Hello!?

I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?

Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?

My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?

I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??

As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?

Abigail

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:59?PM Jill via <jnienhiser=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )

I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.

Thanks!

Jill

?

From the extraordinary heart and mind of

Jill Nienhiser

via jnienhiser@...

I’ll be arriving Friday and leaving Sunday after closing circle.

Love, Kelly

On Aug 17, 2024, at 5:56?PM, Kate via <kzehnter=[email protected]> wrote:

?

Greetings

I am Definitely in?

I plan to Arrive on Friday with the Temple Materials & will Leave with the Temple Materials on Monday

You are so right Time seems to be Slipping Slipping away

Kate Zehnter

978-884-6712

kzehnter@...

On Friday, August 16, 2024 at 06:48:25 PM EDT, Gretchen via <gretchenkainz=[email protected]> wrote:

In until Monday. ?

?

Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?

High - five!

850-774-2236

(she/her)

?

Upcoming Events:

Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Katie via
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 3:41 PM
To: SSR Group (NEW) <[email protected]>
Subject: [Sacredsistersrising] September 27th-30 gathering

?

Hello Sisters,

?

Time is flying by and its almost one month until we gather! I'm so looking forward to being together, what a 6 months it has been. I'm late in doing so but I'm asking for everyone to let me know if you will be joining our September gathering? It will be in the same location in Shrewsbury, Ma. I have been calling many people looking for a facilitator and I have yet to find someone so the weekend happenings are still in the mystery. Thank you to everyone who has offered ideas, questions and dialog... If anyone has any other thoughts, suggestions, offerings please do let me know.?

?

Love you all,

?

Katie

I'll be there Friday and Saturday night, and will leave after closing circle on Sunday.

Love you all!

Meggie

On Friday, August 16, 2024 at 05:57:55 PM EDT, Paige <pgly.gardner@...> wrote:

I'm in ??

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 5:40?PM Katie via <milesyellow=[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Sisters,

Time is flying by and its almost one month until we gather! I'm so looking forward to being together, what a 6 months it has been. I'm late in doing so but I'm asking for everyone to let me know if you will be joining our September gathering? It will be in the same location in Shrewsbury, Ma. I have been calling many people looking for a facilitator and I have yet to find someone so the weekend happenings are still in the mystery. Thank you to everyone who has offered ideas, questions and dialog... If anyone has any other thoughts, suggestions, offerings please do let me know.?

Love you all,

Katie

Hello Sisters,

Time is flying by and its almost one month until we gather! I'm so looking forward to being together, what a 6 months it has been. I'm late in doing so but I'm asking for everyone to let me know if you will be joining our September gathering? It will be in the same location in Shrewsbury, Ma. I have been calling many people looking for a facilitator and I have yet to find someone so the weekend happenings are still in the mystery. Thank you to everyone who has offered ideas, questions and dialog... If anyone has any other thoughts, suggestions, offerings please do let me know.?

Love you all,

Katie

Hi Sisters,

I'm loving this idea of hiring a facilitator to guide us through a 2-year "program" of 4 weekends. Honestly, I think it would be so awesome for the facilitator, too! Can you imagine walking into a pre-formed group with zero marketing and lots of connection already??

Personally, I like the idea of Friday night being our check-in time as usual and then have the facilitator for Sat and Sun to really dive in. I can imagine this sparking curiosity and intrigue and magic as well as a bunch of relief in not tracking the details or organizing. We'd all get to be participants together again!??

I spent a little time with Katie C. in PP Sisterhood and I experienced her to be solid, centered, and wonderful with that touch of Priestess fierceness when the moment calls for it. I think she'd be great for our group.

For me, my why is ritual. SSR is the sacred space I do ritual. It's a temple for healing, growth, learning, and doing the work in a container of women I love and know deeply. To have walked with you for over a decade makes is all the more valuable and meaningful for me.

Kelly, I love the idea of non-flying women paying for a rental car. I'd be glad to pitch in.

With love,

Meggie

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 07:13:21 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:

Hello Sisters,?

A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!

Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!

Love you?ALL!!!

Noreen?

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic=[email protected]> wrote:

Yes to knowing “the why!” Thank you G. It’s so very important.?

Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:21?PM Kelly via <kellyburja=[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Sisters,

Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.

I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.

Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.

I love you all so very much!

Love, Kelly??

---

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Gretchen via <gretchenkainz=[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 1:19 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [Sacredsistersrising] Gretchen thoughts and Sept gathering

?

Hello Sisters,

?

The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September… and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH… what a journey this has been.

?

Stated simply:

A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.

Then… it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.

NOW… this time, I was like, “wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!” The work we did felt like there was real healing… we did great ritual… lots of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So…?

?

Jesus-fucking-christ.

?

So- I’ve been sitting with it. Thinking… feeling… talking… and here’s something new that popped up. Basically- I don’t know why I’m coming. Like- more deeply… why are we gathering? What’s the purpose of us coming together?

?

Maybe I’m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why… but I have a request that we talk about this (our “why” for gathering) during our business time on Sunday.

?

ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in… that is this:

?

Let’s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years… to take us through a 4-weekend program. Basically, instead of us picking co-fo’s every year from within our group, let’s hire a “fo” (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines… like, Friday and Saturday facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.

?

I know it’s probably not as simple as I want it to be… like obviously this will cost money, and we’d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won’t like what she brings to us… or maybe we all won’t be able to attend the weekends and we’d each still have to pay our share….

?

I just know I don’t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time… and it doesn’t seem like any of us are very interested in it… so this could potentially “solve” that for a couple years.

?

Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind: . She’s really great! I’ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers… she is a priestess… was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know her. She’s in NJ… so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I’m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.

?

Okay! That’s all I’ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.

?

With love,

Gretchen

?

?

?

?

Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?

High - five!

850-774-2236

(she/her)

?

Upcoming Events:

Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Hello!?

?

I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?

?

Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?

?

My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?

?

I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??

?

As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?

?

Abigail

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kate via
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 9:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Greetings Paige

I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige

I could actually pick some one else up at the airport

I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed

I have the temple containers so room for one is available

?

Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option

I can check out how much it would cost?

?

Kate Zehnter

978-884-6712

kzehnter@...

?

?

?

On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:

?

?

Hi Sisters,

?

I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!

?

Lots of Love,

?

?

?

Noreen?

?

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 7:04?PM Paige via <pgly.gardner=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Jill-

?

I am arriving Friday at?

10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all ???

?

We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.

?

I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.

?

Love you women,

Paige

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:59?PM Jill via <jnienhiser=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )

?

I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.

?

Thanks!

Jill

?

?

From the extraordinary heart and mind of

Jill Nienhiser

via jnienhiser@...

?

--

Noreen Cerqua

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT

Mayan Abdominal Practitioner

?

(508) 397-8287

WombCare@...

--

Noreen Cerqua

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT

Mayan Abdominal Practitioner

(508) 397-8287

WombCare@...

Hi Sisters,?

Thank you Gretchen for posing this powerful and important question. Why do we gather? It is one that I will continue to contemplate this week.?

I think outside facilitation is a great idea.?

Much love?

Matooka?

On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:13?PM, Noreen via <wombcare=[email protected]> wrote:

?

Hello Sisters,?

A BIG yes to knowing the WHY!

Thank you?Gretchen and Meggie for brainstorming this brilliant idea of bringing in an outside facilitator !!!

Love you?ALL!!!

Noreen?

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:49?PM Marsia via <motherturtlemusic=[email protected]> wrote:

Yes to knowing “the why!” Thank you G. It’s so very important.?

Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:21?PM Kelly via <kellyburja=[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Sisters,

Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.

I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.

Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.

I love you all so very much!

Love, Kelly??

---

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Gretchen via <gretchenkainz=[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 1:19 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [Sacredsistersrising] Gretchen thoughts and Sept gathering

?

Hello Sisters,

?

The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September… and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH… what a journey this has been.

?

Stated simply:

A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.

Then… it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.

NOW… this time, I was like, “wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!” The work we did felt like there was real healing… we did great ritual… lots of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So…?

?

Jesus-fucking-christ.

?

So- I’ve been sitting with it. Thinking… feeling… talking… and here’s something new that popped up. Basically- I don’t know why I’m coming. Like- more deeply… why are we gathering? What’s the purpose of us coming together?

?

Maybe I’m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why… but I have a request that we talk about this (our “why” for gathering) during our business time on Sunday.

?

ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in… that is this:

?

Let’s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years… to take us through a 4-weekend program. Basically, instead of us picking co-fo’s every year from within our group, let’s hire a “fo” (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines… like, Friday and Saturday facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.

?

I know it’s probably not as simple as I want it to be… like obviously this will cost money, and we’d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won’t like what she brings to us… or maybe we all won’t be able to attend the weekends and we’d each still have to pay our share….

?

I just know I don’t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time… and it doesn’t seem like any of us are very interested in it… so this could potentially “solve” that for a couple years.

?

Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind: . She’s really great! I’ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers… she is a priestess… was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know her. She’s in NJ… so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I’m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.

?

Okay! That’s all I’ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.

?

With love,

Gretchen

?

?

?

?

Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?

High - five!

850-774-2236

(she/her)

?

Upcoming Events:

Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Hello!?

?

I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?

?

Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?

?

My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?

?

I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??

?

As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?

?

Abigail

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kate via
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 9:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Greetings Paige

I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige

I could actually pick some one else up at the airport

I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed

I have the temple containers so room for one is available

?

Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option

I can check out how much it would cost?

?

Kate Zehnter

978-884-6712

kzehnter@...

?

?

?

On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:

?

?

Hi Sisters,

?

I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!

?

Lots of Love,

?

?

?

Noreen?

?

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 7:04?PM Paige via <pgly.gardner=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Jill-

?

I am arriving Friday at?

10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all ???

?

We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.

?

I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.

?

Love you women,

Paige

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:59?PM Jill via <jnienhiser=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )

?

I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.

?

Thanks!

Jill

?

?

From the extraordinary heart and mind of

Jill Nienhiser

via jnienhiser@...

?

--

Noreen Cerqua

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT

Mayan Abdominal Practitioner

?

(508) 397-8287

WombCare@...

--

Noreen Cerqua

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT

Mayan Abdominal Practitioner

(508) 397-8287

WombCare@...

Yes to knowing “the why!” Thank you G. It’s so very important.?

Marsia S. Harris/Mother Turtle
Artist and Creator of?Healing the Stories We Tell Ourselves with Mother Turtle

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 5:21?PM Kelly via <kellyburja=[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Sisters,

Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.

I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.

Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.

I love you all so very much!

Love, Kelly??

---

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Gretchen via <gretchenkainz=[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 1:19 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [Sacredsistersrising] Gretchen thoughts and Sept gathering

?

Hello Sisters,

?

The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September… and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH… what a journey this has been.

?

Stated simply:

A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.

Then… it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.

NOW… this time, I was like, “wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!” The work we did felt like there was real healing… we did great ritual… lots of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So…?

?

Jesus-fucking-christ.

?

So- I’ve been sitting with it. Thinking… feeling… talking… and here’s something new that popped up. Basically- I don’t know why I’m coming. Like- more deeply… why are we gathering? What’s the purpose of us coming together?

?

Maybe I’m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why… but I have a request that we talk about this (our “why” for gathering) during our business time on Sunday.

?

ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in… that is this:

?

Let’s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years… to take us through a 4-weekend program. Basically, instead of us picking co-fo’s every year from within our group, let’s hire a “fo” (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines… like, Friday and Saturday facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.

?

I know it’s probably not as simple as I want it to be… like obviously this will cost money, and we’d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won’t like what she brings to us… or maybe we all won’t be able to attend the weekends and we’d each still have to pay our share….

?

I just know I don’t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time… and it doesn’t seem like any of us are very interested in it… so this could potentially “solve” that for a couple years.

?

Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind: . She’s really great! I’ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers… she is a priestess… was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know her. She’s in NJ… so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I’m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.

?

Okay! That’s all I’ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.

?

With love,

Gretchen

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Hello!?

?

I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?

?

Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?

?

My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?

?

I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??

?

As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?

?

Abigail

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kate via
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 9:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Greetings Paige

I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige

I could actually pick some one else up at the airport

I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed

I have the temple containers so room for one is available

?

Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option

I can check out how much it would cost?

?

Kate Zehnter

978-884-6712

kzehnter@...

?

?

?

On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:

?

?

Hi Sisters,

?

I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!

?

Lots of Love,

?

?

?

Noreen?

?

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 7:04?PM Paige via <pgly.gardner=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Jill-

?

I am arriving Friday at?

10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all ???

?

We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.

?

I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.

?

Love you women,

Paige

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:59?PM Jill via <jnienhiser=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )

?

I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.

?

Thanks!

Jill

?

?

From the extraordinary heart and mind of

Jill Nienhiser

via jnienhiser@...

?

--

Noreen Cerqua

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT

Mayan Abdominal Practitioner

?

(508) 397-8287

WombCare@...

Hello Sisters,

Thank you for your email, Gretchen.? I second the motion that we discuss the "why" of our annual gatherings during our business meeting.? For me, the "why" has somehow been lost.? At our last few gatherings, I've felt like I was there to simply fill an obligation and that I was just going through the motions to get through another weekend.? I guess the word "obligation" is how I've been feeling about our SSR gatherings lately...that I'm just there to uphold a commitment, but it's not really where I want to be.

I also want to say that I really like the idea of hiring someone to facilitate our group.? I think the topic of facilitation should maybe be discussed in general.? With more and more women flying, that is leaving less and less women to take on the responsibility of facilitating.? Eventually, we are going to have so few people in the group that facilitating is going to keep falling on the same few people over and over again.? I sort of feel like maybe that's happening already with the same women doing it over and over due to not many people showing up for the weekends.? ?I'm also feeling like I gave everything I had to give the two times I was a facilitator, and I don't have anything more to offer.? As a result, I don't see myself volunteering to be a facilitator until I feel like I have something more to give, which could be a very long time.

Since we're on the topic of SSR business, I have an idea I'd like to throw out there.? I'm not proposing we discuss it now.? I think we should wait until the business meeting, but I'd like my idea to be put on the agenda.? I know we've talked about different ways of better supporting the women who have to fly to attend our weekends.? This is an idea that's in that same train of thought.? ?My idea is that non-flying women pay for a rental car for the flying women so they have their own transportation to/from the airport.? I'm proposing this idea because there seems to be a lot of stress around airport transportation.? Stress, not only for the flying women, but also stress for the women who live close"ish" to the airport.? As one of the close"ish" women, I have the same story as Abigail that I'm not reliable or available when someone asks for a ride to/from the airport, and I simply can't do it.? I also think this would be a really great way to support the flying women by letting them know we really want them there and are willing to help make that happen by providing them with a car.? Just a thought we can discuss later.

I love you all so very much!

Love, Kelly??

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Gretchen via <gretchenkainz=[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 1:19 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [Sacredsistersrising] Gretchen thoughts and Sept gathering

?

Hello Sisters,

?

The other day I was looking at flights for our gathering in September… and the familiar anger surfaced again. UGH… what a journey this has been.

?

Stated simply:

A couple of years ago, I was angry at the costs of travel and the level of effort it takes to get there.

Then… it was my frustration around not having processed covid-times conflict, which led me to wanting to leave the group.

NOW… this time, I was like, “wtf is this anger after all that deep work we did in April?!” The work we did felt like there was real healing… we did great ritual… lots of connection and amazingness. I felt like we were a group of priestesses again. So…?

?

Jesus-fucking-christ.

?

So- I’ve been sitting with it. Thinking… feeling… talking… and here’s something new that popped up. Basically- I don’t know why I’m coming. Like- more deeply… why are we gathering? What’s the purpose of us coming together?

?

Maybe I’m the only one that is unclear or the only one that cares about our why… but I have a request that we talk about this (our “why” for gathering) during our business time on Sunday.

?

ALSO, in talking through some of this with Meggie a bit, we had a brainstorm about something I have a lot of interest in… that is this:

?

Let’s hire someone to facilitate us for the next two years… to take us through a 4-weekend program. Basically, instead of us picking co-fo’s every year from within our group, let’s hire a “fo” (or a co-fo) to facilitate two weekends a year for us. For example, she (the hired fo) would create the programming based on some guidelines… like, Friday and Saturday facilitation; Sunday we do us. We mostly just frickin show-up.

?

I know it’s probably not as simple as I want it to be… like obviously this will cost money, and we’d need to figure out the specifics around that. And maybe we won’t like what she brings to us… or maybe we all won’t be able to attend the weekends and we’d each still have to pay our share….

?

I just know I don’t want to co-fo (or so-fo) for a long time… and it doesn’t seem like any of us are very interested in it… so this could potentially “solve” that for a couple years.

?

Last thought about this for now is that I have someone in mind: . She’s really great! I’ve recently worked with her a couple times in Shadow Work containers… she is a priestess… was on PP sisterhood for a few years. I know others of you have met/know her. She’s in NJ… so not super close to MA, but not as far away as me. I’m not attached, but I wanted to offer a starting point.

?

Okay! That’s all I’ve got for now. Thanks for reading. I hope you all are interested in discussing this at the weekend, too.

?

With love,

Gretchen

?

?

?

?

Life Rewards Action!? Yay!?

High - five!

850-774-2236

(she/her)

?

Upcoming Events:

Fall Group Coaching Program (more info soon!)

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Abigail J
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Hello!?

?

I have been meaning to respond to this and life for ahead of me.?

?

Anyone is welcome to stay with me in Watertown. I have a queen blow up mattress and an extra room.?

?

My logistics with SSR weekend are unknown at the moment. This past year Alaric had a school program on Friday and Monday so that I could be free those days for the weekend and for rides.? This upcoming year, Alaric is not enrolled in a program. Alfonso's mom is our flexible and available babysitter (I'm so lucky!!!) however she works weekdays. I haven't begun looking into options and might take the easy route, which is arrive late Friday night / Sat morning and leave sun night.?

?

I apologize. I have a story that I'm not reliable and available for folks. And it is how my parent life is due to the many transitions I am still navigating - one being the flow for Alaric and I next year.??

?

As things come up or I have a clearer idea, I will update everyone.?

?

Abigail

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kate via
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 9:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Sacredsistersrising] September travel buddies?

?

Greetings Paige

I can pick you up on Thurs at the airport Paige

I could actually pick some one else up at the airport

I have 3 rooms with single beds & one that is a Queen bed

I have the temple containers so room for one is available

?

Maybe Renting a Car or Van from one of the places down the street from where I live may be an option

I can check out how much it would cost?

?

Kate Zehnter

978-884-6712

kzehnter@...

?

?

?

On Monday, July 22, 2024 at 07:47:22 PM EDT, Noreen <wombcare@...> wrote:

?

?

Hi Sisters,

?

I just want to let you know that I won't be attending our next gathering. I will miss you all !!!

?

Lots of Love,

?

?

?

Noreen?

?

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 7:04?PM Paige via <pgly.gardner=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Jill-

?

I am arriving Friday at?

10am and taking off Monday at 6:45 pm if that helps at all ???

?

We could at least plan to get back to the airport together.

?

I am also curious about sharing rides if at all possible.

?

Love you women,

Paige

?

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:59?PM Jill via <jnienhiser=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all, if you're traveling to SSR in September, or willing to pick up/drop off or keep me Thu night, would you please let me know? (Flight options are looking dismal for Friday so I am thinking I might come Thursday--anyone want extra time with me? :) )

?

I would like to get a sense of who's coming and how long folks are staying...last time I left early Mon and had to take an Uber because no one else wanted to leave for the airport early...it was fine, but I'd like to max out the sister time too so it would help to know what others' plans are.

?

Thanks!

Jill

?

?

From the extraordinary heart and mind of

Jill Nienhiser

via jnienhiser@...

?

--

Noreen Cerqua

Licensed Massage Therapist - LMT

Mayan Abdominal Practitioner

?

(508) 397-8287

WombCare@...