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Curanderismo/Native American
 
Trotter, Robert & Juan Antonio Chavira. Curanderismo: Mexican American Folk Healing
Avila, Elena , RN. Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health

Torres, Eliseo. Curandero: A Life In Mexican Folk Healing

Torres, Eliseo. Healing with Herbs and Rituals: A Mexican Tradition.

Bobette Perrone, H. Henrietta Stockel, Victoria Krueger. Curanderas, Medicine Women & Doctors.

West, John O. Mexican-American Folklore

Davidow, Joie. Infusions of Healing: A Treasury of Mexican American Herbal Remedies.

DeStefano, Anthony. Latino Folk Medicine

Sandoval, Annette. Homegrown Healing: Traditional Home Remedies from Mexico

Cohen, Kenneth. Honoring The Medicine: The Essential Guide To Native American Healing (Highly recommended)

Lake Thom, Bobby. Spirits Of The Earth: A Guide To Native American Nature Symbols, Stories, And Ceremonies

Lake Thom, Bobby. Native Healer

Villoldo, Alberto . Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas

Villoldo, Alberto and Erik Jendresen. Dance of the Four Winds: Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel

Starhawk Lake, Tela. Hawk Woman Dancing With The Moon: Sacred Medicine For Today's Woman

St. Pierre, Mark. Walking In The Sacred Manner: Healers, Dreamers, And Pipe Carriers--Medicine Women Of The Plains
Bruchac, Joseph.The Native American Sweatlodge

Evans-Wentz, W.Y. Cuchama & Sacred Mountains

Gonzales, Patrisia.  The mud people: chronicles, testimonios & remembrances.

Deloria, Vine Jr. God Is Red: A Native View of Religion

 

Energy Healing/Energy Medicine:
Taylor, Kylea. The Ethics of Healing
Brennan, Barbara. (1998) Hands of Light : A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field. Bantam Books
Hay, Louise. (1984). Heal Your Body, Hay House
Kraft, Dean. Portrait of a Psychic Healer. New York: Berkley Books 1981.
Krieger, Dolores. The Therapeutic Touch. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1979.
Rich, Mark. (2004) Energy Anatomy. Wave of the Future. www.energeticanatomy.com
Virtue, Doreen. (1997) The Lightworker's Way. Hay House
Virtue, Doreen. (1997) Chakra Clearing (guided meditation tape is highly recommended)
 
Reiki:
 
Barnett, Libby & Chambers, Maggie (1996) Reiki Energy Medicine. Rochester Healing Arts
Petter, Frank. (1998). Reiki Fire. Lotus Light: Twin Lakes.
Horan, Paula. (1999). Abundance Through Reiki. Lotus Light: Twin Lakes.
Horan, Paula. (2002). Empowerment Through Reiki. Lotus Light: Twin Lakes.
Rand, William. (1991). Reiki: The Healing Touch: First and Second Degree Manual. (www.reiki.org)
Usui, Mikao and Petter, Frank. (1999). The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui. Lotus Press
 
"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future." ~Lewis B. Smedes