Women and Shamanism
With Dona Enriqueta Contreras, Rocio Alarcon and Rosemary Gladstar
August 27 ~ 29, 2010
Oh, Great Spirit, I am the woman
Walking in the fields collecting plants to heal the people.
I give thanks to the spirit of this plant
And I have faith with all my heart
That these plants will heal the sickness of the people.
Great Spirit, Amen
Please note: this is a tentative schedule only. The final schedule will be given participants upon arrival.
Both Rocio and Dona Enriqueta teach from their hearts and sourced from ancestral knowledge; we will plan for a somewhat flexible schedule to allow the teachings flow through them in the structure and topics that best presents itself to our group. Though some of these topics were covered at the recent WHC, not to worry; material will not be redundant, but instead, deepening what is familiar in our soul.
FRIDAY
- 3-5 Registration
- 5-6:30 Opening Ceremony and Introductions
- 7-9 Women, Shamanism & Ceremony, an evening session w/Dona Enriqueta & Rocio
SATURDAY
- 7 ~ 8 Saying Hello to our Wild Neighbors who Drink Sunlight and Mist for their Morning Meal; a Wild Plant I.D. Herb Walk w/Rosemary Gladstar
- 7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast
- 9-12 Plants, Women & Shamanism w/Rocio Alarcon. In the Tropical Rain Forest of Ecuador and in many other places of the world, women are the center of shamanism. This morning Rocio will give an introduction to women and shamanism. She will share about the plants that are important during shamanistic ceremonies, different songs, and Gods and Goddesses of the plants and forest.
- 12-2 Lunch and Stretch Break
- 2-5 Connecting with Mother Nature w/Dona Enriqueta. Our fast and furious world has succeeded in disconnecting us from our natural roots, as part of Mother Nature. Dona Enriqueta focuses on resurrecting our connection with nature, plants, trees and all that surrounds us by looking at their souls and their capabilities to help us heal our souls and will lead us in a powerful ceremony to reconnect us to our source.
- 6-7:30 Dinner
- 7:30 -9 Let the Energy Flow ~An Evening Session with Dona Enriqueta, Rocio and Rosemary. This will be a wonderful open session that will engage us all in a dynamic and powerful shared time together. Time to ask questions, sing, drum, chant, and do ceremony together.
- We’ll have the Sauna fired up this evening so please enjoy a wonderful hot sauna and/or star gazing from the Jacuzzi.
SUNDAY
- 7-8 Morning Herb Walk; a walk about to connect with the plant spirits and deva’s w/Rosemary. Yesterday we learned their names, today we’ll hear their songs…..and drink sunlight and mist with them.
- 7-8 Breakfast
- 8:30-11:30 Women as a Garden of Flowers w/Dona Enriqueta. They Zapotec healer offers us a wonderful way of viewing ourselves ~ women as a garden of flowers each with her own unique properties and aspects. She also looks at the causes of illnesses based on conditions and the function and healing of our organs, and the importance of healing with flowers and color. She will also share with us traditional uses of medicinal plants and proper ways to harvest and use them.
- 11:30 -12:30 Lunch
- 12:30-3 Spiritual Healing, Bathing and Massage w/Rocio. This afternoon, Rocio will guide people through the experience of ‘spiritual bathing’ using herbs, water, flower, and oils. She will also share a special type of massage using plants to cleanse and purify the body. This treatment will help to reinforce our energy and lower the stress of normal life.
- 3-4 Closing Ceremony with Rocio and Dona Enriqueta
Thank You Each and Everyone One for Coming; May the Teachings You Received this Weekend Root Deeply and Enrich Your Life Forever