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Sharing with those who ask
Fort Simpson woman starts business to share spiritual teachings
Roxanna Thompson Northern News Services Published Thursday, August 11, 2011
Barbara Moreau started Gathering of Nations in January. Through the business, Moreau participates in conferences and workshops and also sets up seminars and one-on-one consultations. At all of the events Moreau shares self-help techniques with participants. One of the techniques is called walking the absolute truth. The absolute truth involves revisiting your life, letting go of traumas and negative life experiences and forgiving from the heart, said Moreau. All of the teachings Moreau shares are based on the 13 grandmother teachings she's learned from traditional healer Frank Austin, who's also called Manyhorses. Moreau met Manyhorses at a conference in Vancouver last March. Manyhorses announced there was a woman from the North at the conference who he was instructed to teach. Moreau turned out to be that woman. Since then, Manyhorses, who's from the Bulkley Skeena region of B.C., has been sharing with Moreau all of the teachings that were passed down through his family. "It's amazing," she said. The teachings, which are based on unconditional love, peace and unity, are compatible with the teachings of other religions and belief systems, she said. Since founding Gathering of Nations, Moreau has been busy. Beginning in January in the Deh Cho, Moreau and Manyhorses led a series of seminars. The series took them to Kamloops, B.C., Edmonton, Regina and Terrace, B.C. In the cities, the pair led five-day seminars for groups of approximately 20 people as well as individual sessions. The seminars include teachings on ancient psychology, releasing trauma and self-help tools. Moreau recommends the seminars to people who are looking for something more, want to know answers to life's questions, want let go of traumas and move forward. While it's now possible to bring these teachings to the mainstream, Moreau said they can't be forced on people. "Whoever's willing to learn I will teach them if they ask me," she said. Moreau said her own teaching began when she was young, as her mother Louisa Moreau shared with her legends, stories, protocols of being a woman and family traditions. Manyhorses' teachings have expanded on that early base, she said. Moreau continues to be busy. From Aug. 18 to 20 she will be working at a healing gathering in Saskatchewan and will be doing further work in the province. She is also in the process of finding a publisher for two books she's written. The books are about the self-empowerment tools and ancient healing techniques that are taught in the seminars. Moreau also has two more books planned one about her life story and one about Manyhorses'. She also has a website for her business called Ancient Trail. Moreau said she hopes her business will allow her to share the teachings with as many people as possible. "Change starts with the self and it's always a personal choice," she said.
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