Nov 4-6, 2011 In Person Jade Goddess Workshop with Saida Desilets

I’ve now done Saida Desilets’ workshop twice, and have signed up to take it again. She definitely fits my definition of a master teacher who walks her talk! For the Overworked Overwhelmed Overachiever woman, Saida’s Live Your Bliss: Jade Goddess workshop and associated practices are a wonderful antidote to the stress that we accumulate in our bodies. Saida teaches ancient Qi Gong healing practices that involve breath, movement and focused awareness (that’s the parallel with yoga therapy) with a compassionate, playful, present-moment attitude (that’s the parallel with meditation). Saida has a deep academic, experiential and intuitive understanding of women as powerful, creative, sensual beings … from the unique musculature in our pelvic floors, to our endocrine systems, to our latent energy, to our mindset and our desires.

If you would like more details about what is covered in this workshop, I urge you to set aside 15 minutes to watch this interview between Saida and my dear friend, Kelila Heller, who is hosting Saida’s upcoming Malibu event. And in case you are seeking a western medical perspective, Dr. Christiane Northrup’s recent book, “The Secret Pleasures of Menopause”, highlights Saida and the Jade Goddess practice as one way to bring more joy and pleasure into your life.

On a personal note, in January 2010 when I discovered the hard, sore spot in my breast, it was because I had just completed Saida’s workshop 6 weeks earlier and was doing the daily breast massage that she had taught us. Literally, the cyst came up overnight – I did not feel that soreness in the days and weeks before I discovered it. As I write this, I am struck with the deep knowing that it was my loving attention that brought old stuck energy to the surface in the form of a cyst where I could deal with it … in other words, by deeply absorbing loving energy, my body was clearing out what had been trapped deep inside.

Had I not been doing the daily breast massage, I would have been in a panic given my mother’s history with breast cancer. Had I not been doing the daily breast massage, I would not have had the intuition that I needed to name the cyst as a part of me needing to be seen, rather than a vague “it”. Would you believe that a dear friend suggested the name “Isme”, which means “love”? Within 3 months of tender massage, combined with Vitamin D and iodine supplements (my body’s levels were off the low end of the scale), the cyst had dissolved. It is no coincidence that in the two years since I last took her workshop, Saida is now focusing on how deeply stored trapped emotions are the root cause of the statistic that 3 out of 4 women have fibroids and 1 in 3 women will have a hysterectomy, and how the Jade Goddess practice can create a positive reduction of those statistics.

You may be wondering “Why is Meenal taking this workshop for a third time?” Because I’m a slow learner! There are many layers to these practices. Each time, I’ve absorbed the content on a deeper level … first it was purely intellectual, then it was physical, and now I am hoping it will be on the deep energetic level.

Stay tuned and in a few weeks, I will post an update to how this practice of giving loving attention to my body has resulted in even deeper levels of healing in 2011.

Sincerely,

 
PS. If you decide to enroll, I will earn a small referral fee. Please know that my “Sharing A Good Thing” recommendations are based on amazing teachers who’ve made a difference in my life. My intention is to share opportunities where you can experience them for yourself. In any instance where I earn a referral fee, please know that I will disclose that, so that you can factor that in … or not … into your decision.

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