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Pilgrimage
& Initiation Journeys to Nepal
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A
sacred journey to Nepal for deep immersion into the culture,
spirituality, and healing practices of Tibetan, Tamang, and
other tribal shamans.
Shamanism in Nepal is mainstream. It exists alongside medicine
as a viable healing system. Shamans are consulted by kings,
priests, and laymen alike for healing, divination and as intermediaries
with the spirits.
The ancient wisdom tradition of Tibetan and Nepalese shamans
is passed on through pilgrimage type full-moon initiations
in which master shamans, like those with whom we work, transmit
power (sakti) for the healing of self and the prosperity of
the community.
A key feature is a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine in the Nepal
Himalayas outside Kathmandu, for shamanic initiation and empowerment.
Participants receive teachings, healings, and initiation from
Aama Bombo (Mother Shaman), a famous healer who embodies Kali
and treats as many as 50 patients a day, often conducting
dramatic healing rituals long into the night. The group will
have the opportunity to observe and participate in these rituals.
They will also meet and learn from other Tibetan and Nepalese
shamans, Buddhist lamas, Hindu sadhus, shamans, and cultural
experts, as well as visit the major residences of the deities
(shrines).
Nepal is located at the rooftop of the world, between the
powerful spiritual cultures of Tibet (Buddhist) and India
(Hindu). Our work is conducted in and around the Kathmandu
Valley (elevation 4,500’) up to a height of 8,500’
beneath the breathtaking panorama of the giant Himalayas.
Participants will sit in circle with master shamans from a
culture globally and spiritually at the farthest corner of
the world. Experienced assistants/interpreters facilitate
language, the understanding of culture, custom, myth, ritual,
and heart-to-heart conversation with shamans. |
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SHAMANIC EXPEDITION AND TRAINING
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NEPAL
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5 - 20 2011 |
SHAMANIC EXPEDITION AND TRAINING IN NEPAL
LAND OF THE GODS
FEBRUARY 5 - 20, 2011
3 WEEKS OF CULTURAL AND SHAMANIC IMMERSION
Led by Larry Peters, PhD
& Susan Feinbloom.
2 WEEKS OF CULTURAL AND SHAMANIC IMMERSION
MACHA PUCHARE or Fish Tail Mountain, Pokhara Nepal
TRAINING IN TIBETAN SHAMANISM
TWO WEEKS OF EXPERIENTIAL STUDY
In A Millenniums Old Tradition
February 5-20, 2011
LED BY SUSAN FEINBLOOM and LARRY PETERS, PH.D
Experience a unique once-in-a lifetime opportunity to study ancient Tibetan shamanism from masters who learned the shamanic ways of divination, extraction, healing and trance from their elders in Tibet. Receive healings and teachings from shamans whose practice reflects traditions that predate Buddhism in Tibet, and share their stories.
Our group’s two week journey will take place in beautiful rural Pokhara at the foot of the Himalayan Annapurna Range beneath towering Macha Puchare (see photo above). Our shaman (pau) teachers, Nyima and Richoe, live and practice in the Tibetan refugee camp at Tashi Phalkiel (“auspicious blooming”).
Due to the hardships created under Chinese rule, the ancient shamanic practice of the Tibetan nomad herders is rare in Tibet. And in Nepal, the pressures of modernization threaten the old teachings with extinction.
PAU NYIMA DONDUP, Tibetan Shaman
Both Pau Nyima and Pau Rhichoe have been named “Living Treasures” by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS), in recognition of the authenticity of their practice and in order to help their practice and record it for future generations. Group work will include demonstrations and experiential teachings of the Tibetan shamanic system including visualizing, use of the melong (mirror), as well as the use of mala (beads) for divination. Students will also study the integration of Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism) and shamanism at Tashi Phalkiel where both exist side by side. There will be opportunities to attend evening and/or morning prayers/chanting at the camp monastery, as well as have an audience with a rinpoche (knowledgeable high ranking lama.
PAU RHICHOE, Tibetan Shaman with Larry Peters
The group is led by Dr. Larry Peters, an anthropologist, psychotherapist, FSS Field Associate and author of three books on Nepalese and Tibetan shamanism Dr. Peters has brought group to Nepal to study shamanism since 1997. His most recent article on the shamanic practice of Nyima and Rhichoe appeared in SHAMANISM, the annual journal of the FSS (2009).
Larry Peters
The cost for the two-week advanced intensive, including roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles, inland air and bus transportation, good/clean hotels, translators, shaman’s fees, and more is $4995. All levels of practice are eligible.
For more information, see www.tibetanshaman.com, email lpshaman@aol.com or telephone Dr. Peters at 310-455-2713.
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Flyer here
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Fee Schedule and Registration here
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GROUP LEADERS:
Larry Peters
Anthropologist; psychotherapist; professor; initiated shaman practitioner and teacher, specializing in Tamang and Tibetan shamanic traditions; , field researcher of shamanism in
Nepal, Tuva, Siberia, Mongolia since 1976. Initiate of Aama Bombo. Research associate for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies; author of 3 books on shamanism in Nepal: Tamang Shamans, Psychotherapy in Nepalese Shamanism, and The Yeti. Contact by
email at
lpshaman@aol.com or www.tibetanshaman.com
Susan Feinbloom, REV., LCSW, C.HOM
Psychic psychotherapist, homeopath, cranial/sacral practitioner and mentor.
Conducts classes in clairvoyance, transmedium states and core Shamanism .
Author of Unwinding The Soul. Susan has traveled to Nepal and Tuva to learn from the indigenous Shamans. Contact by email twilight@sonic.net
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R E G I S T R A T I O N
LARRY PETERS PHD, 1212 OLD TOPANGA CYN ROAD, TOPANGA CA
90290
phone/fax 310-455-2713 •
Email: lpshaman@aol.com
• www.tibetanshaman.com
NAME
ADDRESS
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PHONE/FAX
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Enclosed
is 50% deposit to hold my space in the trip leaving:
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FEE INCLUDES:
- Roundtrip airfare Los Angeles to Kathmandu (business class approx. $2000 additional)
- Hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara
- Transportation (air and/or private bus) Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kathmandu
- Air conditioned bus for inland travel (Nepal)
- Nepal visa
- Fees to shamans and staff
- Tips to staff
FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Individual healings
- Excess baggage (limit 30kg)
- Entrance fees to temples and shrines
- Most meals
- Drums and other ritual gear
- Personal expenditures
- Tips for personal services
NEPAL TRIP FEE:
$4,995
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 15, 2010 (with 50% deposit)
FULL PAYMENT DUE: January 1, 2011 (balance 50%)
REFUND POLICY: $500 service charge for refund before December 1. No refunds after December 1st (date of nonrefundable international flight purchase and hotel deposits).
SEND DEPOSIT TO: Larry Peters, 1212 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Topanga 90290
For inquiries, call 310-455-2623 or email carol@petersmgmt.com
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For more information call 310-455-2713
or email us at lpshaman@aol.com |
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