with Mavis Rose

In this lab, we’ll explore what we’re hoping to create.  What are our biggest dreams?  What’s holding us back; what’s keeping us from living in balance and joy and creating the life we desire? 

Carl Jung said that fairy tales give expression to what’s hidden in the unconscious. In this lab, we’ll be using oracle cards and a story writing process to guide us gently on an inward journey with a sense of excitement and adventure rather than subjecting us to a painful and difficult process of self examination.

First, we’ll connect with and learn to “feel” the energy around us.  Using breath work and simple movement we’ll enter that deep, quiet place of “knowing” within us. We’ll then use images from oracle cards to prompt us in writing a story that reveals the fears, hopes, and dreams that are hidden in the secret places of our unconscious.  Once unearthed, we’ll use a Shaman’s fire ceremony to release obstacles blocking our pathway forward towards our dreams.

Leave some room in your heart for the unimaginable.
-Mary Oliver

Supplies: Please have on hand pen and paper, a candle and matches, a small stick for burning (a small bamboo skewer works well but you could also use a toothpick), a small fire-proof bowl, saucer, dish, or something similar.

This program is a collaboration between Seattle Shambhala and LA Shambhala Centers. Registration is through the LA Shambhala Website.