Australian Godddess Conference 2013 - 'INTO THE WILD' Presents - Wild Gathering - Saturday night...

Are you attending The Australian Goddess Conference 2013 “Into the Wild”? The GAIA Inc Committee is creating a Wild Gathering on the Saturday night - 19th October.

We are inviting entertainers who resonate with the theme ‘Into the Wild’ & GAIA Inc vision to share their music, song, dance and drumming, to download a Performance Form from HERE and forward to Dani (Entertainment Director) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

There will be two parts of the night where we will share our entertainment and a Wild Full Moon Blessing in the middle.

Wendy Rule and Kellianna will also be taking us on a journey of the heart and soul through their music and song at our Wild Gathering.

Australian Goddess Conference 2013 - 'Into the Wild' - Call for Workshop Proposals

GAIA Inc is currently planning its annual conference to be held in Pennant Hills, NSW 18 to 20/10/2013.

 We are inviting people to submit proposals for workshops/sessions on the theme of ‘Into the Wild.’

In thinking about a possible presentation/workshop please consider the following areas:

The Wild Goddess lives within everyone. She speaks of freedom, strength, trust, abandon, new beginnings, movement and a power of entering the unknown with an unfettered spirit. Women keep the cycles of the earth and oceans deep within their bodies, they have long been the keepers of the sacred Earth, her infinite wisdom and guardians of her secrets.

The Wild Goddess knows of everyone's instinctual connection to the lands, and the ancestors who once walked upon it. When we awaken to Her presence, we awaken our own personal power.

The Australian Goddess Conference – ‘Into the Wild’ invites you to step into your wild wisdom. It provides a natural wild setting that is a safe & sacred space in which a deep connection can occur with our true primal selves. This is a time to have the Freedom to express our wild nature and connect with our community.

Personal Development – How can we reconnect to our primal, instinctual selves and step into our wild wisdom? What paths, journeys and actions can we take to embrace and live the ways of the wild goddess within? What personal skills can we develop and fine tune to deepen and trust our Wild Wholeness?

Movement and Expression – Listen as She calls to our wild beating hearts, as she howls to the moon and runs Free and uninhibited through this vast land. She is the essence of wild creatures, the wilderness of our earth, the wild elements of our country, wild dance, drama, art and song. She is the wild potent energy of the Goddess.

Environment and Community - The Wild Goddess is Protector and The Huntress - She reveres life of all kinds and is attuned to all animals and plants. A Wild Goddess feels what nature feels, she honours the ageless wisdom of trees, soil, mountains, and oceans. What can we actively do as individuals and collectively in the community to live and create a world that we want for every generation? What change and action is necessary to save our sacred mother and what can we do about it?

Scholarship – Into the Wild invites you to speak with the power of your Wild Words of Wisdom. Where can the power of your spoken word, knowledge and teachings lead you and humanity? What can we learn from them? How can we build on their teachings? Why do so many ignore it? What does this mean to Goddess? Who are the Wild Women and Goddesses who have come before?

Creativity & Crafting – How can we engage our sense of freedom, of wildness, of the unfettettered spirit to create a treasure, a picture, a tool, a message, that speaks of the wildness within, without and between?

Please click HERE to download the submission form, we have included some information to outline the types of workshops we feel will be varied and suitable to the theme.

We ask that you consider this information and use it as a ‘guide’ when you put forward your workshop proposal.

Be a Melissae

We are looking for enthusiastic, Goddess-loving, committed GAIA Inc members to be Melissaes at the Conference, taking care of the behind the scenes support work for the participants and to ensure the smooth running of the Conference.

To make the conference a great experience for all participants we will create a team to hold together all aspects of the logistics.

As a Melissae you will do a little of everything: pour drinks, check in presenters, make tea, sell tickets, set up rooms - you get the picture.

Volunteers are the heart and soul of the conference.

Melissaes will be offered a heavily discounted place at the conference in exchange for the work that they do.   We are asking for a $ 175 donation toward your conference attendance. This is a discount of $ 210.

This year, attendees of the conference can also pay $ 110 for onsite accommodation and hot breakfast. Meliassaes need pay only $ 80 for onsite accommodation and hot breakfast.

Each Melissae will be given a clear job description and report to a ‘Queen Bee’. Check out the options:

• Maintain the altars and sacred space
• Assisting attendees to onsite accommodation
• Set up and room maintenance
• Registration, reception
• GAIA Stall and Tombola
• Organise tea breaks
• Support facilitators
• Assist with conference promotion
• Pack up on Sunday evening.

When you apply to be a Melissae please indicate what areas of support you would like to offer for your exchange and provide us with previous experience that you have had in that area. For example have you done catering or do you have counselling or first aid skills.

Please be aware we only have limited numbers of places for Melissaes and we may not be able to approve all Melissae requests. We know that wonderful people like you, who provide this support, are the reason why our conference can be enjoyed and celebrated by everyone. We look forward to hearing from you.

***Note: Only current financial members of GAIA Inc may apply to be Melissaes. Pro rata membership can be purchased from our link HERE

Please send your expression of interest for this honourable role, to the Committee via our expression of interest form that can be downloaded HERE

Code of Conduct

At the Australian Goddess Conference 2013 we will:

Spiritual Space

• Acknowledge that we are working in sacred space that is held in the name of Goddess to promote strong connections to the Mother.
• Respect the spiritual experience of all participants
• Honour the traditional owners of the land in the place where we are meeting
• Conduct ourselves in ways that promote the vision and values of GAIA Inc. and assist in the building of the    Goddess Community in Australia.
• Treat each person at the conference as a unique individual regardless of sexuality, race, ethnicity, religious background, gender, knowledge or personal preference.

Team Work

• Work together to create a supportive, nurturing environment, which allows each person to participate fully.
• Encourage participants to fully engage in all aspects of the conference.
• Share the load and ensure that the logistics are at a level which makes every aspect of the conference hassle free
• Acknowledge the contribution and skills of each and every member of the team and support them to complete each task.
• Treat each other with respect, honesty and courtesy.

Commitment

• Take pride in the tasks we do and do each to the best of our ability.
• Share the culture and demonstrate the culture of wellbeing, love and spiritual honesty.
• Support and assist others in the team and help them to complete all tasks in a timely and safe way.
• Exercise self-control in managing stress, tension and irritations.
• Talk to the Queen Bee is there is anything that needs addressing.

Communication

• Ensure understanding in all communication by checking intent and actively listening
• Seek advise and support when needed
• Respect constructive suggestions that will improve the logistics and overall conference organisation.
• Act in a timely and constructive manner in relation to each communication.
• Ensure that all messages are handled effectively and efficiently.

It is expected that all Melissaes will work for approximately 4 hours each day and also willingly assist when called upon. We will attempt to cater to individual preferences and ensure that volunteers can go to a range of events. However this cannot be guaranteed. Preference will be given to volunteers who can be available for the whole conference including set up and pack up. Preference will also be given to volunteers who are staying in the onsite accommodation.