Shamanic

Alberto Villoldo Alberto has written a number of books that describe the Healing the Light Body methodologies, though I would consider his "Shaman, Healer, Sage" the technical manual for the school.

You can learn more about the The Four Winds Society and the Healing the Light Body School by going to this link.

Alberto also has a framework prayer for Opening Sacred Space which is essential for protection during ceremonies and everyday life. A copy of this prayer and an understanding of what it does can be found at Creating Sacred Space page at the Dying Consciously website.

Alberto has also been instrumental in bringing a series of Sacred Rites back to North America. These rites are geared to assisting us to evolve from Homo sapiens to Homo luminous (Man/Woman of Light) within this generation (as opposed to between generations). There is more extensive documentation regarding these powerful rites at www.munay-ki.org

Michael Harner

Michael is a pioneering anthropologist who brought shamanic practices to the attention of "Western-oriented" people. He is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on experiential and practical shamanism. He started The Foundation For Shamanic Studies and published his seminal book on the subject:

Michael's foundation is directed toward preserving the knowledge and wisdom of the indigenous cultures from around the world. From his decades of field research he has been able to identify a number of core practices that are used by all shaman.

Sandra Ingerman

From Sandra's website:

Sandra teaches workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods.  She has trained and founded an international alliance of Medicine for the Earth Teachers and shamanic teachers.  Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times.

You can learn about Sandra, her other publications and events that she sponsors by going to her website at this link.

Malidoma Patrice Some

Malidoma is a Dagara tribesman from Burkina Faso, West Africa, who was taken from his home and given a Western education prior to him returning home and becoming initiated as a Dagara elder. He says it was necessary that he had knowledge of both worlds so that he could bring the Dagara wisdom to the West. His work stresses ritual and community, and the loss thereof in Western society. His  chapters on the differences in grieving styles in the West compared to the Dagara is compelling.

To learn more about Malidoma and the teaching programs he has initiated go to this link.

Dying Consciously Resources

The Dying Consciously: The Greatest Journey website has a substantial listing of references, resources, organizations, volunteers, videos and classes. Instead of duplicating their listing here, we will direct you to their page. Click here to visit their resources page.

Aya Despacho

The aya despacho is one way to lovingly assist our cherished one to die consciously. The ceremony provides deep celebration for the life of the individual who is in the process of or has already departed and brings energetic closure. The intention of the despacho is to create a rainbow bridge between the worlds, to ease the process of crossing over. To see the whole ceremony click Aya Despacho. You will also want to look at the Opening Sacred Space document found at the Creating Sacred Space page at the Dying Conscious website.

Trillium Awakening

 CC Leigh

CC is a senior teacher of Waking Down In Mutuality and beautiful human being. I have had the luxury of first-hand experience of her teaching and have benefitted greatly from it. If you wish to read more about her and what she has to offer people. CC has written one book:

She has a website with a similar name.

Bob Valine

Bob has written two books which are compilations of individuals experiences during their second birth.

The following is taken from a bio found at the Amazon.com website.

Saniel Bonder and Linda Groves-Bonder gave me a gift beyond measure. They gave me myself. Before I met them and experienced their work as leaders of Waking Down in Mutuality, I had been living a very full life, successful, relatively happy with family and friends and my career as a teacher. But there was a sense that something was missing, a realness, a grounding in myself and my life. I didn't know what that was. I had been with a number of spiritual teachers and communities seeking the wholeness, the completeness they promised. I had many wonderful experiences, "awakenings," shifts into a sense of myself as all that is, as oneness, as love. And I was very grateful, but it wasn't enough. Then I met Saniel and Linda and something totally different, unexpected, and mysterious happened. Their love, compassion, and humanity helped me find my way into my body, my life, my heart in a way that I didn't know was possible.

To learn more about what the Trillium Awakening community has to offer you please visit their website and their shop.