Living from the Heart

Indigenous people live naturally within nature in a reciprocal relationship with Spirit. The indigenous traditions of the Andes and Amazon are an ancient way of living in harmony within ourselves, our communities and with nature. Although we were not born in their world, we can learn to live more fully from our hearts in harmony and peace. Within each community, there are those that we call “shamans” who function as bridges between spirit and matter, between individuals and their communities for the enrichment of the miracle that we call life. This path of experiental shamanism, involves a transformational process of going deeply within and learning by experience, of moving from our heads where we think about our lives, to our hearts where we feel our feelings, and finally to our navel where we learn to live in the moment from our essence expressing our natural gifts.

Most of us spend our lives in our minds fulfilling the stories that we were taught to live by family, peers, religion, and society when we were children. Frequently, we get stuck in habitual patterns of thinking and feeling expending vast amounts of energy to fulfill other people's expectations. Although we may have forgotten that we were the ones who created these stories, we can learn to change our stories thereby experiencing change within. Within our hearts, there is a mystery, the pause between heartbeats, that can't be described in words yet can be experienced by everyone. Within us, there is a source that is calling us home, to the home that we all yearn for, the home that waits for us within our innermost being. If we are willing, we can let go of who we are not to return to our origin to experience our essence.

Despite the many challenges that take up our time in today’s fast paced world, we can learn to create and maintain balance and harmony within so we can live in a state of joy and happiness. There are many practical tips, exercises and energetic practices within indigenous traditions that can help us gently move from reactionary living to actively dancing with life in the present moment. When we live in the present, letting go and allowing our lives to unfold from our essence, then our lives simplify as we achieve our natural state of inner peace and harmony. Along the way in this inner transformational process we discover our true nature and the gifts that are waiting within us to be developed and shared with others.

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