Emerging from winter, the season of "with-in," we will gather at the Vernal Equinox to be with Nature and our Bloodline Ancestors. Together we will collectively create a Rite of Spring to feed our roots and support new growth in our spiritual and physical lives. Using traditional shamanic techniques of ecstasy (ex stasis = to stand outside oneself), we will support each other to dissolve the fog of separateness, move towards a deeper realization of our androgyny, and connect with joy of the new season as a gift from the Divine.

This retreat is open to gay men and women who practice Shamanism as a primary and regular spiritual practice. If you have not attended a previous retreat, please contact Tony Allicino tallicino@msn.com or Tom Cowan (845-691-3564) before registering with Easton Mountain.

For information about accommodation options, travel, schedule, how to register, and/or Tom's and Tony's bios, please visit Easton's website

Date: March 26-28, 2010
Location: Easton Mountain, Greenwich, NY
Workshop Info: Easton Mountain Website

Tony Allicino is Director of The Center of Alternative Health at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY. Since 1997, he has studied shamanic traditions with The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Sandra Ingerman, Tom Cowan, and indigenous shamans of North and South America, Greenland, and Norway. A Ceremonial Drummer and Singer of Sacred Dances, he has taught shamanism workshops at LaGuardia, The Open Center, Shantigar, Spirit Hollow, Kirkridge, Dawn Manor and Easton Mountain. A member of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners and ShamanicTeachers.com, he is a graduate of
Sandra Ingerman's Teacher Training Program.

Tom Cowan has been a shamanic practitioner for over 20 years. He has studied with and taught for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. He is the author of Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit; Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life; and Yearning for the Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul. Tom has a doctorate in history and is a minister in the Circle of the Sacred Earth. He is on the Board of Directors of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners and on the Board of Directors of Columcille Megalithic Park near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Tom offers shamanic training workshops and spiritual retreats in North America, Central and Eastern Europe, and the British/Celtic lands of England, Ireland, and Scotland. He lives in New York's Hudson River Valley. Contact: http://www.riverdrum.com/