2007 Programs and Retreats Calendar
Life-Cycling: Jewish Shamanic Wisdom Around the Seasonal PhasesOctober 28, December 16, February 17, and May 18
Shamanic Healing: From Torah to Tipi A Workshop for Healers of Self and Others To Be Announced
SPECIAL WORKSHOP INTENSIVE SERIES
WITH RABBI WINKLER IN BERKELEY...
"LIFE-CYCLING: JEWISH SHAMANIC WISDOM AROUND THE SEASONAL PHASES"
The 12th-century sage, Rabbi Avraham ibn Daud taught that the universe is always in motion and the stars are constantly shifting in their stellar arrangements. As they do so they effect changes in our planet, which in turn creates shifts in Nature, which in turn effect the souls of all earth creatures. Learn about the nature of these changes and how to tap into the mystique and choreography of the dance we so glibly refer to as Life on Earth. Each segment of this series will introduce both written and oral traditions from ancient Jewish mystery wisdom, much of which is unavailable in the English vernacular. Come and experience the rites and chants associated with the seasonal changes and how they nourish our souls.
Workshop Schedule: Four Sundays: October 28, December 16,
February 17, and May 18, from 10am-5:30pm
Fee: $300 members, $400 non-members
Pre-registration required!
PRE-REGISTRATION SPECIAL! Those pre-registering for this special
workshop series will receive FREE admission to all four of Rabbi
Gershon’s Saturday evening talks on October 27, December 15,
February 16, May 17 at 7:30pm. Wow! That’s a $60 savings for
members and an $80 savings for non-members!
Chochmat HaLev is located at 2215 Prince Street,in Berkeley,
California. Contact: 510-704-9687 or visit www.chochmat.org
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Healing in Jewish and With Rabbi
Gershon Winkler Ravi Miriam
Maron, R.N., M.A. Shawn Price To Be Announced Cost: $550
At the Walking Stick Foundation Educational Center, a scenic, peaceful oasis in the high desert of north-central New Mexico. The center provides a profound sense of sacred space that is conducive to the work, plus endless acres of pristine wilderness, magical rock formations, and breathtaking quiet. Discover the gifts of Jewish and Native American mystery wisdom for contemporary living and healing. This three-day intensive, the third in a series, features modern scientific as well as aboriginal teachings about how people get sick and how they get well. From contemporary research in psychoneuro-immunology, to ancient and early-medieval Hebraic and Aramaic oral traditions and source texts, to Native American wisdom and ceremony, participants will be introduced to eye-opening, challenging, and self-empowering life lessons. Spiced with drumming, chanting, story-telling, humor, entrancing movement and ceremony, this workshop will immerse you in the magical realms as well as the pragmatic. The learning is further enhanced by the stunning views of the environment, as much of it takes place outdoors along rocky ridges and in the shade of aromatic pine. Participants are encouraged to bring comfortable walking shoes or boots, and water bottles or canteens, as well as hats and sun glasses.
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The Facilitators: Carl Hammerschlag, M.D. is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and author. After completing medical school, he took a departure from conventional medicine and worked with Native American tribes in the American Southwest. Native healers challenged his academic certainties and inspired him to re-think his understanding about how people got sick and well. He has summarized his journey from doctor to healer in three critically acclaimed books, The Dancing Healers, The Theft of the Spirit, and Healing Ceremonies. He is on the faculty of the University of Arizona Medical School and lectures around the world on personal empowerment and the practical applications of the science of psychoneuroimmunology. His weekly on-line column “Schlagbytes” is read by a worldwide audience. For information on his seminars and workshops, visit: www.healingdoc.com
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Gershon Winkler was initiated in 1978 in Jerusalem by the late Kabbalistic master, Rabbi Eliezer Benseon. Rabbi Winkler has devoted much of the past two decades to writing and teaching about the lesser-promulgated traditions of Judaism’s rich mystical wisdom, from theoretical Kabbalah to Hebraic shamanism. His most recent works, Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism, and Kabbalah 365, have won him wide acclaim as a pioneer in accessing the lesser-known indigenous mystery traditions of Judaism. Author of 14 books and grandfather of seven, Gershon is a hermit by nature, and has, for more than two decades, balanced his public life as a sought-after teacher, with an anonymous home life nestled deep in the remote wilderness of New Mexico. For information on workshops and seminars, visit www.walkingstick.org
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Ravi Miriam Maron, R.N., M.A. is a nurse, exercise physiologist, singer/songwriter, and spiritual healer who uses sacred texts, movement, guided imagery, meditation and chanting in her work. She teaches intensives on Jewish Kabbalistic healing modalities and has facilitated workshops, services and retreats across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Israel on healing and mind, body, and soul integration. Her concerts, as well as her albums “Wings of Light”, “Light out of Darkness”, “Chants of the Sacred Four”, “Mystic Convergence”, “Surrender” ,and “AngelSong,” have received wide acclaim from interdenominational sources across the globe. Miriam also performs life-cycle ceremonies and sacred dance and is a visiting faculty member at Esalen Institute, Chochmat Halev Center for Jewish Meditation, and Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality. For information on her workshops, visit www.MiriamsCyberWell.com |
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Shawn Price is a traditional Dineh well-versed in the medicine chants and ceremonies of his people. He also joined the Jewish people in 1999 and practices Jewish rites as well. Committed to the restoration of the ancient ways of the Dineh, Shawn has long ago organized a troupe of young Dineh dancers who have performed at inter-tribal and other sacred gatherings across the country. He brings the richness of authentic Dineh tradition, lore and ritual to our retreats and has become a fascinating bridge between ancient rites and wisdom of the Dineh people and those of the Jewish people. |
Limited to 40 participants on a first come basis. Note: payment can be made either with form, or using
CC Now.
"If paying by credit card, add $50"
To register, send in
you registration form (below) with $250 nonrefundable deposit made
payable to Walking Stick Foundation 1336 North Moorpark Road, Suite 289 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. If
you end up cancelling your nonrefundable deposit is a tax-free donation
to Walking Stick. If Walking cancels, we will refund your deposit
in full. Please indicate name of retreat and any special dietary
restrictions or needs. “Torah to Tipi” General Information: Nearest airport is Albuquerque. We will provide transportation from Albuquerque airport, leaving the airport at approximately 3:30 PM, so try to arrange your flight so that you land before this time, and meet the pick-up driver in Baggage Claim between the two baggage claim concourses. Accommodations at Walking Stick are camping out in the wilds on our scenic 84-acre land. Walking Stick provides all camping gear, including single or double-occupancy spacious tents, sleeping bags, thick sleeping mats, pillows, and towels. Motel lodging is available 9 miles away in the village of Cuba (information provided upon request). If you opt for motel lodging, you must be able to provide your own transportation to and from Cuba, or arrange car-pooling with others. Most of the sessions will be outdoors; there will be some walking/hiking on rugged terrain. We are at 7,000 feet in altitude. Please consult your doctor if you have any medical condition that high altitude and/or arid climate would aggravate. THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
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