BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Be the Medicine - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bethemedicine.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Be the Medicine
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20240101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250718T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250720T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224646
CREATED:20250214T172556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250713T223352Z
UID:4355-1752850800-1753020000@bethemedicine.com
SUMMARY:A Shamanic Vision Quest Retreat with Toltec Mitote Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Receive\, Vision\, Dream\, Be\, and Relax in a Natural Setting.\n\n\nSign Up Today to secure your space.\nJoin us for spiritual experiences\, ceremonies\, and ascension. \nTake time out of your life to relax\, let go\, and open to more. This retreat allows you to take a break from everyday life and the world\, reflect on yourself\, and see the real\, wonderful you.\nYou may have a full plate of responsibilities at home as you lead\, support\, and help people. Givers need to receive and reflect. You may be on a profound spiritual journey\, seeking a deep experience and personal growth.\n    \n  \nJanet has blended this powerful Vision Quest and Mitote retreat and shared it with people for twenty-three years. She masterfully guides you throughout the weekend with purpose\, universal wisdom\, ceremonies\, and practices to open you to experience your highest wisdom and healing. These ceremonies\, journeys\, and practices help us go within\, let go of the past that no longer serves us\, and raise our energy as we receive direction\, resolution\, and clarity on any questions we may have. Janet aligns with the group’s needs regarding how we navigate the weekend and which practices we work on. You will also have the opportunity to spend personal time alone\, journaling\, walking\, and sitting in nature.  \n“A retreat with Janet is coming home. Janet’s teachings emerge from a place of unconditional love. You come away with you\, and your life is forever changed. Choosing to work with Janet is giving yourself the most beautiful gift in the world.” Beth Mund\, Master Healer-Teacher-Channel.\nPeople often embark on Vision Quests when they are ready to rebirth their lives in a new way. This rite of passage is a carefully developed retreat that offers guidance and support to help you move through life transitions and new beginnings. It is gentle\, safe\, and inspiring. Toltec Shamans have used the Mitote Ceremony to heal the past and transform one’s dreams. It impacts each participant on multiple dimensions\, opening us spiritually to receive our messages and healing.\n“I attended the 2024 Quest and feel twenty years younger. I’ve let go of the past and am now experiencing a brand-new life. I love my life and feel whole in ways I never thought were possible. Thank you\, Janet\, for your caring guidance and holding a sacred space for all of us to move through our processes. I already signed up for this year’s quest\, knowing I will receive even more from this weekend.” CC.\n \nFOR YOU.\nYou have time and space to explore and get to know yourself better\, connect to nature\, the land\, spiritual guides\, teachers\, and your highest self\, and move through transitions and transformations as you go inside to listen\, ask\, and learn more about yourself and your life. You can call for a vision\, symbols\, or words to assist your forward movement. This is a perfect summer to retreat and deepen your spiritual connections. We are all navigating deep spaces within ourselves\, coping with myriad changes both on the planet and within ourselves. These retreats are designed to support you on your journey\, accompanied by a small group of participants. At every stage of life\, we undergo transformational changes. We may change jobs or partners\, the needs of children\, parents\, and ourselves may evolve\, we may retire\, or we may enter new phases of life. We are reclaiming ourselves\, undergoing personal changes both inside and out. Join us to unwind in nature and rejuvenate your body\, mind\, and spirit in a serene\, natural setting.\n \n  \nWe enjoy walks in the woods\, bonfires at night\, a star-filled sky\, an outdoor soaking tub\, visiting horses\, and a nature-spirit-filled property. Janet also leads us through advanced Shamanic practices from the Toltec\, Celtic\, and Native American traditions. “To have a true teacher who can communicate to everyone from different backgrounds the ‘truth’ of ‘love’\, loving ourselves and loving each other\, is a rare and miraculous gift. She knows when you have a question and need to express yourself\, even if you’re afraid to do so. Janet kindly helps you reframe your words about yourself\, your feelings\, and others to be more aligned with love and truth. What a genuinely amazing experience and teacher.” Claudia Barish Teicher\, Yoga Teacher\n\nTHE WEEKEND:\n We gather Friday afternoon\, settle in\, and enjoy a communal dinner. Friday night’s welcome ceremony marks the start of the weekend. On Saturday\, we explore the farm\, find our space\, and prepare for the Mitote and Sunday’s Quest. The Mitote is a ceremony Saturday night that raises our energy\, clears and heals what is in our way\, and allows us to receive information in lucid dreaming. Raising energy\, letting go\, and receiving visions allow transformation and transcendence. On the Vision Quest\, we are in our sacred space on the land\, sitting still to hear our heart and soul speak. We are reborn as we return to the main cabin\, process\, eat lunch\, and find our way home by mid-afternoon.\n  \n \nOUR RETREAT SPACE: \nArt Farm is a farm converted to a retreat space in the Hudson Valley in the Catskill Mountains\, west of New Paltz\, off the NY Thruway and Route 209. Janet rents the cabins and acres of property for privacy. We have a main cabin and smaller cabins\, each equipped with linens for sleeping and working together. A pine forest campground has a flush toilet and an outdoor stone-lined hot shower for tent campers. We provide our food and have an ample\, fully equipped kitchen\, along with indoor and outdoor seating options. It is suggested that we prepare something simple to make the most of our time.\nOUR GUIDE\n\n\n\n\n\nJanet StraightArrow Shaman\, Healer\, Sage\, has studied spiritual\, personal\, and healing Mastery since 1967\, when she decided to heal herself from a dire diagnosis. Her studies have been an extensive adventure\, exploring many known and unknown methods with Masters\, Shamans\, Gurus\, Medical Doctors\, and renowned teachers. She sought complete healing\, spiritual and Personal Mastery\, while uncovering her life purpose\, gifts\, and Shamanic Calling. With over 30 years of professional experience in teaching and healing\, Janet brings extensive understanding\, support\, and a genuine joy and love.\nJanet loves working with people to accelerate their journey.  \n “We just finished a weekend retreat with Janet StraightArrow. We were in an amazing space\, but it wouldn’t have mattered where we were; the experience would have been the same. Janet brings the safe container\, and then we build upon it. By ‘safe container\,’ I mean a safe space to explore your true self\, cut through illusions\, and discover who you are. We were able to experience love within and integrate it\, bringing it back into the world to make it a more whole and stronger place. We were determined to be our true selves and live by our true nature. Janet’s StraightArrow approach is loving and keen as it cuts through the BS and helps you to heal. Janet can see each person as they are and kindly\, lovingly guide them into their truth. Thank You\, Janet.” JS Healer-Teacher\nCOST\nTuition and Lodging. $800. Limited to 8 people. Save $100. for both of you when you bring a friend.\nAre you new to working with Janet? Call 973-647-2500 to speak with her before signing up to ensure this is correct for you. Text or email her to schedule a phone or Zoom meeting. Janet will provide a payment link\, information\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“My weekend with Janet was about opening my mind\, heart\, and soul. She created the space with her gentleness\, insight\, and warmth\, allowing this opening to unfold naturally. I appreciate how she could cull ancient practices’ wisdom and apply it to each student’s experience.” Chris L. Coach and Healer
URL:https://bethemedicine.com/event/transform-reteat-advanced-seekers/
LOCATION:Art Farm\, Fawn lane Accord NY\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ceremony,Channeling,Chanting,Clear Mind,community event,Energy Medicine,Healing,Healing Circle,Intuition,Mitote,Shamanism,Spiritual Healing,Toltec Shamanism,Wisdom Circle
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethemedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet StraightArrow":MAILTO:Janet@Bethemedicine.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251026T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251026T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224646
CREATED:20250630T124713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250803T143052Z
UID:4674-1761472800-1761498000@bethemedicine.com
SUMMARY:Professional Shamanic Healers Training
DESCRIPTION:Ongoing Training
URL:https://bethemedicine.com/event/october-shamanic-healers-training/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Advanced Healer,Ongoing Advanced Course,Shamanism,Soul Shamanism,Spiritual Healing,Toltec Shamanism,wisdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethemedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/iStock-1334261100-scaled.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet StraightArrow":MAILTO:Janet@Bethemedicine.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251207T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224646
CREATED:20250630T125000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T125000Z
UID:4676-1765101600-1765126800@bethemedicine.com
SUMMARY:Professional Shamanic Healers Training
DESCRIPTION:Closed Class
URL:https://bethemedicine.com/event/professional-shamanic-healers-training/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Advanced Healer,Channeling,Clear Mind,Distance Healing,Ego Healing,Energy Medicine,Healing,Intuition,Mindfulness,Ongoing Advanced Course,Shamanism,Soul Shamanism,Spiritual Healing,Toltec Shamanism
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethemedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/iStock-654285066-scaled.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet StraightArrow":MAILTO:Janet@Bethemedicine.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260321T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260322T100000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224646
CREATED:20251203T162629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T001616Z
UID:5085-1774105200-1774173600@bethemedicine.com
SUMMARY:Toltec Overnight Retreat - Spring Equinox -A Favorite Don Miguel Ruiz Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed for this Event. Please join us this summer at our retreat house.\nJoin us this summer in the Catskill Mountains\, Accord\, NY\,  for the next Mitote as part of the Vision Quest. July9-12\nCLEAR OLD PATTERNS\, ENERGY\, AND EXPERIENCE RAISED ENERGY\, VISIONS\, AND CONSCIOUSNESS\nTHIS 18-HOUR CEREMONY IS POWERFUL.  WE MOVE THROUGH PHASES OF AWAKE\, ASLEEP\, AND DREAMING. \nThe reason for this is to allow us to break through patterns and awaken spiritual experiences and advancement. \nJoin us to experience a profoundly transformative process used by Toltec Shamans to release long-held energy\, beliefs\, and patterns that block you. The second phase of the ceremony allows us to raise our energy to high levels of consciousness as we chant in rounds and experience lucid dreaming. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nPhoto from Kundalini Yoga. We have a similar setup\, chanting around a fire\, in our own clothing. \nA Mitote is a transformative\, high-energy\, and focused Toltec Shamanic ceremony that purifies us\, raises our vibration and light\, and offers a release of illusions and past hurts to awaken higher wisdom and truth—perfect preparation for our new beginnings\, with messages and visions for the next stage of life. \nThe intent is to let go and allow rebirth. This unique and profound ceremonial event raises your energy vibration\, breaks through stuck places\, and awakens a new vision. A beautiful blend of Shamanism and Yogic Chant\, we gently birth ourselves into the next phase of our lives. \nWe experience our own purification on all levels. We chant the Gayatri Mantra\, a high-vibration mantra\, throughout the early evening ceremony by a smaller group rotating in the center. You are either chanting or dreaming on the outside of the circle. You raise your energy and allow lucid dreaming visions and inner movement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStraightArrow has led many of these ceremonies in 5 states over the years. It is a favorite among her students. \n“Janet is a midwife who holds each soul in love and bliss\, helping them to surrender and be known. Every word that flows out touches everyone\, clearing limiting beliefs\, rebuilding perfect mental\, physical\, and spiritual health. She is a blessing to all.”  \nBring your pillow\, a bedroll\, with cushioning for your lucid dream time—a transcendent experience timed to awaken your life. \nTESTIMONIAL \n“We just finished a Mitote retreat… We were in an amazing space\, but the truth is\, it would not matter where we were. Janet brings the safe container\, and then we build upon it. By ‘safe container\,’ I mean a safe place to explore your true self\, cut through the illusion\, and discover who you are. We were able to experience the love within and integrate it to bring it back out into the world whole and strong\, resolved to be our true selves and abide in our true nature.” \nYOUR SHAMAN GUIDE \n \n  \nJanet StraightArrow found her soul calling as a Shaman in 1992. After significant study with several Shamans and an apprenticeship\, Janet was called to work with Dona Bernadette\, one of Don Miguel Ruiz’s first apprentices and also a Shaman\, in 2001-2003. Don Miguel is best known for The Four Agreements. During Janet’s two years working with Dona\, she traveled and participated in Ceremonies throughout Peru\, Mexico\, and New Mexico as a part of her training. The Mitote\, an overnight ceremony\, is a way to assist people in healing and awakening through a high-energy\, focused ceremony. \nSince that training\, Janet has held these ceremonies at least once a year to provide a fantastic experience for those who attend. Janet has continued offering these ceremonies because of the transendent healing experience they provide. \nJanet is also adding this ceremony to the July Vision Quest as preparation for Vision Quest Day on Earth. \nYou will receive preparation emails and speak with Janet before the event. We meet in the mid-afternoon on Saturday and begin preparing for the midnight ceremony. We share a light dinner and rest or sleep early in the evening. At midnight\, we awaken\, start a round of chanting\, watch the indoor fire\, and engage in lucid-dreaming cycles. We sleep again\, awaken at Sunrise\, share experiences in a circle\, have breakfast together\, and go home. Plan a light Sunday afterwards with alone time if possible. \nSIGN UP DETAILS. \nA quick call with Janet to be sure this is correct for you. \nCost of the Experience is $333. Keeping old pricing. \nTuition is $333 by March 10. Small group\, so sign up early. \n$25. Off each if you bring someone. We bring food to share. \nJanet provides coffee\, tea\, cocoa\, and water. Space is limited\, so it’s good to sign up in advance. \nZelle Use phone number 973-647-2500 \nVenmo @janet-straightarrow \nwww.PayPal.me/janetstraightarrow \nChecks; contact janet for details.
URL:https://bethemedicine.com/event/toltec-overnight-retreat/
LOCATION:Be The Medicine\, Chester\, NJ\, 07930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advanced Healer,Be Your Own Guru,Ceremony,Chanting,Clear Mind,Ego Healing,Energy Medicine,Healing,Healing Circle,Healing for Healers,Mindfulness,Mitote,personal mastery,Retreat,Shamanism,Toltec Shamanism
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethemedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iStock-585086992-scaled.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet StraightArrow":MAILTO:Janet@Bethemedicine.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260709T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224646
CREATED:20251127T112443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T164055Z
UID:4893-1783609200-1783861200@bethemedicine.com
SUMMARY:Vision Quest Mitote Retreat– A Sacred Rite of Passage in Nature
DESCRIPTION:Take time away from everyday life and enjoy time in nature to connect with your true nature and to call forth a vision for the next phase of your life.\nA Sacred Invitation\n4 Days 3 Nights Tuition. $777. Lodging $195.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe begin the journey with emails leading up to the retreat\, preparing you for your time in nature. Before you sign up for the quest\, you call Janet to meet\, set expectations\, and clarify the process. Our time in our sacred spot in nature is from Sunrise to Sunset on Saturday.\nAdding the Toltec Mitote to the Quest on Friday\, day and night\, enhances higher energy\, clarity\, and consciousness. By the time you come to your silent time on the weekend of questing\, you are ready to be present for the gifts of nature and spirit. On the last morning\, we are gently rebirthed into ourselves and have space to begin processing and integrating before we rejoin the world as we leave for home.\n“A retreat with Janet is coming home. Janet’s teachings emerge from a place of unconditional love. You come away\, your life forever changed. Choosing to work with Janet is giving yourself the most beautiful gift in the world.” Beth Lieberman Mund\, Medium\, Channel\, Healer.\nA time for you. Pause and get off the track of your life to go inside and discover your authentic voice\, needs\, choices\, and inner wisdom as a gift you give yourself. You find that this experience offers deep healing on all levels\, and you feel free to be yourself.\nAre you moving through a significant change this year? Come for a powerful weekend of ceremony\, Journeys\, transformation\, and rebirth with Shaman Janet StraightArrow. Awaken clarity\, life purpose\, and joy as we break through illusions\, fears\, and ego. This is a gentle yet powerful life-changing weekend.\n \nThe main reason you go on a Vision Quest is to stop the world so you can find yourself. Without interference\, responsibilities\, and the roles and rules of who you think you are\, space opens up to receive. Vision comes in the subtle experiences as you release attachments and see and feel the truth. The deep inner self\, the soul\, has an opportunity to speak and be heard.\nWe enjoy the gift of letting go of daily routines and comforts to experience living in a private retreat space in a natural setting\, where there is little to no interference from the world\, which is always quite enlightening.\nWe become present for the big and the little things in our lives. Nature nurtures us and reveals beauty and wonder in every moment. In our sacred time\, we remember who we are and listen and learn more clearly.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSignificant changes are often made before or after the Quest\, as you are about to go through a new phase or rite of passage\, or you are just ready to go deeper on your journey and learn more.\nA Mitote Ceremony is the purification of us on all levels\, breaking up stuck patterns and allowing visions to come to us in the lucid state\nThe Gayatri Mantra is chanted throughout the ceremony by the smaller group\, which rotates around the central fire. Either you are chanting or dreaming on the outside of the circle in this experience\, allowing your energy to rise and for profound cleansing\, visions\, and inner movement.\nI chose this location\, Art Farm in Accord\, NY\, because it provides a safe\, comfortable experience for all.\nOn your Quest Day. In your sacred spot in nature\, you realize just how long an hour or twenty-four hours are in a day. This new perspective helps us make better use of our time at home. We bring back wisdom\, a new perspective\, and increased energy.\nPREPARATION.\nBy participating in Shamanic practices and tools\, we prepare for your group’s quest time and share this experience. Each person will have a safe place\, close enough and far enough away from others\, to have their own private experience. We will work together for one day in the community to prepare for our solitude and silence. After we return to the main camp\, we gather to share our experiences and prepare to re-enter the world.\nJanet StraightArrow has led many of these ceremonies over the years. The Mitote is a favorite among her students. You can camp in tents\, under the stars\, or in a comfortable main cabin or smaller cabins.\nFrom Janet: When I attended my first Vision Quest in 1997\, I knew this was an essential part of my calling to offer to others. For twenty-six years\, I have been holding sacred space for participants in a safe container. We create wonder-filled experiences as I guide you on your inner journey. As a Shaman\, I begin building the container as soon as it is scheduled. Offering this retreat takes a tremendous amount of my energy and time from the time I offer it to the public to many weeks after we come home. Dedicated to helping people become who they truly are is always an honor. I find it rewarding to witness participants leave for home feeling empowered\, clear\, and excited about their next phase of life. The Mitote Ceremony is part of Don Miguel Ruiz’s lineage. I studied with one of his apprentice teachers for 2 years and have been leading this powerful\, transformative ceremony at various retreats at least once a year since 2002.\nWe begin the journey with emails to support your preparation and inner process\, starting as soon as you sign up.\nThis four-day retreat\, from Thursday to Sunday\, allows a deep process and experience. Significant healing and becoming continue long after the Quest.\n \nThis is a life-changing experience that deserves space and time before and after the event to prepare and process. Keep healing and awakening to who you are\, breaking patterns\, healing karma\, stepping into your power\, and visioning your next steps and future.\nJanet has been a practicing Shaman for 34 years. She holds a powerful\, loving spiritual energy as a container for the group\, allowing each individual a space to connect with the divine and achieve their best during this retreat.\nTuition\, $777. Lodging $195. Deposit to hold your place: $250. Tuition and lodging are due in full by July 1\, 2026. Space is limited\, so sign up as soon as you are ready to join. The journey begins as soon as you sign up.\nA powerful\, transformative\, and transcendent experience in which healing and awakening continue for at least a year into the remainder of your life’s journey\n\nCall Janet to see if this is for you and get more details—973-647-2500 — or text to set up a time to speak.\nZELLE 973-647-2500\nVenmo @janet-straightarrow\nwww.PayPal.me/janetstraightarrow\nEmail for check info and address.
URL:https://bethemedicine.com/event/vision-quest-mitote-retreat/
LOCATION:Art Farm\, Fawn lane Accord NY\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Your Own Guru,Ceremony,Chanting,Clear Mind,Energy Medicine,Healing Circle,Mindfulness,Mitote,personal mastery,Self Healing,Shamanism,Spiritual Healing,Toltec Shamanism,Vision Quest
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethemedicine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet StraightArrow":MAILTO:Janet@Bethemedicine.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR