To Re-Assemble ourselves Post Traumatic Life Experiences

This special ceremony is…for everyone.  It is especially important right now for those who have suffered loss from the devastating floods here in the mountains.  Being human means we all meet challenges that are incomprehensible, pain that seems too much to overcome, and obstacles that seem insurmountable.  Traumatic experiences leave us with “triggers”, and it is not always as easy as “making lemonade” to get over them.  They will always be with us.  To the extent that we integrate these experiences and face them is how we move forward in our lives.  We all have imprints from painful life experiences.  No doubt some are worse than others and we each deal with them in different ways.  Traumatic experiences “take us apart”.  Something unimaginable has happened and it has changed our entire reality.  In this ceremony we have an opportunity to begin “putting ourselves back together”.  Whether you have an old trauma still causing pain, or a brand new one this ceremony is for everyone.  We all have “stuff” that builds up and needs to get cleared. Let’s de-frag and reboot our spirit!

Together we pray for understanding what has happened to gain a deeper internal mirror of self-reflection… a perspective shift on an event or problem.  We shall send prayers to our “enemy or tyrants”.  These may be people or events that push our buttons.  We acknowledge the triggers and ask to see more clearly any distortions in our perceptions.  We give-away resistances and all that blocks our way to greater balance, peace, and healing.  This letting go opens our hearts, releases resistance, and brings clarity to our troubles. We can see the bigger picture, and a new way forward.

RSVP to Kelly.  Newcomers arrive an hour earlier for a full orientation.  No charge for this ceremony.  Gifts and donations are requested for Lodge expenses, Kelly, and the fire crew.