What is shamanism?

Shamanism is a path of knowledge and a process of seeing with the heart for the purpose of accessing spiritual guidance, healing, and information. Shamanism teaches that everything that exists is alive and has a spirit, and that we are spiritually interconnected with all of life and the earth itself. Through shamanic practice, we can reconnect ourselves with nature and its rhythms and seasons, and restore balance and harmony. It has no doctrine or belief system.

What is core shamanism?

Core shamanism is the universal or near-universal principles and practices of shamanism not bound to any specific cultural group or perspective, as originated, researched, and developed by Michael Harner, with whom Eve B. Lee has studied since 1993.

2009 Workshop Dates December 12-13, 2009

2010 Workshop Dates April 24-25, 2010

September 11-12, 2010

November 5-6, 2010

Nine to nine Saturday and Sunday, with breaks

Cost: $250 including lunch both days and dinner Saturday

$100 nonrefundable deposit reserves space; $150 balance due 30 days prior to workshop

Bring a friend and save $50 each! ($200 deposit for both must be received 30 days prior to qualify.)

Through a series of specially designed activities in a group setting, you will receive a boost in self esteem and confidence that comes from learning how to establish boundaries as you engage and direct a thousand pound creature using mental focus, creative visualization and clarity of intent.

Prior experience with horses is not necessary, and all activities with horses are on the ground in this workshop.

Participants will engage in these skills and activities:

• Uncovering  messages behind emotions
•  Being congruent vs. incongruent
•  Identifying False Self and Authentic Self Voices
•  Establishing and maintaining clear and consistent personal space
•  Using the body as a sensing device to identify emotional and physical states
•  Holding sacred space
•  Experiencing reflective round pen work with horses
•  Understanding the Nine Essential Skills for building authentic community
•  An introduction to Svaroopa Yoga to assist the opening of body, mind and spirit.

This 3-day introductory Equine Facilitated Learning workshop is a qualification for advanced work in Equine Facilitated learning at Loghaven with Eve and with Linda Kohanov at Epona Equestrian Center in Arizona

2010 Workshop Dates:       May 28-30

Nine to five daily 

Cost: $550; $150 nonrefundable deposit reserves space; balance due 30 days prior

Bring a friend and save $100 each!  ($300 deposit for both must be sent 30 days prior to workshop to qualify.) 

A mid-winter retreat in sunny southern Arizona at Pocket Sanctuary at Kenyon Ranch in Tubac

Connect with a group of women gathering to seek serenity in the uncertainty of these times

and discover new ways to wait patiently in this Sacred Pause.

Together we’ll explore the art of surrendering to what “is” by becoming

• “Naked” with nothing to hide
• Vulnerable with nothing to defend
• Empty with nothing to lose
• In the unknown with nothing to fear
• Open to what is meant to happen

Facilitators are three Elders: Mary Louise Gould, Holotropic Breathwork Practitioner, Kathleen Ingram, Counselor/Coach, and Eve B. Lee, Shamanic Practitioner, who will guide the gathering in activities including mediation, Holotropic Breathwork, reflective round pen work with horses, shamanic journeying, inspired writing, walking the labyrinth and working with dreams. To prepare for the retreat and to begin to answer the question: “Where do we go from here?” participants will read When the Heart Waits by Sue Monk Kidd.

Cost:  $1600 per person including meals and lodging

Nonrefundable Deposit:  $400 by January 15, 2010

Save 10% for payment in full ($1440) by 12-31-09

Save an additional $100 apiece for each friend you bring!

For more information or to register contact Mary-Louise Gould at mlgould125@aol.com or 520-975-6126,or log on to  www.sacredplaceofpossibility.com and www.equinemagic.com

Through a series of specially designed activities in a group setting, you will receive a boost in self esteem and confidence that comes from learning how to establish boundaries as you engage and direct a thousand pound creature using mental focus, creative visualization and clarity of intent.

Prior experience with horses is not necessary, and all activities with horses are on the ground in this workshop.

Awakening to Spirit through the Way of the Horse includes these philosophies, skills and activities:

* Uncovering the messages behind emotions
* Being congruent vs. incongruent
* Identifying False Self and Authentic Self Voices
* Boundaries: Establishing and maintaining clear and consistent personal space
* Body Scan: Full body scan to determine baseline emotional and physical state
* Meeting the Appaloosa Herd
* Reflective Round Pen Experience
* Nine Essential Skills for Building Authentic Community
* Svaroopa Yoga each morning to assist the opening of body, mind and spirit. (No
prior experience necessary.)

This 3-day introductory Equine Facilitated Learning workshop qualifies you for advanced work in Equine Facilitated learning at Loghaven with Eve and at the Epona Equestrian Center in Sonoita, AZ.

2009 Workshop Dates: April 24-26 and September 18-20

Nine to five daily

Cost: $550; $150 nonrefundable deposit reserves space; balance due 30 days prior

Bring a friend and save $100 each! ($300 deposit for both must be sent 30 days prior to workshop to qualify.)

Activities will include meeting the herd, using the body as a sensing device, reflective round pen experiences, a cleansing and releasing ceremony, and shamanic drumming meditations. Each morning we begin with Svaroopa yoga sessions that open the body mind and spirit in preparation for a deeper experience.

This introductory workshop is a qualification for advanced work at Loghaven or with Linda Kohanov at the Epona Equestrian Center in AZ.

2010 Workshop Dates:

July 23-25

Nine to five daily

Cost: $550; $150 nonrefundable deposit reserves space; balance due 30 days in advance

Bring a friend and save $100 each! ($300 deposit for both must be sent 30 days prior to workshop to qualify.)

Activities include Svaroopa Yoga, meeting the herd, active and reflective round pen experiences and dancing with the horses, shamanic journeying to the drum around the bonfire.

2010 Retreat Dates

August 26-29

Nine to five daily

Cost: $750; $250 nonrefundable deposit reserves space.

Note: This popular retreat is limited to eight participants, so please reserve your place early!

Bring a friend and save $100 each with $500 deposit for both must be received 30 days prior to retreat.

This retreat includes all activities required in an introductory Equine Facilitated Learning Workshop and is a qualification for advanced work at Loghaven with Eve or with Linda Kohanov at the Epona Equestrian Center in Arizona.

Activities will include reflective round pen work with the horses, guided meditations, a journey ride on horseback (no experience required), creative expressions of the messages behind emotions and false self voices, and a cleansing and releasing ceremony. Svaroopa Yoga will begin each day, and individual intensives with the horses can be scheduled before or after this workshop.

This introductory workshop is a qualification for advanced work in Equine Facilitated Learning at Loghaven with Eve and with Linda Kohanov at the Epona Equestrian Center in Arizona.

2010 Workshop dates:

September 24-26

Nine to five daily and Saturday evening supper and bonfire

Cost: $550; $150 nonrefundable deposit reserves space; balance due 30 days prior to workshop

Bring a friend and save $100 each! ($300 deposit for both must be received 30 days prior to qualify.)

Activities will include reflective round pen work with the horses, guided meditations, a
journey ride on horseback (no experience required), creative expressions of the messages behind emotions and false self voices, and a cleansing and releasing ceremony. Svaroopa Yoga will begin each day, and individual intensives with the horses can be scheduled before or after this workshop. Participants will have an opportunity to experience a sweat lodge ceremony in honor of the Fall Equinox during this workshop.

2008 Workshop dates:

September 19-21

Nine to five daily and Saturday evening supper and optional sweat lodge

Cost: $550; $150 nonrefundable deposit reserves space; balance due August 1