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After 20 years as a school counsellor and cultural\u00a0instructor, Mah’koos retired from the Edmonton Catholic School Board in 2006. Since then,\u00a0Mah’koos has traveled across Canada as a keynote speaker and has presented for Head Start, Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation, the International Association of Women\u00a0Police and with education facilities including Lac La Biche, Grande Prairie, NorQuest and Grant MacEwan Colleges and the University of Alberta.\u00a0When in Edmonton, he continues to work part-time with teens struggling with addiction through the Edmonton Catholic Schools.<\/p>\n

Workshops coordinated and presented by Mah’koos include:<\/p>\n

Medicine Wheel Training
\nSuicide Prevention
\nTeam Building
\nTraditional Parenting Skills
\nFive Ways of Healing
\nDrum Vibes Meditations
\nForgiveness, Self-Forgiveness & Unforgivable
\nAnger Management
\nMission School Syndrome and the Ripple Effects
\nArt Reading & Water Colour Therapy
\nTraditional Story Telling, Intuition, Visions & Dreams
\nAura & Energy Readings to Remove Past Blockage
\nBuilding Relationships
\nVision Quest Fasting
\nWhat Does It Got to Do with Love
\nFire Forgiveness\u00a0Ceremony<\/p>\n

Teachings include:<\/p>\n

Sweat Lodge
\nDrum
\nRock
\nCrystal
\nEagle Feather
\nSweetgrass
\nCanoe
\nOjibway
\nStar Blanket<\/p>\n

Circles include:<\/p>\n

Finding Voices in a Sacred Circle
\nTalking Circle
\nForgiveness Circle<\/p>\n

Mah’koos is available for personal tobacco readings, healing ceremonies, reiki, cultural teachings and spiritual workshops.<\/p>\n

\n

Contact Mah’koos Today
\nE. info@mahkoos.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 20 years as a school counsellor and cultural\u00a0instructor, Mah’koos retired from the Edmonton Catholic School Board in 2006. Since then,\u00a0Mah’koos has traveled across Canada as a keynote speaker and has presented for Head Start, Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation, the International Association of Women\u00a0Police and with education facilities including Lac La Biche, … <\/p>\n

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