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From the January 2008 Newsletter
SUMMER WORKSHOPS AT THE CUYAMUNGUE INSTITUTE
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Contact admin@ritualbodypostures.com or 888-428-8875
Limpias, Soul Retrieval & Folk Healing
May, dates to be announced
12 CEU's available for NM counselors and social workers
Facilitators: Joanne Rossi, LPCC, teacher and practitioner of folk healing, Jeannette Freeman art therapist who actively explores indigenous art and ancient healing traditions, and Frances Wilson, trance practitioner.
Introductory workshop designed for new and advanced students seeking healing for self and community. Those who are in the healthcare profession, psychotherapists, nurses, teachers and body workers will receive powerful methods to aid others in healing. Joanne lives and works with diverse cultures in New Mexico will share the art of Limpias (spiritual cleansing), dreamtending, and the role of nature allies - culminating in the experience of soul retrieval.
COST: $250.00 includes all meals and lodging
Introductory to Ecstatic Trance: Learning the Practice of Ecstatic Trance
June 20-22, 2008
With Jackie Haworth and Rae LeCompte, certified trance instructors
An introduction to and exploration of ecstatic trance, the work of Felicitas Goodman, utilizing a variety of postures and their purposes.
COST: $250.00 includes all meals and lodging
Masked Trance Dance
June 27-July 2, 2008
With Jackie Haworth and Rae LeCompte, certified trance instructors
A six day workshop utilizing the postures to access one's spirit Guide, mask making and costume building, culminating in a dance on the final day.
Pre-requisite: you must have attended at least one introductory class.
COST: $500 includes meals and lodging
Soul Retrieval using Body-Postures
July 24th (evening, beginning with a shared meal ) - July 27, 2008
With Ki Salmen, www.dream-vsions.de
In the world of shamanism we find the assumption that in situations of shock, great pain, or abuse a person's life can become so unbearable that soul parts become lost. This means they leave the person and go to an unknown place. Afterwards, they cannot be reached, they are "lost." Following such a loss a person can have many different symptoms, such as tiredness, the feeling of not being in one's own body any more, and lack of concentration. In addition, there may be some physical illness.
This work of retrieving soul parts with Body-Postures is a profound self-healing process. The exciting news is: you can do all of it yourself. As participants we travel to another reality where we search for our soul parts, bring them back and then get help to integrate these parts back where they belong. After the journey is complete we share our experiences in the group. The group leader then works with individuals to help them understand more about the situation where the original soul loss took place.
Beginners are welcome, as well as those who are familiar with the body postures. Experienced participants will get extra teachings at the level on which they are currently working with the postures. People with severe psychological or physical symptoms should check with us before registering.
Ki Salmen has a degree in Educational Psychology and has worked in private practice since 1989. She is an instructor for trance postures in Germany and includes shamanic work from various traditions in her workshops.
Cost: $450 - Food and lodging inclusive ($390 if booked before 15th April 2008)
CUYAMUNGUE INSTITUTE TEACHER TRAINING
August 12 (Tuesday 6 pm) - August 17 ( Sunday noon)
With Belinda Gore Ph.D., president of Cuyamungue, author of Ecstatic Body Postures and Longing for Ecstasy.
Participants in this training must have:
- Attended at least two introductory workshops taught by a certified instructor
- Made application for instructor training
- People who are currently certified as practitioners and instructors with Cuyamungue are invited to participate.
At the conclusion of this workshop, trainees will work with their mentors to complete the certification process.
Workshop contents include:
1. History of Felicitas Goodman's discovery of ritual postures as a global phenomenon.
2. Five step method for the practice of Ecstatic Trance.
3. Overview of Ecstatic Trance as a body-based spiritual practice, including physiological changes that occur during the trance state.
4. Ecstatic trance and consciousness studies.
5. Techniques for using rattle and/or drum to guide trance sessions.
6. Methods for deepening personal meaning derived from trance experiences.
7. Ten key factors in organizing Ecstatic Trance workshops.
8. Facilitating group dynamics in workshops.
9. Sample outlines for one-and two-day workshops focusing on Introduction, Healing, and Divination.
Cost: $600 includes notebook of teaching materials, meals and accommodations; optional lodging at Buffalo Thunder Resort at extra cost.
Authentic Movement and Ecstatic Postures
August 20-24, 2008
With Bat-Sheva Koren, Ph.D.,dance therapist, who teaches Authentic Movement in Israel and Toronto. She is the director of the Toronto Dance Movement Therapy Institute and her book, "From Golem to White Eagle," is the story of her personal journey with movement therapy and ecstatic trance postures; and Belinda Gore, Ph.D., president of Cuyamungue, author of Ecstatic Body Postures and Longing for Ecstasy . They are looking forward to bringing this workshop to the rich native landscape of New Mexico, where you can feel the ancestor spirits' guidance. A special movement space has been created in the secluded hills of the Institute property.
The core of Authentic Movement is a mystical discipline: the act of being present and awakening into Direct Experience. To be connected in the authenticity of the moment-through stillness, movement or witnessing-is an ongoing path as body consciousness develops and guides the individual from within. Participants will learn to focus on the role of the body in Direct Experience, listening to the choices the body makes, and recognizing the cues from within to surrender to Experience. From inner stillness, movement or witnessing the mystery of pure consciousness becomes present and can guide us in the creation of a spiritual community.
By holding a ritual posture in the presence of rhythmic sound, with accompanying ritual for preparation, the awakened body becomes the portal for experiencing the world of spirit and the vessel for integrated consciousness. Participants will learn to focus on the role of ritual postures in assisting awareness of the Spirit realm.
Participants need some previous experience in either Authentic Movement or Ecstatic Trance.
COST: $500 includes meals and lodging
Saybrook Retreat
September 22-29, 2008 (by invitation only)
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