About the Session:
In most cultures, the symbol of a circle represents wholeness, and the potential for unity. When we come together as an intentional community, for personal development and healing, we are honoring the sacred. We will cultivate the collective practice of listening, witnessing, and holding space for the whole as we heal ourselves by acknowledging what needs to be healed. We will work with the Seasons, Elements, and Nature as direct mirrors for the healing process. Indigenous cultures recognize that the healing of self is connected to the whole community.
The council is a sacred space where we can practice being in community in an open, authentic, and compassionate way.
About the Teachers
Dean Hoaglin
Dean is a lineal descendant of the Tamal’ko Coast Miwok of the Huukuiko Band from the village of Etcha Tamal (Nicasio, CA), with ancestral ties to Olumpali (Novato, CA) and Liwanelowa (Sausalito, CA). For more than 25 years, he has worked in social services promoting health, wellness, and education for local Native people.
Inez
Inez is an intuitive energy medicine practitioner, certified sound healer, ayurvedic and healing touch therapist. She is a trained herbal medicine-woman, mindfulness meditation and hypnotherapy guide. She integrates ancient healing techniques through touch, music, sounds, chants, songs and tuning vibrations from various indigenous and modern instruments. She specializes in women’s health offering the sacred traditional medicines of the Mayan abdominal healing massage, ayurvedic abhyanga therapeutic detox bodywork, aromatherapy (essential oils & plants), acupressure, medical chi gong and reflexology.
Inez found her calling as a healer as a young single mother needing to find natural low-cost medicinal treatments to heal her three sons, herself and her community. In addition, she cared for her mother battling with Alzheimer’s and Cancer by alleviating her pain and anxiety through sound healing, and herbal medicines. She has an affinity for social justice, especially issues related to cancer, mental health disparities, autism, trauma and substance abuse.
Currently Inez has a private healing practice in Oakland, CA - leads several sound healing meditation groups, facilitates a people of color healing circle, teaches workshops on indigenous healing plants, self-love, forgiveness, and mindfulness living; incorporating shamanic journeys to open and stimulate pathways to spiritual ancestor connections. She provides energy healing workshops for local cancer support groups, integrative medicine communities, hospitals, educational programs, and universities.
“Facilitating peace and wellbeing for a Sacred Life Journey.”