Sedona Arizona

Sacred Journeys
SEDONA

Mystical Sedona

January 12-16, 2005
Past Tour

Tour Leaders: Andrea Mikana Pinkham and Mark Amaru Pinkham, a popular spiritual teacher, researcher, and author of four ground-breaking books. Also join Best-selling author (Fit for Life) and health expert Marilyn Diamond, for a very special workshop. Learn more about Andrea, Mark & Marilyn on our About Your Tour Leader page.

Click here to view photo's & story of our recent Sacred Journey to Sedona

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About Your Tour Leaders

Marilyn Diamond

Best-selling author and health expert Marilyn Diamond has devoted more than 20 years to creating a more healthful lifestyle, cooking and counseling. She co-authored Fit for Life, which appeared for an unprecedented 90 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and numerous others, including Fit for Life II: The Complete Health Program, A New Way of Eating and Recipes for Life from the Fitonics Kitchen. With partner Dr. Donald Schnell, she co-authored Fitonics for Life. A Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of New York University, Marilyn balances her worldwide commitments as an author, popular speaker and media personality with her family life and spiritual connections.

Dr. Donald Burton Schnell

Dr. Donald Burton Schnell has spent a lifetime training in advanced learning techniques in yoga, the martial arts, natural body building, nutrition and meditation.

Your Sedona Vortex Tour Guides/Speakers: Author Mark Amaru & Andrea Pinkham

MARK AMARU PINKHAM

Mark Amaru Pinkham is a popular spiritual teacher, researcher, and author of four ground-breaking books detailing the history, practices and current revival of the Goddess Tradition: The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom, Conversations with the Goddess, The Truth Behind the Christ Myth, and the newly released (July 2004) Guardians of the Holy Grail: The Knights Templar, John the Baptist and the Water of Life.

Mark is the Founder and Director of The Mysteries of the Goddess Wisdom School and The Seven Rays of Healing School, both headquartered in Sedona. Mark leads tours to Egypt, England & Scotland, France, India, Peru, and Sedona. He is a trained Andean Shamanic Practitioner, as well as a Yoga & Meditation instructor, Acupuncturist, & Western and Vedic (Hindu) Astrologer

ANDREA MIKANA-PINKHAM

Along with her husband Mark, Andrea Mikana-Pinkham, leads tours to Egypt, England, Ireland, Peru, Scotland and Sedona. During the past eleven years that she and Mark have been traveling and leading tours to Peru, she has received extensive training various shamen in Peru, and is adept at leading rituals to connect with the Earth, as well as one’s inner Spirit. Andrea has been a Reiki practitioner since 1988 and the Reiki Grand Master of the Ichi Sekai (One World) System of Reiki since 1991, as well as a Spiritual Counselor. Andrea co-teaches classes in The Mysteries of the Goddess Wisdom School and The Seven Rays of Healing School.

Mark and Andrea are the North American Commanders of The International Order of Gnostic Templars, a division of the Scottish Knight Templars dedicated to the revival of Gnostic wisdom and the teachings of the Goddess Tradition from the Templar tradition.

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Tour Summary
Day 1 Arrive Phoenix/Sedona
Day 2 Bell Rock/Airport Vortex
Day 3 Jeep Tour/Cathedral Rock
Day 4 Boynton Canyon & Fit for Life Event
Day 5 Depart Sedona/Phoenix

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Phoenix/To Sedona (D)
Arrival at the airport in Phoenix, AZ. Meet our shuttle for a 2PM transfer north to the awesome Red Rock Country and Sedona. Check into the hotel. Time for rest before our evening “Welcome to Sedona” dinner and Introductory Meeting with Andrea, Mark and other group members at our hotel.

Day 2: In Sedona: Bell Rock & Airport Vortex (B/D)
Optional Morning Yoga and Meditation. Morning visit to Bell Rock, the great sentinel and beacon of Sedona’s principal vortexes, for a sacred ceremony with Mark and Andrea. Return to the hotel. Lunch on your own.

The balance of the afternoon is yours to enjoy! Perhaps book a Spa treatment at the L’Auberge, shop for local handicrafts, visit the galleries or take a walk along serene and meditative Oak Creek.

In the later afternoon, we depart to the Airport Vortex for panoramic views of Sedona at sunset. Bring your cameras! AND…….prepare yourself for a powerful time, as this power spot lies at the apex of a triangle uniting three of the four main vortexes. In other words - it’s really “charged.” Mark will share information about the geological and esoteric history of Sedona. Return to our hotel for a group dinner.

Day 3: In Sedona: Jeep Tour & Cathedral Rock (B)
Optional morning Yoga and Meditation. After breakfast we depart on an exciting “Pioneer Trail” sightseeing tour, boarding open-air jeeps to climb high above Sedona on a 100-year-old wagon road to the panoramic Mogollon Rim. Expansive views and fascinating history await around every turn on the trail! Return to the hotel. Lunch on your own.

In the afternoon we visit Cathedral Rock, with its balancing and harmonizing energy. After a short hike, Mark and Andrea will lead the group in an energy balancing exercise.
Return to the hotel. Dinner on your own. Sedona offers numerous restaurants with a variety of natural, ethnic and/or continental cuisine.

Day 4: In Sedona - Boynton Canyon and Fit for Life Event (B/D)
Optional morning Yoga and Meditation. Morning visit to Boynton Canyon, one of Sedona’s most beautiful energy spots, abounding in soothing and nurturing feminine energies, for a sacred ceremony facilitated by Mark and Andrea. Return to hotel. Lunch on your own.

SPECIAL OFFERING: Sedona Spiritual Journeys event- Fit for Life -Twenty Years Later and Better than Ever with international best-selling author and health expert Marilyn Diamond and Dr. Donald Schnell.

In the 20 years that have passed since the revolutionary bestseller Fit for Life, Marilyn has continued to explore the latest scientific food research, effective exercise and healthy thinking. Now, she and partner Dr. Donald Schnell are ready to introduce their total wellness program for the 21st century -- Fit for Life -- Better Than Ever! -- for abundant energy, vibrant good health, weight loss and a zest for living.

Participants will learn:
1) The extraordinary yet little known practical science of living that taps the inherent ability of the body to reach its optimal weight and health. No drugs, no diet schemes
2) The principles of healthful living in a better undated form that made Fit For Life the biggest selling diet and health book in publishing history
3) Breakthrough new food products that can make you healthier than ever
4) An expose on a popular health food that isn't healthy
5) The critical mental component: it's NOT only what you eat, it's what you think.
6) The six functions of the subconscious and WHY you need to know these if you are going to reduce your weight.
If you’re ready for a total wellness program for radiant good health and vibrant energy, join us!

Group Farewell Dinner this evening.

Day 5: Sedona/Phoenix, Depart Phoenix (B)
After breakfast depart for the airport to connect with your afternoon flight home.

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Tour Includes:
Roundtrip shuttle transportation Phoenix/Sedona
First Class Hotel Accommodations
Breakfasts and dinners as per itinerary
All site entrance fees
Transportation to Sedona vortex sites in private air-conditioned van

Added Features:
Attend event with Dr. Judith Orloff
Visit Sedona’s vortex sites with Mark and Andrea Pinkham
Visits to the 4 most important vortex sites in Sedona
Sightseeing tour of Sedona in special scenic jeeps
Optional Meditation and Yoga Program (USD $30.00)

Tour Does Not Include:
Airfare to/from Phoenix (call us for a quote from your home city)
Cancellation & Medical Insurance
Visa fees (if applicable)
Meals/drinks not specified in the itinerary
Gratuities to drivers/guides ($40.00 prepaid)
Items of a personal nature or any items not specified as being included

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Your Retreat Accommodations:

The Orchards Inn at L’Auberge de Sedona features accommodations far superior to many in its rate range in the area, with panoramic views of Sedona's main attraction, the majestic Red Rocks. There is no room in the hotel without this view of one of the world's most acclaimed natural wonders. There is an outdoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, concierge and special Funicular to the Main Lodge. Breakfast at the Orchards Inn Restaurant is included with your room.

Optional Morning Yoga and Meditation
Mark Amaru Pinkham will be leading these special Optional Yoga and Mediations for 3 mornings (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) before breakfast and our visits to the vortex sites. Get the energy flowing and be more prepared to integrate the powerful vortex energies! The cost for the 3 sessions is USD $30.00, payable with final payment.

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Tour Price

Tour Price Per Person (Land Only) USD $995.00
Single Supplement USD $375.00
Prepaid Gratuities USD $40.00

Please call us for a quote on airfare from your home city

NOTE:
Pre-paid gratuities to cover guides, drivers, waiters, baggage handling, etc. Your Tour Escort will carry and disburse these funds so that you can relax and enjoy your trip, knowing that everyone assisting you is being taken care of properly.
To avoid surcharges due to the volatility of the Canadian dollar, all tour prices listed are in US dollars. Payments may be made in either US dollars or the equivalent in CDN dollars.