Visit monca on Friday, January 9th from 6:30-8PM for Water We Love and Respect You - A Ceremony.
Guided by locals, Rakel Kieding and Sara Haskell, the ceremony will create an intentional space to reintegrate the cultural reverence for water.
The current exhibition on view at the museum is titled H2O and features artwork of many mediums depicting water literally or metaphorically and in all its forms. Imagine waves, ice, mist, along with tranquility, strength, and clarity. To pair with the exhibition, Rakel and Sara invite you to build community and learn to cultivate a relationship to water, shifting from consumption to communion through story, song, dance, prayer and play.
$25 General Admission
Secure your tickets online here or purchase in person. If you'd like, dress up in an outfit inspired by water!
“Our ancestors all over the globe understood the relationship to water as foundational to thriving life on earth, return to this knowledge with us.” - Rakel Kieding and Sara Haskell
According to Kieding and Haskell, ceremony acts for humans as a vortex does for water. Joining together heals and structures our thoughts and feelings into a healthy natural flow of vitality.
“Perhaps you are familiar with Masaru Emoto's work on crystal water forms, or have heard of structured water. There is growing evidence that water holds memory, information and is affected by our thoughts and words.
Many people know that we are 70% water by volume, but few realize that we are 99.95% water by molecules and that drinking water can be an act of communion rather than of consumption. By transforming our relationship with water as sacred, it transforms our relationship with ourselves and each other.” - Rakel Kieding and Sara Haskell
Rakel Kieding is a Compassionate Inquiry® Certified Practitioner trained by Gabor Maté. While 1:1 deep psycho-emotional work takes priority in her practice, she also holds space for the group work and ceremony that she regards as fundamental to human harmony. Rakel comes from a culturally rich upbringing in Sweden where pagan ceremony was a regular practice. Follow Rakel on Instagram here. Learn more about Rakel’s work here.
Sara Haskell grew up in ceremony circles here in northern California. Crafting her own spiritual path, she seeks to empower others to explore their own spiritual sovereignty based in gratitude and respect with the living world around us. You can follow Sara on Instagram here.
Together, Rakel and Sara have been designing regular ceremonies together for diverse crowds throughout northern California and southern Oregon, honoring Water, the Moon and the changing seasons. Read more about their water-inspired workshops here.
