Calendar of Events: Retreats & Workshops with Mikkal
16th Annual South Manitou Island Vision Quest Experience, August 3-10, 2012, in Northern Lake Michigan. The event begins at Crows Nest Wilderness Retreat Center on Friday August 6th, and involve Drum—Journey Circle, fasting and Sweat Lodge, and trekking North, spending one night on Crystal Lake near Frankfort, Michigan before taking the Ferry to the Island. We reach base camp around noon Monday, and from their questors find their solo quest site, usually on a bluff in the Dunes majestically over-looking Lake Michigan. The flora and fauna on the Island are unique and amazing. The event is led by Mikkal, and supported by the annual shamanic apprentice summer school staff and participants. We return form the Island on Friday, August 12th, arriving back at Crows Nest by midnight. For more information on preparation (usually several months in advance) and details and tuition and out of pocket costs of the S. Manitou Vision Quest Experience. This is a traditional type wilderness Quest, involves backing packing, and requires that you be in good health. For the S. Manitou Vision Quest or less physically demanding Vision quest at Crows Nest, you may also inquire of Mikkal via email admin@crowsnestshamanism.com Or via tele: (269)262-1919 Cost :$550.00 plus incidental expenses (meals, supplies, ferry boat fees, etc.)
The Annual Shamanic Counseling Apprenticeship Summer School, August 3-10, 2012, is for apprentices in the shamanic counseling and psychotherapy program. Individuals in this program make a minimum three year commitment. The program involves monthly and as needed tele-mentoring sessions, and where possible, on- site mentoring sessions at Crows Nest. It involves the Annual Apprenticeship Summer School which combines Wilderness Retreat with shamanic workshops and opportunity for supportive community. Apprentices also make themselves of service in providing various kinds of support and processing for the Vision Questors. This year's practice involves Wounded Healer Work using Iachak and Toltec nd Journey work ceremonies The use of tracking and cleaning out your wounds [and problem patterns] and thereby developing your own inner data base as a shamanic healer. S. Manitou Island is a beautiful power place for doing this profoundly transformative work. If you are interested in joining the annual summer school program contact Mikkal via email or tele provided above. If you are already in the apprenticeship program you can be admited to a secret website for apprentices, with blogs, community discussions and photos of workshops and Vision Quest etc there by contacting Luis Cruz Ortega via email and requesting admittance at luis@journeycompanions.com Cost: $550.00 plus incidental expenses (meals camping supplies, ferry boat fees, etc.)
Circle de Saggasse Shamanic Gathering in Cogolin France, at Centre Trimurti, March 10-13, 2011. This is one of the largest annual shamanic gatherings and events of its kind in the world, with shamanic presenters from every continent. Mikkal will be presenting lectures and workshops during the event on the use of sacred ceremony, and role of amulets and mask making in a variety of different ceremonies involving soul retrieval work. For information regarding the even contact Michel Burdet at Alpinehealer@sunrise.ch or check the Trimurti Conference Center in St .Tropez, France, www.trimurti-seminaires.com for registration, dates and costs. This is a very affordably priced event, and had 1,400 attendees last year, and has shamans presenting and sharing wisdom and ceremony from every continent.
CALENDAR OF WORKSHOP & APPRENTICESHIP EVENTS: Crows Nest Michigan, Crows Nest France, and Crows Nest Belgium. Note content of these events will be posted soon, but the event dates are offered so you may plan accordingly.
Mikkal’s Schedule of Events May-November 2011
EUROPE & USA
March 4-6 Institute Ressources [PNL], Bruxelles, Belgium
March 7-13, Centre Trimurti, Cogolin, France
March 17-20, CN France (Houmas)
March 24-27, CN Belgium
May 20—22nd: SR/E Workshop IV
June 23-26 CN, France
June 30—July 3, CN Belgium (Check for Paris area location)
August 5-12: S. Manitou Vision Quest & Wounded Healer Training [See details above]
September 9-11: Sacred Breath & Journey Work- Module I: Training
September 14-15: Intro To Heart-Centered Shamanism; Petoskey, MI
September 22-25, CN France
September29-Oct 2, CN Belgium
October 19—23 Rick Tarnas, Mikkal, and Kate Burns-Jung Conference, North Carolina
November 4-6: Sacred Breath & Journey Work- Module II Training
Dec 1-4, CN France
Dec 8-11, CN Belgium
2012 Calendar: Winter/Spring
Feb 3-5: Sacred Breath & Journey Work- Module III Training
April:13-15: Sacred Breath & Journey Work- Module IV Training
March (Europe only)
May 18-20: Sacred Breath & Journey Work- Module V Training
Aug 3-10, 2012 S. Manitou VQ and WH Training
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Sept 2009---Feb 2011
Shamanic Counseling and Coaching Series Dates*
Sept 25-27, 2009
Workshop I
Heart-Centered Counseling: Crows Nest Center for Shamanic Studies 7pm Fri-Noon Sunday, Cost: $325.00 USD
Nov 6-9, 2009
Workshop II
Client Skills Crows Nest 7pm-Friday—Noon Sunday, Cost: $325.00 USD
February 12-14, 2010
Workshop III
Inventories, Assessment and Clinical Soul Retrieval Work, Ethics. Crows Nest, 7:PM Friday night—Noon Sunday. Cost: $325.00 USD
March 7-15, 2010.
Apprenticeship Assistance
International Shamanic Celebration in Cogolin, France, Centre Trimurti. Sponsored by the Cercle de Sagesse Ancestrale. Assist Mikkal and Shamans from Europe, Siberia, and the Americas, and participate in workshops and study with shamans of your choice. You pay your airfare, lodging and food covered for the exchange of apprentice-assistant’s help.
April 23-25, 2010
Awakening the Shaman Within I.
Basic Journey Skills and introduction to sacred chant and ceremony.
Friday 7pm—Noon Sunday. Crows Nest. Cost: $195.00 USD
1/2 price if you've previously attended this workshop
May 21-23, 2010
Awakening the Shaman Within II.
Archetypal Journey Skills and the heart-path.
Friday 7pm—Noon Sunday, Crows Nest. Cost: $195.00
1/2 price if you've previously attended this workshop.
June 25-27, 2010
Applying Journey Work to Client Work
7:PM Friday—Noon, Sunday. Crows Nest. Cost $195.00 USD
1/2 price if you've previously attended this workshop.
August 6-13, 2010
Wounded Healer Summer School
and concurrent 15th annual Vision Quest on South Manitou Island. Northern Lake Michigan. See website for details www.cmichaelsmith.com Cost: $550.00 plus incidental expenses. [See above description].
Energy Medicine: Soul Retrieval and Extraction Series. **
October 1-3, 2010
Classic Soul Retrieval Work, part I
7pm Friday night—Noon Sunday. Crows Nest. Cost: 325.00
November 5-7, 2010
Classic Soul Retrieval, part 2
Long distance and on site SR journeys.
Integration with Shamanic Coaching structure and Heart psychology.
7:PM Friday—Noon Sunday. Crows Nest. Cost: $325.00
February 11-13, 2010.
Energy Medicine: Extraction Methods, Crystal and Feather,
Long Distance and on site SR/E Journeys. Integration with
Shamanic Counseling/Coaching Structure and heart psychology.
**Pre-requisite journey skills and application/assessment for readiness with Mikkal is necessary before proceeding to this level of advanced shamanic healing work. The Shamanic Counseling & Coaching Series and the April through August workshops/retreats or their equivalent help insure readiness for this advanced training.
This series is currently run every other year.
*Workshop events at Crows Nest Center for Shamanic Studies take place in the context of a rich and supportive community, itself an important component of apprenticeship, and a real benefit. The wood land setting is conducive to work with nature spirits, retreating, ecstatic drumming and dancing, fire ceremony and much more that attend all of these events. Individualized apprenticeships via telephone consultation, called Fire Talks, with Mikkal are also possible. For more detailed information regarding workshops, apprenticeships with Mikkal on site or long-distance, and for details about events, go to the website www.cmichaelsmith.com For more info contact Mikkal via email ShamanicAR@aol.com
C. Michael Smith Ph.D.
ShamanicAR@aol.com
See the CROWS NEST page on this website for details about location, lodging, and ammenities.
