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Our Ayllu Sacred Drum Project Gathering >> • Ayllu Sacred Fire Ceremony Schedule - Julie Flowerdew, host >> • Monthly Meditation Sessions (Kamloops) - Cherie Churchman >> • Shamanic Membership Circle - online with Katina O'Neil & Liana Carbon >> • Medicine for the Earth - Learning How to Transform Personal & Environmental Toxins >> • Shamanism for Children - An Interactive Workshop >> • 1st Annual Ringwood Reiki Retreat 2008 - Val Theroux + others >> • The Luminous Path - Living From a Personal Cosmology of Power - Katina O'Neil >> • The Luminous Journey - Katina O'Neil >> • Trackers of Light Inca Medicine Wheel - Valerie Owen >> • 4th Annual Ayllu Mountain Trip to Apu Raft - Ayllu >> • An Ayllu Mountain Trip to Apu McCray - Susan McFarland >> • Ongoing Workshops - Therese Dorer >> • Sweat Lodge Ceremony Returns >> • Next Annual 8000 Sacred Drums Global Ceremony >> • Gratitude for the Q'ero Mountain People of Peru Project >> • Events in Vancouver >> ....... Sacred Drum Circle Cermony - workshops - weaver ....... Foundation of Shamanic Studies - Core Shamanism Workshops Ongoing • Bi-Monthly Ayllu Sacred Fire Ceremony Schedule All members of the Ayllu are welcome to attend Sacred Fire Ceremony. - New Moon's are Releasing Fires- The Shaman resetting their reality. - Full Moon Fires, Archetype Fires. Open to Everyone. NOTE: New location Contact: Julie Flowedew for more information. Julie is hosting the fires for the months of May/June... We are looking for someone to host for July/August... 2008 Schedule is posted on the Calendar Page >> Details & Schedule for Sacred Fire Ceremonies >> top...   Monthly Meditation Sessions Open to everybody at David & Cherie Churchman's home in Kamloops. The purpose of the meditation is to come together collectively, in silence & stillness to remember what we already are.An experience of Being. Please bring a blanket, cushion, shawl, friend, etc. The sessions begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Parking is at the bottom and top of the driveway. If possible, please car-pool. Enter through the front door. Address: 4370 Westsyde Road Phone: 579-5709 Email: cherie.bewell@telus.net • Above photo © 2008 by ayllu member, Cherie Churchman UPCOMING 2008 DATES: Thurs, January 17th Thurs, February 21st Fri, March 14th Thurs, April 17th top...   Our Ayllu Sacred Drum Project Gathering "When 8000 sacred drums play together, an intense healing of Mother Earth will commence." - 500 year-old Otomi Prophecy - more info about 8000 Sacred Drums below >> PROJECT UPDATE!!! - Dates has been set to gather together very soon to complete our sacred ayllu drum, Windwalker... We plan to gather at Sorrento Centre on the weekend of September (4) 5, 6 & 7, 2008... Please go to our blog site here at www.drum4mum.blogspot.com for detailed information and the planned schedule for the weekend... If you wish to attend please contact Michelle Morris at trackersoflight@yahoo.ca as soon as you can to register... If you need accomodation/meals, please contact Sorrento Centre separately ASAP to arrange your needs. This event will be facilitated by many ayllu members and is a PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN event with a suggested sliding scale of $35 - $80 to help cover costs of the space/supplies... tho' we will not turn anyone away because of funds who is called to be with us. A little bit on how this project got started... From within our Ayllu Vision Meeting that happened in Kamloops in the Winter of 2006... a dream was put forth of creating our own Ayllu Community Drum... A drum that would be of service to the healing of our blessed earth mother, Pachamama and our Ayllu Community in the Kamloops sacred valley and outer area(s)... We are now dreaming and creating this sacred drum into being... where this sacred project has been continuing with a small commited group of our Ayllu... If the spirit of the drum calls you, we welcome ALL Ayllu members to join us... ••• Gathering date change/update: The one-piece sitka spruce drum frame (residing in Kamloops - see info below) has gone through the critical stage of drying over the winter months... and is now ready to become our ayllu sacred drum... We are planning to meet together in the Fall of 2008 (September (4) 5, 6, and 7, 2008 - confirmed) in Sorrento, BC to create this special ayllu drum (sacred ceremonies will be included in this weekend)... We welcome those who will want to assist with all aspects of the creation of this sacred drum... i.e.: the sanding and finishing of the frame, the pulling of the hides... the creation of the playing sticks - including the possible adornment of feathers, beadwork or?... the building and finishing of a drum stand... the sewing of an honouring cover... etc... We also welcome donations towards the cost of this project... to do so, please contact Pamela Jensen ...or see below how to donate online and/or buy a project tshirt, mug, cards, etc... There is much dreaming and planning to be done now before we meet to build, construct and create... • For more info and the journaling about this project... an interactive blog site has been set up where we all can dream and dialogue together the process that we are embarking on with this project... you can visit the blog at www.drum4mum.blogspot.com ...and if you would like to join in on the discussion and contribute to this blog, please email weaver at stardrum@yahoo.com and request an invite and she will welcome you... This blog will also keep us in touch with the process and confirm specifics when and where... This sacred drum is becoming OUR Ayllu Community Drum and we hope you will join us to engage in our healing together as ayllu... we can't do this without you! ...All our relations! We are fundraising for the costs related to creating this sacred drum... and we invite you to purchase a project t-shirt, mug, framed print, greeting cards and more here at cafepress >> This design was created and donated for the sacred ayllu drum project by artist, carol weaver... We are also accepting cash donations via paypal through our blogsite - just click on the paypal button there - and we thank you very much for supporting this project - where, this sacred ayllu drum will be of continued service to our blessed earth mother, pachamama and our ayllu community >> www.drum4mum.blogspot.com. top...   1st Annual Ringwood Reiki Retreat 2008 Friday September 26, 27 & 28, 2008 (starts at 6:30 pm Fri - ends at 1:30 pm Sunday) Organizers: Val Theroux & Kim Jensen Presenters/Facilitators: Cherie Churchman, Kim Jensen, Katina O'Neil, Sue O'Shaughnessy & Val Theroux Bringing Reiki to Life... - Instruction and handouts; experience - variety of presenters, experiential exercises; reflection - quiet time, journaling, resting, listening; community - being together, ritual, shared experience; nourishment - Reiki energy, good food, good company; great location - spacious home and yard, views, land, woods At a later date you will receive the full workshop agenda and asked to indicate your personal retreat preferences. As this is a RETREAT, throughout the weekend you will be given the choice of opting out of activities to find your own quiet time and space. Here is a summary of the Retreat... Friday night: The Gift of Reiki - 6.30 pm arrival and settling in. - After our opening ceremony attunements will be offered by Reiki Masters. - You will have your choice of a healing attunement or a level attunement (of a level you already have as this is not a workshop to get your next level). - You will have an opportunity to exchange 20 min treatments with one other. - There will be an invitation to "listen to the night" from the verandah, while you enjoy, hot chocolate and snacks before retiring into silence at 10 pm until morning. Saturday Day: Perception and the Experience of Energy. - 8.30 am start. - Morning meditation - Presentation on Creative Journaling - Exercises to increase skills in perceiving energy - 2 coffee breaks, a 1.5 hour lunch and rest break and an hour supper break - Assessing and treating others Saturday Evening: Gratitude and Reciprocity - Gratitude Meditation - Incan Gratitude Ceremony 8.30 pm - Early evening - time on verandah? Hot chocolate? Music? Sunday: Bringing Reiki forward into daily life. - 9 am start. - Meditation - Reiki in other areas of life - sharing ideas and examples - Break and snacks - Final treatments - Closing Circle 1.30 pm - Pack up and goodbyes. Cost: $350 includes food and lodging - Deposit $100 by August 29th. For more information contact Val Theroux, Ringwood Health, valtheroux@shaw.ca - tel: 250-372-1424 or... Kim Jensen, Innovative Changes, 250-374-6614. top...   The Luminous Path - Kamloops The Luminous Path Living From a Personal Cosmology of Power The Luminous Path is a path of personal power which draws on Andean shamanic wisdom to offer you tools and practices to craft your life by direct engagement with your luminous body. Through teachings, Andean rites of passage and initiations, we will access the luminous fibers of the universe which inform our bodies and our understanding of reality. We will directly engage our own soul and the powers of nature. We will recover an understanding of our life's purpose, how to shed our past, confront our shadow, release our limiting vision and heal ourselves. When we work from the place of the Luminous Mystic, we will be able to create a world of harmony balance and peace. This intensive program is anchored in four sessions each lasting four days. With the completion of the program you will have created a powerful stone medicine bundle called a "Mesa" in the Inka tradition which will link you with your cosmology of power. Inca The four aspects of the Luminous Path are: Session 1 -The Luminous Self - Understanding the soul's journey in human form and the luminous architecture that supports that form and all of creation. Session 2 -The Luminous Healer - Engaging your luminous self you become a master tracker able to clear, balance and imprint the luminous body with the blueprint of health by connecting to the healing power of the universe. Session 3 -The Luminous Shaman - The shaman understands the creation of reality, takes responsibility for it, and tracks for the ultimate possibility for their life and death. Session 4 -The Luminous Mystic - Living your authentic self within the collective through the embodiment of compassion Facilitator: Katina O'Neil is a Shamanic Healer, Teacher and Reiki Master. She has been initiated into the mystical healing traditions of the Inca Shamans of Peru, studied with the Four Winds Society, José Luis Herrera, and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. She shares Andean Shamanic teachings in Canada and the US, leads journeys to Peru and is currently writing a book on the Luminous Path. Contact - Katina O'Neil at ksmo@telus.net or 250-314-1413 for further info and registration This Program is taught: Kamloops, BC; Vancouver Island, BC; San Diago, USA & Boston, MA, USA. Detailed Dates for next The Luminous Path sessions >> top...   The Luminous Journey with Katina O'Neil - Kamloops, BC, Canada - Boston, MA, USA - San Diego, CA, USA Please see calendar for next session dates >> Join us on the Luminous Journey as we deepen our understanding of and relationships with power. This series for full mesa carriers builds on the foundational work and initiations you have received through various teachers and consists of four weekends which will address: • organizing your power in various mesas and mesa configurations • your embodiment of the archetypes • personal landscape as your source of power • mapping the unconscious - personal and collective • soul loss and soul retrieval • stillness - where it all happens • consciousness - navigating life and death • illusion and reality This work is for those who wish to continue exploring how the shamanic world view can bring healing and peace to themselves and our world. Session One: Deepening your Relationships of Power - powering up your mesa - you and the archetypes - connecting your personal landscape Session Two: Navigating the Uhupacha and Soul Retrieval - mapping the personal unconscious - present and past - the collective unconscious - intensive journeying - soul retrieval methods Session Three: Expanding into Stillness - exploring stillness - shamanic meditation - the gateway to the Hanaqpacha Session Four: The Infinite as Reality - reality is what you imagine it to be - navigating consciousness through life and death Facilitator: Katina O'Neil is a Shamanic Healer, Teacher and Reiki Master. She has been initiated into the mystical healing traditions of the Inka Shamans of Peru, studied with the Four Winds Society, José Luis Herrera, and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. She shares Andean Shamanic teachings in Canada and the US , leads journeys to Peru and is currently writing a book on the Luminous Path. Contact: Katina O'Neil for more information and to register. ksmo@telus.net or 250-314-1413 top...   2008 • Ongoing Workshops with Therese Dorer Follow your Heart Workshop Follow your heart! We hear this statement a lot, but what does it really mean? Our western society encourages logical thinking, and a reliance on affirmations from external forces to acknowledge if we are successful in the world. Ê How would it feel to engage with the world by following your intuition, and heart knowing, how would this inform your reality? By following your heart you may be giving yourself permission to notice your choices in life choices of relationships, career, and life purpose. In my practice as an intuitive reader I find the most sought after answers for clients are questions concerning Career, Relationship and Life Purpose. From the hundreds of intuitive consultations I have been able to give, I feel very blessed to have received wonderful insights from the perspective of Spirit regarding these important aspects of our lives. Ê Saturday Feb 16 & Sunday Feb 17, 2008 (contact Therese for next dates) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Location: Kamloops, BC Ê Investment $230 - $30 deposit securing your registration is required. Includes Lunch Sat & Sun For More Information about Therese and upcoming workshops: Therese Dorer - tel: 250-578-8437 email: tdorer@shaw.ca www.crystalclearinsights.ca Ê top... Trackers of Light Medicine Wheel A journey of Self-Healing through the Sacred Path of the Inca/Andean & Mother Earth Shamanic Tradition(s). Faciliator: Valerie Owen Assistant/Music: weaver ••• Dates for NEW Upcoming Wheel Five: In Sorrento, BC Canada... • South Direction: October 16, 17, 18, 2009 ...more dates to follow - at Sorrento Centre • Investment for each session: $325 + 5% GST (16.25) = $341.25 (not including room & board) Note: We are planning a Medicine Wheel for Vancouver, BC Canada - check for updates! • For more information & registration, please contact Michelle Morris at trackersoflight@yahoo.ca ------------------------------------ GOOD NEWS: We are organizing a Wheel either in the Fall 2008 or early Spring 2009 - for the Vancouver, BC area - stay tuned for more info soon... if you are interested in attending a Trackers of Light Medicine Wheel in Vancouver, please email Heathir Rhyrasen at hrhyasen@agentofchange.ca. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- More detailed info on the Trackers of Light Medicine Wheel Program here >> top...   July 18, 19 & 20, 2008 4th Annual Ayllu Mountain Trip to Apu Raft Hello Ayllu! For those of you who haven't joined us before, the emphasis of this weekend is on annual clearing of the year past, and opening to the new year. It is a weekend spent in sacred space together, for both communal and personal ceremony. While we need basic hiking gear (shoes, layered clothing, day pack, walking stick if desired) to negotiate the two host mountains, these are not day hikes with a goal of reaching the top of the mountain. One of our foundational values is inclusivity! Therefore all levels of fitness are considered as we proceed through the days. We will follow the basic format of: Friday: We will gather late afternoon/early evening at the Emery's. Dinner is on your own. Evening will include an opening Fire Ceremony and some basic orientation to the weekend, the ceremonies we will be utilizing, and a talking circle on being in sacred space together for an extended period. Saturday with Raft. Saturday night will be social in nature, after a long day on the Mountain. Sunday: with Trophy July 18, 19, 20, 2008 Changes this year: 1. The weekend will be open to the significant other (1 guest, either a spouse/partner or adult child) of full Mesa Carriers. 2. We will not be including an overnight stay on Trophy this year. 3. Registration this year will be handled by Laurie Reiffer... lreiffer@gmail.com There will be camping at Emery's again, at a cost of $5.00 which goes to the Outhouse fune. We will send along info on local B&B's, motels, driving instructions, etc. We haven't made contact with Glen yet, but will do so this week. We are hoping he is available to prepare his fabulous meals for us - breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, and dinner on Saturday. Last year it was $55.00 for the package. Sign up details and more information will come sometime in May. In munay, Joey top...   August 15, 16, 17, 2008 An Ayllu Mountain Trip to Apu McCray Plans are being made for a weekend trip to the mountains southeast of Revelstoke. This would be a backpacking trip involving a 2km hike into a sub alpine lake campsite that provides tent pads and an outhouse only. The hike includes some moderate up hill sections. Access is approximately a one-hour drive from Revelstoke on a well-maintained dirt road to the trailhead at 1700 feet elevation. Participants should be prepared to live outdoors for the weekend and to participate in activities of coming into relationship with the mountain. Maximum number of participants would be 8 - 10. A couple of inexperienced back-packers could be accommodated in that number provided they are willing to prepare physically and would have time for some orientation. Please contact Susan McFarland if you are interested in this trip. Phone: (250) 835-4799 (leave message) Email: mcfarlnd@jetstream.net top...   Shamanic Membership Circle Online with katina O'Neil & Liana Carbon Starting September 1, 2008 Hello Everyone! We are very excited about our new program! It's just about ready to be unveiled to the general public, but we wanted you to have a chance to hear about it first. Have you wished you could expand and deepen your understanding of shamanic practices and the tools shamans use from all over the world? Have you wanted to learn something more about shamanism but in bite-sized pieces you could incorporate right away into your shamanic life and practice? Have you wanted to go deeper into teachings with which you are already familiar but feel not quite ready to use on a day-to-day basis? Have you just wanted MORE but not felt that more expense, more travel or more time away from work and family was the way you could get it? We at the Institute of Shamanic Wisdom know about the passion that drives us to seek more so we can fulfill our destinies. We are all constant seekers and learners. Because we want to make sure the wisdom of the shamanic ways is available to you, we are offering you a means of getting what you want from the comfort, simplicity and economy of your own computer, on your time, for very little expense. Does this sound like something you might find interesting? We are launching Your Shaman's Toolbox - a Shamanic Membership Circle that you are invited to join for only $47 a month. Each month, you will receive weekly lessons related to shamanism. Each lesson will include something you can use either for your own knowledge and practice of shamanism, or for you to include as part of your healing practice. Want to know more? ...Click Here for Program details and to subscribe > > top...   Sweat Lodge Ceremony Returns Next Sweat: Contact Susan McFarland at mcfarlnd@jetstream.net - 9 am Prep & 11 am Sweat Ceremony start The sweat lodge ceremony is a round of four sessions of prayer in a circular lodge that is heated with "grandfathers" (stones) that have been heated in a fire. Water and herbs are sprinkled on the grandfathers. Participants may exit the lodge between the rounds of prayers or at any time should they become uncomfortable. The fire is started approximately two hours before the sweat begins and the lodge and sacred space is prepared during this time. Those attending the sweat are encouraged to assist in various parts of the ceremony according to their own comfort level. The new sweat lodge is located at the home of elder/teacher Joan Arnous of the Little Shuswap Band. Exit Highway 1 at the Sqwlax Bridge. Look for the Quuaout Lodge information. This will be a right turn if you are driving east, left turn if driving west. Cross the bridge over the highway and the river. Turn left at the end of the bridge towards the Quuaout lodge. You will pass the PowWow grounds on your right just before the Band Office also on the right. It is a round building with a large sign. Joan's house, #1877, is on the left, across the road from the band office. There is a dirt road before you get to Joan's driveway that will take you around the back of the house where you can park. Wear: bathing suit, shorts and T-shirt, cotton night gown, or light cotton dress. Cotton is recommended rather than synthetics. A pair of slip-on shoes/sandles for in/out of the lodge, a house coat or wrap for when exiting the lodge Please bring: towels, something to sit on in the lodge that will get wet (there are bamboo beach mats on the floor of the lodge), something to drink, something to share in the way of food, a gift for the elder/facilitator of the sweat. ***PLEASE CONTACT SUSAN IF YOU ARE ATTENDING. If no one is attending, the sweat will not be prepared. Contact Susan McFarland mcfarlnd@jetstream.net or by telephone 250-835-4799 top...   • Next Annual 8,000 Sacred Drums Global Ceremony... - Spring Equinox, March 21, 2009 - 12 Noon Central Standard Time "When 8000 sacred drums sound together, an intense healing of Mother Earth will commence." - 500 year-old Otomi Prophecy Again, the Otomi elders of Mexico will be holding ceremonies to gather as many sacred drummers together as possible to continue the fulfillment of their 500-year old prophecy with the powerful intention to open healing of our blessed earth mother - please join us by gathering together and/or drumming mindfully wherever you are at this time! ........................................................................................................ Joining all Indigenous people around the world - Let us prepare for next year's event in 2009 - Please help us spread the word - Our blessed earth mother is calling us! A call has gone out to all lightworkers and indigenous nations around the world in calling for justice - for healing. ** According to a Sacred Prophecy revealed at the Otomi Ceremonial Center by Otomi Elder Sages, the day when the sounds of 8,000 Sacred Drums join together is the beginning of the healing of Mother Earth. It is time to unify ourselves to rediscover the seeds of the Four Directions - to reactivate cosmic energy, heal historical wounds. It's time to respect life, liberty and the dignity of Our Peoples. The first great ceremony was held March 21, 2004 in Temoaya, Mexico. Drum circles joined around the world on the Spring Equinox. This will continue each year until 2012. Sacred Principles: - Seal and heal the wounded vertices of Mother Earth. - Identify and activate the Indigenous energy centers at sacred places, this is our duty. - Plant and strengthen consciousness of love and respect for our Mother Earth. This is everyone's work. - The Indigenous ancestral recommendation to create and practice our cullture of Peace and Life is fundamental. - Recognition of the use of the energy and healing are the properties of our sacred instruments. NOTE: info about 2007 here at... www.drum4mum.blogspot.com ** More info and to register your drums... at The International Indigenous University > ...top   • Gratitude for the Q'ero Mountain People of Peru - A Way to Give Back in Ayni... Dear fellow mesa carriers... would you like to be able to make a difference? - We can in a simple new way... A fundraising project has been set up to raise and build funds for our brothers and sisters of the Q'ero shamanic nation of Peru - our teachers and elders who have graciously given freely to all of us their medicine teachings and love... We really believe in this new and special Fundraising concept that we're proud to be a part of... My Power Mall (MPM) is a (completely free-to-join) online community that is truly heart-filled"... and together, as members who care about our communities, we hold a vision through a new way to help each other - we work with a unique and simple fundraising tool where we can share our financial resources with ourselves and others... ...and how? We have simply shifted the "way" we do some of our everyday "spending"... And we funnel the rebates/income earned into Special Projects and Foundations that help people help people, etc... working together with a purpose to "see" our dreams come into being. And... the Gratitude for the Q'ero Mountain People of Peru Fundraiser is one of those Projects. Also... 6% of all corporate profits go into MPM's "One-Child-At-Time" Program" that help children of need all over.... and so, it's a total WIN-WIN for everyone who participate... MPM is open to all and anyone who share this vision of working together for positive change... to join us - completely free... We're presently 121,000+ proud members in over 230 countries... and growing by the 100s every day... By particpating with us, ALL Rebate proceeds generated (from our purchases) through the Q'ero fundraiser Power Mall (MPM) Project will go directly to help our Q'ero shaman brothers and sisters AND those who become a free member. • More detailed information on how this Fundraising Project simply works here at the "Dialogues Page" >> top...   Events in Vancouver Sacred Drum Circle with weaver ...the voice of the drum is the bridge to the spirit realm ...the pulse connecting us to our earth mother's heartbeat ...and the circular shape is that of the hoop of life ...to all who are called to the spirit of the drum... ...come drum for peace ...come drum for healing ...come drum for our blessed earth mother • if you're ever visiting Vancouver, you're invited to come share & learn about the spirit of the drum in sacred space... weaver will share her intuitive essence of the drum, with topics such as... • free drumming from a spiritual & shamanic perspective • how to connect & get acquainted with your drum which is energetically a living, breathing being • how to care for & feed your drum including how to journey with your drum • creating dialogue about why we drum & the approach to rhythm • paying attention to the voice of the drum & awareness of our intention when we drum • exploring the differences of how we drum - ie. the pulse versus the beat • explore forms of movement & rhythm including vocal rhythms & language • provide a SAFE space for us as a drum community to explore ways of healing, meditation & sacred intent for ourselves & our blessed mother earth, pachamama & of course, have fun! • the sacred drum circle is open to all who are called to the spirit of the drum regardless of what skill level or type of drum • facilitated by carol weaver, vancouver musician & artist • weaver has been a drummer for as long as she can remember • she holds a third-level degree in the healing art of Reiki & has been initiated into the shamanic lineage of the Q'ero nation in Peru through the Four Winds Society & is a mesa carrier - including the ongoing study of her own Celtic heritage, shamanic healing traditions & art • she is honoured to carry and caretake a powerful Qilaut wind drum • the Vancouver circle now meets quarterly at the Equinoxes and Solstices. • Next Sacred Drum Circle & Full Moon Ceremony - Summer Solstice - June 2008 - TBA To register & more info & next circle dates... go to weaver's site at www.carolweaver.com & click on the "drum stuff" page... • Above photo © 2006 by ayllu member, Joan P. Wright top...   • Foundation of Shamanic Studies - Core Shamanism Classes - Vancouver, BC Canada - Offered through Agent of Change - Contact: Heathir Rhyasen - www.agentofchange.ca --------------------------------------------- The Way of the Shaman The Shamanic Journey for Healing and Power Basic Workshop for The Foundation of Shamanic Studies with Leslie Conton, Ph.D. • May 2008 TBA -Vancouver, BC This experiential workshop is an introduction into Core Shamanism, basic universal and near universal methods of the shaman to enter non-ordinary reality for healing, well being and problem solving. Participants are initiated into Shamanic journeying and learn how the journey is utilized to help restore spiritual power and health, and how Shamanism can be applied in daily life to help heal one's self, others, and the planet. Facilitator: Leslie Conton, Ph.D. is Professor of Cultural anthropology at Fairhaven College, Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. She is a Michael Harner Teaching Associate of The Foundation of Shamanic Studies, a practitioner of core shamanism, and a certified Harner Method Shamanic Counsellor. For over 30 years, Leslie has studied with Shamans in Papua New Guinea, China, the United States and most recently Nepal. Dr. Conton is a talented, inspirational teacher and a gifted Shamanic healer. For next Basic Session, Contact Heathir Rhyasen directly at hrhyasen@agentofchange.ca or call 604-420-5845 - www.agentofchange.ca More info at The Foundation of Shamanic Studies - www.shamanism.org --------------------------------------------- Shamanic Extraction Healing A Foundation of Shamanic Studies Advanced Workshop with Leslie Conton Ph.D Note: You must have completed the Basic "Way of the Shaman" Class first in order to take this or any FSS Advanced Class. • May 24 & 25, 2008 Participants are initiated into the extraction method of healing, including how to see, sense, and remove localized illness and pain connected to spiritual factors. This is an important part of shamanic healing training. They will also learn how shamanic practitioners can work in partnership to increase the effectiveness of this work. The Extraction Healing Training workshop is designed exclusively for people who want to bring shamanic healing work into their practice with others. The training is not designed for people looking for personal healingPre-requisite is the basic workshop The Way of the Shaman. To register, please contact Heathir Rhyasen directly at hrhyasen@agentofchange.ca or call 604-420-5845 - www.agentofchange.ca More info at The Foundation of Shamanic Studies - www.shamanism.org top...