Beauty in the Darkness: Crafting Earth Altars in Troubled Times
Sunday January 29th
Holly Pruett and Day Schildkret
10-4pm $45-$55
River View Cemetery
0300 Southwest Taylors Ferry Road
Portland, OR 97219
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beauty-in-the-darkness-crafting-earth-altars-in-troubled-times-tickets-30341865336
Expanding Sacred Vocabulary with Deities, Ancestors, & Archetypes
Wednesday February 21st
Dr. Daniel Foor, Ph.D
7:30pm-9:00pm
Class is free and donations are warmly welcome, appreciated.
Sekhet Maat Lodge
7950 SE Foster Portland, OR 97206
Join us for an evening teaching and discussion on the importance of developing a rich vocabulary for the sacred. We’ll discuss ways this type of knowledge can make us more wise and kind rather than becoming annoying religious zealots, and how all this relates to the topic of personal destiny and calling. We’ll also explore the role our own ancestors can play in this cultural repair.
More information on Daniel Foor and his Portland Offerings
Sex, Gender & the Ancestors
Wednesday February 22nd
Dr. Daniel Foor, Ph.D
7-8:30pm
Song of Stardust House
5234 SE 54th Portland OR 97206
Suggested donation $10-20, no one turned away. No need to confirm in advance.
Our ancestors are often undervalued allies in healing personal and cultural wounds of misogyny, patriarchy, homophobia, restrictive gender roles, and repressive shaming attitudes toward sex. And yet harmful ways of relating with sexuality and gender are often intergenerational inheritances from our cultures of origin and from our ancestors and families in particular.
In this evening teaching and discussion we’ll explore how our ancestors of lineage and of culture can help us access greater perspective, healing kindness, and life force energy for transforming all the internalized family and cultural funk around sex and gender. We’ll have time for dialogue and of course the approach to the material will be sex positive, gender inclusive, and welcoming to diverse perspectives and experiences.
Additional information and Personal Sessions with Daniel
Ancestral and Family Healing Intensive
Friday-Sunday Feb 24-26th
Dr. Daniel Foor, Ph.D
Cost is $400 for the full three days (includes 3 catered lunches).
10am-5pm each day
Still Meadow Retreat Damascus, OR
Ancestral lineage healing emphasizes learning to relate directly with one’s recent and more ancient blood ancestors for personal, family, and cultural healing. Participants in lineage healing offerings seek to connect with supportive ancestral guides and partner with them to safely assist the dead who are still in need of assistance.
Complete information and how to register
LLR is producing this fabulous training for our communities:
The Zendo Project for Psychedelic Harm Reduction
Saturday April 29th 2017
Song of Stardust House
5234 SE 54th Portland, OR 97206
$50-$100 1pm-5pm
REGISTER HERE
This year, millions of people will use psychedelics outside of supervised medical contexts, many of them for the first time. Difficult psychedelic experiences can be frightening, but also potentially among the most valuable experiences someone can have. What can you do to help someone having a difficult psychedelic experience? What techniques are available for helping transform a potentially traumatic situation into a positive or even therapeutic one? What role has the Zendo Project played at festivals, and what take-home messages are available for others interested in psychedelic harm reduction?
About The Zendo Project
The Zendo Project provides a supportive environment and specialized care designed to transform difficult psychedelic experiences into valuable learning opportunities, and even potentially offer healing and growth. In turn, our work reduces the number of drug-related hospitalizations and arrests. Learn more at zendoproject.org
About Presenter Sara Gael
Sara received her Master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University. She is the Director of Harm Reduction and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. She maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Sara believes that developing a comprehensive understanding of psychedelic medicines through research and education is essential for the health and well being of individuals, communities, and the planet.
am Megan Pedone, a massage therapist with over ten years experience in Swedish and deep-tissue massage. Since 2013, I have worked extensively with clients suffering chronic and terminal illnesses, particularly ALS. Recently, I have been trained in aromatherapy and use doTerra oils in my practice. To also enhance what I do, I've taken CHPC (Cascadia Holistic Peer Counseling) to better be present with my clients and if they are so inclined to need it, give them positive feedback in our conversations; I've also had training in anchoring and grounding a space to make it the most relaxing possible. I became a massage therapist because I wanted to have a career where I could give to others instead of take away, where I can heal and help. I am gentle, yet firm, can find places on you that need attention that you didn't even know about and give suggestions on ways for you to optimize your range-of-motion and more deeply relax. It's time to take care of you! Give me a call today! 360-771-7192
