Indigenous Wisdom Plays Key Role at Institute’s Global Programs Seminar
Mayan Elder Flordemayo Conducts Workshop on “Call of the Feminine”
Palo Alto, CA The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP) announced today that its next quarterly global programs seminar entitled Desert Visions: Earth, Ceremony and Prayerful Ways will offer participants a unique opportunity to deepen their relationship to the Earth.
Henry Poon, Chair of the Global Certificate and Master’s Degree Programs said, “We are pleased that Jose Lucero and John Eagleday will be returning to teach with us this year and delighted that Flordemayo, a Mayan Elder and member of The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers has agreed to join us.” Floredemayo will conduct a workshop exploring the importance of the re-emergence of feminine spirit at this time in our planet’s ecological history and will participate in most of the seminar.
Members of the public are invited to join ITP’s Global Masters and PhD students who attend these quarterly seminars as part of their degree program. This seminar will be an intimate gathering of ITP Global students from the U.S. and around the world beginning Friday April 28th and ending Tuesday May 2nd at the Sunrise Springs Retreat and Conference Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Our special guests Jose Lucero and John Eagleday will each conduct workshops that draw upon the wisdom of their native ancestors. In his workshop, “Reconnecting with the Earth”, Jose Lucero will guide seminar attendees through the process of cultivating a responsive relationship with the natural world. Lucero is a member of the White Corn Family and the Winter Clan at Santa Clara, and a member of Traditional Elders/Youth Circle. He frequently travels throughout the U.S. and the world speaking on behalf of indigenous people of North and South America and has been a valued teacher at this seminar for several years.
For the past 25 years, John Eagleday, from the Coast Miwok and Delaware nations, has facilitated traditional Native games programs on behalf of Tribal communities in the U.S. and Canada. In his workshop, “Games for Life: Traditional Native Games,” Eagleday will explore how these games facilitate human development, help people to become an integral part of community life, and contribute to lifelong learning.
