to the Sacred through self-inquiry, Native American spirituality, shamanic journeywork, ceremony and sacred art. Each of these tools is a doorway to help access your essential self, your Spirit. They also support you in learning to use whatever arises in your life in the service of deepening your relationship to the essential beauty and truth of who you are. The also support your movement towards greater intimacy and love. These spiritual practices nourish your spirit's natural organic movement towards healing and aliveness.

of Giving Spirit Form is to create a healing communuity based on the principles of Native American spirituality. In the Lakota way of life, this community is called Tiospaye. It is grounded in the spirtual truth that we are all related.

is to cultivate each person's ability to live in alignment with their purpose and Spirit. This requires dismantling concept, interpretation, judgment and blame, in order to develop the capacity to open and meet whatever is arising in the present moment.

is to identify and soften the habitual defense structures which keep us stuck in contraction and separate us from ourselves and one another. This work requires courage and a deep commitment to know the truth of who you are and who you are becoming as a spiritual being.
It requires the courage to love.

Rick Thomas, Santee Sioux Tribe, Nebraska

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