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Teaching Biography

"Helping people seek their empowerment through nature based spirituality, through taking political action, and through group and inter-personal process makes my heart sing. I find deep magic in the unfolding miracle of daily life. I consider myself a kitchen witch or, the older term, "cunning man", a village healer and magic worker. I love the transformational magic inherent in cooking, gardening, and in the other mundane tasks of living. I prefer working with simple, practical magic. I also weave my moment to moment practice of mindfulness into my work. For me, practicing the Craft of the Wise in the Reclaiming tradition is a great gift that we, the participants in any class, give to each other.

I first worked with the Reclaiming community in 1982, and moved to San Francisco to join the community a year later. I weave material gleaned from years of work, both as a student and as a teacher. In my workshops you may find material from my primary Craft teachers, Starhawk and Rose May Dance, along with the work of Stephen Levine, Robert Moss, Encompass (Natural Learning Rhythms), Cybele, Peter Walker, and from the writings of Wendy Palmer, Harville Hendrix, Connie Zweig, Anodea Judith, Shakti Gawain, along with many others. I have also learned a great deal from the co-teachers with which I've worked and have added material as I've developed it in my workshops for more than 20 years." --Brook

The focus of Brook's teaching is direct experience and reflection, empowerment of the participants, co-teaching, emotional safety, and decision making through consensus. Through his drumming and chanting, Brook brings a high level of energy to his experiential workshops. Brook teaches classes on magic and mythology that not only present the magic and myth, but bring them into our daily lives. He presents workshops on singing and drumming for healing, for ritual and as an act of devotion, on personal shadow stalking, on consensus process and facilitation, the core classes of the Reclaiming tradition, classes on non-violence and magical activism, on developing psychic skills, and on working with the tarot. He is continuously teaching at Reclaiming witchcamps and workshops in the U.S. and internationally.

As a blues and jazz musician, his music reflects a wonder at the beauty and sacredness of life. His work evokes our need for connection with each other and with spirit, and speaks to the challenges of trying to live a life based in vulnerability and emotional honesty. His material ranges from sweet to ironic, from the poetic to strong calls to action. He has worked and recorded with many groups, including blues, folk, American roots, fusion, big band, and progressive jazz, making appearances at the festivals, in clubs, on radio and on television.