Awakening into Presence :
Honoring Our Past. Honoring Ourself.
In-person Workshop in Ojai, CA
1 November 2025 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This workshop is a call to harvest our gifts and fruits of our labor, honor our ancestors, and honor the paths we’ve walked so far. We will allow and follow our breath, inhabit our bodies to discover our sensory world, explore our inner landscape, see and be seen, and share our aliveness. We will explore what it means to connect to our inner voice and embodied wisdom, while also gently turning toward the world to offer our unique gifts.
This workshop is for anyone who feels the quite pull toward something more - more presence, more meaning, more connection…
Cost : By Donation
Why “By Donation?” Honestly, to get me out of my head about where to host this workshop and how much to charge and move forward, as well as to break legacy paradigms that no longer serve us.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 20 participants.
Location : Ojai, CA (exact location shared with registration confirmation)
Coming from outside Ojai? How about a weekend getaway? Ojai is located about 2 hours north of Los Angeles, 30 minutes east of Ventura, and 1 hour south of Santa Barbara. Ojai has many hotels / lodgings, restaurants, shops, hiking trails, preserves, Libbey Park, and other points of interest making it a perfect weekend retreat. The Chantico Inn is a centrally located, boutique-style hotel that was voted the best value in Ojai. The Ojai Valley Inn is a resort offering luxurious accommodations, fine dining, spa, and activities. The Hotel El Roblar, a boutique hotel located in downtown Ojai, was recently reopened after and extensive remodel. These are just a few of the options available in the Ojai Valley to accommodate your stay.
Your Facilitator : Cindy Kohlmiller
Cindy is a Los Angeles native, retired aerospace systems engineer (whose hair is now much more grey than in this photo), certified Soul Motion Conscious Dance Teacher and Embodied Leader, certified Freedom Meditation Teacher and Transformational Leader, and life-long learner who currently makes her home in the beautiful Ojai Valley. She comes to this stage of her life with years of experience holding space for others and ready to share the wisdom she has learned / earned. “Our ability to lead a vibrant, authentic life; to identify and take advantage of opportunities; and to respond to challenges - all in alignment with our values - is enhanced when we literally move with a sense of our core self. From this place of presence, we meet the world with a knowing that cultivates transformation, growth, liberation, and pathways of possibility - fully alive, fully present.”
Registration Required
All are welcome. Workshop limited to 20 participants.
Cost is by donation. For participants who are economically secure, I invite you to donate at a level that honors your time; recognizes the costs of renting space & offering a half-day workshop; and honors the skills & presence I bring to hold space and offer this work. Pay what feels generous, rather than contracted so as to support those who are experiencing financial hardship at this time. (Thank you to Rev. angel Kyodo Williams and Valerie Chafograck for this economic model.)
“Looking behind, I am lifted with gratitude.
Looking forward, I am filled with vision.
Looking upward, I am filled with strength.
Looking within, I discover peace.”
NOTE: The quote above is attributed to many sources including the Apache people, the Q’ero people, “Native Americans,” Dr. Sukhraj S. Dhillon, and others. I was unable to find the definitive source and honor the individual or persons who originally penned these words.