Kalahari Bushmen Healers

Overview

An up-close look at the healing rituals of the Bushman people

Twenty Bushman healers from the Kalahari Desert in Botswana share their knowledge and wisdom about healing the human body, mind, and spirit in this guide. Traditional Bushman healing most often involves the intimate touch of shaking bodies aroused by the singing and rhythms of ecstatic dance. Invited by the Bushman to join their dance, the author documents firsthand its color, energy, and power with descriptive text, personal interviews, and exciting photographs of the ceremonies. The combined stories, illustrations, and recording provide a unique insight into this fascinating demonstration of a mystical healing power. It also includes an audio CD.

Reviews

"The time is ripe for this series." —Spirituality & Health magazine

"One of the most exquisite collections of pictures and prose in print." —Body & Soul Magazine

"Each book stands alone, but [the series] provides a whole larger than the sum of the parts.... Breathtaking.” —Milton Erickson Foundation Newsletter

"Readers will find themselves reconsidering the nature of healing, the psychotherapeutic endeavor, and even their approach to living life." —Yvonne Dolan, psychotherapist, trainer, and author of Resolving Sexual Abuse, One Small Step

"A welcome bulwark against the slide into dogmatism or formula that attends so many approaches to psychotherapy." —Mary Catherine Bateson, author, Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery

Author Biography

Bradford Keeney, PhD, is the author of Shaking Out the Spirits, Aesthetics of Change, and Mind in Therapy.