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These are the workshops that Spirit Weavers offered from 2002 - 2007.
Shamanism:
A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
November 2007 $50 pre-registration (received by November 1st !) -- $60
after Nov 1 at the door, if space available
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered. Celtic
Shamanism: Two-Year
Training Program
Peacemakers Reunion
Weekend available only to persons who participated in the Peacemakers Intensive in Michigan. October 2007 Medicine for the Earth
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Pre-registration/pre-payment by October 24th is kindly requested.
Creative Spirit Center
September 2007
Shamanism:
A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life $60 pre-registration (received by September 5) -- $70 at the door, if space available
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life Email Address:
info@bodyworkshealingcenter.com Community Re-Dedication
to Peace and Memorial for Victims of War MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH.
Shamanism:
A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life Email Address:
info@bodyworkshealingcenter.com
Shamanism:
A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered. RATTLE MAKING
WORKSHOP
(postponed) June 2nd,2 hr session AND June 4th, 3 hr
session.
Peacemakers Reunion
Contact us if interested in more information. This gathering is now open to anyone interested in spiritual and shamanic approaches to healing, conflict resolution, social justice and PEACE! Celtic
Shamanism: Two-Year
Training Program
4th
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program : Peace & Healing Action Group “Do not give up hope, we were made for these times!” Clarissa Pinkola-Estes Meets the second Monday of
every month at 7 pm.
“ The first
peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of
people The Peace & Healing group
was implemented to weave a solid spiritual approach into the peace movement. Participants will chose the focus, but areas of interest could include: How to be a spiritual
‘peacekeeper’ Please join us and “Be the change you want to see in the world” (Gandhi)
Shamanism:
Introduction to the Shamanic Journey Directions and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Medicine for the Earth:
This weekend experiential training is
based on the information in Medicine for the Earth . We experience how to
transform personal and environmental pollution by learning how to transmute
negative beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by emotions.
Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As above, so
below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together to restore
harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive change
within ourselves. Directions and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
4th
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program :
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
4th
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program :
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Creative Spirit Center
Lecture: Shamanism: Path of Healing and Empowerment with Kate Durda,M.A. MARCH 6, 2007 6-8pm
$15 ($3 discount for members) *** Please register by
April 22nd, if possible!
Cost: $15 Shamanism, the oldest recorded form of spirituality known, is an ancient and powerful practice still used today to restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. It is a personal spiritual practice, and a healing practice, not a religion. Specific healing methods and their relationship to other popular healing modalities used currently will be discussed. Find out how "Soul Retrieval" can powerfully help a person who has experienced 'post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); or "Extraction, can assist with physical pain ,energy leaks, and disruption of the chakra energy. This will be combination lecture/ discussion/ experiential session. Come with your questions as well, there will be time for question/answers.
Pre-registration/pre-payment is kindly requested. For more information or to register contact:
Creative Spirit Center
Peace & Healing Action Circle - Inaugural Meeting 855
Grove Street; East Lansing, MI 48823 “ The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship , their oneness, with the universe and all its power, …it is within each of us”. - Black Elk (Oglala Sioux elder and Medicine Man) Kate has been on the board of directors, and is starting up this group. Intent of the group is to provide a positive-action group to help create social change lending itself to peace and healthy living, thru spiritual means. It will be creative, fun, healing and satisfying!! Come join us to help ‘dream’ our dream of a better world! The Peace & Healing group will provide a positive action group to explore and promote peace, social justice, personal and community healing, and healthy living. Purpose includes: to promote social justice in accordance with higher beliefs; to explore and promote spiritual practices supporting personal and community healing, health, and peace; and promote a shared recognition of our ‘oneness’ not only with all people, but also all of life. Protest and acts of conscience are critical, but there is much more work needed in our efforts to creating peace, both in ourselves, and in the world. Participants will chose the focus, but areas of interest could include: How to be a spiritual
‘peacekeeper’ Focus on healing for survivors of trauma (vets, domestic assault, abuse,etc) Environmental health Ceremonies, community movies, reading group(s) and public activities to support the goals and ends of the PEC and Peace & Healing task force. Networking with local,
national, and international organizations promoting the goals of this task force
and PEC To join, or more info-contact: Kate Durda, PEC board member 517.543.6754 or email spiritweaver@voyager.net or contact PEC! Please join us and “Be the change you want to see in the world” (Gandhi) “Do not give up hope, we were made for these times!” Clarissa Pinkola-Estes
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
4th
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program : -- closed--
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life Email Address:
info@bodyworkshealingcenter.com
4th Shamanism Apprenticeship Program: In this program, I will guide you in deepening your
shamanic practice and experiences, and will introduce a lot of experiences
including, but NOT limited to: Each Saturday will include some lecture, lots of experiential work, individually/with partner/ in group. There will be ceremony, dance or song, and outdoor work at times. Also, I will support focused time for individual spiritual quests and exploration. Spirituality is about who you are becoming, so the time you spend on your own personal work is very valuable. In addition, there will be group discussions and time for question/answer.
TO REGISTER or for more information:
click here
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered. December 2006
Peacemakers Reunion
Weekend available only to persons who participated in the Peacemakers Intensive in Michigan.
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered. November 2006 Medicine for the Earth
Reunion and Healing Ceremony We are very happy to invite past MFE participants to this
First Annual MFE gathering/reunion We will share/present: We will end the day with a
Transfiguration/Healing Ceremony, followed by a small "feast". Please bring: Drums and rattles (we'll
have extras if you don't) Let's build our shamanic community! There will be a 'community check'in', place for fyou to distribute flyers about your shamanic groups/worskhops/ceremonies... and general networking! Must contact Kate at 517.543.6754 or
Spiritweaver@voyager.net
by November 3 to attend! TO REGISTER: Please send $35 check/m.order made out to KATE DURDA, and mail to : Kate Durda Celtic
Shamanism: Two-Year
Training Program Human Spirit Expo
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism: A
Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Medicine for the Earth
Medicine for the Earth
Crafting Weekend
Medicine for the Earth This experiential training is based on
the information in Medicine for the Earth . We experience how to transform
personal and environmental pollution by learning how to transmute negative
beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by emotions.
Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As above, so
below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together to restore
harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive change
within ourselves. TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or click here or e-mail SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Medicine for the Earth Mediumship Workshop TIMES: Saturday 9-6; Sunday 9-4pm (Friday July 21: 9am-5pm) Cost: by June 20th is $235 ____ for Mediumship or ___$335 Mediumship plus FridayJuly 21 after June 20th is $255 ____ for Mediumship or ___ $355 Mediumship plus Friday July 21 ** A limited
number of rooms at
Reduced cost hotel reservation are available at the Marriott Hotel of East
Lansing...See Below! Deadline is June 30th (FRIDAY)
TO REGISTER:
click here
Shamanism:
Healing and Empowerment
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Medicine for the Earth:
Heart Centered Shamanic Depossession Training, Introduction Pre-registration requested Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth, says, "Betsy is the one I would train with in Depossession. I think she is a brilliant teacher of Depossession." The clearing of possessing spirits has a profound impact on the person suffering from the problem, as well as on the practitioner who facilitates the clearing. Heart Centered Shamanic Clearing is a form of basic shamanic depossession and clearing work that incorporates the partnership of the Light of the Creator and the Heart Light of the Practitioner, along with the Helping Spirits to safely and respectfully free human beings from possession by suffering beings of all kinds. This training is for all practitioners who are interested in the recognition of possession, techniques for clearing and protocols for protection. MATERIAL COVERED: Betsy Bergstrom is a full-time Shamanic Practitioner from Seattle, Washington, who has studied with shamans and healers from many cultures. As a small child she was recognized by Hawaiian kahunas and was made aware of her Helping Spirits and Totem Animals. As a teenager, she was recognized as a spiritual healer and medium by ministers of the Spiritualist Church. In her 30´s and 40`s, she has been trained by a number of indigenous shamans and healers from many cultures. Her own practice of depossission incorporates many Middle World elements that are not part of core shamanism and the Foundation`s program. She is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies 3-Year Program, and has also taught Depossession through the Foundation Her calling is to work in partnership with the Helping Spirits, to help the living and with the dead. Betsy says; "The feedback from my classes has been that the teaching defused much of the fear that some people felt in approaching the work of clearing and depossession." Note: This workshop is a prerequisite for Advanced Deposession and Mediumship. Prerequisite: Basic Shamanic Journeying using the method taught by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. If you are not sure if you know this technique or have questions please contact us.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration… This program is an opportunity to acquire and hone shamanic skills in a Celtic context, using traditional Celtic practices mixed with core shamanic techniques. The program is part of the worldwide revival of shamanic lore and customs. By means of ongoing study and practice we adapt the Old Ways of Celtic and European peoples to the modern world. We recover and utilize shamanic wisdom found in folk customs, fairy traditions, ancient myths and rituals, and traditional healing and visionary methods. On-going practice at home is expected between sessions which occur in the spring and fall of two consecutive years. Celtic shamanism is a forest tradition in which seership, shapeshifting, poetry, and participation in the life of the elements of nature play important roles for the shaman and healer. A major element in Celtic shamanism is poetry, for poets had shamanic healing and visionary skills, so we will explore ways to use poetry in healing and ritual work. The training also includes working with the cauldrons of the soul and key Celtic gods, goddesses, and other spirits when appropriate for shamanic work, especially the spirits known as the Sidhe, the People of the Goddess Danu. As presented in this program, Celtic shamanism is a living tradition that comes from older practices and folklore combined with modern shamanic techniques that can be used in healing sessions with clients or solely for one's own spiritual and personal development. We use seasonal rituals and ceremonial activities to align ourselves with the old Celtic calendar. At Samhain we engage in the Wild Hunt, a form of ritual battle against the coming forces of death and destruction most prevalent in the winter months. In the spring we learn a healing ritual called the Beheading Game, based on a Celtic tradition similar to the practice in other shamanic cultures where the shaman takes on an illness or problem in order to transmute it. We will also practice some Celtic-based meditation techniques that do not require drums or rattles. And we will learn ways of entering nonordinary reality that are closer to the Celtic understanding of the Otherworld as being present here in ordinary reality. At our last meeting we use the Celtic shaman's initiation found in a Welsh myth to complete our training. One of the benefits of an ongoing program is to participate in a stable community of shamanists. We all gain insight and wisdom from each other, and as the program progresses, the support of a familiar community enriches our shamanic practice. Guided by our helping spirits, the program will acquire its own unique life, punctuated with surprise and discovery as we go along. This will be a three day residential program (Friday am thru Sunday afternoon) held at the Kellogg Biological Station Conference Center situated on beautiful Gull Lake in southwest Michigan (see www.kbs.msu.edu/Conference).
Shamanism: A Spiritual
Practice for Everyday Life
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Three Year Program in Advanced
Shamanism Shamanism : Personal Healing and
Empowerment
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Women and Bear Medicine
Intensive with Carol Proudfoot-Edgar near Kalamazoo, Michigan April 14-17, 2005 Cost: $495-615 (depending on housing option) Powerful 4 day residential workshop for women in which you will be introduced to the major shamanic themes and activities of Bear Medicine. In many cultures, women who practiced the way of Bear carried knowledge and spiritual connections essential to both the health of the people and the prospering of the land and other inhabitants. All of us have some deep ancestral lineage to Women who walked with Bear. We come to awaken this wisdom carried in our bones. Costs and details to be determined. Contact SpiritWeaver@voyager.net |
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program :
Journey of the Open Heart
with Kate Durda,
February 5, March 5, April 9, May 7, & one day to be
determined
held in Lansing area, Michigan
Cost $325 for
entire program
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Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
March 6, 2005 SUNDAY 1pm - 5pm
$50
pre-registration by March 30; $60 at the door, if space available
For those who wish to repeat this class, reduced registration cost of $25.
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice.
We will discuss shamanic healing methods, and application to your everyday
life, including working with Spirits of Nature, healing self, healing the land,
etc.
Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Heart Centered Shamanic Depossession Training and Unraveling Curses
with Betsy Bergstrom in Lansing, Mi. on the campus of Michigan State
University
February 18-20, 2005 - Friday and Saturday 9 am - 6 pm, Sunday 9am - 4pm
Cost if registered by 2-1-05 is $275, after that date the cost is $300
Pre-registration: to hold place without full payment $50.00 deposit
(non-refundable).
Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth, says, "Betsy is the one I would train with in Depossession. I think she is a brilliant teacher of Depossession."
The clearing of possessing spirits has a profound impact on the person suffering from the problem, as well as on the practitioner who facilitates the clearing. Heart Centered Shamanic Clearing is a form of basic shamanic depossession and clearing work that incorporates the partnership of the Light of the Creator and the Heart Light of the Practitioner, along with the Helping Spirits to safely and respectfully free human beings from possession by suffering beings of all kinds. This training is for all practitioners who are interested in the recognition of possession, techniques for clearing and protocols for protection.
MATERIAL COVERED:
* Nature &
fundamentals of possession and multiple possession
* The nature and possibilities of the Middle World
* Middle World protection and Allies * Recognition of possession
and multiple possession
* Techniques for clearing the suffering beings, including live demonstrations
* Importance of clearing for the suffering being’s themselves
* Post-clearing protocols, aftercare for clients
* Required healing for client’s nervous system and psyche
* Personal protocol and care for self, before and after doing this work
* How to recognize curses and sorcery * Unraveling curses and
creating preventatives
Betsy Bergstrom is a full-time Shamanic Practitioner from Seattle, Washington, who has studied with shamans and healers from many cultures. As a small child she was recognized by Hawaiian kahunas and was made aware of her Helping Spirits and Totem Animals. As a teenager, she was recognized as a spiritual healer and medium by ministers of the Spiritualist Church. In her 30´s and 40`s, she has been trained by a number of indigenous shamans and healers from many cultures. Her own practice of depossission incorporates many Middle World elements that are not part of core shamanism and the Foundation`s program. She is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies 3-Year Program, and has also taught Depossession through the Foundation Her calling is to work in partnership with the Helping Spirits, to help the living and with the dead.
Betsy says; "The feedback from my classes has been that the teaching defused much of the fear that some people felt in approaching the work of clearing and depossession."
Prerequisite: Basic Shamanic Journeying using the method taught by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. If you are not sure if you know this technique or have questions please contact us.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
For information on hotels in the area, click
here.
For information on location of this workshop, click here.
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program :
Journey of the Open Heart
with Kate Durda,
Workshop was delayed due
to snow in January: FIRST SESSION Starts Feb 5!
February 5, March 5, April 9, May 7, & one day to be
determined
held in Lansing area, Michigan
Cost $325 for
entire program
Pre-requisite: Intro Shamanism training; ability to do shamanic journeying.
This apprenticeship program is for those
of you who want to learn about Shamanism, deepen your spiritual practice, and
find your true selves. Through Shamanic practice, we ‘re-member’ who we
really are….And we remember, therefore, our true soul’s purpose. Through this
process of remembering, and deepening our understanding and self-knowledge, we
can regain our passion for life, our purpose, and we learn to live/work/create
from a balanced, powerful, and deep place of love, personal power, and
connection… The journey of the open heart.
By remembering and healing our ‘selves’, we become
part of the larger process of remembering and healing each other, and the
environments around us. “As within, so without". Shamanism is a spiritual
practice of restoring and maintaining balance, harmony, connection and
love…Shamanism is a Path of Healing.
This program will provide a safe and supportive
community for your work. During our on-going training, the same group will meet
one Saturday a month for 5 months , and will deepen shamanic journeying skills
and other shamanic practices.
In this program, I will guide you in deepening your
shamanic practice and experiences, and will introduce a lot of experiences
including, but NOT limited to:
Various methods of journeying
shamanic self-healing,
other healing methods such as Tuvan
drum healing, and word doctoring
divination methods
working with nature spirits
shamanic practices from other
shamanic cultures
use of power objects such as rocks
and crystals, masks, amulets,
use of ceremony, ritual, prayer, song, movement, meditation,
dream work, journaling, etc.
Each Saturday will include some lecture, lots of experiential work, individually/with partner/ in group. There will be ceremony, dance or song, and outdoor work at times. Also, I will support focused time for individual spiritual quests and exploration. Spirituality is about who you are becoming, so the time you spend on your own personal work is very valuable. In addition, there will be group discussions and time for question/answer.
If you are interested in this program, please email SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
or call
Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…and I will send further information about how
to apply for this program.
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Teachings on the Four Agreements
with Stephanie Tighe, MSW in Lansing, Mi.
at Sparrow Center for Health, Humanities and Well-Being
Wednesdays, February 2-23, 7:30-9 pm
cost $50 per person
This course is based on the book "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz.
The Four Agreements offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform
our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. The Four
Agreements has the potential to help you move your attention from what the world
thinks you "should" do or be to what you know is right for you, reclaim
scattered personal energy and power, and open up to a deeper intimacy in
personal relationships. According to don Miguel Ruiz, everything we do is based
on agreements we have made ― agreements with ourselves, with other people, with
God, with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with
ourselves. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what
is possible, what is impossible. One single agreement is not such a problem, but
we have many agreements that come from fear, deplete our energy, and diminish
our self-worth. In this 4-week course we will spend one week discussing each of
the agreements and also discuss the changes that are beginning in our lives.
Pre-registration required, call 517 364-2764 (Sparrow)
or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...
Restoring Our Connections:
Practices and Teachings for Healing Ourselves, and Our relationship with Nature
with Kate Durda, MA in Lansing, Mi. at Sparrow Center for Health,
Humanities and Well-Being
Thursdays, February 3 and 17, 6-8 pm
cost $35 per person
Step into a new level of being, with exercises and methods that allow us to
establish and maintain a state of being in harmony and balance.
Pre-registration required, call 517 364-2764 (Sparrow)
or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program :
Journey of the Open Heart
with Kate Durda, MA
*SEE
FEBRUARY 5th.. This training program was delayed due to snow storm on January
21/22nd.
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Shamanism: Introduction to the Shaman's Way
with Kate Durda at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 29, 2005 Saturday 12:30pm--5pm
$50
pre-registration by January 20th; $60 at the door, if space available
* Please let me know if coming, so I can have drums and rattles available
for your use!.
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice.
We will discuss shamanic healing methods, and application to your
everyday life, including working with Spirits of Nature, healing self, healing
the land, etc.
Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
January 8, 2005 Saturday 12noon-5pm
$55
pre-registration by November 22nd; $65 at the door, if space available
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice.
We will discuss shamanic healing methods, and application to your everyday
life, including working with Spirits of Nature, healing self, healing the land,
etc.
Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
The Biology of Emotions: Love,
Appreciation and Living the Good Life
with Kate Durda, MA in Lansing, Mi. at Sparrow Center for Health,
Humanities and Well-Being
Thursdays January 13 -27, 6:30-8:30 PM
cost $60 per person
Spiritual practrices and
scientific research clearly show that our thoughts and feelings strongly and
directly influence our health and well-being. Includes a combination of
guided meditation, visualizations, and shamanic journey work.
Pre-registration required, call 517 364-2764 (Sparrow)
or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...
December 2004
Shamanic Journey Circle in Lansing, Michigan
December 1, 2004 Wednesday
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Call or
e-mail for location.
Medicine for the Earth:
Personal and Environmental Transformation
with Kate and Stephanie in the Lansing, Michigan area
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
December 4-5, 2004
Cost: sliding scale
$100 to $150 by November 30th; $120-$150 at door, space available..
This weekend
experiential training is based on the information in Medicine for the Earth .
We experience how to transform personal and environmental pollution by learning
how to transmute negative beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by
emotions. Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As
above, so below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together
to restore harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive
change within ourselves.
During this experiential training, we will use a powerful combination of guided
meditation, shamanic journey work and ceremony, our work will focus on learning
to transform physical, emotional and mental toxins that negatively affect our
health and the health of Mother Earth.
The process continues with learning how to work in
cooperation with helping spirits and the spirits of the land as well as getting
in touch with our own internal divine nature to create healing and
transmutation. Other key elements and spiritual practices will also be explored
which can be easily incorporated into daily life. These methods are necessary
and helpful for transforming and transmuting environmental and personal toxins.
In addition to shamanic journeying, meditation, toning
, singing and movement will be utilized to help change states of consciousness
and raise awareness. The work done as a group in collaboration with community
and the spirits is truly a life transforming experience.
Kate & Stephanie have worked with Sandra extensively and have completed her MFE
Teacher Training to present this work. For info about
Sandy Ingerman and/or Medicine for the Earth, see
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html
and
http://www.medicinefortheearth.com
It
is recommended that you read Sandra Ingerman's Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins.
Note: this is NOT a residential workshop.. and while
Coffee and Water will be provided, please bring a bag lunch for yourselves, and
any snacks you want. We’re sure you will enjoy the beauty of the land as a peaceful
setting for our work together in circle. Thank-you..
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
November 2004
Annual Feast for the Dead
with Kate Durda and Stephanie Tighe in Lansing, Michigan
November 2, 2004 6 - 8 pm *Free
Many cultures around
the world take time once a year to celebrate their loved ones who have passed. Please join us in this annual gathering as we celebrate our ancestors.
This is a time to share stories, laugh, eat, and enjoy life. Bring a dish to pass (preferable one that your ancestors/deceased loved one
enjoyed) and you are also encouraged to bring stories and/or photos of your
loved ones to share with the group.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
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Shamanic Journey Circle in Lansing, Michigan
November 11, 2004 Thursday
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Call or
e-mail for location.
Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
November 27, 2004 Saturday 12noon-5pm
$55
pre-registration by November 22nd; $65 at the door, if space available
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice.
We will discuss shamanic healing methods, and application to your everyday
life, including working with Spirits of Nature, healing self, healing the land,
etc.
Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Year long Peacemaking, Shamanism and Healing Intensive
Reunion
November 19-21, 2004
CLOSED
Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan at Sparrow Center for Health
Friday evenings: October 1, 8, 15, 2004 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$90 Preregistration is required!!
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanic Journey Circle in Lansing, Michigan
October 7, 2004 Thursday
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Call or
e-mail for location.
Wisdom and Wellness Expo
Visit Kate and Stephanie
on October 9th at the Women's Wisdom and Wellness Conference in Lansing,
Michigan!!
Kate Durda, Presenter
Lansing, Michigan at the Lansing Center
Saturday, October 9 from 10 am until 7 pm.
Admission price $8, children under 5 get in free!
($1 off coupon –Healing Garden Journal.. with
Ad across from Page 1)
Kate Durda will be presenting from 6:-6:30 pm on
the Mystic Family stage
Visit
our BOOTH! We will be selling our handmade spiritual crafts! Come do your
holiday shopping!
We will have:
Rattles -many sizes- made with moose, elk, deer and cowhide!
Spirit Bags…personal medicine bags with totems, crafted by Stephanie
Beaded colored bracelets… to satisfy your need for shiny things!
Sweet Grass Braids from our garden
Used Spiritual Books.
And other items of spiritual interest!
The Wisdom & Wellness Expo is focused on holistic and preventative health, family-friendly services, personal and spiritual growth, and ecological awareness. This is a wonderful event with presentations and booths and fun folks! For more information see their website at: http://www.wisdomandwellnessexpo.com/ or call us at 517 543 6754.
Soul Retrieval
with Stephanie Tighe in Lansing, Mi.
October 8-10 AND October 30th, 2004
(friday evening from 6:30-9p, both Saturdays from 9:30-9 pm, Sunday from
9:30-3:30 pm)
$200 if registered by 9-7-04, after that the cost is $250. If you
are able to afford to pay more to begin a scholarship program, all contributions
would be welcomed.
This class will teach the Soul Retrieval method that has been taught by
Sandra Ingerman. During the first weekend of this training participants will
learn about the shamanic perspective of soul loss and will learn the technique
of soul retrieval by doing for each other. You will learn about the
process of soul retrieval including techniques to allow a deepening of the
experience and how to create healthier lives for ourselves after the healing has
taken place. During the interval between classes you will be expected to
do at least one soul retrieval for another person, to write up your experiences
and to be prepared to fully discuss when we meet again.
Soul Retrieval is one of the primary shamanic healing techniques and this course
is intended for persons who plan to use the technique to bring healing to
others.
Prerequisite is the ability to do the Shamanic Journey as taught by the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and having good relationships with your power
animal and teachers. If you have not previously worked with us you may be
asked to complete a questionnaire.
Kate & Stephanie have worked
with Sandra extensively and have completed her Teacher Training in Soul
Retrieval methods.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
The Four Agreements
with Stephanie Tighe
Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan
Four week class on wednesday evenings beginning 10-20-04
For more information on this class please contact Stephanie at
stephanie@voyager.net or call 517
371-2077.
Three Year Program in Advanced
Shamanism
with Kate Durda and Stephanie Tighe
October 20 -Oct 24 2004, April 27-May 1 2005, October 19-23
2005, April 19-23 2006
October 18-22 2006, and April 18-22 2007
Base price for this workshop is $450 per session, if you are able to afford to
pay more to begin a scholarship program, all contributions would be welcomed.
Fee includes tuition, room and board.
This residential workshop will be held at the Leaven Center near Portland, Mi.
This program involves intensive, extended training in progressively higher
levels of advanced shamanism and shamanic healing, including rare methods and
little-known principles. This program provides persons who truly
want to go to a deep place with their spirituality, the opportunity to do so.
Are you willing to take risks? to try something new? to go to that deep place?
We will meet as a clan for 3 years, working and growing together. This
type of learning provides incredible opportunities to create relationships that
support our spiritual growth as well as creating community. We will meet twice a
year (April and October) for three years, with practical
assignments between meetings. The program is devoted to the objective of
advancing the participants' knowledge and practice as far as possible during the
three years. Enrollment is limited.
Prerequisite is the ability to journey and have connection with your Power
Animals and/or Teachers.
To apply for this workshop and for additional
information click here.
Shamanism: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Life
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
September 12, 2004 Sunday 1- 6
pm $55 pre-registration requested
Class
is a pre- requisite for all other advanced Shamanic training and workshops
offered.
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Abstract of
Youth Peacemaker Conference workshop:
Being “ONE WITH” - presented by Kate Durda, M.A.
Practices
and Teachings for Healing our Relationships with Each Other and Nature
We will explore and
work with basic spiritual principles of connectedness, and health. Major
premises are that all things are connected, and all things have a ‘spirit’.
Thus, when war takes its toll on people, it also takes a toll on the land.
Everyone, and everything suffers. Life is degraded, decreased, energy and
vitality and balance are lost. War could not be conducted if people saw
themselves as intimately connected to the ‘other’. Similarly, people could not
degrade the environment with pollution and destruction if they knew and felt
their interrelationship on the deep level upon which we are connected !
In this experiential
workshop, we will
explore the experiences of ‘separation from’ others and Nature, and how to heal
from this separation, including ‘healing the land’ where conflict has
happened. Using guided imagery, shamanic drumming, and other exercises,
participants will learn how to establish and maintain a state of being ONE with
all things.
The presenter will be drawing from her training as a developmental psychologist,
as well as her spiritual healing training. She has been a teacher, healer, and
researcher for over 25 years. She conducts workshops on Shamanism and Shamanic
healing methods, has presented at conferences, including the 1st U.S.
Conference on Children's Spirituality , Oct 4-7,2001 in Atlanta,Ga.
An Evening with Sandy
Ingerman
August 18, 6:30-8:30 pm $10 in advance
($15 at the door)
Sparrow Hospital Auditorium, Lansing, Mi.
Sandy will be discussing her latest material from
her book Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental
Toxins. The evening will be experiential and informational. For those of
you who haven't been able to attend her workshops due to cost or distance this
is a rare opportunity too meet with her.
TO REGISTER or for
more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or click here
or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...
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Spiritual Light with SANDY (Sandra) INGERMAN!!! August 19-22, 2004 Residential Workshop in Hickory Corners, Mi. Costs range from $400-$450 depending on housing preference and include Tuition, Room and board. |
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As the causes of illness today are different than in ancient times, our healing
methods must be updated to deal with modern day illness. So much of the
illnesses we see today such as the epidemic rate of cancer and the increase in
immune deficiency problems are a direct result of the chemical pollution in our
environment.
The focus of this training will be on learning new methods of healing that can
be integrated into your shamanic healing practice. We will explore the use of
transfiguration (shapeshifting into your own divinity, also known as the
Medicine for the Earth work) as well as methods of merging with helping spirits
to go beyond traditional healing methods and open us to the power of the
universe that knows how to heal and transmute illness.
For more information or to register for
this workshop,
click here.
For list of Medicine for the Earth workshops and
teachers please consult the website:
www.medicinefortheearth.com
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Teachings and Healings in
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
August 27-29
with Kate Durda and Stephanie Tighe
Kate and Stephanie will be in the Upper Peninsula (Keewanau area) teaching
classes and being available for healing work by appointment. If you are
interested in a class or Healing work while we are there, please let us know.
Additional details regarding the specific class and location will be posted
soon!
TO REGISTER or for
more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or click here
or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...
July 2004
Peacemaking:
Shamanism, Peace, and Healing
with Kate Durda at the Northern Edge Algonquin Lodge in Canada
July 24-25, 2004
Conflict offers a
sacred opportunity to be peace makers. Being a peace maker leads us to explore
ourselves and create connections. We live in a world of separation. The
greatest wound is the illusion of separation from the great web that connects us
all. This is the origin of fear and confusion.
Our challenge is to take what we know, to deepen our collective learning, and become the peacemakers and healers of our times. As peace makers we begin to heal a long history of trauma that spans the generations and whose seeds live in the soil we on which we stand
This weekend workshop explores peace, justice, harmony, balance and spirit from a variety of traditions. We discover what they can teach us about healing conflicts and bringing spiritual peace to our times.
Methods used in the workshop include but are not limited to:
§ Practices to bring internal peace and healing;
§ Elements and how they can be used to promote peace and healing;
§ Conflict resolution rituals for healing;
§ Models of circle justice;
§ Role of place and history in larger conflicts;
and Use of emotional release to resolve conflicts.
Requirements: Prior experience with shamanic journeying is helpful but not required.
What to Bring: Blanket and pillow, Drum and Rattle (if you have them), Journal for personal notes, A desire to create Balance and Harmony, An open heart, Dress comfortably
For
more information on this workshop click here:
http://www.shamanismcanada.com/upcomingevents.htm
or
Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
July 6, 2004 6-9 pm
$40
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
June 2004
Shamanic Journey Circle in Lansing, Michigan
June 9 and 23, 2004
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Call or
e-mail for location.
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda, M.A. at Metaphysical Church of Christ in Lansing,
Mi.
June 24th , 2004 Thursday 6:30 -9:30 pm $40 in advance, $45
at door
Pre- Registration Requested.
Shamanism is an ancient and powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout
history and still today to restore spiritual and physical health and obtain
self-knowledge. The Shamanic Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable
visionary methods used by humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise
known mainly through myth and dream”. This will be an experiential session,
based upon the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org)
“Core Shamanism” approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common
cross-culturally, and central to all Shamanic practice). You will begin to
learn methods for journeying to discover, and study with your own individual
spiritual teachers in non-ordinary reality, a classic step in shamanic practice.
Bring a journal, frame drum or rattle if you have them. Please bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
Information about further
study will be shared,.. for those who wish to pursue this spiritual practice.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Send check for $40 made to Kate Durda and mail to Box 539,, Grand Ledge, Mi
48837 by June 21st . Or pay $45 at door.
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Shamanism: Introduction to the
Shamanic Journey with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan June 26, 2004 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Cost is $65 if registered before June 20th, after that the cost is $85 One of the definitions of spiritual is “of, concerned with, or affecting the soul”. This workshop is for those who are interested in exploring the role of spirituality in their life, health, and overall well-being, and in how to develop or deepen your spiritual life. We will be focusing primarily , but not exclusively on the practice of Shamanism, which is the oldest recorded form of spirituality known. It is a personal spiritual practice, and a healing practice, not a religion. You will receive instruction in the practice of the Shamanic Journey, one of the most remarkable visionary methods used by humankind to explore the hidden universe of Spirit. We will utilize drumming to shift our consciousness, and we will also incorporate ceremony, affirmations, song, movement, prayer, and other spiritual practices to deepen our spirituality. Bring a blanket and eye cover. Upon registration you will receive directions to workshop location. TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or click here or e-mail SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration… |
Metaphysical Church of Christ
Kate Durda, guest speaker in Lansing, Mi.
July 27, 2004 Service at the Church begins with Healing Time at
10 am and the service beginning at 10:30 am.
The Church is located at 230 Holmes St. in Lansing. Their website is:
www.lansing-mcc.org Their
phone number is 517 484-2360.
May 2004
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
May 4, 2004
6-9 pm $40
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
12th Annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution
7& the First Annual Ecology of War and Peace:
International Youth Conference
St. Petersburg, Russia
May 9-19, 2004
Co-Sponsored by the Association of Humanistic Psychology/Common Bond Institute &
the Russian Institute for Psychotherapy and Counseling(HARMONY)
Abstract of
Eocology of War & Peace workshop:
Being “ONE WITH” - presented by Kate Durda, M.A.
Practices
and Teachings for Healing our Relationships with Each Other and Nature
We will explore and
work with basic spiritual principles of connectedness, and health. Major
premises are that all things are connected, and all things have a ‘spirit’.
Thus, when war takes its toll on people, it also takes a toll on the land.
Everyone, and everything suffers. Life is degraded, decreased, energy and
vitality and balance are lost. War could not be conducted if people saw
themselves as intimately connected to the ‘other’. Similarly, people could not
degrade the environment with pollution and destruction if they knew and felt
their interrelationship on the deep level upon which we are connected !
In this experiential
workshop, we will
explore the experiences of ‘separation from’ others and Nature, and how to heal
from this separation, including ‘healing the land’ where conflict has
happened. Using guided imagery, shamanic drumming, and other exercises,
participants will learn how to establish and maintain a state of being ONE with
all things.
The presenter will be drawing from her training as a developmental psychologist,
as well as her spiritual healing training. She has been a teacher, healer, and
researcher for over 25 years. She conducts workshops on Shamanism and Shamanic
healing methods, has presented at conferences, including the 1st U.S.
Conference on Children's Spirituality , Oct 4-7,2002 in Atlanta,Ga.
Medicine for the Earth:
Personal and Environmental Transformation
with Kate and Stephanie at
Bengel Wildlife Center near Bath, Mi.
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
April 3-4, 2004
Cost: sliding scale
$100 to $150 by March 20. ($120-$150 after the 20th)
Preregistration by MARCH 20 is graciously requested.
This weekend
experiential training is based on the information in Medicine for the Earth .
We experience how to transform personal and environmental pollution by learning
how to transmute negative beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by
emotions. Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As
above, so below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together
to restore harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive
change within ourselves.
During this experiential training, we will use a powerful combination of guided
meditation, shamanic journey work and ceremony, our work will focus on learning
to transform physical, emotional and mental toxins that negatively affect our
health and the health of Mother Earth.
The process continues with learning how to work in
cooperation with helping spirits and the spirits of the land as well as getting
in touch with our own internal divine nature to create healing and
transmutation. Other key elements and spiritual practices will also be explored
which can be easily incorporated into daily life. These methods are necessary
and helpful for transforming and transmuting environmental and personal toxins.
In addition to shamanic journeying, meditation, toning
, singing and movement will be utilized to help change states of consciousness
and raise awareness. The work done as a group in collaboration with community
and the spirits is truly a life transforming experience.
Kate & Stephanie have worked with Sandra extensively and have completed her MFE
Teacher Training to present this work. For info about
Sandy Ingerman and/or Medicine for the Earth, see
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html
and
http://www.medicinefortheearth.com
It
is recommended that you read Sandra Ingerman's Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins.
Note: this is NOT a residential workshop.. and while
Coffee and Water will be provided, please bring a bag lunch for yourselves, and
any snacks you want. We’re sure you will enjoy the beauty of the land as a peaceful
setting for our work together in circle. Thank-you..
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
April 14, 2004
6-9 pm $40
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
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Women and Bear Medicine
Intensive with Carol Proudfoot-Edgar near Kalamazoo, Michigan April 22-25, 2004 CANCELLED Powerful 4 day residential workshop for women in which you will be introduced to the major shamanic themes and activities of Bear Medicine. In many cultures, women who practiced the way of Bear carried knowledge and spiritual connections essential to both the health of the people and the prospering of the land and other inhabitants. All of us have some deep ancestral lineage to Women who walked with Bear. We come to awaken this wisdom carried in our bones. Costs and details to be determined. Contact SpiritWeaver@voyager.net |
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday March 9
in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Note: this circle will be an outdoor fire ceremony at the home of Tina S.
for directions
call (517) 322-2308
Cost: $2 or other donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday March 23
in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $2 or other donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Be sure to check this website or call/email us for any changes
/cancellations to confirm date and times, even if you are a
regular. We occasionally move things around a bit. (517) 887-5237.
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
March 24, 2004 6-9 pm
$40
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER or for more information: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or
click here or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net...Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanism:
Spiritual Practice for Daily Life
with Kate Durda, M.A.
February 2, 9, and 23 from 6-8 pm in Lansing, Mi. Cost $65
One of the definitions of spiritual is "of, concerned with, or affecting the
soul". This workshop is for those who are interested in exploring the role
of spirituality in their life, health, and overall well-being, and in how to
develop or deepen your spiritual life. We will be focusing primarily, but
not exclusively on the practice of Shamanism, which is the oldest, recorded form
of spirituality known. It is a personal spiritual practice, and a healing
practice, not a religion. You will receive instruction in the practice of
the Shamanic Journey, one of the most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe of Spirit. We will utilize
drumming to shift our consciousness, and we will also incorporate ceremony,
affirmations, song, movement, prayer, and other spiritual practices to deepen
our spirituality. Bring a blanket and eye cover. Pre-registration is
required, call
Sparrow Center for Health, Humanities & Well Being 517 364-2764.
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday February 10, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $2 or other donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Be sure to check this website or call /email us for any changes
/cancellations to confirm date and times, even if you are a
regular. We occasionally move things around a bit. (517) 887-5237.
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday February 24, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $2 or other donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Be sure to check this website or call /email us for any changes
/cancellations to confirm date and times, even if you are a
regular. We occasionally move things around a bit. (517) 887-5237.
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program
January 10, February 7, March 27, April 17, June 5 in Lansing, Mi.
Cost $325
This apprenticeship program is for those
of you who want to learn about Shamanism, deepen your spiritual practice, and
find your true selves. Through Shamanic practice, we ‘re-member’ who we
really are….And we remember, therefore, our true soul’s purpose. Through this
process of remembering, and deepening our understanding and self-knowledge, we
can regain our passion for life, our purpose, and we learn to live/work/create
from a balanced, powerful, and deep place of love, personal power, and
connection… The journey of the open heart.
By remembering and healing our ‘selves’, we become
part of the larger process of remembering and healing each other, and the
environments around us. “As within, so without". Shamanism is a spiritual
practice of restoring and maintaining balance, harmony, connection and
love…Shamanism is a Path of Healing.
This program will provide a safe and supportive
community for your work. During our on-going training, the same group will meet
one Saturday a month for 5 months , and will deepen shamanic journeying skills
and other shamanic practices.
In this program, I will guide you in deepening your
shamanic practice and experiences, and will introduce a lot of experiences
including, but NOT limited to:
Various methods of journeying
shamanic self-healing,
other healing methods such as Tuvan
drum healing, and word doctoring
divination methods
working with nature spirits
shamanic practices from other
shamanic cultures
use of power objects such as rocks
and crystals, masks, amulets,
use of ceremony, ritual, prayer, song, movement, meditation,
dream work, journaling, etc.
Each Saturday will include some lecture, lots of experiential work, individually/with partner/ in group. There will be ceremony, dance or song, and outdoor work at times. Also, I will support focused time for individual spiritual quests and exploration. Spirituality is about who you are becoming, so the time you spend on your own personal work is very valuable. In addition, there will be group discussions and time for question/answer.
Meals will be on your own.. and I will encourage ‘brownbagging’ it. The location where we will meet has a refrigerator, microwave, even an oven. Coffee , Tea, and water will be provided . At times, I may l have a shamanic video for those interested to watch at lunch time.
If you are interested in this program, please email SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
or call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…and we will put you on this list of those
interested, and send further information (content, meeting dates, costs, etc.) about the program. This info should be available in early December.
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Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday January 13 and 27th, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $2 or other donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Be sure to check this website or call /email us for any changes
/cancellations to confirm date and times, even if you are a
regular. We occasionally move things around a bit. (517) 887-5237.
Bringing Spirit, Peace and Healing to the World
with Myron Eshowsky in East Lansing, Michigan
January 30th, 6-8 pm *Free
Unitarian Universalist Church
peacehealing.org
Year long Peacemaking, Shamanism and Healing Intensive
with Myron Eshowsky
January 31-February 2 (Course is FULL.)
Living the Good Life
Opening our Hearts: Freeing our Minds:
Healing our Souls
with Kate Durda and Stephanie Tighe in Lansing, Michigan
Thursdays, February 6 to March 13
6 pm to 7:30 pm
This course is offered through Sparrow Hospital.
Shamanism: Spiritual Practice for Daily Life
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
February 8, 9 am - 4 pm
This course is offered through Sparrow Hospital.
Personal and Environmental Transformation: Medicine for the
Earth
with Kate and Stephanie in Lansing, Michigan
February 22-23, 9 am - 9 pm on Saturday, Sunday 9 am - 5 pm
This workshop is based on the work of Sandy Ingerman in her most recent book,
"Medicine for the Earth". Kate and Stephanie were trained by Sandy to teach this
work (refer to website).
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html
2003 Partial list
Shamanic Journey Circle in Lansing, Michigan
March 11th and 25th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost $donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Call or
e-mail for location.
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Shamanism and the Creative Power of
Emotion with Evelyn Rysdyk and Allie Knowlton in Lansing, Michigan March 22-23 9 am - 4 pm Cost is $ 150 Evie and Allie are healers and educators who will explore with us how our emotions and feelings affect the ways our bodies function and our immune system, even changing our DNA. Evelyn is the author of Modern Shamanic Living. See www.spiritpassages.com |
Join Evelyn Rysdyk, author of
Modern Shamanic Living
for a brief talk examining
how the seemingly different worlds of quantum physics, medicine, psychotherapy,
and ancient spiritual traditions are finally finding common ground. A powerful
guided imagery will be a part of this program and she will be signing copies of
her book after the presentation.
************************ Schuler Books and Music in Okemos, Michigan
Thursday, March 20 at 7:30PM
The Way of the Shaman
with Myron Eshowsky in Lansing, Michigan
March 1-2 9 am - 5 pm both days.
This workshop is prerequisite for Foundation for Shamanic Studies Advanced
Workshops
Cost is $180.00
In this workshop , participants are introduced to core shamanism and initiated
into shamanic journeying.
Note: this is prerequisite for all advanced FSS training.
See www.shamanism.org or
http://www.communityshamanism.com
“Seeking Peace in a Time of Fear”, a one day Conference on
Peace and Healing
with Myron Eshowsky, Stephanie Tighe, Kate Durda, and others in
Cleveland, Ohio
March 8, 2003 Cost: donations gratefully
accepted
Children Welcomed
peacehealing.org
Shamanic Journey Circle in Lansing, Michigan
April 8th and 22nd, 2003
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost $donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Call or
e-mail for location.
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
April 12, 2003 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Cost is $55 if registered before April 6th, after that the cost is $65
One of the
definitions of spiritual is “of, concerned with, or affecting the soul”. This
workshop is for those who are interested in exploring the role of spirituality
in their life, health, and overall well-being, and in how to develop or deepen
your spiritual life. We will be focusing primarily , but not exclusively on the
practice of Shamanism, which is the oldest recorded form of spirituality known.
It is a personal spiritual practice, and a healing practice, not a religion.
You will receive instruction in the practice of the Shamanic Journey, one of the
most remarkable visionary methods used by humankind to explore the hidden
universe of Spirit. We will utilize drumming to shift our consciousness, and we
will also incorporate ceremony, affirmations, song, movement, prayer, and other
spiritual practices to deepen our spirituality. Bring a blanket and eye cover.
Upon registration you will receive directions to workshop location.
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Women and Bear
Medicine * Part I with Carol Proudfoot-Edgar near Kalamazoo, Michigan April 24-27, 2003 (4 days/3 nights) |
| Four day residential training, which is prerequisite for Part II. In this workshop you will be introduced to the major shamanic themes and activities of Bear Medicine. Advanced Bear Medicine to be held in Fall, 2003. Prerequisite: ability to journey into non-ordinary reality and work with power animals. See description of *Bear Medicine* and more at: www.shamanicvisions.com | |
Year long Peacemaking, Shamanism and Healing Intensive
with Myron Eshowsky
May 30-June 1, 2003 (Course is FULL.)
Visit Kate and Stephanie
on June 14-15 at the Women's Wisdom and Wellness Conference in Lansing,
Michigan!!
Kate will be leading an introductory workshop about shamanic journeying at 4:30
pm on Saturday. For more information on the conference visit the website
at
www.mystic-family.com. His Holiness Gayuna Cealo will be
present on Sunday from 3-5 pm.
NEW! June 14-15, 2003
Personal and Environmental Transformation:
Medicine for the Earth
with Kate and Stephanie in Lansing, Michigan
June 14-15, 2003
$95 by June 1 ($110 if registering after June 1).
Two day experiential
workshop is based on the work of Sandy Ingerman in her most recent book, "Medicine for the Earth"
(recommended reading prior to participating in this gathering). Kate & Stephanie have worked with
Sandra extensively and were trained by her to teach this work. For info about
Sandy Ingerman and/or Medicine for the Earth, see
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html
and
http://www.medicinefortheearth.com
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
June 30, 2003
6-9 pm $35
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
July 8, 2003
6-9 pm $35
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
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Tibetan Shamanism: Soul Retrieval
and Psychopomp Process with Dr. Larry Peters in Lansing, Michigan July 12-13, 2003 Cost is $180.00 if registered by June 20, 2003, after that the cost is $200 Soul retrieval in the Tibetan/Tamang tradition is multifaceted. It involves the ritual skills as well as the journeywork of the shamanic practitioner. Soul retrieval, indigenously called gunnasera utthar puja (literally, going to find and bring back the heat/mind-soul ritual) is more often than not combined with other healing processes like extraction, divination, spirit invocation, and psychopompic work. When these multiple processes are involved, the ritual as a whole is often known as karga puja (spirit weapons ceremony). This workshop is actually a ritual in itself, and involves the group first learning and then carrying out a performance of karga puja. For more information visit www.lpshaman.com |
MEDICINE FOR THE EARTH:
Transmuting Personal and Environmental Toxins
with Kate Durda in the Upper Peninsula (Hancock Area) of Michigan
July 19-20, 2003 Cost: $95
This weekend
experiential training is based on the information in Medicine for the Earth .
We experience how to transform personal and environmental pollution by learning
how to transmute negative beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by
emotions.
The process continues with learning how to work in
cooperation with helping spirits and the spirits of the land as well as getting
in touch with our own internal divine nature to create healing and transmutation
The training includes learning about working in
cooperation with all the elements earth, water, air, fire. Other key elements
and spiritual practices will also be explored which can be easily incorporated
into daily life. These methods are necessary and helpful for transforming and
transmuting environmental and personal toxins.
The great power of visioning will be explored and there will be a powerful
ceremony with fire used to manifest visions. In addition to shamanic journeying,
meditation, toning , singing and movement will be utilized to help change
states of consciousness and raise awareness. The work done as a group in
collaboration with community and the spirits is truly a life transforming
experience.
TO REGISTER:
Contact
Nancy Gagnon at 906 482 9847 (or 1247) or
negagnon@wildmail.com
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JOURNEY
CIRCLE : How to Start One
with Kate Durda in the Upper Peninsula, Marquette, Michigan
July 23 or 24th, 6:00-8:30pm Cost - Donation/Love offering
Prerequisite: Knowing how to do shamanic journey
What
we will do/discuss:
What is a JOURNEY CIRCLE ? It is a
gathering of those who wish to support each other in deepening your practice and
experience of Shamanism. Typically the focus is on Shamanic Journeys for self
and community /earth etc healing and information. Many circles also gather at
certain other times of ceremony such as Solstice, Feast of the Dead, Equinox
celebrations.
A shamanic journey circle can offer a ‘core’
spirituality experience for those who are from and of many spiritual and
healing traditions. And provide a comfortable circle experience for meeting and
sharing.
This evening will include presentation of information
useful for starting a community “drumming circle”. Drumming circles are
typically intended for those who have learned how to journey, and wish to
deepen their experience with the shamanic journey and practice, with support of
others, what they learned in the Intro training. Establishment of a solid
relationship with your Spirit Allies (teachers and power animals) is essential
before entering into training for any healing work.
In Drumming Circle, participants will work with their spirit helpers to learn
how to deepen their connection with them, to improve their practice of
divination and healing methods taught in the intro workshops, and to learn how
to bring the wisdom of shamanism home into their everyday lives.
TO REGISTER:
Contact
Roslyn McGrath at 906 226 2097
Introduction to Shamanic Journeying
with Kate Durda in Republic , MI. (Upper Peninsula)
Saturday, July 26th
Cost $55 if registered before July 12, after that date the cost is
$65
Shamanism is an
ancient and powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still
today to restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The
Shamanic Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods
used by humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through
myth and dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based
upon the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core
Shamanism” approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common
cross-culturally, and central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods
for journeying to discover, and study with your own individual spiritual
teachers in non-ordinary reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a
journal, frame drum or rattle if you have them. Please wear
comfortable clothing, warm socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring
rattles/frame drums if you have them. Since often people prefer to journey while
lying on the floor, you may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover
up with.
TO REGISTER:
Contact
Kate Durda 517 543-6754 or after 7/ 12-Mariangela Formolo 906 376 2691
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie and
Pipe Ceremony with
Barb Cowles
Tuesday July 29th, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 9 pm.
NOTE: This is a different day and location from our regular circle.
We will be meeting at Tina's home. For directions please contact her at
322-2308.
Barbara Cowles, one of our circle members, will lead us in a Pipe Ceremony this
month, if the weather allows us to be outdoors. She is a pipe carrier, and
worked with the late Evelyn Eaton.
We had a great time there last month, with a fire outdoors in Tina's very
beautiful and secluded back yard... We journeyed to the beat of our new POWWOW
drum... and sang songs...etc
If good weather reigns , we will have a fire outside again... if not, we will
meet inside. We will journey, after the pipe ceremony.
Please let us know if you plan to attend.
... If you want to bring some food, snacks or beverage to share..please do....
but no requirement
Personal and Environmental Transformation:
Medicine for the Earth
with Kate and Stephanie at
Bengel Wildlife Center near Bath, Mi.
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
August 2 and 3, 2003
$95 if registered by July
18, after that the cost is $110
This weekend
experiential training is based on the information in Medicine for the Earth .
We experience how to transform personal and environmental pollution by learning
how to transmute negative beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by
emotions. Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As
above, so below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together
to restore harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive
change within ourselves.
During this experiential training, we will use a powerful combination of guided
meditation, shamanic journey work and ceremony, our work will focus on learning
to transform physical, emotional and mental toxins that negatively affect our
health and the health of Mother Earth.
The process continues with learning how to work in
cooperation with helping spirits and the spirits of the land as well as getting
in touch with our own internal divine nature to create healing and
transmutation. Other key elements and spiritual practices will also be explored
which can be easily incorporated into daily life. These methods are necessary
and helpful for transforming and transmuting environmental and personal toxins.
In addition to shamanic journeying, meditation, toning
, singing and movement will be utilized to help change states of consciousness
and raise awareness. The work done as a group in collaboration with community
and the spirits is truly a life transforming experience.
Kate & Stephanie have worked with Sandra extensively and have completed her MFE
Teacher Training to present this work. For info about
Sandy Ingerman and/or Medicine for the Earth, see
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html
and
http://www.medicinefortheearth.com
It
is recommended that you read Sandra Ingerman's Medicine for the Earth:
How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins (available on
amazon.com and major book stores).
Note: this is NOT a residential workshop.. and while
Coffee and Water will be provided, please bring a bag lunch for yourselves, and
any snacks you want. We’re sure you will enjoy the beauty of the land and the
setting as a peaceful interlude to the work together in circle. Thank-you..
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
August 6, 2003
6-9 pm $35
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday August 26, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 9 pm.
NOTE: This is a different day and location from our regular circle.
We will be meeting at Tina's home. For directions please contact her at
322-2308.
We had
a great time at Tina's last month, with a fire outdoors in Tina's very beautiful
and secluded backyard. We will be journeying, so please bring blanket or
mat for lying on the ground and bandana/eye cover. Please RSVP to Tina or
us if you plan to attend.
... If you want to bring some food, snacks or beverage to share..please do....
but no requirement
Midwest Shamanic Gathering in
Wisconsin
August 29 - September 1, 2003
For more information on this gathering please visit their website:
http://www.mwt.net/~pachamama/riverislands03/index.html
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Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
September 17, 2003
6-9 pm $35
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanism and the
Spirits of Nature
with Myron Eshowsky at the
Bengel Wildlife Center
near Bath, Michigan
September 20-21, 2003
On Saturday registration begins at 9 am and the workshop at 9:30 am, the day
ends at 5:30 pm. Sunday we will meet from 9 am until 3:30 pm.
Cost is $175.00 if registered by
September 3, 2003, after that the cost is $195
From ancient times, shamans have
worked with the spirits of Nature for healing, survival, and knowledge. By
learning from the plants and animals, from the rocks and mountains, from the
winds and waters, and from the sun, moon and stars, shamans helped their peoples
live in harmony with the universe. In a world now out of balance, the way of the
shaman can teach how again to respect nature, our Planet, and its inhabitants at
a deep spiritual level. As our ancestors everywhere once knew, our own survival
depends on the survival of the other species. By working together intensively
through shamanic journeys and other spiritual experiences, we will dedicate
ourselves to working in both non-ordinary and ordinary reality to restore and
maintain a living Earth. Prerequisite: the Basic Workshop (The Way of the
Shaman).
See www.shamanism.org
for an introductory workshop in your area.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday September 23, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. With
this circle we will again be meeting inside. Many thanks to Tina for
hosting Circle at her home this summer. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or
e-mail for location.
Peace
Healing and Community: Living Together, Living with Spirit
presented by Pathway for Peace and Healing
with Myron Eshowsky, Kate Durda, Stephanie, the Midwest Peacemakers, and others
October 4, Noon to 6 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church, East Lansing, Michigan
Cost: Pay what you can afford, all are welcome!!
Please join us for a day of teaching and sharing. Workshops will
include teachings and alternative methods of conflict resolution and peace
keeping from different cultures.
There will be workshops for children and teenagers as
well as adults. The day's event will conclude with a Community/Healing
Drumming Circle and a Ceremony for Peace.
Tea and snacks will be provided.
For more information or
to
register:
call Kate Durda at
517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
For Directions to church click
here
Working with the JOURNEY: Intro Shamanism II
with Kate Durda In Negaunee, MI
OCTOBER 11-12, (Sat, Sat evening, Sunday)
Cost $95 If registered by Oct 4th. ( after
that will be $110 depending on availability).
Prerequisite:
Knowing how to do shamanic journey
This training is for the individual who has learned to journey, and want to
pursue the practice of Shamanism further. Emphasis will be placed on deepening
your relationship with your known Spirit Allies (teachers, and power animals)
and ongoing exploration of new allies.
Will involve deeper experiences with journeying for
different intents. In order to connect with Spirit fully, we must learn to
be the ‘hollow bone’ … to let Spirit flow through us without bias of our egos,
personalities, wants, desires. This training introduces various approaches to
personal healing through journeys and ritual. Also included are initial
experiences with divination journeys, vibrational healing methods,
and alternative jouney forms…(postures, ‘dancing the journey’, use of masks for
trance, etc.)
This training is a prerequisite before healing
methods training can be undertaken. In addition, we recommend individual journey
experience….and/or participation in a drumming journey circle…. In order to
prepare yourself for the level of experience required for any advanced work.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543
6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions and further
instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday October 14, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. With
this circle we will again be meeting inside. Many thanks to Tina for
hosting Circle at her home this summer. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday October 28, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. With
this circle we will again be meeting inside. Many thanks to Tina for
hosting Circle at her home this summer. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
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Women and Bear Medicine *
Part 2 with Carol Proudfoot-Edgar near Kalamazoo, Michigan Postponed until Spring 2004, check back for information. |
Pre-requisite is Part I, OR other Women and BearMedicine Introductory training.
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
November 1, 2003 10 am - 5 pm $65
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop, based upon the
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core Shamanism”
approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common cross-culturally, and
central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn methods for journeying to
discover, and study with your own individual spiritual teachers in non-ordinary
reality, a classic step in shamanic practice. Bring a journal, frame drum or
rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums if you
have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor, you
may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
To register, call
Sparrow Center for Health, Humanities & Well-Being 517 364 2764
Feast for the Dead
with Kate Durda and Stephanie Tighe in Lansing, Michigan
November 1, 2003 6 - 8 pm *Free
Please join us in this annual gathering as we celebrate our ancestors.
Bring a dish to pass (preferable one that your ancestors/deceased loved one
enjoyed) and you are also encouraged to bring stories and/or photos of your
loved ones to share with the group.
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
STONES and CRYSTALS
with Herb Stevenson "One Horse Standing"
November 2-3, 2003 in Lansing Michigan
Saturday $100/ Sunday $100 Saturday evening event
(open to those attending both days)
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Harmony with Nature: Within and Without
Transmuting Personal
and Environmental Toxins
Kate Durda,M.A. & Stephanie Tighe, MSW in
Lansing, Michigan
NOTE:
These are different dates as of 9-18-03
Wednesdays, November 5, 12, & 19
6:30pm-8pm
$60 person
This workshop is based on the
groundbreaking work of Sandra Ingerman. Kate and Stephanie have completed the
teacher training for this workshop and worked extensively with Sandra Ingerman.
From cross-cultural legends of shamanic cures to biblical accounts of seas parting and water transforming to wine, many spiritual traditions are rich with stories about unexplainable miracles. The ancient healing art of "transmutation" is mentioned in all great spiritual traditions, including Hinduism and Taoism.
Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As above, so below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together to restore harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive change within ourselves.
We will use a powerful combination of guided meditation, shamanic journey work and ceremony as we explore learning how to transform physical, emotional and mental issues that hinder our health and growth, and the health of Mother Earth.
This training is for you if...
· You want to foster your own healing and transformation
· You would like to support balance and health of the earth
· You believe in miracles
· You are feeling motivated to do something in the wake of world events and need for peace
· You want to experience the spiritual practice of Shamanism or deepen your abilities and practice
You are encouraged to
read Sandra Ingerman's Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins. Also see Sandra Ingerman’s Websites at
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html and
www.medicinefortheearth.com.
To register, call
Sparrow Center for Health, Humanities & Well Being 517 364 2764
Medicine for the Earth:
Personal and Environmental Transformation
with Kate and Stephanie at
Bengel Wildlife Center near Bath, Mi.
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
November 8-9, 2003
Cost: sliding scale
$100 to $150 by Oct. 15th, $120-$150 after the 15th
Preregistration by October 15 is graciously requested.
This weekend
experiential training is based on the information in Medicine for the Earth .
We experience how to transform personal and environmental pollution by learning
how to transmute negative beliefs, attitudes, and energy which is generated by
emotions. Transmutation works on the principal "As within, so without. As
above, so below." Using a specific spiritual methodology, we will work together
to restore harmony and balance in our exterior environment by creating positive
change within ourselves.
During this experiential training, we will use a powerful combination of guided
meditation, shamanic journey work and ceremony, our work will focus on learning
to transform physical, emotional and mental toxins that negatively affect our
health and the health of Mother Earth.
The process continues with learning how to work in
cooperation with helping spirits and the spirits of the land as well as getting
in touch with our own internal divine nature to create healing and
transmutation. Other key elements and spiritual practices will also be explored
which can be easily incorporated into daily life. These methods are necessary
and helpful for transforming and transmuting environmental and personal toxins.
In addition to shamanic journeying, meditation, toning
, singing and movement will be utilized to help change states of consciousness
and raise awareness. The work done as a group in collaboration with community
and the spirits is truly a life transforming experience.
Kate & Stephanie have worked with Sandra extensively and have completed her MFE
Teacher Training to present this work. For info about
Sandy Ingerman and/or Medicine for the Earth, see
www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html
and
http://www.medicinefortheearth.com
It
is recommended that you read Sandra Ingerman's Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins.
Note: this is NOT a residential workshop.. and while
Coffee and Water will be provided, please bring a bag lunch for yourselves, and
any snacks you want. We’re sure you will enjoy the beauty of the land as a peaceful
setting for our work together in circle. Thank-you..
TO REGISTER: Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Click here for information on
hotels.
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday November 18, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $ donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey. Bring a drum or rattle if you have
one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and journal and pen. If you are
new, call or e-mail for location.
Be sure to check this website or call /email us for any changes
/cancellations to confirm date and times, even if you are a
regular. We occasionally move things around a bit. (517) 887-5237.
Shamanism Apprenticeship
Program
Note:
now scheduled to
begin in January 2004
Year long Peacemaking, Shamanism and Healing Intensive
with Myron Eshowsky
November 21-23, 2003 (Course is FULL.)
RATTLE MAKING
WORKSHOP!!! with Kate
Monday December 1st and Thursday the 3rd in Lansing, MI.
6:30-8:00 pm
Cost: $55 (includes supplies for one cowhide rattle) -
Additional kits available: $20 cowhide, Elkhide or Moosehide ($30
small; $35 medium) Note: Pre-registration
Required due to space and material constraints. Must attend BOTH
sessions, no makeup dates.
In this workshop you will learn how to make a rawhide rattle and will finish it by the end of the second session.
Rattles are very important shamanic tools, used for ceremony, calling the Spirits, healing and journeying. Making your own tools for spiritual practice is very powerful, and a wonderful way to strengthen your connection to the Spirit World. Interest in making a rattle for your own spiritual use is prerequisite for this workshop
TO REGISTER (click here): Call Kate Durda at 517 543 6754 or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions
and further instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Kate and Stephanie
Tuesday December 2, in Lansing, Mi. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Cost: $2 or other donation
This Circle is open to all persons who know how to journey.
Bring a drum or rattle if you have one, an eye cover, blanket or mat, and
journal and pen. If you are new, call or e-mail for location.
Be sure to check this website or call /email us for any changes
/cancellations to confirm date and times, even if you are a regular. We
occasionally move things around a bit. (517) 887-5237.
Shamanism: Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
with Kate Durda in Lansing, Michigan
December 3, 2003 6-9 pm
$40
( Note: To repeat this course, cost is only $15,
--if you have taken Intro with us before, based on space available)
Shamanism is an ancient and
powerful spiritual practice utilized throughout history and still today to
restore spiritual and physical health and obtain self-knowledge. The Shamanic
Journey has been called one of the “most remarkable visionary methods used by
humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and
dream”. This will be an experiential workshop,
based upon the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (www.Shamanism.org) “Core
Shamanism” approach (those aspects of Shamanism that were common
cross-culturally, and central to all Shamanic practice). You will learn
methods for journeying to discover, and study with your own individual spiritual
teachers in non-ordinary reality, a classic step in shamanic practice.
Bring a journal, frame drum
or rattle if you have them. Please wear comfortable clothing, warm
socks, & bring a bandanna or eye cover. Bring rattles/frame drums
if you have them. Since often people prefer to journey while lying on the floor,
you may want to bring a mat to lie on and a blanket to cover up with.
TO REGISTER (click here): Call Kate Durda at
517 543 6754…or e-mail
SpiritWeaver@voyager.net
Directions and further
instructions will be given to you upon receipt of registration…
2002
partial list
1st U.S. Conference on Children's Spirituality
Oct 4-7,2002 in Atlanta,Ga.
The 1st U.S.
Conference on Children’s Spirituality sponsored by the ChildSpirit Institute and
the Department of Psychology, State University of West Georgia
with support from
Fetzer Institute.
Conference Title:
HOW CAN WE NURTURE THE SPIRITUALITY OF OUR CHILDREN?
WHAT IS THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF CHILDREN REALLY LIKE?
Kate Durda, presenter: Shamanism and Children
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