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Frequently Asked Questions
Who goes to a shaman and why?
 The
clients I see in my "life coaching" practice love shamanic energy
practices because they accelerate change, and because they fulfill our
need for ritual and for being close to the earth. The clients I see as
an organizational consultant and trainer are open to working on an
energetic level because they know the literal level is not working.
They also like connecting our spiritual and work lives and infusing
organizations with passion and meaning. The lineage of shamans is
dedicated not only to individual healing, but also to healing of the
planet.
How do the Sand Spirits™
work?
A
clinical term for the Sand Spirits would be "projectives," images that
evoke interpretations we project on to the photograph. Like the Tarot
or other decks of cards with forms, the Sand Spirits™
are rich symbols that make contact with our deeper knowing and with a
level of the collective unconscious that goes beyond what we can know
on the "normal" mental level.
Projectives
are just one example of the ways in which photography can be used
therapeutically with all ages, for a wide range of challenges. I have
worked with Phototherapy, an international "movement," since the
1970's.
After
using the Sand Spirits in my own life and with countless people in
both personal and professional settings, I find that they are magic.
That is, they have become more powerful the more they have been used.
I do not feel I "made" them; I feel they were a gift that I merely
recognized, and that their "appearance" was a special event that is
still unfolding.
What is the story behind the Sand Spirits™?
I
discovered the Sand Spirits™ on a beach on
the Pacific side of Baja, Mexico, a few weeks before being diagnosed
with breast cancer. The images were powerful symbols in my own
healing. As I developed ways of working with them myself, they "told"
me that they would like to be used with others, and I followed their
"instructions" as I created the materials.
The
full story is in the manual, and will be in the workbooks. The Sand
Spirits™ continue to build on their story
as people I work with reveal new forms I never saw, new meanings I
could never invent, and new reports of the effects the cards have had
on their lives and work.
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Tools
Energy work or energy medicine in
the shamanic tradition of the Peruvian Incas involves creating a
sacred space and working with the luminous body or energy field to
remove entities or energies that are not serving the person, or that
are manifesting as symptoms in the physical, emotional or spiritual
aspects of life.
Rituals are indigenous practices or
primarily non-verbal, symbolic or spiritual practices that can be used
to mark passages; to reinforce new ways of being; or to express
gratitude and oneness with the universe.
Sand tray work is the therapeutic practice of arranging
objects in a tray filled with sand, in order to symbolize and
communicate emotions and states of being that may or may not be
conscious.
Therapeutic photography,
or PhotoTherapy, is the use of photography for learning and human
growth and transformation. Photographs taken by the client, owned by
the client or chosen by the client can be important ways to "project"
unconscious feelings on to an image, or to see oneself and one's life
differently.
Journaling involves the use of a
personal journal to write about, draw or otherwise keep a record of
feelings, events, ideas, dreams, creations that can be important and
revealing to the journal keeper.
Guided imagery is the use of
the creative imagination to picture, sense or experience energies,
events, relationships, dialogues, or journeys that are initiated by
the mind, but which can surpass the boundaries of the mind and body.
Tarot cards are ancient cards used
for divination and introspection, and I have special training using
the major arcana, or most ancient cards in
the deck, with clients.
Shamanic circle drawings
are useful for seeing what our deeper wisdom says about the work ahead
for us in the coming year. The drawing I use is from the Maori
shamanic tradition and is used by Angeles Arrien.
Medicine stones are
fundamental to the Peruvian shamanic tradition. They are part of my
mesa, or medicine bag, and facilitate our seeing and releasing
negative energies and taking on more powerful, positive ones.
The Through a Different Lens model
for personal and organizational transformation is a series of 7
concentric circles or lenses that correspond to the chakras. They
provide a series of 8 steps (including the center) that lead to
productive planning and goal setting. They also are reminiscent of the
7 concentric circles at Moray, the temple of the sacred feminine in
the highlands of Peru. You will see the photo of Moray on this site.
Illumination is the core energy
healing practice I use. With the client lying fully clothed on her
back relaxing, I open or unwind one chakra and guide the client to use
the breath to release dense energies that we replace with pure white
light.
Extraction is a process in which I
help the client release more embedded energies that are not serving
him by working directly with the energy and helping to dislodge it
from the client’s system.
Soul retrieval is a beautiful
process of retrieving and integrating a part of our soul or life force
that has been exiled or separated from us, usually from a traumatic
experience. We journey to the underworld and bring back gifts and soul
passions and re-negotiate old contracts. This is a life-changing
experience and is usually not done in the first session.
Links
CoachVille -- For people who love to coach, have a
coach, or want to become one.
Life coaching and energy healing in the Peruvian Inca tradition:
www.thefourwinds.com
Therapeutic photography and PhotoTherapy, Judy Weiser, Director.:
www.phototherapy-centre.com
The Wisdom Project and Diane Katz, Ph.D.:
www.theworkingcircle.com
Organization Alive and Marie Miyashiro, APR:
www.OrganizationAlive.com
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Writing It Real
is dedicated to helping those who write from personal experience
create their best writing, gather information from a community of
like-minded writers and facilitate the writing of others, whether they
be clients, students or writing workshop peers. Our aim is to
replicate the atmosphere of the best writing conferences and
workshops, where attendees come to meet writers and colleagues from
whom they wish to learn.
www.WritingItReal.com
Talent Development Resources
Information and inspiration to enhance growth and creative expression
- quotes, articles and interviews with psychologists, coaches and
accomplished writers, actors and other artists, plus book
titles/excerpts and personal development programs.
www.talentdevelop.com
New Renaissance Magazine
An international magazine with a holistic coverage of ecology,
economics, politics, society, science and the arts. Extensive online
article directory.
www.ru.org
Sunstone Healing Center
www.sunstonehealing.org
Institute of Noetic Sciences
www.ions.org
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suggestions for links to add to this page.
Through a Different Lens, Inc.
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