Circle of Ancestors

Reconnecting With Our Own Ancestral Traditions

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Circle of Ancestors is a non-profit founded by Marcela Sabin, Atava Garcia Swiecicki and Heidi Guttmann. We are graduates of a Master's program in Indigenous Mind, a remembrance process founded by Native American Elder, Dr. Apela Colorado. We are an inter-cultural community that connects people with their own ancestral traditions through educational programs, experiential learning, ceremonies and other activities.

This reconnection heals and balances, encourages respect for differences and recognition of similarities, deepens community and environmental bonds and promotes peace.

Watch our new video of Dr. Apela Colorado at our November 2nd, 2007 presentation on the March 22nd Sacred Fire ceremony that reawakens the European Indigenous Mind

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Heidi Guttmann on Jun 20, 2008 08:26AM

Our Solstice Newsletter

As we move towards the Summer Solstice (and gratefully out of Mercury retrograde!) we'd like to share some updates for Circle of Ancestors. The Polish Ancestral Healing Project (PAHP) which is fiscally sponsored by COA, now has a new website:...

Heidi Guttmann on Jun 03, 2008 06:38PM

Footbinding, Part 2--The Women in my Family

Although I?d always heard that Chinese women had bound feet in the ?olden days?, for some reason it had never occurred to me that any of my female ancestors had them. It wasn?t until after all my maternal ancestors had...

Atava Garcia Swiecicki on May 15, 2008 11:56AM

Flower Healing Past and Present

This is a good time of year to learn about the healing power of flowers. Flowers have been and continue to be a significant medicine for all traditional peoples. Flowers are used for spiritual cleansing, for blessings, for celebration, and...

Atava Garcia Swiecicki on May 15, 2008 11:54AM

Flower Healing

In March, I journeyed to the Anza Borrego Desert outside of San Diego, California. I was joyful to be around the plants of my desert dwelling ancestors. Here is one of the most important plants that I encountered: Chaparral is...

Heidi Guttmann on May 06, 2008 10:51PM

Footbinding, Part I: A Short History

Footbinding was a fashion, a fad that went horribly, horribly wrong. It started about 1,000 years ago when a dancer with small feet performed in the Chinese imperial court atop a giant lotus sculpture. Women in the court started binding...

Deep Genealogy goes beyond statistical research and reconnects you to the spirit of your ancestors. The ancestors are an integral part of the research; their spirits are guiding and informing the process.

Deep Genealogy is based on the principles of indigenous science. Research methods are holistic and include information from the spiritual, natural and dream worlds.

As in the world's most ancient traditions, Deep Genealogy honors the ancestors. It resacralizes the research process; transforming it from the dry and statistical into a spiritual journey.