Celebration of Being was born out of a deep desire of Britta and Rajyo to share with others the beauty and freedom of living from our Being, or Soul, rather than from the limitation of the ego mind.

We got together in 1997 and teamed up, with a shared longing to help men and women find a deeper connection to themselves, each other and to the Divine. From this place, all wounds get healed and all things are possible.

Celebration of Being has birthed over 15 workshops, trainings and retreats since that time, all designed to bring one closer to the intimacy and connection with the Beloved, their own inner beloved, the outer beloved in the man or woman over there, and also to the Divine Beloved.

We love to share the wild, crazy, deep, sweet, sacred connection that is possible when we get out of our minds, and into our hearts. People say they find something they have been looking for for a long time.. true connection, true intimacy and a sense of Oneness. People think they have many problems, but we really only have one, separation from Source.

Through sharing and being heard, through active meditations that move you beyond the mind and ego and into a place of relaxed freedom and ease inside yourself, through dance, movement, breath and energy work, through being witnessed in your vulnerability and magnificence in sacred space, you will find that the part of you that you have known was there all along, but never knew how to bring forth, is there shining and new, and ready to come out and play. In the intimacy of community, you will find the loneliness and isolation falls away and the longing to be truly seen, met, understood and appreciated is fulfilled.

Find out more at www.celebrationofbeing.com.

Founders and Facilitators

Rajyo Markman

Rajyo Markman is a spiritual teacher, mystic and a gifted healer, who has been working with people in the field of transformation for over 20 years. In 1980 she met Osho in India and her spiritual journey began. From his teachings she brings many cutting edge tools and techniques for catalyzing awakening. Since then she has studied with many remarkable mentors and undergone thousands of hours of intense practice of meditation and spiritual studies from the wisdom traditions of the East. Rajyo has taken every opportunity to become adept in her field through her own practice as well as through extensive training in group dynamics, meditation and spiritual counseling. Her own spiritual practice these days is most aligned with the Buddhist path of mindfulness and compassion, and she has been initiated into giving Oneness Blessing by the avatars Amma and Bhagwan at the Oneness University in India.

She feels passionately that this is the time of the emerging feminine on the Planet and is committed to helping women awaken. In 1992 she created the Celebration of Woman workshops in the U.K and then took all over Europe. In 1997 she returned to live in the U.S where she joined forces with Britta Johnson, and together they created “A Celebration of Being”, to empower women and also to help men find deeper healing with the feminine. They now have over 15 different workshops, trainings and retreats they run to help people find deeper connection with themselves, each other and the Divine.

Rajyo’s own journey of healing from breast cancer has helped her become especially skilled in working with others going through transition and transformation. Rajyo appreciates the alchemical nature of the transformational journey. She has found that as we turn towards our fears, wounds and shortcomings, they become the doorway to the riches of our Being. She assists men and women discover the jewels within and to live a more heart-centered, body- oriented life where our own intuitive nature becomes our guide.

She feels strongly that this is a time of Awakening for all of humanity, out of the separation, and into a state of Oneness and connection with all beings, and the Divine. Through the Grace that is pouring in right now, especially through the Oneness Blessing, she sees us all opening to more peace, love, joy and fulfillment in our lives as we each play a part in ending the suffering and horrors that exist in our world today. She feels honored and grateful to play her part in the Great Turning that is this time we are living in right now.

Rajyo is a Somatic Experiencing* practitioner, a certified coach, certified Massage Therapist, Aquatic bodywork practitioner, and a qualified Yoga Teacher. She has been initiated into giving Oneness Blessing, and teaching people to share this transmission with others.

In her private sessions, workshops, trainings and retreats she combines the practice of presence, somatic therapy/trauma healing, mindfulness practice, compassionate counseling, and breath and body awareness to bring an awareness of the perfection of our essential wholeness.

Britta Johnson

Britta has been working internationally with people in the field of transformation for over 20 years. She has a background in social work, family and couple’s therapy, dance and movement, vocal expression, emotional release and life coaching.

Starting in Germany as a social worker in women’s shelters, her path took her through many extensive inner and outer travels towards developing her own meditation, dance, and movement workshops in Canada in the late 80s. In 1997 she co-founded Celebration of Being in the US with Rajyo.

Britta is the proud mother of two sons. She became a mother at the age of 20, and views her rite of passage into motherhood as one of the most empowering lessons in unconditional love, and as a pivotal point on her journey into spiritual awakening.

She is an accomplished singer and co-produced a devotional music CD , called “Remember”. She is passionate about combining creative expression like dance, voice and theater together with prayer, devotional practices and deep inner spiritual work. (Click here to listen to or purchase Remember)

She loves to guide others in deepening their personal connection to The Divine. Her own in-depth journey from the ashrams of the Far East to the spiritual traditions of the Christian Mystics have enabled her to enrich the spirituality of those from diverse faith traditions, assisting them to experience the presence of God as a day-to-day reality.

She brings a laser-direct honesty combined with gentle compassion, wrapped in non-judgmental wisdom, whilst seeing the wounds of others clearly, and tenderly walking them through them. Her greatest joy is to assist people in finding and living their purpose, potential and aliveness.