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Join us for our 3rd Annual Artemis Sacred Journeys Art and Yoga Retreat in Greece

1/31/2019

Honoring the Legacy, Love, Light and Life of Dr. Jean Watson
3rd Annual Goddess Pilgrimage to the Cyclades Islands of Miracles

Tinos, Mykonos, & Delos Greece | June 8-16, 2019
Inspiring, empowering, and transformational spiritual art & yoga retreats for the mind, body, and spirit walking the ancient path of the Priestess. See more HERE

"I recommend people to go to Artemis Sacred Journeys for a wonderful, sacred and inspiring journeys. Lisa is a wonderful women to work with, easy to talk with and knowledgeable, gets back with you immediately and will be an inspiring friend. Try these Journeys and you will be transformed." ~ Vijali Hamilton
World Wheel Project, Global Peace Through the Arts

One of my core takeaways from Artemis Sacred Journeys Retreats is the strong bonding/connection that happened/happens between Goddesses/Woman! That is the empowerment of the individual and the group ~ the connection/deep meaning/ and understanding. That is the power of this life changing and transforming experience! Namaste, Lisa (Co-Founder, Retreat Leader, and Arts & Healing Practitioner of Artemis Sacred Journeys and the Harmonia Institute.

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My 2019 Year of Miracle theme is Embodied Spirit -True Belonging

1/31/2019

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I am in this program called the Your Year Of Miracles with International Best Selling Authors Marci Shimoff and Dr. Sue Morter, and featuring Lisa Garr.

I finally lasered in on my Miracle Theme for the year. After a sweet group life coaching session.

My theme is Embodied Spirit ~ True Belonging
Igniting the Inner Creatrix

"True belonging comes from within. It strives for a harmony between the outer forms of belonging and the inner music of the soul. We seem to have forgotten the true depth and spiritual nature of intimate belonging. Our minds are saturated and demented. We need to rediscover ascetical tranquility and come home to the temple of our senses. This would anchor our longing and help us to feel the world from within. When we allow dislocation to control us, we become outsiders, exiled from the intimacy of true unity with ourselves, each other, and creation. Our bodies know that they belong; it is our minds that make our lives homeless. Guided by longing, belonging is the wisdom of rhythm. When we are in rhythm with our nature, things flow and balance naturally. Every fragment does not have to be relocated, reordered; things cohere and fi according to their deeper impulse and instinct." ~ John O'Donohue
Excerpt from ETERNAL ECHOES

Was is your Miracle Theme for 2019?

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Are you looking for your Soul Mate? Guess What It Is An Inside Job!

1/29/2019

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Are you looking for your SoulMate, that Divine Companion and Lover that completes you?

In his allegory,” The Symposium, Plato has Aristophanes present a story about soulmates. Aristophanes states that humans originally had four arms, four legs, and a single head made of two faces. He continues that there were three genders: man, woman and the "Androgynous", each with two sets of genitalia with the Androgynous having both male and female genitalia. The men were children of the sun, the women were children of the earth and the Androgynous were children of the moon, which was born of the sun and earth. It is said that humans had great strength at the time and threatened to conquer the gods. The gods were then faced with the prospect of destroying the humans with lightning as they had done with the Titans but then they would lose the tributes given to the gods by humans. Zeus developed a creative solution by splitting humans in half as punishment for humanity's pride and doubling the number of humans who would give tribute to the gods. These split humans were in utter misery to the point where they would not eat and would perish so Apollo had sewn them up and reconstituted their bodies with the navel being the only remnant harkening back to their original form. Each human would then only have one set of genitalia and would forever long for his/her other half; the other half of his/her soul. It is said that when the two find each other, there is an unspoken understanding of one another, that they feel unified and would lie with each other in unity and would know no greater joy than that.”[3]

I first heard about the ancient Greek story of why we all are searching for our Soul mates in my Greek Mythology 101 class in undergraduate school. The professor explained that from Plato’s dialogue this is why all are seeking another person, someone externally to make a us whole again. We are searching for our other half. Our society and media convinces us it is another person. At the age of eighteen, it made a lot of sense. As I was romantically searching for my knight in shining armor, the “One.”

I do know as woman, we are conditioned from movies and love songs to believe that our Soulmate is the classic, “knight in shining armor .” He will swoop us up and he will rescue from this scary postmodern world. Although, if you look around at the state of our relationships, many are very toxic and produce even more misery. As many us thought (me included) we found our perfect knight and then soon after that found out he was a tormented soul. That then transformed into our tormentor. The person we thought was our other half was not the one. To underline that, statistics have found that in American one in four women will experience severe violence by an intimate partner in their lifetimes. I don't believe that your true Soulmate would torture you. As well as about 40% to 50% of married couples in the United States divorce, according to the American Psychological Association. The divorce rate among those who remarry is even higher. This finding your true Soulmate, your other half is not an easy task. But we all keep on searching.

I would like to offer you a new perspective and who I found out it really is your SoulMate, thru the lens of Harmonia. The Harmonia practice that I created is an Epic Self Care practice that brings balance, harmony, unconditional Love, embodied spirituality, and wholeness in your Being. It comes from my life long journey of healing and seeking higher states of consciousness.

Today on my 10,000 steps of gratitude ocean meditation, I downloaded a knowing about who really is our Soulmate. While walking and connecting my breath with Mother Nature, Plato’s allegory came into my consciousness. I thought about the myth as a metaphor. If at one point, we as humans were powerful and whole. In this power--metaphor, we had both the masculine and feminine within us and in this state of being we were stronger than the gods. Then the god Zeus (the patriarchy) wanting to oppress us ripped us apart. At that moment, we as beings become lost and fragmented. As I was walking on the beach in the zone and felt a complete oneness with Gaia and the Cosmos. Then just like a lightening bolt my intuition said .. "so our other half is not another person, but it is "US" that we need to unify with." My heart and felt huge in this knowing. It is our return to wholeness, that brings back balance and harmony into our inner and outer worlds. We all have masculine and feminine energies within us. When you bring those two fragmented parts of ourselves together, I feel we have found our Soulmate. You are your own Soulmate. You are your eternal Divine Companion and Divine Lover. It is like the energies of Yin and Yang. The inseparable and opposites within us. Carl Jung called this state of being individuation. He said, individuation is a holistic integration of the psyche, the union of anima and animus within. Individuation has a holistic healing effect on the person, both mentally and physically.

I think once we embrace this knowing, that the other half of your Soul is within you. Once embody your wholeness,I know you will find a wonderful partner and lover to share our lives with. (I did) Once we build a beautiful healthy, holistic, and loving relationship with ourselves, I feel we will attract a supportive person in our lives. Through this process, we will manifest a heart centered community to support all of our Soul's journeys. Where everyone is whole and complete within their Selves. Our relationships with others will amplify our Soul's growth, evolution, and potential. Through this unification of our Soulmate within, we will be empowered to light up every room we walk into. Our vibrations will be higher, we will be walking in the sunshine of unconditional Self Love. We will inspire others to become whole and to radiant brilliant beings, like the Stars they are. Together as we shine and collaborate brightly, we will become Constellations of transformation. This new paradigm of Self Love will be numinous in unity consciousness, reverence for all of Nature, and benevolence for humanity.

The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind I was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along. -Rumi

So contemplate and imagine where is the other half of you? When did it become fragmented from your Soul? Was it trauma or societal conditioning? Or both? Are you wanting it back in your life?

Welcome Your Soulmate in Your Life.Let’s embody this…

“The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

Calling in Your Soulmate Harmonia Practice/Workshop

Supplies 1. Do terra: Sandalwood Essential oil: Sandalwood is healing, grounding, and is said to awaken your sensuality and open you up for unconditional love. 2. Print out Harmonia Workshop Mandala Template 3. Oil pastels 4. Paper and pen 5. Rose quartz crystal and amber stone

Create an Intentional and Sacred Space To begin the process create a sacred creation space. Light a candle, diffuse essential oils, and gently breathe into your heart space. Create a sacred site with your supplies in arms reach.

Print out the template below and I will lead you through the experience HERE. (TBA announced video soon.) Or schedule a one on one Skype session with me today. The process is 90 minutes for only $66. E-mail me at [email protected] to get on my schedule. We will also discuss the power of essential oils in your daily rituals. Also, that Art is really your Super Power! If interested in working with me, click HERE for more information on my FLOW:Creative Life Coaching. Which incorporates Harmonia into the sessions.

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HONORING THE LEGACY, LOVE, LIGHT, AND LIFE OF DR. JEAN WATSON JUNE 2019~ 3RD ANNUAL GODDESS PILGRIMAGE TO THE CYCLADES ISLAND OF MIRACLES ~TINOS, MYKONOS, & DELOS GREECE

1/22/2019

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ARTEMIS SACRED JOURNEYS

Inspiring, empowering, and transformational spiritual art & yoga Retreats for the mind, body, and spirit walking the ancient path of the Priestess

June 8 – 16, 2019
Highly suggested to arrive on June 7 and depart on June 17, 2019

With Co-Founders, Practitioners & Guides

Mary Rockwood Lane PhD, RN and Lisa Rasmussen MFA

Special Guest Transformational Artist in Residence/High Priestess Jean Watson ~ Dr. Jean Watson is Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Anschutz Medical Center campus, where she held the nation’s first endowed Chair in Caring Science for 16 years. She is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; past President of the National League for Nursing; founding member of International Association in Human Caring and International Caritas Consortium. She is Founder and Director of non-profit foundation, Watson Caring Science Institute.

What would it be like to spend an entire week rediscovering and honoring your Divine Self?
Reserve Your Place in Our Sacred Circle HERE.
(Intimate Circle of 25)
Inquiries @[email protected]
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***☽ MYSTICAL CURRICULUM & ITINERARY ☾***
We've curated the journey of lifetime to support you in fulfilling your mission here on Earth at this time.

~ OUR ARTEMIS PRIESTESS PILGRIMAGE ITINERARY ~

June 7th - Arrivals to Tinos

June 8th - Rest, renewal, and swim *6pm Salt Seaside Restaurant – Welcome Dinner

June 9th - *Epic Day trip pilgrimage to The Church of Panagia Megalochari in Tinos, Cyclades: This is considered the church of miracles. Collect water from the sacred spring and ask for a miracle in your life. Followed by a local lunch and shopping.

June 10th - Teachings, Presentations - Offerings to the Divine Feminine, Ritual Circle Facilitated by Marian Turkle. Divine Energy - Sacred Sites Energy by Joyce

June 11 - Epic Day trip pilgrimage and sacred ceremony to Kionia, the healing sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite. First we will visit the Kionia archaeology museum. Co-create a sacred ritual purification ceremony in Kionia. Followed by local lunch at a quaint family owned Tavernia.

June 12-Reflection, preparation for Priestess Initiation and open art studio

June 13 - Epic Day trip pilgrimage, sacred ceremony, and Artemis Priestess Initiation at Mary’s home nestled in the Tinos mountains surrounded by the famous dovecotes. We will bring our masks that we made to add performative aspect to our ceremony. Light snacks and a Golden Beach Hotel seaside celebration dinner.

June 14 - Departure to Mykonos ~ day to explore. Check new hotel.

June 15 - Walking the path of Priestess. Epic Day trip pilgrimage and sacred ceremony to the Island of Delos. Includes ferry to and from Delos, entrance into Delos, an award winning private guide, visit, Archaeological museum of Delos, and late lunch on Mykonos

June 16th - Departure

Detailed itinerary to be e-mailed.

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OVERVIEW

**Every Morning a Delicious Greek Breakfast provided by the Golden Beach Hotel
**Every Morning face the Aegean Sea towards the island of Delos ~ Embody the Caritas wisdom teachings with Inspired "Harmonia" Beach Yoga Art. Art supplies included. Two days will be just yoga.
**Daily Caritas Wisdom Teachings by Jean Watson.

Open Art Studio ~ Embodying and exploring the Caritas teachings through the creative process. Goddess Sculpture workshop, Mask Making workshop, Raw canvas mandala workshop. Final presentation, witnessing, and process of artwork created.
Reflection Day to process all our deep diving and sacred experiences.
Explore and shop in Downtown Tinos
Explore, shop, and dance in Mykonos
Caritas formal presentation day for all to share their Caritas and Priestess work, service, and vision in the world
Build community, friendship and support become part of a Artemis Sacred Sisterhood Circle
Enchanted evocation and meditation, beneath the Full Moon on June 13, 2019 we will activate your Artemis Priestess archetype
Golden Beach Hotel Port of Tinos Pickup Upon Arrival
Golden Beach Hotel Port of Tinos Transfer Upon Departure on June 14, 2019

Retreat Costs Break Down

6 Delicious Greek 4 late afternoon meals and two celebration dinners in local bistros and tavernas: 160 Euro
All inclusive Private Award winning day trip to Delos with tour guide George Voulgaris and the author of the book Delos the Island of Miracles 100 Euro
3rd Annual Goddess Pilgrimage Retreat Tuition and Investment. Included membership into the Artemis Sisterhood Circle with private FB group and monthly full moon circles. 750 Euro

9 day Retreat costs: Prepaid 6 meals, Prepaid Delos trip, and Artemis Retreat : 1020 Euro/Dollar conversion to $1170 PAY HERE

Let us know if you are bring a partner, who will only attend meals and Delos. Lisa can send the Pre pay links.

Hotel Reservations, and Ferries

*We highly suggest arriving on June 7 on Tinos. The Retreat begins June 8, 2019.

**We highly suggest you chose a double accommodations and room with someone. Email Lisa at [email protected] and she will partner you up.

**The price of accommodation is not included in the retreats price. All Breakfasts are provided by the Golden Beach Hotel. Book your accommodations directly with the Golden Beach. Book at Golden Beach HERE

Mykonos Hotel: TBA

Book your ferry HERE

No refunds after January 17, 2019
If you made a deposit it will be subtracted from the total. Lisa will send you a Paypal button to complete the payment by Jan 2019.

About Golden Beach Hotel

This property is a 4-minute walk from the beach. Golden Beach Hotel is set before a private sandy beach in Agios Fokas. Accommodations resembles a Cycladic village surrounded by 15,000-m² of lush gardens. Tinos’ capital is just 1.2 mi away.The rustic Cycladic-style rooms at the Golden Beach come with a kitchenette. Each has a paved veranda with bench and wooden furnishings overlooking the sea or the gardens.Waiter service and free sunbeds and umbrellas are available on the beach. Children enjoy a playground area. Transfer from and to the port can be provided on request and at extra charge.Guests can start their day with a Continental breakfast. Pergola Café serves tasty Mediterranean cuisine, while fresh juices and cocktails are available at the Lounge Bar. Asteria Restaurant proposes traditional dishes made with organic products.

The helpful staff can arrange car rental service. The Golden Beach Hotel has a spacious parking area, and free Wi-Fi is available in public hotel areas. Book at Golden Beach HERE

How to get Tinos and Mykonos

The only way to travel to Tinos is by ferry. We highly suggest you arrive to Tinos the day before the retreat begins and depart a day after the retreat ends. The ferries only run at certain times.There are ferries to Tinos from both ports of Piraeus and Rafina, the two largest ports in Athens. Ferries to Tinos depart from the ports of Piraeus and Rafina, the two largest ports of Athens. The ferry trip from Piraeus to Tinos is 5 hours while the trip from Rafina to Tinos is about 3 hours.

There is no airport on the island of Tinos. The closest airport is in Mykonos, then take a ferry from the Mykonos port. Click HERE for the Ferry from Athens and Mykonos schedule

Consider spending more time in Greece after the Retreat. There are gorgeous Cyclades islands like Santorini and or Crete just a ferry away. HERE is an article the top islands to see in the Aegean.

Things to Bring

Goddess wear
Your Favorite Art Supplies ~ special things to decorate your mask like feathers etc..
We suggest you buy an Art Journal to fill up with Art, creative writings, dreams, and visions. We will also glue our Harmonia Caritas Mandalas within these.Suggestions the one HERE or this one HERE
Read the Miracle Book on Delos. Co-Authored by our Delos guide. Buy on Amazon HERE
Water bottle
Sunscreen, Hat, light scarves, Swimsuit, and a towel
Day pack

Getting Around

Downtown Tinos is about a 20 minute walk from Golden Beach and a cab cost about 5 Euro. In central Tinos their is a grocery store for water and food. Each hotel studio has a small kitchenette. Along the beach there is some excellent restaurants. One of our favorites is Salt, which is a very short 10 minute walk from Golden Beach.

Want to Explore the Amazing Tinos
If you prefer to rent a car to explore the quaint villages, as well as find the amazing beaches around Tinos, we suggest Dimtris car rental. His website is HERE.

Top things to do and see in Tinos

The Museum of Marble Crafts, in Pirgos, on the island of Tinos. Click HERE for details
Volax Village it has giant boulders ( that look like your on the moon, basket weavers, and the best taverna.
HERE is a list of the top attractions and beaches

Restaurants

Click HERE for a list of the top restaurants on Tinos
HERE is an article on the local Tinos culinary delights

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Greece and the Aegean Islands of Tinos, Mykonos, and Delos calls, enchants, bewitches, yearns, and then claims your love!

1/22/2019

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Come on the 3rd Annual Artemis Sacred Journeys Retreat to the ancient lands of the Iliad and the Odyssey and the even more ancient Matriarchy that stirs within the land and the sacred sites ... for soul intoxication, spiritual alchemy, heart centered community and heart awakening with Mary Rockwood Lane, Lisa Rasmussen! With our special honored guest Jean Watson, the Founder and Director of the Watson Caring Science Institute! More info at www.artemissacredjourneys.com

O my Goddess complete synchrodestiny. I am writing a Harmonia workshop about the four archetypes and their transformation of our consciousness. The Wounded Child, who when healed becomes Chiron the wounded Healer, the Magician (masculine), the Priestess (feminine), and the Lovers (union of opposites). I wanted to do research on Chiron and look what popped up first on my feed. The exact picture I posted above earlier today it is actually Chiron the Centaur I had no idea…. I love living in the synchronicity field!! Wow!!! I also had a wild dream about a centaur in Delphi Greece … ok Chiron I am seeing and hearing you. Read more about Chiron HERE
#womensempowerment #retreat #greece #HealingwiththeArts

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Open Your Heart Big, That Is How You Will Heal Yourself And The World

1/9/2019

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An open heart can illuminate the darkest of places

Today on my 10000steps gratitude meditation, I had a big download. This morning I awoke feeling very heavy hearted. So I intentionally grabbed my big rose quartz crystal (this amazing stone embodies unconditional love, forgiveness, and compassion) and mindfully I placed some doterra wild orange essential oils on my temples (wild orange has the holistic benefit of eliciting joy) and then I took off on my 4 mile ocean therapy meditation practice.

I began my practice by connecting with Mother Earth in the Palisades Park. I soulfully see the beauty, spirit, and magic in each tree, every blade grass, and every flower. Then I meditate on my internal world, I focus on each Chakra, cleansing and bringing in bright light within each sacred center. When I begin my walk on the beach, I am a clean slate and I open myself to any messages from Gaia and her gorgeous Nature spirits, my Higher Self, my angels, and my guides. Today, Mama ocean was fierce and captivating. With powerful and giant waves crashing a shore. As I was connecting with gaia consciousness and cosmic consciousness, I imagine I am a bridge between heaven on earth. I envision every single cell in my being, filled with the light of the divine. During this process I had a flash of intuitive insight. A very powerful message.

I heard to truly heal one must have your heart wide open. We are taught or programmed to shut down heart when we experience pain and heartbreak. Today I was told you must have the courage to live life with an open heart. In this powerful state of being, you heartache will be healed. In turn you can heal the collective shadow, whose heart is protected and shut off. Living from space of an open heart aligns you with the heart beat of the Earth. So much power is yours in this love field. You will receive vast expansion and,love. Imagine a number eight, flowing with love and compassion to your heart from the Earth and the Sky.

Consider what shuts your heart down? For me it is my anxiety, grief, and my fears. I realized to truly heal my wounds, I must open the heart wide. Connecting with telluric heart beat of Gaia and the Cosmos. Opening your heart big heals all wounds. This is where truly healing occurs.

Just like in ancient Egypt believed in the after world your heart would be weighed against Maat's feather of truth. "To reach the eternal paradise of the Field of Reeds, however, one had to pass through the trial by Osiris, Lord of the Underworld and just Judge of the Dead, in the Hall of Truth (also known as The Hall of Two Truths), and this trial involved the weighing of one's heart against the feather of truth.The goddess Ma'at, personification of the cultural value of ma'at (harmony and balance) would also be present and these would be surrounded by the Forty-Two Judges who would consult with these gods on one's eternal fate." states The Egyptian After world and the Feather of Truth. While in Egypt I had a dream on our plane ride to Abu Simbel. A voice said I had a very heavy heart filled with wounds. Over the past ten months, this lightening of my heart has been a transformative process.

The way of the feather is everyday we must open our heart, forgive, let go, surrender, and let the light in. This how we will reach our greatest potential. This how we will connect with strangers from the heart centered place. As intuitive Lee Harris says, "True connection will be what actually saves the planet."

Living from an open heart, this is how will transform our world into better more empathic, benevolent, altruistic, and caring place.

Try it! Today, practice on opening your heart and see what transpires.

Here is a couple Harmonia Practice Tips to Open Your Heart

- Best to do this outside in nature if you can. Then holistically breath into your heart space. Connect with your Heart Chakra as you breath, visual a beautiful green sphere in the middle of your chest, swirling around. There also a wonderful practice called Dolphin Breath, where you mindfully pull your breath from the crown of your head down into your heart. Then you consciously pull up your breath from the crystal core of earth into your heart. Then exhale. Read more about the dolphin breathe HERE.

-Embody self love and compassion in all of your Chakra's.
-Be grateful. Fill yourself up with three things you are thankful for.
-Make deep connections with strangers.
- Incorporate essential oils into this practice. Best ones for the heart are Juniper, Rose, Wild Orange, Sandlewood, Helichrysum, Chamomile
- Buy rose quartz to mediate with
-Do simple yoga poses to open your heart: Child's Pose, Cobra, Cat Pose, Camel, and Eagle
-While in this state create a mandala of your deepest hearts desire.

#intentionalliving #heartcentered #telluric #field #heartmath

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Join us for our 3rd Annual Artemis Sacred Journeys Art and Yoga Retreat in Greece

My 2019 Year of Miracle theme is Embodied Spirit -True Belonging

Are you looking for your Soul Mate? Guess What It Is An Inside Job!

HONORING THE LEGACY, LOVE, LIGHT, AND LIFE OF DR. JEAN WATSON JUNE 2019~ 3RD ANNUAL GODDESS PILGRIMAGE TO THE CYCLADES ISLAND OF MIRACLES ~TINOS, MYKONOS, & DELOS GREECE

Greece and the Aegean Islands of Tinos, Mykonos, and Delos calls, enchants, bewitches, yearns, and then claims your love!

Open Your Heart Big, That Is How You Will Heal Yourself And The World

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