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| INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS When I met you I was very surprised to find that I am incapable of pretending anything with you and its very nice now that I’ve gotten over the great surprise! It is wonderful to just have a safe place and to be able to just be myself and feel so much comfort, grace and healing. I think I spend a lot of time convincing people that I’m fine and they're fine and everything's fine and there is a long ignored place inside that really has needed to hear my true feelings and I feel and hear that on every possible level when I work with you. THANK YOU. Thank you for the inspiration that things are not so bad with me. You are very skilled in what you do. I hope to follow your suggestion that I turn my anger into strength for progress and energy for self-development. I really needed these revelations and truths. I look forward to moving forward. I am thanking God for you and all you do. Much love and many blessings. You have truly been a great teacher to me. I was thinking of that yesterday in a meditation. You taught me so much about courage, about being present in the world, and about enjoying spirit.
I just wanted to thank you so much for the reiki session. I went from being in a very dark and heavy place yesterday, to feeling light and hope again. I am ready for the purging that needs to take place and mustering up the courage to end what hasn't been working. I thank you for your generosity, kindness and wonderful energy. Aaahh! Your energy is so relaxing. I have been stressed to the max and now I know where to go to relief. Thanks so much.
My ritual with Mama Donna still resonates within me, knowing that I must remember to step aside and let my light within shine through. I have been making a practice to look into my eyes in the mirror, and I am pretty pleased what I see there. Thank you for providing this practice for me. In light and love, Thank you for being such warm, loving guide for our group’s special ritual. You created a circle that was safe, sacred and supportive. I know each of us left with a sense of wellbeing, joy and inspiration Wow! That was some ritual you created for me. I have never felt that type of connection ever. It affected me to the core and then some. I’m still in an altered state, and all my declared intentions are manifesting at an accelerated rate. Thank you for doing what you do.
With a desire to begin this new decade with wisdom and insight, I arranged a Tarot reading with Mama Donna. Although it was a phone reading, I felt a strong connection to Mama Donna as she described the images of the cards and the interpretations they presented. I was astonished by the story that unfolded and by the insight and information that emerged. Most remarkable was how incredibly aligned the information was with the intentions I held for the year and that I had written out days before. With this reading, Mama Donna has gifted me an exquisite roadmap for manifesting those intentions and greeting a new year with enthusiasm and joy! Again, thank you so much for the reading. It was right on target and you certainly helped me in more ways than you will ever know! If your ears were burning last night, it was because a friend called and I said - "I've found my angel" and recommended that she contact you for a reading. She was impressed since I never recommend anyone or anything. I have had many readings in my day, but this reading was exceptionally validating and insightful. The way Mama Donna interpreted the story laid out by the cards was intriguing and empowering. I highly recommend it. CEREMONIES for the CYCLES of LIFEBaby BlessingsOur little one is a miracle in our lives. And your Baby Blessing was a perfect celebration of that. The altar you made was gorgeous and we loved that you included our family and friends in the ceremony. Shari has now been officially blessed by all of the people most important to us. You are a real delight! Thanks, Mama Donna. William’s Blessing was fantastic. We are especially thrilled that you wove elements of African rituals into the ceremony. You blessed us all with your loving spirit. We loved the Blessing Ceremony you conducted for Annika's first birthday! It was so much more than just birthday cake and a candle. You created a way for everyone in the room to participate and to leave Annika with something that she can hold onto for the rest of her life — a true commemoration of that very special day. Thank you!
I am glad that you did the Red Ritual with me. It made me really feel like I was a young woman and not a kid any more. My friends liked it, too. They said I was lucky to get this special day. And I know I am lucky. I hope I grow up to be like you. Thank you for the cool ceremony that you did for my 13th birthday. I never heard of such a thing before. Some of my friends had Bar Mitzvahs, but I liked this better. You made me feel very proud. Mama Donna you are so special to have been able to engage my kids in such a profound and meaningful Rite of Passage. I wish I had had such a ritual during my difficult adolescence. I thank you most sincerely for the privilege.
Weddings, Commitments & Renewals of Vows We want to thank you for the lovely ceremony you performed! It was wonderful and moving and we are both so happy with our wedding. We can’t thank you enough for the beautiful ceremony you created for our wedding. It was absolutely perfect in every way. Our married life will always be blessed by the joyous spirit of that day. We thank you from the bottom of our entwined hearts. Thank you a million times for the amazing ceremony on the beach that you performed at our wedding. When we jumped the broom, we really felt that we were leaping into our new life together. And it was a perfect ritual element that blended our African and Celtic heritages. With love from a very happlily married couple,
Thank you, Mama, for healing our house. The shift in energy was immediately apparent. Even our dog seems more at ease. Our house is now our cozy home! The purification that you did on my apartment was amazing. Thank you so much. I am very relieved. When I moved in, something seemed “wrong.” And now it feels so right and safe and comforting. I am very grateful. Some people would say that this is all superstition or the placebo effect, but I feel a difference, a new lightness, in the rooms of our home. Bobby, our cat, is already mellower, and mellow is not a word one would usually choose to describe him. All in all, it's as if a janitorial crew just came in and did a deep cleaning, but instead of cleaning walls and windows, the stale energy and negative emotions were just scrubbed away. When my husband and I decided to separate, it was mutual and respectful. So we wanted to honor the time that we did spend together and all that we have shared. You gave us the opportunity of expressing our gratitude to each other in a very meaningful and beautiful manner. I was devastated by my divorce. It was unexpected, a shock, really. Having a ritual really helped me to find some closure. I came out of the ceremony with a new feeling of peace in myself that has actually stayed with me. I am so grateful for this creative, powerful way of dealing with my broken heart. I am not completely healed, but now I have hope, which I thought was dead. You were a godsend during a terrible time. With sincere gratitude, I attended the ritual that you performed for my friend Branda’s divorce. I was amazed at how beautiful and affirming it was. Your energy was just pitch perfect. I hope I never need this particular service, but am so glad that it exists. Thank you for the inspiration.
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Your ritual exploded inside me with such joy and inspiration, expanding my vision and experience one hundred fold. Possibly more, but who's counting? Just let me say it now and I will say it forevermore, how immensely grateful I am for our meeting and the transformation in my life since that time. I am looking forward now to The Autumn of my life, I feel strong and powerful, full of fun and love, wild and wonderful, colourful and a bit wise. It's the best thing ever to know who you are. Thanks to you! With Love and Blessings I've often wondered if I was "crazy," the way I feel as a 40-something: energetic, wise, diplomatic and pleasant but not a doormat, silly and very, very curious, adventurous and enthusiastic. In this my 49th year, I figured that I'd just make peace with the feeling that I'm an anachronism and try not to feel too "strange". Well, it's a comfort and very supportive to think about stepping into the power of my age. Just think, instead of concealing my discomfort with and differences from the usual stereotypes, I can celebrate my aging self and feel proud and powerful. Thank you for this mighty inspiration.
Funerals, Memorials & Commemorations I want to thank you for the ritual you performed for us at the Susan's memorial. It was very moving and just perfect for what Susan would have wanted. I felt Susan's presence with us the whole time. I loved the ceremony you created for Jon and the offerings, especially the corn. You were really amazing. Your talk was very appropriate and helpful. Many friends and family members commented that you did a great job of connecting everything for both the religious and nonreligious folk, which would be hard thing to do. You inspired us all and I am very grateful. Thank you for making the burial ritual for our precious dog so special. Seeing him on that bed of roses, placing the glowing angels on his body, lovingly covering him with dirt had enormous resonance. The service perfectly expressed our love for him and reflected how truly remarkable you are. Life and death are equally sacred to you. Somehow you make the latter less scary to people like me. For more information about the unique, personalized End of Life Ceremonies offered by Mama Donna click: www.treeoflifefunerals.com
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CEREMONIES for BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS Donna Henes is a regular and cherished speaker at the Omega Institute. The response to her presentations and rituals is always a rapt audience. She is articulate, insightful, and totally engaging.
Thank you so much for the Drumming Circle and Ritual that you coordinated. It was received joyfully by all who attended. The clients have been singing your praises ever since and want to know when you are returning. Seems that you established a good rapport with the women, even reaching some who are hard to engage in group activities. Again, thank you.
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In grateful appreciation of your participation in the New York State Quadricentennial Commemoration. On behalf of New Yorkers, we commend your exceptional Blessing of the Fleet in salute to this milestone year — a once in a lifetime experience we will long remember and long treasure. Citation in honor of her dynamic and enlightened work as a performance artist and urban shaman in the streets, cultural institutions and schools of New York City; And, in recognition of her ability to communicate to children and adults alike a global (and indeed cosmic) consciousness through an exploration or the holidays and rituals of many cultures celebrating the seasons of the year; and, in gratitude for teaching all of us to stand an egg on its end at the Spring Equinox. With this award goes our appreciation and heartfelt thanks for lighting up our community and our spirit. I am so happy you are blessing the parade, It feels completely right to me and we are grateful to you for doing it! Thank you so much Donna for all you do for NYC and the World!
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