Keep The Tribe Alive!
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Dear Friends,
On February 14, 2000 : I, Hapenstans The Tribe, was birthed. An idea, a community, an opportunity for expression to flourish - born from my Mother, Cheryle Beltran, out of a desire to connect uninhibitedly and express freely. To feel and learn the Truth of being Human, to enjoy the pleasures and challenges of human expansion by way of a myriad of individuals that make up my family. Within my walls I have seen many faces; I have seen exuberant life and humbling death. I have held so many within me that needed a place to laugh, to cry and to find solace in the difficulties of existence.
My family is vast, directly made up of individual practitioners that beautify through hair, skin, body, mind and spirit. Each has held within them a piece of me, an aspect that is reaching out to you right now. Over the years of my existence there has been so much sacrifice to maintain the heavy burdens of Truth in a world that focuses on the individual consumption above community support. It has been here, within me, that community has developed and taken many forms to provide what so many in this world are constantly seeking; mindful human connection and participation.
From the annual Pride parties that you have come to know and love, to the individual sessions that you come in for, I have seen it all. A place for artists and healers to come together, to share their vision of a world that connects Truthfully and with Love. So many have come here to find themselves, and they have been found. So many have wandered into this space, drawn by the vibrancy of our energies, to discover that it is the sanctuary they have been seeking. I have witnessed laughter singing off these walls, crying embraced without judgement and expression take place uninhibited. Some of you know and have been directly touched by the community developed, others that read this may have been touched indirectly - the message remains the same, we are here for each other, we are one being here to support the all-ness.
We, my family, have come to a crossroads - a place of beginnings and endings, a place of transformation. As a space holder for the development of community over the past 17 years it is now time to humbly ask for the community to assist in a profound way for the continuation of Hapenstans, for the family of practitioners and for you, the individuals, that supports us. In order to keep our doors open, we are required to come up with a large sum of money for the landlord; to make all accounts current. Many of you know that the Hapenstans Tribe is resourceful, creative and humble in the approach to logistics and navigation of a world that is still learning how to connect deeply and compassionately. It is the hope of the Tribe to continue doing this work, to be a beacon of light in a world where all may seem lost, to be a refuge for those that seek a moment of understanding and connection for whomever comes through our doors.
There is a large lesson here for all of us to learn from, as a human community we are being brought together to set aside our pride and our judgement. To hold space for each other, as we all move through our unique challenges while this beautiful planet Earth we call home, transforms into something else entirely. We have come to a place of realization that no one single individual can support the immense growth of the whole. This community is becoming a haven for those that are seeking the Truth, those that desire to find the space within themselves to be the biggest and brightest light they can be - so that they may in turn move out into the world and connect with their communities, ushering in a new wave of profound paradigm shifting and collective human evolution.
We are calling to Unite together, individuals of varying backgrounds and stories, to maintain the strength of interconnectivity. Together we are an unstoppable force of Love, Compassion, Truth, Patience, Humility, Trust and Pure Joy. Together we can hold space for each other. Together we can change the world.
I am not here to teach you how to Love. I am here to Love you. Love will teach you.
On February 14, 2000 : I, Hapenstans The Tribe, was birthed. An idea, a community, an opportunity for expression to flourish - born from my Mother, Cheryle Beltran, out of a desire to connect uninhibitedly and express freely. To feel and learn the Truth of being Human, to enjoy the pleasures and challenges of human expansion by way of a myriad of individuals that make up my family. Within my walls I have seen many faces; I have seen exuberant life and humbling death. I have held so many within me that needed a place to laugh, to cry and to find solace in the difficulties of existence.
My family is vast, directly made up of individual practitioners that beautify through hair, skin, body, mind and spirit. Each has held within them a piece of me, an aspect that is reaching out to you right now. Over the years of my existence there has been so much sacrifice to maintain the heavy burdens of Truth in a world that focuses on the individual consumption above community support. It has been here, within me, that community has developed and taken many forms to provide what so many in this world are constantly seeking; mindful human connection and participation.
From the annual Pride parties that you have come to know and love, to the individual sessions that you come in for, I have seen it all. A place for artists and healers to come together, to share their vision of a world that connects Truthfully and with Love. So many have come here to find themselves, and they have been found. So many have wandered into this space, drawn by the vibrancy of our energies, to discover that it is the sanctuary they have been seeking. I have witnessed laughter singing off these walls, crying embraced without judgement and expression take place uninhibited. Some of you know and have been directly touched by the community developed, others that read this may have been touched indirectly - the message remains the same, we are here for each other, we are one being here to support the all-ness.
We, my family, have come to a crossroads - a place of beginnings and endings, a place of transformation. As a space holder for the development of community over the past 17 years it is now time to humbly ask for the community to assist in a profound way for the continuation of Hapenstans, for the family of practitioners and for you, the individuals, that supports us. In order to keep our doors open, we are required to come up with a large sum of money for the landlord; to make all accounts current. Many of you know that the Hapenstans Tribe is resourceful, creative and humble in the approach to logistics and navigation of a world that is still learning how to connect deeply and compassionately. It is the hope of the Tribe to continue doing this work, to be a beacon of light in a world where all may seem lost, to be a refuge for those that seek a moment of understanding and connection for whomever comes through our doors.
There is a large lesson here for all of us to learn from, as a human community we are being brought together to set aside our pride and our judgement. To hold space for each other, as we all move through our unique challenges while this beautiful planet Earth we call home, transforms into something else entirely. We have come to a place of realization that no one single individual can support the immense growth of the whole. This community is becoming a haven for those that are seeking the Truth, those that desire to find the space within themselves to be the biggest and brightest light they can be - so that they may in turn move out into the world and connect with their communities, ushering in a new wave of profound paradigm shifting and collective human evolution.
We are calling to Unite together, individuals of varying backgrounds and stories, to maintain the strength of interconnectivity. Together we are an unstoppable force of Love, Compassion, Truth, Patience, Humility, Trust and Pure Joy. Together we can hold space for each other. Together we can change the world.
I am not here to teach you how to Love. I am here to Love you. Love will teach you.
Organizer and beneficiary
Hapenstans Tribe
Organizer
San Diego, CA
Cheryle Beltran
Beneficiary