In this series, we’ll work with the Dasha Mahavidyas,
or 10 Tantric Goddesses.
Mahavidya in Sanskrit means “great wisdom,” and in times of uncertainty and illogical catastrophe, turning to these aspects of the Divine Mother can offer us guidance and strength.
Throughout the ages, our world has been steeped in a masculine-dominant energy, creating an imbalance that is fast reaching its breaking point. The patriarchal structures that define our societies are crumbling and revealing the urgent need for a profound reawakening.
To restore balance, we can invoke and awaken the wise, transformative feminine energies within us. We take personal and individual responsibility for this awakening, and allow the true power to emerge as we amplify these energies within us in community.
Through contemplation, observance and embodiment of these Goddess archetypes, we will reconnect with the sacred feminine within us and one another, and activate insight into how to be and move purposely and powerfully in these times.
EMBODYING SHAKTI:
Space to Feel, Contemplate and Invoke 10 Tantric Goddess Archetypes in Community with Women and Non-Binary Changemakers
Mondays from September 30th - December 16th
5pm PT - 6:30pm PT / 6pm - 7:30pm MT via Zoom
THIS is FOR YOU IF you:
Identify as a women and non-binary activist who is willing to center BIPOC lineage practice and experience
Do way too much, easily prone to burn-out, over-analysis and paralysis, and long to be more in receptivity and rest
Are yearning for more solidarity, trust and connection with the feminine
Are willing to gently confront ugly, angry, disgusting, taboo, and rejected energies within you
Are ready to invoke abundance, creativity, power, youthful, beautiful energies in your life
Are seeking community to do this courageous work and play
Are here to steward the rise of powerful goddess energies within you and the world
SOME OF WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVe:
A container to practice and embody another way beyond our automatic threat responses, patriarchal conditionings, and to regulate our individual and collective nervous systems
Education in indigenous practices and models for generating the energies of sacred love, rage, acceptance and power
A community of like-hearted people who want to be forces of loving change in the World
Sessions
We recommend attending the full series to be with all these Goddesses in balance, though we offer drop-in and smaller package options to allow you to attend one, four or eight sessions. Recordings will be provided to stream for a limited time after each session
SESSION 1:
Origins & Archetypes
Monday, Septemeber 30th
We start with the Origin story of Sati.
SESSION 2:
KALI
Monday, October 7th
The one beyond time, darkness of the primordial womb, the giver of tough love; she asks us to sacrifice of things that blind us to truth
SESSION 3:
TARA
Monday, October 14th
The one whose form Maa Kali took to revive Shiva when he drank the celestial venom; her kind eyes distinguish her even as she too stands atop of a corpse
SESSION 4:
TRIPURA SUNDARI
Monday, October 21st
The one who is beautiful in Hades, Earth and Skies. She is identified with the triangle symbolizing the Yoni, the base of all creation
SESSION 5:
BHUVANESHWARI
Monday, October 28th
The one whose name means “ruler of the world”, her jewels remind us that she is the source of all abundance, and her three eye show us her awareness of the past, present, and future
SESSION 6:
BHAIRAVI
Monday, November 4th
The one provokes fear in the face of ignorance, of darkness, and of everything that is not right for Her children. She mothers us by slaying everything and anything harmful to us, killing all darkness with her effulgent shine of ten thousand rising suns
SESSION 7:
CHHINNAMASTA
Monday, November 11th
The one whose head is decapitated; she cut Her own head to feed her attendees, Her blood to satisfy their hunger. She too symbolizes contradiction and the ever-creating and ever-ending nature of life
SESSION 8:
DHUMAVATI
Monday, November 18th
The one who is wicked and crooked and widowed, having risen from smoke. She scares some with her taboo, old, sad, defeated, and dejected nature, yet she gives and nurtures powerfully
SESSION 9:
BAGLAMUKHI
Monday, November 25th
The one who has the power to control and paralyze the enemy like a person, entity, or disease, loss, grief, poverty, distractions, addictions, white supremacy, oppression, and anything that hampers the growth of Her devotees
SESSION 10:
MATANGI
Monday, December 2nd
The one who governs speech, music, knowledge, and the arts, and who teaches us non-duality. She holds impurity and purity, and shows us how to move beyond binaries and discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, race, and untouchability
SESSION 11:
KAMALA
Monday, December 9th
The one who carries auspiciousness, pure creative force, beauty and wealth. Like a lotus emerges beautiful and nutritious from murky water, she teaches us to emerge out of the physical body and realize our truth and reality, and the beauty in everything.
SESSION 12:
Integration
Monday, December 16th
We review and commit to carrying forth these energies into our lives with awareness and devotion.
your facilitators
PLEASE NOTE:
Our intention is to create inclusive space to be with these goddesses. We are not formal initiates of the Mahavidya tradition. We are devoted and respecting students in this contemplation. We are approaching these goddesses as archetypes that live within each of us and the world. This series makes space for the therapeutic discovery of these archetypes rather than engaging in ritual lineage practices.
Lakshmi Nair (she/her)
Hello, my name is Lakshmi Nair (she/her) . I have been teaching yoga for 20 years in the lands of the Nuché, Tsisistas, and Hinono’ei peoples known colonially as Denver, CO. I have been offering a yoga immersion/teacher training program for BIPOC since 2014 and in 2018, i co-founded Satya Yoga Cooperative, a yoga co-op by and for BIPOC healing.
I like to say that yoga saved my life. When I say that, honestly I mean it was Bhakti Yoga…an intimate personal experience with the Divine that lifted me out of an abusive marriage over 20 years ago. Nurturing that relationship has been at the center of my life ever since. I believe we are in a time when we need to collectively immerse in and call forth Radical Love. I look forward to supporting you in your own unique and intimate relationship with the Divine. .
Chetna Mehta (she/they)
Peace! It’s Chetna. I’m so grateful to be able to co-host this space with my Yoga teacher and dear friend, Lakshmi, whom I trained with via Satya Yoga in 2020.
I’ve been practicing yoga for the last 15 years, teaching yoga for the last 4 years, and facilitating group process for 7 years. I am a student alongside you and eager to amplify Bhakti with the wisdom, graceful accountability and embodied exploration that this series offers.
If you’re here as someone who is willing to do the work to nurture and open your heart (and our hearts together), I am so grateful for you and hope to share space with you soon!
INVESTMENT options
drop-in (1 SESSION): $48
(available for sessions 1-11 only)
4 SESSION-Package: $175
($17 savings)
8 SESSION-package: $330
($54 savings)
Full series (12 SESSION): $460
($120 savings)
We recommend attending the full series to be with all these Goddesses in balance, though we offer drop-in and smaller package options to allow you to attend one, four or eight sessions. Recordings will be provided to stream for a limited time after each session
This fee structure is set up to create a sustainable work model based in principles of resource redistribution and financial accessibility; covering the curriculum development,
class preparation, communication/administration, and facilitation of sessions
If these rates are not accessible to you and you’re committed to attending this series in part or full, please reach out to us for partial sponsorship
