Links
Here is a selection of links to short video clips by various people who have influenced me over the years. I hope you find them useful.
Gabrielle Roth: is a musician, author, music director, dancer, philosopher and recording artist in the world music and trance dance genres, with a special interest in shamanism. Known as the "urban shaman," she is music director of the theatre company The Mirrors, and has been a member of the Actor's Studio. She is the founder of the recording label Raven Recordings. She has been a faculty member of both Kripalu [1] and the Esalen Institute, and offers classes at the Omega Institute, often joined by her son, Jonathan Horan. Her international institute, The Moving Center, oversees the teaching of her work through schools in New York, California, and Europe, and has certified over 250 teachers worldwide. She is currently teaching experimental theater in New York based on The Roth 5Rhythms and training others to use shamanic methods within artistic, education, and healing contexts.
Power Wave Dance by Gabrielle Roth
Movement Medicine
The Wave Dance by Gabrielle Roth
Alberto Villoldo: is a Cuban-born psychologist and medical anthropologist who has studied the shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Inka shamans for over 25 years.
He graduated in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in Inter-American Studies, followed by a master's
in Psychology in 1972 and a doctorate in psychology at the Humanistic Psychology Institute. His thesis advisor was Dr. Stanley Krippnera consciousness researcher and a pioneer in the study of the paranormal phenomena, with whom he later co-authored Healing States: A Journey Into the World
of Spiritual Healing and Shamanism. While on the faculty of San Francisco State University, Villoldo founded and directed the Biological Self Regulation Laboratory at San Francisco State University,
where he investigated the effects of energy healing on blood and brain chemistry.
Since 1984 Villoldo directs The Four Winds Society, where he trains individuals in the practice of
energy medicine and soul retrieval. The school has centers in New England, California, the UK, the Netherlands, and Utah.
Courageous Dreams: Alberto Villoldo on Shamanism 1
Courageous Dreams: Alberto Villoldo on Shamanism 2
Courageous Dreams: Alberto Villoldo on Shamanism 3
Deepak Chopra: is an Indian medical doctor and writer, has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. Chopra says that he has been influenced by the teachings
of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita, as well as by Jiddu Krishnamurti,and by the field of quantum physics. Deepak Chopra has had a profound influence on the New Thought Movement that has embraced him in the U.S.
Spirit and Healing
Releasing Emotion Toxins
Brandon Bays: was Diagnosed with a tumor the size of a basketball, Brandon was catapulted on a remarkable, soul-searching and ultimately freeing healing journey in which she uncovered a means
to get direct access to the soul, to the boundless healing potential inside all of us. Only six-and-one-
half weeks later she was pronounced tumor free, text-book perfect, no drugs — no surgery!!
"Through the humbling and profoundly transformational experience of naturally healing from a tumor
in only six-and-one-half weeks, I uncovered a boundless joy and freedom that have been my daily experience ever since.”
Paul Mckenna: is a British hypnotist, and television personality. According to the Sunday Times he is Britain's best selling non-fiction author and is published in 23 languages.
His career to date includes self-improvement television shows, giving seminars through his
company Paul McKenna Training, producing books and multimedia products and performing
hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming and other personal development techniques. Many of his training courses and products provide tips for general life improvement.
Paul Mckenna - I can change your life
James Arthur Ray: is a professional speaker, and author. He has been featured in the movie The
Secret. Ray has also been a guest on Oprah, Larry King, and The Today Show. Ray is the author of "Harmonic Wealth" which is a New York Times bestseller.
James Arthur Ray Live presentations
Stuart Wilde: is an author, lecturer, and one of the most knowledgeable metaphysical teachers in
the world. He started writing in the early 1980's and has written 15 books on consciousness and awareness, including Affirmations and The Quickening. His quirky yet perceptive way of writing has
won him a loyal readership over the years. His books have been translated into a dozen languages.
Over 20 years, Stuart came to be known as “the teacher’s teacher” because of the impact he has
had on other writers and thinkers. When he makes predications, he goes into a trance and tells you what
will happen later. He writes that the majority of his adult life has been driven by visions, most
of which are personal, showing things about his life or those around him.
Louise Hay: is a motivational speaker and author, and the founder of Hay House, a publishing company. She has authored several self-help and New Thought books, and is best known for her 1984 book, You
Can Heal Your Life.
Louise L. Hay - Loving Yourself
Michael Losier: is the author of Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want
and Less of What You Don't, a best-seller that is being translated into 21 languages. A
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, Michael travels the world giving seminars on how
to use "Deliberate Attraction"—the artful application of law of attraction. He has been a frequent
guest on radio and TV shows and host of seminars across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Law of Attraction -Your Words and Your Vibes
Anthony Robbins: is an American self-help writer and professional speaker. He became well known through the use of firewalking in his seminars. He initially studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming
but went on to develop his own methods.
Tony Robbins motivates you in 20 minutes
Jack Cranfield: is the co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul and author of the best-selling book
The Success Principles.He jump-started his career with his mentor W. Clement Stone where he was taught fundamental success principles that he still operates from today.
Getting Over a Difficult Situation
Micheal Beckwith: is a living testament to building spiritual community. In the 1970’s he began an inward journey into the teachings of East and West, and today teaches universal truth principles
found in the New Thought-Ancient Wisdom tradition of spirituality. Gifted with a vision of a trans-denominational spiritual community, in 1986 he founded the Agape International Spiritual Center
upon his faith in that original vision.
Dr. Michael Beckwith @ Yogamala '07
Greg Braden: is New York Times best selling author. Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as
a pioneer in bridging science and spirituality for more than 20 years, Gregg has searched high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to uncover their timeless secrets. To
date, his work has led to such paradigm-shattering books as The Isaiah Effect, The God Code, and
his 2007 release, The Divine Matrix:Bridging Time, Space, Miracles and Belief. Gregg’s work is now published in 17 languages and 27 countries and shows us beyond any reasonable doubt that the
key to our future lies in the wisdom of our past.
Laughter Yoga: In 1995 Dr Madan Kataria, an Indian Doctor and student of Yoga was writing a
paper
for a medical journal titled 'Laughter is the best medicine'.
Convinced of the medical benefits
of
laughter and Yogic breathing exercises, Doctor Kataria was searching for a way to bring these
benefits to modern man. You can't prescribe 20 minutes of laughter a day, and for best effect a
range of different types of laughter should be combined.
In a flash of inspiration Laughter Yoga was born.
Benefits of Laughter Yoga with John Cleese
Laughter Yoga on Discovery Channel
Enlightenment Magazine: is a spiritual, cultural, philosophical, and otherwise category-busting magazine committed to bringing a new perspective to politics, business, science, the arts, and the environment. WIE is the engaged, evolutionary movement that has emerged from our passionate pursuit of the question of what enlightenment really is, and what it means in the world today.
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