Shamanic Journey Intensive: Practices for Health & Well-being

The Shamanic Journey is a method of accessing inner wisdom through a meditative state. It is derived from a practice done by the healers, or shamans, of indigenous shamanic cultures. It is performed to gain insight and effect healing, and has been a common practice of many indigenous cultures for thousands of years. Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D., is an early pioneer of adapting the shamanic journey to a therapeutic practice. Her unique style of teaching the journey includes a process of inquiry that is transformative and helps students step fully into their own personal power. Counseling professionals will find this methodology useful in working with their clients.

This workshop will:
• Thoroughly ground you in a life-changing practice for spiritual inquiry that fits easily into even the busiest schedule.
• Provide tools and tips for framing questions and interpreting your journey experiences.
• Help you to know how to make the distinction between interpreting the often symbolic language of intuitive wisdom and engaging in magical thinking.
• Help you to explore and relate to unfamiliar fields of consciousness safely.

You will find this workshop especially beneficial if you:
• Seek to develop trust in yourself and your connection to your inner wisdom.
• Are eager to enhance your innate creativity or generate the momentum to get unstuck in some area of your life.
• Are ready to step into, and live the rest of your life as, your authentic best self.
• Have burning questions about who you really are and your place in the world.

Schedule

Sunday, October 6th

• 3 – 8pm Check – In
• 4 – 6pm Shamanic Journey Training
• 6 – 7 pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9:30pm Shamanic Journey Training
  

Monday, October 7th

• 7 – 8am Yoga
• 8 – 9am Breakfast
• 9am – 12pm Shamanic Journey Training
• 12 – 1pm Lunch
• 1 – 4pm Free time for Relaxation, Hiking, Spa Appointments/Sauna & Steam
• 4:30 – 6pm Shamanic Journey Training 
• 6 – 7pm Dinner
• 7:30 – 9pm Shamanic Journey Training (Completion of 10 hr Shamanic Journey Course) 

Tuesday, October 8th

• 7 – 8am Yoga
• 8 – 9am Breakfast
• 10am – 12pm Special Closing Class and Ceremony
• 7:30 – 11am Check out of Room
• 12 – 1pm Lunch & Departure

Note: Schedule is subject to change at anytime

• Describe the shamanic journey in a cultural-historical context.

• Interpret the symbolic language of the shamanic journey.

• Describe ways the Shamanic Journey can be used in a clinical setting.

• Describe ways the Shamanic Journey is similar to Buddhist meditation.

• Demonstrate how questions for the journey can be framed in a way that will assist deeper exploration of a personal or professional issue.

• Apply visualizations from the Shamanic Journey in clinical outpatient psychotherapy

• Create a journey practice that can serve you personally and professionally.

• Describe how shamanic journey visualization can enhance a client’s sense of meaning and purpose.

• Articulate how the journey fits in the context of wider shamanic practice

• Explain the role of the journey in establishing contact with inner guidance

• Explain how the journey supports both the practitioner and the client