Ancient Practices

A well-known spiritual saying goes, "Enlightenment is an accident. But we can make ourselves more accident-prone." As an authentic American Zen takes shape, enlightenment continues to be misunderstood as a project to be completed, a goal to be achieved, or a prize to be awarded. Tim Burkett's new book unhooks enlightenment from the hot air balloon of ego and brings it back down to earth.

Unlock the secrets to creating your dream life with 101 Manifestation Techniques, a simple and easy-to-follow guide to mastering the power of the Law of Attraction. This audiobook features both contemporary and ancient practices, making it your ultimate toolkit for aligning your energy, focusing your intentions, and turning your desires into reality.

Gua sha is a form of traditional Chinese medicine. It involves rubbing a tool against an individual's skin to release the fascia from underlying muscle, as chronic stress and poor posture can pull fascia fibers into ingrained patterns or thicken its fibers causing "muscle knots". Gua sha is very relaxing and an effective stress reliever. This audiobook explores this ancient form of treatment.

This audiobook is a must-have for anyone wanting to explore the ancient and powerful world of Paganism. With two manuscripts in one audiobook, you'll gain a deep understanding of Pagan beliefs, rituals, and practices, including those from Norse traditions.

Discover the cosmic roots of Egyptian musical, vocal, and dancing rhythmic forms. Learn the fundamentals (theory and practice) of music in the typical Egyptian way: simple, coherent, and comprehensive. Review a detailed description of the major Egyptian musical instruments, playing techniques, functions, etc. Discover the Egyptian rhythmic practices in all aspects of their lives.

Unlock the ancient secrets of the powerful civilizations that shaped Mesoamerica in Mesoamerican Magic: Ancient Spells, Rituals, and Mystical Practices. This captivating guide delves into the mystical world of the Aztecs, Maya, Olmecs, and other indigenous cultures, revealing the spiritual and magical traditions that have fascinated historians and spiritual seekers for centuries.

The tide of modern life is sweeping us even further into isolation—away from each other, from the world, from ourselves. To turn this tide, Lama Tsomo has created the latest addition to her Ancient Wisdom for Our Times series: Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection. Building on the ideas and practices in the first two books—Why Bother: An Introduction and Wisdom Compassion (Starting with Yourself)—this new volume actively engages listeners, expanding our understanding and guiding our practice in the several key areas.

We live in a fast-paced world that has come to characterize the 21st century. We are bombarded with constant distractions, and silence has all but vanished from our daily schedule and practice. We are collectively exhausted, but we don’t really realize it. The exhaustion manifests in sicknesses we can’t identify, and if we can, it’s something we can’t pronounce. We batter ourselves against the daily onslaught that has become our lives.

The Mama Sutra is an essential parenting handbook to more than 40 methods to calm fussiness, encourage bowel movements, and (the holy grail) help everyone get back to sleep. Meet the Lucky Rabbit, the Drunk Monk, the Spraying Mantis, and other time-tested and scientifically proven ways to help your baby feel better, developed with help from experts in the ancient art of holistic healing.

The ancient world was full of many fantastic cities and places, and like today’s major cities, the great ancient cities were hubs of trade, religion, and science. Writing was first invented in ancient cities, and many important scientific discoveries were also made in them, some of which are still used in the modern world. Among the many cities of the ancient world, Rome and Athens may come to mind first, but the city of Babylon in the land of Mesopotamia was already an ancient, venerated city when the others were still inconsequential settlements.

Todo lo que necesita saber sobre la religión del pueblo yoruba, el vudú, la santería o el sistema de adivinación Ifá. ¿Le gusta aprender sobre nuevas religiones? ¿Busca una guía práctica sobre el sistema de adivinación Ifá? ¿Le gustaría saber más sobre los orishas? ¿Puede mantener una mente abierta mientras descubre nuevas ideas? Si la respuesta a alguna de estas preguntas es afirmativa, esta guía es perfecta para usted.

Stress is a word that applies to all of us. But it doesn’t have to be this way! For centuries, Christians have turned to an ancient prayer practice by which they found peace in the midst of life’s storms. And this same prayer practice can be used today to calm our hectic modern lives. Through this resource, you will learn to overcome your spiritual exhaustion, doubt, and dread and experience the prayerful blessing of God’s presence in your own life and in the lives of those around you.