From Nettles to Nirvana: A Personal Practice Boot Camp
When: Friday, April 12th through Sunday, April 14th
Where: Pittsburgh, PA
For more information, visit our Facebook event page
Many advocates of having a personal practice will smile
serenely and say a practice will give you balance, personal peace, and enough
Zen to cover your house. Yay for Zen wallpaper!
We will tell you that having an effective personal practice
means reaching to your core, grabbing a handful of your deepest Self, pulling
it out and examining it under a bright light.
Are you looking for a practice that will kick your ass? Transform
you? Change your life? Then you need this! You need BOOT CAMP!
Join us for Nettles to Nirvana: A Personal Practice Boot
Camp! (See what we did there? You'll still get your Zen wallpaper. It just may
have some rips in it.) Our weekend intensive will take you on a deep and
focused journey to develop and sustain a meaningful personal practice that will
transform you, and thus your life.
Are you ready for Boot Camp?
About:
This is a Pagan spiritual intensive, but it is open to all
that are open to working within a pagan context to achieve their spiritual
goals. We will be exploring the 12 Wild Swans story to discuss the usefulness
of personal practice, but to also work with the challenges that arise from
serious, devoted and life-changing Work. By the end of the class, participants
should walk away with a clearer sense of what they are looking for from a
personal practice, knowledge of what methods appeal to them, a better sense of
their personal blocks when it comes to sustaining Deep Work, and an opportunity
to experience more clarity and focus for their personal journey.
Teachers:
Amoret: A Feri/Reclaiming Witch, Amoret’s passions are the
search for Truth and Desire, co-creation and manifestation, community building,
ecstatic ritual, poetry, divination and whatever good book has currently
captured her attention. Committed to teaching in the Pittsburgh pagan
community, she brings her experiences in leadership training, small group
facilitation, personal transformation work, tarot, trance techniques, and
ritual arts to the teaching table.
Boneweaver: I followed a fairly generic Pagan path until
meeting members of my spiritual family and focusing on Reclaiming/Feri. I've
been in a variety of leading and teaching roles within the Pittsburgh Pagan
community for about a decade. I am an optician by trade and an artist by desire.
I work the edges between life and death and shadow work calls me (sometimes
calling me Silly Names). I value a sense of humour and a sense of purpose. I
seek those who are seeking me.
Time Commitment:
The intensive will begin at 7pm on Friday, April 12th and
run through 1pm on Sunday, April 14th. On Friday evening, we will come together
and bond through discussion of the story and a trance to start our journey. On
Saturday, it gets personal. We focus inward to discover and then outward to
manifest as we weave the story throughout the day, breaking as appropriate for
restful reflection and informal discussion. On Sunday morning, we will
reconvene for wrap-up and farewell, our boot camp asses having been kicked.
Friday: 7pm-10pm
Saturday: 10am-9pm
Sunday: 11am-1pm
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA; traveling participants welcome
Requirements:
- An open heart
- A sense of humour
Cost:
A "you decide" sliding scale of $75-$150 includes
the weekend of instruction and supplies. You decide where you fall on the
scale, no explanation needed.
To Register:
Send an email to Amoret and Boneweaver at
witches2brew@gmail.com. A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the workshop fee
will be due on registering, and is the only way that we can hold a space for
you. Registration and full balance must be received by March 31st. Payment
should be made via Money Order. Please contact Boneweaver and Amoret at
witches2brew@gmail.com to arrange payment.
Because we wish for The Work to reach all who are called: if
the sliding scale is out of your reach but you wish to attend, please contact
us privately at witches2brew@gmail.com. Limited partial and full scholarships
available.
Though we do not anticipate this occurring, if for any
reason the class would have to be cancelled full refunds of monies paid will be
given.
Flaming Heart: A Life Artist Open House
When: 3rd Saturday of the month, 1-6pm; ongoing
Where: Pittsburgh, PA
For more information, join the Flaming Heart Google group here
Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes, your easy smile is your museum. ~Ansel Adams~
Let's get together and make art.
My partner and I supply the space on the third Saturday of every month. You drop in for as little or as long as you like. Bring what you are working on- your stories, collages, knitting, sewing, dramatic monologue, comedy routine, drawings, paintings, your songs and your singing. Opportunities for collaboration will abound. You'll find an audience and be an audience. Bring your Self to the table and bedazzle the shit out of it. Bring a snack to share, too - Art is Hungry Work! Flaming hearts need fuel. And if you have like-minded friends that would be interested in this work, bring them, too!
