why train as a facilitator
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Our experience has taught us that if a person does not have a satisfying first experience, they do not easily return to walk again. Over the years a body of knowledge about labyrinths, their history and how to use them effectively has developed. The labyrinth seems deceptively easy to introduce to others. However, common mistakes have begun to appear: presenting a 'right way' to walk a labyrinth or interrupting someone's experience due to the presenter's discomfort with emotion are just two examples. Benefit from our trainers' extensive experience and knowledge, through 16 hours of face-to- face engagement that is a behind-the-scenes conversation about using these powerful archetypal patterns as blue prints for transformation. |
Training as a labyrinth facilitator is a two step process. Firstly, a Qualifying Workshop must be attended, and then a two day Facilitator Training workshop must be completed. If you prefer to allow some time between the workshops, you will need to show evidence of your Qualifying Workshop attendance when you register for the Facilitator Training workshop.
How to Prepare We recommend you read Walking A Sacred Path and Sacred Path Companion by Lauren Artress before your Facilitator Training begins. The books are available from several online book-sellers.
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Veriditas training - now with Aussie trainers
ALN is delighted to be partnering with Veriditas to offer face-to-face training in Australia with Australian Veriditas Trainers who have all completed the full Veriditas Training, and who are part of the Veriditas Faculty.
Australian Veriditas trainer details and locations
Tina Christensen - Hobart, Tasmania
Heather Middleton - Central Coast, NSW Christina Rowntree - Melbourne, Victoria Sue Thomas - Brisbane, Queensland
what happens in a qualifying workshop
If you are new to the labyrinth and are wanting to experience a labyrinth walk in a facilitated group setting, attending one of these workshops is a great place to start.
If you want to do the Facilitator Training, it is important for you to attend a qualifying workshop first so that you can have an embodied experience of the labyrinth as Veriditas presents it, which will give you a solid experiential foundation from which to share the labyrinth with others.
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9 Jun 2023 9:00 AM (AEST)
Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, Ormiston, QLD
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10 Jun 2023 9:30 AM
Santa Theresa, Ormiston QLD
what topics are covered in the facilitator training
- Different models i.e., workshops, conferences, open walks, retreats.
- Communicating in the "language" of your audience.
- Designing both the approach and content for presentations
- History of labyrinths and their symbolic meaning
- The difference between archetypal and contemporary designs
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Application to various settings including healing centres, retreats, churches, hospices, schools, hospitals, prisons, corporate parks/offices, community parks, and spirituality groups.Meditative walking and ceremonial, or ritual use Specific applications: as a path of prayer, in dream work, asking a question of discernment, and many more -
How to "hold the space" before, during, and after the walk
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Unusual experiences in the labyrinth
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Various patterns to provide space between participants
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How to interact with the media, which the labyrinth attracts.
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The business aspects of presenting the labyrinth: fees for your time, considering non-profit status, distributing literature, brochures, copyright concerns
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