Advanced Shamanic Trainings

SPIRIT WEAVERS SHAMANIC PRACTITIONERS PROGRAM
Seattle, Washington area

Spirit Weavers I

During Autumn 2007 to Summer 2009, Sheila is on sabbatical from the Spirit Weavers I program. Check this website in late 2008 for program dates for 2009-2010.

Modern shamanism addresses the contemporary longings and dreams of urban Western people to reconnect to nature and community and to a vital, creative life. A shamanic practitioner can enter at will into non-ordinary states of consciousness to access wisdom, guidance, and healing for self and others. She works in partnership with helping spirits and guides to restore balance and union.

Spirit Weavers I is a four-season initiatory and experiential program for women and men who are called by the spirits to explore and to offer their shamanic gifts to their people and the Earth. It focuses on hands-on training in the three core shamanic techniques of healing: extraction, soul retrieval and psycho-pomp work. The deepest part of the training is the inner and outer work with self and the community wherein you heal old stories about self-marginalization and projection processes with others. The program is a journey of empowerment as you discover how you belong to your world in an authentic way.

In three seasons, you gather for a 3 1/2-day retreat on Whidbey Island followed by six evening circles in Seattle. At a retreat, you learn and explore the core shamanic principles and healing techniques of that season. At the Seattle evening circles, you practice the techniques with other students and with clients. In the summer season, you complete the program with an 8-day wilderness vision quest in Eastern Washington.

Each Whidbey Island retreat begins on Thursdays at 5 pm and ends on Sundays at 4 pm. Seattle evening circles are from 6:30-10:00 pm. Enrollment is by application.

Sliding scale fee: $2450-$2650. A non-refundable deposit of $450 will hold your space.

Fee includes tuition, use of retreat and classroom site, retreat lodging and most meals. A sliding scale fee of $222-$245 is due at the first of each month until balance is paid. No reduced fee for off-site lodging. Cost of program is fixed regardless of how many retreats/circles you attend.

Prerequisite: Weavers in the Web introductory class or retreat.

All classes are taught by Sheila Belanger, M.A.

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