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27/04/2006 Graduation for 2nd and 3rd Years.Tonight was graduation for the 2nd and 3rd year students from the Transformational Energy Healing Classes. It takes two years of classes to be certified as a Holistic Practitioner. The third year is for students that either want more insight into ourselves and others and/or those who would like to teach others how to do become a healer. My class just finished our first year.
The graduation took place at the community college that houses the class. It's separate from the "regular" graduation. It was interesting because the Dean that presided over the graduation had NO idea what this would be like. Parts of the ceremony were predictable. The Dean spoke and introduced the speaker. The speaker was a woman who is an Herbalist. So her speech was peppered with words like herbs, spirit, past lives, spiritual growth, chakras, etc. I can't imagine what the Dean thought about it all. But, we didn't really care.
The ceremony started with a song, accompanied by a hand drum and a couple of rattles keeping the rhythm, as the graduates filed into their seats. I had taken a gourd rattle with me but wasn't sure if it was allowed but I figured what they heck! I used it whenever people were clapping and quietly during the songs. A couple of students each from the two classes did speeches which were about their classes, their growth and who they have become because of the teachings. The speeches were all what each of us in all the classes could say. We have all changed and grown so much, emotionally and spiritually.
During our class when the anger management expert came and worked with us (see Anger and Angels) we all did warm up exercises before hand. One of our warm up excercises was to thrust our hips forward while pulling back the arms and shouting, "It's mine!" It's a bit of a lewd gesture but it signifies taking back our power, taking care of ourselves and showing that we have the right to ask and get what we want and need.
So the best part of the ceremony was when the first student from the 3rd year class was asked to come up to the stage, she was handed her certificate, a rose, hugs from the teachers and before she took her place at the end of the stage, she turned to the audience, did the gesture while shouting, "It's mine!" Those of us from the classes started cheering, stomping and clapping. It was great!!! So powerful!
It's funny but the third years and us first years have really connected with each other. Partly because they would come to some of our classes as part of their learning experience. It was almost as if we were their homework. Part of the connection is because our two classes have a similar energy. We don't feel the same energy with the second years. I'm not saying it's good or bad, it just is.
I'm looking forward to Friday. One of the teachers is moving and we are having a surprise party for her Friday night. All of the students from all of their classes have been invited. (I think they've had 6 or 8 classes in all.) Talk about a party! All that spiritual energy in one place! We're going to light up the sky!
I'll let you know how it goes.
Love, Light, and Laughter,
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