News and updates

Hello Again:)

2009-08-24T14:53:00.001-07:00

Hello Again.

Its been quite a while since I last wrote and a lot has happened between here and there. The most currently pertinent is that my web site (after not being updated for many months) is stalled for the week while it sort of resets its self. I will be updating it as soon as it is possible to do so again. Until that time I wanted to make sure I posted upcoming classes and events for you all:)

I am still offering classes through The Northern Winds and look forward to seeing you there soon. To view a calendar of all of the classes offered at The Northern Winds visit thenorthernwinds.com or call the store at 602 277 0538.

Upcoming classes in September by Sister Services:

Exploring the Triple Goddess- Saturday 8/29 6p-730p $20.00 (sign up early)

Full Moon Circle and Energy Working- Saturday 9/05 6p-730p $5.00 (sign up early)

Guided Meditation "Connecting with your Sun energy"- Labor Day, Monday 9/07 930a-1030a $10.00 (Bring a pillow, coffee included:)

Crystal Basics- Wednesday 9/09 6p-730p $10.00

Magic, myth, medicine: A look at 5 living herbs- Wednesday 9/23 6p-8p $25.00 (sign up early)

Tarot: Exploring the major arcana- Saturday 9/26 6p-8p $30.00 (sign up early)

Exploring the Celtic Pantheon- Wednesday 9/30 6p-730p $10.00

Dreamers

2008-11-28T16:22:00.001-08:00

Greetings all:)

This month has been a time of winding down and gathering in. This week many of us gathered together with family and friends in celebration and gratitude of this season and of each other.

I had the opportunity last week to gather together with the community at The Northern Winds for a class on the use and creation of dream pillows. We infused our pillows with energy from herbs, crystals and symbols then we charged them together as a group.

Dream Pillows are a tool for working through processes and working on challenges while in dream state.

Everyone who participated in Friday's class is invited to post to the blog the results of their dream pillow work. The learning we do is enhanced and deepened when done as a community, sharing our experiences strengthens us as individuals and as a group.

You are all invited to the next event I will be co-leading at The Northern Winds. We will be hosting a drum and chant circle focused on releasing the last of the old energies from this year. We plan to come together as a community mixing and sharing rhythms and having a good time.

And as always you are invited to contact me for more information about any of the meditations and classes presented by Sister Services.

Blessed be, may the energy of gratitude generated by so many on Thursday be with you through the rest of this season in your giving and receiving.

- Beth

2008-11-05T06:58:00.000-08:00

Good morning and welcome to a new age with a new hope for the future!

As you may know the planet is moving into a breaking down cycle and there has been a lot of talk about 2012.

Here is what I believe- I believe that our world has been engaged in a crescendo of struggle based in our living in fear. I believe that a time is coming of letting go of that fear and learning that we are strong enough, smart enough, loving enough and flexible enough to meet the challenges that life has to offer; we need not fear those challenges, just grow from them by allowing them to change us. I believe that across the planet we are breaking down our fears of one another and that we will live long enough to see both the fruit's and backlash of this. Today though, I rejoice with you all and send everyone everywhere thoughts of healing and a renewed sense of global purpose and interconnectedness. I am glad that we are able to share this time in history together. Let our common future be one of learning and mutual support.

Blessed Be,

Beth

A Day In The Garden

2008-10-13T16:44:00.000-07:00

Hello all. I have been busy at work updating some glitches on the website. If you logged on recently you may have tried to open the new 'Fees' tab only to find yourself back at the home page- that is now fixed.

I spent this morning weeding my garden and found two new plants had volunteered up. A mystery pepper plant and some form of potato plant are sprouting. After weeding I went to the nursery and bought some baby greens and various vegetables. As important as it is to pull weeds from the garden it is just as important to then fill the cleared space with wanted plants. Empty space in a fertile garden will grow any seed that that blows in or is dropped in by passing birds or people.

Our minds and spirits are fertile gardens that occasionally need tending. We each have unwanted beliefs and unfinished business that is serving only to drain us and use precious resources we might otherwise be using to grow empowering beliefs and lives. I invite you all to come to any of our classes or meditations and tend your gardens with compassion, then share the fruits of your wisdom with our community.

Yesterday I was visited by a morning dove. Birds are spirit messengers that invite us to pay attention and learn from the information they bring. My dove reminded me that I have a growing sense of peace and balance in my life. The dove gave me an opportunity to be aware of my blessings and to be grateful for them.

This month I will debuting a class on divination by birds called orinthomancy.

May your gardens be fruitful this season and may you find gratitude for your blessings.

I am grateful for each of you.

Blessed Be.

Another beautiful day

2008-10-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

Greetings to you all:)

I'd like to thank everyone who attended the 10-03 class at The Northern Winds on circle casting. We had a great conversation and I learned a lot from the stories, thoughts and questions that you all brought to class. I look forward to seeing you all again on 11-21 at the Making Dream Pillow's class also being held at The Northern Winds.

Or perhaps I'll see you before at one of the classes I'll be hosting at Corvus between now and then.

As usual I'd like to invite anyone who has attended any of my classes/workshops/etc to post questions or comments to this blog. The mission of sister services is to "Grow an empowering community in joy, learning and transformation", one of the ways this is done is by sharing our thoughts, questions and lessons with each other that we may benefit from the experience of others.

If you happen to be at any of the places where free publications are available please look for this months copy of the Women's Community Connection where you will see among other things, an ad for Sister Services! This is our first real advertisement and its kind of exciting:)

I'll be looking forward to seeing some new faces in class as a result of the ad in the Women's Community Connection and from the ad yet to be posted in the information booklet that will be given out at Pagan Pride being held at Phoenix Community College on 10-18. This years Pride event will be opened by a Buddhist group who will be sharing the moving sounds of their chant. I heard a sample of this and expect it to be very beautiful.

My pumpkin patch is growing some big beautiful pumpkins as we stand at the doorstep of the season. This is my favorite season and I'm glad to be sharing it with each of you.

Blessed Be

Ebb and flow

2008-09-25T22:14:00.000-07:00

Today has been enlightening. Today I let go of some old energies and became excited about some new projects.

I created an outline for a Womens Circle class months ago that tonight I began to flesh out class by class. The objective of this series is "To give women tools to create an empowering community" which is more or less the mission of Sister Services I know. Its a worth while thing and I dont mind revisiting it with each and every class and meditation I write.

Tonight I also drew up Novembers calendar which I will post on the website next week.

Theres still time to sign up for the "History and lore of the blood harvest" class being held on 10-25, just a few days before the holiday. This day marks the end of the year in many traditions at a time where the bounty of the earth is returing to the womb to gestate during this dark part of the year. Persephony desends into the underworld and her mother Demeter shrouds the planet in cold and dark. In this class we will be looking at some of the history of the 31st of October and some of the origins of those traditions which survive today enfolded into the new celebration of "Halloween".

Then on 10-30 I will be hosting a class on mask making as this is apart of the holiday traditions of south america's Dia de los Muertos which occurs on 11-01 known in the states as "All saints day".

To sign up for either of these events or any class in the month of October you can contact me via email at sisterservices@gmail.com.

I send you blessings. May your days be full and your choices be clear. Blessed be.

2008-09-19T22:16:00.000-07:00

Hello all.
Vacation was wonderful. We visited many parts of Northern Arizona driving a total of 440 miles.

The weather in Phoenix is beginning to soften into a mild heat with the promise of cool breezes in the near future.
In most places around the world this is a time of beginning to batten down the hatches in preparation of hard weather and a time of introspective hours locked in the house waiting out the season. In Arizona however this is the beginning of a time when our weather is at its most hospitable and best for being outside with friends and family. This doesn't take away from our time of introspection though as we see fruits and flowers disappear from most trees and plants. We feel in our bones the coming time of release and rebirth.

You are invited to share your experience and learning with community in a safe space at our "Monday Morning Guided Meditation". Come and explore your inner self in a place where you can share what you have learned with others and gain from their sharing with you.
To participate in this or any gathering through Sister Services contact E. B. Rodriguez at sisterservices@gmail.com.

May the earth be a teacher in the ways of acceptance as she takes in the leavings of this year and uses them to make herself new in the next year. As she has done since long before she gave birth to people and as she will continue to do long after the sun sets on our day.
Namaste.

Out for the weekend

2008-09-13T09:22:00.000-07:00

Greetings all,

I will be out this weekend camping and such with my partner and my trusty companion Maximus the wonder pug.

Feel free to post your comments to me and I will publish them to the blog as soon as I return on Monday.

Also any email or voicemail sent will also be returned on Monday.

Hope all is well and I will look forward to seeing you at class one of the 'Exploring Your Chakras' series starting in about a week. This class will start with the root chakra and over the next seven weeks we'll work our way up. The root chakra is where we keep our most basic beliefs, needs and feelings stored. The root or Muladhara chakra, is the foundation of our energetic being those feelings and beliefs inform all the rest of our processes.

Your are invited to share your learning with others at this and other classes through Sister Services.

See you on Monday.

Blessed Be.

Success

2008-09-01T21:23:00.000-07:00

Hello all.

Greetings at the end of another evenful day.

You can now find all the information you need to anticipate and sign up for classes through the months of September and October on the web site! :)

The only "coming soon" tab that remains will likely be replaced by another heading or removed until later.

I spent the day finnishing the site and fleshing out curriculum for the 'Feelings in Clay' class.

I am really excited about rolling out these classes and seeing what works and why. Everything is organic and always open to the process of its own evolution. Its those who use these services who will determine what shape that evolution will take based on your feedback so feel free to log on after a class and share your thoughts and feelings about the experience.

May this week bring vision and opportunity to you in your endevours.

- Beth

2008-08-31T12:08:00.000-07:00

The weather is beautiful today and I understand that almost everyone has electricity back after this weeks storms.

Well, the calendar is posted to the site, I just havent been able to figure out how to make it visible to people. Its a puzzle that I am commited to solving today.
So new plan, calendar will be visible by tonight, site will be complete by the end of the day on Monday.

As we are nearing the end of the year the energies of the planet are preparing to recieve the shedding of that which was useful throughout the year and are now readying to return to the source so as to rest before they are reborn in the spring.
Each of us carries these energies, and the time is approaching to begin putting them down so that we too can rest in rythm with the mother.
I look forward to sharing this process with you all at the two part 'Healing and Releasing' series at the end of this month.
To sign up for the 'Release' workshops contact me at sisterservices@gmail.com.

Blessed be you all,
-Beth

Hey All

2008-08-28T22:57:00.000-07:00

Here is the calendar for September. Enjoy:)

September

1 Monday
6a-7a & 720a-820a
Monday morning guided meditation

4 Thursday
630p-730p
Making:
Feelings in Clay

6 Saturday
630p-8p
History and Lore of the Second Harvest

7 Sunday
11a-1p
Raising energy with song and dance

8 Monday
6a-7a & 720a-820a
Monday morning guided meditation
6p-730p
Spiritual Tool Box:
Circle Casting

11 Thursday
630p-730p
Making:
Dream Pillows

15 Monday
6a-7a & 720a-820a
Monday morning guided meditation
6p-730p
Spiritual Tool Box:
Candle Spells

18 Thursday
630p-730p
Making:
Wands

19 Friday
6p-7p & 620p-720p
Fri day evening guided meditation

20 Saturday
630p-8p
Healing and Release workshop part I

21 Sunday
11a-1p
Chakra series:
Exploring Root Chakra

22 Monday
6a-7a & 720a-820a
Monday morning guided meditation
6p-730p
Spiritual Tool Box:
Communication and Connection with Plants

25 Thursday
630p-730p
Making:
Abundance Charms

26 Friday
6p-7p & 620p-720p
Fri day evening guided meditation

27 Saturday
630p-8p
Healing and Release workshop part II

28 Sunday
11a-1p
Chakra series:
Exploring Sacral Chakra

29 Monday
6a-7a & 720a-820a
Monday morning guided meditation
6p-730p
Spiritual Tool Box:
Chant

October

2 Thursday
630p-730p
Making:
Home Protection Charms

3 Friday
6p-7p & 620p-720p
Fri day evening guided meditation

4 Saturday
630p-8p
Palm Reading I:
Intro to palmistry

2008-08-28T13:50:00.000-07:00

Still working on the website, should be up by Monday 9/01. The September calendar will be posted on the blog this evening and on the web site also by Monday.

I hope life is moving at a pace that suits you and that your direction is clear.

-Beth

Hello

2008-08-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Sister Services weekly blog where you will be able to learn from each others experiences, thoughts and ideas.