o mamma moon: Nine Nights of the Goddess

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Nine Nights of the Goddess

April 7th begins the festival of Chaitra Navratri - the Nine Nights of the Goddess. To celebrate, each night I will be leading a mantra meditation (repetition of sacred sounds out loud or silently) to invoke different aspects of the Divine Feminine.

Monday, April 7th - 7:00pm sunset meditation
Tuesday, April 8th - 9:10pm - following Goddess Yoga
Wednesday, April 9th - 9:00pm
Thursday, April 10th - 7:15 pm sunset meditation
Friday, April 11th - 7:15 pm sunset meditation
Saturday, April 12th - 7:15pm sunset meditation
Sunday, April 13 - 7:15pm sunset meditation
Monday, April 14th - 9:00pm
Tuesday, April 15th - 9:10pm - following Goddess Yoga

All willing to come into stillness to experience the Divine Feminine are welcome (including men and those who have not meditated before). Women are invited to drop in to the Goddess Yoga class before the Tuesday meditations for a full evening of Goddess bliss. In the tradition of the teachings, you are asked to bring an small offering of flowers, fruit, beeswax candles and/or a financial contribution. Come for one night or all as you feel called to.

Please RSVP as times may change:
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If you cannot come to the meditations, consider taking time on each day to honour the Goddess within - a moment of silence, going for a massage or a yoga class, cook a special meal, light a candle or incense, buy flowers or a flowering plant or plant some seeds. One tradition involves planting barley seeds in damp soil indoors, harvesting them on the 10 day as blessings of the Goddess. Jai Ma - Victory to the Divine Mother!

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