OUR STORY

Seeking Sacred Journeys was born out of a shared passion for traveling to exotic locations, a thirst for spiritual wisdom, and a reverence for experiencing the ancient, metaphysical practices and mystical traditions of indigenous cultures throughout the world. We believe that connection to the sacred can unlock the mysteries of the universe and facilitate healing, bliss and inspired purpose. When we explore the world outside, we inevitably end up exploring the one inside, and our horizons expand in all directions.

The vision of Seeking Sacred Journeys was a shared dream brought to fruition by Rebecca Baldwin and Sheri Eckert in 2018, before Sheri's time on the physical realm had closed its circle. Her spirit lives in the heart of our mission, and the passion of our purpose.

 WHAT IS A SACRED JOURNEY?

THE THREE PILLARS OF OUR JOURNEYS INCLUDE:

Which wellness experience is right for you?

WHO ARE OUR WOMEN’S SPIRITUAL RETREATS FOR?

Our Retreats Are For You If You Are...

• An Awakening Woman who wants to connect with a loving, supportive tribe of sisters - and cultivate more joy, flow, spaciousness, resilience and balance.

• A Conscious Woman yearning to refill your cup with nourishing self-love, deep physical relaxation, powerful mental and emotional restoration and complete body, mind and spirit rejuvenation.

• A Wise Woman seeking a deeper connection to yourself and the Divine, ready to create miracles and magic in your life through the art of feminine receiving, intuition and desire.

We invite, welcome and honor women of any spiritual background, age, race or level of experience. Our commonality does not lie in our age or race or even our spiritual beliefs - it is a connection from the heart at the level of soul. We honor each woman's life experience and know that every one of us carries unique wisdom and divine feminine essence.

MEET OUR TEAM

Rebecca incorporates the mystery of the Tarot, connection to Spiritual Guides and knowledge of ancient, metaphysical truths in a journey of self-discovery and awakening to the infinite and eternal nature of the Soul. Through guiding clients to reclaim their Divine sacred essence and connect through oneness with the I AM PRESENCE, they experience miraculous shifts in perception, offering freedom from suffering and experiencing more compassion, grace and joy.

Rebecca is a certified Transformational Coach and has completed over 400 hours of yoga teacher training and graduated from The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts as a Mind/Body Wellness Practitioner. She honed her intuitive gifts through traveling the globe, dwelling in numerous ashrams and spiritual communities and studying with the world renowned medium, Lisa Williams, as well as the spiritual master, Marianne Williamson.

She is also a devoted student of Amrit Desai (Gurudev) and the teachings of "I AM Yoga".

Rebecca is the creator of "The Spiritual Compass with Rebecca Baldwin” and loves sharing the esoteric wisdom inherent in all things magical and mystical.

Angela has engineered this method by posing and researching such questions: How can our fragility become reshaped into resources of resilience? How can we become safe enough to engage our lives from a place of authenticity and help our bodies, minds, and spirits receive successes (both large and small)? How can we negotiate the space between the part of us that is terrified of change and the part of us that is hungry for change to build an integrated, whole system?

Untangle & Thrive is led by Angela McKinney, and her core commitment to herself and to you is to become the change you wish to seek from the world; happy, healthy, and thriving. In addition to being a certified coach and registered financial advisor, Angela received her clinical psychology degree from Antioch University and hopes to begin a Ph.D. in Integrative Therapy in 2022.

Her book, Untangle: How to Create Big Possibilities Through Small Changes, guides readers through this process with accessible, sensitive lessons and candid stories. To read the preface, click here. Through her podcasts, international retreats, recovery programs, online courses, and work with private clients, Angela’s expertise and personal experience support others to realize their best life.

Chelsea continues her professional training with certificates in Trauma Informed Yoga, I AM Yoga Nidra, Aqua Kriya Yoga, and Myofascial Release Yoga.  Through these methods, she is dedicated to helping others connect with a personal yoga practice that balances the physical with the mental and helps them release and heal the symptoms of PTSD, addiction, stress, and depression. Enabling her to work with veterans and first responders to support their personal growth and healing. Whether Chelsea is teaching a beginner, a vigorous Vinyasa flow, Self-awakening Yoga, Myofascial Release, or Yoga Nidra class, students can expect to explore their strengths, work on a personal focus, and learn to find their own balance on and off the mat.

The practice of Yoga Nidra has become her love and passion. For those who may not have experienced it, Yoga Nidra is a sleep based meditation technique that allows you to increase the healing potential of the body and access the bliss body where your internal programing and invisible impressions are held.  Through Nidra everyone can experience a profound relaxation response that enables balance and restoration of the parasympathetic nervous system which works at the root to prevent excess stress from coming back.  It is proven to reduce the symptoms of PTSD, addiction, stress, depression and anxiety and insomnia.  

Chelsea leads our Yoga & Adventure Wellness Journys and is available for private instruction, group classes, lectures, and trauma counseling.

However, through working with her clients, and from her own journey to healing, Liisa understood the need to gain additional tools to access and heal the mind and the spirit in addition to the body. She was called to study Yoga, Ayurveda, and Breathwork techniques and to share these healing practices with others. She was amazed at what she saw in herself and in her clients as she began teaching and practicing an Ayurvedic lifestyle, yoga, on and off the mat, and Breathwork techniques. These techniques calm the mind and nervous system, heal digestion, bring the body into sync with the natural rhythms of nature, release trapped emotions and trauma, and deepen connection and alignment with Self and the flow of life. Her goal is to forward these powerful tools, knowledge, and practices to others.

Of her teaching, Liisa says, “I love to inspire, motivate and help other people to become the most authentic, pure, and the best version of themselves. My teaching addresses the root cause of dis-balance and dis-harmony within, by working equally on all the layers of self; physical, mental, and spiritual… I believe that only then we can truly transform and heal.”

In her own words, Liisa says, “Participating on retreats was very important on my own healing journey. They allowed me to disconnect from distractions and create a pure, trusting, and loving connection with myself. Most importantly, it helped me find a safe space and supportive community where I could peel off all the layers and masks and get the tools to access the deep healing states. From all the retreats I participated, I always gained incredible practices for healing, deep insights about myself, had amazing eye-opening experiences, and connected to a loving and supportive community.”

Traveling, spiritual retreats and community gatherings have been one of the main catalysts for Anja’s growth. While traveling all over the world she studied with spiritual mentors, health practitioners and coaches and enhanced her learning through organic soul remembrance through connecting to the land, animals and the whole cosmos.

Working with spiritual mentor, A. Oeklkers, Anja embarked on a deep initiation into a shamanism and energy work becoming a Healer of the New Age. She continued to deepen her space holding work as a former healing tattoo artist, a teacher, healer and mentor for clients in 1:1 and group settings, holding womens circles with channeled transmissions, meditations, breathwork, and embodiment practices through both off and online events.

Anja believes that “embedded in all of us lies a divine spark of Creation connecting us with the All. We can CREATE anything. ((Or is it everything?)) We can BE anything. We can lift the veils, magnetize abundance and shift our whole reality beyond everything we have been conditioned to believe. But we have to be ready to be our own masters and surrounded -heart to heart- by a group of likeminded tribe of lovers, seekers and well educated mentors, who are holding dedicated space to help you do the same. This is the path that will allow you to rise out of your shadows and into your full potential in no time.”

She further states, “Love your failures, love your successes. Be in childlike wonder of every aspect of life. Honor every emotion and love it back into wholeness. Dream wild and colorful, beautiful Soul! EVERYTHING is possible. I’m gladly here, helping you remember and having fun while doing so.”

She spread love and light through her writing on a New Way of Thinking and Dear Human and served as the Executive Director of Innerwork Portland where she offered Psycho-Spiritual Counseling in private and group practice. We miss and love her greatly….but know that wherever in the cosmos her travels have taken her, she is dancing with the stars and continuing to shine brightly.