The Courses
We are offering a number of courses in Therapeutic Shamanism in 2008 and 2009. These range from Introductory, Intermediate and advanced weekends, to a full Practitioner Training, plus an Energy Bodywork course. If you would like to do any of the courses but cannot do the specified dates, then please do contact us, as we may well be able to repeat the course.
Introductory Courses...
These courses run at various times in the year. The next courses planned are...
Sat 11th October in Blackburn, Lancs. Sat 6th December in Lancaster, Lancs.
Sat 17th January 2008 near Blackburn, Lancs.
More days will be offered later in the year. If you would like us to do an introduction in your area, please contact us.
Intermediate Courses...
Therapeutic Shamanism: Shamanic Counselling and Working in Altered States. These courses also run at various times in the year.
October 23rd + 24th - course now full. Next course - January 24th + 25th.
Advanced Courses...
To attend any of these courses you need to have...
attended one of the Introductory Courses, or an equivalent course run by either Paul Francis, Jayne Anderson or another shamanic practitioner and...attended one of the Intermediate Courses, and/or have prior training in humanistic counselling and/or psychotherapy.Shamanic Healing: Extraction, Burial, Depossession and Dismemberment November 15th + 16th 2008
Ancestor and Family: Healing our Inheritance January 10th + 11th 2009
Allies and Objects: Working with Power Animals, Ancestoral Kin, Tutelage Spirits and Tools March 7th and 8th 2009
Soul Retrieval: Recovering from Trauma June 13 th + 14th 2009
Healing the Future Oct 17th + 18th 2009
Further courses are planned for the following dates: December 12th + 13th 2009, February 6 + 7 2010, April 24th and 25th 2010, May 22nd + 23rd 2010, June 19th + 20th 2010, Sept 18th + 19th 2010, Oct 16th + 17th 2010. The themes of these courses are yet to be finalised, and will be negotiated with the students on the Practitioner Training. Themes offered will include:
The Shamanic Energy Body: Shamanism, Kundalini and the ChakrasDeath and DyingBetwixt and Between: Working with Darkness and Heightening the SensesSpirits around us: Working with Urban and Nature SpiritsHealing Ourselves: The Wounded HealerThe Plant People: Plant Spirit MedicineThe Stone People: Gem and Crystal MedicineShapeshifting and transmutationPractitioner Training...
Taking a total of twelve of the advanced courses over a period of two (or more) years forms the basis of the Therapeutic Shamanism Practitioner Training. The training also includes further work, depending on the needs of the individual students. For more details click here.
Energy Bodywork Course...
A stand-alone course incorporating techniqus and methods from Polarity Therapy, Shamanism and Body-Centred Psychotherapy. The course explores how to balance peoples' energy bodies, including the chakras, five elements and other energy flows, using hands-on bodywork. Course consists of four weekends spaced out over a year. Dates are: December 13th + 14th 2008, April 25th + 26th 2009, July 11th + 12th 2009, November 14th + 15th 2009. For more details contact us. More details here.
