Living the Practices
Living the Practices integrates ceremonial perspectives into daily routines, life, and work. We offer these programs as ongoing support with incorporation and as a way to deepen a personal calling and to strengthen professional and personal skills. These programs are designed for those who want to dive further into various aspects of the work and specific subjects. These programs incorporate the following aspects of the School’s traditions: The Four Shields, Solo Time in Nature, Nature as Teacher, and Storytelling and Mirroring.
UPCOMING LIVING THE PRACTICES PROGRAMS
The Four Shields of Dreams and Dreamwork
Mar 10 - Mar 15, 2025 Death Valley, California Betsy Perluss, Kim Belair
Dreams do not happen in us as is thought of in Western psychology. Instead, we happen in the dream as the dream continues to dream us. This understanding infers that dreams are part of the sacred ...
Diamond in the Rough: Wilderness and the Diamond Approach
May 17 - May 24, 2025 Windhorse Village, Colorado John Davis, Marlena deCarion, Ken Crocker
We know this: direct and intimate contact with the natural world is an open doorway to our core aliveness, our yet-to-be healed wounds, our evolutionary growth, and our mysterious depths. Our ...
The Four Directions of a Queer Man: Forgiveness, Apology & Reconciliation
Jun 7 - Jun 14, 2025 Inyo Mountains - Big Pine, California Scott Eberle, Collin Brown, Paul Browde
Queer people don’t grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimise humiliation & prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to ...
Healing Ancestral Trauma through Nature, Ritual, and Community
Aug 12 - Aug 18, 2025 Wild Mountain, Colorado Nancy Jane, Bettina Straub
When we heal our roots, we open up new possibilities for our future. --Thomas Hubl Ancestral Trauma Welcome to our investigation of ancestral trauma. We hold this as a sacred exploration of ...
The Elder’s Journey: The Four Shields of Elderhood for Women
Oct 20 - Oct 26, 2025 Aravaipa Canyon Ranch and Retreat Center, Winkelman Arizona Silvia Talavera, Trebbe Johnson
“We are the seeds of the tenacious plant, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart that we are given to the wind and scattered.” Kahlil Gibran This will be celebrating ...