Learn to befriend rather than fight your personal 'demons' for healing and transformation, using this contemplative guided technique.
About this Event

Feeding Your Demons® is an accessible and effective approach for dealing with negative emotions, fears, illnesses, and self-defeating patterns. It was distilled by Lama Tsultrim Allione from the teachings and practice of the 11th-century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön. 'Demon' in this case refers to any obstructive pattern including fears, stress patterns, addictions, difficult emotions, physical health challenges and more. Feeding Your Demons is a guided contemplative practice for befriending, rather than 'fighting', these patterns, so that you may transform the energy engaged with your 'demons' into wisdom, in the form of an 'ally.' Although developed from principles present in the Tibetan Buddhist healing practice of Chod, Feeding Your Demons does not require any prior Buddhist knowledge or experience, and is a secular practice. You can read more about Feeding Your Demons at the website for Tara Mandala, Lama Tsultrim's global organization.

Lisa Erickson, teacher of this workshop, is a certified Feeding Your Demons facilitator for individuals and groups, as well as being certified to teach it in this form. She is a Choge, or virtuous dharma teacher, in the lineage of Lama Tsultrim Allione. She is also an energy worker and author specializing in women's energetics, trauma healing, manifesting and more. You can read more about her on her website Enlightened Energetics.

This workshop will be taught live by zoom, with two 3 hour sessions, from 9am-12pm Pacific Time, and from 12:30-3:30pm Pacific Time (please translate to your time zone.) There will be a 10 minute break in the middle of each session, in addition to a 1/2 hour lunch break. Note that a camera is required for certain portions of the session, as the process involves being able to see participants nod that they are ready to move on when being guided.

Cost for this workshop is $50. Sliding scale available for those interested, please contact Lisa through the Eventbrite host messenger service for info.

This workshop includes:

- High level introduction to the history and foundations for Feeding Your Demons

- A guided group Feeding Your Demons, led by Lisa

- A personal exercise for helping you identify your own demons and allies present in your life

- Discussion of types of demons

- Discussion of how to engage with your allies, or embodied wisdom, in daily life

- Introduction to partnering someone in Feeding Your Demons

- Scripted partner Feeding Your Demons session

- Q&A, sharings and resources for further work

Note that this workshop does not qualify someone to work with clients or other partners outside of this practice group for Feeding Your Demons. Tara Mandala offers a full certification program for those interested.