July 2012

Hello Beloved Friends,

I am writing this in flight at 37,000 feet on my way to Peru. I will be traveling into the Amazon Jungle and then up into the Sacred Valley where I will be with the Shamans of these cultures. I very excited to be exploring this part of the world on a spiritual journey and I look forward to sharing my experiences with you.

In flight, I am sitting next to a man traveling with his 4 year old daughter and the energy is delightful. We begin a light conversation until his daughter falls asleep and then the conversation deepens and we share our views of sexuality. He has some VERY interesting tattoos and piercings which intrigue and excite me. My curiosity is ignited and he graciously shows them to me, as our conversation deepens and intensifies. It is a wonderful connection. I am very grateful for the opportunity to explore the human experience with, what appears on the surface, a perfect stranger. We know it is a profound interaction that has bonded us in a very unique way. He is an amazing father and kindred spirit. I love being open to the possibilities of connection.

The June Creativity Puja Exploring With Tarot Cards was a new, exciting, and fun experience. We raised our creative energies, exploring the archetypes of the cards and how they are operating in our lives. Dancing, laughing and connecting with one another to deepen our connection with our inner self and discovering the self-love and creativity that resides within each of us. Afterwards, several of us went to enjoy each other’s company while reveling in the sweet delights of the most amazing cookie bomb. Thank you for sharing your energies and for all the birthday blessings.

I am excited for the next Puja – Intuition Puja Connecting With Source July 18th 7:00PM at Gerber Medical Center. I will be bringing Peruvian Shamanic energies and sharing some incredible experiences. I look forward to sharing with you and encourage you to invite others to join us. Register today.

The following evening will be the New Moon Fire at Gene’s (775) 560-5096. I am ready to release more thesis papers into the fire. What are you ready to release?

I’ll be off the grid for the next couple weeks. I look forward to reconnecting with this beloved community upon my return.

Blessings of Love & Light,

Lisa

June 2012

Hello Beloved Friends,

The weather is beautiful and sunshiny here in Reno. It is a great time for exploring the wonders of the incredible places we choose to visit. I will be traveling to Peru at the end of June to experience the Amazon and the Andes with local shamans. I am getting excited for this adventure and look forward to sharing it with you. I would love to hear about your adventures as well. Feel free to send me a message telling me about what you are doing and experiencing.

Since my return from Bali, I have continued to have a daily shaking practice and I will be facilitating a BioEnergy Shaking course through TMCC in the fall. This is very exciting news and you are welcome to join me on this journey. The following is a description of the class:

Awaken the sacred fire within, open your heart and connect to your Divine Self with Bioenergy Shaking. Shaking is one the world’s most ancient, natural and powerful healing traditions. The goal of practicing Bioenergy Shaking Meditation is to awaken the sacred kundalini fire, the untapped dormant energy that resides in all of us. Once awakened, its function is to cleanse us on a mental, emotional, physical and spiritual level, as it burns away any negative blocks we may be holding. The resulting effects are a revitalized body, renewed cells, greater feelings of peace and harmony on an emotional level and greater clarity of thought within the mind.

The practice manifests as movement of the body. While listening to music, we stand and begin to shake our bodies to encourage the flow of kundalini. Following the very high vibration of this energy, we may feel the body begin to shake, move, spin, and even laugh, spontaneously. This feels amazing; some describe it as feeling like heat in the body or a feeling of electricity or fire inside. Others say, it feels like connecting with their soul, the God inside, their original self.

This practice has been powerfully revived under the guidance of the Spiritual Master, Ratu Bagus, who holds ongoing shaking sessions at his ashram in Bali.

Ratu teaches us that greater understanding of ourselves happens not with the mind but when we allow the energy to connect with a much deeper part of ourselves – through our own experience. There is no right or wrong way to shake, we simply allow the energy to move us naturally as we let go and connect with our higher self. This energy is complete as it works on many levels, with an emphasis on practice, rather than theory or technique.

May was a busy month with several delicious offerings for the local tantra community.  The Gratitude Puja enabled us to explore the gifts we receive from others, even those we consider to be difficult or undesirable. This was a powerful practice in removing our judgments, changing our perspectives and uncovering the gifts that lie beneath the surface and then finding gratitude and appreciation for these amazing life lessons. It can be very challenging to find the gold through all the ore, it is well worth the effort to release and discover.

Next was the ENDLESS BLISS workshop where we explored authentic communication, nurturing touch and sacred connection. Thank you Kevin Brizendine for your wonderful presentation of CLEAN TALK and its applications in our daily lives. I especially loved exploring with fruit; feeding one another, very sensual and exquisitely delicious.  After the workshop, a few of us went to dinner and then the Advanced Puja began. It was extremely yummy. Sensual touch and dancing and of course we each received a 12 handed massage—oooohhhhh my!  I look forward to our next adventure in this amazing Tantra Community that we are co-creating. Thank you to all who participated in body and spirit.

Upcoming Tantra Sacred Loving events:

June 4th          FULL MOON FIRE                                          8:00PM                      FREE

                        At Gene Poplin’s, for more information please call Gene 775-560-5096

June 20th        Creativity Puja

Exploring with Tarot Cards                         7:00-9:00PM             $10.00

July 18th        Intuition Puja

Exploring the Messages from Source         7:00-9:00 PM            $10.00

These Pujas will be at the Gerber Medical Clinic 1225 Westfield Avenue. Please join us on this journey of spiritual growth; radiating light, unconditional love and more happiness in the world. Register today.

Also, if you would like to be added to our Tantra Sacred Loving closed group on FaceBook, send me a FaceBook message. This group is for those interested in the Healing Arts, Conscious Connection, and Spiritual Practices. Members are encouraged to participate and interact with one another consciously, kindly and lovingly.

I look forward to sharing more LOVE energies with you! May your journey be filled with joy BLISS and happiness.

Blessings of Love & Light

Lisa

April 2012

Hello Beloved Friends,

I am sending this newsletter from Bali, Indonesia. What an incredible experience, I am so grateful for the many blessings in my life and my ability to travel the world and share with all of you. Thank you for adding your energy to my life and all the love that comes with it.

I originally came to Bali for a Hoop Dance retreat, Sacred Circularities, but my experiences and adventures have manifested in a way that I can hardly believe. The energy in Bali is very special and unique. I find manifestations happen very quickly and in the most amazing ways. I began this journey by attending a Bhakti Boogie workshop and facilitated a very intense, powerful PUJA. I met wonderful people at this retreat; one very special lady, Manuela. Manuela is from Germany and we have connected so deeply. More about our adventure later.

After Bhakti Boogie, I went to Amed, which is on the beach and spent two nights there integrating my Boogie experience. It was lovely and the bungalow I stayed in was right on the beach, the crashing waves and the ocean breeze soothed me to a very peaceful sleep—except of course when the gecko climbed into bed with me. While in Amed, I visited a temple that took about 4 hours of trekking and climbing of 1800+ stairs with monkeys on the trails to reach the top with an amazing view. It was a bit cloudy and the view was distorted so I couldn’t get any really good pictures—but what a journey.

Next, I met my friends in Padang Bei and we jumped on a fast boat to the Gili Islands. We stayed on the middle island, Gili Meno, known as the honeymoon island because it is quiet and peaceful. I leisurely strolled around the island in about two hours. And then back to Ubud for Nyepi celebration, the Balinese New Year. In Bali on New Year’s Eve they parade the Ogo Ogos, incredible works of art that they burn afterwards. These Ogo Ogos represent all the transgression and energy that people want to release. The Ogo Ogos are then paraded around and people are dancing and having a great time well into the night. The Balinese take them to an empty field and burn them before midnight, releasing all the energy that does not serve. In releasing all this negative energy, the people become completely empty. On Nyepi, it is a day of complete silence in Bali. Every thing is shut down including the airport and all business. The people fast and meditate preparing themselves for the new fresh energies to arrive. While staying in Bali during Nyepi it is important to buy some food and water for the day of silence. There are no services and you must stay quiet and in your room with no electricity, especially during the night, so that Bali does not attract the attention of the evil spirits that are flying over the island. Bali is a very spiritual island and the people are doing ceremonies quite frequently. They make their offerings several times during the day and the smell of incense is abundant.

After Nyepi my new friend Manuela and I decided to go to a Shaking Ashram. This has been one of the most challenging experiences of my life. This shaking experience is very intense –there is so much going on and people are having all kinds of wild experiences. Mine are very orgasmic–imagine that! We shake for 2 hours before breakfast, 2 hours before lunch and 2 hours before dinner everyday. Ratu talks with us every day sharing his message, “LOVE YOURSELF”. The energy is powerful and I have come to the conclusion that all these different modalities of healing/spirituality have one common thread; LOVE, to love yourself. Some people find it from shaking or Tantra or religion or yoga or hooping or dancing… or some combination, but it all comes down to finding the path that best suites the individual; providing the space they need to connect and feel the LOVE. Today, as I write this I have two more sessions left and I am in a deep cleansing process.

Tomorrow, I will leave here to go to Borneo for a couple of days to visit the orangutans. To see pictures of my adventure I invite you to go to my Facebook Page.

Sending you shaking love energies from the Ashram.

Upcoming Tantra Sacred Loving events:

April 20th Balance Puja 7:00-9:00PM $10.00
May 11th Gratitude Puja 7:00-9:00 PM $10.00*
May 12th Endless Bliss Workshop 1:00-5:00 PM $75.00*
May 12th Advanced Puja 7:00-9:00 PM $25.00*

These events will be at the Gerber Medical Clinic 1225 Westfield Avenue. Please register on line.

In the Endless Bliss Workshop, we will explore authentic communication, nurturing touch and sacred connection using Tantric practices of cultivating sexual energies to create richer and more intimate relationships. By raising our vibrational energies we learn to become better, more compassionate lovers, awakening our sensuality. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a blanket and pillow to create a sacred space of comfort and pleasure.

The prerequisite for the Advanced Puja is to have attended a puja and/or a Tantra workshop. This puja will be a more intimate and sensual experience of the senses. We will bring forth more sexual energies and increase our awareness of the erotic spirit that is alive within each of us. While honoring our own boundaries we will learn more about ourselves and the beliefs that we have incorporated into our lives. Are these beliefs still working for us…. or is it time to let them go?

Please join us on this journey of spiritual growth, radiating light, unconditional love and more happiness in the world. Register today.

*If you register for the Gratitude Puja, the Endless Bliss Workshop and the Advanced Puja you will also receive a 90 minute private session for the price of $250.00 (a $60.00 savings).

I look forward to sharing LOVE energies with you! May your journey be filled with joy and happiness.

Blessings of Love & Light

Lisa

March 2012

Hello Beloved Tantra Friends,Wow, February was an incredible month. The Heart Energy Puja was well attended we had some new faces and lots of fun energies in the room and a sweet, delectable chocolate experience.  I love the energy that we generate and the authentic communication we share. Thank you for participating and bringing your higher self to the circle.  Then, the Valentine’s Couples Tantra Workshop sent me over the top with some phenomenal experiences.  I love holding space as couples come into a space of authentic communication, nurturing touch and sacred connection. We experienced our senses in a tantalizing manner, opening and feeling more intensity through the body. It truly touched my heart to watch the transformation that occurred during this workshop. The really juicy energy that was created and explored has continued to fuel me through this month. I am so excited to share with you some new ideas and upcoming events.A couple of really exciting things have happened in February. First, I sold a picture of myself that I took a few years ago to a publisher who has put it on the cover of an erotic novel, “To Make Love Die” by Jack Burton (I am in the process of reading the story). Check it out on Amazon. The second incredible thing that happened was I have been doing private Tantra work with a gentleman who has been diagnosed with COPD and emphysema. After 4 sessions, he went back to his doctor for some respiratory tests. The results revealed a miraculous healing: over 15% of lung capacity has been restored. He has been requested to do a case study on his pulmonary function to see how such healing could happen. He is attributing this improvement to the work he has been doing; believing that the energy from the sessions is bringing about his healing. And finally, I facilitated a Puja at a retirement center which was an experience that truly touched my heart as we shared energy and I witnessed a beautiful unfolding and exchange of vitality and love that was unique and special in the moment. Truly beautiful.

The next Puja is on Friday March 2, 2012 at 7:00PM and is about Spaciousness and how we create spaciousness in our lives by releasing that which no longer serves as well as opening to new energies so that they may flow through us freely and with such intensity that we welcome fresh energy while releasing any stale energy with ease. We will also be exploring boundaries and how they are important for our wellbeing.  Remember you can register for the puja on the website.

March 22 is the New Moon Fire at Gene’s house–for more information you can contact Gene at 775-560-5096. Gene’s New Moon Fires are a powerful experience.  I like to bring (burnable) stuff to place in the fire, it is a great way to release the energies and open to what is coming. Lately, I have been burning all my paperwork from my graduate school experience; I have been storing this stuff for years. It is refreshing to release this part of my life and open the space.

I look forward to seeing and connecting with you soon–hopefully this Friday night (March 2). Have a fantastic March and I will be in contact from Bali for the next newsletter.

Blessings of Love & Light,

Lisa A. Rizzoli