Experience America's Southwest scenic and sacred landscapes: Sedona tours and Being Your Own Shaman-Seer retreats; Arizona's Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly; Native Americans, Hopis, Navajo; 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, renewing vision in nature, circle of power ceremony, sunset-starlight-fireside Ancestor Wisdom programs, mystical nature connections, mythology both ancient and New Age, original and informative articles.
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Jan. 26 - 30, 2012
Mini Calendar
Winter is a great time for a Be Your Own Shaman-Healer Retreat
-------- See new Hopi project video--Ancient Ways Co-Exist With Today
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June 16 - 20, 2012 Summer Solstice Time of Vision Retreat, Sedona, Hopi and Canyon de Chelly, 5 days~~new moon~~with evening solo vision circle, drum healing and fire ceremonies, starlight jeep ride in the canyon, medicine circles with Uqualla of Havasupai tribe at beginning and end of retreat in Sedona
New Videos, articles, programs:
New Article Positive Change, Southwest Light Images
New videos: Canyon de Chelly: Fall colors, cultures, joy of being and
Citadel prehistoric ruins, sacred site connection, ravens
New program: Wupatki Prehistoric Sites, Sunset Crater, Painted Desert, Sacred Peaks:
Mystic Connections - Spirit of Place Seminar-Journey
Articles:on
pilgrimage, sound healing, nature awareness,
the call of the Ancient Southwest, Native American topics,
dreams, shamanic perspectivies, eco-tourism
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?
Sedona Tours
Self-DiscoveryRetreats
Consulting
Ceremonies
Native American Experiences
• customized tours and retreats
• special tours/ceremonies for your event
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!
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
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
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 regionoverview
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
Hopi Holiday Project is Underway to provide food and gifts to Hopi families. To participate.
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. Please join our Cross-Cultural sites: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube:
Special
Project: Hopi roof raising after fire: video &
how you can get involved