José Luis Stevens – författare

Power Tools for Spiritual TransformationThe Shaman’s Book of Extraordinary Practices is a treasure chest of time-tested shamanic practices to help you achieve radical personal transformation. Building on his decades of experience as a shamanic practitioner and spiritual teacher, author José Luis Stevens offers fifty-eight simple but extraordinarily effective practices to bring about spiritual growth.The practices in this book are organized into six categories: Preparatory—Establish a foundation of essential basic skills Energetic—Unblock and redirect stuck energy Relational—Deepen your relationships with others, nature, and yourself Physical—Use your body as a portal to the divine Creative—Harness the power of the imagination for spiritual growth Perceptual—Learn to perceive things in fresh new ways Contrary to popular belief, Stevens asserts that you don’t need to attend intense retreats or to leave behind your home, job, and relationships to seek spiritual growth. You can awaken right now, today, in whatever circumstances already surround you.

Within you is a greater, wiser self that is not bound by your fears, worries, or perceived limitations. Dr. José Luis Stevens calls this the Inner Shaman—the part of you that connects directly to the true source of the universe. "The shamans of every tradition know that the physical world we can see and touch is a mere shadow of the true spirit world," writes Dr. Stevens. With Awaken the Inner Shaman, he presents a direct and practical guide for opening our eyes to the greater wisdom and knowing within—and stepping into the power and responsibility we possess to shape and serve our world. In this rousing and provocative book, he invites readers to discover:What is the Inner Shaman? How an understanding of our deeper spiritual potential shows up in every mystical and scientific tradition.• Seeing through the heart—why the heart offers us the most immediate path for accessing the Inner Shaman• Illuminating the Inner Shaman through spirituality, quantum physics, medical science, and experiential knowing• The Inner Shaman in action—how to stop living from the egoic mind and put your true essence in charge• Eight tools to strengthen your connection to the Inner Shaman, and much moreHumanity has become enthralled by the Siren’s song of technological progress, which has lured us away from the spiritual source that truly sustains us. In Awaken the Inner Shaman, Dr. José Stevens challenges us to reclaim our lost power to heal, see truly, and fulfill our purpose in life. As Dr. Stevens writes: "The Inner Shaman, suppressed and ignored for centuries, can be discovered in the most obvious place possible—within your own heart."

Discover the secrets of prayer for healing and inner peace.This is a book about prayer—but not the kind of prayer that you are probably familiar with. It is a book about prayer that will teach you how to get in touch with the universe and communicate with Spirit.It is a book that will initiate you into a new way of being, one that will incorporate the wisdom of the ages. José Luis Stevens will lead you on a spiritual path that covers the entire range of human experience, from gratitude, worship, and celebration to grief, guilt, affliction, supplication, and suffering. This incredibly potent spiritual practice is one of humankind’s most ancient and enduring activities and is as prevalent today as it was thousands of years ago.Building on his decades of training and teaching in the shamanic tradition, Stevens offers a complete guide to this universal, transformative practice in How to Pray the Shaman’s Way. This book is not only an in-depth exploration of prayer as an innate human phenomenon but also a practical guide for initiating or deepening your own rich prayer practice. Packed with inspired prayers that can be adapted for many different traditions, this book is a deep dive into the world of personal transformation, healing, and spiritual guidance.