Join us this Friday, June 5th for Shakti's annual Birdies and Butterflies golf tournament.

Contact Jordan to purchase entries or for more information: jordan@shaktirising.org or 619-795-2673.

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Reflections from a Shakti Graduate

When I came to Shakti I was not a mother and had no plans to become one anytime soon. Yet the healing path I found there led me to my core as if by GPS and family quickly emerged as both a trauma to heal and as a passion to pursue. Perhaps you have heard the terms "family of origin" and "family of choice" referring to the people with whom we share blood and the people with whom we lick our wounds, respectively.

At Shakti, I discovered a third term: "the family I chose to originate"; a tribe where origin and choice converge. Through Shakti I gained a healthy family of one within myself, sisters in the women at my side, repaired relationships with my maternal ancestors, renewed connection with my husband, and - to our suprise - a new baby. Shakti has been at the center of my life as a mother. I first felt my son's kicks in the womb while meditating at Shakti. One of my Shakti sisters was the doula who assisted my husband and me during childbirth. My son has grown up in the Shakti business office while I volunteer there. On days I feel like his toddler ways have beaten my spirit to a pulp, God sends an angel that is nearly always in the form of an unexpected call from someone I know through Shakti. Being a mother is crazy hard some days. And crazy beautiful too.

At Shakti I learned and practiced how to blend and integrate the good with the bad in a way that redefines life, family and motherhood. It's not black and white. And it's not soft baby pastels either. It's vibrant and technicolor -- and it's quite messy, which is a really useful thing to learn to be ok with as a mother.

Do you Facebook?

Do you Facebook? Have you checked out the Shakti Rising cause page?

We annouced our Facebook cause last month, so far we have raised $860 of the $7000 goal. Let's challenge each member of our Facebook cause to make a $20 donation in order to reach that goal!

If you haven't joined.... JOIN!
Look us up on Facebok and join the Shakti Rising Cause.

If you haven't invited... INVITE!
Invite 50 of your friends to join our cause.

If you haven't donated... DONATE!
Donate $10, $50, $100 to meet our goal of raising $7k via Facebook by July 31st.

If you haven't set goals... FUNDRAISE!
Set your own fundrising goal or pledge to help sustain Shakti Rising programs.

If you have any questions on how to connect with Shakti on Facebook contact Carolyn at carolyn@shaktirising.org.