training
The Shamanic Spirit of Play: Finding Wholeness through Creativity
Date: Saturday, November 22
Location: The Bridge, Charlottesville, VA
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In this workshop, we will engage our natural spontaneity and courage to release ancient traumas and patterns that no longer serve us. Shamanism and indigenous healing practices are rooted in the use of art, ritual, storytelling and play. In this way, we engage directly with the unconscious and the energies in our lives. In shamanic work, we work with more primal processes natural to our body’s healing mechanisms to develop insight and facilitate transformation. We will play with toys, create art, dance, meditate, and work with the energy of stone and fire. Come play!
In the western model of working, we use talk therapy to bring us to deeper understandings of ourselves and to enable us to change old patterns. In shamanic work, we work with more primal practices to engage change processes natural to our body’s healing mechanisms. This can effect dramatic changes in ourselves and the world around us with great ease. For those of us who work in the role of helper in our homes or workplaces, this workshop will be restorative and will help us rediscover the ability to play as a path to good self-care.
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