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Swapathgami Self-Healing Meet - December 12-17, 2007 -

Chhatarpur, MP

 

 

 

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:44:57 -0700 (PDT)

 

 

 

Shilpa Jain <shilpaminajain

 

 

 

shilpa

 

 

 

 

 

Dear

Friends,

 

We're about ready to

ride on this year's Cycle Yatra, but before we take off, I want to

share some good news with you. As you may know, for some time, we have

been thinking about having a Swapathgami gathering on self-healing. We

are pleased to announce its date and location have been set!

 

The Swapathgami

Self-Healing Meet will be held from December 12-17, 2007, in

Chhatarpur, MP (near Khajuraho). The purpose of

this gathering is to recognize the many forms of healing possible, help

to regenerate them in our own lives (and potentially families and

communities), challenge pharmaceutical companies and other drug

lords, with the ultimate aim of being able to take our health into our

own hands.

 

Invited to participate

are healers who have been practicing various forms of healing

(alternatives to allopathy), such as Herbal Plant-based Healing,

Natureopathy, Ayurveda, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Yoga, Pranayama,

Acupressure, Food-based Healing, Urine Therapy, Massage, Panchgavya

Healing, etc. Most of these practitioners have

never taken a course or earned a degree, but instead have acquired

their knowledge from practical experiences -- which often makes them

more capable healers.

 

Also invited to

participate are swapathgamis (walkouts-walkons) who are interested in

healing themselves and nature, but who may not yet have had many

experiences in doing so. The gathering will consist of sharing these

different forms of healing through practical workshops and dialogues.

We hope it will be an opportunity to expand all of our understanding

and practices of self-healing. There will also be space for sharing our

other skills and talents in open learning exchanges.

 

We will also try to

create a healthy environment which embodies the principles of

self-healing. This means we will live in a community together, clean up

after ourselves, help in preparing our own meals (which will consist of

healthy food -- local grains, raw and steamed veggies, no oil/dairy

products). We will also have opportunities for

bodywork daily, including farming, planting an herbal garden, preparing

compost, playing coooperative games, singing/dancing, yoga, etc.

 

How to Get There: Chhatarpur is near the old and historic site

of Khajuraho, which is 45 km away. To reach Chhatarpur, you can take a

train or bus to:

1) Harpalpur Railway

Station - 55 km - buses to Chhatarpur leave the station every hour

2) Mahoba Railway

Station - 50 km - buses to Chhatarpur leave the station every hour

3) Jhansi Railway

Station - 133 km - buses to Chhatarpur leave the station every 1-1.5

hours

4) Sagar Railway Station

- 166 km - buses to Chhatarpur leave the station every two hours

5) Satna Railway Station

- 140 km - buses to Chhatarpur leave the station every hour

These are the stations

closest to Chhatarpur; you can explore routes from Khajuraho if you

like.

 

As with other

Swapathgami gatherings, this event happens through participants own

contributions. Each person is asked to cover their own travel to-from

Chhatarpur. In addition, for food and accommodation, we are asking each

person to contribute Rs.250. If you can give more than this, you can

help to support the participation of other people. Scholarships

(including for travel) are also available for those who need them.

Money should never stand in the way of your participation.

Please remember that we can always think together of other ways

you can contribute to the gathering.

 

Please let us know by

December 1, 2007, if you would like to be a part of this gathering. We

can accommodate a maximum of 50 people.

 

For more information,

contact:

Ramawtar Singh

ramawtarsingh

c/o Shikshantar, 83

Adinath Nagar,

Udaipur, Raj 313004

phone: 0294-245-1303

 

Hope to hear from you

soon!

 

 

"We

have to change our own mind... We've got to change our own minds about

each other.

We

have to see each other with new eyes."

 

- Malcolm

X, "The Ballot or the Bullet"

Shikshantar, 83 Adinath Nagar, Udaipur, Rajasthan

313004 INDIA

www.swaraj.org/shikshantar