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"GIRLS ROCK!"
OPENS NATIONWIDE
MARCH 7th, 2008
NY, LA, San Francisco , Berkeley , Chicago, Portland and Seattle on Opening Weekend.

THE MOVIE (rated PG)

At Rock 'n' Roll Camp, girls ranging in age from eight to 18 are taught that it's OK to sweat like a pig, scream like a banshee, wail on their instruments with complete and utter abandon, and that "it is 100% okay to be exactly who you are." They are taught by indie rock chicks such as Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney various lessons of empowerment from self-defense to anger management. At the end of just one week,
all the bands perform songs they've written with their new bandmates for over 700 people. "Girls Rock!" follows several campers: Laura, a Korean adoptee obsessed by death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of meth addiction and gang activity; Palace, whose heavy metal sneer belies her seven years, and Amelia, an eight-year-old who writes experimental rock songs about her dog Pipi. What happens to the girls as they are given a temporary reprieve from being sexualized, analyzed and pressured to conform is truly revolutionary.

THE FILMMAKERS

"Girls Rock!" is truly a labor of love. Shane King and Arne Johnson are Portland kids who grew up and relocated to the Bay Area, where they found a home and support amongst the great documentary filmmaking community there. They've mortgaged houses and cashed out retirements to finish their first film, about a group of very courageous girls, while other folks have donated time and finances.

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

Opening weekend will be crucial in the process of getting the word out about the camp's important work with girls. Every person who comes on March 7-9 will multiply exponentially
the number of daughters, moms, dads, brothers and friends who get to see it. Movie theaters in smaller towns, where girls don't have as much access to alternatives, will only program "Girls Rock!' if they see it bringing in audiences on opening weekend.

So please go yourself, bring friends, and help get out the
word! Here are some tangible steps you can take:

*Take a group. Bring your class or workplace or other group.
If you get a group of over 25 people, you'll get discounted tickets for everyone, and movie and camp schwag. Contact
us at info(at)girlsrockmovie(dot)com for more info.

*Spread the news. Tell all your friends in our March 7 cities to go see "Girls Rock!" March 7-9. Pass it on!!

Seattle ~ San Francisco ~ Berkeley ~ Chicago

Los Angeles ~ Portland ~ New York

VIEW THE TRAILER

http://www.girlsrockmovie.com/special/trailer

*Sign up on our website at
www.girlsrockmovie.com
and blog your thoughts about women, girls, music, culture.
Help us build a community that will impact beyond the film!
*Put a poster up in your business. Email us your snail mail at
info(at)girlsrockmovie(dot)com and we'll send you one. They're big and movie-sized (like you'd see at a theater) and look fantastic.

P.S. Fender® has donated some limited edition
"Girls Rock! The Movie" customized electric guitars to be
given away, so if yer innerested go see how to enter at
http://www.girlsrockmovie.com/special/contest

Who are your ancestors? How have their struggles and achievements affected your life
and identity? What legacies do you carry in your bones? If you're looking for a new source of creative inspiration and support for your life and work in the world, come explore these questions with a group of amazing
and diverse women in a supportive space!

Our 8-week workshops incorporate theatre, ritual, multi-media arts and creative writing, to build community and explore our herstoric roots. We share, honor, grieve, celebrate, and give voice to our ancestral legacies. Our series culminate in a community - based performance for an invited audience.
Join us for a powerful process of ancestral exploration,
personal inquiry, healing and community building through:

* Ritual
* Art
* Story sharing
* Interactive theater
* Creative Writing
* Performance

We intend to create a diverse community. Women of color, working class women, and LGBTQ women are especially encouraged to apply.

"..I got connection, I got community, I got to meet AMAZING women; the opportunity to release and feel, be held and connect." Workshop Participant

LOOKING FOR A HERSTORIES DIRECTOR! Shout out
for a woman-of-color artistic director to work with the Herstories Project : A multicultural women's performance collective, investigating our ancestral legacies and current global issues as a means to heal, create community, inspire solidarity and share guidance and wisdom from the ancestors. We are six women who are crafting a ritual theater production for performances at the end of June. Themes we are exploring include:

We are looking for someone who is committed to the politics
and spiritual vision of the Herstories Project and is available to work with us starting in May through the end of June.

The initial creative process is already in the works and will be guided by the shared leadership of the womyn in the collective. We would like the director to witness some of this journey and then step into to help craft, polish, connect the threads and tighten the flow of individual and group pieces.

Rehearsals are Mondays from 6:30pm to 9:30pm with potential added time as we come up on the performance.

Please call: 510-207-6623 or email: aryeh if you are interested!

We are also looking for a musician to work with us: please spread the word! THE HERSTORY OF THE HERSTORIES PROJECT

The Herstories Project was founded in 2003 with an initial grant from the City of Oakland to Aryeh Shell and Vika Teicher, to construct a community project exploring the use of feminist oral history and community-based theater as a means for transformative learning, healing and social liberation.

Over the course of six months, thirteen women from different cultural and class backgrounds, generations, and sexual orientations participated in dialogue and research on issues of social oppression and legacies of struggle and resistance. The women were trained in oral history and collaborative inquiry research techniques to collect and share from their own personal and ancestral histories. They used techniques from Theatre of the Oppressed, creative writing, collaborative ritual, and Dramatherapy to explore, contain and integrate the meanings and themes within their narratives. These stories were collectively woven into a two-hour ritual theater performance
that incorporated dance, drama, spoken word, music, slides,
and storytelling and was performed in four venues throughout
the Bay. FOLLOW-Up: .

An adaptation of the original production to a 30-minute piece
was performed by five women for a 5-week run at theaters in
San Francisco and Walnut Creek , CA . . A series of one-day community workshops called "Honoring the Bones" in which women explored how the achievements and struggles of their women ancestors affect their life and identity. . An 8-week workshop developed by five women from the original project
that culminated in public performance. . An ongoing support circle composed of original members of the project to continue exploring the material and relationships generated by the group process. . Current women's performance collective and visioning future plans Check the website for more info: http://herstoriesproject.org

For over a decade, Jerry has brought his passion in
leadership and community development forward in creating and growing several intentional communities. It is his passion for life and being true to oneself that is his foundation both personally
and professionally. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two
children.

To contact Jerry for more information or to
schedule a coaching interview go to www.jccoaching.com

Christina Sanders is a certified life coach and facilitator, who is committed to women connecting with their life visions and purpose, and being the fullest expression of who they are. A former human rights attorney, she has lived in many parts of the world, and has experienced diverse cultural
environments. Her professional journey spans law, international human rights advocacy, non-profit
development, mediation, and Eastern healing arts. Her experience is connected by the common thread of her vision to cultivate a more compassionate, peaceful world where all beings are respected and celebrated for who they are.

Christina works with women and men who are ready to step
fully into their dreams and life visions and be the change they seek. She is passionate about redefining leadership to
include a valuation of people's unique gifts and talents, and sees powerful leadership as an expression of those in the world.

Christina is a core member of the SpiralMuse business development team, and one of the organizers of the Waking Women Retreat. As well as coaching individuals and teams
to achieve their visions, she facilitates groups for Edgewood Child and Family Services, leads workshops on visioning
and communication, and consults for Rockefeller
Philanthropy Advisors.

Are you blocked by some known or unknown trauma, and is
it keeping you from singing your truth? Do you want to learn breath control, intonation, resonance, and how to create a
beautiful, deep, connected sound in your voice?
Do you want to learn how to sing using a classical technique
that will enable you to sing in any style? Are you looking for a combination of solid vocal training, while releasing fears and blocks which
might keep you from the full expression of your voice?

Bekka Fink is the composer and singer of Bekka's Frogland Orchestra. She recently performed with The San Francisco
Mime Troupe (Summer and Fall Tour, 2003),and has
appeared in several shows Off-Broadway in NYC, in The National Tour of Rodgers' and Hammersteins', Cinderella (Jeffrey Seller, Producer of Broadway's, RENT), extensively with Tom O'Horgan (Director of Broadway productions
of HAIR and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR), and
Internationally in Germany , and Thailand , among many others.

Please visit www.bekkasfrogland.com
and www.spiralmuse.org to get a better sense of what I
bring to this work. Beginners to advanced singers are
welcome. Sessions are available on a sliding scale, and I
am open to trades.

Please contact me at Bekka(at)SpiralMuse.org, or
510-601-6780. References are available upon request.

Free introductory and preparation talks at
SpiralMuse Home of WellBeing (Open to the public) Fridays before the course. Please RSVP to Mireya 415-336-1350

HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK TM

- the healing power of the breath -

TIME: 9 am to 8:30 pm (First time participants are required to attend an introductory talk to
Holotropic Breathwork open to the general public
on the Friday previous to the workshop from
6 to 8:30 pm )

HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK TM is a powerful method of using non-ordinary states for self-exploration, personal transformation and healing. It is based on insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, and various
spiritual practices. It was developed by Stanislav Grof , MD and Christina Grof, leading pioneers in
the field of transpersonal psychology. Holotropic derived from the Greek holos and trapein , means "moving towards wholeness".

A highly experiential method,
HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK TM combines breathing, evocative music, focused release bodywork, mandala drawing and group sharing.
By activating the unconscious and mobilizing blocked energies, this work gives us access to
all levels of human experience and activates the spontaneous healing potential of the psyche. Amongst these levels are unfinished issues from post-natal biography, perinatal memories,
physical or emotional events and the entire spectrum of transpersonal experiences.

This work is of value to those interested in deep inner exploration, self-discovery and spiritual awareness. It is a wonderful adjunct to psychotherapy and other forms of inner work, as well as a powerful method of self-care for helping professionals. Our intention in the workshop is to create a safe and supportive environment in which each participant can surrender fully to the sensations, feelings or experiences that come up during the session.

Please note : CONTRAINDICATIONS for this workshop include pregnancy, cardiovascular problems, severe hypertension, glaucoma, epilepsy, acute infectious illness, recent surgery or fractures, or history of severe emotional disorder or other psychiatric hospitalization. If you have questions about any of these conditions or doubts regarding any other specific condition please call before attending.

Mireya Alejo , MA , an expressive arts therapist graduate from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is a social anthropologist who has worked with traditional healers in her own country, Mexico . Mireya certified from Grof Transpersonal Training in 1993 and has facilitated groups and individuals in this approach internationally; she is currently a staff member for GTT Training in Mexico . Mireya has also worked as a professional astrologer for the past 14 years using the astrological chart as a tool for awareness and self-development. She currently works with individual clients and groups as an MFT Intern at the Living Arts Counseling Center in San Francisco , supervised by Armand Volkas MFT #28789.

Soul Circles is a fun and creative 12-week coaching group for conscious women entrepreneurs who are ready to engage their inner and outer challenges.

Our work together draws from meditation/visualization, ritual, writing, collage, creative expression, and coaching exercises.

Ideal for therapists, coaches, writers, artists, consultants, healing professionals, and all social entrepreneurs.

Investment: $595 (paid in full), or two payments of $299 each

Locations: East Bay , San Francisco , Marin County , and tele-class options

For more information or to register: Call Tarra @
415.389.8287 or email: tarra@tarrachristoff.com

Testimonial:
The Soul Circles group is inspiring, hopeful and extremely transformative. Timing is everything! This group is both exciting and grounded, and keeps you on the path of creating the life
you want.
-Mahri Holt, Artist

Tarra Christoff is a conscious entrepreneur and life coach who helps others create more abundance, inspiration, and balance
in their lives and businesses. Tarra is passionate about spirituality, creative expression, and supporting others to create
a life and world in alignment with their deepest values. She has
a master's degree in psychology and is completing a doctoral dissertation in psychology at the Institute of Imaginal Studies . Visit www.tarrachristoff.com to learn more

Join us for a journey into self discovery: a day and a half of
deep connection with yourself and other women through the experience of active meditation, Holotropic Breathwork, the use of the creative arts and women circles.

On Saturday we will journey deep into the psyche through the transformative power of the breath, and on Sunday we will use the creative arts and circling with other women in support of the integration process from the previous day..

For millennia, women have gathered for ritual and healing at potent times during the seasons to empower themselves, one another, their communities and to honor life. Come journey with us during this auspicious time of transition when the veil opens from Winter into Spring and we prepare for the birth of the new seeds.

... in the circles where we face ourselves, we listen like a miracle,
and I reclaim the song which is mine ...-Janice Mirikitani-

HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK TM is a powerful method of using
non-ordinary states for self-exploration, personal transformation and healing. It is based on insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, and various spiritual practices. It was developed by Stanislav Grof , MD and Christina Grof , leading pioneers in the field of transpersonal psychology. Holotropic, derived from the Greek holos and trapein , means "moving towards wholeness".

A highly experiential method, HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK TM
combines breathing, evocative music, focused release bodywork, mandala drawing and group sharing at the end of the day. By activating the unconscious and mobilizing blocked energies, this work gives us access to all levels of human experience and activates the spontaneous healing potential of the psyche.

The use of the EXPRESSIVE ARTS is a multi-arts approach in
which different art modalities are inter-woven as appropriate to
the client or group situation. The arts are gateways to our inner
worlds, to the soul, revealing the deepest aspects of the self and supporting openings and transformative insight.

During the morning of the second day we will use different art
forms as well as sitting in circle to integrate the process from the previous day. The creative arts are a wonderful way to deepen, integrate and embody the experiences and insights from non ordinary states. Our intention in the workshop is to create a supportive environment in which each woman can surrender fully to the sensations, feelings or experiences that may arise during the weekend and feel fully supported by a community of other women .

CONTRAINDICATIONS for this workshop include preganancy,
cardiovascular problems, severe hypertension, glaucoma, epilepsy, acute infectious illness, recent surgery or fractures, or history of severe emotional disorder or psychiatric hospitalization. If you have any doubts regarding any of these conditions please call before
attending.

The weekend will be facilitated by Mireya Alejo , MA , MFT, an expressive arts therapist and was certified by the Grof Transpersonal Training in 1993 and has facilitated groups and
individuals in this approach locally and internationally. Her work is informed by her
studies and training with traditional healers in Mexico as a social anthropologist, a deep understanding of the work with non ordinary
states of consciousness, as well as the use of the expressive arts, ritual and the astrological chart as tools for self discovery, insight and transformation. She has worked towards the empowerment of women for the last 15 years.

Loriel Starr, C.M.T has been involved with Holotropic Breathwork for 9 years. She studied and taught metaphysics for over 15 years in a
Theosophical Society Study Center . She is a business owner and massage therapist with current interests in dance, movement arts,
meditation and spiritual inquiry. Loriel has assisted Stanislav Grof and the Grof Transpersonal Training at both public workshops and residential facilitator trainings.



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Free introductory and preparation talks at SpiralMuse Home of WellBeing (Open to the public) Fridays before the course. Please RSVP to Mireya 415-336-1350

HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK TM

- the healing power of the breath -

Free introductory and preparation talks at
SpiralMuse Home of WellBeing (Open to the public) Fridays before the course. Please RSVP to Mireya 415-336-1350