The five wisdom energies of the Buddhist mandala are based on the natural elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and space, each of which has masculine/yang and feminine/yin aspects, These energies can be used as a path of personal transformation, guiding to transform our stuck places and neurotic patterns into their naturally wise expressions. A mandala is a fluid map of our intrinsic wholeness. Walking this path involves communicating with parts of ourselves that may be inflexible, underdeveloped or which have been denied. By becoming increasingly sensitive to the unique qualities of each of the five elements, and attuning ourselves with their energy, we awaken our own power centers to restore balance and wholeness to our life.
Join us as we uncover the masculine and feminine energies embedded within ourselves and learn how to draw on their complementary powers to further our own psycho-spiritual development and to bring the feminine principle back into the world.
The weekend format will include meditation, presentations and Q&A, group discussion, and experiential exercises to integrate the material.
About the Facilitator: Ira Rechtstaffer Ph.D. has praacticed psycho-spiritual psychotherapy for the past 30 years and has taught Buddhist philosophy and psychology and the practice of meditation for the past 40 years. As a practising psychotherapist he works with individuals and groups, integrating Buddhist and Western psychology. He is the author of Mindfulness and Madness: Money, Food, Sex, and the Sacred; What was in Buddha's Left Hand:Tantric Teachings to Transform Neurosis into Sanity; Stealing Fire from the Gods:The Journey of Buddhist Meditation in Everyday Life, and If the Chakras had a Voice: An Intimate Conversation.
Fri September 27th: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat September 28th: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun September 29th: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Price:
$200 Program Price
$240 Patron Price
$160 Reduced Price
Event Venue
1-2033 Belmont Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
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