Workshops
Once students have completed the introductory course, they are able to take a wide array of workshops with experts from a variety of disciplines. To complete the GAIA-San Francisco curriculum, students must take a minimum of seven workshops, in at least three of the core areas. These classes can be completed over any length of time.
Workshops are generally scheduled individually between students and facilitators. For more information please contact the facilitators directly at the email addresses provided below.
Wellness
Conscious Transformation
Relating
Prosperity
The Senses
Movement
The Art of Being
WELLNESS
Moon Astrology with Jonathan Pearl
Exquisitely Time your Life with the Moon, Queen of the Skies.
Pick the most romantic night for a hot date. Select a prime time for your job interview. Get out of town when the going's good. And more....
In this workshop, you will learn to read an astrological calendar. We'll devote special attention to Queen Luna and her monthly journey through all twelve zodiac signs. While most people know their Sun sign, the real mover of our emotional energy is the Moon. Following her rhythm is an integral part of living a divine life!
For more information, contact:
Jonathan Pearl
jonathan@starpearls.com
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Trance Drumming for Ritual, Healing & Transformation with Sondra Slade
Ancient forms of group trance drumming have been practiced all over the world ever since the dawn of time , and they serve a far deeper function than just providing a good time in the moment. It is now widely recognized that there are deep biological, chemical and hormonal effects that can have extremely life changing results. States of elation, disconnection from Time , stress relief, expanded Unified Field Awareness, connection with the Divine, and healing are regularly reported. We will go beyond pleasure and therapeutic benefit and into the mystical realm of authentic Transformation. These workshops will teach you how to get the best sounds out of your drum, a blend of World Beat rhythm patterns from India , the Middle East and Africa , & the core foundations for understanding, manifesting and journeying the shamanic terrain of rapturous Trance Drumming. You Must BRING YOUR OWN DRUM.
For more information, contact:
Sondra Slade
axismundi@jps.net
Transformation from the Inside Out with Julia Stege
Working with sustainably wild-crafted shamanic herbs of the Amazon, Julia helps people experience profound tranformation of body, mind and spirit. Through 6 years of experience using the herbs, Julia has improved her fitness, vitality, mood, spiritual connection, and clarified her life purpose. The herbs not only cleanse, nourish and balance the systems of the body optimally, they uplift, inspire and guide those who are open and willing to hear the message the plant spirits bring. During her presentations, Julia will share rainforest herbs and speak to the ways wild plants can transform us from the inside out. Topics to be covered are weight loss and toning the body, gentle cleanses that can be done on a daily basis, building the immune shields, lifting moods, and listening to plant spirits.
For more information contact Julia Stege julia @lifeismagic.com
Accelerating Your Evolution with Jason McClain
You are on the path to full realization--enlightenment. And yet, there is something holding you back. Patterns unresolved from your past. Parental, romantic, traumatic, etc. In order to have the largest percentage of your mental, emotional, and psychic energy available for the journey, you must reprogram your unconscious patterns that do not serve you. Resolve the unresolved. This course will assist you in accelerating that process.
For more information, contact:
Jason McClain
liberate@emotionalawareness.com
Goddess Sound Temple of Love with Akasa Tseng
In this workshop, you will learn to express your archetypal females and the essence of the Divine Feminine within yourself through the sacred vehicle of your voices. You will tune into the vibration of your archetypal essence number which is based on your birthday and supported by the principles of Kabalistic Tarot and Tree of Life. Each archetype carries a specific vibration and is matched with a musical key that is designed to evoke the memory of your inner sound. You will be awakened to the power of the voices from your inner Goddess. You are invited to receive the sound initiation from the Goddess Sound Temple of Love and embrace Who You Really Are. Let us moan, scream, tone and sing together to purify, purge what does not serve us, clarify our sacred vision and celebrate the beauty, wisdom, compassion and power of our Goddess Self.
For more information, contact:
Akasa Tseng
onesound@earthlink.net
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RELATING
The Sacred Art of Flirting & Dating with
Francesca Gentile
Through shamanic visualization, tantric heart opening exercises, and inspiring dialogue we will reclaim the beauty, empowerment, and healing of Flirting & Dating. We are meant to be vitally alive and connected to the appreciation of others. In the Sacred Art of Flirting & Dating, we learn how to be the Goddesses of Love and Beauty we are meant to be.
For more information, contact:
Francesca Gentile
sacreddancer@mindspring.com
Divine Essence Embodied with Ambe Ray
The art of Divine Essence Embodied is one of establishing connection with your own divine Essence so that you may experience yourself and your life free of contrivance, control, contraction, inhibition, and illusion-based identity. The path to this experience is already carved for you through the divine flow of affinity. When manifested on a spiritual level, affinity with your Divine Essence allows you to be real and experience Divine Flow. The rhythm that carries you joyously to fulfilling your life purpose and spiritual mission.
The dance of divine essence embodied is an ecstatic experience of spiritual awakening. As inherent likeness to our Divine Essence is restored, we shift from a frequency of karmic magnetism and ego identity into one of healthy, fulfilling attractions with the positive connections that inherently support our spiritual evolution. In this place of Divine Flow, what is in the highest good naturally occurs and self-affinity with our Divine Essence is naturally perpetuated and strengthened. We experience harmonious align me nt with ourselves, our lives, and All that is.
Through transmitive teachings, guided ritual, sacred sound, move me nt, breathe and archetypal presence this experiential journey is intended to assist you in gradually dissolving your ego back into Divine Essence. As you walk through and beyond ti me , space, emotions, attitudes, thoughts, and the flow of energy you will step into an adventure of self-discovery and healing. You will be impulsed to beco me more of who you already are.
Finding your way ho me to Divine Essence Embodied and Affinity is like studying the individual threads of a great tapestry and repairing or replacing the broken and faded ones, while seeing the whole tapestries creation simultaneously. All the polyester fibers of artificial ego reality will be replaced with the purest silk fibers of your Divine Essence. It is ti me now to re me mber EVERYTHING!
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PROSPERITY
Right Livelihood: Uncovering Purpose and Passion with Elyse Napolitano
The overall goal of this workshop is to have women live the empowering belief that aligning life purpose and passion with career leads to spiritual and material abundance, as well as fulfillment, in their lives. The course is also infused with the idea that choosing to be paid well for our work allows us to be of greater service and live our gifts more fully, and so is a responsible choice.
For more information, contact:
Elyse Napolitano
emailelyse@excite.com
Smart Money Management and Investing with Adrienne Ng
Smart money management and investing – This course is not designed to encourage the pursuit of material wealth solely for personal and selfish endeavors, rather a means of mastering money so that one is not financially barred from fulfilling the passions and lifework that is desired. Traditionally, the world of investing has not included women. Today's world, however, is not the same and with the emergence of new levels of responsibilities, opportunities and purchasing power, it is essential for women to take control of their financial knowledge and decisions. By doing so, the life that we want for ourselves, our loved ones and the causes we support will not be jeopardized or compromised simply because of a little lack of planning. Through this course of study, we will explore the group's strengths and weaknesses and develop those areas through education, planning and ultimately execution.
For more information, contact:
Adrienne Ng
adrienne.ng.jxf5@statefarm.com
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THE SENSES
The Long-Lost Art of Chocolate Truffle Creation with Philippe “Fuzzy” Lewis
Turn your guests and lovers into beautiful little puddles of chocolate bliss! Listen to the ooohs! and aaahs! as they open their presents! Discover the long-lost art of creating treats with chocolate! Sadly, in recent years, the art of working with chocolate seems to have been lost in favor of purchasing ready-made treats which, while always great to give and receive, often become a quickly purchased present that lacks the meaning and intentions that we most want to communicate to those we so love and care about: a sense of having thought of them, of having shared a bit of life with them even though they might have been far away, a sense that we wish we could be in their life, their arms, their wonderful presence, or even a sense that we are grateful for all that they are in our life. And that is why making something that like chocolate truffles is soooo incredibly powerful and sweet!
For more information, contact:
Philippe “Fuzzy” Lewis
fryday@california.com
Being a Fully Orgasmic Woman by Diana Soline
In the sacred container of a women's circle, learn how you can expand your potential for pleasure and orgasmic variety. You will learn about physical and emotional aspects of women's orgasms. You will leave with a clear understanding of your next step in embracing pleasure even more deeply.
This class is for any woman who would like to expand her knowledge about female orgasms, whether she is pre-orgasmic, orgasmic or multi-orgasmic. The class is clothes-on, with no exchange of sexual touch. This class consists of presentation, discussion, and some breath work.
For more information, contact:
Diana Soline
diana@womenstemple.com
Tantra - The Ecstatic Path of Self-Realization with Jan Robinson
This 10-week experiential course provides you with the guidance to incorporate into your daily life the principles and practices of Tantra. It is an opportunity for you to make a commitment to truly honor and nurture yourself and the world around you. Topics include: Tantric approaches to sexual loving, Bliss in relationship, Balancing the divine feminine and masculine within, Awakening Kundalini, and more!
For more information, contact:
Jan Robinson
jan@tantricjoy.com
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MOVEMENT
Move To Learn- A journey Into Your Inner Consciousness with Gitta Sivander
This class uses Authentic Movement as an access to one's unconscious world and inner happenings. We will explore being in our bodies through our Cellular Awareness. Getting to know our Body Patterns and connecting within our body will derive from Developmental Movement and our 6 Basic Patterns of movement, which are Breath, Core-Distal, Spinal Movement, Upper-Lower, Body Half and Cross Lateral Patterns. We will discover these patterns in our own Body and be playful with them, exploring them through Contact Improvisation and Partner work as well.
For more information, contact:
Birgitta Sivander
gittasivander@comcast.net
Contact Acro Yoga with Jenny Sauer-Klein
Contact Acro is a playful and adventurous combination of partner yoga and partner acrobatics. This workshop will be experiential and includes circle meditation and posture flow, and progresses to seated and standing partner asana flows. We will conclude with a demonstration of a partner flying series, in which one person is supported safely and comfortably in the air on their partners feet – think back to being a kid and playing airplane with your parents! This work is cradled in the principles of mutual support, self-acceptance, truthful and compassionate communication, and the unity of all beings. By learning to trust one another, we deepen our trust in ourselves, and realize that by working in partnership, we accomplish more than we ever could alone.
For more information, contact:
Jenny Sauer-Klein
ladyjsk@yahoo.com
Beginner Poi Fire Dancing with Isa Isaacs
Work with the healing element of fire in this unique class developed especially for the Goddess Arts Institute. The class is taught by world renowned poi artist, instructor and Founder of the Temple of Poi Isa "GlitterGirl" Isaacs whose own journey included transforming her life from being a 300 pound couch potato to a fit dancer and instructor. Bringing the experience of her own journey to the class, Isa's focus is empowering others to explore personal transformation and increased body awareness through a positive attitude, objectivity and poi. This class will teach students over 100 beginner and early intermediate moves, transitions and combinations. After students have learned these moves, they are taught fire safety and have an opportunity to perform with fire. In addition, students are educated in the mindset necessary to pursue self expression and creativity without judgment in a mutually nurturing environment.
For more information, contact: Isa Isaacs
glitter@glittergoddess.com
Liquid Hoop Dance with Christabel Zamor
The Dancehoop Fitness Program uses these unique hoops for ecstatic dance, strengthening, aerobic workout, cardio training, visualizations and meditative exercises which bring you into the present moment, your breath and your wonderful body!
For more information, contact:
Christabel Zamor
info@circushoops.com
Personal Evolution through Partner Contact Staff Dance with Andres Amador
Unite the masculine and feminine within through the practice of harmonious staff movement with a partner. We will delve into the myriad influences behind this study, gaining a broad understanding of sacred geometry in motion, learning to harness energy, and developing our intuitive senses.
For more information, contact:
Andres Amador
andres@analogia.org
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THE ART OF BEING
The Art of Well-Being with Cynthia Stringer
In this experiential and educational workshop we will discover together the principles of authenticity, success, and being in alignment with your unique blueprint for Well-BEING. Our time together will include teachings on direct access from soul, how to create and leverage meaningful and soul filled relationships, and manifesting abundance in all ways. Key areas of focus will be rituals, gracious living, daily practices, and the art of being a humble successful leader.
We will exchange tips and ideas, resources and together will experience a closing ritual and meditation to uplift and inspire YOU.
For more information, contact:
Cynthia Stringer
cynthia@successbydesign.net
Dreamspinning with Deborah Stehr
Dreams can help you with every facet of your life. Dreams are objective messengers (believe it or not) from your soul communicating to you without your ego's (or anyone else's) interference. Dreams can help you release stuck emotions, assist you in solving problems and provide levels of insight that are unparalleled in our everyday world. Best of all your dreams are absolutely trustworthy : they will never lie to you because they are devoted to your authentic truth at all times.
Learning to read your own dreams will enable you to communicate with hidden sides of yourself and you will become able to use wisdom that you never even knew you had. Reading your dreams lets you participate in ancient forms of feminine wisdom-magic firsthand, and teaches you to read reality like it's a dream, showing you that all things are indeed, alive, loving and speaking. Tap into your deep self and you will tap into the collective soul of nature, humanity and the divine.
For more information, contact:
Deborah Stehr
dreamspinning@juno.com |
