Do you have a sense of dislocation, being uprooted or never quite belonging?
This is so often the case for those of us whose ancestors were displaced from their traditional homes, especially those of us now living on colonized lands. Those compassionate souls who care about the injustices they witness, while at the same time questioning their part in this, or that of their ancestors.
The complexity of living with the inter-generational trauma from the displacement of your own ancestors, while at the same time benefitting from the displacement of others.
Beyond this, wanting to live a life of connection, belonging and sharing with community.
This course is an offering to invite you back into relationship, with your ancestors and through them, into healing relationship with place
Learn more about who your ancestors were and are and how they lived
Connect more with your gifts and strengths, and to their love and support
Learn about ways of connecting and discovering more, through research and direct experience
Begin to heal these rifts of dislocation and belonging
Start at the beginning and discover what works for you
You're invited to join me for this wonderful 6-week journey of exploration with your ancestors.
As this is a pilot, the cost is much reduced at A$200* (approx US$130 or 120 Euro), in return for your participation and feedback on the program.
Those who take part in this first run are invited to participate in future iterations of the program at no cost.
Tuesdays 6pm - 7.30pm Sydney, Australia time Starting February 14th
(check your local time here)
*approx US$130 or 120 Euro
This Pilot program is a journey of exploration with your ancestors, who they are, and what that means for us today. Some of the themes we'll explore are:
Who are they and the types of ancestors.
Your relationship with your recent ancestors (birth and/or adopted), who they were, and where they lived.
How they related with the land you live on, and what they may have experienced in their lifetimes. What is their legacy, and what was their relationship with place? Impacts and events that shaped them.
What we've inherited from the broader culture within which we live, and how this informs our lives. Social justice, community, care for country and how that fits with our ancestral legacies.
Our ancestors beyond remembered history and family stories, including ways of learning more, connecting and honouring. The gifts we inherit, and the transmission of ancestral wisdom. The elevated ones.
How we learn and make meaning through oral history and written records versus information gained through personal gnosis and direct connection. Ritual safety.
Direct connection, offerings and community service, caring for place, song, art, and poetry.
6 x two hour group sessions via Zoom
Practices to support you throughout the week
Weekly check-ins
An online community space for sharing your journey, connecting with others in the group, and sharing your creative outpourings, through, for example, poetry, art, writing, photography and song.
Contact Lure here and we can message or jump on a call together
Consent, confidentiality, and respectful dialogue.
Creating as safe a space as we can, while welcoming brave communication and relationship.
Awareness of trauma and nervous system regulation.
Compassion, self-compassion, and self-responsibility
The sharing of creative and artistic expressions in community.
People of all cultural backgrounds, genders and levels of experience are welcome.
*Indigenous people in Australia are invited to join by donation
I was born on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, on Dhungutti country, and am of Irish, Welsh and English heritage. I've spent years now, exploring my own ancestral heritage, and getting to know my ancestors. I am beyond grateful for these renewed connections in my life and for their guidance, love, and wisdom.
My work background includes the healing arts, education, including working with and in a number of Aboriginal communities across Australia, community development, and wilderness guiding.
I now live in the beautiful Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney, Australia, on Gundungurra and Dharug country.
I am thrilled to be offering this work to you now, a synthesis of many years of living, learning and working with others. I hope you'll join us.