Detailed information about the workshops of the Festival: Tuesday, 17 June 10:00-16:00 Alessandra Belloni: Rhythm is the CureIn this workshop we will learn how to use Southern Italian ritual folk dances and rituals as a joyous form of music and dance therapy. We will begin with drumming and ancient Neapolitan chants used for healing and to honour the Black Madonna, and then learn several ancient ritual dances: the Tammurriata, a beautiful, sensual dance from Naples; the Pizzica Tarantata, a wild dance performed to exorcise a mental disease called tarantismo, and a Calabrian spinning dance, similar to certain Sufi trance-inducing arts. We will also learn the basic techniques of the tambourine, its accents and accompanying chants and discover other healing rituals. Learn how to release stress, unblock sexual energy, open your heart and throat chakras and achieve deep relaxation. Note: Participants will be barefoot. Women should preferably wear skirts, and if possible everyone should wear white clothes. The instructor will provide tambourines, but you are welcome to bring your own. Thursday, 19 June 10:00-13:00 Brian Charles: Inanna - the healing of shame and the journey to wholenessIn this workshop we will explore how shame has kept us from realising the full beauty and power of who we truly are. We will learn how, as we remove our masks, our inner beings can shine through and be seen by others. Then, by looking into the loving eyes of our friends, we can begin to see ourselves as the wonderful children of the Goddess that we truly are. Lydia Ruyle: Create Your Soul Language. Art workshopYou are invited to come, explore and create your own sacred language and use it in an art project to make a spirit banner. All materials will be provided. Workshop limited to 20 participants. Lydia Ruyle is an artist who taught for 35 years at the University of Nothern Colorado and in workshops all around the world. Creativity and wisdom are both feminine and the source for artmaking. Lynne Orchard: Healing with Brigit’s Fire "Let me come to you with the rising sun
Let me come to you through the spark and crackle of your flame
Let me quicken your creative dreaming seeds into life
For I am the Incarnator that calls you now into life” Brigit asks: are you feeling a lack of direction, motivation, energy? Has your path gone out of focus? Are you yearning for something but can’t quite put your finger on it? It is time for you to receive the touch of Brigit’s fiery rod, to ignite in you her energy of creation, to be inspired and to awaken. Do not be afraid of the initial wildness you may feel, go forward inspired by your dream. In this workshop you will enter into ceremony to make and carve your own fiery wand, sourced from the ancient trees of Avalon. You will empower and activate your wand and then you will journey with Brigit; she will take you into her deep well of inspiration, bringing to the surface that which you wish to express and manifest in your life at this time. Thursday, 19 June 15:00-18:00
Anique Radiant Heart: Chanting the ChakrasA Way to the Goddess Through Chant, Breath, Movement and Vision The power of chanting as a healing force in the body is becoming more recognized worldwide. Research in music therapy is growing and more evidence is being provided to support its use as a tool for improving health and also as a way to transformation. Chanting has the additional element of creating vibration within the body. When experienced within a pleasurable, safe environment, this vibration creates a joyful and relaxed feeling within the body. When intention is added to the mix, the intention to heal, or to connect with the Divine, it is a powerful tool for physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Quantum physics is now offering empirical evidence that the Chakra System of energy centers in the body respond to a number of stimuli especially chanting. It is widely known and accepted that hundreds of "energy points" exist in the body and these are used in acupuncture with great success. The Primary Chakra System, represents the 7 major centers of these "energy points", which relate to the endocrine system of the human body. Natasha Wardle: Heart and Soul Healing with Mary Magdalene"They came for I lifted up their hearts,
their souls, their bodies, and their spirits,
nurturing their essence
so they felt and knew
their power and their purpose again.” A gentle healing journey in the presence of and through the agency of Mary Magdalene. We will explore together simple forms of healing that can help us in our everyday lives. |         |
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