{"title":"Alberto Villoldo","description":"Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.,  is the author of ten other books. He teaches energy medicine to thousands of medical professionals and laypeople every year. His adventures in the Amazon and the Andean highlands are documented in his books Dance of the Four Winds and Island of the Sun. He lives in Los Angeles.","products":[{"product_id":"shaman-healer-sage-how-to-heal-yourself-and-others-with-the-energy-medicine-of-the-americas-hardcover","title":"Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA renowned medical anthropologist offers a practical and revolutionary program to alleviate the effects of disease, prevent illness, and revitalize relationships using traditional shamanic healing methods\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"At last, a deeply committed seeker, scholar, and teacher has brought the rich legacy of Native America forward to take its rightful place among the world's great spiritual traditions.\"--Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Healing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlberto Villoldo has studied shamanic healing techniques among the descendants of the ancient Inkas for decades. In \u003ci\u003eShaman, Healer, Sage\u003c\/i\u003e, he draws on his vast body of knowledge to create a program based on the ancient healing methods used by these shamans--methods that have long been inaccessible to most of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVilloldo explains the Luminous Energy Field, the central concept to shamanic healing that is believed to surround our material bodies, and teaches us how to see and influence the imprints that disease leaves on this field and thereby heal ourselves and others, as well as ward off illness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVilloldo masterfully weaves personal anecdotes throughout his teachings that showcase the power of the energy medicine of the Americas. In one story, he recounts when antibiotics failed to control his pneumonia after he contracted the infection in Peru. His mentor, the shaman Don Antonio, used the process of Illumination to remove the toxins that had invaded Villoldo's body. These same shamanic techniques later allowed Villoldo to remove stagnant energy from a young woman whose marriage was suffering due to her past experience with abandonment. With the aid of shamanic work, the woman regained her trust in others, and her marriage was revitalized. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich with ancient wisdom and contemporary techniques, \u003ci\u003eShaman, Healer, Sage \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable resource to helping ourselves and others.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlberto Villoldo, a classically trained medical anthropologist, has studied shamanic healing techniques among the descendants of the ancient Inkas for more than twenty years. In Shaman, Healer, Sage, he draws on his vast body of knowledge to create a practical and revolutionary program based on the traditional healing methods used by these shamans -- methods that, until now, have been inaccessible to most of the world. \u003cbr\u003eVilloldo explains that central to shamanic healing is the concept of the Luminous Energy Field that is believed to surround our material bodies. His book teaches us to see and influence the imprints that disease leaves on this field and thereby to heal ourselves and others, as well as prevent illness. \u003cbr\u003eVilloldo weaves wonderful teaching stories throughout about the healing power of the energy medicine of the Americas. In one story, Villoldo comes down with pneumonia while in Peru. When antibiotics fail to control the infection, his mentor, the shaman Don Antonio, uses the process of Illumination to remove the toxins that had invaded Villoldo's body. These same shamanic techniques later allowed Villoldo to remove stagnant energy from a young woman whose marriage was suffering due to her past experience with abandonment. With the aid of shamanic work, the woman regained her trust in others, and her marriage was revitalized. \u003cbr\u003eThis book is rich with ancient wisdom and contemporary techniques we can use to help ourselves and others, as well as with the more advanced methods of master shamans, which are being brought to a wide audience for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51363252601055,"sku":"9780609605448","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UAwbq1MHk89780609605448.webp?v=1789033968"},{"product_id":"yoga-power-spirit-patanjali-the-shaman-paperback","title":"Yoga, Power \u0026 Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the classic Hindu text on the spiritual practice of yoga. Written more than 2,000 years ago, these teachings provide a rich, contemplative understanding of yoga and philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDerived from an ancient oral tradition, when the Divine feminine was worshiped, the Yoga Sutras were later taught by priests and scholars from a masculine tradition that obscured their deep wisdom. While there are many scholarly translations of the Yoga Sutras, in this book, best-selling author and shaman Alberto Villoldo reveals how these teachings are available to us at all times--without gurus, temples, or decades of study. Villoldo's own fieldwork with the high shamans of the Americas has shown that the goals of shamanism and yoga are identical, and he demonstrates the parallels in their practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of short, inspirational passages from the Sutras, the reader is led toward self-realization and enlightenment in its simplest form. In this treasured book, Villoldo brings to life the spiritual teachings of yoga in a pure and practical way--stripped of dogma and brimming with poetry and spirit.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51363624648927,"sku":"9781401953416","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/s6wtDfO9iP9781401953416.webp?v=1789041550"},{"product_id":"grow-a-new-body-cookbook-upgrade-your-brain-and-heal-your-gut-with-90-plant-based-recipes-hardcover","title":"Grow a New Body Cookbook: Upgrade Your Brain and Heal Your Gut with 90+ Plant-Based Recipes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cookbook rooted in shamanic wisdom of 90+ plant-based recipes that will help you grow stronger, healthier, and younger, and reverse the loss of vitality associated with aging.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing older is inevitable. 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