CURRENT COURSES
2009.
August 22 SHAMANIC EXPLORERS (First meeting, Richmond). Further 2009 SE gathering dates Oct 3, Nov 1, and Dec 5.
Shamanism has always been about mediating between
different worlds and beings to bring healing and balance within and without.
Seeking answers not only for our own lives but also for the difficult questions
troubling the world we live in is a way of healing in itself.
It is too easy, when faced by the many global
realities of crisis; to become disempowered by the belief that there is no way
we can make a difference. We can all see the need for creative healing
solutions but so often we become overwhelmed and shut down or overstretch and
disconnect in response to the suffering around us.
Being part of Shamanic Explorers means becoming
consciously engaged for the good of life on earth. We come together to discover
sustainable healing answers to living in our world. We bring humor and common
sense to these explorations as well as wisdom and compassion to keep us
balanced and nourished in this work.
This is an open group. In regular gatherings we will
use group shamanic journeying for deep exploration and research. We will focus
on the big issues of our times. Our intention is to share our findings with the
wider community to empower and inspire. We will also include people who cannot
physically attend but would like to participate in this project and contribute
to the research pool.
We ask for a £5 donation per gathering towards running
costs. The meetings run from 1-5 With Kathy Fried and John Hambrook. Booking
is essential because of numbers.
If you are interested in this gathering or project or
have further questions please contact Kathy Fried. info@kathyfried.co.uk
Sep 26-27
CREATING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE HEART pt 1 (Richmond) Oct 24-25
pt 2, Nov 28-29 pt 3
The experience of making art through shamanic practice
offers everyone the freedom and power to express creative soul. These three
weekends (spread over three months) explore various ways of creating with the
help and guidance of our helping spirits. There will be group work and work in
pairs in addition to the personal creative work, which evolves throughout the
course.
Artists, inventors, musicians, performers, writers and
many other creative folk
Often find that their best work comes through when
they are Òguided by their museÓ, Òhave a flash of inspirationÓ or are Òin their
creative flowÓ. On this course shamanic states of consciousness and spirit
connection help us to move beyond what often blocks us from our full creative
expressions.
Learn to see through the eyes of your heart. Be
inspired and embody your visions with spirit guidance and practical help.
John Hambrook is a sensitive and
intuitive artist/cartoonist with qualifications in Art, Group work and
Humanistic Counseling as well as trainings in Healing and Shamanism. He has
lots of experience of supporting people both technically and emotionally on
their creative path and has worked with both adults and children in this
capacity.
Kathy Fried is creative herself
and loves to support this in others. She is qualified in Bodywork, Healing,
Group work and Humanistic Counseling. Kathy is also trained in Shamanism and
has maintained and run a private healing and counseling practice for over 18
years in addition to teaching.
£300 includes most materials (deposit £100) If you are
interested in this course or have further questions please contact Kathy Fried.
Oct 3 SHAMANIC EXPLORERS (Richmond)
Oct 24-25 C REATING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE HEART pt
2 (Richmond)
Nov 1 SHAMANIC EXPLORERS (Richmond)
Nov 14-15 MAKE, SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL (Richmond)
With spirit guidance and practical help, make and decorate your own rattle and learn more about working with the rattle.
Healing
art and tool making has always been part of the shamanÕs craft. Throughout this
course we will be connecting with our spirit helpers for inspiration and
instruction on the various aspects of creating and working with rattles.
Practical help with skills and techniques will lead you through a step-by-step
process of making and decorating a sacred medicine rattle for use in your
shamanic practice. £120Includes most materials (deposit 50)
With Kathy Fried and John Hambrook.
If you are interested in this course or have further
questions please contact Kathy Fried. info@kathyfried.co.uk
Nov 28-29 C REATING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE HEART pt 3 (Richmond)
Dec 5 SHAMANIC EXPLORERS (Richmond)
COURSES AND OFFERINGS
AVAILABLE.
I have
been teaching and developing shamanic courses since 1997. I teach with deep
gratitude to my teachers and to the indigenous cultures where traditional
practices continue to inspire and caution us to approach this work with awareness,
heart, responsibility and respect.
All courses available
use shamanic practice to explore and work with different areas of life. I am happy to work with students from other teachers
on any of my courses as long as the teachings and level of work is compatible.
Mentoring agreements are also available to support participants between courses.
For any further information or special requests contact me atInfo@kathyfried.co.uk
Courses by request:
Any of the courses out of season can be booked by request. If you are interested
in a particular course, let me know. When there are enough uptakes this course
will be arranged. I will run most courses with 4-8 participants at our Center
in London. Certain courses are available as Individual training agreements. Inquiries
for workshops at other venues or courses designed specially to suit your groupÕs
requirements are welcomed.
ANCIENT
TRACKS, PRESENT STEPS.
(Arranged by request)
These
are a series of courses teaching some of the essential elements of shamanism,
a spiritual and healing practice, which traces its roots to our prehistory.
The intention here is to bring the universal healing and wisdom of this ancient
path through in ways, which serve our culture and these present times.
Basic shamanic practice courses.
These courses teach basic shamanic ways of
shifting consciousness and connecting with power through rattling singing and
the use of the drum. The focus is on learning the shamanic soul/spirit journey
and establishing good connections with your spirit helpers and teachers.
Participants are introduced to a shamanic perspective of life and initiated
into some basic healing practices.
SHAMANISM 1
ORIGINAL CONNECTIONS
SHAMANISM 2 LIVING
IN CONNECTION
Advanced
shamanic practice courses.
These courses introduce and teach the
foundations of the shamans work with;
Healing, nature, soul retrieval,
transitions in life and death. Guidance work is also taught: assisted deep
journeywork for seeking help, healing or council from the spirits.
SHAMANISM,
HEALING AND NATURE
SOUL RETREIVAL
SHAMANIC GUIDANCE
(Ancient Tracks, Present Steps courses
are currently arranged by request because of the wealth of courses available
on these subjects. I am happy to work with students from other teachers on
any of my courses as long as the teachings and level of work is compatible.
For people particularly interested in doing any of the foundational work with
me courses will be run with 4-8 participants. Mentoring agreements are also
available to support participants between courses. Contact Info@kathyfried.co.uk for further information)
Continuing
Shamanic practice.
Practice
development and Skills support. These courses and offerings are for those,
both new and old to the practice, who feel, committed to working shamanically.
Being able to journey and having a good connection with your sprit helpers
is essential.
MENTORING (individual by arrangement)
Mentoring agreements are available to support
people interested in ongoing shamanic practice. Mentoring can be for people
who chose shamanism solely as a personal practice and for those who are or
wish to work for others as shamanic practitioners. Contact Info@kathyfried.co.uk if you are interested.
APPRENTICE
DAYS (1day or individual mentoring by arrangement)
We
are all in a continuing apprenticeship to the spirits in this work. These
one-day courses are focused around the various foundation practices. These
trainings are meant as refreshers and practice days for those who have done
the relevant courses and want to deepen their work in these areas.
Topics covered on separate days include; healing, nature work, soulretreival,
transitions in life and death and guidance work.
ETHICS
FROM THE HEART (2.5 days
or individual training by arrangement)
Journeying
with our spirits we discover ways to nurture good shamanic practice and begin
to define our ethics from within. This
course celebrates our love and respect for shamanic work and how we take care
with others and ourselves. Using shamanic skills and working in pairs, small
groups and the larger circle, participants are set on a path, with their spirits,
to find and give form to their own code of ethics. We explore what makes good
shamanic practice for each of us and learn to refine and renew our work through
special ways of seeing. Sharing our teachings may begin to show us whether
we can find a common vision, of ethics and practice, as a shamanic community.
HEALING CONNECTION
(2.5 days or individual training by arrangement)
Counseling
skills taught by spirit and embodied in sacred practice for healing work and
personal relationships.
The shamanÕs job
of mediating between the worlds includes being present, paying attention,
listening deeply and asking clear questions. The quality we each bring to
these tasks affects the clarity and power of our work. On this course we ask
for wisdom from spirit to deepen and empower the ways we connect with our
fellow human beings. Weaving in my experience of counselling into the course,
I bring key skills into focus; our spirits teach us to recognise and embody
each skill; practicing in pairs we explore their teachings in a safe space.
Work in the circle offers a community of equals where we can share our learning
in an atmosphere of acceptance and respect.
MEETINGS
ON THE PATH (2 days or
individual training by arrangement)
Our closest friendships,
when they are healthy, are those where trust and commitment allows us to risk
being open to life. In shamanism our relationships with our spirit helpers
lie at the heart of the work. This course looks at how we relate to our spirit
helpers and they to us. This exploration can offer deep insights into our
own nature and the path that we are on. Getting to know our helpers and teachers
takes us deeper into our shamanic practice and offers a clearer understanding
of working with them as a team.
LIVING
POWER (2 days or individual
training by arrangement)
Power
is one of the central issues in shamanism. How we use it or lose it deeply
affects our lives, our relationships and the world around us. In this course
we explore how best to connect with and use power. With our spirit helpers
we learn to recognise and remedy daily power loss and work with sacred and
ordinary power practices to enhance our lives.
MISSION
IMPECCABLE (1 day or individual
training by arrangement))
In
the shamanic journey our mission statements reflect our purpose. When we have
a very clear mission our work becomes more powerful. Clear statements also
make it easier for us to connect with the help and insight we receive, and
to incorporate these gifts from spirit into our lives in useful ways. On this
course we will learn to formulate clear, strong and appropriate missions and
also how to choose the right kind of journeys to suit our purpose.
LANGUAGE
OF THE SOUL (1 day or individual
training by arrangement)
Our
spirit helpers and teachers communicate with us in ways designed to touch
us with meaning. They speak to our souls, yet because we often expect something
else or compare ourselves with others, we can miss the fuller meanings on
offer. This course is about exploring and opening to the soul language of
our journeys. We will also be working creatively with the answers or teachings
we receive to bring them back into our lives in user-friendly forms.
SPIRIT
AND CRAFT
Working
with the spirits can fire imagination and free creative potential. These courses
work to inspire and midwife our personal creative expressions as well as teaching
us an infinite number of sacred ways to craft and use our expressions as medicine
ways, power objects
or
tools for empowerment and healing.
MAKE,
SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL (2
days)
Healing
art and tool making has always been part of the shamanÕs craft. Throughout
this course we will be connecting with our spirit helpers for inspiration
and instruction on the various aspects of creating and working with rattles.
Practical help with skills and techniques will lead you through a step by
step process of making and decorating a sacred medicine rattle for use in
your shamanic practice.(Includes most materials)
SHAMANIC
HEALING ART (1 or 2 days)
Discover
the magic of making. Create empowering and transformational images and objects
with intention and spirit. For personal and communal healing
CREATING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE HEART (3
weekends/6days)
The experience of making art through shamanic practice
offers everyone the freedom and power to express creative soul. This course
explores various ways of creating with the help and guidance of our helping
spirits. There will be group work and work in pairs in addition to the personal
creative work, which evolves throughout the course.
Artists, inventors, musicians, performers, writers and
many other creative folk
Often find that their best work comes through when they
are Òguided by their museÓ, Òhave a flash of inspirationÓ or are Òin their
creative flowÓ. On this course shamanic states of consciousness and spirit
connection help us to move beyond what often blocks us from our full creative
expressions.
Learn to see through the eyes of your heart. Be inspired
and embody your visions with spirit guidance and practical help.
MEDICINE
STORIES, TEACHING TALES. (2 days)
Stories
are one of the most ancient and enduring ways that humans have used to
communicate with each other. They have been used to share vital information,
Record group histories, teach survival skills, ethical thinking and to provide
wisdom and healing when needed.
On shamanic
journeys our helping spirits often teach and heal us trough the use of story
and Shamanic training in receiving and sharing the power and wisdom of our
spirits through the healing ways of storytelling. The power of story can be
immense; it can touch our hearts and minds in infinite variety of ways.
LIFE
ON EARTH.
These
courses, gatherings and offerings embrace social, cultural and global issues.
Exploring the healing potential of socially engaged shamanism: seeding good
community practice and working towards sustainable solutions for human beings
to live together in harmony with each other and the rest of life on earth.
ROUNDING THE CIRCLE (tailor made)
Shamanism is a community practice. With our spirits we will find ways of being in our power with others. Learning to share in the power of the circle allows us to bring our own special gifts and talents and to serve or be served by our community.
This tailor made work is offered to help new groups create healthy and supportive learning communities or to restore harmony and seed practices that nourish healthy change in existing communities (also available to specific projects or working partnerships).
XMAS
SPIRIT SURVIVAL COURSE
(1 day)
Obligation,
pressure and the countdown of shopping days have become the hallmarks for
Xmas. More and more people say that they no longer enjoy or even actively
hate this time. Some have switched back to celebrating Solstice, which is
great, but the Xmas spirit is still in big trouble! This shamanic day is about
re-connecting with the true spirit, power and magic of this festival, and
finding ways to transform seasonal stress into grace and healing so we can
celebrate with heart.
SHAMANIC EXPLORERS. (Regular half-day gatherings)
Shamanism has always
been about mediating between different worlds and beings to bring healing
and balance within and without. Seeking answers not only for our own lives
but also for the difficult questions troubling the world we live in is a way
of healing in itself.
It is too easy, when faced by the many global
realities of crisis; to become disempowered by the belief that there is no way
we can make a difference. We can all see the need for creative healing
solutions but so often we become overwhelmed and shut down or overstretch and
disconnect in response to the suffering around us.
Being part of Shamanic Explorers means
becoming consciously engaged for the good of life on earth. We come together to
discover sustainable healing answers to living in our world. We bring humor and
common sense to these explorations as well as wisdom and compassion to keep us
balanced and nourished in this work.
This is an open group.
In regular gatherings we will use group shamanic journeying for deep exploration
and research. We will focus on the big issues of our times. Our intention
is to share our findings with the wider community to empower and inspire.
We will also include people who cannot physically attend but would like to
participate in this project and contribute to the research pool.
Living
Spirit.
Spiritual
development includes taking care of our emotional, mental and physical work.
These courses focus on discovering the tasks, steps and gifts of our personal
and spiritual paths and learning to incorporate this into our daily lives.
Various aspects of our personal journeys through life are explored with the
wisdom and support of our compassionate helping spirits.
SPIRIT IN THE MIRROR.
(2 days or individual training
by arrangement)
Having a good sense
of our whole self is a vital key to navigating both our personal life and
our spiritual path with wisdom and compassion. Yet often the view in the mirror
becomes clouded with images that we take on from others or develop ourselves.
At times it might feel as if we have lost the original prints but they are
always there, waiting within us. Our spirit helpers have many ways of pointing
us towards our core identity and helping us to track and work with what hides
us and keeps us from ourselves. Clarifying self-awareness means that we can
begin to fully claim our gifts, talents and skills and make strong choices
about how we want to be and live.
TIDES OF THE HEART.
(2 days or individual training by arrangement)
Emotions are part of being human and how we dance with
them shapes our lives and the world around us. However we are often unfamiliar
or uneasy with our emotional selves, becoming stuck in states of overwhelm
or repression. By working closely with our helping spirits we can learn how
best to ride the tides of our hearts. Looking into the major emotions, this
course offers empowering ways of meeting and working with these forces in
our natures. The knowledge and help we receive through this exploration rewards
us with the freedom to be ourselves more fully and to learn the unique dance
of our emotions so that we can move with greater ease.
SIGNPOSTS TO PURPOSE.
(2 days or individual training by arrangement)
We all feel more
fulfilled and alive when we engage in life in a way that has heart and meaning
for us. Whether we have one purpose in life or many it is good to find what
we are uniquely suited for and uplifted by so that we can bring forward our
special talents and gifts and share our magic with the world. Working with
our spirit helpers is a wonderful way to find our purpose and get help to
achieve it.
SHARED SPIRITS. (2 days or individual training by arrangement)
Connection with others is a profound part of our experience
as human beings. We can bring great happiness or great suffering to others
and ourselves, depending on how we learn to manage this vital aspect of our
lives. With the perspective and guidance of our helping spirits this course
explores the nature of how we relate to others. Whether our relationships
are work related personal or even spiritual, we can gain insight into how
to strengthen and enjoy what serves or how to transform and release what hinders
our shared dance.
HARVESTING JOY. (1 day or individual training by arrangement)
Joy can powerfully transform our lives. Joy is as great
teacher as sorrow and suffering yet we often see the latter two as the main
routes to ÔgettingÕ our lessons. Guided and supported by your spirit helpers
learn how to welcome joy into your life and work with this special energy
in a sustainable way to bring balance, healing and more joy.
TRANSFORMING LOSS. (2 days or individual training by arrangement)
Loss is a natural and inevitable. We will all experience
many losses throughout our lives, from those so small they escape our notice
to those so great that the pain of them can obliterate all meaning in our
lives and cause us to lose connection to our power and ourselves. We often
get stuck in grief because we lack the right support and guidance. Shamanic
work with grief allows its cycle to flow and complete naturally, re-connecting
us fully with life. Our compassionate helping spirits empower us and lead
us through this deeply transformative process. This healing work embraces
any kind of loss, old or new.
Kathy Fried | The Silver Birch Centre | 29 Chambers Lane,
London. NW10 2RJ | +44 (0)20-8459-3028 |
info@kathyfried.co.uk last updated:
5 August, 2009 23:37