https://youtu.be/lXH7weSnCvw Every now and then, someone calls me asking how to find a shaman or a medicine man or woman. I try to be of assistance, yet those who truly possess these capabilities are rare in our time. That rarity is why discernment matters—and why I’m writing this. From early childhood, I was drawn to Native Americans, and when I [...]
https://youtu.be/0Q_2gHB6I5g Being highly empathic has its challenges. I can’t help but see and feel what people are holding in their bodies, the stresses of daily life, trauma, other lived experiences, and their cognitive and emotional responses to it all. I can feel from people’s bodies when they’re smoking or drinking, especially if it’s heavy, or using other recreational drugs, [...]
https://youtu.be/zYMk--9HWp0 Most people in our digital age—if they meditate at all—do it intermittently: ten, fifteen, maybe twenty minutes at a time. To be completely honest, it’s better than nothing; it may turn the stress volume down a bit, but it barely skims the surface. Underneath sits the real load: the stresses of daily life, a brain and body on [...]
https://youtu.be/v-YJfAbXKzc Since the time of my earliest memories, I was drawn to Native Americans. As a child, I would sit for hours and look at books with photographs of Native people and their ritual practices. At the age of fourteen, when I began to learn about traditional Native doctors (medicine men and women), I decided that, if ever given [...]
https://youtu.be/06JPVvdlVSs Many people who attempt to meditate find it a real struggle. Teachers across traditions have said as much for centuries—resistance isn’t new—but in our digital age it’s louder. Long hours, being “on call,” the constant pull to answer emails, long commutes, caring for children or aging parents… it can feel impossible to slow down and set aside time [...]
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