Eco-Spiritual Educational Sanctuary
(est. 1983)

Re-Enchanting Your Life with Darren Austin Hall & Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera

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A 1-Day Eco-Spiritual Immersion to Regenerate Wonder,  Self Love and Our World   One of the great themes of our shifting age is the sacred relationship between humans and Earth. Our ancient ancestors bridled the natural mysticism of the Earth with great devotion and care. In modern civilization, our deep bonds with the land have broken. With the rise of industrialization and materialist science, it has become a period of time denoted by writers, philosophers and artists as ‘the age of disenchantment’. The disenchantment describes our loss of a primal, life-giving and life-saving essence we know as ‘wonder’ for the beauty of nature. A wonder that recognizes the ecology of the planet as profoundly alive, sentient and capable of being connected and communicated with in metaphysical ways. This living spiritedness is at the heart of our true nature. During this one-day immersion, we shall be enthusing the re-enchantment of our world and our human selfhood through multi-dynamic practices, community activities and sacred revelry. We will spend time in deep communion with the spirits of the beautiful lands upon which The Living Centre is found, sharing our discoveries in circles of mutual wondering. Our sensitivities to such intimate bonding with Earth will … Read more

Online: Embracing Gaian Consciousness – A Primordial Movement series

These are confusing times. Yet, amidst the sadness, fear, anger and despair, there is also a glimmer of ‘something new.’ When a crisis as all-encompassing and global as the pandemic, and let’s not forget climate change, sweeps the world, it opens a crack in the matrix of ‘the norm’ for new possibilities to emerge. Many of us are given a gift to pause and re-evaluate our lives, values and vocations. Will we use it well and take the courageous step to live differently and listen to your interconnected heart’s calling? No more compromising the soul’s desire for a status quo that destroys life on our beautiful planet. It is the time to give yourself to what you know is true and identify ‘where your greatest joy meets the world’s greatest need.” Where do we turn for guidance? Who is the teacher now? Primordial Journeys invites you to reawaken your innate oneness with Gaian consciousness. To reclaim the tremendous spiritual wisdom that carries you into the depths of the Earthly sensuous. Through movement, breath-sound and meditations that immerses you into a felt body experience and vital intimacy with the living Earth, you leave the impoverished state of isolation behind and discover … Read more

Online: Primordial Journey: Earth-centered Movement Series – Level I, Beginners

About Primordial Journeys Indigenous cultures know that ‘to live is to move!’ Dance, music and inner journeys are the oldest medicine and spiritual practice on Earth. To awaken from the harm that disconnection with Self and Earth has caused, both personally and globally, requires that we drop below the constraints of the mind and move into the wisdom of body/soul. Movement, dance, breath and meditation open you to the fluid forces of creation, shattering the borders between body, heart, mind, spirit and nature. Earth-centered Movement The classes are an invitation to journey into the mysteries of your body as a teacher-healer-messenger. Coupled with sound vibration, breath and stillness this deeply nourishing practice restores vitality & an extraordinary sense of well-being. A variety of movement explorations including wave motion, micro-movements, sounds, and breath enliven our organism back to its natural state of fluidity, vitality and harmony. The processes explore the idea that we are biological living systems with the capacity to self-stabilize, regenerate and evolve. We are naturally resilient, intelligent, and interconnected in all ways with our biosphere! Reconnecting with the intrinsic wave-like movement of Life turns the practice into a sensuous communion with Lifes restorative energies. Experience the unashamed joy … Read more

Shamanu: Journey into Sacred Silence

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Entering the space of sacred silence is essential for the balance and regeneration of your spirit. It’s where you remember and connect to the vast wisdom and primal knowing of who you are. Where you come home to yourself to recharge, balance and ‘Dream’. In this space the Sacred whispers, and you listen. Through the nourishing dance of silence, we allow the fluidity of movement, breath and sound to gently guide us into the home of dreams, visions and regeneration. Gentle somatic processes integrate, cleanse, and make space for the new.  Active breath and earth-centred meditation revitalize the energy centers, attuning the body, mind and spirit. Perceiving our bodies as living expressions of Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Ether, we journey into their great wisdom teachings within and around us. Surrendering to the heart’s primacy and its power of receptivity, we access the realms of intuition, feelings, and felt awareness where we can hear Earth’s voice as She calls us into what is new for self and planet. This journey is an invitation to enter the sweet darkness of Autumn and return to the womb of inner silence for rejuvenation and visioning of the ‘yet to be’. The Journey Includes … Read more

Shamanu Earth Wisdom – Visioning Journey – On Line

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Winter is the time of year to vision, to dream in the more beautiful life you wish to create for yourself, your family, community and the Earth, and plant those seeds of intention in the fertile earth of consciousness. Every person has the innate capacity to create their future. This weekend supports you on how to do that. Journey into the mysteries of your body as teacher, healer and dream-catcher. Intuitively centred movement, dance, sound, breathwork, and meditation journeys prepare you to receive the inner guidance of Spirit and open to new possibilities. During this weekend: Receive guiding questions that support you to discover your soul’s longing, understand what blocks fulfillment and how to overcome these obstacles Journey through Earth-centred Ceremonies and Meditations to connect you with your soul’s purpose  and the true source of power, creativity and joy  Call on the Spirit of the Wind, the Spirit of the Land, the cleansing Spirit of Water and the transformational Spirit of Fire to guide you in your journey The Shamanu Earth Wisdom somatic processes reconnect you to the sweet eros of your body/heart longing awakening repressed vitality and creativity. The movement, sound and breath processes are slow, fluid and deeply … Read more

WomanEarth: Reclaiming Your Sacred Wild Feminine Life-force

Life-force is a power that we all possess. A natural and regenerative resource designed to bring health and happiness. When mindfully accessed, sustained and directed, it is the substance that allows the miracle of self-healing and spiritual self-mastery.  Also known as chi, prana, ovarian power or kundalini, it is a continuous flow of primordial energy that unifies humans, nature and the cosmos.  If we lived in an ideal world, uncluttered by insistent stress and a patriarchal directive,  women would be equally celebrated and supported to self-direct.  Life energy would flow freely and abundantly, and this workshop would not be necessary. But we don’t – at least not yet. For centuries women have been taught to believe that their role is to unconditionally direct their Lifeforce energy to their families, communities and partners, leaving little power for themselves. While much of one’s giving emerges from a genuine feminine spirit, much doesn’t.   Throughout the weekend, we dive into the ‘how’ of embracing your sacred wild Life-force, reclaiming your power to navigate the course of your future and why this is essential for the healing and fulfillment of your life and the healing of the Earth. We do this through a fluid dive … Read more