— The Chakras — An Introduction
Regardless of our place of birth, we all have a skeleton with the exact same number of bones. Likewise, we share the same luminous anatomy, which includes the chakras and the acupuncture meridians. The chakras (a Sanskrit word meaning “wheel”) are...
— Quieting Your HPA Axis
The body has two defense systems: one to detect and respond to perceived threats in the external environment, and the other to detect and respond to internal threats. The first is the fight-or-flight response. The second is the immune system. The...
— Discovering Your Undying Nature
The master shamans were concerned with one theme — the discovery of an undying self and an undying joy, and bringing this realization to others. While some shamans worked to heal the body, these master shamans healed the soul. The undying is...
— SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION: THE LEVEL OF EAGLE
In past blogs, we covered three levels of perception through which the Laika engage the world: Serpent, Jaguar and Hummingbird. The fourth level of perception is Eagle, who soars above the valleys, able to see the trees, rocks, rivers, and even the...
— Healing the Mother Wound
There is rarely such a thing as a new baby. The little one, more often than not, is an old soul — sometimes even older than the mother who delivered him. Sometimes it takes a shaman to cut the cords that bind a mother and son as their spirits...
— The long and short of the june solstice
The June solstice — occurring this year on the 21st, when our planet’s rotational axis is most inclined toward the sun — is both the longest and shortest day of the year. Depending on where you live, it is celebrated as the Summer Solstice or the...
— The Vision Quest — The Seeker’s Path to Communion with Creation
The vision quest is an age-old ritual for connecting with Spirit and our own deepest purpose. It is traditionally a solitary pilgrimage — similar to the retreats undertaken by Jesus and the Buddha — preceded in many cultures by fasting and...
— Hummingbird: The perceptual level of the soul
The North, realm of the hummingbird, is one of the four perceptual levels through which the Laika engage the world. These levels correspond to the four domains of manifestation of vibration and light: the physical world (our body), the realm of...
—Laika Cosmology—A MAP FOR SHAMANIC JOURNEYING
The shamanic cosmology of the Laika divides the collective unconscious of all humanity into three parts: The Lower, Middle, and Upper Worlds. These aren’t physical places, but rather archetypal and energetic domains. The world we live in, where we...
— The Benefits of Ketosis
Ketone production (ketosis) happens when the body burns fat instead of glucose. When the body goes into ketosis, it is being fueled by ketone bodies — molecules the liver produces from fatty acids – instead of glucose, which requires insulin. While...
