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WHAT’s ON & operations<br />
Seven Sisters Festival is all about choice. Throughout the weekend there are myriad opportunities<br />
for you including workshops, talks, musical performances, craft activities, massage, divination<br />
and readings. You can also explore the art spaces, healing tents and market stalls.<br />
WORKSHOPS AND TALKS<br />
You do not need to book; but please arrive 10<br />
minutes before the workshop or talk. There are<br />
limited numbers for each event. Please wait at the<br />
entrance for the facilitator to usher you in. Read<br />
more on pages 10 - 34.<br />
MUSIC<br />
Enjoy a dazzling array of female musicians,<br />
comedians and poetic artists performing at the<br />
Chai Tent, Train Station Kitchen and Festival Heart<br />
stages and make sure you attend our exclusive<br />
Seven Sisters Showcase on Friday and Saturday<br />
night. See page 35.<br />
FOOD<br />
During the communal eating times, you can buy<br />
delicious hot meals at our Food Market, Geo’s<br />
Kitchen or Train Station Kitchen (near the lake).<br />
MARKETPLACE<br />
Pick up a new treasure from the oval and festival<br />
heart marketplaces, such as jewellery, innovative<br />
books, clothing, indulgent creams and local arts<br />
and crafts.<br />
READERS AND HEALING SESSIONS<br />
Available all weekend by donation. Experience one<br />
of the healing or reading modalities listed here.<br />
HEALING HAVEN will host<br />
Body Work: Shiatsu, remedial massage, relaxation<br />
massage, Bowen therapy, tantric massage,<br />
acupuncture, acupressure massage, pregnancy<br />
massage, myotherapy, reflexology, osteopathy,<br />
aromatherapy massage, Chinese medicine balance,<br />
Emmett therapy, Ka Huna bodywork, lymphatic<br />
drainage, LomiLomi massage, Hahnemann therapy,<br />
Zen shiatsu<br />
Sound Healing: Tibetan singing bowl healing,<br />
sound therapy, shamanic healing<br />
Consultations: Naturopathy, qellness coach,<br />
transformational lifestyle coach, flower essence<br />
therapy, hypnosis, mindfulness therapy, core<br />
clearing, herbal medicine, nutrition, Australian<br />
bush flower readings and counselling, iridology,<br />
Birth into Being.<br />
Energy Work: Kinesiology, reiki, chakra alignment,<br />
earth-based healing, integrated vibrational healing,<br />
shamanic healing, Pleiadian lightwork, pranic<br />
healing, Cherokee bodywork, energy healing,<br />
meridian energetics.<br />
DIVINATION SPACE will host<br />
Divination Modalities: Spiritual drawings,<br />
astrology, Sacred Path cards, tea leaf readings,<br />
past lives readings, pendulum divination, spiritual<br />
life path readings, aura readings, palm readings,<br />
angel card reading, tarot cards, psychic readings,<br />
spiritual motivator, clairvoyant, numerology<br />
medium, Goddess cards.<br />
BOOKINGS PROCEDURE<br />
Guests can arrive at the sign in tents at the<br />
Divination Space of Healing Haven at the following<br />
times to make a booking for the subsequent shift.<br />
OPENING HOURS FOR HEALING<br />
& DIVINATION SPACE<br />
Friday: 12pm-5:30pm<br />
Saturday: 8am-7pm<br />
Sunday: 9am-2:30pm<br />
Booking times for guests are:<br />
Friday: 11.30pm and 2.30pm<br />
Saturday: 7.30am, 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm<br />
Sunday: 8.30am and 11.30am<br />
NB: Guests cannot book in advance.<br />
You can only book in for an upcoming<br />
2.5 hour shift. Suggested donation $5 minimum.<br />
RUNNING ALL WEEKEND.<br />
CEREMONIES<br />
Our group opening and closing ceremonies held<br />
on the festival oval, near the main stage, allow<br />
women to be part of setting the mood and intention<br />
for the festival. Come partake in these very moving<br />
ceremonies. Hosted by Marisa Cartland, Michelle<br />
Alina Dabrowski, Brunswick Women’s Choir,<br />
Kerryanne Ansari, Sister Native, Jacqui Dreesens<br />
and Wild Moves. Thank you to various performers<br />
who have assisted.<br />
The Opening Ceremony is held at 6:00pm on Friday<br />
The Closing Ceremony at 4:45pm on Sunday<br />
WELCOME TO COUNTRY AND SMOKING<br />
CEREMONY<br />
Official Welcome to Country held by Arweet<br />
Carolyn, respected Elder of the Boon Wurrung<br />
People of the Kulin Nation.<br />
Arweet Carolyn will also conduct a smoking<br />
ceremony, an ancient custom among indigenous<br />
Australians that involves burning various native<br />
plants to produce smoke, which is believed to have<br />
cleansing properties and the ability to ward off bad<br />
spirits. Experience this on the oval at 6:30pm Friday.<br />
SITE OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES<br />
Thursday: 4pm - 10pm<br />
Friday: 6:30am -11:30pm<br />
Saturday: 6:30am - 11:30pm<br />
Sunday: 6am - 8:30pm<br />
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