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Returning Warriors™ Retreat is a method of deep
treatment and teaching. It is an experiential intensive that
uses ancient practices to address the deeper levels of the individual
through training, ritual and ceremony.
The techniques used are by no means new or exclusive to this
program. For the most part, they are more than 10,000 years old,
though updated to be compatible with our culture and time.
Through the week, participants are taken into a progressively
deeper journey into the soul. Along the way, a safe container
is created within which soldiers can "tell their story," the
dark stories that are at the root of the nightmare.
Once the Warrior in the individual has been brought out through
military training, it can never fully be "put away." However,
it can be refocused into more productive and effective action
... the time-honored Warrior's Path.
Throughout the week, the soldiers learn about the Warrior's
Path and what it can mean to them as they change from being a
fighting soldier to an effective Warrior in their families and
community.
If the retreat is held in the local community, on the last day,
participants can be joined by their families for a "warriors
return" celebration and welcome home.
Also during the week, participants are taught a variety of practices
they can do themselves to help when the going gets difficult.
These practices, also part of the Warrior's Path, can be done
individually or with the family or support group.
Treatment of PTSD is an ongoing struggle for the sufferer. It
is said that it can't be cured, just managed. However, our understanding
is that by using these ancient techniques in addition to traditional
therapies, it may well be possible to cure the individual.
For more information or
to register:
Phone: 512-586-2736 |
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Key Program Elements
The Shamanic Journey
The drumming journey is a fundamental aspect of ancient practices, and
has been practiced for thousands of years. Participants will learn
how to journey and will take part in several journeys throughout the
retreat.
Rituals for Letting Go
There are many varieties of Ritual Burial in which people learn how to
construct representative symbols of their wounds and let them go: in
earth, fire, and water. Ritual Burial is letting go of attachments,
including attachments to the past and to fear.
Curses and Healing
Engagements with the enemy involve the entire being – body, mind,
emotions, and soul. During battle, soldiers engage all of themselves
in the struggle for survival. In that process, curses are sent and received,
as well as blows and bullets. The extraction process identifies and removes
the curses.
Soul Retrieval
In ancient cultures, soul loss is considered a central cause of illnesses
of the mind, body, and spirit. Pieces of the Self are lost through
encounters with Power. Soul Retrieval is an ancient practice in which
the healer journeys to find one or more of these lost pieces and return
them in order to re-integrate the person – the Whole Self. |