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This first level contains classes that can be taken by anyone no matter whattheir level of experience
is. If you’re looking for the best place to start, however, the introductory Circle
of Life class covers many of the foundations of the Black Bear teachings.
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Schedule
The Circle of Life - Introduction to Shamanism from the Black Bear lineage
If you were only to take this one course, you would have tools that would help you on your path the rest
of your life. These practical techniques help you to face and address life’s problems.
The topics to be covered in this course include: Black Bear’s morning meditation, meeting
your power animal, psychic protections, smudging, setting up ceremony, the medicine wheel as explained
by Black Bear, shamanic prayer, clearing your personal energy space as well as your chakras, and more.
"Journeying" is a shamanic meditation guided with the drum. It is said that the drum
is the shaman's horse that she or he rides into the other dimensions. This once a month class is for beginners or seasoned
meditators or journeyers. Journeying is a way that you can begin to explore your inner worlds and get guidance on questions
or issues in your life. Developing a consistent pathway into your inner worlds can create a continous flow between your
spiritual guidance and your reality. This can only help your life to become richer and more fulfilling! In Charlottesville,
we will be meeting once a month on every fourth Monday. For Richmond, please check schedule as the dates may change
from month to month.
Journey to the Self
This is a class designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of who you are and where you came from.
Using techniques like inner child work, past-life regression, shamanic breathwork, meeting the different "aspects"
of your psyche, journeying to the "smoking mirror," and more, you can begin to find deep emotional healing.
Self-knowledge is the key to changing negative patterns and helping you to connect to your true spirit. It can be fascinating
to get a perspective on your journey through this life and others.
Connecting to Your Inner Guidance
Everyone
is receiving guidance every moment of the day. We just have to learn how to be open to it. We all have a variety of spirit guides from animals to what many people refer to as guardian angels. We also have an internal
guidance system, which can be our intuition or deep messages and feelings from our soul. We can
experience guidance through these feelings, inner knowingness, hearing messages, visual images, receiving
signs and more. In this class, we will be going within to hone our ability to pick up those messages
that are being sent to us. You can begin to tap into the endless support all around
you.
Manifesting Magic
"Manifesting is much more
than making something real. It is a whole body experience. From your cells, your heart, to your emotions, to your
mind, and your spirit." Black Bear
This class is based on one of the
taped lectures thatBlack Bear gave. Broken down into class form, you can work through the steps with support.
Black Bear teaches us about seven main blocks or limitations to the manifesting energy. You will easily see yourself
in these common stumbling blocks, including confusion, control and sabotaging doubt. He then points the way out of each
of these negative steps so that we can open to the limitless flow of spirit. There is a teaching on money as well, as
it is such a big issue for those of us on the Earth plane. Black Bear reminds us that we are here to manifest experience,
and as we focus on that, everything will fall into place. We will go through each of the seven steps and then use shamanic
techniques to dismantle the negative and to bring forth the positive. These techniques have helped many people to learn
to get into and stay in "the flow."
Making a Power Shield
To make a power shield is to step in to a
very old way. Creating a power shield helps to bring your gifts and abilities from the spiritual
into the physical. In this weekend workshop, we will journey to the elders of the directions to
receive the symbols that represent your gifts. You will then paint those symbols on to your shield. The shield
then becomes a doorway to your power. The making of this powerful shamanic tool involves all four
levels of our beings: the mental, the physical, emotional and physical. Combining these
four levels makes a powerful tool for change.
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The Power Stones - A Shamanic Reading Tool Black
Bear said that the power stone reading is a system of divination for people who don't think that they can do readings.
Using 28 small stones, each person will make their own reading tool for identifying spiritual influences, understanding lessons,
and solving problems. The symbology is from Black Bear's lineage. You will draw or paint the symbols on the
stones, and then learn the meaning. Then we will talk about how to give a five stone reading for yourself or others.
This is a fun and unique tool to have! Healing and Rejuvenating Journeys These are four
journeys designed to help bring healing and rejuvenation to anyone feeling drained or stressed on any
level. We all lose energy and get out of balance in our day to day lives. These are journeys that the shamans
of old used to get their energy back and get replenished. The journeys bring deep relaxation and
help you to connect with your inner world for inspiration. Each journey (guided meditation with
the drum) is unique and can stand alone, though the most benefit will be gained from doing all four.
The journeys include journeying to the heart of the Earth Mother, a journey with Sister Deer, a healing
from the elements, and more.
Schedule
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