Current and Upcoming:
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HAYWARIKUY (DESPACHO) CEREMONY: (Online) Sunday, January 16th, 2022
THE PAQO PATH: Q'ERO WISDOM FROM Q'ERO TEACHERS: (Online) Sunday, January 30th, 2022
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION: (Online) 6-Weeks, Mondays beginning January 31st, 2022
RESTORING REGULATION: NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING: PART ONE (Online) Saturday, February 12th, 2022
RESTORING REGULATION: NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING: PART TWO (Online) Sunday, February 13th, 2022
MICRO-ANIMISM: MICROBIOME CONSCIOUSNESS WORKSHOP: (Online) Saturday, February 19th, 2022
THE 7-DAY CREATOR PROCESS: (Online) Saturday, March 12th - Friday, March 18th, 2022
(scroll below for full details)
HAYWARIKUY (DESPACHO) CEREMONY: (Online) Sunday, January 16th, 2022
THE PAQO PATH: Q'ERO WISDOM FROM Q'ERO TEACHERS: (Online) Sunday, January 30th, 2022
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION: (Online) 6-Weeks, Mondays beginning January 31st, 2022
RESTORING REGULATION: NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING: PART ONE (Online) Saturday, February 12th, 2022
RESTORING REGULATION: NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING: PART TWO (Online) Sunday, February 13th, 2022
MICRO-ANIMISM: MICROBIOME CONSCIOUSNESS WORKSHOP: (Online) Saturday, February 19th, 2022
THE 7-DAY CREATOR PROCESS: (Online) Saturday, March 12th - Friday, March 18th, 2022
Haywarikuy (Despacho) Ceremony
Sunday, January 16th, 2022
LIVE online Haywarikuy (Despacho) Ceremony of Gratitude & Reciprocity!
This traditional Andean gift of gratitude to Pachamama, the Ancestors, and the Cosmos
will be led live online by Q'ero Paqo Don Juan Apaza Quispe and the family of Karina Davalos in Cusco, Peru.
We will be connected via Zoom at 9am Pacific/10am Mountain/11am Central/Noon Eastern.
**PLEASE NOTE TIME ZONES!**
Anyone may join from anywhere in the world!
Donations are requested via PayPal to Don Juan Apaza via Karina Davalos: spiritofthecondor@hotmail.com
Pre-registration not required.
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81017313365
LIVE online Haywarikuy (Despacho) Ceremony of Gratitude & Reciprocity!
This traditional Andean gift of gratitude to Pachamama, the Ancestors, and the Cosmos
will be led live online by Q'ero Paqo Don Juan Apaza Quispe and the family of Karina Davalos in Cusco, Peru.
We will be connected via Zoom at 9am Pacific/10am Mountain/11am Central/Noon Eastern.
**PLEASE NOTE TIME ZONES!**
Anyone may join from anywhere in the world!
Donations are requested via PayPal to Don Juan Apaza via Karina Davalos: spiritofthecondor@hotmail.com
Pre-registration not required.
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81017313365
The Paqo Path: Q'ero Wisdom From Q'ero Teachers
Sunday, January 30th, 2022
4-6pm Mountain
LIVE FROM CUSCO PERU!
(Broadcast online via Zoom)
This afternoon of teaching and sharing wisdom from the ancient tradition of the Q'eros Nation
will be led live online by Q'ero Paqo Don Andres Apaza Ccapa and family in Cusco, Peru.
We will be connected via Zoom at 3pm Pacific/4pm Mountain/5pm Central/6pm Eastern.
**PLEASE NOTE TIME ZONES!**
Anyone may join from anywhere in the world!
Donations are requested via PayPal to Ruben Apaza: apaza.dhino17@gmail.com
Pre-registration not required.
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81017313365
Mindful Self-Compassion 6-Week Training
Online Course Series via ZOOM
Mondays 3pm-5pm (Pacific)/4pm-6pm (Mountain)/6pm-8pm (Eastern)
Session 1: January 31, 2022
Session 2: February 7, 2022
Session 3: February 14, 2022
Session 4: February 21, 2022
Half-Day Retreat: February 27, 2022 (Sunday 9am-1pm/Noon-4pm)
Session 5: February 28, 2022
Session 6: March 7, 2022
What is MSC?
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported 6-week course designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. It was developed by Christopher Germer, PhD, a leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy (www.chrisgermer.com) and Kristin Neff, PhD, a pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion (www.Self-Compassion.org).
MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our capacity for emotional well-being. Mindfulness is the first step—turning with loving awareness toward difficult experience (thoughts, emotions, and sensations). Self-compassion comes next—bringing loving awareness to ourselves. Together, mindfulness and self-compassion comprise a state of warm, connected, presence during difficult moments in our lives.
Most of us feel compassion when a close friend is struggling. What would it be like to receive the same kindness and compassion that you give to others when you suffer, fail, or feel inadequate? All that’s required is a simple U-turn--including yourself in the circle of your compassion. Self-compassion is essentially a humble enterprise.
Self-compassion involves the capacity to soothe, comfort, and validate ourselves, as well as to protect, provide for and motivate ourselves, when things go wrong in our lives. It is learned, in part, by connecting with our natural compassion for others. Learning how to be self-compassionate also helps us sustain and expand our compassion for others.
Numerous research studies show that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional well-being, coping with life challenges, lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying personal relationships. It is an inner strength that enables us to be more fully human—more fully ourselves.
Fortunately, self-compassion can be learned by anyone.
In MSC Training you’ll learn to:
Practice mindfulness and self-compassion in daily life
Understand the science of self-compassion
Use self-compassion to live in accord with your values
Handle difficult emotions with greater ease
Motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism
Work with challenging relationships
Manage caregiver fatigue
Practice the art of savoring and self-appreciation
Teach simple self-compassion skills to others
MSC is designed for members of the general public. Meditation experience is not necessary to participate in MSC.
All are welcome! The program is based on the values of equity, diversity and inclusiveness.
Program activities include short talks, experiential exercises, meditation, group discussion, and home practices.
MSC is a journey—an adventure in self-discovery and self-kindness. Self-compassion has the paradoxical effect of both soothing our emotional distress as well as opening us to the pain that we may have been unconsciously holding inside, often for many years. Therefore, challenging emotions are likely to surface during the program, including past trauma. MSC teachers are committed to helping participants feel safe and comfortable during the course. However, participants agree at the outset that they will take primary responsibility for their emotional well-being.
MSC is therapeutic, but it’s not therapy. The emphasis of the program is on building the resources of mindfulness and self-compassion. MSC is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Participants should also be aware that MSC is mindfulness-based compassion training. Mindfulness and compassion go hand-in-hand, but our main purpose is compassion training.
In a randomized, controlled study, MSC significantly increased self-compassion, compassion for others, mindfulness, and life satisfaction, as well as decreased depression, anxiety and stress. Read the full-text article. Improvements were linked to how much a person practiced in their daily lives. MSC participants are asked to practice mindfulness and self-compassion at home for up to ½ hour per day, and teachers guide and support participants in that endeavor.
Highly recommended while participating in the MSC course:
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer
It is also recommended, but not required, that participants read the following two books to get the most out of the training:
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer
6-Week Course Fees are based on your personal financial reality.
Please choose the option that most reflects your current finances:
$300 (full price)
$150 (half price)
$75 (quarter price)
(Additional payment options and scholarships available upon request.)
Class size is limited - Advance registration required.
Zoom link address given upon approved registration
Payment plans and make-up sessions may be arranged as needed.
Click this button to register now
Restoring Regulation: An Introduction To PolyVagal Informed Healing For The Nervous System
Part One - Saturday, February 12th, 2022
2pm-6pm (Mountain)
Part Two - Sunday, February 13th, 2022
2pm-6pm (Mountain)
(online via Zoom)
"Polyvagal Theory is the science of feeling safe enough to fall in love with life and take the risks of living." ~ Deb Dana
In this Two Part experiential workshop you will learn the basic framework of PolyVagal Theory and how you can better support the regulation of the vagus nerve to foster nervous system balance and well-being.
Reclaiming the power to listen and learning to tune in to the wisdom of the nervous system is part of living a life of well-being. This workshop will offer you the opportunity to experience and empower your own "neuroception" and build tools and practices to recognize and map the states of your own nervous system. When you understand how your biology creates the platform for your experiences and how your autonomic state sets the landscape for your stories, you can embrace the many magical moments that make life such an extraordinary, miraculous experience.
Part One: Topics covered: Autonomic Hierarchy, Neuroception, Co-Regulation, Ventral Vagal, Sympathetic, Dorsal Vagal, Cues of Safety & Danger, Language and Landscapes of the Nervous System
Part Two: Topics covered: The Vagal Brake, Regulating Resources, Ventral Anchors, Blended States, Stretching or Stressing, Musical Mapping, Co-Regulation With Nature
BONUS Guidebook: Herbal Support for Nervous System Regulation: A Polyvagal Perspective
If you are unable to attend Live, a recording will be provided!
$44-$88 sliding-scale
You choose based on your current financial reality.
(Price includes Part One and Part Two plus Herbal Guidebook)
Micro-Animism: Microbiome Consciousness
Saturday, February 19th, 2022
4-6pm Mountain
(online via zoom)
4-6pm Mountain
(online via zoom)
Save the Date! Details coming soon!
The 7-Day Creator Process
Saturday, March 12th - Friday, March 18th, 2022
Ignite Your Creative Fire
Do you have an idea that's been sitting on the back-burner for way too long?
Are you longing for the time, energy, support, and accountability to make your vision a reality?
Believe me, I get it!
I've been writing, creating, and producing workshops, courses, and events for over two decades and I totally understand the challenges (internal and external) involved in getting it all together and making it happen.
It's so easy to get stuck in doubt, uncertainty, and overwhelm.
Yet still... that dream persists. You know you have something special and unique to offer the world!
I want to help you bring that Sacred Vision into reality.
Ignite Your Creative Fire
Do you have an idea that's been sitting on the back-burner for way too long?
Are you longing for the time, energy, support, and accountability to make your vision a reality?
Believe me, I get it!
I've been writing, creating, and producing workshops, courses, and events for over two decades and I totally understand the challenges (internal and external) involved in getting it all together and making it happen.
It's so easy to get stuck in doubt, uncertainty, and overwhelm.
Yet still... that dream persists. You know you have something special and unique to offer the world!
I want to help you bring that Sacred Vision into reality.