It's been a busy day in the office, for I have been working diligently on my computer for the past nine hours. But that is a very good thing. For something that I have been wanting to re-release to the public has now come to fruition. Wine Tours of Sedona is pleased to now offer 4 new Northern Arizona Scenic Micro-Brewery Tours:

• Verde Valley Brewery Tour - 3 Hours
• The Historic Down Flagstaff Micro-Brewery Tour - 4 Hours
• The Arizona Hopeful Beer Tour - 4 Hours
• Arizona Craft Beer Special Tour - 9 Hours

Like all our tours, these tours are private to your individual group which we feel allows for complete flexibility on your experience with us.

We are also pleased to now offer various transportation, taxi, and shuttle services. Although there may be several cab or taxi companies in Sedona, we feel that we can provide a certain level of service that they just can't. First and foremost, when you get us you aren't getting a taxi driver, you are getting a experienced and knowledgeable guide who is willing to share with you insights of the area. Furthermore, for those large groups up in Sedona who need to get from point A to point B, our vehicles can accommodate up to 14 passengers. So why go through the hassle of having to hire multiple vehicles, when you can hire us. Whether you are looking for a night out on the town and don't want to worry about someone getting a costly DUI, or just need simple transportation, we can help you. Lastly, you make make on easy online reservation with us so you know we will be there at the exact time you need us. Unlike a taxi service, where you often have to wait long periods of time for the taxi to arrive. We have the following options available:

• Transportation To & From Dinner - 3 Hours
• Go With A TOUR Shuttle Not A Taxi - 6 Hours
• TOUR Shuttle For An Entire Day - 14 Hours

​Remember everything can easily be booked on our website or by calling us toll free (866) 445-3732.

Saturday was another fun day on the Verde Valley Wine Trail. Had the pleasure of taking six ladies out on a girls weekend getaway excursion that included wine tastings from Caduceus Cellars, Cellar 433, Chateau Tumbleweed, and The Art of Wine. Their tour was completed by an amazing Italian dinner at Cucina Rustica. In fact after dropping them off for dinner, I couldn't resist but to stop in myself for dinner because that food there is just exceptionally good. Sometimes it's just simply worth it to spend your entire tip on dinner, this was most certainly one of these times. And it was so worth it. 

It's hard to put into words, how much I enjoyed my workday on Saturday. As many people may know, Wine Tours of Sedona started out as Sedona Hiking Adventures in 2001. After enjoying the rewards of doing hiking tours for many years, due to government bureaucracy and favoritism, we had to give up offering hiking tours in our national forests and remodel our business to offer tours in other areas. During this period, our tours to the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, and our Northern Arizona Scenic Wine Country Tours quickly expanded. 

Once we stopped offering hiking tours, in order to keep up with the changing dynamics of our business, Sedona Red Rock Adventures was born. For this better described the tours we were offering that now excluded hiking. Although we stopped offering hiking tours, over the years, are customers continued to inquire about these activities which we happily referred to our friends who offered such services.

More recently, we discovered that although we were not permitted to offer hiking tours in our national forests, we can offer Sedona Hiking Adventures and Sedona Hiking Tours in our area state parks. On Saturday, we offered our first hiking tour in over 5 years! I can't even begin to describe the pleasure and gratitude in my heart to be able to be on the land, the red rocks, and to be able to share the natural and picturesque beauty of this area with another. I was overjoyed. In fact I am still on a virtual high from that experience.

So if you are coming to Sedona, and looking for a private guided Sedona hiking tour, please consider hiring me. For this is the reason I started my company in the first place, "to be able to do what I truly love, take people hiking, and making a living sharing the beauty of red rock country with others". This is something I really excel at, for it allows me to be in my natural element. 

If you are considering going on a hiking tour in Sedona, here are some reasons you may want to go with me:

• Hiking is my passion. Living in Sedona is also something I am most passionate about. For sharing these two elements of my life comes very natural to me.
• I take complimentary digital photo's for you all on my tours. So you can spend less time behind the lens, and more time, enjoying the natural landscape of the area.
• By going on a Sedona Hiking Adventure, you also get a full interpretive history of the area. This includes a plethora of information about the geology of the red rocks, local flora and fauna found in red rock country, Indian history and inhabitation of the area, and much more.
• By having a guide, you are assured you won't get lost, and you will be safe for your entire journey through the red rock arroyo's, crossings of Oak Creek, and climbs to elevated butts. I am fully certified in First Aid and CPR, as are all my guides.
• We provide water for you on all our hiking tours, as well as lunch if you desire to enjoy a magnificent meal while out on your red rock hike.
• Children 15 and under are free on all our Sedona hiking tours. We must have at least one paying adult to conduct any hiking tour.

So, take a look at the pictures from Saturday's hike to the Eagle's Nest. All hikes that we offer are performed within the three state parks around Sedona: Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock State Park, & Dead Horse State Park. Each offering an array of trails and hiking possibilities to satisfy everyone in your family or group.

With so many wines out there, the world wide web is a great resource to discover new wines that you may have never heard of, or are even available at your local wine purveyor. Personally speaking, I like using CellarTracker to search for wines as well as for cataloging all the wines I have in my wine cellar using their app Corkz.

Well, another great site to purchase wine and get free upgrades is UndergroundCellar. They have a newsletter that you can opt in to receive that has daily deals on wine from everywhere!

​If you enjoy wine, it is most certainly worth checking out the sites I have listed in this blog post.

Today, I took a group of Canadians out on their second tour with us this week. Although it was a ruins tour, they got to see so much more. Our day included a visit to the Airport Mesa Main Vista, Amitabh Stupa & Medicine Wheel, Tuzigoot National Monument, Alcantara Vineyard, & my favorite ruin in the area, Montezuma Well. Along the way, I shared such facts as why the rocks are red, scientific vortex information, history of the local Indian tribes, and so much more. 

Thanks Nan, Alexander, Marian, Russel, Tracy, Rob, Kim, & Greg for your business. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your family vacation in Sedona. 

Today I had the pleasure of taking a very nice couple from southern California out on what was booked as a scenic Sedona and ancient Indian ruins combo tour, but turned it to a much more diverse experience for them and their dog. One of the things that makes my job and tours so unique is my ability to customize each tour to my clients unique interests. Offering private tours gives me the ability to change and alter the tours projected itinerary on the fly to better suit the interests ands desires of each individual client. 

After sharing some of the sights of Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, and other points of interest with my clients and their dog, I learned that they enjoy local micro-breweries as well as wine. So since the tour included lunch, I opted to take them to Verde Brewing Company for lunch, which was quite fabulous, where they could simply some local beers. Afterwards, we headed to my favorite ruin site of the area, Montezuma Well, which they enjoyed immensely. Since I had shared with them the flavor of a local brewery, it seemed appropriate to share with them a local vineyard as well, which Javelina Leap became the perfect choice. They even brought a bottle of wine home to share with their daughter! - the Prospector's Blend, which is one of my favorites! From there, we headed back to Sedona just in time to see the red rock glowing from the illumination of the sun setting to our west. Another beautiful day in tour paradise.

Massage therapists in Sedona are a dime a dozen, as are energy healers and spiritual guides. As the owner of Wine Tours of Sedona & Sedona Red Rock Adventures, I feel it is my obligation to direct my clients to the best of the best while here in Sedona. 

I have known Amalia for over 5 years, and everything she does she excels at. For when I need a massage, she is my go to person. Her massage technique and intuitive nature always ensure that I get the best possible healing needed at that very moment. She is professional, and really knows the body and how to use massage therapy to ensure that her clients get the most out of each session. For the time I have known her, I have had the privilege of not only experiencing her massage and bodywork but also iridology readings, naturopathic medical advice, counseling services, and shamanic chakra dance classes. She is quite an amazing woman! It is for this reason that I am very comfortable to be able to refer my clients to her knowing that they are going to get the best treatment that they are seeking.

~Jim Reich
Owner, Wine Tours of Sedona & Sedona Red Rock Adventures

AMALIA CAMATEROS N.D.
 
1-800-393-2037
www.earthspiritwisdom.com
info@earthspiritwisdom.com
  
Bio:
Amalia Camateros, N.D. author of Spirit of the Stones- A Retrieval of Earth Wisdom, is a  Shamanic Practitioner, Empowerment Guide, Intuitive & Energy Healer and Speaker, who started her healing career in Australia as a Naturopathic Doctor and has worked in the field of health and consciousness for over 30 yrs.  She was the private health practitioner for the famous Australian rock band "INXS" for over 6 years.  She is an ordained minister, ceremonial priestess, breath-work and workshop facilitator.  She is highly intuitive and skilled as an emotional tracker who finds the subconscious glitch and brings it into conscious awareness for release and healing. She has also garnered a notable reputation as a powerful facilitator of her EarthSpirit Dance™ shamanic dance workshops.
A service of her mastery is to inspire us to get embodied and centered, and to reconnect with the Earth and our Body as a sacred temple of Living Spirit. She will get you back on track, reawaken your Spirit and embody the wisdom of the Earth into your full potential self.
  
SESSIONS OFFERED:
 
BODYWORK/MASSAGE:
Intuitive Body work and energy healing:
Relax, unwind and surrender into your body’s wisdom.
With a blend of conscious depth and intuitive guidance, Amalia draws upon a broad range of healing techniques including Reiki and energy healing or the restoration and reintegration of your body’s wellbeing. integrating Amalia draws upon shamanic and earth based wisdom with a strong emphasis on the breath for clearing, activating and the embodiment of energy. 
 
Foot Reflexology:
Massaging the reflex points on the feet, stimulates and balances the corresponding organs in the body. It is an efficient tool for the restoration and regeneration of body, mind and spirit. It assists in the breakup of toxic crystals, which accumulate in the feet and block the nerve pathways to correlating areas that impedes proper nerve flow. Foot Reflexology allows you to get “out of your head” and into your feet. It is extremely relaxing and literally “blow your mind away!”
 
HEALTH & NUTRITION:
Iridology Readings:
Iridology is a natural and safe method of reading the Iris (the colored portion of the eye, it’s patterns, markings discolorations), which correlates to the corresponding organs, tissues and functions of the body. It is an effective and efficient tool for determining physiological causations of imbalances and nutritional deficiencies. In these readings, Amalia gives Corrective Nutritional and Naturopathic advice to support the well being of your body. You will feel a renewed sense of inspiration to give to your body’s well being, along with a feeling of empowerment in knowing what to do next with your body’s health.
 
ENERGY & SPIRITUALITY:
Chakra Balancing and Clearing:
Amalia will clear, activate and help you embody your chakras through sound healing, tuning forks, aromatic oils, crystals and sound healing. Amalia uses the wisdom of the Earth and correlates it to the chakra system as an evolving pathway to abundance and manifestation and encodes your chakras with your healing prayers.
 
Emotional Clearing & Counseling:
Amalia draws from a vast bank of wisdom and qualifications to guide you through a deep clearing of core issues and “glitches” in the psyche. Through the use of a blend of healing modalities of breath, quantum touch, movement, emotional regression, re-tracking and grounding, Amalia will get straight to the heart of the matter to support your in getting back on track with the health of your mind and emotions and healing integration.
 
Shamanic Breathwork:
Amalia will take you on a deep journey into the psyche and emotional body, through the transformational power of breath.
As your breath guide, she will adjust your breathing pattern to facilitate the release of limiting beliefs that inhibit the free flow of pleasure, ease and grace in the body and re-establish a healthy template for the integral state of wholeness.
Breath inhalation is an invitation of love, light, and spirit into the body and exhalation is a release of its opposites -- fear, shadow and density.
Breathe into the blockages to awaken and activate every cell in the body, leaving you more alive than ever before!
 
 LAND JOURNEYS AND CEREMONIES:
Medicine Wheel Journey:
A ceremony to walk and commune with Great Spirit, Self and Mother Earth and all her elements. To truly see with greater vision, exactly where you are and which areas you need to develop in order to realize and embody your greatest potential.
 
Shamanic Land Journey:
Join Amalia to awaken your greater sense of being, get connected to the greater whole, listen to the messages of Mother Earth and clear the entanglements of the mind.Get Grounded and tap into Mother Earth to make the transformative changes to live your life with more meaning, purpose and greater vision.
Amalia will facilitate an Earth Ceremony with the presence of Nature as your guide.
 
Shadow Clearing & Breaking old beliefs and patterns:
In this session you will learn how belief systems are the "instructions" you have in your subconscious mind which determine all aspects of your life, similar to the way computer software determines what a computer will do. Many of these beliefs were formed early in childhood and some have not been updated to a healthy adult viewpoint, which can be the root cause of numerous problems. Amalia will guide you to look at the patterns in your life and teach you how to recognize your unconscious belief systems and how they actually affect your life.
Clearing subconscious patterns that no longer serve you!
 
Individual & Couples Counseling:
A healing journey to facilitate a healthier relationship between couples or family members. Learn to listen and to see things from a new perspective. Connect with yourself in order to walk deeper into a place of honor and integrity with your partner or beloved family member. Amalia provides a safe environment to untangle the unhealthy cords that keep you bound in the unhealthy patterns you are wanting to release.
  
CALL AMALIA ON 1-800-393-2037 TO SET A TIME FOR YOUR SESSION NOW!
 
 TESTIMONIALS:
 
"With wise and focused intention, Amalia's beautiful style of bodywork penetrates
deeply into the tissues. Her gentle intuitive presence is highly attuned, making a
session with this gifted healer an experience that is vitalizing and transforming."
 Alan Clements, Author of Instinct for Freedom and the producer/performer of Spiritually Incorrect
  
“The experience on the land with Amalia really generated a major shift in my life. It helped me to go down from my head into my heart, enabling me to heal the profound wounds that I had held for so long. Amalia initiated the rediscovery of my own connection with the wisdom of Nature and helped to re-establish a channel of personal communication and guidance from the Earth itself.”.
Adriana Colotti - International liaison for the Energy Extension Inc.
 
If you are seeking “truths” that only lie in your soul, not in verbal talk, Amalia can help you fine-tune these and more elements that are holding you back from the full loving life you desire.
The personal one-on-one sessions with Amalia have worked greatly for me by releasing past hurts, while providing clarity for me in the present, which allows me to live a joy filled life in the present.
Marianne Shane.

It's been a busy November in the world of tours for me, Jim Reich, lead guide of Sedona Red Rock Adventures and Wine Tours of Sedona. Been sharing the majestic beauty of red rock country and the Verde Valley Wine Trail from clients as far away as England and as close as Phoenix. One of the great things about being a tor guide is that just as every tour is different, each client that discovers my company is as unique as the places we share with them. Just one of many reasons why I enjoy what I do so much.

Today is a rainy day in Sedona, and luckily for me I am getting to enjoy the rain from the comfort of my living room/office. I have been watching the clouds move across the sky all day with Thunder Mountain in the background. It's quite an epic sight and makes the days doing paperwork not so bad.

I was just going through my emails, and got one from my friend, Sharon Loy. She is an animal communicator. I, as well as many of my friends have had the privilege of working with her. When my Siberian Husky, Summit was alive; Summit, Sharon, and myself had several sessions together and what he shared was astonishing, funny, mind opening.

So if any of my clients, past or future were ever needing a better way to communicate with your animals, I would highly recommend her services. She is very professional and passionate about what she does.

Lots has happened since my last newsletter!

1.) Have fun checking out my new website www.sharonloy.com.  It is full of information and resources on telepathic animal communication, and I am adding more to it all the time!  I hope you enjoy it---and that the stories and images give you new insight into the wonder of your relationships with your animal friends :-)

2.) In addition to two more Basic 1 courses in Sedona this year, I am offering a number of international courses.  As you know, I have clients all over the planet, as a telepathic conversation with your animal friends is only a phone or Skype call away!  But while communicating telepathically with animals works just fine remotely, teaching telepathy to humans is more successful in person.  Students in Australia, India, and Hawaii will have so much fun when they reawaken their telepathic ability. 

3.) While in Maui in February 2016, I will be offering a Whale Communication Adventure for Students.  This is a 2-day course for any graduate of Basic 1: Reawaken your Telepathic Ability. I will also be doing several Whale Watch Communication Tours for anyone open and interested in a exploring a deeper connection with the Pacific fleet of humpback whales. 

See below for details on all Basic 1 Courses in Sedona and Abroad.  The specifics on the Whale Adventures are coming soon.  Be sure to email me if you are interested in the whale communication tours and courses, as space is limited.  I hope you will join me on one of these extraordinary adventures!  

Smiles,
Sharon
info@sharonloy.com
​(928) 300-3609

If you call her, tell her you were referred to her by "Summit" in Sedona. I can assure you you connection to your animals will only grow stronger as you each grow to understand one another better.