Learn how to connect with animals and nature by embarking on a shamanic journey to meet the compassionate animal spirit ally that stalks you, seeking to share its wisdom and secrets. Perceive the world through its senses. Deepen your ability to communicate with, and relate to, all animals and nature. Share in its strengths, insights, and personal characteristics for greater healing and spiritual growth in daily life. Students will also receive a handout containing exercises for guidance and practice after class.

Join Rose De Dan, mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition and animal shaman/communicator for a beautiful, powerful, and ancient journey that can assist you in creating the life you want, in harmony with self, and with nature. Unleash your animal spirit!

IMPORTANT
1. This workshop can be taken as a stand-alone, or taken in preparation for either the Evening with the Animals at the Woodland Park Zoo (Saturday) or the Fire Ceremony for the Animals (Sunday). Each of the events for the animals are separate, you do not have to register for one to attend any of the others.
2. You must register separately ONLINE for each of them. I regret that I cannot accept registrations in any other fashion due to the sheer numbers of attendees. Please register ASAP as space is limited.

POWER ANIMAL JOURNEY
Note: Adults only, ages 16 and up

When: Friday, February 26, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Where: Alki, Seattle, WA
Cost: $35

What to Bring: Participants should wear comfortable clothing, and are advised to bring a pillow and mat or blanket to lie on, notebooks are welcome.

Registration: *Confirmation and directions will be sent after registration. Space is limited, so reserve early. Questions? Call 206-933-7877 or send us an email.

To register, click button below. Payment accepted through Visa, MC or PayPal.

"I have had many dreams, visions, and 3rd dimensional experiences with various four-leggeds, winged ones and a few finned beings. I feel that some are messengers, others I know as guides and protectors. I know they are trying to help me in some way, yet I have had my blocks in opening up to their messages. I have been frustrated knowing I am to help nature in some way on a grand scale and have not been doing so. I feel that because of the experience I had during your power animal workshop that I will be able to develop my receptivity to nature and follow her guidance so that I may be of help the way I feel I am capable of and beyond. Thank you so much for providing the safe space and understanding that comes with the important work that you are doing."
—Walk in Beauty, Eric K., Duvall, WA

A WILD WAY TO HEAL

What makes this tour extra special is that one place we will visit will be the Night Exhibit. Due to the recession this exhibit will be closed March 1, and all of the animals in it will be relocated, either to other areas in the zoo, or to other zoos. We will probably be the last after-hours group to visit them; our group got special permission (the tours do not officially start until March). Part of our purpose while there will be to offer support to the animals energetically for the stress of their transition process as well as to thank them for their work as species ambassadors. Additionally we will pay a visit to the reptiles - I already know I will be offering a Reiki attunement to one of the large snakes!

We will also be walking the Northern Trail, home to wolves, elk, mountain goats, and recent additions, the Arctic foxes. Almost all of these animals are elderly and we will also offer them assistance as desired. As time permits our guides may introduce us to other animals, please wear your walking shoes! (For those of you who went last year, we will have Carolyn back as our guide!)

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

What will make this tour different from any other is that we will be doing so with the support of shamanic energy, Reiki, and animal communication. Our intent will be threefold: to connect with the animals, to learn from them, and to offer them support.

Prior to the event I will let the the animals that we are coming and our intentions. Once we are gathered on the zoo grounds I will invoke sacred space in the Peruvian Q’ero shamanic tradition for the duration of our evening. (Please gather at the end of the evening so that we can close space together, and offer our gratitude.)

Opening sacred space makes it possible for Spirit to manifest strongly both for and through the animals on the zoo grounds. My intention is to make it possible for all of us to be able to connect more fully with the animals there, and as they are ambassadors for their species, with animals all over the world. We can then bring that energy and information to a separate (and optional) fire ceremony on Sunday night with the intention of creating healing and support for All Our Relations and assisting in positively shifting planetary awareness toward creating a world where we all live in harmony.

Those who are Reiki practitioners will also be invited to participate by sending energy. (Please note that Reiki or shamanic training is not a requirement for participation in the evening, only a love for animals and a desire to connect on a deeper level is needed.)

ZOO EVENING
We will gather outside at the South entrance (near the Rose Garden) for the opening of sacred space before entering the zoo.

There is an introduction and pizza dinner, and then we set off on our guided tour, possibly in small groups, where you will explore the diverse adaptations that help the zoo's amazing creatures survive in the wild. Get the inside scoop on the animals from zoo guides and get up close and personal with a small animal.

On past tours I have organized, we have been privileged to have many animals come out and visit with us, but please note there are no guarantees, many of the zoo animals will be retiring for the night after a hard day’s work being animal ambassadors. There will be some interaction with two small animals, and lots of behind the scenes information and tours, but our evening will not be like going to the zoo during the day. However, you will not be competing for the animals attention with many other zoo goers and will be better able to sense the presence of the animals all over the zoo, and they will also be able to sense us. I hope that you will be able to join us for this magical evening.

IMPORTANT
1. Attendance at the zoo evening, power animal journey (Friday night) and the fire ceremony (Sunday night) are separate, you do not have to register for one to attend the other.
2. You must register separately ONLINE for each of them. I regret that I cannot accept registrations in any other fashion due to the sheer numbers of attendees. Please register ASAP as space is limited.

ZOO EVENING
Note: Adults only, no children under the age of 13, please

Where: Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
When: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Registration Deadline: February 9, 2010 Time: 6:10pm – 10:30pm
Cost: $48

REGISTRATION: Please register ASAP as we need to give the final numbers to the Zoo. You will receive confirmation of your payment. As we get closer to the event I will send out a group email with instructions on where to meet and any other details. Space is limited, so reserve early. Registration is non-refundable, non-transferable. Questions? Call 206-933-7877 or send us an email.

To register, click button below. Payment accepted through Visa, MC or PayPal.

The intention of the ceremony is one of creating healing and support for All Our Relations and assisting in positively shifting planetary awareness toward creating a world where we all live in harmony. I hope that you will be able to join us for this magical evening.

IMPORTANT
1. Attendance at the Power Animal Journey (Friday night) or the Evening with the Woodland Park Zoo Animals (Saturday night) are separate, you do not have to register for one to attend the other.
2. You must register separately ONLINE for each of them. I regret that I cannot accept registrations in any other fashion due to the sheer numbers of attendees. Please register ASAP as space is limited.

FIRE CEREMONY
Note: children age 6 and up welcome

Where: Alki Beach or WRSH Home Office depending on weather
When: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 per person
Volunteers Needed: Volunteers needed to help transport wood to beach firepit.

Registration: *Confirmation will be sent after registration. As we get closer to the event I will send out a group email with further details. Space is limited, so reserve early. Questions? Call 206-933-7877 or send us an email.

To register, click button below. Payment accepted through Visa, MC or PayPal.

In this four-part class we will connect with forces of nature, deepening our relationship with the world around us. Our journey encompasses the shedding of our past and the healing of old wounds. We will learn to walk with impeccability, grace and courage, perceiving with our hearts, and visioning clearly the limitless possibilities of our future as we step into who we are. Through ancient and powerful ceremonies and Rites of Passage you will build your own mesa (healing bundle), freeing yourself and creating alliances. This is the path of connection, learning to live in grace and with Spirit.

Classes are progressive, the student will clear issues related to the roles that inform their life: personal roles, family roles, cultural roles. These issues are worked through all 4 levels for maximum benefit: energetic, mythic, symbolic, and temporal. All of this work is done in community, a source of strength as well as learning, and serves to build an ayllu (think family, but not by blood), upon which you can call for help beyond the scope of the class.

At the same time you are doing this healing work you are building a mesa. Each stone is earned through clearing; what once was a weakness or wound instead becomes a source of strength for you, and possibly for the benefit of others once you have a full mesa (12 stones). Each student will have created a complete mesa by the finish of the class.

In addition each student will also undergo Karpays (transmissions of power) including, but not limited to, Bands of Power, Kawach Rites (Rites of the Seer), and Archetype Imprinting (serpent, feline and winged one), death rites (releasing the old and stepping into your new life), etc. Journeys will also be a part of the training for healing, information and the skill to journey for self in the future. All of these are within the Andean Medicine Tradition and serve to connect one to this very ancient lineage — this is not core shamanism, but a very real and time-honored specific tradition. Techniques for personal clearing are also taught.

The overall focus of the class is a journey of powerful self-healing while at the same time building tools, connections, and practical skills for carrying you forward in your life beyond the class.

This class is based on cross-cultural shamanic practices with the central focus being the mesa tradition of the Q’ero shamans from the High Andes in Peru. Each of the four sessions is a three-day workshop, and includes ceremony and rites of passage, and personal exploration. Class takes place in a setting where animals will be present and part of the class.

In-Depth Self-Healing
"Shamanic training with Rose turned out to be a life shift for me. I went into it with a desire to connect with something familiar, and in order to help others. What I got out of it was a clearer, wiser, more humble ME. I found that connection I was looking for, but in a deeper way than I expected. I learned about myself, my woundedness, my power, my place in this amazing Earth Walk. I have a circle of women with whom I trained that support and accept me, as I do them. I am attracting people and opportunities into my life that offer me infinite ways to grow and serve, love and laugh. The training and Rose herself, are genuine, authentic, and real."—Peggy Vertrees, Enumclaw, WA

Enriching and Wonderful Experience
"In the year long study of spirited living, we did just that...lived with spirit. The work opened my eyes to other ways of seeing and experiencing the rich possibilities of life and healing. With the expert guidance of Rose I was able to peel away layers which had kept me from fully living my potential. I was given tools to use in my daily life to enrich it in very deep ways. As a group the students supported each other through healing rituals and formed a bond of trust and caring which will always be there. I cannot put into words the depth of all I learned, it was a very full and magical experience."—Barbara Vane, Port Townsend, WA

Instructor: Rose De Dan is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. animal healer/communicator, Reiki Master Teacher, writer and artist. In practice since 1996, and in partnership with her companion animals, Rose offers private sessions and ceremonies for humans and animals, and teaches classes in Seattle.

Through her writing and her art Rose promotes responsible animal/human companionship, and has given demonstrations, and radio, print and TV interviews concerning alternative healing as a facilitating process for personal change and the spiritual and energetic connection among humans, animals, and the natural world.

SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION

Each of the four sessions is a three-day weekend, and will be taught in the Alki neighborhood of Seattle.

2010/11 Dates: 1st session October 29-31, 2010; second session January 21-23, 2011; third session April 22-24, 2011; fourth session July 22-24, 2011.

Times: Friday, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Sunday 10:00 a.m.-finish (probably mid-afternoon)

For questions call 206-933-7877 or send an email. Registration: Confirmation will be sent upon registration. A list of what to bring to class will be sent no later than one month before the training, along with directions to class. Cost for each session is $425. Space is limited, so reserve early.

To register, click button below. Payment accepted through Visa, MC or PayPal.

Interviews on Peruvian Shamanism
Three interviews with shaman Denise Kinch, practitioner and teacher of the Andean Healing Traditions. First interview outlines concept of Spirited Living class.

Related Shamanic Reading
by Rose De Dan

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A Shaman's Legacy

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Start your New Year energetically! You are invited to a beautiful and powerful energetic ceremony from Peru called an ayni despacho, conducted by Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC. A despacho is an ancient ceremony that melds the assembling of consensual reality (the world we all agree exists here and now) with offerings and prayers to the Spirit World for the creation of ayni (balance and harmony) in our lives, healing and release of energies that are standing in our way of fully stepping into who we are becoming--our limitless possibilities The ceremony can assist with all aspects of your life: relationship, business, career, family, home, companion animals, spiritual, etc. This ceremony will also include prayers for the healing of the earth and to support All Our Relations as they deal with the challenges of climate change and global warming.

The ceremony itself is approximately 2 to 2.5 hours in length. When the despacho is completed the shaman gives it to the fire and the spirits to consume, releasing the energies and the prayers.

Where: Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, Alki, Seattle, WA.
For those with allergies please note that there will be animals present.
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Date: Friday, January 1, 2010
Cost: $18 per person, non-refundable, non-transferable

To Register: Confirmation and directions will be sent by email after registration.
Registration and payment accepted by PayPal or by credit card.