Ayllu Retreat with Elder Michael/Mooshum & Jhaimy Alvarez Acosta
A very special opportunity to further weave the teachings of the Eagle and the Condor with our very special guest and Elder Michael / Mooshum as we gather together as an Ayllu family ♥️
DATES:
Weekend IN PERSON retreat
Saturday April 5th and Sunday April 6th
12pm-6pm each day
Additional zoom integration call:
Wednesday April 16th from 7pm-8:30pm PDT
Post-retreat zoom call to further integrate the teachings and share our reflections together as an Ayllu
LOCATION:
North Vancouver - close to Capilano and Fullerton. Free parking and near bus routes. Address and details will be sent prior to the retreat.
Note: For those traveling from out of town there are a few economically priced hotels within walking distance as well as several Air BnBs in the neighbourhood.
TO REGISTER: Please send an email to [email protected] to confirm your spot at the retreat.
Retreat contribution for the full weekend is $775 + GST and can be sent via e-transfer to the email above.
** We also have payment plans available as well as a few Ayllu scholarships to assist those who could use a bit of extra support to be able to attend. Please reach out for more details. ♥️
A what to prepare and bring email will be sent out the week prior to the retreat.
Elder Michael Thrasher (KA-WHYWA-WEET), Turtle Clan
Elder Michael Thrasher is a nationally recognized teacher of traditional First Nations Philosophy, tradition and culture. He is widely credited for his ability to utilize traditional Indigenous knowledge to address contemporary issues and for his knowledge and practice of traditional ceremony.
In his early years he spent much of his youth in northern Saskatchewan working alongside his father, honing his business and wilderness skills while operating a remote hunting and fishing lodge north of Lake Athabasca. After leaving the north to further his education, work and travel, Elder Thrasher returned to Canada and came into contact with a number of influential Elders from Alberta’s First Nation communities. From these initial meetings began a process of apprenticeship, learning, and training that provided Elder Thrasher with the foundations of traditional Indigenous knowledge and ceremony with roots dating back to the early civilizations of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
He has given lectures and taught courses on the topic and has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students across Canada, including a number of doctoral candidates at Trent University. As a valued Elder, colleague and Adjunct Professor with the Indigenous Studies program at Trent, Elder Thrasher has been instrumental in bringing the original vision to fruition, integrating traditional knowledge into the University through the development of initiatives such as the PhD program, another first in Canada. He has designed and presented a credit course on First Nations Psychotherapy at the Adler School of Psychology where he was also awarded an honorary doctorate degree for his life’s work. He was also responsible for the creation of a curriculum framework for Urban First Nations education for the Toronto School Board, in Ontario, Canada.
Significantly, Michael was one of the four traditional Teachers and Elders invited to conduct the sacred pipe ceremony at the opening of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal peoples. In addition, he was invited to co-chair the first Round Table Hearings for the Royal Commission. He is a past Federal Treasury Board Audit Committee member for the Indian Residential School Settlement and an Elder Advisor to the First Nations Statistical Institute, a crown corporation.
Recognized for over forty-five years of working with the Elders of the Canadian Indigenous community as well as conducting seminars for personal development for the governing councils and staff of a number of First Nations and non-First Nations communities, organizations and industry.
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