
Ascension is a 3-day retreat and reunion that features ancient rituals, spa experiences, healing activities, sisterhood/brotherhood bonding, performances, networking and a marketplace.
THURS, JULY 29, 2021
Alumni Mixer [3:00pm]
Give hugs and take selfies as you reconnect and meet for the first time with your Sistars. Enjoy tonics and light hors d'oeuvre as Sacred Women arrive into Atlanta from their respective cities. Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Rededication Ceremony [4:00pm]
Queen Afua, Queen Esther and QAWI Leadership lead a ceremony of ritual, music and community sharing as the Alumni are celebrated for their consistency and commitment, as well as challenged to rededicate themselves to being Ambassadors of Wellness.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Meshkenet Spotlight [5:00pm]
Branding & Marketing Expert, Chris Kazi Rolle will lead a showcase of our Wellness-preneurs within the City Of Wellness community who are working with their Meshkenet.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Economic Empowerment [5:30pm]
Alumni will get the opportunity to hear from Family Business Strategist + Investor, Ali 'The Great" Torain as he shares financial strategies for Economic Empowerment within the City Of Wellness community.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Alumni Dinner [6:00pm]
Continue to deepen the bonds of sisterhood and brotherhood as the convos and community building continue over a delicious vegan dinner catered by the world famous Soul Veg Restaurant.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
FRI, JULY 30, 2021
Welcome Reception [3pm - 4pm]
Join us for The Welcome Reception + Rehearsal where you'll connect with Queen Afua, Queen Esther, Sacred Woman Practitioner Trae, Brother Ali, Supa Nova, Halleluyah, Sister Quasheba, King Kazi, your Sacred Woman Mentors, Sacred Woman Alumnae, as well as, fellow SWIM.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Certificate Presentation [4pm - 5pm]
After 12 weeks of exploring the gateways and living in the teachings and practices associated, we will celebrate and acknowledge your completion of the Sacred Woman Program and in a formal Certificate Presentation.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Dinner + Discussion [5pm - 6pm]
Enjoy delicious vegan cuisine catered by the world famous Soul Veg Restaurant as your delve in deep discussion with your Sacred Sistars and Brothers.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Gateway Groups + Rehearsal [7pm - 8pm]
Represent your gateway group and support your Sacred Sistars during a private Gateway Drama Rehearsal + Walkthrough with Queen Afua, Queen Esther + musical maestro Katriel. Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Meshkenet Marketplace [2pm - 8pm]
Meet, network and support the businesses of Sacred Woman Alumnae in the Meshkenet Marketplace.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
sAT, JULY 31, 2021
Bus loads at the hotel entrance at 3:30am - Departs at 4:00am
Water Purification Ceremony [4:00am - 6:30am ]
After the opening night of healing hugs and sacred selfies, you will have an early rise, board a charter bus and travel to the waters of Lake Lanier Island, where you'll participate in a tribute to the ancestors led by Queen Afua and Queen Esther.
Location: Lake Lanier
Bus loads at the Lake Lanier at 6:30am
Soul Sweat Experience [7am - 9am]
At Spa Land you’ll be guided through a healing experience led by Queen Afua, Queen Easter, The Muts (Mothers of Sacred Women) and Sacred healing practitioners. The Experience will includes clay applications, healing tonics, sauna sessions, reiki, sound therapy healing, massages, foot detox, and an oxygen healing session.
Location: Spa Land
Lunch & Gateway Rehearsal [12pm - 3pm]
Returning back to the hotel, with boxed lunches provided by Soul Veg Restaurant. Now is the perfect time to gather with your gateway sisters and practice your Gateway Drama Rehearsal before tomorrow’s presentation!
Location: Marriott Hotel
Man Heal Thyself Ascension Ceremony [5pm - 8pm]
During this Rites Of Passage ceremony, guided by Prime Minister Of Wellness, OG Medicine Man Supa Nova Slom and MHTS Program Director, Halleluyah Walcott, we will bear witness to our initiates ascending into their full majesty and becoming Wellness Warriors. They will share their personal journeys of transformation and receive a powerful spiritual charge from the Healing Juggernauts, the Sacred Woman Community and The Queen’s themselves.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Sun, AUG 1, 2021
Womb Yoga Dance™ [7am - 8am]
Participate in a Womb Yoga Dance experience with Queen Afua as she leads you through the 69 womb yoga poses and 39 womb healing movements that includes intensive breath work, visualization meditation therapy and womb healing inversion therapy.
Location: Marriott Hotel
ARITU Mediation CoEd [8am - 9am]
Queen Afua will lead a co-ed mediation that will focus on a vision of healed family, booming businesses and a strong global community where men and women live in peace, love and harmony.
Location: Marriott Hotel
Sacred Relationships MA’AT Alumnae Call [10am - 11am]
Join the monthly Alumnae call with the Sacred Woman Global Village via zoom.
From Death To Resurrection [3pm - 6pm]
Under the creative direction of Queen Afua, you'll perform alongside your fellow SWIM in From Death To Resurrection, a healing drama born out of the gateway that connects to the challenge that you are seeking to overcome.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall
Farewell Dinner [6pm - 8pm]
To close out the evening weekend, we will feast on our final dinner and give goodbye hugs before leaving the sacred gathering to journey home. You can also introduce your friends and family to Queen Afua, take photos with her and get your books autographed.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall.
Meshkenet Marketplace [1pm - 8pm]
Meet, network and support the businesses of Sacred Woman Alumnae in the Meshkenet Marketplace.
Location: Royalty Banquet Hall

ASCENSION
FRIDAY, AUG 11 - SUN, AUG 13, 2023
THE RIVERSIDE EPICENTER, ATLANTA