The 3rd Retreat!
Here you will find detailed information about your third retreat and how to prepare. Please review the information carefully and bookmark the page for future reference.
personal message from Selena
It is time. This is the retreat you've been waiting for. You will launch into learning the intricate skills of the shamanic healing journey itself. Considering that, you may feel both excited and fearful or any mixture of emotions. Let me reassure you that you have learned more than you realize from watching the healing sessions of your fellow apprentices!
While we will talk about the steps in the shamanic healing journey and you'll use the structure of these steps to guide you in your practice, leaning on these steps fades over time as you respond more and more from the recognized need, often quite individualized, of the client. There is a balance, a dance, between structure and intuition. As you grow in your healing skills, you can learn to be aware of this balance and moderate it as you need, dancing effortlessly between them. For now, focus on the healing skills within the step-by-step structure that you'll be learning. Becoming solid in these steps will only fortify the play of intuition later.
Contacting Your Apprenticeship Leader
You may contact me through email, text, or phone call.
Phone or Text: 503.908.1550
Email: Selena@Shamanic-Training.com or Selena@RestoreTheSoul.com
Availability: Although you may contact me at any time, I will not likely receive your message before
5:00 am or after 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Even so, I am very attentive to the needs of apprentices and will respond as quickly as possible. I am not available on Sundays, unless it is an emergency.
If I am unavailable and you are having a spiritual/emotional emergency and need immediate help, please contact Beth Terrence at BethTerrence@gmail.com or 443.223.0848.
You may contact me through email, text, or phone call.
Phone or Text: 503.908.1550
Email: Selena@Shamanic-Training.com or Selena@RestoreTheSoul.com
Availability: Although you may contact me at any time, I will not likely receive your message before
5:00 am or after 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Even so, I am very attentive to the needs of apprentices and will respond as quickly as possible. I am not available on Sundays, unless it is an emergency.
If I am unavailable and you are having a spiritual/emotional emergency and need immediate help, please contact Beth Terrence at BethTerrence@gmail.com or 443.223.0848.
about the 3rd retreat
In this third retreat, you will continue learning healing skills that naturally follow from the skills learned during the second retreat. The focus will be on the shamanic healing journey itself for both current lifetime issues as well as past life issues. In this retreat, you'll learn about:
Soul Loss and Soul Retrieval
Shamanic Healing Journey Step-by-Step for Current-Life Issues
Shamanic Healing Journey Step-by-Step for Past-Life Issues
How to Deal with Resistance to Healing and Intellectual Analysis
You'll practice:
The Entire Shamanic Healing Session (from first contact through debriefing)!
Soul Loss and Soul Retrieval
Shamanic Healing Journey Step-by-Step for Current-Life Issues
Shamanic Healing Journey Step-by-Step for Past-Life Issues
How to Deal with Resistance to Healing and Intellectual Analysis
You'll practice:
The Entire Shamanic Healing Session (from first contact through debriefing)!
at this retreat, you will receive...
...your 3rd Apprenticeship Retreat Manual!
preparing for the retreat
Honing 2nd Retreat Skills
The skills that you learned during your 2nd retreat should be honed and as automatic to you as possible so that you can focus on the new skills you'll be learning. Focus on honing:
Pre-session Ritual
First Contact
Shamanic Skills for Pre-Journey Consultation
Ways of Being
Using Shamanic Sight to Identify the Underlying Issue
Active Listening (Reflecting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Silence)
Guiding the Client into a Shamanic Journey
The skills that you learned during your 2nd retreat should be honed and as automatic to you as possible so that you can focus on the new skills you'll be learning. Focus on honing:
Pre-session Ritual
First Contact
Shamanic Skills for Pre-Journey Consultation
Ways of Being
Using Shamanic Sight to Identify the Underlying Issue
Active Listening (Reflecting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Silence)
Guiding the Client into a Shamanic Journey
Books
For this retreat, you'll need to purchase and begin reading Healing the Shadow by Ross Bishop .
Sacred Object(s)
Remember to bring your sacred object for the altar!
For this retreat, you'll need to purchase and begin reading Healing the Shadow by Ross Bishop .
Sacred Object(s)
Remember to bring your sacred object for the altar!
The Drum
Of course! the drum comes with you! This is only a reminder of the need to bring your friend.
Preparation for Ceremony
Also, as we will be doing opening and closing ceremony, you might want to bring any musical instruments that you play. Along that same line, you may choose to bring ceremonial clothing if you like. Poetry, writing, or songs are also welcome!
Clothing and Shoes
Please wear comfortable, casual clothing and bring warm house-shoes/booties to keep your feet warm indoors.
Food
For this retreat, it is very important to eat well and bring nurturing foods. You may want to have high-protein healthy snacks for between sessions, like nuts or protein bars.
Of course! the drum comes with you! This is only a reminder of the need to bring your friend.
Preparation for Ceremony
Also, as we will be doing opening and closing ceremony, you might want to bring any musical instruments that you play. Along that same line, you may choose to bring ceremonial clothing if you like. Poetry, writing, or songs are also welcome!
Clothing and Shoes
Please wear comfortable, casual clothing and bring warm house-shoes/booties to keep your feet warm indoors.
Food
For this retreat, it is very important to eat well and bring nurturing foods. You may want to have high-protein healthy snacks for between sessions, like nuts or protein bars.
logistics
Retreat Dates/Times
Check in: Thursday, 9/23 no earlier than 5pm!
Check out: Tuesday, 9/28 no later than 10am!
Retreat Officially Begins Friday, 9/24 at 9:00 am goes through Monday, 9/27 at 6:00 pm
Location - "Sunrise Surprise"
Address: 718 NW Oceania Dr, Waldport, OR 97394 - (Address to be confirmed in September)
This home is lovely and right on the beach. There are 6 bedrooms; 4.5 baths.
Getting There
Waldport is about a 3 hour drive from the PDX airport. I'd recommend sharing the expense and driving of a rental car.
Paying for Lodging
You'll receive an invoice from the Institute for lodging fees very soon. Please pay upon receipt.
Check in: Thursday, 9/23 no earlier than 5pm!
Check out: Tuesday, 9/28 no later than 10am!
Retreat Officially Begins Friday, 9/24 at 9:00 am goes through Monday, 9/27 at 6:00 pm
Location - "Sunrise Surprise"
Address: 718 NW Oceania Dr, Waldport, OR 97394 - (Address to be confirmed in September)
This home is lovely and right on the beach. There are 6 bedrooms; 4.5 baths.
Getting There
Waldport is about a 3 hour drive from the PDX airport. I'd recommend sharing the expense and driving of a rental car.
Paying for Lodging
You'll receive an invoice from the Institute for lodging fees very soon. Please pay upon receipt.