Upcoming Events

March 15 – 19, 2012

Ukilái:

A Retreat for Men

with David Wiley & Mark Gionfriddo

The Sacred Fire Community Lifeways program presents Ukilái's Men's Retreat... Read more

 
March 29 – April 1, 2012

Spring Work Retreat

Friday to Sunday; Potluck dinner and arrival on Thursday

Those of us who have been involved with the Blue Deer Center as volunteers and staff have come to see this work as our practice... Read more

 
March Community Fire
April 10 – 15, 2012

Healing Camp

Five Days of Traditional Huichol Shamanic Healing

with Eliot Cowan, Justin Starting, Linda Felch & Scott Sheerin

We all yearn to be free of illness. And we long to feel connected… to our spirit, to each other and to the natural world, yet how often do we give ourselves time to nurture that heartfelt yearning? Our lives have become so busy and stressful!... Read more

 
April 27 – 29, 2012

Mayan Spiritual Teachings

for the Dawning of a New Era

with Tata OmeAkaEhekatl Erick Gonzalez MA

The shift of the ages is upon us and we are being called to hold sacred space for ourselves, our families and our world during a time of great challenge. Illuminated in the ancient wisdom of the indigenous Maya, is a path for uniting the earth with the cosmos... Read more

 
April 29, 2012

Mayan Fire Ceremony

with Tata OmeAkaEhekatl Erick Gonzalez MA

The Mayan Fire Ceremony is a way used by trained Mayan Aj Q’ij (daykeepers/ spiritual leaders) of creating a vortex of energy that can be used as a portal into the Spirit world, where we can receive healings and offer prayers. The Mayan fire ceremonies do not use any wood... Read more

 
April Community Fire
May 18 – 20, 2012

Forming Spiritual Community in Turbulent Times

with Sobonfu Somé

... Read more

 
May 22 – 27, 2012

Connecting to the Divine Natural World

An Introduction to Plant Spirit Medicine and the Roots of Shamanism

with Eliot Cowan

Since the beginning of time, shamans looked to nature to understand the realms of wisdom and healing... Read more

 
May Community Fire
June 2, 2012

Fireball 2012:

Celebrating Our Elders

We have come to take this time to remember a few important things. To celebrate our accomplishments. To approach our purpose in life with joy, humor, and love. To dance to our heart's content. And last but not least, to honor our elders, without whom none of this would be possible... Read more

 
June 25 – 30, 2012

Healing Camp

Five Days of Traditional Huichol Shamanic Healing

with Eliot Cowan, Jaime Velez, Justin Starting, Linda Felch & Scott Sheerin

We all yearn to be free of illness. And we long to feel connected… to our spirit, to each other and to the natural world, yet how often do we give ourselves time to nurture that heartfelt yearning? Our lives have become so busy and stressful!... Read more

 
June Community Fire
July 2 – 5, 2012

Advanced Plant Spirit Medicine

with Alison Gayek & Eliot Cowan

“Once again, I deepened my skills and understanding of our medicine by getting feedback on my pulse taking, emotion testing (and color, sound, and odor), ability to assess CF and the all important area of client management... Read more

 
July 6 – 9, 2012

The 8th Annual PSMA Conference

Growing Your Practice... Richer. Deeper.

This medicine called you. The seed of your practice has been germinating.

How do you augment your knowledge, and grow your healing practice so that it becomes the way you earn your livelihood?... Read more

 
July 28 – August 2, 2012

Sacred Partnership with the World

Living With Totem

with Eliot Cowan

What if the natural world knew you perfectly well? What if it longed for your particular gifts even before you were born? What if it had arranged to give you what you need to bring forth those gifts?... Read more

 
July Community Fire
August 10 – 12, 2012

Sacred Fire Community REunion 2012

Celebrating Deep Community

Where can you celebrate, dance, play, eat great food...and deepen your connection to the sacred world?... Read more

 
August 31 – September 7, 2012

Plant Spirit Medicine Healer Training

Session One

with Alison Gayek & Eliot Cowan

It is easy to recognize that plants offer us food, oxygen, and medicines, but less known today is that plants have spirits with wisdom to nurture and heal us physically, emotionally, and spiritually... Read more

 
August Community Fire
September 21 – 24, 2012

The Music of Life

An Exploration of Healing in the Sufi Tradition

with Melissa Clare & Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami

How do we find balance and healing in today’s world? The teachings of the Sufis remind us that there are spiritual resources available for everyone, if we only take the time to enter into a peaceful state... Read more

 
September 30 – October 5, 2012

Healing Camp

Five Days of Traditional Huichol Shamanic Healing with Eliot Cowan & Staff

with Eliot Cowan, Justin Starting, Linda Felch & Scott Sheerin

We all yearn to be free of illness. And we long to feel connected… to our spirit, to each other and to the natural world, yet how often do we give ourselves time to nurture that heartfelt yearning? Our lives have become so busy and stressful!... Read more