Invocations and Opening Ceremonies:

Incorporating indigenous nature sounds, music, traditional Aztec Dance and spoken word, Sacred Circles offers a respectful opening and invocation to any event. Acknowledging the elements of nature, the four directions, the elders, children, women and men, this opening creates a positive atmosphere for any conference, event or ceremony that is respectful to all involved.

Keynotes and Plenary Sessions:

Sacred Circles provides keynote and plenary sessions to a variety of audiences to include teachers, parents, teens, therapists, business professionals, and community on a variety of topics to include Community Peace, Cultural Diversity, Violence Prevention, Healing Childhood Trauma, Family Strengthening, Responsible Fatherhood, Storytelling and Literacy, Leadership Development, incorporating culturally based Music, Dance and Spoken Word.

Training Institutes and Workshops:

Training institutes and workshops especially designed for specific audiences are offered on a variety of topics to include the following:

• Cultural Music, Dance and Storytelling for Individual, Family and Community Strengthening
• La Cultura Cura ( The Culture Heals ) Cultural Resiliency as a Method of Healing
• Finding the Story Within: Parents Sharing Their Story  while Promoting Literacy in their children
• Breaking Cycles, Continuing Circles: From Family Violence to Sacred Relationships
• Cultural Methods of Strengthening Families and Preventing Abuse
• Healing the Healer: Helping Others Recover, while not carrying their baggage
• Drumming, Dance and Storytelling as a form of meditational transformation; helping children move from trauma to healing
• Sacred Relationships; Finding, recovering and/or defining the values that make couple relationships Sacred.
• Women’s Movement: Finding your rhythm, defining your song and honoring your story
• The Drum, Flute,  Dance and Story within each of Us; Defining One’s Life Purpose.
• Honoring Your Animal Spirit: Acknowledging, Understanding, Accepting and Respecting Your True self

Book and CD Signings

Presentations are offered as a motivation to others on their journey of becoming a published author or recording artist and can be included as part of a book and/or CD signing, picture taking session. 

Sample Workshop Descriptions:    

Workshops/trainings are designed to the needs of each audience )

Flor y Canto; Breaking Cycles, Continuing Circles

Through Movement ( Movimiento), Music ( Musica), Storytelling, ( Cuentos ) and Ceremony ( Ceremonia) participants are guided through a process whereby they gain a sense of:

• Acknowledement ( Conocimiento ) of who they are
• Understanding ( Entendimiento) of their journey and the balancing of the gifts and baggage in their life
• Integration ( Integracion) of healing through acceptance and surrender
• Movement ( Movimiento) that creates renewed vision and hope

Guiding the Story of each Child with Love

The presentation utilizes indigenous music, dance and storytelling to emphasize the importance of those that care for children. It demonstrates the wonderful gifts childcare providers extend everyday through acceptance, compassion, play and love of the children.

Caring for Children in Harmony with Others

The workshop focuses on participants being guided through the process of making children feel valued. Through storytelling, sounds of nature, and movement, the presentation demonstrates how to create harmony in children and among those that are caring for them thus creating a positive, life enhancing atmosphere.