The Babaylan Pavilion features Filipino indigenous arts, practices and beliefs, as a way of fostering reconnection with one's cultural roots and promoting cultural identity.
Healers of different indigenous traditions will conduct education and healing sessions for the public. Chat time with cultural practitioners and other informational resources will also be available to address any inquiries. Filipino-Americans as well as other cultural minorities, will have a chance to learn about ancestral links that may animate the inner search for identification, belonging and interconnectedness.
Saturday, September 10, 2011:
11:30 - Pagbabasbas Ritwal: Blessings for Kapwa and the Earth - Lizae Reyes, healing harpist, dance artist, teacher & Frances Santiago - dance artist
12:00 - Baybayin Workshop (PAN Pavillion)- Faustino Caigoy , healer, artist, baybayin specialist, Kali master
1:00 - Walking with the Babaylan and the Priest: One Pinay's Journey Through Seminary - Cisa Payuyo, pin@yist theologian in formation
3:00 - Anting-anting: Why the Tagalog God, Bathala, is hiding inside the stone - Tita Pambid-Domingo - Filipino language & culture university professor
4:00 - Way of the Ancient Healer: Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions - Virgil Mayor Apostol, healer, author & Arnis practitioner
Sunday, September 11, 2011:
12:00 - Readings from the book "Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous" - Venus Herbito, independent filmmaker, speaker & writer
1:00 - The Golden Tara: Buddhist icon of the Ancient Sri Vijayan Philippines - Roque Bucton, artist, consultant, organizer
2:00 - Creating Your Personal Mandala: The Connection between Self and Source - Loralei Rose Bingamon, certified expressive arts practitioner & community artist
3:00 - Demonstration of "Hilot," a healing tradition - Faustino Caigoy, healer, artist, baybayin specialist, Kali master
4:00 - Mask Making for Exploring One's Healing Symbol - Mila Anguluan-Coger, expressive arts therapist
*Schedule is subject to change
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