Shamanic Breathwork: Journeying beyond the Limits of the Self

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Incorporating psychospiritual tools with her shamanic breathwork practice, Linda Star Wolf shows how to spiritually journey in the same way shamans entrain to the rhythms of drums or rattles using the breath, either alone or together with music. Much like travelling to sacred places or ingesting entheogens, this practice can be used to enter altered states of consciousness, connect to cosmic consciousness, increase paranormal abilities and awaken the shaman within. Breathwork can, also, be used to resolve old traumas and shapeshift unproductive modes of thinking in order to move beyond them. Utilising the healing power of breath along with chakra-attuned music, Linda Star Wolf explores the Five Cycles of Change - the Alchemical Map of Shamanic Consciousness - and how these cycles affect you as you move through major shifts in your life. Filled with personal stories and case histories, the book, also, includes a 60-minute free CD of shamanic trance rhythms and a guided meditation to awaken the chakras during practice. * Explains how to enter altered states of consciousness, increase paranormal abilities and resolve old traumas using breathwork * Introduces the Five Cycles of Change that bring about major life shifts and how to work with them * Includes a 60-minute free CD of chakra-attuned rhythms to play during the journey

Linda Star Wolf, founder of Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts and the Shamanic Breathwork process, has led transformational workshops worldwide since 1984. She has written, with Nicki Scully, Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt and The Anubis Oracle.

"There is tremendous power in Linda Star Wolf's words like there is power in the breathwork she practices and teaches. The stories, insights, and information found here touch the heart, soul, body, and brain. Shamanic Breathwork is a must read for anyone ready for a major shift in consciousness." * John Lee, author of The Flying Boy and The Anger Solution * "In the Shamanic Breathwork journey, Star Wolf weaves her own healing experience into a powerful, compassionate process of deep inner work for others." * Jacquelyn Small, author of Awakening in Time and The Sacred Purpose of Being Human * "Linda Star Wolf has written a landmark book describing her incredible healing and transformational process.Shamanic Breathwork is a must for transpersonal therapists who truly desire to help people move through the middle toward higher consciousness, peace, and a healthy planet." * Wendyne Limber, author of Imagine Recovery and creator of the Imagination Process * "Shamanic Breathwork provides readers with a powerful process that heals us both individually and collectively as citizens of Planet Earth. Linda Star Wolf is one of those rare transformers whose visions and words weave their way into the depths of our psyches and bring us out the other side empowered and deeply connected to our inner guidance and soul's path." * Judith Corvin-Blackburn, author of Journey to Wholeness and Empowering the Spirit * "Shamanic Breathwork will help you use the power of the breath to access 'the shaman within' and activate your soul's purpose. I highly recommend this practical guide for turning the ideal into the real deal." * Steve Bhaerman, author of Driving Your Own Karma and coauthor of Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive * "The Shamanic Breathwork practice is the perfect way to journey beyond the limits of the self. I am very happy to see a book about breathwork from the shamanic perspective." * Leonard D. Orr, author of Breaking the Death Habit: The Science of Everlasting Life and founder of R * "Shamanic Breathwork is a Living Way to personal truth and freedom. We are not the 'self,' we are the one experiencing the 'self,' and Shamanic Breathwork brings that experience to the forefront of our consciousness. With love, light, and creativity, Linda Star Wolf offers others the power and grace of the Shamanic Breathwork practices." * Lee R. McCormick, author of The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal * "The Shamanic Breathwork process of personal and planetary transformation is Linda Star Wolf 's gift to the generations to come. She honors the ancestors as she shares a new form of wholeness and healing with all who take this breath of life into their hearts." * Rev. Charla J. Hermann, author of The Blue Star Portal of Transformation * "In Shamanic Breathwork, Linda Star Wolf shares the process that has helped so many to find the healing they were desperately seeking. I know from personal experience that the breathwork process is indeed life changing, and I endorse both the process and this wonderful book." * Cindy Henson, LCDC, ADCII, former co-owner and program director of Shades of Hope Treatment Center * "In these times of fast-moving change, Linda Star Wolf teaches us how to connect with our internal guidance and inborn ability to heal, spiritually and psychologically. She brings traditional shamanic consciousness into the 21st century in a form accessible to anyone with the courage to explore self-awareness." * Karen Craft, author of The Cosmic Purr: Inspiration for Animal Lovers * "Shamanic Breathwork reclaims and activates the Emotional Body, which is important because it is the seat of our power, the engine of manifestation." * Baba Dez Nichols, author of Sacred Sexual Healing: The Shaman Method of Sex Magic * "Shamanic Breathwork will give you insight into the world of the shaman and help you connect with your own healing wisdom." * Lee Lipsenthal, M.D., ABIHM, founder of Finding Balance in a Medical Life * "Linda Star Wolf brings great integrity, love, experience, wisdom, and, yes, even magic to her life's work. Her Shamanic Breathwork process brings you into right relationship with yourself and the world around you, shifting you into a new dimension of emotional, spiritual, and physical centeredness. I wholeheartedly recommend Shamanic Breathwork to anyone looking for lasting health and vitality in their life." * Molly M. Roberts, M.D., coauthor of Blackwell Complementary and Alternative Medicine * "During each step of the process, the author includes her own experiences as well as accounts from a wide variety of workshop participants. Their accounts indicate the benefits of the program for the general reader or participant as well as for those who have been in dependency relationships, or who are involved in recovery programs." * Richard D. Wright, New Age Retailer, Feb 2010 *