Events & Musings
Grateful in Every Way
April 11, 2025
I had the honor and privildege to pilgrimmage to Peru in March. Not only was I gifted the opportunity to bask in the magical ambience of the Andes, I was blessed to partake of Sacred Plant & Sound Medicine in the company of, and with the support of, medicine carriers and brave seekers. I am still integrating, but I wanted to express gratitude for all that made this journey possible. Thank you!
Sacred Sound Healing with Vocal Toning
October 25, 2024
Come learn "toning" and experience the gong like never before. By combining the sacred sound healing power of the gong with vocal toning, allow yourself to be transported to a higher realm. Michael Dowd will set the foundation by guiding you through a Kundalini yoga kriya aimed at opening us up for play and exploration. I will teach and facilitate guided vocal toning. We will then combine this technique with the power of the gong and its ability to shatter blockages as well as balance the nervous & glandular systems.
Vocal toning instills within us a sense of emergence with the sacred and expansion beyond our "self." These modalities together have the power to transport your body, mind, and soul into a state of harmony and balance. Finally, we will harness this power of liberation with a meditation intended to integrate the energy so you depart feeling unified, present, and more spacious. Please join us for an evening of community, play, and self-expression. No toning experience needed. Workshop held at YogaRama in Sodo, Seattle WA. 6:30-8:30pm. Contact me to sign up. Cost $22.00
Following the Thread: How to Understand What Your Dreams are Trying to Tell You
April 20, 2024
Join Sarah Ditty, Kundalini Yogi and Nature Mystic, on a journey into the nighttime realm – the dreamscape. Using techniques learned from Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Reyes (world renown author, depth psychologist, storyteller, and curandera), Sarah will teach you how to interpret your dreams and understand what Spirit is trying to communicate to you through symbols.
Leave this experience with tools that help you make sense of your dreams, take more control of your nightscape, and find direction and answers to situations that have been challenging you. Workshop held at YogaRama in Sodo, Seattle WA. 11:00-12:30pm. Contact me to sign up. Cost $22.00
Creating Altars of Support
March 9, 2024
Do you feel like you could use some physical support to help you deal with what is going on in life? Do you have a curiosity about nature and how it can support you at this time, beyond getting outside? Gift yourself 90 minutes where you learn about how to create a physical altar – comprised of nature’s elements, plants, minerals, symbols and space for Spirit.
Come prepared to have fun, be curious, and embrace the wisdom within. Workshop held at YogaRama in Sodo, Seattle WA. 11:00-12:30pm. Contact me to sign up. Cost $22.00
Time to Clear the Clutter
March 3, 2024
Do you feel like your stuff has more power over you than you have over it? Is there a pile of unfinished projects sitting in the corner that only grows bigger with time? Do you make excuses for the chaos, but become paralyzed when you try to address the problem? Do you have a hard time letting go of stuff that no longer serves a purpose?
On March 3rd, join me for a three-hour workshop where I walk you through a systematic approach to face that which is ready to be addressed – may it be physical, emotional or mental “stuff.” Each attendee gets a complimentary copy of my book, Chaos No More: Using Ritual to Clear the Clutter. Workshop held at YogaRama in Sodo, Seattle WA. 12:00-3:00pm. Contact me to sign up. Cost $55.00
Time to Share the Wealth
January 2024
Mark your calendars and prepare your souls... the time has come to start offering workshops! Would you like to learn to build an altar? How about decluttering your life or creating sacred art? Curious about your soul song? Any interest in interpreting your dreams? Stay tuned... details coming soon!
The Great Re-Synch
January 1, 2024
Sometimes our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies get out of synch - all being on their own timeline. With the turning of the Gregorian calendar, I needed a re-synch. A salt-water plunge in a natural body of water did the trick. Thank you Pacific Ocean. This year I was more graceful - I embraced the cold as I stood in my power.
Winter Solstice
December 21, 2023
With dad's passing, and as the nights got longer, I felt a deep desire to sit at the feet of elders... to sit on my couch, sip tea, be under a cosy blanket and hear stories of the ancient ways. Michael Meade - elder, great storyteller and mythologist is the medicine I crave. He sings the ancient songs...
Death: The Great Awakener
The year of 2023
2022 was the figurative death; 2023 held dad's literal death. He got sick; I helped out. He attempted to meet The Maker three times; The Maker won. This rite of passage teaches me, daily. It cracked me open. Magic stirs. I see with new eyes. Dad's parting gift - he said pursue Sacred Sound Healing...I am.
Shoring Up Foundation
The year of 2022
In my view, 2020 was a death...the death of how it was. 2021 was full of false starts, but was really about gestation. 2022 is about rebirth. I believe certain energies and events still need to play out before the next path appears. In the meantime, take inventory of your "tools" and focus time shoring up your foundation, so that it can hold what is ready to emerge...
Ritual on a Farm
January 27, 2021
Due to a series of serendipitous events, I am pleased to announce that I have teamed up with some incredible women who are excited to merge kundalini yoga with ritual on a fruit and flower farm! The idea of getting to bring different together disparate modalities into one place – mother nature’s playground – is a dream come true.
I encourage you to check out @vinnockifarm on Instagram or email me for more details regarding the exciting events we have planned! Here’s wishing everyone a bountiful and energetic year!
A Reason to Celebrate
January 22, 2020
In August of 2018 I began writing a book; and I was damn proud of it. Then life
happened and the book was pushed off to the side, waiting for the right moment to
begin writing again. As life would have it, another book wanted to surface and it
took priority. In the span of just a few weeks, another book had been birthed.
This book, miraculously, has already made its way through finding
a publisher to help me self-publish, has made it through content and copy editing, and now is working its way through layout and design. A dear friend of mine has agreed to do the cover art and I have a few respected individuals who are busy reading the contents and prepared to make statements that can be added to the back cover. This entire process has been exciting, motivating, and inspiring. What I have learned in this process is to allow others to be part of the journey. I am amazed at the great ideas that people are bringing to the table, in addition to their enthusiasm and support. I also continue to be amazed at how creative I feel when I allow myself to be in the flow. When I am working on what feels like my life’s purpose, everything just moves so smoothly. Thank you Source! Thank you friends and family. Thank you Peanut Butter Publishing. And thank you to those who I have not yet met, but I know will come across my path as I continue on this journey. Happy New Years!
Winter Solstice
Saturday, December 21st, 2019
The Winter Solstice is about going inward and embracing,
the unknown, the unconscious. It’s about stillness, slowing
down, resting. It’s about honoring the darkness that
co-exists with the light.
The Autumn Equinox
Monday, September 23rd, 2019
The Autumn Equinox is about harvesting the fruits that came from
your labors. It’s about wrapping up and closing down. It includes
looking back and reflecting on what worked and what didn't and tilling
that which needs to be released,
back into the earth so that it can
nourish the soil and the plants that you intend to grow in Spring.
The Summer Solstice
Friday, June 21st, 2019
The Summer Solstice is a time of great celebration in the Northern
Hemisphere. On this day, we celebrate the greatest amount of sunlight
in the year. Up until the Solstice, we are gathering a little more
light each day.
After the Solstice, we begin our slow and steady descent
inwards. During the Summer Solstice, we experience the grandeur of fire
energy. It represents the pinnacle of what we can become!
My Birthday
May 2019
I love birthdays! I love the idea of celebrating. In fact, I don't believe
we celebrate enough...enough of anything. We have become so serious, myself
included, that we forget what it means to go out and play.
I love the kid-like feeling
and innocence that comes in the days and weeks leading up to my birthday. I
love thinking about all the ways that I want to pamper myself. I love the idea
of turning older and honoring the experience and wisdom that I gained from the
past year. I love the anticipation and contemplation of what the next year will
bring. I love the ever-growing collection of grey hairs, which I incidentally
call my "wisdom hairs." I recently did an exercise that involved staring into
the mirror and reflecting on what I saw. I was amazed that the baby-face I had
carried for so long was now gone. It made me realize that I hadn't actually been
carded at a restaurant for the past several years. Time flies and without events
or memories to go with them, one doesn't notice the little things. My birthday
is a few days away and I want to take this moment and smile at who I was, who I
have become, and who I will evolve into. Here's to honoring the events, people,
and beliefs that shape our lives! Happy Birthday!
Overcoming a Hurdle
August 2018
In January 2016 I set out to build my business website with the intention of proclaiming
who I am and what I have to offer. I presumed I could do it alone. I
struggled and swore and remained persistent, yet created nothing.
And
then a car accident happened that derailed me and my website sat
abandoned. It acted as a ghost, haunting me, taunting me. And then
through a series of fortunate events, I had the opportunity to work
with my nephew who was studying in school how to build websites. It
has been an awesome experience trying to convey to another, what I
visualize in my head. Even better, I have had to articulate to the world,
what I feel in my heart and know to be true. I have come to learn that
the website and what people see / how they experience me as the first
impression, is only the beginning. The real hurdle has been sitting with
myself and Spirit, and coming to terms with what it is that I have to
offer, and then making it a reality. Sure the layout, design, and colors
are important. But the time spent discussing how to convey a feeling, a
sensing, a knowing…that’s where it’s at! Thank you Mason for joining me
on this journey and making it a reality. For without you, I would still
be haunted by the ghost…
Yes – A Book
August 2018
In August 2009 I went on a date with a man. During this first date I told him
that I wanted to write a book; he laughed. The words that followed
were, “Is your life really that interesting that you would have
something worth writing about?”
I said “Yes!” After many years, I burned in a ceremonial bonfire the content of what
would have been the book that I originally thought I was to write. What has
awakened instead is a book so rich, so honest, so transparent,
that it calls to me. The first chapter has been written. Here’s
to many more…