Shakti is the alive, creative, wild current of divine feminine wisdom.
Update: We are SOLD OUT for the June retreat. You may register at the button below to be placed on the waiting list if you wish. You will be contacted within 24 hours of our retreat if a space opens up for you.
Join in a transformational circle of sacred sisterhood remembering, returning and reclaiming your wild wisdom. Enjoy dancing, shamanic journeying, chanting, divine feminine qigong, in ceremony + communing on sacred land while connecting in sisterhood during a reflective and restorative daylong women’s retreat at the beautiful StarHouse mountain temple located in the foothills of Boulder, CO on Saturday | June 11, 2022 | 9am-5pm.
I am more than honored to be joined by Jen Friedman and Heidi Saltzman on the facilitation team as well as Deborah Ogden on percussion.
Now more than ever, our planet is hungry for the rising of the Divine Feminine. Let’s weave our wisdom and stir the Shakti as we take our place in the sacred circle sharing with one another our unique and invaluable medicine for these times on our Mother Earth.
- Reclaim your passion + soul vision with ritual + sacred ceremony
- Remember your wild wisdom through dance + divine feminine qigong
- Restore optimal wellness + a deep sense of peace with sacred songs + ancient chants
- Return to your roots through deep communion with the spirits on the land + shamanic healing
- Reconnect to your true nature with self-reflection + powerful transformation
“This was my first year joining you at the gathering for women. To be honest, I was hesitant at first because I had not attended a twelve hour event with women before. I found myself with more and more energy as the day went on and wishing it wasn’t ending after the full day! This was a life changing experience and the food was delicious. Thank you again and again! I will be sure to see you next year!”
Date: Saturday | June 11, 2022 | 9am-5pm at StarHouse, Boulder, CO
Sliding Scale Retreat Investment: $108 – $125. Pre-registration required. Spaces are limited.
You can reserve your space at the button below. You will receive a private email with next steps to purchase your ticket and confirm your space.
All who orient as female are warmly welcomed into this 14th annual sacred sisterhood gathering. No prior experience is necessary.
“Year after year I look forward to gathering with you and the women in the circle. Each year I have insights and aha moments that have changed my life. I’ve also made some amazing friends through the Stirring the Shakti gathering.”
Location: StarHouse is a magical and healing temple designed and built with the principles of Sacred Geometry at its core. Constructed in 1990, it is a 12-sided structure surrounded by 105 acres of open space, rolling hills and pine forest.
Aligned with the geometry of the Flower of Life and integrated with the map of the 7 chakra system, StarHouse resonates with this high vibrational energy, physically and spiritually. There are many sacred sites and treasures on the land including a walking labyrinth, standing stones, Mary’s Well, the Goddess Grove and much more.
“The Stirring the Shakti retreat transformed me in so many ways. The most profound for me was leaning into a circle of women. I made so many friends and felt so seen. Thank you Shanti.”
“I learned so much about myself while gaining experience on how I can apply simple practices in my life to continue my journey. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
“The ceremonies we shared at Stirring the Shakti felt so familiar and the women I met now are my sisters. I will never forget this retreat. It changed my life. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Cancellation Policy: In the unlikely event you need to cancel your registration, your registration is 100% transferable to another sister. If you would like a refund, 100% refund will be offered up to 7 days prior to the retreat. No refunds will be offered 24 hrs before our retreat but you can transfer your registration to the Fall retreat or to another sister on the waiting list. Within 1 week prior if you need to cancel and wish for a refund, a $35 fee will be deducted from your payment to cover the costs of your retreat medicine making ingredients + other personal gifts. You will receive your personalized retreat items with instructions in exchange for the $35 fee.
June 2022 Stirring the Shakti at StarHouse Facilitators:
Shanti Medina
Shanti has been gathering women together in sacred circles of celebration for over 20 years. Her sacred Salt Ceremonies and Stirring the Shakti retreats inspire women to transform the mundane into magic, celebrate the simply sacred, empower true nature, and fuel the fire of purpose and passion.
She founded her Body Current® modality as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience. Much of Shanti’s inherent wisdom in regulating the nervous system was imprinted as a young child living through her own trauma. Her own healing has inspired the root of her unique approach in coaching women’s wellness and wholeness as well as training elite athletes and top business professionals.
She enjoys weaving her Yoga Therapy and advanced trainings in Medical Zang Fu Gong Qigong, Brain Training and Shamanic Healing with her Body Current vagal nerve stimulation protocols and self-realization practices. She has enjoyed facilitating her Body Current curriculum in a variety of 500HR Yoga Teacher Trainings and as faculty at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health as well as the Neurosculpting Institute’s and StarHouse Sacred Arts’ certification program. To find out more about Shanti’s global events, international retreats and private sessions visit www.EnergizeShanti.com
Jen Friedman
Once a touring singer/songwriter with two original albums, Jen Friedman is now a Leader and Mentor in the Dances of Universal Peace tradition. She has led the Longmont, CO Peace Dance community for 11 years which meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month. She leads the Lafayette, CO Peace Dance at Nyland Co-housing on the 1st Sunday monthly.
Jen is a graduate of The Iliff School of Theology and is an interfaith hospital chaplain at Longmont United Hospital and Boulder Community Health. She worked as Regional Administrator for Dances of Universal Peace North America for many years and was a primary force behind the DUP presence at The Parliament of the World’s Religions in both 2015 Salt Lake City and 2018 Toronto, Canada.
Jen leads singing groups and Dances frequently at public events in Colorado including the Womxn’s Marches and Climate Strikes. She has led Dances and singing at retreats throughout the US, Mexico, Canada and South America. Jen has been personally transformed by the Dances and the direct transmission of Source energy and wisdom that they offer while simultaneously fostering a communal sense of the peace that is possible in our world. Find out more about Jen at www.jenniferfriedman.com
Heidi Saltzman PhD
Dr. Heidi is an intuitive healer, licensed psychologist, embodied movement teacher, artist and mom. Her sacred work is to help people connect to themselves, each other and the Earth. She has been blessed recently expand into more of herself by moving her psychology practice outside and connecting more and more to the amazing innate healing power of the body and nature. She is always a learning more from our mother and the synchronicities that being barefoot in the wild provides, so that she can share this connection and awareness of the magic around us.
Deborah Ogden
Deborah’s gift of percussion invites a soothing and passionate tempo to the retreat. About Deborah: Deborah Ogden has been drumming for Dances of Universal Peace and other spiritual events for over a decade, drumming for more than one thousand events. She has studied Doumbek, Djembe, Tar, and Zarb with master drummers. She has performed on stage, most notably as the drummer and percussionist for a month-long run of the theatre production ‘Arabian Nights’ at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. Deborah offered her beautiful and powerful drumming at many previous Stirring the Shakti retreats and will also be joining Shanti + Scott November 2022 in Costa Rica at Embodying the Elements retreat at both La Paz WaterFall Gardens Animal Sanctuary + Imiloa Institute.
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