A Four-part Series
Rituals for Healing Trauma
with Dr. Daniel Foor
About the Course
The movement to address mental health and trauma is not a modern invention – it’s an ancient path, and diverse traditions of ritual arts have robust skills to support the healing journey. This four-part series presents accessible teachings and practices for healing trauma. It’s designed for those seeking tools for their own personal circumstances, for professionals and practitioners of healing arts, and for anyone who wishes to understand the intersections of ritual arts and trauma.
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In this course, teachings and practices will honor clinical understandings of post-traumatic stress in ways that are inclusive to the many forms of human suffering. The material supports any work that participants may be doing through psychotherapy, spiritual healing work, and advocacy for systemic change. It’s also designed to complement our Animist Psychology course. With courage and support, learning how to metabolize our wounds can lead to greater compassion, wholeness, and resiliencies forged from hardship.
How we relate with our pain makes all the difference in the unfolding of a meaningful life.
Curriculum
Lesson One
Lesson One: Co-Regulating with the Earth and Spirits
- Learn the importance of regulating intensity while in connection with trusted others
- Consider how relating with the Earth, spirits, and Source expand our energetic capacity
- Discuss tangible ways to draw on these sources of relationship in the healing journey
- Practice accepting abundant support while stepping close to intense emotions
Lesson Two
Lesson Two: Sacred Boundaries and Ritual Safety
- Consider the critical role of physical, psychological and spiritual safety in trauma healing
- Explore essential skills for clearing, cleansing, and protecting one’s personal space
- Discuss ways to implement sacred boundary practices in the personal healing journey
- Enjoy guided practice to affirm healthy boundaries in service to healing and vulnerability
Lesson Three
Lesson Three: Soul Fragmentation and Wholeness
- Learn models that recognize the risk of soul fragmentation and the potential for recovery
- Consider the relationship of soul healing traditions with psychological trauma models
- Explore tangible ways to safely weave soul recovery practices into the healing journey
- Practice gently inviting home any aspects of self or soul that are ready to return
Lesson Four
Lesson Four: Fierce and Loving Honesty
- Explore traditional teachings on the power of voice, expression and authenticity
- Identify your personal sources of ferocity and warriorship in support of wholeness
- Learn tangible skills for speaking in ways that align body, psyche, and culture
- Engage in guided practice to access and vocalize kind and courageous honesty
Cost
Accessibility is a core value at Ancestral Medicine. We offer several pricing tiers, and we leave it to you to select the most appropriate tier. The ranges in pricing aim to take into consideration global economic disparities, historical injustices, and personal circumstances. The system is designed for those with more to register in ways that support those with less.
Supporter
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This rate helps us make our work accessible to those with modest means and applies if you have investments, a retirement plan, and/or access to economic abundance.
Standard
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Our standard rate allows us to sustain our work. This typically applies if you’re employed in the Global North, and you’re able to provide for your needs in a consistent way.
Reduced Cost
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This rate applies if you’re relatively less economically advantaged in the ways listed under “standard rate” or that cost is simply out of reach for you financially.
What’s Included
- Four recorded lessons, each approximately 90 minutes in duration
- Two guided, experiential practices accompanying each lesson
- Access to dedicated community forum for those engaged in similar learning
- Extensive additional resources featuring ancestrally diverse voices
- Responsive and helpful support, if needed, from Ancestral Medicine staff
- Lifetime access to course resources
Daniel Foor
Daniel is a doctor of psychology, experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He is an initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has learned from teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel is passionate about training aspiring leaders and change makers in the intersections of cultural healing, animist ethics, and applied ritual arts. He lives with his wife and two daughters near Granada, Spain in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is designed to explore mental health and ritual topics through an animist lens, and participants may find themselves reflecting on tender or vulnerable topics like trauma, bonding, psychosis, and belonging. The course is not a replacement for direct, living support and/or professional medical advice, and enrollment does automatically include access to our Community Forum—an online discussion group of students past and present, including supportive members from Ancestral Medicine’s Practitioner Network and Ancestral Medicine staff. Sharing experiences, reflecting on practices, and making connections in this private online community can provide one form of support.
Ancestral Medicine offerings are rooted in feminist, decolonizing, anti-racist, LGBTQI-friendly, class-aware, international, Earth-honoring ethics and a heart-aware and non-dogmatic spirit that seeks to honor each participant’s unique life experiences and ancestral storylines. Resources included with each lesson favor ancestrally and geographically diverse voices both within and outside the field of psychology, and the online Community Forum includes BIPOC and LGBTQ-only discussion spaces.
All of our lesson videos have closed captioning, as well as a full transcript and additional downloadable audio-only versions. If you have needs not met here, please feel free to reach out to us with suggestions at info@ancestralmedicine.org.
If you have general questions about our organization, offerings, or values, you may enjoy our Frequently Asked Questions page. If there’s something else, we’d be happy to help! Reach out to info@ancestralmedicine.org and someone from our team will be in touch, usually within 1-2 business days.
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