A Unique Retreat for Women and Men
2pm, Thursday, October 28, 2010 thru 2pm, Sunday, October 31, 2010
Cost: $695/ per person
Room, Board and Supplies Included
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Our bodies and our minds contain the blueprint of our lineage. This means that the seeds of our ancestors unfinished business—what I refer to as a pain inheritance—are still alive in our cells, bones, thoughts, and actions. Unacknowledged, these forces have the power to entangle us in fates that do not belong to us. Yet we will often uphold our pain inheritance out of an unconscious loyalty to our ancestors. Unaware of this legacy, we experience inner confusion and anxiety, external discord in our relationships, and pass our pain to future generations.
Common in African and Native American traditions, it is believed that when there are problems in our present-day lives, an ancestor is unhappy. To correct the presenting problem, the Shaman will invite the person to identify and attend to the unfinished needs of an ancestor (and the earth, which is considered the oldest ancestor). Similarly, Generational Healing invites us to turn our attention inward and shine a light on the pain legacies we’ve been hauling—a burden whose contents still live in our bones and in our nervous systems, having survived untold generations. Ruby Gibson, founder of Somatic Archaeology, shares:
When we forget or suppress our personal past, we cork up a very turbulent energy. Historical amnesia creates inner pressure and external conflict, anchoring us into the very thing we wish to avoid—repeating history.
In this profoundly empowering retreat, we weave insights from African and Native American wisdom, Healing Rage and Family Constellations methodologies, Buddhist principles, and western psychology to reconnect with our roots and pay homage to long-standing traumas. By honoring the unresolved pain legacies of our ancestors, we put to rest what is already behind us, break our loyalty to suffering, and free our body and mind to be powerful, creative, and legendary in our lifetime.
This retreat is open to men and women, and it’s a wonderful opportunity for you to attend with your adult children, dear friends, partners, siblings, and parents.
LEADER:
Ruth King, MA, is a recognized authority on emotional wisdom. She is the author of Healing Rage - Women Making Inner Peace Possible, and the audio CD Soothing the Inner Flames of Rage - Meditations that Educate the Heart & Transform the Mind. King weaves Eastern and Western psychology, leadership development, metaphysics and teachings from wisdom traditions to lecture, coach, and facilitate retreats that transform the emotional body and mind. www.ruthking.net.
What Others are Saying:
"Hello Ruth, I participated in your workshop with my daughter recently. I wanted to thank you again for your wisdom and for leading us in such beautiful exercises that led to connection and knowing who we are. We were able to share with several others the excitement and energy we felt from the experience. I must say that being the 'elder' was a first for me, and really an honor. It was very healing to see my age in a positive light. Again thank you and many blessings." Jane Whitaker, Therapist, DC
"It occurs to me that I should tell you what I've been telling everyone else. The (Generational Healing) retreat has been very transforming for me. I can't properly articulate what's happened since. My relationship with my daughter is different now. I am on board with her having the freedom to show her ass without it breaking my heart. Not quite there with my mother but am more receptive to changing our relationship. Thank you again for the opportunity of a lifetime, really." Bethanne Pointdexter, DC
"Dear Ruth: I read your publication, Generational Healing, and found your short story well written, emotionally touching and inspiring. Thank you!" Gloria Ellis, M.D., General Psychiatry, NY