Mental Health Ministry/Buddhist Chaplaincy:

It is important to note I am not an expert in this field. To get the best guidance approach a senior monastic in the tradition you follow.

In May 2023 I completed the introduction training for Mental Health Ministry with Rev. Alan Galt through The Mental Health CPE Centre, part of NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education. And earned the entry level qualification to begin providing chaplaincy in hospitals, hospices, aged-cared facilities, schools and prisons. I decided to continue on to the foundational 400 hour unit CPE1 lead by Rev. Alan Galt, with Krsnangi as my supervisor. And completed this unit at the end of 2023.

Emotional CPR:

In 2023 I completed the 2 day practitioner training in Emotional CPR with Dr Susanne Armstrong. (eCPR) is an educational program designed to teach people to assist others through an emotional crisis by three simple steps:

C = Connecting
P = emPowering and
R = Revitalizing

eCPR was developed with input from a diverse cadre of recognized leaders from across the U.S., who themselves have learned how to recover and grow from emotional crises. They have wisdom by the grace of first- hand experience.

I am waiting for the next stage of training to become available. The organisation has placed it on hold.

Meditation and Buddhist practice experience:

As a means to keep Spiritual Materialism at bay I will refrain from listing how many retreats I have attended. I see benefit in paying homage to the teachers, and teachings that have I have benefited from. Providing links for others to explore their teachings. And so will try my best to do this.

  • Offers and Needs Market: a method for revealing local wealth, rapidly deepening connections, and regenerating economies.

With IDHA online courses 2019-20:

  • The History of the Mad Movement & Alternatives to Biomedical Approaches

  • Our Struggles Are Intertwined- intersectional analysis and holistic healing

With Presencing Institute 2019:

With The International Bateson Institute: I partially attended a session run by Nora Bateson present a couple of hours and attended a day session with Dean Walsh 2019-unknown:

  • Warm Data Lab: Group processes, which highlight interdependency and generate understanding of systemic patterns for people with no previous exposure to systems theory.

Informal and vital education:

Over the years I’ve had numerous mentors in performance:

Some of those are; Roel Voorbij , Jorge Parente , Tony Osborne, and the late Benni Seidel and though I did not meet her in person the late Kristin Linklater.

  • Performance Practices: Theatre making, Performance Art, Participatory Performance, Musical Theatre, Cabaret, Comedy, Spoken word, Improvisation, Physical Theatre, Psycho-physical Awareness, Musical Performance- scored/un-scored/anything in between.

  • Improvisation: Creating spontaneously with what is available to us. Learning to be highly adaptable and inventive in uncertainty.

I continue to listen to and be guided by First Nations elders and leaders wisdom: