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Many Stories
Sharing Our Experiences
to Empower Others
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Our Maiden Voyage Agenda
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Live music by Lynn O'Connell and the Port City Ukuholics playing during registration
3:00-4:30 pm Registration opens
4:30-5:00 pm Welcome/Overview, Arya Donahue
5:00-5:30 pm Heart Opening Ceremony, Gabi Caron
Let's check our baggage at the door. In this here NOW moment, "I chose me!" We will do a guided mindfulness exercise and share a friendly greeting.
5:30-6:00 pm Opening Speaker, Fritzi Huber
Finding an Angel of Repose, No Doesn't Mean No Forever
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6:00 - 6:30 pm Sound Bowl Bath with Kat Arnoldy
Join Kat to enjoy a restorative rest and reset your vibrational energy.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023
MORNING ACTIVITIES
7:30-8:30 am Sunrise Yoga with Donna Dowson
(ALL levels) & Singing Bowls with Kat Arnoldy.
Dress in layers and bring a towel or yoga mat to the beach.
8:30-8:50 am Doors open
8:50-9:00 am Introduction to the day.
9:00-9:30 am Speaker: Damaris Crystal, We Are Nature
9:30-10:30 am Speaker: Jennifer Leech & Emma Tweedy
The Fertile Place of Vitality; Living from a Foundation of Wholeness.
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10:45-11:15 am Speaker: Julie Robak, A Relationship Journey of Transforming Pain into Self-Love.
11:15 - 11:45 am Speaker: Krista Purdie, Will You Write Your Own Story or Let Life Write It For You?
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12:00 pm-1:00 pm Healthy Boxed Lunch Included
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
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1:00-1:30 pm Speaker: Lorraine Perry, The World Offers Itself to Your Imagination
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1:30 - 2:00 pm Speaker: Marie Pare, Creativity Through the Ages"
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Afternoon Workshop Activities
2:15- 3:00 pm, 2 Offerings:
"What Is Your Heart Longing For?", Kat Arnoldy
"Intu Awareness exploring the 4 Claire's", Arya Donahue
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3:15 - 4:00 pm, 2 Offerings:
Yoga Movement: "Feminine Flow", Donna Dowson
ART Journaling - "It's a journey, Not a Destination", Gabi Caron
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4:15- 5:00 pm, 2 Offerings:
"Reframe Your Story; Starting with a New Title", Cecelia Butler
"Your Story Through Human Design", Miriam Ansley
Dinner Break (Participants are free to explore local restaurants)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2023
8:45-9:00 am Doors Open
9:00 -9:15 am Introduction and movement
9:15-10:15 am Small circles where participants will have the opportunity to discover the empowering elements of their stories.
10:15-10:30 am Break
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10:30-11:30 am Cacao Ceremony with Donna Dowson; Cacao is a plant based extract from the Cacao tree.
We will be guided through a series of meditations and reflective exercises.
11:30 -12:00 pm Closing Remarks & Protege Program, with Arya Donahue
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More Information About the Speakers
Your Story Through Design
Creating an abundant life with Human Design with Miriam Ansley
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You are uniquely designed. Human Design is a system that helps you connect with who you were designed to be so you can become the powerful creator you truly are. This interactive workshop will teach you your human design and how to use this powerful tool to make aligned decisions, create a relationship with your intuitive power, and begin living your Soul’s Purpose. Come ready to discover how powerful and creative you truly are!
ART Journaling - It's a Journey, Not a Destination with Gabi Caron
This seven week course explores our 7 main chakras and the connection to our roots, creativity, self empowerment, self-love, speaking our truth, visualizing, and manifesting our dreams. The practice is the teacher.
"What Is Your Heart Longing For?" with Kat Arnoldy
Kat Arnoldy, a graduate of the 4 Winds Shamanic School, listens with her heart, lives in love and faith, and believes in the benevolence of the universe. Following several life-threatening illnesses, she embarked on a journey of healing her mind, body, and soul through personal growth and self-empowerment. Take a guided journey deep into your heart. Uncover what your heart has been longing to say. Participants will be journaling symbols, words, pictures and more. Breathwork will be incorporated with star activity.
We ARE Nature with Damaris Chrystal
After 70 years, Damaris Chrystal appreciates the interconnectedness of life and respects all living beings. She strives for a harmonious balance between humanity and the Earth.
Finding an Angel of Repose, No Doesn't Mean No Forever
Fritzi Huber is a skilled papermaker with over 45 years of experience. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Musee du Pays et Val de Charney in Switzerland and the Biennale International de Artes in Brazil. Recently, The Cameron Art Museum featured her art in a show titled "Fritzi Huber: A Circus Life." She has also taught workshops across the US and received grants from organizations such as the NEA and Kenan Trust. Her work can be found in collections such as Duke Medical Center and IBM.
Reframe Your Story, Starting with the Title with Cecelia Butler
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In order to turn life challenges into victories, the participants will first acknowledge the people, places, and situations that have offered them life lessons. The next step is to find the personal growth from these situations and reframe how they tell the revised edition. Ultimately, the title will reveal a new positive account. This could be the beginning of writing your own personal memoir! Cecelia has been a professional librarian for over 25 years and recently wrote her memoir, The Akashic Librarian.
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Freeing the Creative Powers with our Fertility with Jennifer Leech
Jennifer Leech is a business owner, coach and creative alchemist living life through the lens of a transformational journey. She guides and inspires women to experience themselves as miracle weavers, vessels of hope and inspiration to everyone around them. Navigating from an inner place of harmony and trust, we are powerful fertile creators beyond our wildest dreams!
Feminine Flow with Donna Dowson
The "Goddess Flow" Workshop is a transformative experience exclusively for women, combining yoga, sensual movement, and dance to help them embrace their feminine essence. Participants explore ancient goddess archetypes, reconnect with their emotions, and honor their cyclical nature.