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Old 10-18-2013, 03:53 AM #1
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Book totem and spirit work

I was asked to start a thread on this because it can help with dealind with stress, pain, and aid in the healing. I have to worn you that it can bring out feeling and emotions that can be tramatic when you let your body and mind take over and "you just get out of the way if it happening" When i first tryed this during cranial theropy i let my body talk to me by asking it questions and "letting" it answer me. it was powerfull! I started to cry and could not stop for at least an hour! not becouse i felt sorry for myself, but my whole needed to express its sorrow for what was lost. I never delt with the trama emotionaly and my body was paying the price. As for totems, we all need to find our own, it may not even be an animal! it could be a tree like the mighty oak, or a stone like amathest. it is what you are drawn to. somehow it always finds itself in your path no matter where you go. most people never notice untill the look. when you get a calm come over you you just may be neer your totem. there are a lot of good sites on the web about totems, just remember a totem chooses you not the other way around! but when you find it and do some research on it you will say...oh my god! thats me! a good place to start is http://www.whats-your-sign.com/index.html. but there are many sites out there just look for what feels rite for you. you dont have to be native for this, many cultures have this but just call it by other names. I hope this helps some of you, it helps me even at the darkest of moments.
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Heart would like feedback!

I would love to here about others thoughts on this, and if anyone could sugest sites. Are there any others who use totoms or use spirt work in their theripy?
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I think that adding a meditative/spiritual component to TBI recovery, as well as life in general, is a positive and healthy thing.

Personally I'm not waiting around for a totem to find me, but my practice does include mindfulness meditation and yoga.

I do believe there are many spiritual paths that can be followed, if the one you describe brings you comfort and peace all the best to you on that journey.
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Heart it already found you!

Personally I'm not waiting around for a totem to find me, but my practice does include mindfulness meditation and yoga.

you dont have to wait around for it to find you, it already has. you may just not know it. are you drawn to something? an animal, angel, or something else. what do you find youself collecting? if something just popped into your mind i bet thats it. research it. it will amaze you how much it fits you! what can it teach you? just be open to it. what do you see when you meditate? how does it make you feel? ask yourself while you meditate what you need to see...it wont hurt to try.
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