Tours
of prehistoric cliff dwellings, pueblos, rock art, sacred sites,
Hopi, Navajo and other Indian cultures of the Southwest USA:
and spectacular landscapes of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona,
New Mexico, Colorado and Utah: by van with jeep, hiking, horseback,
rafting, boating options. Rare opportunities to participate in
cultural and earth-medicine retreats on Hopi and Navajo lands. Ecotours
with local foods, circles of celebration, natural history and
ways people relate to the land and that the land influences people.
Crossing
Worlds Journeys & Retreats
Inspiring,
Insightful, Personal Experiences
of Sedona, Arizona, the Ancient
Southwest & your inner
vision.
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Ancient
Cultures, Sacred Sites and
Spectacular Landscapes, Ecotours
In
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah
The
Colorado Plateau, the second largest plateau in the world, is a
place of mysterious beauty. The land is alive with Creation stories
exposed in the sinuous canyons which are rugged mountains upside
down. Absorb the unearthly luminous qualities of light on
rock and vast plateau lands and of brilliant stars at night.
This
is a dreamscape sculpted by elemental forces. Radiant with sun, quickened
by lightning, resonant with many millennia of human prayer honoring
this sacred earth. The wind that shapes the wondrous formations gives
voice to the indwelling spirit that Navajos call Nilchi'i, the inner
spirit of humans, the mountains, the stars and all of creation.

This
Southwest region has the largest concentration
of national monuments, parks and spectacular canyon and mesa landscapes
anywhere. This is the mythological landscape of living cultures
with roots in another time. With one of the clearest atmospheres
in the world, we take time to star and moon gaze and to breathe
in the stunning sunset and sunrise colors!
Here
imagination is stimulated. Who are we? Why are we here now? Pondering,
sensing the mysteries of those who came before, we walk among the
remote and exquisitely beautiful remains of stone cliff dwellings,
pueblo villages and gaze upon other-worldly images left carved and
painted on canyon walls. And, in fact, these ancient peoples are
still here. Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and other Native Peoples warmly welcome
you as they share their stories, lives, ways, reverence, earth-spirit
ways and arts in homes and villages, around the campfire, and in
special backcountry places.We come together in a warm circle of friends
from many nations telling our stories.
Legends
& earth wisdom woven with historic color, nature, geology, archaeology
& real people interactions!
1
- 8 Day Journeys and Retreats into the heart of
the Peoples and the Places.
To
see more about the destinations please use our menu at the bottom.
Special Journeys can be arranged for your group at other dates.
2008
dates for Colorado Plateau Journeys
June 14-21
Earth Medicine Vision Quest
Retreat , Hopi
and Navajo and Canyon de Chelly
July
2-7
Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and Chaco Canyon
Culture Explorer Journey
Sept.
28-30
Vermilion Cliffs, Marble Canyon, Colorado River float trip through
Glen Canyon Journey with
art instruction by an award winning artist
Nature awareness, free your creative self in
a remote area north of the Grand Canyon in the
Arizona-Utah borderlands with special:
~~slot canyon hike and Lake Powell vistas
~~Comradeship -- campfire circles with Hopi and Navajo people
October
6 - 10
Ancient
Cultures of the Southwest Explorer
Hopi
Mesas - Navajo - Acoma and Zuni Pueblos -
Chaco Canyon and Canyon de Chelly prehistoric sites
Jan
2-3, 2009
Hopi and Navajo
and Canyon de Chelly journey with Navajo fire ceremony
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Southwest
regional flavors of the land:
foods, cultures and circles of celebration...
I will be offering some "ecotours" in
coming months featuring local foods, cultures, songs,
stories and circles of sharing to extend this joy
to you and to support local food producers. These
will feature foods with thousands of years of history
with the Hopi people who are masters of the heirloom
corn still grown today by dry farming, foods brought
to the "New World" by the Spanish, local
high desert vineyards/wineries, Navajo traditional
foods and Churro sheep, new Santa Fe style Southwest
cooking, Chimayo chilis, Taos Pueblo foods and more.
Also here in Sedona are leading edge practitioners
of organic raw food cuisine including amazing nutritious-delicious
raw chocolate we will introduce you to for your good
health and taste bud awakening (plus the local Sedona
tradition of drum circles under the full moon). In
winter or early spring we will explore some Sonoran
desert foods and ecosystems in Southern Arizona.
see related article:
Agave Roasting: Apache and Puebloan Tradition |

A Tonto Apache grinding wild lemonade berries
on metate at a Verde Valley, Arizona gathering
Journey
Index
tours arranged for 4 or more people
In
Arizona:
Hopi
Mesas Journey
plus enroute Navajo culture & Painted
Desert
Canyon
de Chelly
Cliff Dwellings, Rock Art & Navajo Culture
Monument
Valley
Grand
Canyon
Ancient
Cultures Explorer 2
Arizona, 4 days:
Sedona, Hopi, Canyon de Chelly, Navajo culture, Window
Rock
In
Arizona and New Mexico:
Hopi,
Navajo, Zuni, and Chaco Canyon 6-day
experiential seminar/retreats (held
annually the week of 4th of July)
Ancient
Cultures Explorer, 5
days, Arizona and western New Mexico:
Hopi, Zuni, Acoma Pueblo,
Chaco Canyon and Canyon de Chelly, Navajo culture
Tri-Cultural
Mosaic: Peoples, Cultures, Arts, Tastes and Spectacular
Landscapes of north-central
New Mexico--6 days--Santa
Fe, Taos, Chimayo, Bandelier, Los Alamos, Jemez Pueblo,
Ojo Caliente Hot Springs, Sangre de Cristo Mountains

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"The
people and places that Sandra introduced
me to were so vibrant that they sustain me
in an on-going way. I have been on at least
four trips with Sandra over the last 7 years.
They have all been extraordinary. She is
a remarkable guide, subtle, yet every trip
has been a physical and internal adventure."
J.
Telles, California, 2001
"I
HIGHLY recommend Crossing Worlds to any traveler
within Sandra Cosentino's range. We feel EXTREMELY
grateful to have found her!!!! Sandra took care
of every detail of our trip from wheelchair rental
to hotel accommodations. Every thing was absolutely
perfect during our 9 day adventure during which
my 80 year old parents and myself (I'm in my
40s) did everything you can think of - from a
4 hour jeep tour of Canyon De Chelly to playing
Bingo on the Hopi rez until 11:30 at night! (The
Bingo probably won't be a common request - but
it was ours and she made it happen!)
We
met some lovely people through her and felt both
excited and relaxed during our trip. Being Native
myself I can tell you that traveling with Sandra
will allow you to meet real people from the area
- who happen to be Indian - and if you are not
familiar with Indian culture(s) you will have a
real view into a different world from the "dominant" one
most of us live our daily lives within. Words can
not convey all of our experiences - I wish the
same positive energy and force that all three of
us gained for our lives to all travelers who are
fortunate enough to have found Sandra and Crossing
Worlds."
Roberta
A Duhaime, DVM, Mohawk heritage, Oct. 2003
"While
it may sound a bit corny to say that our trip with
you changed our lives, it certainly has had an
impact in so many ways. In some way I feel
liberated from the idea of putting people into
categories, seeing people in a particular light.
The Hopis especially have broadened our horizons
in these respects. What wonderfully warm,
friendly folks they are! They have so little materially
but their hearts are bigger than most! Their
way of life, while so different from ours, professes
love of family and community and their link to
the earth and what she gives to us each day is
so refreshing, so real. We take so much for
granted on this planet and when witnessing the
way in which the natives revere the tiniest grains
of corn, their sustenance, we are brought back
to a realisation that in many ways we get our priorities
wrong. They are truly beautiful souls."
Virginia
Foley, Toronto, Canada,
Jan., 2006
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Special
Native American experiences
arranged
with most of these tours when available.
Hopi
Ceremonial Cycle,
information and
photos.
updated May 25, 2008
Crossing
Worlds Journeys and Retreats
P O Box 3288
Sedona, AZ 86340
1-800-350-2693
for quick info calls
Office: 928-203-0024
eMail: journeys@crossingworlds.com
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