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April 1–6, 2012 Sunday–Friday 5 nights
Continuing Education Credits

The Jaguar Path: Yogis and Shamans in the Modern World

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Presenter(s)
Ray Crist
Ray Crist

Ray Crist is a hatha yoga teacher certified through Yoga Alliance. Initiated as a healer and teacher by the Quero Indians in the Andes of Peru, he holds degrees in Chinese medical herbology and Thai…
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Program Details

For yoga teachers, healers, and evolving individuals.

The Jaguar Path is a four-part course that will train you in the use of yogic science and philosophy as energy medicine. Sourced from both yogic and shamanic traditions, this training enables people to understand and activate their innate healing power.

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Working with the Inca trilogy of serpent, jaguar, and condor, all sessions will be divided into the three perceptual states: asana for the body (serpent), lecture for the mind (jaguar), and shamanic journeys and techniques for the soul (condor).

The Jaguar Path cultivates awareness of the shamanic power of yoga. Understanding yoga asana as a portal to a profound experience of being increases awareness and perception and leads to a conscious way of living which heals those around us, as well as the planet.

Yogis and shamans are one and the same—men and women who study the human condition and use practices to become their own teachers and healers. The yogic path of shamanism leads to the understanding of the world as a matrix of energy and offers techniques to intervene in the realm of mind, body, and spirit for healing and enhanced perception.

This transformational training dives into the world of yoga and shamanism, two ancient systems that complement each other as breath complements movement. Ray Crist delivers a direct and grounded understanding of how energy works in the body and offers tools that allow us to access personal power and attain enhanced perception.

Taking a close look at the yogic view of body, mind, and spirit, and their shamanic parallels of Serpent, Jaguar, and Condor, this program explores

  • The anatomy and function of the chakra mechanism
  • Training in shamanic tools to clear the body’s energy field
  • Fire ceremony and drum circle
  • A shamanic journey to meet our power animal and allies in the spirit realm.

Each day includes all-levels yoga in the morning, lectures in the afternoon, and shamanic journeys in the evening. Our week closes with the initiation of the “warrior’s shield” so we can walk protected in the world.

CE Credits
This program is eligible for :
  • 23.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
  • 23.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge