FACILITATED BY: Aki Hirata Baker
EXCHANGE: $55-75 Sliding Scale
This class will be recorded, and will be later shared as a pre-recorded session. You will have an option of not being on the camera and communicating using the chat function instead of speaking into the microphone.
In Japan, March 3rd is known as ‘Hinamatsuri’, a day of celebration for young women’s health, happiness and prosperity. This celebration is accompanied by a tiered display of dolls to imitate imperial wedding - a beloved yet incomplete expression of what satisfies women.
I am offering this session in remembrance of the origin of the tradition, which is rooted in purification. It is said, the ritual of making paper or straw dolls and casting them in the river or ocean came from China during the Heian period to Japan as a purification ritual for us to release our impurities.
In the indigenous Japanese belief system, all beings share the spirit of the Divine/Source - therefore, we are encouraged to practice purification in order for us to return to this divine expression. On this day, we will create a ritual to tap into the pure essence of Free Feminine that counters the limiting tradition of marriage as the happiness for those who were born with Uterus and ovaries. We will co-create a space to examine the limited expression of the Feminine within ourselves, in order for us to tap deeper into what’s waiting to be freed.
Please bring:
Loose paper
Color pencils, markers, etc, especially in red and gold
A candle, incense, plant/flower/soil, water and any other sacred items to add to the altar
This is a MINKA x Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Partnership Offering—Created to Bring Efforts of Equity, Diversity, and Decolonizing Work to All.
Aki Hirata Baker is attuned to various energetic healing frequencies including Usui Reiki, Earth Evolution Reiki, IET, and 13th Octave LaHoChi. She is also a master teacher of Usui Reiki, co-channeller of Earth Evolution Reiki symbols, and the founder of MINKA Brooklyn. She is a moondancer, and trained under numerous teachers of ancient traditions, including Hatha yoga, pranayama and meditation (Integral Yoga Institute), Ayurvedic Nutrition (Naina Marballi), Art of Energy Healing (Suzy Mezoly), MedicineWay (Irma StarSpirit Turtle Woman), Toltec Healing Practice (Sergio Magaña Ocelocoyotl), Curanderismo (Rita Navarete Prez and Tonia Gonzalez) and more.
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