Let yourself be silently drawn
by the stronger pull
of what you really love.
- Rumi
 Paths and Possibilities for Participating
Free Teleconference Gatherings – these offer an opportunity to meet and talk with Sheila Foster and other Temple Community members, and learn about Samyama, Sacred Feminine Initiation, and ask your questions. Please check the calendar for upcoming teleconferences.
Teleconference Classes and Groups – Teleconferencing is a new form of Vessel for doing the work of the Sacred Feminine. It makes so much more accessible that otherwise would not be. It is important to know that, while in-person gatherings are very beautiful and satisfying and have their unique benefits, teleconferencing also has its own gifts. It offers a reminder that separation is only apparent: it is possible to feel deeply tuned in and connected as a circle of women via telephone and email meetings. It calls for a different kind of attention and focus, and in some ways heightens capacities to listen, feel, intuit, and “read” the field of the group and each participant. It’s not so different from situations where, when one sense is disabled, the other senses heighten in their sensitivity. I encourage group email sharing of discoveries, questions, challenges, revelations, prayers, and asking for support. It is amazing how the connection and continuity can be energized and fed with all of this. Love knows no bounds or limitations…and as always, Love does the work with us and through us. Guidelines for the calls, along with the number and access code will be given upon registration.
Self-Samyama Training – there are three levels of Self-Samyama training. This is the basic meditation/healing practice and tool for supporting awakening in our day-to-day lives where we meet the holy, the horrible, and everything in between. It is also the fundamental preparation for participation in most of the Temple of the Sacred Feminine activities. Participants become skilled in doing the practice as a meditation and using it as a vehicle to meet the feelings, challenges, and joys of life on a daily basis. Participants also learn to serve as a Sacred Witness for others while they do Self-Samyama. Some Intros are offered by teleconference.
Samyama Healing Training – this is a full-fledged intensive training in Samyama Healing and Initiation/Awakening work for those who already have some background training in psychotherapy, bodywork, or other healing modalities.
Portals – are deep process events held in ritual space and focused on particular topics relative to the archetypal feminine, awakening and healing practices, as well as the twists and turns of the initiatory path. They support women who are not in the nine-month Temple Vessel and are, nevertheless, going through all kinds of profound initiations in their own lives. They are most often two-day experiences that take women into their own depths to do a significant piece of inner work in the context of safe, loving community. Past topics have included The Call to the Journey, Sacred Vocation, Embracing Our Shadow, The Man Within.
Sacred Feminine Retreats –are the first step into the initiatory depths of the Sacred Feminine Mysteries in which we invoke the archetypal energies of the Amazon, the Lover, the Medial, the Mother, and the Queen. These retreats are guided by Sheila Foster or Master Teachers who have apprenticed in the Temple of the Sacred Feminine.
Temple of the Sacred Feminine Vessel – this is the vessel where the alchemical fire is hottest and the work is the deepest because we have nine months to “cook” in the initiatory fires. It is a magical mystery ride into the depths of our own hearts, bodies, and Being. The Temple offers an intense immersion into the Sacred Feminine Mysteries, Samyama Healing, and many other spiritual and healing practices. The women in the Temple tend the central fire of this mystery school which serves the Temple community, our families and local communities, as well as the planet. The theme for each year changes.
Temple of Sacred Art – was founded and is stewarded by artist and filmmaker, Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander, long-time member of this community and co-founder of Dangerous Old Women Productions with Sheila Foster. TOSA offers the beauty and teachings of the Sacred Feminine through the creation of art. Kirsten offers private art sessions, workshops, and art-making phone sessions. Contact Kirsten at oceanhaven@comcast.net
Workshops, Trainings & Retreats for Men and Women – we welcome men to some of our workshops and trainings. Most recently Sheila held workshops that included men on Ancestor work and Shamanic Practices. We have also offered workshops for couples.
Workshops given by Women of the ToSF Community –many of the gifted women who are artists, therapists, body workers, and business women offer workshops in their areas of interest.
Workshops given by Temple Affiliates. Coming in Summer of 2005, writer and teacher, Max Regan, from Boulder, CO, will be presenting two extraordinary writing workshops in MD at the Sophia Center.
Residential Retreats led by Sheila Foster usually happen for a week and are focused on a particular theme or training. They are held in places such as Maryland, Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico, and West Virginia. The next retreat, Woman, Earth and Silence, will be May 21-28, 2005 in Crestone, CO.
Individual Sessions with Sheila Foster and the Samyama practitioners.
Phone Sessions with Sheila Foster and other Samyama practitioners.
Consultation and Training for Group Leaders/Facilitators in initiation work and women’s groups.
Small Group Teleconference Sessions – there is immense healing possible and many opportunities for self-discovery available by working for a committed period of time in a small group of 3 – 7 via teleconference with Sheila Foster. Sometimes these are self-selected groups of women, sometimes the women come together around a particular topic.
SuperVision for healing practitioners who work with individual women and groups. Contact sheila@templeofthesacredfeminine.com
Films and meditation CDs
Audio and written downloads on the website.
Events Can Come to You – it is also possible for us to bring some events to you if you have a group or want to gather a group in your area. Contact sheila@templeofthesacredfeminine.com
Location of Events – Most Maryland events are held at Sophia Center, a beautiful wildlife sanctuary in the Maryland countryside, about one hour north of Baltimore. Colorado events are held in and around Boulder and Crestone. We have also had workshops and retreats in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico and Mexico.
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