Shamanu
Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teaching Immersion
Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings - Living in Connection
The Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings Immersion takes us on a soulful, life-affirming journey that opens human potential and the wisdom to reclaim our roots as eco-spiritual beings. The illusion that we are separate to Earth fosters a world view that isolates us from the source of our greatest wisdom. The teachings help us remember who we are in the greater story of Life.
Shamanu - meaning the union of Spirit and Earth - nurtures connection with what is sacred, opens hidden sensitivities and ripens capacities that support the spiritual and physical transformations needed for this coming era. It teaches that our way into a vibrant future lives in the ability to enter into deep relationship with Nature as model, mentor, lover and Self.
The Earth Wisdom Teachings open us to the extraordinary ingenuity and creativity of our nature-self, rousing our love for life and the power to protect it. The inherent yearning of body and soul to re-connect to Earth and the web of Life opens the alchemy for healing our world, our future and ourselves.
Through an integrative system of philosophies, personal transformation practices and indigenous wisdom we revive the great joy of engaging consciously in a truly human intimacy with the entire natural world. Waking to our true nature develops the radical creativity needed to participate at the deepest levels of ecological and social transformation, while nurturing a worldview filled with reverence and wonder.
It’s All Alive. It’s All Intelligent. It’s All Connected. – Bioneers Conference Motto
The Process
The Earth’s powers are coursing through us moment by moment. To become aware of these powers is to touch the source of Life. – Brian Swimme , The Universe Story
For twenty-three years Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings has distilled core processes that aid individuals in creating empowered choices, lives and societies. Our approach is to ground education in the source of Life - the Earth - and in the practice of living consciously, lightly and joyfully within the Earth community.
The processes help us to develop and deepen into the powers of Earth as fundamental forces of who we are, turning them into first hand experiences that are applicable to our personal lives and service.
Shamanu: Earth Wisdom weaves indigenous teachings, Deep Ecology, holistic science, and Eco-
philosophy with movement, sound and ritual practices that emulate the primal expressions of Nature. The teachings strengthen our capacity to trust in our innate wisdom and cultivate the fluidity needed to navigate chaotic times. The practices make the ideas experiential and practical.
The training integrates the four primary teachings of the Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings - Primordial Movement, Earth Wisdom Teachings, Living from Your Heart and Earth~Rhythms. While there is a synergistic merging of the four processes, each addresses a specific aspect of oneself and ones communion with Earth.
What people often experience:
- The seamless unity of human & Nature
- An extraordinary sense of well-being & vitality
- Awakened bio-intelligence, creativity & intuition
- Spiritual, physical & emotional renewal
- Fluidity & flexibility of body & mind
- Strength & resilience to navigate chaotic times
- Ability to change fear into empowerment
- Empowered sense of Self & purpose
- Reconnection with the primal forces of creation
- Slowing down into the enchantment of Being
- Expanded experience of community
When we fall in love with Earth we fall into oneness with it and come home to ourselves in blissful union.
The Flow
The Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Immersion is a safe and sacred environment to enter 'heart space' where we remember our roots, feel the pain for what we are losing in the world, create soul connections, embrace the excitement of this transition time on earth and create frequency shifts that are transformational.
Shamanu is an organic process that requires deep listening to what is needed in the moment. For this reason every workshop is unique, depending upon the experience and needs of the participants. We encourage authentic, spontaneous and expressive explorations. Incorporating feelings, memories, and creative impulses are welcomed elements in creating the matrix for your experience.
We will be outdoors, in the elements as much as possible to re-attune to the animating forces of Life.
The workshop begins at 9am. The morning will include instruction, experiential sessions and integration time. The afternoon includes experiential sessions, time for personal processing and interactive exchanges. The workshop is finished a 5pm.
Testimonials:
"The Earth Wisdom Teachings have given me a sense of self that is so much larger than I had ever imagined. I feel empowered, committed, and most important, happier." Eva
"This was a very empowering and awakening experience. It helped me strengthen trust in myself and surrender to my inner wisdom. I know now that I am Earth. I feel so inspired. The Living Centre environment is transformative." Robin
"An amazing and transformational experience. I loved every moment. Thank you!" Beverly.jpg)
"The trainings helped me truly understand that to love myself is to love the world. To heal myself is to heal the world. It is as if I have been walking a tightrope most of my life. That rope broke. I can feel that I am held now, always. There are no words that can express the gratitude I feel for finding Lorenna and working with her." Naomi
"It is this kind of education that will take us into the future in a good way. Totally inspiring. I had no idea I had forgotten so much of who I am. It's just good to come back home to myself and feel my part in this amazing earth community." Sean
Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera - Eco-Creativity Guide
Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera is an Eco-Creativity guide and founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings, a revolutionary earth-based spiritual practice, which reawakens our ecological heritage.
She is co-founder and director with her husband Shantree of The Living Centre and Living Arts Institute. Lorenna is a Permaculture Educator, Ayurvedic Living Nutrition Educator and Sevenfold Path of Peace coach with a specialty in evolutionary regeneration at the personal, ecological and spiritual levels.
Her work is inspired by the teachings of indigenous cultures, Joanna Macy - The Work that Reconnects, Emilie Conrad and Susan Harper of Continuum, Gabrielle Roth, the new science of Living Systems and the cosmological work of Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry.
Lorenna has a passion for embodied transformation and offers profound wisdom and insight into the understanding of consciousness. Her passion for self-realization and the awakening of consciousness has been the guiding force in her life.
A study into the mysteries of life and how to invoke the primal elements of nature have shown her that human and Nature are one force, interconnected in all ways. Her teachings support the reclaiming of our birthright as ecological beings, and with it ourselves and our future. She believes that everything we need to know about how to live extraordinary lives we can find the answers to in Nature.
Her 40 years experience in the field of personal transformation, spiritual evolution and holistic ecology has gifted her with a diversity of regenerative modalities and wisdom, which she loves to share with others. Learn more>
Date:
Shamanu: Earth Wisdom is offered as a weekend & seven day Immersion
Weekend Training:
July Friday 19th to Sunday 21st, 2013
Training:
July Friday 19th to Thursday 24th, 2013
Time:
Friday 4pm. to 9pm
Saturday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm. One day will end at 9pm.
Register
Friday to Sunday - $275. plus tax
Friday to Thursday - $725. plus tax
Includes: workshop, educational material and organic vegan live-food dinner on Friday evening, and all lunches. Does not include taxes, transportation and accommodations. Accommodations and meals are available at an extra cost. Please inquire.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made through 'PayPal' below, or by certified check or Visa. Please make check payable to The Living Centre and send to: 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
For a list of all Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings workshops & courses click here
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment and cancellation policy here
Click here to request more information
For information about the Shamanu Earth Wisdom Educator Course click here>
"We are creating with our imaginations a period of rebuilding, where the intercommunion of all species will guide our life activities. We must come to understand that these dreams of ours do not originate in our brains alone. We are the space where the Earth dreams." - Brian Swimme
Living from Your Heart
Living from Your Heart - Inspiring Personal & Planetary Peace
Great sages throughout history have pointed to the heart as the gateway to the soul. They regarded the heart as the source of intuitive knowledge and spiritual wisdom.
Science is now showing that it is not the brain, but the heart that is the strongest generator of electrical and magnetic energies. As the physical world is made up of and changed by the force of these electromagnetic fields, living from your heart creates 'field coherence', the foundation of intelligence and the cornerstone of effective living.
We also know that these fields of energy are enhanced or depleted by emotions. In this workshop you will learn techniques to liberate the depletion caused by repressed emotions. You will learn how to cultivate emotions that enhance 'coherence' between heart and mind. This has positive effects on the immune response, clarity of thought and decision making, how one responds to others and the ability to live in the world from a centered and grounded place.
Your heart is your inner compass. In these times of rapid change and uncertainty activating the vast intelligence of the heart is essential to confidently navigate life's ups and downs in creative, caring and joyful ways.
"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. " ~ Carl jung
Blending the modern science of 'Heart Math' with ancient indigenous teachings you learn how to temper the rational mind dominance with deep immersion in the territory of the heart. In the world of the heart, you discover your natural ground of being in which you are love itself. You realize that your very nature is loving, kind, generous, and compassionate. When you live in the heart you don’t experience separation. Here, there is only one Self and everyone you see is realized to be part of you.
The Living from Your Heart workshop gives you time-tested tools to unleash your heart's intelligence, and with it your life energy, vitality and power to create a world of love and peace.
"I left the workshop feeling freer, lighter, more peaceful and willing to let go and trust my inner guidance. I was reminded of the importance of learning to work 'with' emotion rather than 'against' it. Lorenna is an inspirational guide that truly lives what she teaches." Candace
Living in Heart-space
In today's busy world living in consistent harmony with ones highest Self can be challenging. Many of us experience peace during meditation or prayer, yet, lose it as soon as ‘daily life' begins.
In this workshop you learn practices that are do-able and easy to apply in your daily life. Learning to create your feelings of choice frees you from what drains your life force and you relax into the deep place of inner peace. This spreads to those around you, your communities and countries. It is the heart that holds the key to the mysteries of life, radiant health and joy.
" When emotions are managed by the heart, they heighten your awareness of the world around you and add sparkle to life. The result is new intelligence and a new view of life." The Heart Math Solution
Benefits:
Living from Your Heart is for those who want to:
- Gently clear unhealthy habits & patterns that prevent you from living an empowered life
- Neutralize physiological & psychological impacts of stress
- Learn to trust love enough to fully embrace yourself & others
- Recognize emotional pain as a call to attention
- Come out of denial & reclaim your joy & ability to fully engage in life
- Enhance love & peace in your life & the world
- Attune to your inner wisdom
- Increase health, happiness and productivity
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Experience more clarity, inner security & joy
- Awaken soul purpose & live your dreams
- Deepen meditation practice & learn advanced meditation techniques
- Increase your energy and enjoy Life more!
Processes Include:
Breath/Sound:Variations of breath and sound disrupt habitual patterns creating openings to heart intelligence. Energy centers (chakras) are cleansed and revitalized connecting us to the hearts higher intelligence.
Biological Movement & Dance: Fluid organic movement stimulates life processes, softens and dissolves defensiveness, making us more resonate and capable of communion with life.
Felt Awareness: Our felt sense is the language of the heart, our direct connection to what is true for oneself. Through stillness and the practice of awareness we become witness to what we think and feel and join to the underlying intelligence which guides our organism.
Meditation and Visualization: Modern and indigenous practices unleash the power of the heart to enlighten, energize and inspire.
Speaking from Your Heart: Words are powerful creators. Learning to 'language' the voice of the heart we can create realities that support our deepest passions and purpose.
HeartMath has spent decades developing powerful practices in learning how to live from love. This group has been leaders in pioneering the science of accessing your heart's highest potential and gifts.
"I really appreciate the kinship, the opportunity to share and dialogue with
like hearted people. I loved the time to reflect. It is like a retreat to me, which is why I can do them over and over as each time I learn something new. It keeps bringing me back to myself, and out of my head - much needed! "A.M.
About the workshop:
Like anything that is true, the process is uncomplicated and effortless. It simply takes time and space to relearn what we always have known deep in our hearts. This workshop offers you the time, space and safety for the heart to open and remember.
Unhindered by 'deadlines' and responsibilities, guided by your intuitive compass, you reconnect to the intrinsic rhythms of the heart.
Flow of the day
The workshop begins at 9am. The morning will include instruction, experiential sessions and integration time. The afternoon includes experiential sessions, time for personal processing and interactive exchanges. The workshop is finished a 5pm.
Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera is an Eco-Creativity guide, founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings, co-founder and director with her husband of The Living Centre and Living Arts Institute. She is a Permaculture Educator and Sevenfold Path of Peace coach. Her work is inspired by the teachings of indigenous cultures, Joanna Macy - The Work that Reconnects, Emily Conrad - Continuum, the science of Living Systems and Cosmology.
She has a passion for embodied transformation and offers profound wisdom and insight into the understanding of consciousness. Her knowledge of the unconscious and how patterns of trauma play themselves out in our lives helps her guide individuals out of emotional bondage. Lorenna embraces the richness of our feeling realm and sees them as indicators from our Spirit-Self.
Her passion to offer an educational model that honors the depth of ones emotional body as key to accessing our create genius imbues all of her teaching. Learn more>
Dates for Living from Your Heart
To Be Announced
For a list of all the Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings workshops & courses click here
Register for Living From Your Heart
Includes: workshop, educational material and organic vegan live-food lunches.
Tax, transportation and accommodations are not included in the pricing.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made through 'PayPal' below or by certified Check. Please made Check payable to: The Living Centre and send to: 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment & cancellation policy here
Click here to request more information
Earth Wisdom Teachings
Nature as Mentor, Lover, Self
Earth Wisdom invites you to enter into a soulful journey that reawakens the unshakable joy and power that comes when we reclaim our destiny as eco-spiritual beings.
The illusion that we are separate to Earth stems from an Industrial consciousness that is destroying our home planet and our lives. A world view that isolates us from the source of our greatest wisdom.
First we enter into deep relationship with Earth as student to elder. Embraced in the primal dance of Her life-force we tap the natural yearning of body and soul to fall back in love with Earth, and into oneness with her. We discover our true nature is far more ancient and encompassing than the separate self defined by society. Embraced by an erotic interplay with the Earth, we wake up to who we really are, and the deep desire to protect that which we love and loves us.
Realizing that we belong to Earth and the web of Life opens the alchemy for healing our world, ourselves and our futures.
To break the spell of separation; to rediscover the creative heart of nature; to feel the Earth's power in your bones and use it for the greater good, is to know the Earth's ecstasy as yours.
Practices that Connect
"We do not bring nature to life, nature brings us to life."
The ‘Spiral’ developed by Joanna Macy offers us a ‘map’ for our journey. An empowerment process that journeys through four successive movements. Each part reconnects us with our world, reminding us that we are larger, stronger, deeper and more creative than we have been brought up to believe.
The Earth Wisdom experience blends an integrative system of philosophies, indigenous wisdom, with movement, sound and ritual practices that emulate the primal expressions of Nature. The rituals include reconnecting with the restorative gifts of nature through sacred plant medicine processes.
Learn how the powers of Earth move within each one of us. How to align with these powers. How to develop a deeper intimacy with Earth. How to awaken the self-healing power that lives within this intimate connection.
The interactive exercises ignite the vitality and determination we each possess to create a regenerative future that cherishes and supports all beings. The methods make the concepts experiential and practical.
What people often experience in the Earth Wisdom Teachings
workshops:
- The seamless unity of human & Nature
- Spiritual, physical and emotional renewal
- Empowered sense of self and purpose
- Awakened creativity and sensual connection
- Strength and resilience to navigate chaotic times
- Slowing down into the enchantment of Being
- Deep gratitude in coming home to oneself
- A sense of community with all beings
- Practical tools for the regeneration of oneself & the Earth
- The satisfaction of be an active & vital part of the solution
Everything you need to know to be healthy, ... you will find in Nature.
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he Earth Wisdom workshop is held outdoors in nature (weather permitting) where we can connect with the more-than-human world. The experience includes classroom time, practices to deepen our intimacy and interconnection with Nature, and times alone to simply 'be' mentored by Nature's beauty and wisdom.
The workshop offers a safe environment to explore deep responses to the state of the world. The intuitively centered processes encourage each person to engage at their own pace.
We begin at 9am to 5pm. A delicious, organic living food lunch will be served. Please dress comfortably with layers to put on and off. Bring a hat and something to write on. Insects are few, however, please bring your own repellent if you are sensitive to insect bites.
"The Earth's powers are coursing through us moment by moment. To become aware of these powers is to touch the source of Life." ~ Brain Swimme, Cosmologist
Founders & Directors of The Living Centre
Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera and Shantree Kacera, D.N., Ph.D. are founders and directors of The Living Centre and Living Arts Institute. Together they blend their over 35 years each, of experience to offer programs that support individuals in the practice of conscious living.
Lorenna and Shantree are internationally celebrated visionaries, authors and world peace workers.
Lorenna is an Eco-Creativity guide and founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings, grandmother and lover of Life
She is a Permaculture Educator, Ayurvedic Living Nutrition Educator and Sevenfold Path of Peace coach with a specialty in evolutionary regeneration at the personal, ecological and spiritual levels.
Lorenna's 40 years of study into the mysteries of life and the primal forces of nature have shown her that human and Nature are one force, interconnected in all ways within the web of life. This knowing guides all of her teachings. Learn more>
Shantree is a Permaculture Teacher, Ayurvedic Live-Food Nutritionist, Therapeutic & Shamanic Herbalist, and Constitutional Ecological Educator with 35 years experience in the Organic Natural Healing Arts.
Shantree's deep and practical eco-spirituality has been a guiding force in creating living systems at the Centre that emulate the way nature does it. He draws on the design systems of Forest Gardening and Permaculture to not only create sustainable sanctuaries for human living but also to cultivate and perfect new ways of seeing, of thinking and acting in the world. Learn more>
Dates for Earth Wisdom Teachings
Offered as a One-Day or Two-Day Workshop:
One-Day Workshop Dates
- March 23, 2013
- Time: 9am - 5pm.
Two-Day Workshop Dates
March 23 & 24, 2013
Time: 9am - 5pm
Three-Day Workshop Dates
March 23, 24 & 25, 2013
Time: 9am - 5pm
For a list of all Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings workshops & courses click here
Register for Earth Wisdom
Includes: workshop, educational material and organic vegan live-food lunches.
Transportation, tax and accommodations are not included in the pricing.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made by 'PayPal' (below) or certified check, including 13% hst tax. Please address checks and send to:
The Living Centre, 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
For a list of all Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings workshops & courses click here
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment and cancellation policy here
Click here to request more information
Earth~Rhythms: Dance, Ritual & Celebration
About Earth~Rhythms
Long ago when humans lived in oneness with Earth, they knew how to evoke the primal forces of Nature for personal and planetary well-being. They engaged the transformational powers of sacred dance and ritual to generate life-energy and connect to the great creative energies of Mother Earth.
Through sacred dance we enter the fluidity of being alive, shattering the borders between body, heart, mind, self and Earth. In dance we fall in love with the spirit in all things, and reclaim our essential unity with the living forces of creation. Made of the Elements of Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Ether, connecting deeply with their story connects us deeply with ours.
Engulfed in the cosmic forces of creativity, Earth~Rhythms invites you into the primal play of imagination and improvisation. The Dance of the Elements, Earth-rituals, time to BE with Nature, mindfulness and felt-awareness practices strengthens a trust so deeply rooted that we remember who we are, and celebrate the emergence of our creative expression and participation within the web of life.
"We sometimes fall into the illusion that power is elsewhere. Nothing could be further from the truth. The earth oozes with power, waiting for anyone who wishes to embrace it.." Brian Swimme
(This beautiful tree picture was taken by Carol L. Fraser in Vernon, B.C., Canada)
Earth~Rhythms Workshop Details
Dancing is surely the most basic and relevant of all forms of expression connecting us with spirit and self.
Intentional dance and ritual processes lets us move energy, cleanse, recharge, celebrate, connect with other life forms, pray and worship. We re-awaken our sacred relationship with Nature and therefore with ourselves.
We will explore the rich landscape of emotions as extensions and expressions of Nature, and how these ‘sacred fires' bind us to the Earth Mother, bringing us home to ourselves.
In a safe space, held within the embrace of Nature, you may experience break through as transformation is brought about on mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels.
The Benefits
Earth Rhythms is for those who want to:
- Reclaim your sacred relationship with Nature & with it a deeper knowledge of yourself & your part in the web of life
- Live an empowered life, deeply rooted in Earth wisdom
- Shed beliefs & habit that restrict your authentic expression
- Harness the transformational power of Air, Fire, Water, Earth & Ether
- Tap into the primal pleasure of play & spontaneity
- Become a conscious co-creator with life & inspiration for change
- Celebrate the unfolding of your spirit in the exquisite Dance of Life
Earth~Rhythms is not something you do; it's what you are.
What happens in the Earth~Rhythms?
Each day will include instruction, experiential sessions, time alone, writing exercises, interactive dialogue and integration time.
Earth~Rhythms is an organic process that requires deep listening to what is needed in the moment. For this reason every Earth~Rhythms workshop is unique, depending upon the experience and needs of the participants. We encourage authentic, spontaneous and expressive explorations. Incorporating feelings, memories, and creative impulses are welcomed elements in creating the matrix for your experience.
We will be outdoors, in the elements, weather permitting. Practices done in Nature re-attunes you to the animating powers of Life.
"Deep in our bones resides an ancient, singing couple who just won't give up making their beautiful, wild noise. The world won't end if we can find them." - "Secrets of the Talking Jaguar"
Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera - Eco-Creativity Guide
Lorenna is an Eco-Creativity guide and founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings, a revolutionary earth-based spiritual practice, which reawakens our ecological heritage.
She is co-founder and director with her husband Shantree of The Living Centre and Living Arts Institute. Lorenna is a Permaculture Educator, Ayurvedic Living Nutrition Educator and Sevenfold Path of Peace coach with a specialty in evolutionary regeneration at the personal, ecological and spiritual levels.
Her work is inspired by the teachings of indigenous cultures, Joanna Macy - The Work that Reconnects, Emilie Conrad and Susan Harper of Continuum, Gabrielle Roth, the new science of Living Systems and the cosmological work of Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry.
Lorenna has a passion for embodied transformation and offers profound wisdom and insight into the understanding of consciousness. Her passion for self-realization and the awakening of consciousness has been the guiding force in her life.
A study into the mysteries of life and how to invoke the primal elements of nature have shown her that human and Nature are one force, interconnected in all ways. Her teachings support the reclaiming of our birthright as ecological beings, and with it ourselves and our future. She believes that everything we need to know about how to live extraordinary lives we can find the answers to in Nature. Learn more>
Dates for Earth~Rhythms
June 1 & 2, 2013 Can be taken as a one or two day workshop
For information about all Shamanu: Earth Wisdom events click here
Register for Earth~Rhythms
Cost:
One Day - $150 plus tax
Two Day - $250 plus tax
Includes: workshop, educational material and organic vegan live-food lunches.
Transportation, tax and accommodations are not included in the pricing.
Companion Pricing: Bring a friend and save $25.
Payment can be made through 'PayPal' below or by certified check. Please address the check to: The Living Centre and send to: The Living Centre 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
Where can I stay?
Read our commitment and cancellation policy here
