Alberto Villoldo, PhD 
     
     
     During an expedition to the Andes more than 25 years ago, Dr. Alberto 
     Villoldo discovered an isolated group of healers who treated illness 
     before any symptoms appeared in the body. They did not work on the physical 
     body itself, but the 'luminous energy field' that envelopes the body 
     and holds a template of how we heal, how we live, and how we might die. 
     When the imprints of disease are erased from the luminous energy field, 
     a person returns to health. 
     
     Alberto, founder of The Four Winds Society, trained as a psychologist 
     and medical anthropologist, and has investigated the spiritual traditions 
     of the Andes and the Amazon for more than 25 years. He has developed 
     a body of shamanic knowledge which provides us with a framework through 
     which we can learn the ancient healing practices which can be 'known 
     but not told.' He is one of the leading teachers of the Inkan healing 
     and spiritual traditions and author of more than 10 books including Shaman, 
     Healer, Sage and Dance of the Four Winds. 
     www.thefourwinds.com 
     
     Sunday, January 22 
     Shaman, Healer, Sage
     -Alberto Villoldo-
     9:00am to 10:15am 
     Ballroom 
     
     During an expedition to the Andes more than twenty-five years ago, Alberto 
     discovered a group of healers who specialized in treating illness before 
     it manifested in the physical body. They worked not on the physical body 
     itself, but on the Luminous Energy Field surrounding it. 
     
     The Luminous Energy Field is the blueprint that shaped and molded us 
     since we were inside of our mothers' wombs. It encodes how we live, how 
     we age, how we heal, and how we might die. It contains the memories of 
     all our former lifetimes -- the way we suffered, the way we loved, how 
     we were ill, and the way we died. In the East these imprints are known 
     as karma, forces that sweep through our lives like a giant tide that 
     we cannot swim free of. These imprints contain instructions that predispose 
     us to repeating certain events from the past. We can learn where these 
     energy imprints are located in the Luminous Energy Field, and how to 
     erase them so that the body, mind, and spirit can return to optimal health. 
     
     
     When the Luminous Energy Field is "clear" and in a state of wellness, 
     our bodies and souls remain strong, glowing, and disease-free. Luminous 
     Healing enhances the immune system and accelerates the healing of emotional 
     wounds. 
     
     Goal: To understanding how the mind, body, and spirit work together to 
     create health or disease. 
     Learning Objectives: 
     -Explore ancient healing modalities of the Peruvian Andes, 
     -Describe how imprints occur and organize within the Luminous Body, and 
     
     -Learn how to open and close "sacred space."