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= Shakti Bandhan =

Shakti Bandhan | World Sisterhood Day
At ALL Ladies League (ALL), Oct 5th is our annual Sisterhood Festival “World Sisterhood Day,” or “Shakti Bandhan”. Inspired by the Indian festival of "Raksha Bandhan", where women tie wrist bands to brother as a symbol of our bond (Bandhan) and in sacred honoring of their protective presence in our lives; Shakti Bandhan likewise is when we tie bands to sisters and soul sisters in sacred honoring of their empowering presence in our lives, and rededicate ourselves to building and strengthening this bond. Just as we honor in Raksha Bandhan our brothers and supportive men in our families and lives, so too we honor our Soul Sisters in Shakti Bandhan who stand by us, many a times unseen and unsung.

Shakti Bandhan is the celebration for infusing our vital relationship with our soul sisters with ever more loving spirit, affection, respect and care. Recognizing and celebrating the support and sisterhood of women in our lives is the first step toward strengthening this nurturing ecosystem that encourages us to be more of who we are as women.

Let’s ALL celebrate the spirit of sisterhood and our own Divine Feminine:
When we celebrate our bond of sisterhood via a spirited annual festival such as this, we remind ourselves of its utter importance to our lives and rededicate ourselves to nurturing this bond that strengthens us, individually and collectively.

We thus request and invite you ALL you to celebrate Shakti Bandhan with Soul Sisters in your life and encourage other women to also join in this soulful celebration. We also urge our young sisters and daughters to join us; and grow up believing and knowing that women are women’s best friends.

A soul sister shared this beautiful quote and we find it apt to share as it so captures the spirit of Shakti Bandhan:

“If there ever comes a time when the women of the world come together purely and simply for the benefit of mankind, it will be a force such as the world has never known.” Matthew Arnold 1822-1888

How to Celebrate:
You need a simple thread! - could be a string, ribbon, bracelet, or anything you like - with a heart full of love to reach out to the wonderful women in your lives who have always been there for you and for whom you’d like to be there.

Blessings to ALL on First Day of the sacred Navratri festival in India, celebrating nine aspects of Shakti or Mother Goddess Durga.

To enhance the sacredness of the bond, it’s also beautiful to share a special uplifting prayer for your Soul Sister as you tie the wrist band.

In legend and in our hearts, Mother Durga or Shakti is the power of ALL incarnate; with her many hands and powers coming together with unity, purity and purpose, she is omnipotent.

The Divine Mother Shakti was in fact created verily by the power of ALL - when ALL the divine deities, to overcome challenges, had to prayerfully pool in their respective powers to create and invoke a protective power greater than themselves.

Likewise, a stronger sisterhood makes us ALL more blessed and more empowered, as we too can invoke our supreme Shakti with our ALLness.