Advanced Shamanic Training & Vision Quest with Dr. John Broomfield & Dr. Dawne Sanson

This is a rare opportunity for intensive shamanic practice with two experienced teachers.  Exploration of shamanic cultures from around the world will lay the groundwork for our own practice of advanced techniques. The wilderness locale of Wangapeka Centre in the foothills of New Zealand’s Southern Alps enhances the power of the practice and provides the perfect setting for the two-day solo fasting vision quest which is heart of the workshop.

“Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you

Are not lost.

The forest breathes. Listen. It answers, I have made this place around you.

The forest knows where you are.

You must let it find you.”

David Wagoner “Lost”

Group numbers will be small so there will be time for in-depth work on individual issues.

“This workshop and vision quest was one of the more down-to-earth spiritually   transformative experiences I’ve ever had.” – 2016 group member

Workshop Information

Cost for the workshop, four days’ accommodation and vegetarian meals will be NZ$760 (Aust$705; US$485; Can$640; £380; Euro 435). Reduced fee for Wangapeka Centre Members.

Accommodation will be in single rooms with shared bathrooms.

Individuals’ dietary restrictions will be catered for on request. Information on any dietary needs must be indicated when registering.

Travel

Wangapeka Centre is approximately an hour-and-a-half’s drive southwest of Nelson. Those driving to the Centre should be there by 3:00 pm, Thursday April 8. Detailed directions will be provided. Participants coming from overseas or from other parts of NZ should fly to Nelson Airport, arriving at the latest by 1:00 pm on Thursday April 8. Car sharing and/or shuttle bus transport will be arranged to the Centre and back to Nelson Airport on Monday April 12 morning. Outbound flights that day should be booked for no earlier than 12 noon. Please budget a maximum of NZ$75 additional to the workshop cost for the round trip Nelson-Wangapeka.

Registration

Please give your name, postal address, email address and phone numbers (including mobile), along with a statement detailing previous shamanic or comparable experience and why you are interested in this workshop. A registration deposit per person of NZ$250 (Aust$235; US$160; Can$210; £125; Euro 145) is required. This can be by personal cheque in any of the listed currencies payable to John Broomfield or by bank transfer to ASB Bank account #12-3167-0000866-00. As the reference give Workshop and your last name.

The deposit will be refunded only if the workshop is cancelled. A minimum enrolment of ten persons is required for the workshop to proceed. The balance of the fee is due March 12, 2021.

Ka u ki Mata-nuku, ka u ki Mata-rangi,

Ka u ki tenei whenua, hei whenua

He kai mau, te ate o te tauhou.

“I come to the power point of Earth,

I come to the power point of Sky,

I come to this land for it is to be my land.

A stranger, I offer my heart for its sustenance.”

Whakatauki (Māori proverb)

For further information contact John, eagle@ts.co.nz, phone +64-3-547-1084, +64-27-547-1084 (texts), www.eagle-tours.co.nz or Dawne, dawne.sanson@xtra.co.nz phone +64-27-289-3181

About Dr John Broomfield

Born in New Zealand, John did a doctorate at the Australian National University (ANU). His distinguished academic career includes fellowships at MIT, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies and the ANU; and service as Professor of Asian & Comparative History at the University of Michigan, and as President of the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.
He brings a wealth of experience in cultures around the world, including study with Native American, Tibetan Buddhist, Hindu, Balinese, Māori and Aboriginal Australian teachers. His most recent book is: “Other Ways of Knowing: Recharting Our Future With Ageless Wisdom”

He has travelled extensively in Asia, Europe, North America and the Pacific and spent a year living in an Indian Himalayan village. After 10 years in San Francisco, he moved to the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, where he established a private nature reserve on 50 acres of remote coastal forest, Te Wairua, “place of spirit.”

About Dr. Dawne Sanson

Dawne Sanson has practised as a naturopath, incorporating medical herbalism and craniosacral therapy in her healing work for over 35 years. This led to an awareness of, and curiosity about subtle energies, resulting in an experiential exploration of shamanism and contemporary shamanic healing. Dawne completed her doctorate Taking the Spirits Seriously in 2012, a study based in Aotearoa. During her research she met contemporary shamans (neo-shamans) and Māori healers, attended shamanic workshops and vision quests. She still regards herself as a curious explorer of shamanism, and particularly appreciates opportunities to deepen this exploration with others within a ritually-created sacred space.

It would be our pleasure to have you join us on this retreat.