cyfnos

Water intake is important too, 2 to 3 liters a day. It will help with the lubrication of the joints and the cooling down of the inflammation. C

Hello Philkins, If by lost memories you mean things you can't recall directly then yes that is definitly possible, but the recapitulation goes beyond just regaining memories, what you are after is your personal energy which you are using to keep those memories alive and well, interestingly even if you have forgotten them they still impact your life. By keeping that intent clear and unyelding you can bring your energy back again. So from the shamanic point of view the intent is not to remember everything but to get everything back in terms of energy. This process is not a mental one but a movement of your own energy on a journey to find see itself whole again, it is highly personal and no two people go through the same thing in its unfolding which is part of the fun of rediscovering yourself. Cyfnos

oh no no you can become famous for being really odd and weird, but by the time you get there you usually don't care about being famous anymore, I guess if you care you are not weird enough, it's a built in paradox LOL. I am cracking myself up... C

Hello Sunshine, Thank you for your interest in taking classes, the next session dates and classes have not been decided yet I believe. Best way is to keep an eye on the website for the announcement, dates are not fixed for the sessions they move around a lot from year to year but there is usually one in the winter, one in the spring, one in the summer and one in the fall, this is as precise as we get . Maybe you have done it already but since the recap is your choice there are some articles to read and the basic exercise is offered on the site so everyone can get started, try it out with some basic guidelines. If you have read those, tried it and have some questions feel free to ask here, someone usually will provide answers. Welcome to the cave! Cyfnos

Hi Bill, Any shaman who can carry the name has done extensive self-healing work and keep at it all his/her life. I understand reaching for the other side as reaching for the totality of ones energy and the recapitulation is the basic exercise to start that process. Once all your energy is yours you can move to places to gain understanding, knowledge to heal people. But if your energy is scattered, especially your intent that movement is difficult and results if any are not easily understandable, it can also be dangerous since "stuff" can take advantage of the hooks in your energy... it is quite the predatory universe out there. So recapping allows movement and eventually clarity so the journeys make sense. You can find here the basic recapitulation exercise with some more explanations: http://www.shamanscave.com/self-healing/the-recapitulation Hope this helps. C

There is a pattern emerging in human energy, it has been for a while but now it is more and more visible. Humans are losing their awareness. It is still there but it is not put to good use. Imagine working on a project that requires using a hammer, having the hammer right there on the table but for whatever reason you don't use it, don't see it, or have forgotten what it is, how it works. That's what is happening to human awareness. Healing is the recovery of your energy and a big part of it is your awareness. For example in a case of a disease, the awareness is stuck on a moment in time where maybe someone has told you such and such thing, then a pattern has emerged and created an unhealthy situation which developed into the physical, back pains, headaches, cancer etc. In a sort of way the energy is still aware of that moment in the past, it lives there. So healing is about moving energy, bringing it back and let it live in the present where you will be choosing what to do with it and an increased awareness ensues. You simply are where your awareness is so the less it is in your personal history creating havoc the better. A healer in the Maker tradition is someone who has undergo that process and more, a Maker Healer can then facilitate healing in others. In this forum I invite you to share your healing victories and failures, to be honest with yourself, to speak from your heart, to understand that this process is unique to you and that you are the only one that can take it as far as you want to, to increase your awareness and in doing so to develop personal responsibility about your actions and respect towards others who are going through their own process. Welcome to the Healing forum.

Links to great articles on healing. http://www.shamanscave.com/practices/healing-practices/ http://www.shamanscave.com/self-healing/recapitulation/