about
about
I provide several services to individuals and organizations drawing on knowledge and techniques from western and non-western disciplines, including shamanism as follows:
- Private client healing sessions using techniques and perspectives adapted from the Native peoples of South America and other areas of the world.
- Workshops for spiritual growth and exploration drawing on perspectives from Native American spirituality.
- Trainings and workshops for professionals and organizations working with problems of violence and attempting to foster peace.
- Talks on the topics of violence, healing, peace, and spirituality; the new Native American spirituality and shamanism in the West; the Native American Peacekeepers and M.K. Gandhi.
- Research and writing on the topics of the new Native American spirituality
Many of us have grown up in families and communities out of balance or where emotional, physical and sexual abuse were the norm. Or perhaps we have experienced sexual assault or have survived domestic violence. Or we may live in or come from nations or communities where violence such as war, poverty or genocide have stripped us of our ancient ways for seeking meaning, connection, balance, healing and peace. We may live in places or work in fields where we are dealing daily with the problems of violence and the suffering of our fellow human beings and animals.
Whatever our circumstances, we can transform our lives and the world around us with self-reflection, passion, heart, and creativity. We can find our personal calling and our spiritual path, whether we define it as Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Pagan, atheistic, agnostic, or New Age. Storytelling, meditation, art, prayer, deep and joyful inquiry into the self, working with the energies of the body, and ritual give us the ability to live fearlessly and fully.
MettaKnowledge for Peace believes that peace is found through the cultivation of loving kindness, metta, for ourselves and others. Come explore with me your spiritual calling and answer your longing for peace and healing!