Shaking Medicine : The Healing Power of Ecstatic Movement [With CD]

Pronunciation Guide vii Foreword By the Bushman Elders ix The Shake 1(20) Rediscovering the Oldest and Newest Cure on Earth The Cycle of Healing 21(22) Ecstatic Arousal and Deep Relaxation The World's First Shakers 43(26) The Kalahari Bushman Shamans The Last Taboo 69(22) Why Did the Quakers Stop Quaking and the Shakers Stop Shaking? Experience versus Ideology 91(22) Spiritual Dilemmas in the Northwest Harnessing the Shake 113(21) Spiritual Traveling in the Caribbean Singing Down the Spirit 134(22) The African American Church Seiki Jutsu 156(22) The Japanese Shaking Medicine Coiled Wisdom 178(16) Shaking Medicine, Shakti, and Kundalini The Life Force Theatre 194(31) Performances and Testimonies The Ultimate Medicine 225(15) From Shaken Faith to Shaking Faith Afterword The First People Speak about Shaking Medicine 240(16) Notes 256(4) Bibliography 260(11) Index 271