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Legend says that Sedona is one of the “power spots” of the world, and that its red rock country is a vortex of energy.  Indians tell us that Sedona's “towering crimson peaks stimulate sensitivity and are the home of the Great Spirit.”  Amid red rock vortex country, people come face to face with themselves and the potentials of their nature. Author Dick Sutphen says psychic vortex energy in Sedona is “greater than anywhere else in the country,” and Sedona's increased vortex energy rapidly expands higher consciousness.

In the 1970's, a woman named Page Bryant located several major electromagnetic fields of vortex energy in the Sedona area: Boynton Canyon vortex, close to the ancient ruins of Palatki; Bell Rock vortex; Cathedral Rock vortex and Airport Mesa vortex.  There are said to be additional vortexes on Schnebly Hill and Chapel Road close to the Chapel of the Holy Cross as well as in many other areas in Sedona. Some say that the whole of Sedona is one giant vortex or swirl of powerful energy. 

Similar vortex energy centers have been cited in Stonehenge, England, Machu Picchu, Peru, and the Great Pyramids of Egypt.  From as early as 1936, there have been writings suggesting that ley lines (grid lines deep within the earth) are “lines of power” linking prehistoric sites and sources of cosmic vortex energy within the earth. Nicholas Mann wrote about the the ley lines causing amplified energy in Sedona. The crossing of ley lines in Sedona is said to create a heightened vortex energy field much like the power of the meridians in the body.

Sedona has long been used by Native Americans for its healing atmosphere and sacred sites. The Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon area has been sacred to aboriginal people since prehistoric times. The Hopi, Navajo and their ancestors, as well as natives from Canada and Central America would journey here for healing and learning. Their sacred ceremonies and offerings of prayer have blessed the land with greater spiritual energy. dick Sutphen says that the Native Americans regarded Sedona to be "the wigwam of the Great Spirit."

Join us in Sedona to discover the unique effect of this vortex energy that is said to accelerate healing, promote clarity and insight, and forward you on your journey.  It is an energy that has been used to heighten clarity, conscious awareness, inner knowing and spiritual guidance..Our Sedona Spirit Yoga hike and retreat leaders will assist you to access the peace within and use the amplified vortex energy to help clear any blocks to your full self-expression.  You can use the hike or retreat experience to release the past, heal any old wounds, and open your heart more fully.

Our expert vortex yoga hike leaders take you to Sedona's most majestic vortex sites and guide you to quiet your mind, deepen your breathing, stretch your body with gentle yoga, launch intentions for the future, and expand your full aliveness in the present moment. You may choose to engage in a transformational Sedona vortex hike experience with yoga or without any yoga poses.  “Yoga” is actually defined as the union of mind, body and spirit, and that oneness is achieved when you unite your soul essence with Mother Earth in these Sedona power spots.  You can choose to use the Sedona vortex energy to transcend your mind’s limitations and become more fully who you are.

Your Sedona Vortex: A Circle of Energy

 (Article written by Johanna for publication in Key Magazine)

What is a vortex and how do you experience it? After leading vortex tours for many years, I recently began pondering this question newly. 

In the past, I would discuss what books said about vortexes. Page Bryant was the psychic who channeled the information about vortexes from one of her spirit guides in the 70’s.  Nicholas Mann wrote that the grids of the earth cross in a way that emits a heightened energy. Dick Sutphen wrote that Native Americans believe the towering red rocks are “the wigwam of the Great Spirit.”

I began asking other guides what they thought.  One said -- “I tell visitors the vortex energy is more than you ever imagined and less than you expected.” Yes, the vortex impact may be much more than you could imagine. I’ve read that vortex energy has an increasingly unfolding effect that heightens consciousness and may even alter DNA structure.

Yet, without being guided to experience it, the vortex effect is so subtle that it’s usually less than you expected.  It may leave you lamenting – “Is that all there is?”  Sometimes I see tourists looking at a pile of rocks, asking —“Is this the vortex?” There is no “right” vortex spot. Just pick a comfortable place where you can commune with the energy. Or, even better, choose a guide to assist you.  The Sedona Metaphysical Spiritual Association, of which I am a member, hosts a number of outstanding tour guides, who can help you access the vortex energy.   

Now, I focus on teaching what I know from experience, that a vortex is an energy connection. The vortex lives in the spiral of you opening up to receive the amplified healing energy of Sedona within your being. Practice the four R’s -- Relax, Release, Receive and Renew.  One way to relax is by focusing on your breath, inhaling the present moment, and letting everything else go.  It is good to take time to consciously release any past baggage. Then you can clear your emotions and energy.

The vortex happens when you feel yourself drawing the energy deep inside of you. You begin to feel the oneness, the connection, the clarity, the peace, and an expanded sense of love and well-being. The vortex is the circle of your energy connecting with the mystical red rock energy. To create this vortex, begin by relaxing. Let go of thoughts. Open up to receiving, and draw in the magnificence of Sedona.

Johanna Mosca, PhD, Director of Sedona Spirit Yoga & Hiking, is a yoga instructor, vortex hike and retreat leader www.yogalife.net

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