Morning Blessing

“May I live this day, Compassionate of Heart,
Clear in word, Gracious in Awareness,
Courageous in thought, Generous in Love”
~ John O’Donohue

Writings~Reflections
By Willow Rose, LPC, CHT
~Listed By Titles

Additional Information
~Listed By Category

Shamanic~Spirit Practices
From many traditions: Teachers, Books, Links

Sandra Ingerman Shamanicteachers.com
Well known teacher and practitioner. Many Books, recordings and…teachings via her website and other platforms such as the Shift Network.
(Note…Willow is listed on ShamanicTeachers.com. Sandra was one of my mentors in  Soul Retrieval. Work).

  • “Soul Retrieval” Mending the Fragmented Self”
  • “Medicines for the Earth”

 

Michael Harner

  • The Way of the Shaman

 

Hank Wesselman and Sandra Ingerman

  • Awakening to the Spirit World

 

Hank Wesselman – sharedwisdom.com

  • The Bowl of Light
  • Other books, recordings… (Hawaiian Spiritual-Shamainic Traditions)

 

Tom Cowan

  • Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit

 

Patrick Jasper Lee

  • We Borrow the Earth
    (The “Gypsy” Shamanic Tradition and Culture).

 

Malidoma Patrice Som’e

  • Ritual, Power, Healing and Commmunity
    (West African Dagara Culture)

Mindfulness~Contemplative ~Spiritual Practices

Sharon Salzberg

  • The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love/Compassion

 

Matthew Fox – matthewfox.org

  • Essential Writings on Creation Spirituality
    (one book of many)

 

Piero Ferrucci

  • The Power of Kindness

 

Rick Hanson, PhD – rickhanson.com

  • Buddha’s Brain
  • Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time

 

Chogyam Trungpa

  • The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation

 

Pema Chodron

  • The Places that Scare You: Gude to Fearlessness in Difficult Times.

 

Tara Brach, PhD tarabrach.com

  • True Refuge: Finding Peace/Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart.
  • (other books as well)

 

Toni Bernhard

  • How to Be Sick:  A Buddhist -Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill.

 

Lex Hixon

  • Coming Home: The Experience of Enlightenment in Sacred Traditions

Subtle Energy Medicines

Barnett and Chambers:

  • Reiki Energy Medicine

 

Barbara Brennan

  • Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field

 

End of Life~ Grief

Frank Ostaseski

  • The Five Invitations: Disovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

 

Stephen Levine

  • A Year to Live: How to Live this Year as if it Were Your Last.

 

David Kessler – Grief.com

  • Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

Poetry~ Inspiration~

poetryfoundation.org

 

Joy Harjo (Native American Poet)

  • How (We Became Human: New and Selected Poems
  • The Woman Who Fell from the Sky.
  • (many others)..

 

Poetry of Audre Lorde

 

Poetry of Langston Hughes

 

Explore The Mystical Poems of Rumi, Hafiz, Tagore and Others

Other World Views

Jack Kornfield & Christina Feldman

  • Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart

 

John O’Donohue

  • Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
  • To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

 

Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

 

Dhyani Ywahoo

  • Cherokee Teachings from the Wisdom Fire

 

Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D

  • Coyote Medicine: Lessons from Native American Healing

 

Don Miguel Ruiz

  • The Four Agreements: A Toltec  Wisdom Book

 

Martin Precetel

  • The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun

Additional Resources

Judith Orloff, MD

  • The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People

 

Michael Meade – mosaicvoices.org

 

Books, Presentation, Workshops Psychology and World Myth

 

Online Classes & Podcasts

Sounds True – SoundsTrue.com

 

New Dimensions Radio – newdimensions.org

 

The Shift Network – theshiftnetwork.com