Many of you have emailed me about not having seen a Spirit Essence Connection newsletter for some time. Thank you for your continued interest! For some reason writing a newsletter just got put on the back burner for awhile. I hope to be back in the groove of writing again. The plan is to send out a newsletter bi- monthly.

Keeping in mind that this newsletter is about community, I invite you to submit things of interest to be included in upcoming issues. All of us are experiencing the changes in our world in very profound ways. Anything that you have to offer that might help or inform our community will be greatly appreciated.

Many of you may remember the mention of Margaret Ruby's book "The DNA of Healing" in past issues. You may have even investigated or attended one of Margaret's classes. Margaret's healing protocols are some of the most incredible that I have ever learned.

Margaret has become very busy and is not offering any classes in the near future. I have been authorized to teach this amazing work. So, the first class, DNA of Healing - EIP (Eliminating Interference Patterns) Tele- course has now been sheduled.

The Eliminating Interference Patterning of DNA (EIP of DNA) course is an introduction to the fundamentals of self-healing. You will learn how to detect what is wrong and what the body needs and in what sequence it needs to be treated. Our bodies communication systems have been broken down due to feelings from limiting beliefs. There is a vibrational interference pattern attached to each limiting belief, causing negative, low vibrational emotions, which affect and distort your DNA. The EIP technique re- establishes communication between all the systems and parts of the body. Through the EIP technique, you will discover where the blocked energy is stored in the Physical Body, as well as the Subtle Bodies, and how to release that energy. At the conclusion of this course you will earn a Certification of Completion.

The class will be a Tele-course that will meet three days for 2 hours each. The course fee included the 93 page manual, Powerpoint presentation, and Activations. The classes will be recorded and each participant will receive a download of the recording.

Two classes are being offered. They are exactly the same, just different times and days.

If you are interested in a fuller description of the class or registration information please go to www.shamansstore.com and click on Workshops.

The Despacho Ceremony is one of the core practices of the healers of the Andes. Using prayers and ingredients to honor the elements and spirits a prayer bundle is created and then released in the process of healing. The despacho is used to heal ourselves, our community and our clients.

In this class we will explore this healing tradition and learn how to create ten different types of despachos. As a class we will create two depachos. One will bea personal despacho for what is up for you at the moment and the second one will be a Pachamama despacho. Recipes and instructions for Ayni, Kutti, Full Moon, Apu, Pachamama, Flower, Aya, Blooming and Venta despachos will be covered during the class.

Tele-course w/Powerpoint Presentation:
Three meetings 2 hours each:
Class 1: Saturday, April 11 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM MST (12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST)
(11:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST)
(9:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST)
Class 2: Thursday, April 16- 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM MST (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST)
(5:00 PM to 7:00 PM CST)
(3:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST)
Class 3: Saturday, April 18- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM MST (12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST)
(11:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST)
(9:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST)

Class Fee: $485.00 (includes printed course material, two despacho kits, and Powerpoint presentation) Participants will be need to obtain flowers, leaves and wine for their despachos. It will also be necessary for each person to be able to burn or bury the despachos created.

For registration information:
Ph: 435-649-6435
Email: info@shamansstore.com
Website: www.shamansstore.com

The Shamans' Store now offers individual despacho ingredients. There are many items in despachos that are hard or impossible to find in the US. Many of these items are now being offered individually so that you can use local items along with these traditional items to create your own despacho kits.

Traditional carvings has been added just recently. These are the illa carvings that you see everywhere in Peru.

Many new textiles and crystals have been added as well recently along with new offerings of essential oils.

We are adding new items all of the time so check the site to see what is new.

March 15, 2009 - 6:00 PM - Dance Church at Flow Yoga (2065 E 2100 S) in Salt Lake City. This is free form dance based on Gabrielle Roth's Ecstatic Dance. If you are in the Salt Lake City, Utah area it is a wonderful opportunity to connect with community and dance. For more information go to www.dancechurchslc.blogspot.com

This column is dedicated to the community and its members. It is a space that will gives you the reader an opportunity to get to know other members of our community and to be known yourself. If you would like to be featured or know someone who would like to be please send a short article about what you do and a picture if possible. Please send your article in my the last day of the month. It may not be possible to publish all that is submitted but we will do our best. Also, if you have events that you would like to have highlighted please send them in by the last day of the month.