Workshops
Andrea Ford has been training with Malidoma Some', African Shaman, Author, and Elder of the Dagara in West Africa for several years. She is a member of Maildoma's East Coast Village in New York and is committed to bringing his healing teachings to Western North Carolina. Dedicated to bringing an awareness of the earth energies and ancient wisdom, Andrea uses her education in Chinese Medicine and Human Ecology combined with natural gifts to awaken the soul thereby transforming consciousness of individuals and promoting the healing of mind body and spirit.
Heeding The Call To Spirit:
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them" |
In these times of so much political and environmental chaos, many people have heard the call to awaken to a saner, more spiritual reality. We realize that the outer world we hear about in the media is not who we are, or what we want to do, but we often don't know how to create something better. Indigenous teachings from the Mayans, the Africans, and the Native Americans (to name a few) have predicted that these times would be times of awakening to spirit, and that turning to our spiritual and loving natures would be the salvation from the chaos we see around us.
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Indigenous cultures used divination and ritual to connect to the loving flow of information coming from the other world. The same tools are available to us in awakening to that which is most important. By connecting to the earth, to the nature spirits, to our ancestors, and to out global community, we reacquaint ourselves with the collective wisdom that lives in our own hearts. By broadcasting our awareness we can move through life with grace and wisdom and create the lives we want to live. In this workshop you will experience African Ritual, Personal Growth, Healing and Community. You will join with Nature and the Spirit World, and Awaken and Strengthen your own Healing/Psychic/Spiritual abilities.
The Power Of the Collective:
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We gather together for these weekend workshops to raise spiritual and healing energies. As we elevate our conscious awareness to a higher dimension, we positively influence not only ourselves but also everyone around us: family, friends, community, and the world. The higher perspective and the sense of community we gain empowers us to visualize clearer solutions to our problems. Just as the ancients did, we use ritual and self-reflection to transform our lives and affect positive change in the world community.
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Graphite Pencil Drawing of Malidoma Some' Andrea Ford, L. Ac., Artist
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The focus of our five part series is to strengthen our connection to spirit through the healing power of the five African elements. Participants will be encouraged to discover what each element means on a personal level as well as how we as a group, clan or nation can utilize the symbolism of the element to heal the issues we face. The content of the workshops will be based largely on African ritual as taught to us by Malidoma Some', an internationally known author, lecturer, and teacher. In addition we will draw on powerful, and insightful practices from various other ancient cultures to help us reconnect with our spiritual roots. The intimate group setting and natural surroundings support a very personal and meaningful experience for each participant.
"Modern culture struggles at the crossroads of reckless technology and the duty to uncover the indigenous spirit upon which the healing of mankind rests. Meanwhile the other world relentlessly keeps calling us to wake up from the damaging trance of entertainment to the way out of the endangerment of forgetting." - Malidoma Some'
