Intercultural Shamanic Practice Online Program

with Sandy Ollsin & Don Ollsin, Shamanic Healing Practitioners

Fall Start Date (October 18, 2018) to Summer Completion (May 30, 2019)

• Plant Devas and Attunements
• Body Dreaming & Working with Symptoms
• Nighttime Dreaming
• Power of Mythology
• Childhood Dream
• Death as an Ally
• Intercultural Shamanic practices
• The Power of Place
• Emergence
• Liminality, Ritual and Ceremony
• Herbs for Shamanic Practice

Why are we offering this program?
•    Almost all cultures have shamanic roots. What is the history of yours?
•    After being together for over 32 years we have found these tools to be invaluable, and want to share them with others.
•    In our internet world things seem to be getting more shallow in some ways, so we would like to offer an opportunity to do deep work.
•    We are proponents of deep ecology, relational shamanic practice, following the dreaming body, and integrated communication and healing within living systems. We especially want to honour our Coast Salish teacher, Dr. Ellen White. With her blessing, we will share some of her wisdom and teachings, with a focus on multiculturalism (integrating the best of all worlds) and a direct connection with Nature.

Why this particular focus, now?
•    To explore and deepen our roots to our own traditional culture(s).
•    To deepen and understand our connection to place/environment.
•    To experience healing and guidance by connecting with the spirits that inhabit plants, trees, elemental energies and place.
•    It is important now, more than ever, to learn the skills needed to deepen our personal well-being and the health of the planet.
•    As elders it is important to keep passing this knowledge on.

Will the program be serious or fun?
•    We like to call it deep fun. Most participants experience great joy in (re-)connecting with nature in this way.
•    Sometimes serious issues can emerge in us while doing deep inner work and we the facilitators provide a safe container to help heal or begin the healing process.
•    We encourage creative expression through numerous exercises.

How do I know if this program is for me?
•    Do you have strong dreams, relationship issues, health concerns, or spiritual callings?
•    Do you see plants, trees, and all of nature as sentient being(s) that live, breathe and communicate?
•    Do you like the idea that plants may have information for us?
•    Do you feel a deep love for Mother Nature, and want to learn how to deepen and re-enchant your love and connection with her?
•    Do you feel the need to bathe yourself deeply in Nature to nourish and replenish your body and spirit?
•    If you already use herbs for healing, do you believe they possess more than just a source of naturally-occurring beneficial chemicals?
•    Do you believe imagination and intuition can be just as, or more powerful than rational thinking to solve many of our personal, relational and world problems?
•    Are you (still) connected to your inner child, or want to be?
•    Do you believe in the unseen world as much as the seen world?

Why are Don and Sandy qualified to teach this program?
•    First and foremost, Don and Sandy are life-long learners --- they are also long-time healers, herbalists, consultants, educators, shamanic & process oriented (Dreambody) practitioners who have trained with native Elder, Dr. Ellen White, O.B.C. & O.O.C for over 30 years.
•    They have also trained with Dorothy McLean from Findhorn.
•    They have studied directly with, and extensively practice the work of, Arnold Mindell---author of Dreambody work and founder of the Process Oriented Psychology Institute in Portand, Oregon.
•    Don and Sandy have worked with healing plants for decades while raising their family.  Don created, and together they ran Self Heal Herbs, a well-known herbal dispensary in Victoria, B.C. (founded in 1976, and still in operation today), and have both co-created and served on numerous herbal associations as board members over the years.  
•    They have counselled countless clients and taught hundreds of students through their program, The Healing Journey.
•    They developed and facilitated a Six-month (face-to-face) Shamanic Program, as well as teaching many other related classes and workshops both privately, and through numerous universities & colleges. They now bring their experience and teachings to a wider audience through this online, expanded version of their successful shamanic program.  

Facilitators:

Sandy Ollsin

• Sandy is a longtime herbalist, healer, educator, writer and ethnographic researcher. She specializes in end-of-life ritual and ceremony, death education, and working with people in grief-induced, liminal/altered states of consciousness. 
• She is a pioneer in the field of funeral celebrant work in the Pacific Northwest, where she conducted over 200 personalized, end-of-life ceremonies. 
• She is highly trained and experienced in palliative care, particularly advanced spiritual care and bereavement support, having volunteered at Victoria Hospice for five years. 
• Sandy holds a MA in Intercultural & International Communication.  A link to her award-winning thesis, "Communication Perspectives of Female Funeral Celebrants in British Columbia" can be accessed from the home page of her website: https:/participatorypluralism.com
• She is an Intercultural End-of-Life Specialist who offers public talks, workshops, consulting and mentoring. 

Don Ollsin

• Don is a respected online mentor and teacher, and professional member of the American Herbalists’ Guild. 
• He is the author of “Herbal Healing Journey: A Guide to Herbs, Ayurveda, Dreambody and Shamanism”. 
• He was recently honoured as an Herbal Elder of Canada by his peers. 
• He holds a MA in Environmental Education and Communication. He completed his master's thesis on transitioning face-to-face, experiential teaching and learning to the online environment. He has successfully tested and further developed his thesis findings through numerous online courses, the most popular being his Online Herbal Course.
• He specializes in Experiential Learning (online and in-person) and focuses on the Systems View of life.

Cost of Program:

$997 (US) paid in full --- OR --- $97 (US) a month for 12 months. You do not need a Paypal account, as you can use your credit card.