FACILITATED BY: Aki Hirata Baker
DONATION BASED: $0-100 Sliding Scale
All donations will be sent to Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity & Lebanon Solidarity Collective
Amidst the humanitarian crisis, we are entering into the portal of our ancestors in the eves of the US presidential election. For those of us who are sane enough to see clearly, this is a time of tremendous heartache, rage and possibly confusion and numbness towards our future.
Hope and faith is the torch we carry as we move through the darkness within our collective soul - and when the light of our torch starts to feel faint, we need to come together for us to light up the path together. Illusion of aloneness in our suffering is the favorite game the status quo likes to play; and healing together is one of the ways to dispel this illusion.
We are opening up a community space for healing and prayer to sow our despair, pain and anger for the hope to sprout for the collective. We will engage in energetic cleansing, healing and collective journey to plant what we want to manifest. This session will include rituals and practices folks can practice during this time of year when the veils are thinner when the power of our inner resolve can create larger impacts in our lives.
The activities can be done alone or together with your loved ones. Participants are encouraged to gather folks at their homes, workspaces, healing centers to create clusters of hope that can constellate larger waves of change for our collective future. For those who cannot join live, we will send out the recordings for you to join asynchronistically by yourself, or with your community.
Things to Gather for your Ceremony:
A candle, plant/earth, water & incense/resin/burning herb (Elemental altar) - and anything else you would like to add
A bunch of herbs or flowers of your choice
A glass of water
Journal & pen
Dress comfortably
A space to sit or lay down comfortably (blankets and pillows are always welcome;)
Snack, food, something to drink
Maybe a pillow
Gather your favorite people ;)
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Aki Hirata Baker, born and raised in Japan, immigrated to the United States at the age of 18. She is a student of the earth and the cosmos, an initiated medicine woman, and a moondancer. 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, cochanneler of Earth Evolution Reiki symbols, and the founder of MINKA Brooklyn. Aki has trained under numerous teachers of ancient traditions including Naina Marballi, Suzy Meszoly, Irma StarSpirit Turtle Woman, Sergio Magaña, Rita Navarrete Perez, Tonia Gonzalez, and more.