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TRAVEL
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EAGLE CONNECTION
“Spirit in Nature: Shamanism in New Zealand,” March 10-16, 2012
“Colours of Rajasthan: A North Indian Journey,” October 30-November 18, 2013
For two decades I have been taking small groups to special places I love to make friends in indigenous communities. My motto: Don’t rush, have fun and learn. With sensitivity to local cultural and environmental concerns, we explore traditions of sacred land and shamanic practice.
To get an idea of who I am, take a look at my book Other Ways of Knowing: Recharting Our Future with Ageless Wisdom (Inner Traditions, 1997).
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SANCTUARY JOURNEYS
Travel in small, affordable groups to a timeless land and culture with Ed Tick, PhD, an expert guide in psychospiritual healing and classical studies.
Contact:
Ed Tick, PhD
518-463-0588
www.mentorthesoul.com
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PLANT SPIRIT SHAMANISM
PlantTeachers and Light of the Vine produces Amazon Convergence and plant medicine spiritual retreats and dietas in the Amazon and locations worldwide. We offer safe guidance, sound practice, care and support for healing and transformation. We hold our highest intention for the safe passage and proliferation of the plants, the spirits and participants.
Dedicated to the equality of all in the ecosphere.
~more peace, more joy, more love~
Sitaramaya, Plant Spirit Guide
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BHOLA'S SHAMANIC EXPERIENCES
Shamanism in the Himalayas is not limited to a particular ethnic group or sect. The rituals and ceremonies may be different but they share a similar core. The shamans do not show any prejudices between rich and poor, cast or color, language or nationality, religion or sect. The shamans have their own personal paraphernalia, sacred objects, drums and chants. The shaman, when inspired by the tutelary deity or their power animal, dance spirit rhythms as they journey to the three levels of existence. This is often done to retrieve lost souls.
The shamanic practitioners in Nepal are called Dhami or Jhankri. These terms are used interchangeably. Before the introduction of modern medicine people depended on the shamans in case of disease, drought, floods, infertility, spiritual obstacles, family and community disputes. Shamans also conducted household and community ceremonies, advised villages on local problems and, after a death, assisted a soul’s passage to a different realm.
This long trip takes participants in the historic valley of Kathmandu first and then to Tibet. Having visited the most important historic and spiritual sites of Lhasa, Xigatse and Gyantse, we also visit the Base Camp of Mt.Everest, visit Milarepa’s Cave and then enter into Nepal. While in Nepal we will visit all the important monuments and power places of the Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara. We will be meeting three Tibetan shamans and three Nepalese indigenous shamans. We will not only get individual healing sessions but also learn from them. Four afternoons will be devoted in learning Nepalese shamanic healing wisdom, rituals, cosmologies, spiritual realms, etc.
Contact:
Bhola Banstola
Viale Fiume 14,
46100, Mantova, Italy
bholamimi@hotmail.com
www.nepaleseshaman.com
www.nepalese.it
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