Heloisa da Silva Porto, R. P.
Heloisa da Silva Porto, R. P.

Workshops and Courses 2024

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  1. * * INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY – A YEAR TRAININNG – Jan to Dec 2024
  2. * * HEALING EARTH LODGE – JUNE 1ST
  3. * * HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK – JUNE 15
  4. * * GRIEF RITUAL – SEPT 6/7/8

DESCRIPTION OF GROUPS

DESCRIPTION OF HEALING RITUALS

HEALING EARTH LODGE RITUAL  – for women and men

The Healing Earth Lodge is a ritual of purification based on old traditions around the world such as Temaskal, Inipi, Sweat lodges, Cabana del Sudor, among many other names. (North America, South and Central America, Africa, Siberia etc.) The Healing Earth Lodge is a ceremony with the aim of purifying body, mind and soul using the power of the elements and a deep connection with the Earth. It is a powerful and transformational experience that can take one into a deep connection with the Earth Spirit and the Divine Mystery of life.

The Healing Earth Lodge Ritual was developed through time and experience as we embraced the wisdom of many traditions and followed the guidance of Spirit, moving towards a process of how to bring healing, peace and reconciliation to the modern western society, in connection with the Mother Earth. We have unearthed a process to help facilitate the western mind to become empty and enter into the womb/heart of the Earth.

In the heart of the ritual, through the presence of hot steam coming from burning red stones, the body sweats and cleanses. As emotional issues arise they are named and offered to Spirit to be carried away, and participants surrender into the Earth’s womb as the primordial container of death and life. The Earth embraces it all in her darkness, offering the potential to experience an emptiness and/or oneness with the Earth. Spiritual presences are welcomed to awaken in one’s body/spirit a new energy and inspirational vision to one’s life. The ritual is formed in two rounds: the first phase we call the Death/Dying round and the second round is called Rebirth. With the loving compassion of the Earth, the Elements and Spirit, we surrender to the healing that is there for us.

FEE: $340.00 Includes accommodation with beddings and wonderful food.

To register fill up the link:

WHERE: Rising Spirits – 7167 Carscadden Rd, Orono, On L0B 1M0

2024 dates :

June 1st, July 27 , Aug 24, Sept 21. Oct 5

WHAT TO BRING: 1 towel for the sweat, a flash light, snacks, personal clothes according to the weather , clothes to change next day and hygiene accessories, drums or rattles if you have, tobacco for offerings. We stay most of the time outside. Inside the lodge you can wrap your body in a towel or use shorts, light cotton t-shirt or bathing suit or a sarong.

The Rising Spirits retreat center/ bed and breakfast will offer us light dinner on Saturday and a good healthy brunch on Sunday. Also nice beds and sheets and towels. Rooms are to be shared.

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FULL MOON CEREMONY FOR PRAYERS – EVERY ONE IS WELCOMED – FREE EVENT

A community gathering for connection with Sacred Fire and each other; prayers for oneself and the collective and Sacred Pipe blessings. At Heloisa’s back yard in Roseneath , Ontario. In presence and on Zoom.

DATES 2024:

GRIEF RITUAL 

2024 DATES: SEPT 6/7/8

This is a 3 day transformational, soul-invigorating workshop designed to break through our cultural barriers and provide a supportive, safe place to release and clear our grief – grief about all the losses we have endured including: the loss of loved ones, the loss of dreams, the loss of identity, loss of connection with our ancestors, the elements and our planet.
Rituals create community and intimacy, inviting spirit to nourish us during the healing process and help us embody a sense of peace.
Doing so we regain connectedness with ourselves, each other and with spirit. Because many of us in this culture disconnect from or deny our emotions and live in our thinking mind, this ritual is a way to reconnect and release ingrained pain and grief. This gathering and ritual is based on the ancient wisdom of the Dagara tradition of Burkina Faso, West Africa. It offers participants a transcendental experience enabling us to release and heal old pains and emotions such as grief, fear, anger, confusion, sadness,indifference, shame and guilt. It’s not uncommon for these emotions to manifest as physical
ailments (i.e. back pain) or illnesses. In this sacred ritual we go through phases of: connecting to our pain, offering it to the ancestors, deep catharsis, self acceptance, self forgiveness and joy. Addressing and releasing our losses and grief enables us to continue on our journey in an effective way.

WHERE: Dawning Vista farm
771 Sarles Road, Stirling, ON

Facilitated by Elder Heloisa Porto and assistants

REGISTRATION:

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ANCESTRALIZATION RITUAL / for men and women – FACILITATED BY ELDER HELOISA PORTO AND THERESA THOMAS

2024 TBA

Sending your loved ones to the Ancestral Homeland where they can bring you help, support and elevation in your life.

  • Are you feeling like things are just not happening they way they should?
  • Are you feeling like you need a team to help you?
  • Are your loved ones restless since they crossed over?

Bring peace and purpose to your relationship with your ancestors as you experience a beautiful 5-day ceremony honoring your ancestors and friends who have passed over based on the traditions of the Dagara Tribe of Burkina Faso, West Africa.

The sacred lands of  Rice lake will hold participants in its arms. Their woods will offer wood for your ancestor’s spirit. And an awesome team of people will guide you through the process.

Once completed, your ancestral team will be at your side, helping you and protecting you as you go forward with your life

Where: at Heloisa’s place: 10A- 86 Rolling Banks Rd. Roseneath Ontario K0K 2X0. There is Rice lake around the corner and you can enjoy a swim at resting times.

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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHINGS / TRAININGS / COURSES


***NEW TRAINING

INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

12 one day per month modules course – Jan 2024 to Dec 2024

This course is for a in depth personal/ emotional/psychological/spiritual development and also for practitioners – healers; therapists to be;  coaches; body workers, teachers, and other kind of therapists that are willing to learn the basis of human experiences in its psychological/ emotional/ body/ mental and spiritual intertwined  aspects; and how each of these aspects have been affected  throughout time by – birth, traumas, abuse, dysfunction families, habits, distorted communication, relationships, emotional reactions, unconscious and conscious living, etc. This course intends to expand the awareness of yourself and your perception of others.

Therapists will benefit by learning how the parts of the psyche work, how the nervous system operates, how unconscious drives our lives and how trauma can be healed. Teachers will benefit by learning about themselves and how to help the students to be more present, more regulated and more attentive to the class. Body workers will benefit by developing awareness of the body’s psychological aspects to better hold space for the clients’ emotions.

It has been developed through my 30 years of experiences as a psychotherapist and healer. It is a tapestry in continuous process with the intention to share ways of integrating psychological aspects of human journey with its affect and responses in the psyche, body and the soul. 

As we live this chaotic period of collective disturbances and polarities it is mostly needed to learn and practice to be in one’s heart and grounded; to learn inclusiveness and compassion within and out. It is a work of heart and so it is in itself a tapestry in construction that combines colours and aspects of our existence and can change as it happens.

The course will offer perspectives and applied tools from Jungian psychology, somatic therapies and shamanism from its various traditions. Experiencing and learning how to integrate the wisdom of the elements and nature spirituality into healing of wounds and traumas as well as the use of  somatic approaches; embodiment; parts of self; visualizations and dreams.

  • The course will be offered in 12 modules a day per month,  which 8 are online , and 5 full days in presence. These days will be on Saturdays.
  • It is also part of this training to participate in the 8 supervised practices which will happen between modules.( ½ day online)
  • Theory and experiential exercises are the way for effective practical learning. So in all modules you will have experiential exercises.The experiential part is important to grab the concepts in your body. It is geared for embodiment of the practitioner of this art.
  •  And between the classes we encourage students to do the suggested exercises, read the material, do your own reflections and participate on the practice dates.  The classes and practices on Zoom will be recorded so if you miss one you can catch up with the replay video. Yet the classes in presence are in  a different format and it is absolutely important that you are present.
  • This course is not going to give you a diploma that is accepted in a regulatory body of psychotherapy; neither can you use it as psychotherapist credentials or title. This training will give you practical tools to help yourself and your clients towards a conscious and better living. And a deeper and broader understanding on how you could integrate different tools you might have in your therapist bag. It also will open your awareness and expose you to different modalities which might help you to choose a field to deepen your study in the near future.
  • We advise you to be present in all modules cause they are intertwined and in the recording you can not participate on the experiential which is essential for your apprenticeship. The same for the practice days are essential for your learning and readiness to apply the concepts to your clientele.
  • We advise you to do personal work with a psychotherapist to help you to work through specific issues that might be stirred or be relevant to your personal growth.
  • We will respect the time to start and to finish and ask you to be ready a few minutes before we start online. And when in presence arrive 15 minutes before the starting time to be able to settle. There will be breaks for snacks, bathroom and for lunch.
  • After the group is formed there is a possibility of date changes  if everyone is in accordance

DATES AND CONTENT:

  1. MODULE 1 – Sat.  January 27 – online. 9am to 6 pm
  1. Introduction to movement of human consciousness and psychotherapy development.
  2. Conscious and unconscious
  3. Qualities of Being
  4. Transferences, counter transferences, projections  e  introjections
  5. Resonance, Intuition
  6. Perception, supposition, assumptions, judgments
  7. Sacred space, therapeutic safety and state of presence
  8. Applications and  experiential exercises
  1. MODULE 2 – Sat. February 24 – online 9am to 6 pm
    1. Parts of Self
    2. Jungian Concepts 
    3. Voice Dialogue – Hal Stone
    4. Gestalt approaches
    5. IFS – Internal family systems approach 
    6. Applications and  experiential exercises

Practice day – Sat  March 9 from 8:30 am to 1:00pm

  1. MODULE 3 – Sat. March 23 – – online 9am to 6pm
  1. Inner child
  2. wounds , how to recognize and heal  
  3. The Dramatic Triangle of Karpman
  4. Shadow
  5. Archetypes
  6. Animus and Anima
  7. Individuation process
  8. Applications and  experiential exercises

Practice day – Sat April 13 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

  1. MODULE 4 – Sat April 27 – online 9am to 6 pm
  1. Somatic Therapies
  2. Introduction to Nervous System functions
  3. Survival mechanisms and defenses
  4. Activation and dissociation
  5. How to regulate the nervous system
  6. Applications and Experiences

Practice day – Sat May 11 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

  1. MODULE 5 – Sat. May 25 –  in presence 9:30am to 6:30pm
  1. Emotions
  2. Embodiment of emotions
  3. Regulation and self regulation
  4. Integration with psychological parts
  5. The role of the elements in our lives

Practice day – Sat June 8 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

  1. MODULE 6 –  Sat. June 22 in presence 9:30am to 6:30pm
  1. Introduction to Polyvagal Theory
  2. Nature wisdom and how integrate nature/ elements healing into your practice
  3. Visualizations and dreams applied into embodiment and healing
  4. Some muscles’ psychological functions
  5. Experiential exercise and application
  1. MODULE 7 – Sat. July 20  in presence  9:30 am to 6:30 pm 
    1. Attachment Theory
    2. Experiential exercises
    3. Integrating shamanic views, wisdom and practices into psychotherapy, counselling and healing
    4. Treatments and individual healing practices
    5. Applications 

Practice day – Sat Aug 3 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

  1. MODULE 8 – Sat. Aug 17 in presence  9:30 am to 6:30 pm
  1. Trauma 
    1. Accidents, falls,losses, sexual assault
    2. Developmental traumas
  2. Experiential exercises
  3. The role of the body and NS in the healing.
  4. The use of the parts in the therapeutic process
  5. Shamanic ways of healing trauma and how to integrate with other approaches
  6. Applications / Treatments 
  1. MODULE 9 – Sat Sept 14 in presence
  1. Addictions
    1. causes
    2. treatments
  2. Using ancient wisdom and shamanic practices into treatment
  3. Treatment  – integrating parts of Self with somatic approaches and shamanistic rituals

Practice day – Sat SEPT 28 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

  1. MODULE 10 – Sat Oct 19 – online
  1. Ancestral trauma, legacy and healing
  2. More on Grounding – levels of grounding
  3. Polarities and how to work with it
  4. Practices of embodiment

Practice day – Sat Nov 2 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

XI     MODULE 11 -Nov 16 – online

  1. Habits
  2. Patterns
  3. Mindfulness
  4. Communication
  5. Nonviolent communication / language of responsibility

Practice day – Sat Nov 30  from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

XII MODULE 12 – Dec 14 – online or in presence

  1. Cases studies and what to be aware
  2. Illnesses, disorders and care
  3. Psycho- Education
  4. The limitations of a therapist
  5. Therapist embodiment – Spiritual Embodiment
  6. Course conclusion

DATES TO BE SAVED

MODULES DATES:

MODULE 1 – Sat.  January 27 – online. 9am to 6 pm

MODULE 2 – Sat. February 24 – online 9am to 6 pm

MODULE 3 – Sat. March 23 – – online 9am to 6pm

MODULE 4 – Sat April 27 – online 9am to 6 pm

MODULE 5 – Sat. May 25 –  in presence 9:30am to 6:30pm

MODULE 6 –  Sat. June 22 in presence 9:30am to 6:30pm

MODULE 7 – Sat. July 20  in presence  9:30 am to 6:30 pm

MODULE 8 – Sat. Aug 17 in presence  9:30 am to 6:30 pm

MODULE  9 –Sat Sept 14 in presence 9:30 am to 6:30 pm

MODULE 10 –Sat Oct 19 – online 9am to 6pm

MODULO 11 – Sat, Nov 16 online 9am to 6pm

MODULO 12 – Sat Dec 14 online or in presence 9:30 am to 6:30 pm

PRACTICE DATES:

  1. Sat  March 9 from 8:30 am to 1:00pm
  2. Sat  April 13 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  3. Sat  May 11 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  4. Sat June 8 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  5. Sat Aug 3 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  6. Sat Sept 28 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  7. Sat Nov 2 from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm
  8. Sat Nov 30  from  8:30 am to 1:00 pm

FOR FEES AND TO REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsRe3v-l_csZlLrzwbejP9dlVL2brpW1fW7bmv1VBXGfWtAA/viewform?usp=pp_url

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INTER GENERATIONAL PATTERNS HEALING – ANCESTRY HEALING –

 An intensive weekend training – TBA

This training is designed for therapist, those that have done SRT training or others that are interested in the subject. We will touch on the SRT theory and practice very briefly as this is a full other training.
The participants that had undertaken the SRT training will know how to combine these methods; the other participants as well, will benefit to know how to work with family and ancestry patterns.

It embraces theoretical understanding of inter generational traumas and patterns, theory and practice of Holodynamics ( Vern Woolf) and other ancestors’ spiritual healing practices.
The classes will combine lectures, questions, demonstrations and practices. Also some home work.

It is a combination of these techniques which I had the privilege to study with the authors and creators of it; and was inspired to combine and integrate them in such way to create effective and permanent healing of these inter generational patterns.

REGRESSION THERAPY TRAINING

TBA

The purpose of regression therapy is to heal the scars of the soul. Regression therapy is a powerful tool to take the client to the root cause of the problem and foster the core healing of the issue.   The therapist role is to keep the focus on the primary intention and help the client to complete the process with satisfactory results for what he/she was looking for.

Many therapists use hypnosis to do regression therapy and others use a non- hypnotic method. All work. “Modern hypnotherapy allows access to a deeper level of the mind (the body/mind), conscious, pre-conscious, subconscious, personal unconscious, trans-personal unconscious, collective unconscious and universal unconscious.” ( W. Baldwin, 1992: 49)

In this training we will use non hypnotic methods of regression, and practice and discuss how to deal with many factors that can happen when a person is in regression.

TO REGISTER

SOUL RETRIEVAL TRAINING – TBA

“Soul is the best word we have for that essential part of ourselves that seems to have preceded our entry into this world, yet also endures beyond our life time” Alberto Villoldo

Soul retrieval is an ancient shamanic practice. For indigenous people the causes of most illness are soul loss or soul interference.

In this weekend training we are going to learn shamanic journey for Soul Retrieval of one self and others. The training is detailed and systematic so that you learn well and with lots of practice. We will dive into the soul retrieval journeys based on Alberto’s Villoldo teachings that includes the four chambers of the heart. And we will also teach methods and practices for integration of the retrieved parts.

Prerequisite: know how to journey in the underworld, upper and middle worlds, using own rattle.

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SPIRIT  RELEASEMENT THERAPY TRAINING  –  A labor of love

TBA –

Facilitated by Heloisa da Silva Porto

This course is geared for practitioners; therapist and people that are familiar or had suffer these interference and/ or want to learn how to deal with them.

It is a theoretical and experiential class. We will focus mostly on William Baldwin SRT methodology and touch base on how different shamanic traditions deal with these interferences.

Tis training will be held at Rising Spirits Retreat Centre

Course content:

  1. Introduction to the course material
  2. Regression therapy review
  3. Spirit Attachment, Psychic Invasion, Thought forms and Fragmentation
  • Parts of self and/or Sub personalities. Soul Fragmentation, Psychic Invasion, Thought forms and Ancestors fragments.
  • Self assessment – The body, as the instrument of knowing
  • Earth Bound and Dark Forces Entities
  • How and steps to work with entities
  • The art of asking question
  • The wisdom of Great Love
  • Dark Forces Entities
  • Fear X Love
  • ET, otherworldly, elementals and various combinations of attachment.
  1. Shamanic ways of clearing entities
  2. Putting all together – Baldwin method, Shamanic ways and intuitive ways.
  3. Lots of practice
  4. Videos
  5. Tools for protection
  6. Remote Clearing

ON LINE SELF HYPNOSIS COURSE

A 4 WEEK CLASS BY ZOOM – TBA

Self- Hypnosis is an easy and highly effective practice that can help change habits, belief systems, increase relaxation, self-esteem and self–confidence.
Self- Hypnosis can help you to:

• Relax and reduce stress
• Sleep better
• Change limiting behaviors
• Improve focus, attention and learning abilities
• Improve self-esteem and self confidence
• Increase vitality and health
• Heal addictions
• Change eating patterns
• Create more success in your life
• Improve professional success
• And much more…

In this 4 week program we will go step by step with you in:

• What is hypnosis
• Hypnosis history – the truth and the myth
• Why hypnosis is effective
• When to use it
• How to put yourself in hypnosis state
• How to create effective suggestions
• How to practice
• How to create permanent changes
• And more…
There will be time for questions and experiential practices. All session will be recorded and you will receive the recordings. So if you miss a class or want to review you can easily do.

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DESCRIPTION WORKSHOPS FOR DEEP HEALING AND SELF CARE

HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK – ONE DAY INTENSIVE HEALING FOR WOMEN AND MEN

June 15 2024 – 10AM TO 5:30PM

Holotropic therapy, according to Grof, is a self-correcting technique. It allows the organism (which includes the body and all the levels of the unconscious and the soul) to emerge new thoughts and paradigms about the nature of the universe. This therapy allows the individual to experience and reconcile the many issues that surround birth and death (prenatal experiences) as well as experiencing the world differently than just the mere physical and mundane (transpersonal realms).

Breath-work is the key for inducing the state of consciousness necessary for the experiential state. The client’s breathing is sped up to induce hyperventilation, which changes the consciousness of the individual. The goal is to have the individual breathe faster and more efficiently than usual while full concentration and awareness is directed toward his inner process. Grof have noticed that some individuals feel “a sense of expansion and well being, and visions of light. The individual can be flooded with feelings of love and a mystical connection to other people, nature the entire cosmos and God.” (p.171)

Through the weekend we will do a few rounds of holotropic breathwork and some exercises of integration and full embodiment including yoga practices to open the body and integrate the experiences as well as creative shamanic rituals according to the needs of the participants.

Other dates: June 15, Sept 29, Nov 9

FOR FEES AND TO REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV8psWC-WfbKNkCstFdq2unCBVe8jj-lKPJQzngxLm4e28ZA/viewform?usp=pp_url

WHERE: AT HELOISA’S HOME /STUDIO – ROSENEATH ONTARIO

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