Reiki Master Ines Godoy Marin now at Alma de Mujer

Reiki Master Ines Godoy Marin is now offering Reiki treatment sessions at the healing studio here at Alma de Mujer for the month of April.

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese name consisting of 2 words "rei" and "ki" meaning spiritually guided life energy (commonly known as Universal Life Energy), an energy which animates us all and is found all around us. Reiki harmonizes the body, mind and spirit by channeling the energy that surrounds us to cure the physical, emotional, and mental levels of the body. There is no belief system attached to Reiki, so anyone can receive a Reiki treatment or attunement.

Reiki:
* Promotes natural self-healing
* Balances the energies in the body
* Strengthens the immune system
* Treats symptoms and causes of illness
* Relieves pain
* Clears toxins
* Adapts to the natural needs of the receiver
* Enhances personal awareness
* Relaxes and reduces stress
* Promotes creativity
* Releases blocked and suppressed feelings
* Aids meditation and positive thinking

For an appointment, call:
Reiki Master Ines Godoy Marin
512.560.6525
imarin @ austin.rr.com

Alma de Mujer now on Facebook!

Hola Everyone,

We at Alma de Mujer have been busy reinventing our identity on the web, and we're letting you know that we now have a presence on Facebook. Please become a fan of our Facebook page: Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change and get updated about our upcoming events, workshops, and other wonderful programming we at Alma are so excited to host and participate in.

Photos from the Medicine Wheel Garden Blessing from Sunday March 21, 2010 are on Facebook, and if you have any images from this or past events you would like to share, please post them on Facebook! We are excited to have a presence in the Facebook community, and we look forward to seeing our Alma family become fans of our page.

Con Cariño,
Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change

P.S.
With Spring here, Alma de Mujer has many projects we're looking forward to getting started, and we would love to have your support. Please take the time to donate to our Paypal! Muchos Gracias y Amor!

Alma de Mujer Medicine Wheel Garden Blessing & Spring Equinox Celebration

You are invited!

Sunday, March 21, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Alma de Mujer Medicine Wheel Garden Blessing & Spring Equinox Celebration

Please join us in Marsha's Garden for the Alma de Mujer Medicine Wheel Garden Blessing, where we will bless the seeds, shoots, and tender plants while rejoicing in life and creation. Come and plant seeds of love, peace and joy into our hearts and the heart of Mother Earth.

Sunday, March 21, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Please bring your drum, flute or rattle and some food to share in community.



On Vernal Equinox, the cosmic scales are balanced in perfect equilibrium: equal day, equal night. With bone cold winter behind, we celebrate the life force, rejoicing in a fresh, clear, bright spring day. Tender stems and shoots push through the fertile soil, buds explode, and the Egg of Spring hatches a living creation! Eostre, Goddess of the divine fertile female, calls to the spirit of youth in each woman, man and child.

-We'Moon Calendar 2010

Alma de Mujer Spring Break Graduate Writing Camp 2010

Alma de Mujer is excited to announce our Graduate student Spring Break Writing Camp for 2010. Sisters in diverse disciplines come together in solidarity and support as we work on research and writing in the serene environment of Alma! The camp is open to women in all fields and programs who are in the advanced stages of their thesis or dissertation work.

Spring Break Writing Camp 2010 March 14 - March 18, 2010 Alma de Mujer offers a quiet and empowering space for Sisters to support each other around graduate work. Days are spent sharing, writing, cooking, and healing in a safe and loving space. Cabin lodging per night: $40 Meals per day:$20 Total cost per day: $60 ** ** Please do not let cost be a reason for not attending! Cost can be worked out in a barter exchange on a case by case basis. Attendees for the 2009 camp: Maribel, Marina, Yolanda, Stephanie, y Luz.

Please contact Maribel A. Garza for more information and to register for the camp: Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change 13621 FM 2769 Austin, TX 78726 512-258-3880 almaprograms@gmail.com Sincerely, Alma de Mujer Indigenous Women's Network This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Alma de Mujer is funded in part by: Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation

Women's Activist Gathering/Encuentro de Mujeres Activistas

From July 31 - August 2, 2009, Alma de Mujer is hosting the first of three annual Women Activists Gathering. This year we invite Texas-based Native women/Indigenous women and women of color activists whose work focuses on Native sovereignty, immigration or environmental justice to join us for a weekend of critical dialogue and exchange.

To request a brochure, contact us via email: almademujertx@gmail.com or phone: 512.258.3880.


To pay for registration, you can now use paypal:

July 25, 2009 Open House

Join us on July 25, 2009 to welcome our incoming director Maribel A. Garza.
Maribel will be talking about her vision and upcoming programs for Alma de Mujer.
Please join us for a tour of the land and of Alma's Medicine Wheel garden.



In addition, our summer interns will be sharing some of their amazing experiences, including their recent trip to Canada.


Where & When: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:00AM-11:00AM



Indigenous Women's Network | Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change | 13621 FM 2769 | Austin | TX | 78726

July 2009 Newsletter

Dear Friends, Things have been quite busy at Alma de Mujer! Please take a moment to read some of the exciting summer programming. Feel free to contact Alma de Mujer to get involved and spend some time on the land (or just stop on by!) The following news and announcements are included in this newsletter: Leadership Transitions at Alma De Mujer Volunteer Day: July and August Environmental Education Camps (July 2009) Cultural Exchange: Women of the North and women of the South The Women Activists Gathering Alma's Equinox Brunch (September 21, 2009) Workshop Series with Rose Two-Feathers Reflections on Alma & Lifeworks' Young Girl's Leadership Camp

Transitions... After 9 months of incredible fun, hard work, and joy Ana Lara will be leaving Austin to pursue graduate studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Taking her place is Maribel Garza, an exceptional activist, educator and visionary. The Alma Local Council is excited to bring Maribel on board in this position. Volunteer at Alma Come join us for Days of Service at Alma de Mujer! July 11, 10am-2pm August 8, 10am-2pm Bring your family and friends! Beverages and light snacks provided. Location: 13621 FM 2769 Austin Texas 78726 Environment Education Camp Now Accepting Applications July 13 - July 18, 2009 or July 20 - July 25, 2009 The Environmental Learning Camp is designed to provide youth ages 13 - 17 with a solid training in Environmental Stewardship based on Native American approaches to land stewardship and values grounded in an understanding of the four directions, four elements, and the inter-dependence with all creatures. As youth from an urban setting, the camp is designed to provide participants with tools for individual and community leadership in environmental stewardship that can be applied with their families, in their neighborhoods, schools and local contexts. There are two week-long (Monday through Saturday) summer sessions in July. Each day consists of six hours of workshops, 1-3 hours each. Over the course of the camp, youth will learn about: Land Conservation, Water Conservation, Fundamentals of Clean Air, Nutrition & Food Preparation, Small Scale Agriculture, proper handling of the Four Elements, Healthy Communication and Community Leadership. The camp cost is $120.00 per child and includes materials, lunch and snacks. Some scholarships are available. To register, contact almademujertx@gmail.com Cultural Exchange: Women of the North and South From Texas to Canada On June 29, we embarked on a journey to begin a cultural exchange with native women of the North. We were welcomed and nurtured by our hosts at the Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group. During our stay in Canada we participated and helped facilitate an intense workshop about our histories and struggles in the south. The connections between struggles in the north and south were discussed extensively. The geographical and intergenerational connections made provided a space for growth and healing. We also had the great opportunity to work on an organic community garden our sisters of the center created. We also visited community members Linda and Charlie in their home and learned about their struggle and what brought them to live closely to the land (off the 'grid'). Our short visit coincided with the festive Canada Day celebration and the grand opening of the community garden. The importance of women maintaining healthy balanced lives while fighting for their communities became a reoccurring theme in everything we did. This trip reminds us that love and understanding are essential in creating social change. We bring home the love and generosity shared with us with every intention to continue our work at Alma de Mujer. We wish to thank all of those people who contributed to this trip. A special thank you to the women of the Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group! Muchas Gracias To read our individual reflections of the trip, please contact us at mtz.rosario@gmail.com Women Activists Gathering Register Today!! This July 31 - August 2, 2009, Alma de Mujer will host our first of three annual Women Activists Gathering. We hope you can join us. When: July 31, 2009 beginning at 4pm Ending at noon on August 2, 2009 Where: Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change Who: Indigenous/Native women and women of color activists, scholars, organizational leaders and community members whose work focuses on immigration, Native sovereignty, and environmental justice. Purpose: -To strengthen our collective capacities, our social and political networks. -To promote resource sharing and community building. -To provide a place of rest and healing for hard working women. What: Bringing women together to have critical dialogue and to reflect on our work from across different sectors of our movements. Alma de Mujer will be providing massage, acupuncture, yoga and reiki services free of charge for all participants. Registration Fee: $40.00 includes all meals, lodging, materials and services. Space is limited! Register early. For more questions or information, contact us at: almademujertx@gmail.com September Equinox Brunch Save the date: September 20, 2009 Come enjoy Alma's Equinox Brunch with live entertainment and locally grown, organic, vegetarian cuisine. We'll also be celebrating the Medicine Wheel Garden and Alma's Bridge! To make reservations, email: almademujertx@gmail.com Cost: $20/person includes full brunch buffet and music. Alma de Mujer, 13621 FM 2769, Austin, 78726 Workshop Series with Rose Two-Feathers July 18, 9:30 am - Medicine Bags July 18, 1:30 pm - Stone Wrapping July 25, 9:30 am - Dream Catchers July 25, 1:30 pm - Feather medicine August 1, 9.30 - 2.30 pm- Gourd Rattles Fees: 1 class - $38 2 classes - $70 3 classes - $95 Entire Series $180.00 Gourd workshop class (alone) - $65 To register call 512.577.7595 Young Girls Leadership Camp: Reflection Girl's ages 9 to 13 from different backgrounds came together for 10 days to learn about Native ways. The girls were divided into three groups according to age, each group focusing on different areas. The 9 year olds focal point was on crafts like dream catchers and teaching drums and learning about the land. The group of 11 and 12 year old girls learned about theater as a way to perform in public, incorporating music from around the world using various kinds of instruments to help guide their journey. The eldest group was taught Mexica dance and visual arts by two experienced teachers. On the last day of the camp all three groups came together with the skills they had learned during the past two weeks to put on a performance for their family and friends. Michelle Dhansinghani, Alma Intern 2009

Become a Friend of Alma de Mujer To become a friend, visit our page on the Indigenous Women's Network website. Thanks for supporting Alma de Mujer and our communities. Support Alma de Mujer and our Sister Organizations: People in Defense of Earth & Her Resources (PODER) poder-tx.org Resistencia Bookstore/RedSalmon Arts www.resistenciabooks.com Kalpulli Teokalli Teoyolotl kalpulliaustin.blogspot.com

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Book Alma Today!	Alma de Mujer is available for your group or nonprofit organization meeting, retreat or workshop. We offer non-profit friendly rates, lodging and catering options. To find out more, contact Courtney Enriquez, Booking Specialist.
Contact: Courtney Enriquez, Booking Specialist: 512.258.1858