nativehealer

Aye, there is a web site that you can try. It shows more than the Dakota Sioux, but it is someplace to start. It is www.indianz.com/MedicineWheel/ . I wish you the best of luck. Native

This I fully know and understand. I have good friends in the NAI community that accept me as one of their own. I also know some FBI (full blooded indians) that look down on me because I have no Tribal recognition. Its strange how one is treated on where you are in the U.S. Native

Thanks prmenrs for posting the letter from Senator Barbara Boxer on Legislation S.147. Just wish the US government would do the same thing for the NAI of the continental 48 states and Alaska. Please keep us posted on further details. Native

Here's a couple I have heard. For a burn, coat in mud and wrap with a wet leaf For a minor cut, use dried crushed mushrooms to stop the bleeding For a charlie horse, hold a piece of silver against the area that is hurting Native

prmenrs, thank you for such a wonderful site. I really enjoyed reading it. Native

Grinnurse, you will find that meditating will help you both spiritualy and physically. What is the "right direction" for you, only you will know. It seems to me that you are on your way. Just be true to yourself and what you believe in, and you will know your path, and the spirits will guide you where you need to go. As for a journal, my Spiritual Teacher whats me to remember all that I have learned, not write them down, that is the way he learned. I do jot some things down, but not on a regular bases. I believe a journal would be a big help. As for meditating every night, no, I meditate whenever I feel the need, or the calling. Native

Grinnurse, the answer to both your questions is yes. When a person reaches a state of deep relaxation it is very similar to what is perceived as sleep. So in a way, you did fall asleep. There has been times I have meditated and people thought I was sleeping even though I could hear them. What is sleep, and what is meditative state of relaxment? That is a very fine line.

You slow down for Moose crossing signs, but ignore Deer crossing signs

The mind is a very powerful tool. With all the "scientific facts" , the one thing they don't or can't understand the healing powers of the mind. Something as simple as aromatherapy works so well that it can surprise alot of people that only believe in modern type of medicine. The old ways still work and is practiced by those who believe in treating all of the person, and not just the ailment. Native

my favorite "In Silence, a whisper can be thunderous" Native

Spiritualnurse, when you treat a pt, you use the same techniques that you use as a Reiki Master. The energy transfer with prayers for healing wounds are the same as doing a Reiki massage. The principles are the same no matter what. Native

:smackingf :lol_hitti Wolfie, you are a card. That picture is too funny.

Just to let you folks know, the big wigs at U. of I. like all the attention they are getting over this. I have been there to protest, and the respone we get....:angryfire ! Alot of the students want the change, but there are some (like the Alumni) that make it a newspaper hoopla. I believe that it will take more than the NCAA's help to get rid of the "chief". Native

As for organ donations, several clans/tribes believe that any part of their body that is missing, will not be with them in the next world. Because of this belief, alot of NAI will not donate organs. Native

Just to add a side note, the remaining cast that are still alive went to Korea when the last real M*A*S*H unit was dispanded. My favorite episode with Klinger was when he was threatening to set himself on fire. Potter smelled the gas can and had Radar replace the "water" in the gas can with real gas. When Klinger poured the gas on himself, he hollered "Who put real gas in my gas can"

I am the same as others. I meditate to releave stress, I walk in the woods and listen to the birds, and/or listen to flute music. Native

Smelltheroses, lets take this one question at a time. but how are we to be understood as genuine and understanding? First you need to gain their trust and their faith, which I believe that you already do. With that you are able to build a relationship with them on providing health care. How do we know what areas and what patients are following certain beliefs? As strange as it sound, sometimes it's just a matter of asking them. With a foundation of trust and faith, the NAI will be more open and willing to explain their beliefs. I would like to do further research on I guess the psychology of the matter. Thunderwolf, Siri, and I have giving several areas in which to help you do research. You can also surf the net looking up the variuos tribes you may interact with. Also, talk to the people that you will be working with. We, the NAI, are a library of information. You already have the key to open doors, just believe in yourself and in what you are doing. Once you open your heart and listen, a whole new world will open up for you. If you have any other question, please feel free to post them here or send a P.M. to the moderators of this forum. Nativehealer

Thank you Thunderwolf for this information. If anyone is interested for more info please go to http://natamcancer.org/ . Native

fotografe, we all feel the same. It dishonors us and our honorable ancesters. I can only hope that hearts will open and the people will see that it is a terrible way to treat fellow humans. Native

And, the words, "Indian giver"......... Yes, there is a story about the coyote and the spider which the moral is "once given, never take back" that is in the heart of all Natives from childhood to adult.

It all depends on the Reiki Master or Practioner on what a person needs. I have had it done both ways, hands on then an inch above and just hands above. Sorry that I did not properly clarify this. Native

zenman, could you do a few postings on what it is like working in the NAI Health Services? This way it will help others to see what it is like. My thanks, Native

Luvmy2angles, yes I have had Reiki Massages before, by Reiki practitioners and Reiki Masters. The Reiki massages are very spiritually uplifting and very relaxing. I believe you will enjoy the experience. Native

Thank you Thunderwolf for this article. This article explains the medicine wheel better than I ever could. This is the center of our way of healing. And it can be used by all, not just the NAI. Native

here is another from Black Elk; Then I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being...And I say the sacred hoop of my people was one of the many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father. And I saw that it was holy... But anywhere is the center of the world. -Black Elk, Oglala Sioux, 1863-1950