The Foundation is pleased to offer a new advanced weekend workshop in Core Soul Retrieval Training developed by Michael Harner.

We are the fortunate heirs of a great and venerable spiritual tradition, shamanism, many thousands of years old, with core principles and practices that are universal or common for one simple reason: they work. Among them is soul retrieval, found widely in shamanic cultures.

Dr. Harner learned how to do soul retrieval in 1961 while living among the Amazonian Conibo and brought it to the West. The Conibo taught him that every part of a person had its own soul, and that soul retrieval could be done for any portion of the person that had been injured or traumatized. In The Way of the Shaman (pages 71 – 72, 93, 99), he wrote of recovering “vital souls” to heal comatose persons and persons suffering from traumas, noting that this method can also be used “to heal patients by retrieving lost portions of their vital souls.”

Michael began training students in soul retrieval at least as early as June 25 - 27, 1982, as part of an Intermediate Workshop (no longer existing under that name) inside a cave in Grottoes, Virginia. Among the 31 students in that memorable location was Dana Robinson, now a longtime FSS faculty member, who recalls:

"In Grottoes, we did a considerable amount of shamanic work inside a large cave that we walked into a couple of times each day. During one session in the cave, you taught us a soul retrieval technique, and we helped a young man who had spent some time in a mental institution years before.

I remember other events from that weekend 30 years ago, but the soul retrieval journey, the beauty of that cave, and the great teacher that we had stand out the most in my memory."

What students are saying:

"This core soul retrieval workshop goes back to basics. It gets the ego of the shamanic practitioner out of the way and refocuses the work back to the helping spirits, who are actually doing the work."

"This workshop really deepened my understanding of soul retrieval and of the sacred."

"Concise and simple approach to power in this field."

"This was a very positive, healing and enlightening experience."

"Amazing! So direct, clear, concise."

Prerequisite FSS Workshops: The Way of the Shaman (the Basic workshop); AND 1. These two advanced weekend workshops: Shamanic Extraction Healing and Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond; OR 2. Completion of the FSS Three-Year Program of Advanced Initiations in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing; OR 3. Completion of the Two Week Shamanic Healing Intensive (see Note below).

NOTE: Beginning in 2013, core soul retrieval training is scheduled to be offered as part of the FSS Two Week Shamanic Healing Intensive, held on the East and West Coasts of the USA.

All of the Foundation's programs are based on Michael Harner's pioneering work in core shamanism—more than 50 years of research, experimentation, development, and teaching. The resulting workshops and training programs embody the authentic, ethical, and effective practice of shamanism and shamanic healing and are widely considered as unparalleled in the world.

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BASIC WORKSHOP:

• The Way of the Shaman® Shamanic Journeying, Power, and Healing

ADVANCED WEEKEND WORKSHOPS:

• Shamanic Extraction Healing Training
• Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond
• Shamanic Divination Training
• Shamanism and the Spirits of Nature
• Shamanic Dreamwork™
• Shamanic Training in Creativity™
• Shamanism Practicum™
• Core Soul Retrieval Training™

ADVANCED 5-DAY & LONGER WORKSHOPS:

• Two-Week Shamanic Healing Intensive™
• Three-Year Program of Advanced Initiations in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing™

SPECIAL FIVE-DAY TRAINING COURSE:

• Harner Shamanic Counseling (HSC)™

Important Workshop Information

REGISTRATION
To register, obtain additional information, get fees and/or locations for any workshop, contact the person or organization listed in the schedule. The Foundation does not typically register participants for its courses and will refer you to the workshop contact for registration, fees and additional information.

Tuition discounts for FSS members

PREREQUISITE
The Basic Workshop - The Way of the Shaman® is the prerequisite for all advanced workshops and trainings. You must complete the Basic Workshop with an authorized FSS Faculty Member before registering for any advanced workshop.

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
All Foundation workshops and training programs are offered for teaching purposes only and not for healing or treating any student or participant for any physical or mental condition or illness.

COPYRIGHT
All FSS workshops and training courses are copyrighted and were originated, researched, and developed by Michael Harner (except as otherwise noted).

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FSS Europa. For workshops in German and some other languages, visit FSS Europa: www.shamanicstudies.net. Für Seminare in Europa (in Deutsch und in anderen Sprachen) besuchen Sie die website von FSS Europa www.shamanicstudies.net. Vielen Dank.

Informations sur les cours FSS en France, Belgique et Suisse, en Français: www.chamanisme-fss.org.

Para información acerca de los talleres de la Fundación en España enseñado por Alicia Luengas Gates, por favor ir: www.estudioschamanicos.com.

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