RavenWalk - Workshops

THE SHAMAN'S WAY:
INTRODUCTION TO SHAMANIC JOURNEY WORK
Led by Elise Cummiskey & Julie Lange
Saturday, October 25 • 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Location: T.B.A.
Cost: $79 to register by October 11; $89 after

In this experiential workshop, you will learn about the basic principles and techniques used by indigenous shamans across many cultures and traditions to restore health and bring various kinds of help to self and others.

Aided by the beat of a drum, you will learn how to enter into a shamanic journey, a visionary state of consciousness used by shamans to explore hidden worlds. You will learn how to journey to discover your own power animal or other spiritual teacher. Through partner work, you will also learn how journey techniques can help you find answers and restore spiritual power and health to others.

What to bring:

Lunch and beverage
Eyeshade or bandana
Something to lie and sit on the floor with comfort
Notebook or journal
Drums or rattles if you have them
Wear comfortable clothing

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MEDICINE FOR THE EARTH GATHERING
Two consecutive Saturdays, April 19 and 26 • 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Middle Valley Community Center, 359 West Mill Rd., Long Valley NJ 07853
Donation: $25 includes both days

Based on the groundbreaking work of Sandra Ingerman, this powerful healing practice helps to transform personal and environmental toxins. It includes beautiful rituals and journeys to dream a new dream for a healthy planet . This program is for anyone who is concerned for our Mother Earth and wants to effect positive change.

Facilitated by Elise Cummiskey & Julie Lange Groth - who have been personally trained by Sandra Ingerman to lead Medicine for the Earth gatherings

Together we can create heaven on earth

Sandra Ingerman, author of Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins, was invited to present this body of work before the U.N. in July 2006. Its efficacy has been demonstrated in scientific and medical studies.

From cross-cultural legends of shamanic cures to biblical accounts of seas parting and water transforming into wine, the world’s great spiritual traditions are rich with stories about miracles. The ancient healing art of transmutation is based on the alchemical principle: As within, so without; as above, so below.

During this gathering we will create a sacred space in which miracles are possible. Using a powerful combination of journeywork and ceremony, our work will focus on transmuting not only physical toxins in the environment, but also emotional and mental toxins that create harm.

July 12 and 13 • 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Skylands Unitarian Fellowship, 229 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Directions: www.skylandsuu.org/directions.php
Workshop fee: $125 to register by June 28; $135 after

This class will explore Shamanic techniques as a portal to the inner artist. Through a series of hands-on class exercises, we will use shamanic techniques to enter a light trance state and journey through the rich and fruitful landscapes within ourselves.

You will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of art forms, not just the one in which you have the most experience. One of our goals is to silence the inner critic that lies within us, telling us we can't draw, sing, dance, or make music, etc. By using shamanic methods, we will access the deep wellspring of creativity within ourselves so that our spirits can more freely express themselves in the world.

This program is for those who wish to take their shamanic knowledge, skills, and experience to a deeper level within a safe and trusted community of spiritual seekers. For some, it will be a preparation to work with integrity, compassion, and confidence as healers and leaders of their own shamanic communities. For others, it will be a process of inner exploration, transformation and growth.

Over a 2-year period, participants will meet four times each year for a weekend beginning on Friday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon at the beautiful Kirkridge Retreat Center near Bangor, PA.

Elise and Julie have created this program to pass on the knowledge that other spiritual teachers have shared with them, both in the physical and non-physical realms. Students will work with power animals, ancestor spirits, nature spirits and various other-world teachers, using a variety of shamanic techniques, including journeywork, ritual, ceremony and various initiations to facilitate self-healing and to ease the physical, mental and emotional suffering of others.

Coursework includes: soul retrieval, extraction, working with death and dying, Medicine for the Earth, healing with spiritual light, divination and other core techniques used by shamans across many times and cultures. This work can be intense at times, and an optional monthly gathering will be available to provide ongoing support and community throughout this program.

“It led me to reassess how I spend my energies, what I focus them on, and fostered a huge shift in my life, which brings me much joy as well as a sense of satisfaction at having a way to walk in both worlds every day.”

“I love the way the two of you teach. It’s perfect yin/yang. I also love that you always have control of the group but in a loving way.”

“I am not the same person who entered the program -- I am a better person.”

“I have developed amazing spiritual contracts and relationships that are a blessing and will serve me well. I have come to understand things about me and my life that have been true all my life but I didn’t understand before.”

“Thank you, thank you from the core of my being for inviting me into this experience.”

ADVANCED PROGRAM
IN SHAMANIC TECHNIQUES
Led by Elise Cummiskey & Julie Lange Groth

For those who have completed the Two Year Program in Shamanic Techniques, the Post Graduate workshops are scheduled for May 2-3-4 and November 7-8-9 at Kirkridge Retreat Center .

HEART CALLINGS - Twice in 2008!
April 5 & 6 • Saturday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM & Sunday:12:30 - 7:00 PM
Location: Skylands Unitarian Fellowship, 229 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Directions: www.skylandsuu.org/directions.php
Workshop fee: $125 to register by March 31; $135 after

October 4 & 5 • Starts at 6:00 PM Friday evening and continues to 3:00 PM Sunday
Location: Kirkridge Retreat Center, 2495 Fox Gap Road Bangor, PA 18013
Workshop fee: T.B.D.

Are you at a career crossroads, not sure which direction to go?
Does your current job leave you feeling unsatisfied, unappreciated, unchallenged, unmotivated?
Do you long for a career that is more in line with your values, goals and passions?

If you are ready for a real career makeover -- if you are willing to answer the calling of your heart to a more joyful, purposeful worklife -- this experiential workshop is for you. We will use proven career counseling techniques to help you:

discover and define your unique talents
identify new possibilities
find work that’s truly congruent with who you are.

Through shamanic journeywork, you will take the process deeper, so you can:

tune into that inner wisdom that is pointing you toward your true path
clear away obstacles and limiting beliefs
tap into your innate power to attract everything you need to realize your dreams.

Professional career coach Shannon Goodwin teams up with Julie Lange, seasoned shamanic teacher and healer, to lead you through a powerful visioning process grounded in practical, hands-on exercises that will make you more effective in your search for career satisfaction. You will walk away with your own personal career compass that will guide you on a path that embraces your uniqueness and feeds your spirit.

If you are ready for a real career makeover -- if you are willing to answer the calling of your heart to a more joyful, purposeful worklife -- this workshop is for you.

Comments from past participants...

"It gave me faith and tools that I can use."

"It was a great opportunity to self assess and explore while being supported by others."

"It has been amazing! I came here looking for something and found something so much more fulfilling."

“The workshop provided me with the insight to realize my dreams can become a reality."

About the workshop leaders:
Shannon Goodwin is the founder and owner of Rise and Shine Consulting, a firm specializing in helping people and organizations reach their fullest potential. She has over 14 years experience in human resource development, leadership development, sales, and customer service. She has conducted workshops on career management and leadership development for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the MBA program at The University of Texas at Austin. (See www.riseandshineconsulting.com)

Julie Lange is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies 3-year program and has studied shamanism with teachers from various traditions. Her great passion is helping others to grow in wisdom and live more joyfully by connecting with their own spirits. In addition to her healing and teaching practice, she has the “job of her dreams” in the field of environmental stewardship, is a writer and marketing consultant to nonprofits, and revels in the role of doting grandma.

What to bring:

A light sack lunch
Journal or notebook
Pillow, blanket
Bandana or eyeshade
Rattle or drum if you have one

Questions:
Contact Julie at 908-979-0521 / email joolybooly@juno.com
Or Shannon at 570-595-6020 / email shannonlgoodwin@yahoo.com

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Create your own ceremonial drum in a sacred way at this 2-day workshop led by Deanna Stennet, Baltimore shamanic practitioner, ceremonialist, teacher and acupuncturist. Fee includes everything needed to make a sturdy, single-headed 15-inch maple and elk skin frame drum and beater, including a variety of quality materials to paint and decorate it.

About the teacher:
Deanna Stennet is the founder of Heartfire Healing Journeys and the Chesapeake Acupuncture Center in Crofton, MD. A shamanic practitioner for over 15 years, Deanna has studied with a variety of shamanic teachers, including Michael Harner, Eliot Cowan, Sandra Ingerman and Tom Cowan. She is also a nationally certified acupuncturist and an ordained minister with the Circle of Sacred Earth, a church centered on shamanic practices.

A Mudbaby is a small, roundish creation, handmade of cloth and river stone, and filled with rich brown earth and other natural materials. Mudbabies represent a particular tribe of nature spirits who serve the world as the caretakers of wishes, hopes, and dreams on their way to coming true. No two Mudbabies are alike, for each is assigned to hold a certain someone's special yearning.

In this 5-hour workshop, you will create a Mudbaby, either for yourself or as a gift for someone else. The process will begin with a special "envisioning" meditation, and it will culminate with a Mudbaby Birthing Ceremony.