2008 - 2009 Programs and Retreats Calendar
From Torah to Tipi - Shamanic Healing: A Workshop for Healers of Self and Others
Sefer Yetzirah: The Series
A bold venture into one of the oldest
and most cryptic codes of
ancient Jewish mystery wisdom.
With Rabbi Gershon Winkler,
author of Magic of the Ordinary:
Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
At Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, California
The in-depth study of this very ancient and cryptic text is at the same time an exploration of Judaism as an aboriginal mindset reflecting a mindset rooted in the elemental human experience of earth and sky once common to most primordial religions. Related teachings from other sources of ancient Hebraic and Aramaic written and oral traditions will be introduced as well, broadening our horizons of Jewish mystery wisdom beyond its more mainstream representation in Zoharic and Lurianic writ. Unbeknownst to many, Sefer Yetzirah is a distinct fusion of Judaic and pre-Judaic Abrahamic knowledge gleaned from the earlier schools of Shem and E’ber (c. 2500, B.C.E.). In expounding the Sefer Yetzirah, Rabbi Winkler offers us a rare and generous encounter with a rich body of ancient wisdom that has been long neglected and even longer misunderstood, a tradition that defies linear thinking and challenges ordinary givens and definitions, yet is uncannily congruent with contemporary scientific thought. With his unique blend of humor, story, chant and text, Gershon will help us access this rich, long-lost dimension of Jewish mystery wisdom that is at the same time esoteric and pragmatic, as well as nurturing to the human consciousness and our quest for deepening our relationship with life.
Workshop Series Schedule -- 2008
Sundays 10:30- 5:30. October 26, November 23, January 18,
February 22, March 22, April 19, May 24
Tuition: Drop ins $55/$75 Full class tuition: $375/$475 nonmembers
PRE-REGISTRATION SPECIAL! Those pre-registering for this special workshop series will receive FREE admission to all of Rabbi Gershon’s Saturday evening talks occurring the evening before his classes.
Chochmat HaLev is located at 2215 Prince Street,in Berkeley, California. Contact: 510-704-9687 or visit www.chochmat.org
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Healing in Jewish and With Rabbi
Gershon Winkler Ravi Miriam
Maron, R.N., M.A. Shawn Price Thursday evening September 11, 2008 At the Casa de Maria Retreat Center, a scenic, peaceful oasis Cost: $950 Double Occupancy with private bath Includes tuition, all meals (vegetarian and other options), snacks, and lodging Discover the gifts of Jewish and Native American mystery wisdom for contemporary living and healing. This three-day intensive, the third in a series, features modern scientific as well as aboriginal teachings about how people get sick and how they get well. From contemporary research in psychoneuro-immunology, to ancient and early-medieval Hebraic and Aramaic oral traditions and source texts, to Native American wisdom and ceremony, participants will be introduced to eye-opening, challenging, and self-empowering life lessons. Spiced with drumming, chanting, story-telling, humor, entrancing movement and ceremony, this workshop will immerse you in the magical realms as well as the pragmatic. |
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The Facilitators: Carl Hammerschlag, M.D. is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and author. After completing medical school, he took a departure from conventional medicine and worked with Native American tribes in the American Southwest. Native healers challenged his academic certainties and inspired him to re-think his understanding about how people got sick and well. He has summarized his journey from doctor to healer in three critically acclaimed books, The Dancing Healers, The Theft of the Spirit, and Healing Ceremonies. He is on the faculty of the University of Arizona Medical School and lectures around the world on personal empowerment and the practical applications of the science of psychoneuroimmunology. His weekly on-line column “Schlagbytes” is read by a worldwide audience. For information on his seminars and workshops, visit: www.healingdoc.com
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Gershon Winkler was initiated in 1978 in Jerusalem by the late Kabbalistic master, Rabbi Eliezer Benseon. Rabbi Winkler has devoted much of the past two decades to writing and teaching about the lesser-promulgated traditions of Judaism’s rich mystical wisdom, from theoretical Kabbalah to Hebraic shamanism. His most recent works, Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism, and Kabbalah 365, have won him wide acclaim as a pioneer in accessing the lesser-known indigenous mystery traditions of Judaism. Author of 14 books and grandfather of seven, Gershon is a hermit by nature, and has, for more than two decades, balanced his public life as a sought-after teacher, with an anonymous home life nestled deep in the remote wilderness of New Mexico. For information on workshops and seminars, visit www.walkingstick.org
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Ravi Miriam Maron, R.N., M.A. is a nurse, exercise physiologist, singer/songwriter, and spiritual healer who uses sacred texts, movement, guided imagery, meditation and chanting in her work. She teaches intensives on Jewish Kabbalistic healing modalities and has facilitated workshops, services and retreats across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Israel on healing and mind, body, and soul integration. Her concerts, as well as her albums “Wings of Light”, “Light out of Darkness”, “Chants of the Sacred Four”, “Mystic Convergence”, “Surrender” ,and “AngelSong,” have received wide acclaim from interdenominational sources across the globe. Miriam also performs life-cycle ceremonies and sacred dance and is a visiting faculty member at Esalen Institute, Chochmat Halev Center for Jewish Meditation, and Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality. For information on her workshops, visit www.MiriamsCyberWell.com |
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Shawn Price is a traditional Dineh well-versed in the medicine chants and ceremonies of his people. He also joined the Jewish people in 1999 and practices Jewish rites as well. Committed to the restoration of the ancient ways of the Dineh, Shawn has long ago organized a troupe of young Dineh dancers who have performed at inter-tribal and other sacred gatherings across the country. He brings the richness of authentic Dineh tradition, lore and ritual to our retreats and has become a fascinating bridge between ancient rites and wisdom of the Dineh people and those of the Jewish people. |
Limited to 40 participants on a first come basis. Note: payment can be made either with form, or using
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"If paying by credit card, add $50" To register, send in you registration form (below) with $500 nonrefundable deposit made payable to Walking Stick Foundation 1336 North Moorpark Road, Suite 289 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. If you end up cancelling your nonrefundable deposit is a tax-free donation to Walking Stick. If Walking cancels, we will refund your deposit in full. Please indicate name of retreat and any special dietary restrictions or needs. “Torah to Tipi” General Information: Nearest airport is Santa Barbara (LAX or Burbank airports are approximately 2 to 2 and a half hours away). THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY back to the top
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