In The Ecstatic Experience, Belinda Gore guides you through the use of sacred poses, gathered from ancient spiritual traditions such as the Mayan and Native American, to engage your body?s natural ability to reach a transformative trance state of consciousness, when your awareness transcends the ego, allowing you to be fully aware physically without the inner dialogue of the mind. Belinda describes the steps to ecstatic trance: preparation, creating sacred space, quieting the mind, stimulating the nervous system and then undertaking the ritual posture. She offers a series of sacred postures and exercises, and shows how to use the energy awakened by these shamanic practices for healing, shapeshifting, initiations into the mysteries of death and rebirth, divination and spirit journeying. To help you reach these deep, ecstatic trance states and accompany your journeys, the book includes a CD of shamanic rattle and drum rhythms.
154pp, 150mm x 228mm, illus. in b&w, softback, 2009 + free 60 minute CD