In the post Wildflower Seeds I expressed my interest in arranging to do some salka presentations and short experiential workshops in Europe while my wife and I are there this August on vacation.  In the subsequent post Workshop Details I described the content and format of the types of presentations and workshops on the Andean Cosmovision that I like to give.   So I have this one more post on this topic.   Some waikis in England and I are arranging for me to give an evening presentation and a one-day workshop in northern England.  I would very much like to dedicate one more evening of our trip to  giving a presentation or short workshop.  If you know anyone in one of the following areas that might want to sponsor such an event I would greatly appreciate you helping us to connect.  My email address is info@salkawind.com.   Buttons for sharing this post are provided below. Thank you.  Oakley

Itinerary:
  • Montepulciano, Italy (Tuscany region)
  • Murten, Switzerland (near Bern)
  • Beuane, France (Burgundy region)
  • Manchester, England (presentation and workshop being arranged)
  • Oban, Scotland
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
More information on the presentations and workshops.

The Andean Cosmovision is a way of perceiving and interacting with reality that comes from the indigenous culture of the high Andes. The Cosmovision is not a set of concepts or beliefs. It cannot be described or encompassed by words. It can, however, be experienced and explored through simple meditations that serve as portals to another way of experiencing reality. The meditations bring new and profound aspects of ourselves and the Cosmos into our awareness. These meditations also nourish a more loving and mutually supportive relationship between ourselves and nature. Within this relationship we begin to blossom into the beauty of who we each uniquely are. The relationship may also be what our species needs to head toward a future of greater beauty and health on this planet.

Presentation: Introduction to the Andean Cosmovision. (60 or 90 minutes) An interesting lecture on the Andean Cosmovision, how it differs from the Western worldview, what if offers us as individuals and as a society, and how it can be explored experientially. The group will be led through two or three meditations that give a taste of the nature of this path and that can serve as a way to continue to explore this territory on your own.

Experiential Workshop: Connecting to the Heart of Nature (2 or 2 1/2 hours) The workshop consists of an introduction to the Andean Cosmovision interwoven with several Andean meditations. Each meditation serves as a portal for exploring the Andean Cosmovision on your own. After each meditation you decide whether to add it to your repertoire of ways for dancing with the great mystery that is the Cosmos and our existence within it. Guidance will also be given on how to integrate these experiences into our lives here in Western society.

Oakley Gordon earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. For the past twenty-three years he has been exploring the Andean Cosmovision under the tutelage of his mentors and friends, the Peruvian paq’os (mystics) don Américo Yábar and don Gayle Yábar. In his trips to Peru, Oakley has also worked with many other Andean paq’os and healers. He has shared this knowledge with Westerners through presentations at academic workshops, published articles, a blog, his recent book (The Andean Cosmovision), and in several hundred Andean meditation classes and workshops. For more information about Oakley Gordon, don Américo Yábar, don Gayle Yábar, and the Andean Cosmovision, please visit www.SalkaWind.com.

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