following statement is translated by google
http://www.agapebelgium.be/content/sweatlodge-leader-trainingQuote
"Sweat Lodge Leader
The use of the sweat lodge by Natives of North America is based on a very widespread tradition. The West has a culture of laws and regulations, which we do not know what tradition is. Spiritual traditions always have a reason, which is linked to mythology, natural phenomena and 'how spirit works.
Despite all the destruction and attempts to remove different traditions, there are still many tribes and each have their own way of doing things. There are many different ways that things can work .. The sweat lodge comes to us westerners, from different tribes and traditions, and by different people. So we have a lot to learn about the sweat lodge. Seemingly contradictory things
The enthusiasm of us Westerners often exceeds the skills and knowledge to lead. Ceremonies in a good way The path of the sweat lodge leader is never finished, we continue to deepen our relationship with the sweat lodge.
Leading a sweat lodge can not and should not be underestimated. As a leader, you are responsible for the safety of all and all the people who are with you in the sweat lodge there. You have to go in with a clear mind, as a leader you can not hide problems when you enter the cabin. You can pray for purification, but if you yourself are not willing to be purified of your own anger, jealousy and so you can lead a better cabin.
It has been known for centuries that often sweat a therapeutic effect and has a healing effect in many cases. "Give me a fever and I can cure any disease," said Hippocrates. Anyway sweating is a necessary function of the body. It effectively removes toxins so that the skin is called the "third kidney" is mentioned.
Besides the physical healing and often testing the sweat lodge can also be an emotional, mental Sweatlodge Lead Eren spiritual event in which the necessary healing takes place.
This training was developed after years of searching, along with Elders from various traditions, who are willing to reach out to out of respect to lead the sweat lodge and respecting the traditions and "all things." Westerners handles on
Ceremonies, what are they for?
For healing, health and happiness of people. Ceremonies are there to help you live in beauty and in harmony with life and with each other, "to walk in beauty 'people. Ceremonies are about life, about power. They connect us to Mother Earth and teach us about respect, discipline and perseverance. Everything we do has a reason and everything has a reason!
The sweat lodge is like a living being, the red-hot stones are the heart, the blood water, steam, the arms that embrace us. We treat the sweat lodge with respect, it is a sacred place, a power spot, charged with the energy of life.
This course runs over three years and you get about teaching:
- The symbolism and mythology of the sweat lodge, the poles, the cover, the spirit path, the door, the altar, the fire pit ...
- The, what we call, "four elements": fire, grandfather, grandmother water, mother earth, father sky (the sky).
- The stone people and the stone ceremonies
- The connection of the sweat lodge with thunderbeings
- The four directions
- The role of the fire keeper, doorkeeper, water woman
- The sacred herbs
- Spirit songs
- Pray and sacrifice
- Spirit, what is this and how does spirit
- Ceremonial leadership.
- and Others
The basic training consists of 7 blocks of 3 days. Each module we are going to sweat lodges, to connect on a deeper level, where you will learn different ways to assist. Sweatlodge during these blocks, you get the basisteachings ceremony and sweat.
The training is provided by Dirk Ghekiere, Bill Braveheart (USA), Tom Cook (USA), Loretta Afraid of Bear (USA). Ron Evans (Can) is a consultant and supervisor of this training.
In addition to this basic training, there are refresher courses and training huts where you will practice huts to give teachings and which are further explored. Chance itself There is always a block in the spring and one in autumn. Two of the four days are always led by natives.
Sweat Lodge Leader trainingWie has not followed the training firekeeper not initiated, and no 10 fires have herded can do in between this. The fire keepers training includes two four-day, each time in the first week of June, from Wednesday to Saturday.
Anyone who is willing to walk the path of sweat lodge leader will accompany at least 10 practice cabins, 2 cabins under the supervision of an elder, before he guides cabins for external people.
Elsewhere in this training are:
Ron Evans (Ojibwe - Cree), Bill Braveheart and Loretta Afraid of Bear (Lakota), Tom Cook (Mohawk), Hector Gomez (Arapaho - Cheyenne), Jose Brown etc. The training is chaired by
Dirk Ghekiere of different Elsewhere permission has been given the wisdom to pass. tradition of the sweat lodge
After finishing the training you can join the 'fox medicine society on a regular basis teachings about sweat lodge and cabins organizes training"
There are other trainings for psychotherapuetic treatments and their mental deseases. But some points are strange to me.
They offer therapies
quote:
angst- en onzekerheidsklachten, depressieve klachten, vragen over zingeving, omgaan met agressie en boosheid, omgaan met rouw en afscheid, identiteitsproblematieken, traumaverwerking , relatiebegeleiding"
in english:
" anxiety and uncertainty complaints
depressive symptoms
questions about meaning
aggression and anger
dealing with grief and farewell
identity problematics
trauma counseling
relationship counseling"
I know
Anxiety and panic disorders
Personal identity disorders
Trauma counseling does not state at what the teachers mean.
The body therapy is an important part if some one works with people with mental issues, but noone need to be examinated in a psychological profession to get the right to learn this. But if someone works with people with mental issues he / she must be instructed how to treat and how to be in the contact. I doubt this institute is able to teach a substantiated knowledge about this indispensable important facts.
The combination and therapy-ways of these ceremonies are not good way in my opinion.
