A LIVE workshop in growing together in Elder-ship
Becoming an Elder…
Being an Elder – in – training …
In our own circle of life, we may have been blessed with the companionship of a wise Grandmother, mother, teacher, mentor; someone who had the ability to listen deeply and help us to find our own inner guidance and wisdom.
A person who was a living example of what is possible, how to live as an inter-connected being-ness with all of life. Aware of the animate life force in all that is. Someone who lived a life of synchronicities, who recognised signs and messages. Awake to the magic all around, maybe even connected and communing with the invisible forces. An Elder who was fully embodied with a heart that didn’t armour and protect but that had been cracked wide open through the travails of life.
Or maybe we grew up more materialistic and career minded, individualistic, ‘top of the food chain’. Maybe we have experienced (un)consciously the aching loss of such an Elders’ inspiration and guidance.
And perhaps, just perhaps we are now all being called to mature into a life-long training of Being an Elder – in – training.
If you are interested in any of the above, we invite you to come and journey with us. We would like to start with an evening and a day, based on Internal Family Systems (IFS) and filled with inquiry, movement, journeying, sharing, constellations, and creativity.
Our larger dream is that we may all travel together on this path of inquiry and Being an Elder – in - training for many years to come.
Obviously a true Elder in any community is never Self-Appointed, and this is not our intention to become ‘self appointed Wise-noses….’.
Speaking for ourselves, we have experienced the loss of true eldership in our communities, someone who could contain both birth and death, and everything in between. Our intention is creating a community where our true gifts, our personal ‘medicine’ is free to flow, opening up to the channels of Elder-ship.
One last point, Elder – in – training is not limited to age.
We do not adhere to age-ism.
All ages welcome. If you feel the call, we want you!
WHEN? Friday 31 October 7pm to 9.30pm and Saturday 1 November, 9am to 6pm (lunch of one hour – vegetarian soup, bread and butter provided)
Many accommodations in the neighbourhood, get in touch for recommendations.
MAX 8 participants
LOCATION Zwiggelte, Drenthe
COST €150,-
WHO ARE WE AND WHY ARE WE DOING THIS:
WHO: Terry Porsild (66) and Lucie van Leeuwen (56).
Together we have spent our lives (apart) accumulating experiences, knowledge, learnings and hopefully a dash of wisdom and sharing what we have gathered as far and wide as possible. Yoga, movement, therapy, spirituality, community, (rediscovering) connection to land, light and nature, and finally a deep journey into and with Internal Family Systems.
WHY: Teach to learn, share to grow. Because becoming an Elder alone feels for us impossible; we long to expand and flourish in good company.
And we want to have fun! With you!