I am in the process of deepening in my spiritual, religious and psychology studies. Below are some of the courses and teachers that I have been studying with in the past year. I have also worked with several healers and psychologists for a decade.

Shomeret Shalom

Two year ordination program for spiritual leadership of the Torah of Non-Violence and the use of pilgrimage, dance and art.

Self Guided Study of Persian Mysticism

Grief Ritual Leadership Training Program - Francis Weller, author of “The Wild Edge of Sorrow” (2023 - 2024)

This five-month training emerges from over twenty-five years of experimentation in the territory of the ritual process by Francis Weller and his colleagues. It is an immersion in the direct application of ritual to the various conditions our communities will face. While the focus will be on grief rituals, the core elements of this training can extend to wider circumstances.

“ReMembering and ReEnchanting” with Sara Jolena Walcott, M. Div (2023 - 2024)

Diné Ceremonial Change Process & “Living the Loving Way” with Patricia Anne Davis (2023 - 2024)

Living the loving way, as a way of life, is hozhooji in the Navajo language.  “Hozho” is an all encompassing concept of holiness and wholeness where there are not competing collectivities representing competing ideologies. “ji” is to sing some one back to health.

Hozhooji is the blessing way ceremony for remembering and reawakening to our spiritual SELF-identity as a precious child of creator. The phrase “living the loving way” is the literal translation of a way of life choosing constructive and life-affirming choices – healing, not destroying self and others.

Living the loving way, as a way of life, is a reverent revolution that re-frames inequity in resource distribution away from the forced-choice purchasing of the products and services that support the financially rich, into using one’s inherent gifts for the benefit of each person, their family, community and nation from elder to the youth of the next generation.

Jewish Storyteller’s Guild Master Class with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb (2023 - 2024)

A sacred society dedicated to excellence in the performance of its chosen craft, in this case, Jewish storytelling. Traditional knowledge is often passed from an elder craftsperson to up-and-coming generations, who in turn carry the spirit of the present and future. Jewish tradition survives due to intergenerational wisdom sharing. The Guild is training the next generation of Maggids, Jewish storytellers.