
Many
people when considering the practices of Native Americans do not associate
meditative practices with the spiritual aspects of ceremony. Actually,
Native American practiced meditation often but did so in accordance
with their life styles.
Native Americans spent hours walking in nature observing the animals
in their natural surroundings. Native American also achieved meditative
states thru the use of chants and, if you consider it, in their dances.
Dance as a meditative form is drawn out of the context of movement.
It is often recognized that holy men and women of the various tribes
used special natural herbs to increase their ability to “travel”
to other dimensions, but this is the sacred ground of these people
and should never be approached by the untrained. Humans that are not
practiced and trained holy people can and do access parts of themselves
and other dimensions through the use of the meditative state.
In these workshop/seminar settings people will be guided through various
meditative practices that have been drawn from many traditions but
are mainly coupled with the Chinese Tao philosophy of meditation.
Even people experienced in meditation will learn to access the parts
of themselves that they haven’t accessed before. They will learn
to use meditation to grow and to heal themselves. Meditation is a
powerful tool that is meant for all to use and while it is simple
and easy, it is also complex and extremely powerful.
Recommended number of people:
Classes can be individual instruction or in a large group.
Materials
needed: None
Time
needed: Minimum one hour