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Welcome! This collection of materials was developed to provide electronic resources for my students and reduce paper consumption in my classes.
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Shamanic Resources
Shamanic How-To Articles by Cynthia
Working Safely in the Spirit Realm
Altar Building Basics
Building Sacred Relationships: A Practical Guide to Working with Guides and Gods
Learning to Journey for Self-Healing, for anyone interested in learning how to journey for the first time.
Learning to Journey Overview & Tips, A downloadable 2-page .pdf that distills the directions in my journey article (above), with a few additional tips.
I’ve created a variety of playlists on my Spotify profile dedicated to shamanic music and drumming. Here are a few I recommend:
~ The Shamanic Drumming playlist contains 15 and 30-minute solo drumming tracks, as well as a variety of shamanic drumming with music. The solo tracks are recommended for first-time journeying.
~ The Norse Shamanic Ceremony playlist contains shamanic music, primarily from Scandinavia, which I use for journey and meditative work. I recommend this for those interested in exploring a wider array of shamanic music for journeying.
~ The Guided Shamanic Journey playlist is the music I use with my clients in my Shamanic Energy Healing Sessions.
The Society for Shamanic Practice’s ‘New to Shamanism‘ page features articles introducing shamanic topics and practices.
Recommended Books on Shamanism and Related Subjects
Dances With Ancestors, David Kowalewski, PhD, A practical resource for ancestor work, sourced from global studies of indigenous shamanic practices.
Shamanic Journeying, A Beginner’s Guide, by Sandra Ingerman.
Shamanism Without Borders, A Guide to Shamanic Tending for Trauma and Disasters, from the Society for Shamanic Practice
Spirit Marriage, by Megan Rose, PhD. A survey of nine individuals involved in spirit marriages, and the effects on their daily lives, and personal and professional practices.
The Book of Ceremony, Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life, by Sandra Ingerman.
The Shamanic Drum, A Guide to Sacred Drumming, by Michael Drake.
The Woman in the Shaman’s Body; Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine, by Barbara Tedlock, PhD. This book examines female indigenous lines of shamanism and how they differ from male-based traditions, countering the assumption that most shamans in ancient times were men. This is a beautiful and inspiring collection of shamanic experiences and stories that lift up the power of women in shamanism, past and present.
Want more resources? Here’s my shamanic bibliography.
Reiki Student Resources
Reiki Articles to Expand Your Skills
IARP Full Reiki Article Index (International Association of Reiki Practitioners)
Recommended IARP articles for all Reiki students:
Clearing Your Space with Reiki
Exploring Mikao Usui Reiki Teachings
Reiki and Chronic Pain: Can Reiki Help Heal the Chronic Pain Epidemic?
Reiki and the Chakras: A Gateway for Opening Spiritual Gifts
Reiki Sensations, A Practitioner’s Perspective
Self Development With Reiki
Reiki for Animals – Recommended reading on how to offer Reiki to animals using the Let Animals Lead® Method.
Recommended articles for Reiki 2 & 3 students:
Chanting Reiki Symbols, IARP
Breaking the Reiki Code, International House of Reiki
Reiki Precepts Sign (free Inkwood image download)
Recommended Reiki Books
Crystal Reiki, Krista Mitchell
Everything Animal Reiki: A Simple Guide to Meditating with Animals for Healing, Kathleen Prassad
Magick of Reiki, Christopher Penczak
Self-Healing with Reiki, Penelopy Quest (Recommended for level 1)
The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui
The Reiki Manual, Penelopy Quest (Recommended for levels 2 & 3)
Tarot Class Resources
Tarot Articles in the Inkwood Journal
Court Card Personalities, (free .pdf download)
Major Arcana Keywords, (free .pdf download)
21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card, Mary K Greer
Numbers: Their Occult Power and Mystic Virtue, W. Wynn Westcott
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel Pollack
Tarot For Yourself, Mary K Greer
Yoga Nidra Resources
You can find free Yoga Nidra meditations by searching on YouTube, Spotify, and other streaming services.
Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra – This is the tradition of yoga nidra I studied with Jennifer Reis. These sessions bring clients deep into inner guided journeys through their five koshas, or sheaths, separating the physical body from the pure energetic formlessness of the true self.
I AM Yoga Nidra by Kamini Desai – Kamini’s meditations can be accessed through her app for a small ($4) one-time fee, or an annual fee for more resources. At $10/year, I find her annual membership worth the cost, and I use her meditations quite a bit.
Recommended Yoga Nidra Books
Radiant Rest, Tracee Stanley – my recommendation for beginners
Yoga Nidra – The Art of Transformational Sleep, Kamini Desai, PhD – recommended for a deeper dive into the science and philosophy of Yoga Nidra.
Holistic Wellness Resources
From the Inkwood Journal
Daily Energy Medicine Routine
Modifications to the Daily Energy Medicine Routine
Energy Management for Highly Sensitive People
Tree of Life Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation
DMINDER APP: This free app helps you track the amount of vitamin D you get from sun exposure. Sun therapy is a critical part of overall wellness, and this app helps you make sure you’re getting the right kind of sun and producing the correct amount of vitamin D that your body needs. Highly recommended!!
Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, Dr. Claudia Welsch
The Body Deva, Mary Mueller Shutan
The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well, Kate O’Donnell
Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You, Brant Secunda, Mark Allen
The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz
The Tapping Solution: A Revolutionary System for Stress-Free Living, Nick Ortner
You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay