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WOMEN'S MEDITATIONS: On Free Conference Call

Most events have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus.  We must look out for, and
protect each other during this time.  Refer to our newsletters, Facebook, and this site, for updated
information and news.  The Women's Retreats are on YouTube Videos.  The meditations are on 
Free Conference Call.   Download the App before attending.

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2021 Women's Annual Retreat
Mastering the Practices
with Patricia Cockerill & Jo Mooy
Available online in 2021
Online in short segments - Recorded for Later Viewing


Only open to students who attended 2020 Retreat
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Due to ongoing concerns with Covid-19, the annual Women's Spiritual Retreat will be presented in a different format.  Instead of an all-day in-person Retreat, the 2021 Retreat will be conducted in shorter recorded video segments.   

We've discovered that the Advanced Practices presented at previous retreats are not well understood, and in many cases, not being done as instructed.  Two of the most powerful teachings of 2020 - The Garden of Eden and Transforming Emotions - need further review and actual live practice.  Therefore the 2021 Retreat will spend much more time on them and other selected teachings to make sure they are well understood and used properly.  These practices are highly advanced and not taught in other venues.  They work with current world situations (or personal ones) that will empower individuals to overcome negativity and rise above their perceived limitations. 

The Retreat will be presented LIVE in multiple segments and then Video-Recorded so participants will have a secure link to the teachings that they can watch over and over.   The meditations are also included as free downloads from a secure link.  To register or for more info please contact   jomooy@gmail.com


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Meditation - The Art & Practice
by Patricia Cockerill & Jo Mooy

"I love this book! It works because you have been there and done it, and you speak with truth, from the heart!  Anyone who gets into meditation needs to read it!"  Author / Astrologer Cal Garrison

Patricia Cockerill  and Jo Mooy, founders of the Women's Meditation Circle, have published  Meditation -
The Art and Practice
 
 
through Transformation Publishing in St. Pete.  The book introduces readers to their most meaningful lineage of teachers over 40 years of study.  The Kriya Yoga lineage originated with Paramahansa Yogananda, followed by his direct disciple Roy Eugene Davis.  Sri SN Goenka's teachings were focused on Vipassana breath meditation.  The last teacher is Inayat Khan's with his treatises on sound.

The book simplifies then distills the topics into easy summaries:  What is Meditation -  Why Meditate - Types of Meditations - How to Meditate.   It also includes actual meditation practices.   The book will be available at the Women's Meditations
​starting in October - and at the Women's Retreats. 


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2020 Winter Solstice Ceremony
    Goddesses & Archetypes

​A sacred Winter Solstice Ceremony was held Dec. 21st at Lido Beach in Sarasota.  13 Goddesses and Archetypes were summoned to hold the Visions for 2021.  The women said goodbye to Covid and 2020.  The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction was recognized as the start of the Age of Aquarius where spiritual ideals would be affirmed in human consciousness.

This Video below represents the highlights of the ceremony.  Everyone was masked and socially distanced as we kept the ceremony sacred.  The Reiki Box names were burned and released into the Gulf in a processional.  The music of Robert Boyd, a dear friend who passed in 2019, was used to overlay the sounds of the drum and ocean.

2020 Winter Solstice Ceremony:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rim327GrkCU&feature=youtu.be


Weekly / Monthly Events
These events are CANCELLED until the pandemic is over.
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DRUMMING CIRCLES

Wednesdays & Saturdays - Nokomis Drum Circle - Casey Key. 2 hrs before sunset
Sundays - Siesta Key Beach - one hour before sunset
Sundays - Englewood Drum Circle - one hour before sunset
Mondays - Unity of Venice Drum Circle - 5:30 pm - In season

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THE VENICE PEACE PROJECT
with Donna Day
Second Thursday monthly - 5-6 pm
Venice Library on the Island - Conference Room


A gathering for peace held monthly at the new Venice Library on the island.  Sit in silence and meditate. Pray. Hold good thoughts. Whatever you are inspired to do, do so in silence for peace.  Bring a peace reading to share if you wish and bring a heart ready for peace. Men and women in the community invited to attend.

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SACRED FUSION YOGA
with Jewell Cochara
 Every Wednesday 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Venice Holistic Community Center


A 75 minute Yoga practice using Breath - Stretch - Balance - led by Jewell Cochara of Sacred Fusion Yoga.  Meets every Wednesday at the Venice Holistic Center.  $10 donation.  For more information contact Jewell at sacredfusion33@verizon.net 

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THE ROCKIN' KIRTAN BAND & VEGGIE POTLUCK
CANCELLED DUE TO VIRUS - Returns When Center Opens

2nd Sunday Every Month - 5:30 - 8:30  pm
Rising Tide Spiritual Center - 5102 Swift Rd. Sarasota
Bring Veggie dish to share - Donations accepted


Rising Tide invites you to the Rockin' Kirtan and Veggie Potluck held the second Sunday of every month.  Veggie potluck is shared at 5:30. Kirtan begins at 6:30 and ends at 8:30.  Bring a dish to share, or come for the Kirtan. 
Suggested donation: $10

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SUNDAY HEALING CIRCLE
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CANCELLED DUE TO VIRUS - Returns When Center Opens

4th Sunday Every Month - 2-4 pm
Hosted by Patricia Cockerill & Carol Randaci
Rising Tide - 5102 Swift Road
By donation - FUNDRAISER
OPEN TO MEN & WOMEN

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Healing Circle begins with a definition of healing techniques, followed by brief  question/answers.   A group meditation sets the session.  Healing Sessions begin. WOMEN & MEN FROM ALL ENERGY MODALITIES ARE WELCOMED.   If you are an energy healer, or an individual in need of healing, you are invited to attend.  It is a sacred shared space
​where Healing Arts are offered.  

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SOUND IMMERSION MEDITATION
​CANCELLED DUE TO VIRUS - Returns When Center Opens

Gongs - Crystal Bowls - Chimes - Bells - Pan Drum
With Carol Randaci & Christy Perry
First Saturday each month @ 7 pm
Rising Tide - 5102 Swift Rd.  $15 suggested donation (no one turned away)

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Carol Randaci, DOM and Energy Therapist is joined by Angelo Randaci  in a Sound Immersion Meditation on the FIRST SATURDAY EACH MONTH at 7 pm at Rising Tide.  Using many instruments, from Bowls and Gongs to Pan Drums, they take you on a journey into your inner being - each resonating a different aspect of the inner landscape.

Edgar Cayce called Sound the "medicine of the future."  Sound awakens, inspires, heals, transforms and soothes the soul.  It dissolves tension, releases stress and lifts the spirit. This is an exquisite opportunity to engage in self healing.  Offered by suggested $15 donation.  For more information, contact Carol Randaci at DrCWRandaci@gmail.com.


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2021 EVENTS - ONLINE Until Covid Is Over
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 Jan. 8 - 15th Anniversary of Women's Meditation Circle - Celebrated When Covid is over
​Jan - April - Women's Meditations online through Free Conference Call
March - Women's Spiritual Retreat online



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Video Highlights of Events​
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2020 Winter Solstice Ceremony
2019 Winter Solstice Ceremony
2018 Winter Solstice Ceremony
Prism of Light 2008-2018
11.11.11 Sounding the Bowls Ceremony
Interview KDWRadio - About Women's Meditation Circle 

10th Anniversary Women's Meditation Circle

Scotland-Ireland Myths & Legends
Winter Solstice Ceremony - 2015
Siesta Key Awakening PBS - Documentary


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