PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Ancestral Healing Practitioner Training
led by Dr. Daniel Foor
Cohort Seven (2023-2024)
Design of the Training (Cohort Seven)
Our practitioner training is designed to support an international cohort and includes a combination of self-paced and real-time teachings.
The nine-month training is anchored by three Practice Intensives which run for four-to-six weeks each, followed by a lighter schedule of required teachings in the periods between the Practice Intensives. This format provides trainees with space to both effectively study and practice each component of the training.
Successful completion of the training includes engagement with all required teachings, active collaboration with mentors and supervisors, and providing documentation for 40 public client sessions, offered by the trainee. These 40 sessions do not all have to be completed during the nine-month training period itself.
Structure of Practice Intensive Weeks
This is a time for deepening with your ancestors, learning through exchanges with peers, and addressing any necessary proficiencies in preparation for guiding ancestral healing sessions for the public. During interim periods, participants should expect to dedicate at least three hours to training and practice. Interim period activities include:
- The release of pre-recorded teachings and demonstrations every Friday for trainees to engage with in preparation for the week’s activities.
- Weekly, two-and-a-half hour interactive practice exchanges with two other trainees and a supporter from the Ancestral Medicine network. During this practice exchange, each trainee will rotate roles as practitioner, client, and witness while the practitioner-supporter oversees the exchange, offers feedback, and guides the post-exchange discussion. There will be a number of time slots to choose from during the week to accommodate participant schedules.
- Two opportunities for live discussion and Q&A – with either Daniel or Ritual Director, Shannon Willis – to conclude each week. The timing of these calls will allow for accessibility across time zones and while participants are welcome to join both, attendance is only required at one. Both calls are recorded.
Structure of Interim Periods
This is a time for deepening with your ancestors, learning through exchanges with peers, and addressing any necessary proficiencies in preparation for guiding ancestral healing sessions for the public. During interim periods, participants should expect to dedicate at least three hours to training and practice. Interim period activities include:
- Regularly scheduled trainings and demonstrations that detail the individual steps of the Ancestral Lineage Healing method.
- Monthly Continuing Education offerings led by guest teachers on topics of culture, history, healing, and ritual arts. Teachings will emphasize the region of focus.
- Regular engagement with mentors and mentorship pods.
- After the second Practice Intensive, prepared participants will begin guiding ancestral healing sessions with clients in tandem with regular supervision in the form of individual mentorship, live observation, and group supervision. Trainees must document completion of 40 public client sessions in order to be certified.
Cohort Seven (2023-2024) Training Schedule
All components of the training included below are required for participation in the training and for certification.
October 3, 2023: First Orientation – Overview of the Practitioner Training
October 10, 2023: Second Orientation – Fundamentals of Ritual Safety
October 27 - December 8, 2023: Practice Intensive One – Ancestral Lineage Healing
- In-depth exploration and practice of each step of the Ancestral Lineage Healing method and the fundamentals of guiding personal sessions.
December 11, 2023 - April 15, 2024: Interim One – Teachings for Expanding into the Method
- Monthly teachings on the Ancestral Lineage Healing method along with separate live demonstrations focused on each step. All teachings and demos are recorded.
- Monthly Continuing Education offerings to deepen learning. CE offerings are recorded.
- Trainees meet regularly with their mentors and mentorship pods.
April 19 - May 10, 2024: Practice Intensive Two – Cultural Layers and Client Challenges
- Examination of the explicitly cultural healing layers of the practice, professional challenges and limitations, and refinement of skills and strategies for working with unsafe energies or clients.
- Participants who have met all requirements will be empowered to offer public sessions as practitioners-in-training following Practice Intensive Two.
May 27 - July 1, 2024: Interim Two – Public Practice and Supervision
- Trainees who are ready to advance hone their skills by guiding public sessions supported by individual mentorship, live observations, and group supervisions. Public sessions will count toward the 40 client sessions required to complete certification.
- Monthly Continuing Education offerings centering the region of focus and facilitated by Daniel and guest teachers continue during this period.
July 5 - July 26, 2024: Practice Intensive Three – Deepening with Ancestral Healing Practices
- Further discussion of the complexities that arise when guiding public sessions.
- Additional training focused on different kinds of ancestors, relationship of ancestors to the Earth, mystical aspects of ancestral engagement, and ways to support clients in clarifying path and destiny.
- For those who have completed all other requirements of the training, certification may be an outcome of a final mentorship meeting following Practice Intensive Three.
