Worldwide Spiritual Tours Programme:

Trekking Holidays in Nepal and/or Tibet all year around
Accompanied by experienced guides, be at one with your surroundings, seek your own inner peace and tranquillity - Tailor made journeys please enquire. - more details

Spirit of the Maya: Yucatan, Mexico
– next tour March 2011 for two weeks for main tour with optional extension to Guatemala and Tik'al
A journey of magic and wonderment – connecting to the wisdom and energies of the Maya and their sacred temples and pyramids.
Highlights include:
- Celebrating the Spring Equinox at Chichen Itza
- Learning about the wisdom teachings and sacred geometry of the pyramids
- absorbing the unique energies of the Uxmal and Palenque Ceremonial Centres
- tour accompanied by Hunbatz Men, a Mayan Elder
- more details

Sacred Sedona, USA
29th April - 9th May 2011 eight days with options to extend
Experience Sedona’s famous energy vortices, extra-terrestrial activity and the awe-inspiring landscape of Arizona. Highlights include Medicine Wheel work, meeting with Hopi Elders, Grand Canyon shamanic journeying, and taking part in a Vision Quest.- more details

Canyon Lands & New Mexico: (optional 1-week extension). Experience the awesome wonder of Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, The World Heritage Park of Chaco Canyon, following the famed route 66 to Old Sante Fe - and much more!

Mount Shasta, USA
12-20th May 2011
Special Trip to celebrate Lord Buddha's birthday at Wesak in one of the most powerful sacred sites in the world. Plus optional attendance at Conference with many enlightened speakers. Mt Shasta is a very ancient mountain formation some 14,162ft high, being a dormant volcano, in the volcanic Cascade Mountains chain. It is a site where there have been many UFO sightings and rumours and myths abound of the presence of beings from within the mountain and/or from other dimensions.- more details

Special Healing Retreats with John of God in Brazil
6-18th June 2011
- with an optional one-week round trip extension to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and the World Famous Heritage site of Iguassau Falls.
Accompany Sandra to a small village in the remote high plateau of Central Brazil where thousands come seeking a cure, or to receive a profound spiritual experience, at the Casa de Dom Inacio Healing Sanctuary with Joao Texeria de Faria, one of the World's most gifted and remarkable spiritual and psychic surgeons of our times - more details

Read Sandra's personal account of her trip to see John of God - here

Sacred Peru for the Inti Raymi Sun Festival and June Solstice at Machu Picchu, lost city of the Incas
June 2011 - main tour
Our visit to the mystical land of the Incas, with its ancient Sun and Moon Temples including Machu Picchu, its mountainside terraces high in the Andes, and its sheer beauty, is truly memorable. And this year, by popular request optional journey to Lake Titicaca and the Amaryan Indians. - more details

Spiritual Highlights of Northern Asia: Tibet, Bhutan & Nepal
September/October 2011 + extension (dates to be finalised)
Includes eight days in Bhutan - Land of the Thunder Dragon
Our Journey incorporates many of the major attractions of these ancient Buddhist and Hindu Kingdoms. Feel the joy of soul expansion at the rooftop of the world! Also this remarkable tour includes much of the natural splendour and wildlife of these magical mysterious lands. - more details

Holy Land Tour + Exotic Egypt Nile Cruise
October 2011
Plus optional extensions: Journey into Sinai, plus 3 days in Jordan
Egypt is a land steeped in history and antiquities – an exotic land of mystery and legend. Take a personal spiritual journey to the land of the Gods to see the amazing temples and palaces of the upper Nile. - more details

Sacred Peru Autumn Tour
November 2011 - ten days plus Extensions
Please call for more details - more details

India: the Vedic Fires Tour
- next tour Two to Three weeks in January 2012
- plus the 'Golden triangle' Option: 3-days visiting Delhi, Agra, Jaipur (for the Taj Mahal)
Highlights include:
- World Heritage sites of Ellora and Ajanta Buddhist Cave Temples
- Agnihotra Fire ceremonies
- Ayurvedic massage, steam and mud baths
- Daily tuition in the Vedas, mantras and talks on the Vedic Fire tradition
- Maheshwar, with sunset boat ride on the sacred Namada river
- Om Kareshwar - celebrated pilgrimage city
- more details

Sacred Sites/Spiritual India - January 2012

Unity Consciousness Retreat - January 2012
A spiritual tour to visit Arunachala, the Sri Ramana Maharshi ashram, combining sacred power sites at Pondicherry and Auroville, the universal city in the making based on the vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother (Two extra optional weeks available: Sacred Sites Tour followed by Sacred Spiritual India Tour and/or Ayurvedic Resort Health Retreat). - more details

Sri Lanka - Sacred Sites:
Call for 2012 dates
For the Sacred Sites itinerary see the Sri Lanka page - more details

Sri Lanka - Ayurvedic Health Retreat:
Call for 2012 dates
Experience authentic Ayurvedic treatments and take time out for renewal, rebirth and leisure at a beautiful beach resort with natural lagoon – come on, you know you deserve it! - more details

Personal retreats throughout the year can be organised to Sri Lanka (special concessions exist out of season) - more details

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Sandra Straw's Spiritual Retreats:

A Spiritual Financial Retreat
Awaken Your Financial Genius

Residential or Non-Residential Retreat/Workshop

A two day retreat/workshop to awaken your God Given powers:
Are you one of the millions that WORK for money and feel trapped in the rat race? Learn how to MAKE MONEY WORK FOR YOU (no matter how small an amount you have)
How to attract wealth and abundance

Devon: 25-26th February 2011 or 18-20th March 2011

Devon residential is usually Friday evening to Sunday evening, DBB inclusive. This retreat is available in other areas on request where there is a suitable group.

A Sacred Retreat: Stillness, Unity Consciousness and Oneness

The teachings of Unity Consciousness and enlightenment. Give this New Years gift to yourself. Take time for yourself in idyllic Salcombe on the estuary. 2/3 full days of blissful harmony, quiet reflection, meditation and Tai Chi walks in glorious Devon.

21-24th March 2011 or 11-14th April 2011 in Devon

The programme will cover:

• How to Release Stress
• Balance your work and life
• Breathing techniques and meditations.

There will also be time for healing, some quiet time for reflection, wonderful walks and good vegetarian food.

This special Sacred Retreat is located by a beautiful stream at the head of the Salcombe estuary, not far from the town of Kingsbridge and just south of Dartmoor. It is set in the glorious countryside of Devon in a tranquil setting and is the perfect place to relax and unwind in friendly surroundings with like-minded people.

Create a Vision for your Future

11-13th March 2011 or 25-27th March 2011
or 1-3rd April 2011 - phone for future dates

What do you want to create? What do you want? Awaken to your true Being. Meditations, healing, stress-release, T'ai Chi, special breathing exercises. Gain insight on optimum work/life balance, self-realisation and Actualisation.

The key to stilling the mind and finding peace within the chaos is to explore the art of living in the present. A retreat that heals the mind, body and spirit and which can bring joy, freedom and tranquillity. Join us for good vegetarian food and coastal/country walks in south Devon.

A venue somewhere near you?! It may be possible to arrange for a Retreat to happen in your area.

Please phone 0845 456 1007 or 07776 405 140 (business mobile) now to confirm suitable dates.

See separate website at www.wellbeingretreats.com for more details and testimonials. However acting NOW starts the wheels in motion.

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Retreats & Mini-tours:

Mother Meera in Germany
THE LIGHT OF THE DIVINE

15-19th April 2011 to Mother's retreat in Germany
with four darshans more details.

Experience the transformative life-changing healing energies of the Divine Mother. The tranquil retreat in Germany allows us to receive wonderful darshans with Mother Meera. The Five-day option includes four darshans, and also extra time for sacred site visits and optional river cruise on the Rhine

The Cathars and the Magdalene Legacy
One week: May 2011

One of our most popular and regular tours: discover the truth around the Magdalene energy – an enlightening experience! This area of France has a fascinating history. We will visit the renowned Rennes-le-Château, Carcassonne and Marseilles to see the Mary Magdalene relics and many other sacred power sites. This journey is a must for those who feel drawn to connect to the Magdalene feminine energies and do work here - more details.

A Special Pilgrimage to Lourdes
- next tour 2011

Join us on this magical pilgrimage to Lourdes, a small town in the Hautes Pyrenees region of south west France. One hundred and forty-nine years ago, in 1858, Our Blesses Lady appeared to a young peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, at the Grotto of Massabielle in this town. Since then many millions of pilgrims have prayed in Lourdes requesting Our Lady intercede on their behalf to her son Jesus Christ. Bernadette related Our Lady's wish for people to come on pilgrimage to Lourdes and we extend that invitation to you.

Ireland - Sacred Power Site Tour
June/July 2011 (call for confirmed dates)
Ireland is renowned for its holy places. Here Druids once taught and the Celtic culture thrived. You will be enchanted by the Folklore and Fairytales as you discover this Beautiful Island. Its beauty, charm, and essence will bring Healing, Peace, Transformation and Wholeness to your life.- more details.

Iceland - An Eco-friendly, Sacred and Spiritually Healthy Retreat
7 days in July 2011
Take this opportunity to feel the connectedness with nature at her finest. Highlights included are whale watching, a thrilling flight over some of Iceland’s amazing scenery, bubbling mud pools, steam vents, moonlike craters and an active volcano. Pamper and nurture yourself in the health spa pools.- more details.

Sacred Celtic England: Glastonbury, Avebury & Stonehenge
6-8th April 2011 or 2-7th August 2011
plus optional tour below
Experience the magic and mystery of the ancient Vale of Somerset – a spiritual journey exploring the sacredness of this land; the Heart Chakra of planet Earth.

The Sacred South West: Exploring the St Mary/Michael Ley Line
7-12th August 2011
This exploration of Devon and Cornwall, including the ancient treasures of Dartmoor and Bodmin moors can be undertaken as an extension to the above tour or as a wonderful adventure in its own right - more details

Sacred Scotland Grail Quest: the Templars and the Jesus mission:
Spring or Autumn 2011
Discover the hidden truth about the Gaelic Jesus lineage in Scotland. We journey to Knights Templar chapels including Rosslyn (of The Da Vinci Code fame). The tours includes many other spiritual sites such as Holy Mount Scehallion and the sacred Isle of Iona - more details

Early-bird booking discounts may be available for full payment in advance - please enquire.

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Sandra Straw's Reiki Jin Kei Do & Buddho Enersense

Reiki Jin Kei Do
Jin Kei Do means 'compassion and wisdom on your path in life' and is the all powerful and an original eastern core teaching of the Usui, Takeuchi and Takamori lineages.
(This course does NOT require prior completion of a Usui Reiki course.)

Level I - £100
Level II - £195 (£175 concessions rate)
Levels I&II combined - £250 (£195 for qualified Reiki practitioners advancing to Jin Kei Do)

London: ask for details

Devon: a selection of dates available

FREE - Friday evening 'taster sessions':

Note: The evening sessions constitute part of the Level 1 course.
Accommodation available for London weekends, only £10 per night.

Please enquire for full details and availability of places.

Reiki Jin Kei Do Masters
A rare opportunity to study to Masters level stage 1 & 2 with Sandra Straw may be available in 2011. Please phone for further details.

Buddho Enersense
This teaching reveals how Reiki has its roots in a more all-encompassing Tibetan healing system which includes the use of mantras (sound healing meditations) and yantras (symbol visualisation meditations). It is clear to those who have studied these ancient methods that Reiki is a simplification of this comprehensive healing system.
Along with special meditations from Dr Usui that activate the chakras and nadis, this advanced work can raise us to states of higner consciousness and could be considered as the gentle path to enlightenment and self-realisation.
IMPORTANT: Jin Kei Do Levels I & II are a pre-requisite for this training)

Level I: £195
Level II: £295
(Please enquire for full details, dates and options)

Please call for Level II and Reiki Mastership courses

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See www.circleoflight.co.uk for full details of Sandra's complete Reiki teaching programme.

PLEASE NOTE: CIRCLE OF LIGHT/SPIRITUALHOLIDAYS.COM reserves the right to change itineraries and prices if local and/or world conditions change.

16/02/2011