About This Session
Manifesting With Runes and Sacred Geometry
Sacramento Goddess Festival begins with an Opening Ceremony led by Dr. Shirley Rowland, a Cherokee Elder devoted to cultural healing, tradition keeping, and community education.
Through sacred presence, ancestral wisdom, rhythm, and intentional gathering, Dr. Rowland will welcome attendees into the festival and create a meaningful threshold between everyday life and the shared experience of the weekend.
The ceremony invites participants to pause, arrive fully, and recognize the importance of gathering in community. It offers space to honor the land, acknowledge one another, and enter the festival with gratitude, openness, and intention.
Dr. Rowland’s approach is shaped by more than 40 years of experience in culturally rooted healing practices, traditional storytelling, sound healing, and the Healing Drum. Her leadership brings depth, reverence, and a sense of connection to the opening of the festival.
This ceremony is open to all festival attendees and serves as the official beginning of the Sacramento Goddess Festival weekend.
DAY
Saturday
DATE
August 29, 2026
LOCATION
Lawn Area
TIME
10:30 A.M.
DURATION
30 Minutes
Included with Festival Admission
About Dr. Shirley Rowland
Dr. Shirley Rowland is a Cherokee Elder devoted to cultural healing, tradition keeping, and community education. She holds a Doctorate in Addictive Disorders and is certified in Reiki, Sound Healing, and Somatic Archaeology.New Paragraph
With more than 40 years of experience, Shirley has served as a trainer, educator, and speaker on the Healing Drum, traditional storytelling, culturally rooted healing practices, and the relationship between rhythm, ceremony, and restoration.
Her work bridges ancestral knowledge with modern healing modalities while honoring the traditions, stories, and practices that have guided communities for generations. Through sound, storytelling, and intentional ceremony, she creates spaces for grounding, reflection, balance, and connection.
At Sacramento Goddess Festival, Dr. Rowland will lead the Opening Ceremony, welcoming the community into the weekend with reverence, shared intention, and ancestral wisdom.
Culture and Crafts Healing Center
