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Prajña is the Sanskrit word for wisdom. Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest healing systems, rooted in the principle of a mind-body-spirit connection. Ayurveda comes from the Sanskrit words 'ayur' and 'veda', respectively 'life' and 'knowledge', meaning 'knowledge of life'.This book dips into this ancient knowledge base, extracts the essence of this Indian philosophy and revives a wealth of timeless rituals to effect positive change in our lives.In India, from the prayers and chanting of mantras to daily yoga and breathing exercises, these rituals are an intrinsic part of everyday existence.The book offers rituals and routines for the entire day, from the moment you wake up and need the energy and positive mindset to help you start the morning, to night-time practices that allow you to wind down, relax and get the most benefit from the healing power of sleep. In between there are numerous breathing exercises, meditations, mindfulness techniques, yoga stretches, simple recipes to enjoy and other rituals to observe throughout the day. All are based on ancient Indian Ayurvedic wisdom and practices, tried and tested over the centuries.

A noted psychoanalyst reports and interprets his extensive fieldwork on the ways in which India's healing traditions--the shaman rituals, the teachings of gurus, and the Ayurveda--deal with mental illness

The ancient healing traditions based on spiritual connections. New to Firefly's Bible series (Ayurveda Bible, Secret Societies Bible) this guide to shamanism is an evocative and detailed journey from its animistic origins in Europe, North America, Siberia and the Arctic 70,000 years ago, to the contemporary rituals practiced today. Illustrated with cultural images, totems and practicing shamans from all cultural settings, The Shamanism Bible reveals the past and explains how this ancient spirituality can empower modern life. Shaman John Matthews shares his incomparable breadth of knowledge of shamanism and the significance of power animals: Shapeshifting -- moving into different states of being Healing with spirit guides Vision questing -- finding guidance in meditation and dream experience Working with totems Shamanic drumming and trance. The book opens with a survey of the roots of shamanism among the Celtic, Siberian, Norse, Sami and Inuit cultures, as well as in Africa, the Americas, the Far East and the Antipodes. The second chapter, The Shaman's Tools, describes the tools a shaman uses: Soul Flights and Journeys (Trances, Dance and Drumming, Singing, Hallucinogens) Allies and Helpers (Inner Helpers, Plant Medicine, Totems) Magical Costume Ritual (Rites of Passage, Healing Work, Medicine, Dreaming). Part three describes the modern practice of shamanism: Making and Keeping a Shrine Greeting the Day Casting away Sorrows Leaves of Divination Making a Shaman's Power Bundle Kinship with the Web of Life. Millions find the ancient origins and visceral spirituality of shamanism empowering. The Shamanism Bible reveals the history of this intricate belief system and explains how to incorporate it into modern life.