Warriors of the Heart

The ‘Warriors of the Heart’ programs grow out of a desire to reclaim the Warrior archetype as a positive symbol of our capacity for Loving action. The Warrior is too often seen as a macho fighter getting the job done but leaving destruction in his wake. We want to choose instead to embody the Warrior as a vessel for courage, dignity, and fierce compassion. In the words of Erica Jong:
                                    "Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage - however often we are hurt as a result of it."

Courses:

Warriors of the Heart - Foundations
This 1 day workshop explores what it is to be a warrior in the modern world, our stories about it and the true courage that lies in ‘vulnerable strength.’ Learning and playing with basic embodied practices drawn from traditional martial arts, and exploring the Warrior Leadership philosophy.

Warriors of the Heart - Deepening
This 2 day workshop moves deeper into embodied ‘Warrior Practices’, and grounds you in the warrior philosophy to help you make more conscious choices about how you step out in your life. This is the essence of responsibility: response-able, or 'able to respond' as opposed to reproducing habitual reactions to what life throws at us.

Warriors of the Heart - Year Course - beginning September 2011
This year long training, run over 6 long weekends throughout the year will combine practical teaching and facilitated experiences to equip you to embrace a heart-led purposeful way of life. You will learn body awareness through traditional martial arts exercises, principles of conscious relating, energy healing, developing a life practice; and you will explore Warrior Ways, heart and soul centred living, meaning and purpose, leadership and community. The 6 modules are:

• Living from the Heart

• Ground Work - Standing in the Heart

• Personal History - Stories of the Heart

• Authentic Power - Leading from the Heart

• Divine Expression - Unveiling the Heart

• Return to Centre