Experience America's Southwest scenic and sacred landscapes: Sedona, Hopi, Navajo tours and Being Your Own Shaman-Seer retreats; Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly; New Year's, solstice, full moon and equinox events; prehistoric cliff dwellings and rock art, rugged red canyons and cliffs; cultural and earth-medicine retreats on Hopi and Navajo lands, eco-tourism, sacred site connection, renewing vision in nature, circle of power ceremony, sunset-starlight-fireside Ancestor Wisdom programs, mystical nature connections, mythology both ancient and modern, original and informative articles.

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Mini Calendar
May 25-27
Full Moon, Memorial weekend retreat: Aligning with Greater Self Shamanic-Seer Skills Development

May 25:
7:30 am - 1 or 1:30 pm
Sedona Vortex tour + Mystical Nature Shamanic skills seminar on the land

May 26:
5 - 7:30 pm
Circle of Power Drum Healing Ceremony
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Summer weekends are a good time to go to Hopi. Much traditional activity occurs in the villages at that time.

Summer Solstice week:

June 18-21
Sedona Shamanic Seer Skills Insight Retreat (Retreat 2C)

June 21:
Circle of Power Ceremony, Sedona under the stars

June 22- 23
Hopi Indian lands solstice journey with full moon fire circle with a Hopi healer!

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Sept. 14
Hopi Journey with special Water Is Life Run event and cultural speakers on importance of water.

Scheduled 2013 Retreats

New Videos, articles, programs:

New Articles
Nature Mysticism,
Pt. 1 article

Attention and Mystical Perception, Pt. 2 in Earth Spirit Series article

Shamanic Journey in Today's World: Direct Experience with the Sentient Universe; Pt. 3 --article, images

Call of Southwest CanyonScapes

Crossing Worlds videos:

Photo Page:
Grand Canyon: Historic photos from early days of tourism with link to Grand Canyon Fever article and images

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Spirit of the Southwest Blog

Southwest Cross-Cultural Wisdom Circle Blog:


Calendar (more details here)

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Sedona is a gateway

To mythological lands of natural power and beauty. Are you feeling the call to renew your inspiration, absorb the vitality and stark beauty of this high desert land, stargaze, de-stress and awaken ancient knowing?

May 25 - 27: Sedona Insight Retreat

June 18 - 23: Summer Solstice week:
Sedona Retreat, 2 days of Solstice circles with Hopi peoples,
Solstice sunset Circle of Power Ceremony in Sedona



Crossing Worlds motto
Sedona Tours
Self-Discovery
Retreats
Consulting
Ceremonies
Native American Experiences

• customized tours and retreats
• special tours/ceremonies for your event

Enter the many worlds of Crossing Worlds:

Sedona Tours/Experiences

Explore red buttes, canyons, "vortex", prehistoric sites and qualities that have made this a place of inspiration for thousands of years in the comfort of a van. More than a tour ...inspiring personal experiences that connect you with the essence of these special places plus personal ceremony, geology, natural and human history, archaeology. Hear legends both ancient and metaphysical--you decide your truth of this mythological place!

Sedona CC welcome

Tours Earth Connection index
• Sedona Explorer and Sedona Sacred Vortex Tours
• Earth Sky Speaks to Us Seminar in Nature
• Sunset & Starlight Nature + Sacred Solo Circle
• Wupatki-Sunset Crater Spirit of Place Journey, 6 hours
• Grand Canyon, Sacred Peaks Journey, 10 hours
( or independent traveler option that begins with Sedona seminar)

Shaman-Seer Experiential Sessions
• Mystical Nature Shamanic Journey (can combine with Vortex Tour)
• Soul Journey-conscious evolution sessions and Be Your Own Shaman-Healer Retreats

Ceremony Index
• Ceremonies honoring your intention/rite of passage/other special day --can be added to a tour or done on its own
• Circle of Power Drum Healing Ceremony/Teaching
• Ancient Wisdom Moon/Stars or Fireside Circle

Seasonal Events Index
• Celestial events (full moon, meteors, eclipse); solstice & equinox, holidays

Self-Discovery and Vision Quest Retreats

Scheduled 2013 Retreats

Sedona: Be Your Own Shaman-Healer Retreats
• Personalized self-discovery retreats year round, spread it over several days for more integration time or do a weekend mini-retreat. 1or more people

Sedona Vision Quest Retreats

Native Infusion Earth-Spirit Journeys
• Hopi and Canyon de Chelly, Grand Canyon with blessing and campfire circles, Navajo fire ceremony, starlight jeep ride in the Canyon de Chelly, Hopi and Navajo hosts.

 

The Turning of the Ages is now:
we are each being called
to be more than we know we are;
to become our own shaman-healer.
Come home to yourself, your soul's fire

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Native American Cultures, sacred, archaeological & historical sites, canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau region overview

Grand Canyon - Sacred Peaks Tour

Ancient Wisdom Sunset-Starlight Circles

Hopi
• 1 day journey, authentic, personalized

Hopi and Navajo Lands & Peoples
• 1- 4 day seminar/journeys. Authentic, respectful, personalized experiences of the 2 most traditional cultures in North America. We visit villages, homes, enjoy traditional food, see seasonal activities, hear the stories, share special circles, arts demonstrations, special circles.

Cultural Seminars
• to Hopi, Navajo, Zuni Pueblos, trading posts behind the scenes--each has special fairs, seasonal activities and personal interactions with warm Native American hosts: summer and fall

The Colorado Plateau
is a compelling, primordial
region with the largest concentration of national monuments, parks and spectacular canyon and mesa landscapes anywhere. The land is alive with stories of Hopi, Navajo, Apache, Zuni, & other Native peoples still living on their ancestral homelands. Explore prehistoric pueblo cliff dwellings, rock art.

Sandra Cosentino, M.S.,operator, owner and head quide for Crossing Worlds Journeys, has been offering quality experiences of the Southwest since 1991. Prior to that she was a school teacher, natural resource manager, forest service fire look-out, land developer and conservationist; also worked professionally for and with Native American groups. She creates customized experiences for individuals, colleges, universities, families, businesses, international and domestic groups and visitors from around the world. This includes: nature-cultural and earth-spirit personal growth seminars/tours. Her circle of heartful, knowledgeable guides and teachers include traditional Native Americans living on their homelands and other talented professional guides, resource people, and holistic practitioners.

A native of this land from an Arizona pioneer family, Sandra draws on a lifetime's experience of exploring the Southwest, listening to and being inspired by Nature and drawing from friendship and respect with indigenous Peoples. Sensuous red canyons, jagged volcanic mountains and buttes are part of Sandra's inner landscape. She resonates with the vibrant energies of a land alive with stories, sun and rocks that speak to us and renew life. Her informed passion, knowledge of the land and peoples, mystical understandings, intuition and warm welcome create a bridge for you to enter these worlds.

Our ecotour policy:
Crossing Worlds Journeys creates a rich sense of place with authentic, personalized cultural and nature experiences that respect the Native and local peoples and the land from which they spring. We explore in depth the cultures, human history and natural history of the region. We bring together circles of people so the inherent dignity and wisdom of all are honored, bringing understanding and economic benefits to the local peoples. Our non-profit branch does service projects in Hopi lands. We share our love of the earth with our guests, teach principles of minimizing impact to the land, recommend organic and local foods as a key to good health, and support local stewardship groups.

Operating under permit to:
• Coconino National Forest
(see articles on low impact enjoyment of our Red Rock Ranger District)
• Hopi Tribe
member of :
• Sedona Chamber of Commerce
• Verde Valley Archaeological Society
• Verde Valley Dowsers
• Astronomers of Verde Valley

Reservation and Cancel policy: deposits are required for Sedona Tours which are refundable less a $25 pp office fee with 2 weeks prior notice by email or writing; non-refundable with less than 2 weeks prior notice. Final payments due at beginning of tour in cash.
Retreats, special ceremonies and cultural tours are paid in full 35 days in advance (non-refundable with less than 35 days notice); deposits are required which are refundable less 50% office/planning/coordination fee with 60 days prior notice; non-refundable after that.
Meeting place info and my cell phone contact is given at time of registration. Please note: I do not send or accept text messages and do not have the cell phone on full time when in the office or when I am busy with clients. I ask guests to give me their cell phone contact and hotel phone contact in case of last minute need to communicate any changes.

Resources:

Articles: on pilgrimage, sound healing, nature awareness,
the call of the Ancient Southwest, Native American topics, dreams, shamanic perspectivies, eco-tourism

Calendar of events

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Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects

We invite you to join in our Hopi Project providing food, clothing and gifts to familes and supporting Hopi Head Start kids and cross-cultural events!

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See new Hopi project video--Ancient Ways Co-Exist With Today
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The service arm of Crossing Worlds: a bridge for cross-cultural learning from ancient wisdom of Mother Earth and earth-based cultures. We facilitate special projects on Hopi and Navajo lands in support of cultural continuance. All donations go to the Native peoples. You are invited to become a part.
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Updated on May 14, 2013