Healing Journeys: Responding to the World Map of Pain International Conference 21 – 23 September 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

The Institute for the Healing of Memories will be hosting its fifth International conference, “Healing journeys: Responding to the World Map of Pain” September 21 – 23 at the Welgelee Conference Centre in Paarl.

The conference will bring together healing of memories practitioners and allies from different countries and contexts we have worked with through the years.

People living in, and having lived through different experiences of pain caused by individual and collective traumatic conditions will share their stories.

Healing practitioners, academics, artists from diverse backgrounds will share their experience, knowledge and collective wisdom to give guidance on ways we can respond to the individual and collective pain in the world.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?it answered
everywhere
everywhere
     everywhere.

Warshan Shire

The scale of human pain has never been greater. The onslaught on the resilience of the human spirit never more intentional. It calls for a collective ethical, moral and spiritual response to sustain hope to create a more compassionate, just and caring world.

Please visit the website for updates on conference programme and speakers.

Conference Registration fee. South Africa @ R1500 and International @ $150USD (includes conference material, lunch and teas)

Please complete a registration form online or submit to info@healingofmemories.co.za

The conference will be followed by the inaugural One Love: Festival of Healing 24 -25 September at the Arboretum in Paarl.

The conference is made possible by the generous support of Trinity Church, Wall Street.

Healing Journeys Responding to the World Map of Pain Application form 2016