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"Firewalking, why!?" Many have asked me that same question over the years. When I tell people about the history of firewalking they start to get intrigued and usually want to know more. "And you don't get burned?" is often one of the very first enquiries. "Well, most of the time you don't," is my honest reply, "but that is really not the point in firewalking". Then what is?
Firewalking has has been practised for thousands of years in many cultures all over the world. From the Native American tribes in North America, to the Celts in Britain, the Vikings in Scandinavia, Christians in Spain & Bulgaria, the Romans in Italy, the Buddhists in Japan and Tibet, the South African tribes, to many tribes and people in South-East Asia. In a multitude of countries and cultures across our little planet people have gathered under the umbrella of a wide variety of belief structures to firewalk. Throughout the ages firewalking has been a part of the tapestry of human experience and in general it has been practiced in the context of empowerment and emotional, physical and spiritual healing and development.
Today the firewalk has captivated hundreds of thousands on the western hemisphere as a tool for personal empowerment.
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In the early 90's I studied Japanese Language and Culture at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, majoring in Buddhism and seized the opportunity to walk on fire in Leiden during the first ever complete Saito Goma (big fire ritual) outside of Japan with the Buddhist monks of the Daigoji Sanboin of Kyoto (1993). A year later I participated in a Saito Goma in Japan with the Shugenja (mountain ascetics of the Shugendo tradition) associated with the Okubo temple (Okuboji) on the island of Shikoku.
Those early experiences form the base on which the subsequent 15 years of firewalking have been build
I qualified as an Advanced SUNDOOR Firewalk Instructor in 1999 and as a SUNDOOR Master in 2000. From 2005 to 2009 I spent three and a half years of my decade long apprenticeship with practical mystic Peggy Dylan as a driving force within SUNDOOR, traveling to all worldwide workshops and events as a SUNDOOR Trainer and her personal assistant. |
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Besides firewalking, a few other extremely transformative processes can be especially tailored into workshops that fit seamlessly into events of personal empowerment and spiritual growth.
The arrow breaking and steel rebar bending are both highly effective tools that allow you to move beyond inner and outer obstacles toward your goals and desires. They are also very powerful in creating group synergy, group support and in achieving group objectives.
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Sweat Lodge ceremonies and sweat bath practices have been around for thousands of years in many indigenous cultures. Although the Native American sweat lodge is most known to us today, similar ceremonies have been part and in some form are still part of cultures closer to home than you might think, like Icelandic, Nordic and other European traditions of the sweat bath.
The Spirit Lodge ceremony; a European ritual of the sweat bath, opens a door to deepen our connection with our western spiritual heritage, and reconnects us to the sacredness of all life through ritual rooted in our European lands.
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Firewalking, "The Secret" |
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The Firewalk teaches us to be fully in the present, to allow all our emotions and feelings to be the fuel behind our focussed intent and action so that we truly can create miraculous results in our lifes.
Firewalking is the most powerful metaphor for life that is available today, and learning to transform our fear and limiting beliefs into joy, love and effective action is but one of its many gifts.
If you're looking for a way to learn how to apply the principles of "the law of atraction", if you're willing to dive into your being and transform all those limiting beliefs that are holding you back to live the life you're yearning to live, and if you have the courage to dream and live life outside of the box, check the calendar of events and join one of the public Firewalking workshops! |
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