Tony Bridge
I am an artist, writer and traditional Māori healer from New Zealand (Aotearoa). I am a Māori (Te Rarawa, Ngati Wikitoria) from the Hokianga region of Northland,New Zealand (Aotearoa). My geneology (whakapapa) traces back to an ancestor named, Tiirairaka, who arrived on the first voyage of the great Polynesian navigator, Kupe, around 975AD.
For the last 28 years I have been following the traditional Māori healer path called tohunga, often without realiseing it. About 28 years ago, I met another tohunga, who introduced me to IO Matua Kore (I:ɔ: Ma:tu:ʌ Kɔ:reɪ), the ancient spiritual tradition of my people. After a brief learning, he left me to find my own way for the next seventeen years. Then one day he phoned me. It is time for you to come and learn.
My mission (kaupapa) (kəʊpa:pᴧ) from that time has been to integrate what he taught me into a way and a form that is accessible to people from all traditions. Te Kete O te Ao Maarama are the product of that long journey.
2 1/2 years ago I came home to Northland, to be among my own people, to sit at the feet of my kaitiaki ( kaɪti:a:ki:, spirit guardians) and tupuna (tu:pu:n ʌ), and follow their guidance.
Wellness, Strength, Wisdom and Peace to you all
Tony Bridge
Full Moon Meditation in Pisces – Virgo 2020
Have the Full Moon Ceremony and Guided Meditation sent to you each month. All full moons seem to be opportune times to look into the darkness, [...]
International Women’s Day
Celebrating International Women's Day
Be Like Still Water
When in service to another's pain and suffering, seek only to be like still water.
Evening Talk
This free evening talk will provide an introduction to the two-day workshop that will follow on Sunday and Monday. Alchemy: Transformation of Death into life, the rising of the gold beneath the heavenly sky. Investigate the path of the mystic, moving on what is called active imagination, to shift our consciousness on an inward journey of discovery. Join us to explore the questions that bring you to the centre of your being. Who are we really? We carry so many labels and we see ourselves in so many different roles. Yet time washes away many of these. What remains? How do we source the voice that informs us beyond the flight of change?
Alchemical Feasts: A Workshop of Mind, Body, and Spirit
Alchemy: Transformation of Death into life, the rising of the gold beneath the heavenly sky. Who are we really? We carry so many labels and we see ourselves in so many different roles. Yet time washes away many of these. What remains and how do we source the voice that informs us beyond the flight of change? Over these two days, we step away from the chaos of the world as we turn our sight inwardly, looking past all that changes to that which is outside the ravages of time: our alchemical nature. Investigate the path of the mystic, moving on what is called active imagination, to shift our consciousness on an inward journey of discovery. The journey shall be accompanied by our tending the alchemical feast of our groaning table, sharing in the preparation, presentation, and ritual of the sacred meal, the alchemical feast recognizing the transformation of the sacrifice of the earthly gifts to the temple of our bodily form. Dr. Janet shall share her culinary skills in this.
Connecting to the Sacred Land of the Canadian Rockies
A Post Workshop Excursion With Dr. Janet Piedilato Program Cost: $110 Tuesday, July 21 Indigo Bookstore West Hills 5570 Signal Hill Centre SW Calgary, AB T3H 3H6 [...]