Singing in the Dark Times
7th Celtic Reunion with Tom Cowan
April 19-22
Pierce Cedar Creek Nature Center, Hastings, Mi

 Singing in the Dark Times - I have been haunted recently by this four-line poem by Bertolt Brecht.
 
And in the dark times   
Will there also be singing?  
Yes, there will be singing  
About the dark times.

Okay. However. It seems the dark times also require some singing about the bright times.  At our reunion this year we will use poetry to remind ourselves of the brighter times that have been and will come again. I will bring a dozen or so poems that we will use for journeying, meditating, ceremony, and other exercises. Some of these will be poems we have looked at before, some will be new. Each of them will say something important and necessary about our shamanic practice.

Celtic poets had skills and characteristics we would consider shamanic. They had visions from journeying into the Otherworld and were able to describe them and share them with others. They enjoyed a mystical relationship with the natural world of landscapes, elements, and animals. They had companions from the spirit world. They were healers.  

If we infuse our shamanic practice with poetry that inspires and encourages us, we can bring light and hope into the dark times. Yes, there will be singing, but not just about the dark times. 
This workshop is open to only graduates of Tom's Two Year Programs.

TO REGISTER: Cost is $785  for a single and $740 for a double.  Workshop begins with dinner on thursday evening at 6 pm and concludes with lunch on sunday. For more information on how to register for this workshop click here.

Advanced Healing Methods 1
with Stephanie Tighe & Kate Durda
April 28 & 29, May 19-20 and June 9-10 (you must be able to attend all classes)
On saturday we will meet from 10 am to 6:30 am and from 9:30 -5 pm on sunday
Lansing,Mi.  
In In this class we will be learning Soul Retrieval, Restoration of Lost Power and Extraction.  
Soul Retrieval is one of the primary techniques of shamanic practice and healing.  In this course you will learn the classic ceremony of facilitating soul retrieval with  clients.   The Soul Retrieval process will be explored comprehensively to include how to communication with clients, ethics, possible healing crises post retrieval, how to integrate lost energies for full restoration after retrieval, and more. We will discuss issues that may arise after SR, how to help your clients fully integrate the returned parts and how to live life in fuller and more balanced ways.   
Extraction training teaches participants how to work and merge with a power animal or teacher to remove thought forms that may be causing imbalance or illness in their client.  In this class you will learn the causes of spiritual intrusions, misplaced energy, that needs to be extracted; how intrusions manifest as illnesses and imbalances; classic shamanic methods to perceive and to safely and effectively remove them; and how to neutralize and transmute them for the health and well being of your clients.  
This will be a small, intensive and experiential group.   You can visit http://www.sandraingerman.com/sandrasarticles/soulretrievaltraining.html for information on what Sandra Ingerman has to say about learning soul retrieval. 
Prerequisites: introductory shamanic work and solid skills in shamanic journeying and completion of an application form.  This class meets Sandra Ingerman’s criteria for Soul Retrieval.  
TO REGISTER: Contact Stephanie with any questions you may have and/or to receive an application.  Cost for this experience is $590 if registered by April 1, 2018.   After that date the cost is $630.   For more information on how to register for this workshop click here.