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On the Shaman's Drum
Participants will be invited into Shamanic Journeying experiences as handed down through the lineage of Michael Harner and Sandra Ingerman, and also be introduced to the ecstatic body postures researched by anthropologist Dr. Felicitas Goodman and later documented for practice by long-time student Belinda Gore.
This class will benefit any one wishing to experience deeper levels of conscious experience.
 In this class, we will journey on the Shaman's drum to make contact with archetypes within representing our blessed Spirit Animal Helpers and Spirit Guides. Similar to dream work, Shamanic journeying has been called "conscious" dreaming. In the Shamanic practice of engaging the ecstatic body postures, we will embody ancient hieroglyphics to discover how they may inform our lives today. Shamanic practice awakens us to our unity with all of life - both the life we know through our senses as well as the life just beyond the veil. It is a profound practice beautiful beyond measure.

Qualifications/certifications relative to teaching this class.
I studied with Michael Harner, Sandra Ingerman and Alberto Villoldo in the 1990's and early 2000's. It was in my first workshop with Harner and Ingerman that I received the name "Tree of Life" for my new yoga studio. Over the next 10+ years, I incorporated regular Shamanic Journeying into my spiritual practice and worked personally with Shamanic Practitioner Julie Hannon as the need arose. In 2012, I returned to New Mexico to work with Sandra Ingerman and, following, was listed on her website as one of her recommended Shamanic Practitioners. Since that time, I have led Shamanic Journeying many times, in various classes, at the Tree of Life and, just last year, began introducing the ecstatic postures.
Where: At the Sparrows Nest located on the same floor as the Temple. 
Prerequisites: an open heart

Required Reading:
"Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner's Guide" by Sandra Ingerman
"Ecstatic Body Postures: An Alternative Reality Workbook" by Belinda Gore
Recommended Reading:
 "The Way of the Shaman" by Michael Harner
"The Four Winds: A Shaman's Odyssey into the Amazon" by Alberto Villoldo
"Where Spirits Ride the Wind: Trance Journeys and Other Ecstatic Experiences" by Felicitas D. Goodman  
Date: Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec. 16, Jan. 6
​Number of Classes: 6
Number of Participants: Min 5/Max 8
Day/Time:  First and third Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Tuition: $240
 Please contact Stephanie at stephanie.rutt@gmail.com for information and registration
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  • Home
    • About Us >
      • Annual Report 2022
    • Contact Us
    • Our History
    • Our Founder Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt
    • Our Presiding Minister Rev. Linda Goodman
  • Join us
    • Worship Services >
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      • Worship Service Proposal Form
      • Archive
    • Classes and Offerings >
      • Covid-19 Protocol
      • Seekers Book Club
      • Conversations in the Wilderness
      • Deep Gong Immersion
      • Yoga Nidra: The Essence of You
      • A Course in Miracles
      • Qigong
      • Presiding Minister’s Office Hours
      • Class Proposal >
        • Class Proposal Form
        • Program Presenter Contract
      • Archived Classes at the Temple >
        • Winter 2021-22 Classes >
          • Hope and Action for Our Times
        • Sparrows 2021 >
          • Lil Bits of Heaven
        • Fall 2021 classes >
          • Exploring Your Dream World
          • Teilhard, Tom and Us
          • The Healing and Empowerment of Women in the Gospel Stories
        • Summer 2021 Classes >
          • Monday Meditation
          • Book - Radical Regeneration
        • Spring 2021 >
          • Dream Works
          • Spiritual Resiliency for Everyone
          • Our Sacred Call
          • Rise Up and Call Her Name Part 2
        • Sparrows 2020 >
          • Interfaith Spiritual Practice
          • Lovers in the Wilderness: Discover Your Path to Mystical Unity
          • On the Shaman's Drum
        • Fall 2020 Classes >
          • Writing Personal Essay and Memoir as a Spiritual Practice
          • A Sacred Calling - Crafting End of Life Celebrations
          • Braver Angels - Depolarizing Political Conversation
        • Spring 2020 Classes >
          • Better Angels - Depolarizing Political Conversations
          • SEVA (Service Project) 9 week Free Yoga with Carol Gaudreau
        • Sparrows 2019: Owned and Operated by Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt, our Presiding Minister >
          • Living The Prayer of Jesus Book Signing
          • On the Shaman's Drum
          • Pray Without Ceasing
        • Fall 2019 Classes >
          • Winter Solstice Spiral Walk
          • Building Your Yogi Toolbox
          • Cooking Basics for Health & Wellness
          • Introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
          • Writing Personal Essay and Memoir
        • Spring 2019 >
          • Chakra Vibration - An Inner Journey
          • Grief Yoga - Moving to Empowerment
          • The Secret Garden
          • What is Happiness - How do we find and nurture it
          • Psalm 23
          • Yoga Nidra
        • Winter 2019 >
          • Spiritual Dowsing
          • Tai Chi
        • Fall 2018 >
          • Call of the Morning Dove
          • Gentle Yoga
          • Interfaith Approach to Christian Mysticism
          • Hinds' Feet on High Places
          • Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
          • Mala Workshop
          • Our Relationship with Food
          • Soul Collage
          • The Hero-Heroine's Journey
          • Writing Personal Essay and Memoir
    • Membership >
      • Becoming a Member
      • Membership Overview
      • Ministers Roster
    • Our Community >
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Our Ministries/Our Lives >
        • Carol LaChance
        • Stephanie Rutt
        • Camilla Sanderson
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    • Rev Ahjan Grossman - Seminary Director
    • The Vision: We Are Called
    • The Seminary Program >
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      • 2011
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