Jonathan Hammond is a teacher, energy healer, shamanic practitioner, and spiritual counselor. Before beginning his work in holistic health and spirituality, he had a career as an award-winning actor, appearing on Broadway and on television. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan, Jonathan is an Interfaith minister and certified spiritual counselor. He also holds certifications as a Master Teacher in Shamanic Reiki, in Cherokee Bodywork, in Ho’oponopono and is an ordained Alakai (leader or guide) through Aloha International. He teaches classes and gives lectures in Shamanism, Energy Healing, Spirituality, and Huna at the One Spirit Learning Alliance in NYC, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and other major venues around the world. He has worked alongside shamans in Mexico, Brazil, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Hawaii. The Shaman’s Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change your Life is his first book.Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: www.JonathanHammond.com Book: The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom To Change Your Life by Jonathan Hammond Most Influential Person Lama Surya Das, Author of Awakening the Buddha Within Effect on Emotions Mindfulness is paying attention to my feelings, befriending myself. Befriending yourself, that's the purpose of mindfulness. It is not Zen, floating away on a cloud of ice-cream. The purpose of mindfulness is to befriend what's happening in you so you can do something about it. Thoughts on Breathing The breath is a paradigm for everything. When the sun rises in the east, it's heat causes the earth to exhale. That exhale is called transpiration. It releases it's breath, which then begins the cycles of life. You can think about breath in terms of, we're living and dying in every moment. That means we're starting over in every moment. There is death and rebirth in every moment. And that's what the breath signifies to me. Suggested Resources Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Book: The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom To Change Your Life by Jonathan Hammond App: Mind Valley Academy / Sounds TrueJonathan encourages you to listen to the teachers you admire as well as read their books. Bullying Story It's so important that when we are mistreated as children, that we teach children that this happened to you, but this isn't you. You need not identify with anything that happens to you, it's just what's happening. Related Episodes 274 Mind, Body, and Spirit with John Stix 261 Mindfulness, Quantum Physics and Healing; Dr. Anastasia Chopelas 109 Breathe In The Universe with Michael Weinberger Free Gift Do you have sleepless nights? Get the  ‘Sleep Naturally' Guided Meditation by Bruce Langford. Deep, easy sleep is yours to enjoy.  Drift off to sleep with a calm, gentle voice. Rest comfortably with little effort. Click here: www.MindfulnessMode.com/Sleep