I have arranged for Lewis Mehl-Madrona and his wife Barbara Mainguy to run a long weekend on 27/28/29 November this year at the Clophill Centre near Bedford, UK. I was on a weekend with them a year ago in Cumbria, and I have read 2 of Lewis' books, Coyote Medicine and Coyote Healing. We haven't decided on a format yet, though there will be a sweatlodge on the Friday, and I expect 2 days of workshops after that in a local village hall.
Lewis works in quite an open way, using story and journeying and hands-on healing - what he calls Cherokee Bodywork. One method he has is to get a partner to massage part of you that gives you trouble, and then see what stories or images present themselves to you as you are being massaged. If you pay attention to these stories or images, they can become another level for you to address that trouble.
He talks about his experiences as a healer in his books, and he is also a conventional doctor. He is passionate about both approaches. He has Cherokee ancestry, and in my opinion has a depth in his approach to healing that is both traditional, and not what we usually encounter in our trainings over here. So for example, if someone comes for healing, you will spend time getting to know them. Then you may get to know their family, for that gives you more information. And if you have a healing ceremony, you will have the family/community present too, praying for the wellbeing of that person. And your first job as a healer is to get the patient wanting to be well, and in contact with the Spirit dimension of their lives.
There is a certain amount of shared accommodation at Clophill, or you can camp. It will be bring food to share (there is a Co-op down the road) and we will be keeping prices down. If you are interested, please let me know in the comments below or email me at BWGoddard1@aol.co.uk and I will get back to you when we have more details. And put those dates in your diaries!
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