Rhonda Skinner
Bear's Den Shamanic Healing LLC
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Shamanic Journey- Wounded Healer Workshop

Apr 19th at  A Healing Oasis
at 6pm

714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956


For this month’s journey, we will learn how to release generational traumas. If we can bring peace to the past, we can affectively deactivate the hold it has on us. This is wounded healer work. 
In Jungian psychology, the concept of the "wounded healer" suggests that an analyst's own past wounds can influence their ability to heal others. Looking into the dark, shining light on the shadows in a safe space. 
We will learn the tools to be our own healers. Depending on your path, you may not have had luck with Western medicine. There is a reason for this. We will discuss why and learn how to release the core wounds that have affected our lives.

What to bring:
  • Water to drink
  • Wear comfortable clothes
  • Journal to write in
  • Whatever you need to be comfortable
  • Something to place on the altar that represents you
  • An open heart
  • A mug for hot tea to share after the ceremony

Anyone is welcome- no journey experience is needed, just an open heart. Through shamanic journey work, we gain access to our higher self, our higher guides and source energy. Whatever your beliefs are, shamanic journey work can be added to your practice to help connect you to your highest good. 

This will be lead by Rhonda Skinner, Shamanic Healing Practitioner trained in the hollow bone tradition. She has 11 years experience as a healer working with clients from around the world to bring them back into their core power. We are all our own healers, at times we need help from a healer to connect us with our own medicine.​ She is a keeper of the land and has worked extensively on the land in our area, helping release lower level vibrations. 

The exchange is $20



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Drum Making Retreat in Hocking Hills

June 26 - 29

​In the beautiful mountains of Hocking Hills Ohio


Drum Making Retreat

A weekend of honoring the spirit of the drum and the animal associated with the hide. Connecting to the process and exploring the beauty of Hocking Hills, we will make time for a shamaic journey and we will make space for creating artwork. If you have something specific you would like to make, let me know. 


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Medicine Bag Making Workshop

April 5th at  A Mindful Place
at 2 pm ET

2626 IN 39 Suite 4
LaPorte, In

219-363-4756


Medicine Bag Making Workshop

Join us for an afternoon of creating a medicine bag making. Weaving together a beautiful extension of your energy. What is a medicine bag? It is a pouch typically made of leather, sewn together and adorned with beads and buttons. What do you place in your medicine bag? What is it you connect to? A small piece of root, a crystal, a stone or herbs. Whatever is part of your medicine, what you connect with. Is what is placed in your bag 
We will make this into a necklace that you can wear next to your heart or if you would prefer a pouch you can carry. 

All supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring beads or trinkets that speak to you. If you have a special bead that you have been saving for a project, bring it and we will weave it into your bag. 
You can bring what you would like to place into your bag but it is ok if you don’t know what that is yet. Allowing it to come to you is a beautiful and sacred process. That should not be rushed. 

We will bless the bags and the medicine they carry, honoring this spirit of the hide and the elements we add to them.

What to bring:
  • Water to drink
  • Your journal to write in
  • Any beads or feathers that you might like to add to your bag
  • You are welcome to bring a small snack to share, keep it simple

I will have hot tea available and a light snack.

This workshop will be lead by Rhonda Skinner, Shamanic Healing Practitioner trained in the hollow bone tradition. She has 11 years experience as a healer working with clients from around the world to bring them back into their core power. We are all our own healers, at times we may need help from a healer to connect us with our own medicine.​ She is a keeper of the land and has worked extensively on the land in our area, helping bring balance back.   

The exchange for this workshop is $30

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Shamanic Journey- Inner Shaman
Celebrate the Spring Equinox

Mar 22nd at  A Healing Oasis
at 6pm

714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

For this month’s workshop, we will journey to meet our own inner shaman. We will have a drum circle to celebrate the spring equinox and have a seed exchange. Join us for this community celebration. Click on link for more details.

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Shamanic Journey- Self Healing Mastery

Feb 22nd at  A Healing Oasis
at 7pm

714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

For this month’s journey, we will see where our path needs to be right now in our life. Is there a fork in the road? Sometimes we need help from source energy to guide us on our path. There are many paths in this lifetime but where do we need to be. We will journey to align to our highest good. 

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Shamanic Healing Ceremony

Jan 25th at  A Healing Oasis
at 7pm

714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

This month we will gather for ceremony and a shamanic journey to help us access the 5D. Learning new ways to connect or remember the divine energy being we are. The more we can access this field, the more we can see the sacred from the mundane moving from fight or flight to thriving.

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Winter Solstice Ceremony with a Shamanic Journey

Dec 21st at  A Healing Oasis

714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

We will gather to celebrate this dark time of the year as we honor our own bodies ebbs and flows. Join us as we come together for this ceremony and powerful shamanic journey.

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Drum Making Workshop

Oct 12th

Location given upon registration

An opportunity to birth your own drum into being. We will be gathering around the fire around 11 am on the 12th. The drum making will take around five hours. You are welcome to join, please click on the ​link for more information.

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Meditation Discussion


October 15th

Location St Pats Park

What is meditation and why is it important for our wellbeing. If you struggle with stillness, what are ways to bring yourself to stillness. We will discuss different methods and talk about what ways might work for you. Everyone is different and there is no one method that is right for everyone. Changing the way you look at or your approach to becoming still can help make the connection to spirit. Because it is in stillness that spirit speaks to us. 

We will take some time to go on a guided meditation. This will give your active mind something to focus on while you relax into the earth.

What to bring 
A blanket to lie down on or a yoga mat
Eye covering 
Water to drink 
Your journal to write in if you have one

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Fall Equinox Water Ceremony


Sept 21st

Location Rocky Gap Park

Fall is coming and it is a beautiful time to have ceremony. We will meet on the beach up at Rocky Gap at 5:30 pm on Sept 21st. We will celebrate that which we are harvesting in our lives, have a lake blessing and a water ceremony. Bring whatever you need to be comfortable and something to place on the altar. 

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Lion's Gate Portal Ceremony


August 8th

Cosmic Connection
2316 E. Mishawaka Ave. 
South Bend, In

574-621-3232

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This month we will be working with the power of the Lion’s Gate Portal. Seeking direction, looking for healing, wanting to expand. This is a great time to be open to the guidance found in the Lion’s Gate Portal. 
We will create our own mandala out of our dreams and define our life experiences in a way where we can deactivate old outdated patterns. Learn new tools that you can add into your own personal practice. 
We will also continue our self healing journey will a guided journey through your  body to bring your vibration back into a healing frequency. 

What to bring:
Your journal
Water to drink
Something to place on the altar
An open heart

Wear comfortable clothes and be prepare to be pure conciousness. 

This will be lead by Rhonda Skinner, Shamanic Healing Practitioner trained in the hollow bone tradition. She has 11 years experience as a healing working with clients from around the world to bring them back into their core power. We are all our own healers, it is when we are stuck or going through a big transition that we might need help from a healer to connect us with our own medicine. 

Full Moon Summer Solstice Ceremony
with a Healing Session


June 21st

A Healing Oasis
714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

This month’s journey will be around the full moon and summer solstice so we will celebrate the fire that burns within us. We’ll make way for things that need to be moved on so that we can connect with our own inner fire. Is anything holding you back? Do you feel like you need guidance on your path? We will call on our own divine guides to help us to navigate our next chapter. Moving into the warmth of summer, it’s a good time to shed unwanted layers. 

The summer solstice is a time to celebrate, so be prepared to dance and move! Bring something to place on the altar that you would like to be charged. We will share tea and a snack. 

What to bring:
A journal 
Water
Something to place on the altar
Eye covering

Wear something to celebrate the solstice. Something that expresses your inner feminine or masculine. This will be a celebration of your inner fire, your passion. Aligning and igniting the divine that burns within us. I look forward to sharing this space with you. The exchange is $20.

Follow the link to register

Sacred Water Ceremony
with a Healing Session


Apr 13th  

A Healing Oasis
714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

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Water ceremony 
We will gather for a sacred water ceremony to honor the flow of peace through our lives and vibrate that in harmony with the earth. Bringing the sacred online, we will align with our highest good. 
Bring water from a special spot if you can. Wear comfortable clothes and we will share the water of life that flows through us. Cleansing away that which we no longer need and honoring our unique connection to this element. 
We will continue our healing journey going deeper into our hearts and releasing stuck traumas.
 
We will create a space for this divine connect and bring our inner healer on line. We will open up the line of communication to our Higher Guides.

Wear comfortable clothing
Bring water from a spot that is special to you, if you would like
Bring your journal
Bring any sacred items you would like to have with you for this journey
Bring water to drink
Be open to communicate with spirit

This workshop is part of a monthly series and will be facilitated by Rhonda Skinner. Rhonda is a Shamanic Healing Practitioner trained in the Hallow Bone Tradition. She is a seer, a teacher and a healer. She helps people bring their mind, body and spirit into alignment with their true potential. 

The exchange for this workshop is $20
Click on link to register because space is limited.

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Self Healing:
Communicate with your Higher Guides


Mar 18th  6pm

A Healing Oasis
714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

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Deepen your connection to the divine and assess higher guidance for your life. Making the connection to your higher guides gives you insight to your whole story. This is vital for self healing, self mastery and connecting to your true purpose. 

We will create a space for this divine connect and bring our inner healer on line. We will open up the line of communication to our Higher Guides.

Wear comfortable clothing
Bring your journal
Bring any sacred items you would like to have with you for this journey
Bring water to drink
Be open to communicate with spirit

This workshop is part of a monthly series and will be facilitated by Rhonda Skinner. Rhonda is a Shamanic Healing Practitioner trained in the Hallow Bone Tradition. She is a seer, a teacher and a healer. She helps people bring their mind, body and spirit into alignment with their true potential. 

The exchange for this workshop is $20
Click on link to register because space is limited.

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Self Healing:
Unlock Your Own Healing Ability


Feb 9th  6pm

A Healing Oasis
714 E Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, In

574-286-2956

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We are our healings, we have everything we need inside us to be the very best version of ourselves. Wherever you find yourself, you can learn ways to communicate with your mind, body, and spirit to work with your body's natural healing abilities.
Life's challenges can be taxing on our bodies. We can hold tension in our gut, our backs, and even our hearts. In this workshop, we will learn how to gently release this tension and create a stronger sense of well-being. 

  • Learn what you can do at the first sight of a virus. 
  • Become a champion for your divine light.
  • Safely open the lines of communication.
  • Release what does not naturally belong in your body.

This approach to healing is learning to work with the body, the mind, and your spirit to take steps to be the healthiest version of yourself.

This workshop will be led by Rhonda Skinner who is a Hollow Bone Healing and has been a Shamanic Healing Practitioner for the past twelve years. The techniques you will be learning have come through from Spirit in her healing practice. 

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Drum Making Workshop

Oct 14th

471 Stafford Rd Niles MI 49120

An opportunity to birth your own drum into being. We will be gathering around the fire around noon on the 14th. The drum making will take around five hours. After that we will have a potluck and there will be an Inner Warrior Dance that evening. So we will have a day for the community. You are welcome to join, please click on the ​link for more information.

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Drum Making Workshop

Sept 10th


The Union Wellness Boutique

Start time 10:30 am

The hand drum has been used for journey work purposes by those who are shamanic practitioners. Prayer and drumming can tap into our 'waking dream state', quicker than meditation alone.
The hand drum has for centuries been used in healing work. The tribes' shaman or medicine man/woman would drum to travel to other dimensions and access knowledge about their client or their community so that they could bring back what is needed to align that person with their higher self. This could be for physical healing as much as healing their spirit.
Today more than ever spiritual beings are looking to access higher dimensions and look to the hand drum to help them come into oneness with their purpose in this lifetime. Tapping into the heartbeat of Mother Earth and your primal self is a personal practice.
By making your own drum, you are birthing your drum into being. You place within it your own medicine. Where that takes you is up to you. Your drum is a living being and will speak to you if you honor your drum in a sacred way. The connection you make with your drum is limitless. 
*After registration it will prompt you to complete the form in which you will pick out your hide and drum size. At check out please also use the following codes to receive the correct price for your drum. If you have any troubles please don't hesitate to email us: info@theunionwellness.com.
Here’s some more info on hide selection too: https://rhondaskinner.com/drum-making

Water Ceremony with Shamanic Journey to Meet Your Power Animal
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at Sacred Waters 7pm til 9pm


For this new moon, we will gather to have a water ceremony and a guided shamanic journey to meet your power animal. A power animal is there to help guide us if we learn how they speak to us. We all have one, we may have several throughout our lives depending on the support we need at that time.
We will honor the gathering with a water ceremony. Water carries life-giving energy to us, it has the ability to wash away our sorrows, and it has the ability to magnify our blessings. If you would like to bring water from a natural source to add to the collective, you are welcome to but not required.
The focus will be on abundance.
Wear comfortable clothes and bring a blanket to lie on.
Bring a drum or rattle if you would like.
Come celebrate this new moon.
I look forward to seeing you.

Loving Community Echange

A Reason to Come Together

Sat May 6th at A Mindful Place
LaPorte Indiana
​Noon to 5pm EDT


We are excited to host our first Loving Community Exchange!
What is a Loving Community Exchange?
Gather together all your sacred, spiritual, and goddess items that you are ready to pass on to someone else. Bring your items, with a small table to display your treasures, for exchange, giveaway, or to sell. It's up to you.

What if you are an artist, or create lovely items to sell?
You are welcome to bring those also.

We will ask $10 in exchange for your space in A Mindful Place, you keep any funds you collect that day. Share a table if you only have a few items.
It's that simple.

Types of items:
Spiritual tools (ex. malas, percussion items, rocks, crystals, shells, sage, statues, etc)
Books and tarot/oracle cards
Goddess type clothing
This will be for our spiritual community so whatever you feel would be a good fit, bring it.
At the end of the day, leave no trace behind! You collect your remaining items and take them with you remembering the items are meant to stay with you, at this time. Additionally, a representative from Brooke Lauren Rise Up Foundation Inc will be available, during the day, to collect items that can be auctioned off at the upcoming Reggae Festival on May 20th. Or, if you prefer, you are welcome to donate an item(s) in advance for the May 20th event.

Interested in participating? Let us know, in advance of the event, via email @ amindfulplace@outlook.com, or FaceBook message,

Have questions call (219)363-4756
This event will run in conjunction with our Celebrate May Event.

Inner Warrior Dance


Cosmic Connection Center
2316 E. Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN

Friday April 14th at 6 pm


Inner Warrior Dance 

Join Rhonda Skinner as you reclaim your primal power and heal parts of yourself where your power may be blocked.
When: Friday April 14th at 5pm
Where: Cosmic Connection Center
2316 E Mishawaka Ave. South Bend,IN

Investment: $20

Release and renew from a place of power. If it feels like parts of you have been sleeping, we'll dig deeper into our own ancient wisdom and tap into our warrior's voice. This is good for anyone who needs to release something that has been weighing on them. If you seek answers to questions in your life, this dance will help you connect to your deeper truth. If you are wanting to connect to your own inner warrior we will move through the rhythms that help us release and renew.
Wear comfortable clothes, bring water to drink, a blanket or mat to lay on, and be ready to move your body to the primal rhythm of your soul! Be prepared to move, howl and dance!
Led by Rhonda Skinner, Shamanic Healing Practitioner. No experience is necessary. Just be open and ready to move.
Think about what you want right now in your life, what keeps you stuck, and do you feel something in the field that is trying to come through. Set an intention and be open to connecting to spirit in a deeper way.

Inner Warrior Dance


Cosmic Connection Center
2316 E. Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN

Sunday March 12th at 5pm


Inner Warrior Dance 

Join Rhonda Skinner as you reclaim your primal power and heal parts of yourself where your power may be blocked.
When: Sunday March 12th at 5pm
Where: Cosmic Connection Center
2316 E Mishawaka Ave. South Bend,IN

Investment: $20

Release and renew from a place of power. If it feels like parts of you have been sleeping, we'll dig deeper into our own ancient wisdom and tap into our warrior's voice. This is good for anyone who needs to release something that has been weighing on them. If you seek answers to questions in your life, this dance will help you connect to your deeper truth. If you are wanting to connect to your own inner warrior we will move through the rhythms that help us release and renew.
Wear comfortable clothes, bring water to drink, a blanket or mat to lay on, and be ready to move your body to the primal rhythm of your soul! Be prepared to move, howl and dance!
Led by Rhonda Skinner, Shamanic Healing Practitioner. No experience is necessary. Just be open and ready to move.
Think about what you want right now in your life, what keeps you stuck, do you feel something in the field that is trying to come through? Set an intention and be open to connecting to spirit in a deeper way.

Guided Animal Spirit Journey

Cosmic Connection Center

2316 E. Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN

Sunday Feb 19th at 5pm

We will have many animal spirit guides throughout this earthwalk. Depending on where you are at and what you need at this very moment will connect you to a specific animal guide. What does that mean? It means we have help from Spirit. We are able to communicate with our animal spirit guide and gain guidance in our lives. Watching for cues from our animal spirit can help teach you how to go deeper in your spiritual life. It can help you gain more focus for your purpose in this lifetime.
Wear comfortable clothes, bring water to drink, a blanket or mat to lay on, and a journal to write in after your journey. We will discuss our journeys after we are done if you would like to share.
This will be around the gentle energy of the new moon. Think about what you want right now in your life, and what is it that you need to help you move forward. Ask for that from a place of gratitude and be open to the process.
This journey will be led by Rhonda Skinner.
The cost will be $20

The next opportunity to birth your own drum into being is Nov 13th Click on the link for more information.
 

Live Meditation March 12th at 7 pm EST on Instagram

Focus will be on Anxiety

Anxiety can be a normal response to a dangerous situation. It can also be debilitating for some people. An example of a situation that would make you anxious would be if you were on a safari and a tiger jumped into the vehicle with you. This could cause your blood pressure to go up, make your heart race, and make you go into a fight or flight mode, which would be considered a human response to a situation that is a real threat to our person. Once the threat is gone, the anxiety, stress, and fear brought on by the experience should go down. But for some, anxiety is the normal mode and can get in the way of living their lives. This can create more anxiety which feeds the cycle that feels neverending.
We will take a look at specific situations in your life that are causing you stress and creating anxiety. Then we will look at our thought process around the feeling. The meditation will be a gentle guided practice to help bring comfort to the anxiety that is zapping your vitality.
Join me live or when you have space to honor the practice. 

Art and Social Justice
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July 8th- Aug 12th
Open Reception on July 15th

Colfax Cultural Center

  
*Update* August 13th
I just returned home and received a letter that my piece in the Art and Social Justice received an award! I am so excited! This is such a great show I am honored.
Whoot! 





One of the most interesting shows! Art and Social Justice. With the current events and how the state of the World is in general, art speaks. It help bridge the gap, it helps get the conversation going. Local artist exhibit their works July 8th- Aug 12th with an Open Reception on July 15th.

I have a piece in the show 'When is it Enough' a reflection of the treatment of others who are different than you, those who think differently, act different and feel differently. When is it enough? How much do we need to tare down to survive and at what cost? I see it almost everyday and I don't understand what is the purpose? What if we not only excepted but appreciated our differences? What would happen if instead of judging someone, you would wish them well and send love? What type of a world would we create?


​Open Reception July 15th


​http://sbheritage.org/learn-discover/colfax-cultural-center/