Elspeth

Elspeth of Haven is an honored Elder of the alternative spiritual community. Healer, teacher, pastoral Counselor, irrepressible storyteller, she is co-founder of The Haven Community and a proponent of The Haven Way: an eco-spiritual path of personal and planetary transformation. Her workshops reflect her primary concerns: healing as a multi-dimensional spiritual path, the unrecognized value of the older woman, the integral relationship between humans and all other creatures of this world (and maybe other worlds?). Elspeth is a living example of the messages she brings: a 75-year-old great-grandmother who travels in a converted school bus named Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn is Elspeth's home-away-from-home for weeks, even months, at a time as she criss-crosses the country doing her work. Elspeth holds a Certificate of Shamanic Practitioner from The Church of Earth Healing. All her other training is experiential, and her learning received directly from The Source. Her most recent contributions to personal development are the women's retreats "Resonating with the Crone," now in its sixth year; and "Reclaiming Yourself,". When she is not being Crone-on-the-Road, Elspeth is at home in wild and wonderful West Virginia, with her beloveds: Nybor, two fur persons and a small orchard.

Facing the Elements, Seeking Wisdom

This is a guided meditation /deep path working. It is a journey for learning. In this work you will be challenged by all four elements and have opportunity to gain new information or insight. Ask for what you want before starting. Do not eat just before this working, bring something to lie down on, and expect new experiences.

Personal Evolution: A Program for Self-Empowerment

These sessions are intended to help you re-focus your life. They are designed as a complete unit, so if you miss one, you must make it up before you can continue to the next. You will benefit in proportion to the energy you are willing to invest in them. There will be homework. These sessions will require thinking.

#1: “I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT, BUT I KNOW IT ISN’T THIS!” This session will help you identify your real goals and find what gives your life meaning.

#2 “WHO’S PULLING YOUR STRINGS?” . What is blocking your ability to act with free will to achieve your real goals (see #1)? Why do you feel unable to go forward?

#3: RELEASING THE TIES THAT BIND In this session, we will work on untangling the strings that others have tied. We will also study the mechanisms of our own fear driven strings. (see session #2)

#4: “I AM STRONG, POWERFUL, AND CAPABLE!” Having made sense of both goals and barriers - now is the time to recognize our abilities, talents, and strengths.