Friday, April 13, 2007, 7:00 to 9:00p.m. – Lecture: The First Medicine
Join us for an intimate and rare evening with Bradford Keeney Ph.D., as he discusses his unique approach to healing and psychotherapy, using the traditional teachings of the world's most ancient cultures. Dr. Keeney has worked at some of the most respected psychotherapy centers in the United States. The author of several classics in the field of family therapy, he has also written many books on spiritual healing: Everyday Soul, Shaking Out the Spirits, and Bushman Shaman: Awakening the Spirit through Ecstatic Dance.
Bradford Keeney is accepted as an elder shaman and spiritual teacher in numerous cultures throughout the world, including the Japanese tradition of seiki jutsu, the Guarani Indians of lower basin Amazonia, the Zulu sangoma community, the elder Shakers of St. Vincent, diverse folk healers of Brazil, and the Balians of Bali, among others.
Location: Native American Student and Community Center at Portland State University, SW Broadway and Jackson, Portland, Oregon
Cost: $10-$20 donation requested for speaker’s honorarium.
Workshop: Shaking Medicine
Saturday, April 14, 2007, 8:00 a.m. to Noon
An interactive exploration of the world's oldest medicine ~ Shaking Medicine. Bradford will explore the ways in which various cultures have learned to awaken the body to bring forth the ecstatic experiences of trembling, shaking, and quaking. These highly charged forms of expression are characteristic of wild shamanic practice and the aroused ways of working the spirit found in the African Diaspora. Keeney will tell stories and provide illustrations of how to tap into this spirited way of being and use it to transform your personal and social lives. With music and rhythms, Keeney will guide the participants through ancient and new ways of inviting the presence of the life force.
The practice of ecstatic expression stimulates creativity, provides an opening to the mythopoetic landscape, spontaneously triggers healing responses, invites energetic interaction, and re-charges and re-vitalizes mind, body, and soul.
Location: Unity World Healing Center, 366 Third St. at A, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Cost: $60 Limited to 45 participants.
Pre-register on-line: All registration is now at the speaking event this evening or at the door.
Pre-register by mail: All registration is now at the speaking event this evening or at the door if available.
Questions? Call (503) 452-4431, ext. 3.
Co-sponsored by The College of Mythic Cartography at www.mythic-cartography.org and the Earth & Spirit Council at www.earthandspirit.org ~ contactus@earthandspirit.org.