FACILITATED BY: Aki Hirata Baker
EXCHANGE: $15-35 Sliding Scale
Online via Zoom
Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, from 9-10am EST
In this class, participants are guided into a meditative space to journey into their subconscious mind to find answers and messages only one can find within, utilizing the ancient tradition of the indigenous drum of the Turtle Island. The sound of the drum is said to connect us with the spirits and ancestors for healing and guidance. This session can be experienced as a combination of sound & energy healing, indigenous form of hypnosis and guided visualization.
Aki is an initiated medicine woman under the MedicineWay tradition, and given permission and blessing to use the medicine of the drum for healing and evolution of humanity by Nana Irma StarSpirt Turtle Woman. She does not come from the indigenous lineage of Turtle Island, and she is humbled by the privilege and responsibility to share this medicine with the community. She is an immigrant from the mother (is)land of Japan, and studying of Earth ways has offered deeper connections and understanding of her indigeneity including the ritualistic and ceremonial use of drums and other musical instruments in her native country.
Everything offered in this class is an invitation and suggestion—and each participant can choose how they want to engage in this space as long as the safety of the online space is not compromised for the members of the learning community.
The class always includes:
Brief check-in, during which all participants are asked to be present on screen for the creation of a sacred community container.
Activation of the energetic healing in the space, which each participant can decide to engage in or not—we all are sovereign energetic beings, and your wish is always honored whether externally expressed or not.
Pulling of an oracle card as part of the intention setting for the community—you can choose to pull your own card to create a focus, or you can choose not to include any of this in your experience.
Introductory guidance into the meditative experience. Based on the energy of the space, I may choose to guide the participants verbally partially or entirely.
Live or recorded indigenous drum sound
This session is best experienced in:
A comfortable and safe physical space when accessible.
Clothing that is not binding when possible.
Participants may want to have:
Headphones or earbuds to reduce the surrounding noise.
Class of water/herbal infusion or non-caffeinated tea etc.
Journal & writing utensil.
Yoga mat, blanket or meditation cushion.
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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What Is Sliding Scale?
We provide all of our community offerings and some private sessions by sliding scale. We believe everyone is entitled to heal their wounds so they can thrive; we also believe that the wellness and healing practitioners deserve to make a living wage. In order to make this possible, we ask you to pay as much as you can, so those who might not be able to pay as much can still receive their healing session - this is the idea behind 'paying it forward'. We are all in this together, and we choose to do our best to take care of one another.
Thank you in advance!