Activities:

The Intercultural Institute of Montreal and Sachamama Center of Lamas, Peru
are jointly offering for the first time

An International Program for Intercultural Learning

Indigenous Approaches to Healing: Mental Health through Shamanic Spirituality

DATE: Postponed activity in 2011.

PLACE: Sachamama Center, Lamas, Peru ( Welcome to the Sachamama Centre )

LANGUAGE: The program will be conducted in three languages: Englilsh, French and Spanish

Workshop Leaders:

• Kalpana Das: Director, Intercultural Institute of Montreal (www.iim.qc.ca)
• Frédérique Apffel-Marglin: Founder/Director of Sachamama Center, Lamas, Peru, (www.centrosachamama.org/sachamama_e.htm) and Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
• Gillian Goslinga: Cultural anthropologist, ethnographic filmmaker, feminist and shamanic apprentice. She teaches in the Anthropology Department at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, USA.

Introduction:

In these three weeks, workshop participants will travel to the of Lamas in the tropical eastern foothills of the Andes to the Northeast of Lima, to be introduced to traditional shamanic forms of healing utilizing the method of interculturality. They will reside in Center Sachamama, a non-profit organization that collaborates with the local indigenous group, the Kichwa-Lamista.

The workshop will begin with training in intercultural relations by Kalpana Das, internationally recognized as a leader in this field. Frédérique Apffel-Marglin, in collaboration with local Kichwa-Lamista leaders, will then briefly introduce participants to local indigenous and mestizo cultures. Gillian Goslinga, drawing on her knowledge of shamanic ritual and practice will serve as an experiential facilitator for participants.

The workshop will also draw on the resources of Takiwasi Center that has developed an intercultural approach that combines the use of indigenous plants and ceremonies with Western psychotherapy, among other methods. Center Takiwasi is located in the nearby city of Tarapoto. ( www.takiwasi.com )

Participants will be introduced experientially to a few cleansing and protective rituals led by local shamans. They will as well have the opportunity to learn indigenous crafts and other forms of knowledge by participating in workshops taught by indigenous experts choosing from the following: ceramics, weaving, medicinal plants, basket weaving, music, dance and Kichwa language.

During three free days, participants will have the opportunity to explore local sites of interest.

Detailed program

Registration form

(document in PDF format)

Practical informations:

• Cost of the workshop: $ 3,000 (USD) covering registration, room and board, domestic air and land travel and all other local expenses (excepting free days optional excursions).
• Number of participants: 20
• Deadline for registration: June 21st, 2010
  Please fill out the registration form below and send along with your payment.
• Modalities for payment: payment should be made to the order of Intercultural Institute of Montreal with VISA or MASTERCARD or with an international money order. Mail to: Intercultural Institute of Montreal, 4730 Papineau Ave., Montreal, QC, Canada, H2H 1V3

Note: ** No financial assistance is being offered by the Intercultural Institute of Montreal or by the Sachamama Cenre. We cannot provide a list of donors. Participants are requested to find their own funding sources.

Informations:

For further information, please contact
Charles Gagnon, Programming Assistant at the Intercultural Institute of Montreal :

Telephone: 1-514-288-7229
E -mail: cgagnon@iim.qc.ca