossible! Join us to hear some new and perhaps even shocking ideas.\n \n2:30 – 4:00        Balancing the Sacred Feminine &\; Sacred Masculine: Meditati on\, Movement\, and Discussion Circle\n\nwith Jennifer Mehlich\n \nIt's n ot a zero sum game – the rise of the Feminine does not require the eclip se of the Masculine. In fact\, both have to evolve together\, and both hav e to find out what they really even are (what society calls 'masculinity' is not 'sacred masculinity'). There can be no wholeness or completeness – in individuals\, in relationships\, in civilizations – without honor ing\, correcting\, and balancing together both these poles of Life. The ci rcle will explore and discover their individual and collective connection to how the Divine reveals itself though each polarity using meditation\, m ovement\, sacred geometry\, and group reflection. \n \n \n\n4 pm Book S igning and Tea \n \nSUNDAY SCHEDULE:\n \n9:30 – 10:30      Wendy ’s Yoga Class \n(all workshop participants are welcome)\nwith Wendy Line s\n \n11:00 – 12:30     Experience Wholeness via a greater experien ce of The Feminine\n\nwith Maryanne DiPalma  Buchele\n \n Wholeness Ene rgetics is a system of energy medicine that facilitates expansion of aware ness which is based on the understanding that each of us is whole\, comple te and perfect.  When we can more fully experience this\, we can open to the magnificence and power of our true selves.  Its aim is to assist us i n removing barriers to the awareness of the power of our true nature and t o reclaim our natural state of joy\, flow and abundance.\n \n \n12:30 – 1:30     Lunch (bring your own or $12 donation)\n \n \n1:30 – 2:30      Manifesting the Sacred Feminine in Yourself:  Wisdom\, Str ength\, Beauty\, Perfection\nwith Miriam Belov\n \n These attributes are described in detail by Sri Aurobindo in his book\, “The Mother”. We s hall use his teaching as we explore these qualities\, relate to them and u ltimately manifest them. Meditation\, visualization\, energy healing and m ovement will be incorporated in this experiential workshop. As you go deep ly into your own life\, you relate to the divinity that lies within.  Foc using on each trait\, you will see how it expresses itself through your un ique journey. Once integrated\, the sacred goddess shines through in the h ere and now. Conscious of this unity\, you are filled with gratitude and s urrender. Your psychic being can then lead you onward into your illumined future.\n \n \n2:30 – 4:00      Experiencing the Sacred Feminine Through the Expressive Arts\nwith Lucy Barbera\n       \nExperienci ng the Divine Feminine within us can and does occur throughout our lives n aturally. Yet\, sometimes having a dedicated time to consciously invite th e grace of the sacred feminine is welcome. The Expressive Arts provide pow erful tools to identify\, invite\, explore\, and give form to the sacred f eminine within us.  The Expressive Arts can assist women (and men) in sym bolically accessing their inner energies and uniting them in praise of the sacred feminine. To this end\, participants will be guided\, using clay a nd creative writing\, to explore their inner polarities and give outer for m to the scared feminine within them. No previous artistic experience is r equired to participate!\n \n \n \nAbout our Presenters:\n \n \nDr. Ne ela Bhattacharya Saxena is Professor of English and Women's Studies at Nas sau Community College\, NY.   She has published two books\, Absent Mothe r God of the West: A Kali Lover's Journey into Christianity and Judaism a nd In the Beginning IS Desire: Tracing Kali's Footprints in Indian Literat ure. Some of her other publications include\, "Mystery\, Wonder and Knowl edge in the Triadic Figure of Mahavidya Chinnamasta"\, "Shekhinah on the ' Plane of Immanence': An Intimation of the Indic Great Mother in the Hebrai c Wholly Other"\, "Gaia Mandala: An Eco-Thealogical Vision of the Indic Sh akti Tradition"\, "Color of God: Resplendent Clay of Hinduism as the Glow of the Ineffable" and "Gynocentric Thealogy of Tantric Hinduism:  A Medi tation upon the Devi".  A recent essay "AI as Awakened Intelligence: Bud dha\, Kurzweil and the Film Her" is scheduled to appear in Religious Trans humanism and Its Critics. She writes a blog called "Stand Under the Mother Principle." More information can be accessed at her website: www.neelabha ttacharyasaxena.com .\n \nDr. Andrew Cort is an eclectic mixture of Autho r\, Speaker\, Teacher\, Attorney\, Doctor of Chiropractic (which he practi ces in Woodstock\, NY)\, and Interfaith Minister.He is also the Joseph Cam pbell Scholar with the Center for Symbolic Studies in New Paltz\, NY. His many books\, including The Sacred Chalice: Women of the Bible (on which hi s talk today is based)\, Love\, Wisdom\, and God\, and The Beauty and Nobi lity of Life\, are about peace\, open-mindedness\, well-being\, and spirit ual growth\, and they celebrate the underlying decency and spiritual unity of all our traditions and peoples. You can find out more about Dr. Cort o n his website: www.andrewcort.com\n \nJennifer Mehlich  is the founder o f Heart Child Yoga. As a Yoga for the Special Child Practitioner and Radia nt Child (Kundalini) trained professional\, Jennifer has studied with chil dren's yoga gurus Sonia Sumnar and Shakta Kaur Kalsa. She has an MA in Sci ence degree in both Special Education and General Education\, taught as a Special Ed teacher for 14 years in NYC\, and trained closely with a Yogini Dance and Movement Therapist for her degree in Psychology. Jennifer has h ad success using yoga\, movement and sound with children with autism\, PTS D\, sensory abilities\, Down Syndrome\, ADHD\, brain injuries\, and other challenges. She has been studying dance in various forms for over 40 year s\, and yoga for 18. Naturally\, the two combined and showed her how to or ganically connect to the Kundalini movement that more traditional forms of meditation led her to. Her overarching interest is to consciously suppor t and serve the New Children of the Earth\, and to encourage peace on this beautiful blue globe. As her work with children progressed\, it has becom e apparent that supporting the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine in a w ay that also promotes an easeful entry into the Golden Age is key. This fo cus was birthed from working with incredible children of both sexes\, conn ection with Mother Earth and Father Sky\, as well as raising her own incre dible son. You can find out more about Jennifer and her work on her websit e: www.heartchildyoga.com\n \nWendy Lines became a disciple of the Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1970 and lived at the Ashram\, in Pondicherry\ , India\, for 7 years\, studying hatha yoga and yogic philosophy. She also spent 6 years in an Ashram in France where she taught hatha yoga and has continued her teaching to the present. Her approach is a gentle flow of tr aditional yoga asanas synchronized with the breath and modified to suit th e needs of each student. A renewed sense of energy\, balance\, health and well-being are the benefits of practicing with this sacred intention and aspiration. Wendy and her husband Julian have been on the board of Matagir i center for the past 20 years and are the stewards of the center. They tr avel yearly to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the city of Auroville in Pondi cherry\, India – an international community based on Sri Aurobindo’s I ntegral Yoga creating a link between East and West. Wendy and Julian have a beautiful shop in Woodstock\, NY (called ‘Pondicherry’) that reflec ts the creative aspiration of Auroville.\n \nMaryanne DiPalma Buchele is a Wholeness Energetics practitioner and teacher and is a member of the fac ulty of the Path of the Healer Apprenticeship.  She has been a teacher/co unselor in one way or another for more than 40 years\, including elementar y and special education in public and private schools\, as well as teachin g yoga\, dance\, acting\, fitness and wellness\, speech and communication\ , business related and other subjects in Pennsylvania\, California\, Flori da\, Massachusetts and New York.  Counseling school students led to couns eling their families and other individuals\, couples and groups.  She has also been a dancer\, choreographer and performing artist since childhood and has participated in or wholly orchestrated the production and directio n of a variety of plays and other performing arts projects. Her life-long spiritual path led her to an apprenticeship in Wholeness Energetics and t o Deborah Wilson\, its founder\, with whom an ancient relationship was imm ediately recognized\, making it only natural for her to contribute to the expansion and broader extension of Deborah’s work.\n \nMiriam Belov\, M AT\, RMT is The “Keep Calm” Mentor.  She is a bestselling author\, me ditative speaker and expert in mind body spirit work\, open heartedly shar ing the techniques she has pioneered for over 35 years. With a dual Maste rs from Brown University\, she creates programs for organizations\, i.e. t he MMA and the UN\, appears on TV and all media platforms.  Most recently she has been asked to be on the advisory team for the WOR iHeart radio sh ow “Change Your Attitude…Change Your Life”\, sharing tips on air an d writing for its digital magazine.  She is a co-creator of WIN: Wellness Inspirations Now and produced the video download\, “Relax…Feel Great! ”.  A Reiki Master\, her psychic energy healing work moves clients from dis-ease to integral health as her global wisdom and curated strategies t ransform lives.  Miriam hosted the NYC Study Circle for Sri Aurobindo an d The Mother for almost 2 decades and was most recently in Auroville and t he Sri Aurobindo Ashram in February\, her 5th visit.  She is on the board of The Nakashima Foundation for Peace.    www.wellnessagenda.com \n\n  \nLucy Barbera\, PhD\, is a New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therap ist and a member of the faculty of The Humanistic Multicultural Education Graduate Program\,at SUNY\, New Paltz\, where she developed and has been t eaching Expressive Arts Therapy and Expressive Arts &\; Social Justice courses over the last twenty years.  Dr. Barbera is the Founder/ Director of The Creative Arts Therapy Certificate Program\, for mental health\, me dical\, and educational professionals\, sponsored by Ulster BOCES Adult Ca reer Education Center and the Post-Graduate\, Interdisciplinary Certificat e Program in Creative Arts Therapy at Adelphi University's Hudson Valley C enter. Dr. Barbera's clinical practice includes working in the medical (SU NY Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital)\, special education (Astor Day Tr eatment Center)\, and school leadership (Special Education Training Coordi nator\, Ulster County BOCES) settings.\n \n \n \n \nAll contraries pre pare her harmony\;Towards her our knowledge climbs\, our passion gropes\;I n her miraculous rapture we shall dwell\,Her clasp shall turn to ecstasy o ur pain.Our self shall be one self with all through her.\n                                                            - Sri Aurobindo\n\n \;\n\n \; LOCATION:MATAGIRI SRI AUROBINDO CENTER\, 1218 Wittenberg Road\, Mount Tremp er\, NY\, 12457\, United States GEO:42.028097;-74.25526500000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1218 Wittenberg Road\, Moun t Tremper\, NY\, 12457\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=MATAGIRI SRI AUROBINDO CENTER:geo:42.028097,-74.25526500000001 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR