UPCOMING CLASSES & RETREATS   Shakti Sadhana    Chanting to the Divine  Tuesdays, 6:30 -8:00 p.m. Private Location in Venice.   The Five Dakinis  more details coming soon.... July 9   Blue Vajra July 16 Yellow Ratna July 23  Red Padma July 30 Green Karma August 6  White Buddha   August 13  Dakini Mandala $25 drop in or $125 for the series EMBRACE THE GODDESS TELESUMMIT Learn about Durga's 1500 year old myth and how Goddess' battle with negative forces is both personally and globally relevant to these times. Learn how to recognize and access qualities of Durga within your self     Learn about SHAKTI (female dynamic power) and how to use Durga energies in periods of transformation . ESALEN 9th ANNUAL YOGA FESTIVAL: SUMMER SOLSTICE SADHANA with Saul David Raye, Sianna Sherman & Janet Stone June 16-21 Please email me to register: shaktayogini@yahoo.com Goddess Durga Summoning Strength, Support, & Protection During Challenging Times http://www.mcssl.com/app/?Clk=5026588   The Embrace the Goddess Telesummit is a FREE EVENT Twenty dynamic teachers are coming together to show you how to create a personal relationship with the Divine Feminine Presence—a relationship that will sustain, nourish, and expand your life. My colleague Kim Wilborn will be interviewing me, along with 19 other powerful teachers who will show you how to work with the Goddess Energy that is SO wanting to help each one of us... and the world. There's no cost to attend, and even if you can't attend the talks live, you will get access to each replay for 48 hours. Register today for the FREE   http://www.mcssl.com/app/?Clk=5026588 http://www.esalen.org/workshop/11599 Friday, July 19 Yoga Den, Corona, California. Intro to Shakta Tantra Sunday, August 4 Venice, California. Lammas Ritual with Chani Nicholas Sundays at Exhale in Venice August 11- Sept.22 Sweet Devotion, Fierce Compassion: Deepening Your Experience of Divine Union through Deity Yoga Sundays -  7:45- 9:15pm Cost:  $22 per class or students can use their class series or membership for classes This 6 week series will explore masculine and feminine pairings of divinities as expressions of Consciousness within and without. Each session will include a short teaching on each deity and the relationship between their “female” and “male” energies. Through meditation, visualization and mantra we will experience these divine energies as inner and outer guides that show us how to approach and embrace the inherent paradoxes of life. August 11:  Ganesha & Matangi: Grounding & Clearing Resistance August 18: Kali & Krishna: Inner Power & Unconditional Love August 25:  Lakshmi & Narayana: Joy & Liberation September 8: Lalita & Shiva: Divine Play & Receptivity September 15: Saraswati & Manjusri: Creativity & Wisdom September 22: Durga & Hanuman: Courage & Devotion Special August Workshop Writing the Goddess Within With Holaday Mason,M.A.,MFT  &  Laura Amazzone, M.A. We will write to Her, of Her, from Her, to us, of us, from us. We will be turning the inside out and the outside in. Through incantations, journey work, breathwork and writing, this process workshop will use writing as a primary tool. We will share with one another in a safe ritual space. This is a workshop to mine our personal psyches, samsaras,& mythologies & to awaken present day links to Goddesses, animal guides, and our visions. Sharing is strongly encouraged.  Our goal is not to be imprisoned by our judgments and fears of exposure but to practice coming out and working with whatever material appears. Saturday, August 17 (waxing moon) 12:00 p.m. (after lunch—starting at sandhi) -4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 24  (waning moon) 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. $480 for the series Space is limited to 6 participants to allow for optimal writing, reading and process time. This workshop will fill on a first come, first serve basis. Payment in full is due by July 30th. Your space is not secured until we have received full payment.* Refunds available minus a $50 processing fee only if the space is filled. We will have a waiting list. Once payment is made, you will receive materials and information to help you prepare to enter the work. The work starts as soon as you make the commitment. Please contact Laura shaktayogini@yahoo.com or Holaday holaday11@me.com. Payment Options Paypal:  please add 3% for paypal processing fees Or Check: please contact us for mailing address.