Healing the Luminous Body: Shamanic Wisdom with Dr. Alberto Villoldo - Spiritual Growth & Energy Healing for Mind, Body & Soul

'Healing the Luminous Body' was my first access to Dr. Villoldo’s unique healing methods that he exposes in more detail in his books. This DVD is very well done, a calm and peaceful introduction into the philosophy, the development and the effectiveness of healing the luminous body..Dr. Villoldo expresses himself fluently, and he is able to inform about the unusual subject in a competent and poised manner. It becomes clear that he speaks of experience, not of theory. The video also retraces his professional way, how he got to the knowledge that today benefits so many people in the West, and how, at the start, he was really a pioneer. In this sense, despite enlightening new openings presented to a greater public in the film ‘What the Bleep Do We Know!?’, people like Alberto Villoldo swim against the stream.For the enlightenment, as in all times of turmoil and change, does not seem to reach the small oligarchy that handle the levers and push the buttons, and that use red telephones and secret services. I say this to prevent you from falling in an unreal new age enthusiasm that deprives so many people today of their feet and lets them float in the pure air of meditation, spirituality and angels.Villoldo is not one of those lofty spirits! His teaching is grounded, and therefore helps us connect with the not so luminous forces in us, our inner shadow, or all the shadows that are the results of the imprints in our luminous body, which are for the most part the consequences of early abuse suffered as children, or that go back to former lifetimes.Villoldo is not only a fabulous author, who is able to wrap his teaching in a beautiful and wistful poetic style, but he’s also a great orator, and his way of talking triggered in me pure hope, love, and enthusiasm. I am thankful for this wonderful DVD as it helps to introduce in his teaching which is not as easy to apply as it seems on first sight. After all, it is taken from a culture almost opposite to ours, a culture that is psychologically and spiritually much higher evolved than ours.I liked the video, it was enjoyable and interesting although my only complaint is that I expected more instructions on how to heal the luminous body, more detail. One needs to read his books for that. There was a lot of interesting stuff in it though, enough that I feel it was worth buying as a companion to the books. Beutiful visuals of Alex Greys paintings to illistrate aspects of the energy bodys. And a nice talk in the beginning from Alberto.Its more an introduction than a really in depth teaching video. But to many it will be things they were not aware of, I suppose I have made a point of learning a lot of what was contained already, from other sources and experiences, so its really relative that I say what I do. I would say if this is a subject you have not delved into that you will find what is contained in this a lot of new and exciting info. I am still glad that I bought it though, and feel there was enough in it for me to feel that despite being aware of some of the info already.While I loved this DVD as far as the history and application of this material is concerned it does NOT delve into technique, which is why I purchased it to begin with. Like others here I was hoping for specific techniques that would explain how to clear the energy field but came away very disappointed. Villoldo builds slowly over the course of 72 minutes about the history and origins of this fascinating topic, explains how we are all affected by different types of energy, gives the symptomology of energy 'contamination', but leaves out the all-important part: How do you clear the energy field? Lets hope he answers this question in forthcoming DVD's.If you're interested in your energy bodies and how they work together, this is worth watching.Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., is an anthropologist who went to the Andes and Amazon to study Peruvian shamanism and became a shaman after years of being a student of and receiving initiations from the Native Shamans he'd gone to observe. This DVD is Villoldo's clear, concise articulation of the energy field, the Luminous Body, which surrounds and informs the physical body. Incorporating Alex Grey's paintings of energy, of Spirit surrounding and embodied in the physical, Villoldo explains that the Luminous Body is the software which informs the hardware of the physical body, that dis-ease first appears in the Luminous Body and can be healed there through the energy work of the Shamans. (Think an energy cousin to Reiki.)Good book, but it was a little different from my thinking. It's always good to have books like that as it makes you stretch your mind.I gave this cd away it had pretty basic information.but it came on time ok packaging etc. but the material on the cd, meh...I knew all that. I was expecting way more!It is in a format where Dr Villoldo is talking about his work. There are a few cut away scenes of him in various environments, also some very arresting paintings by Alex Grey. But just so you know, this is more of an interview. I loved it. He speaks very well with a kindness and sincerity that pulls you in. He made sense to me in what he was saying.a great introduction/revision/visual aid to the Healing the luminous body - well explained wisdom gathered by alberto villoldo in his studies in peru and beyond, as detailed in shaman healer sage,dance of the four winds, and island of the sun and other villoldo books.... much of it is from Laika wisdom from Don Antonio, a Laika, a q'ero (the wisdom thought to be pre inca. and some synchronistical similarities to be found in other traditions/practices from various parts of the world and centuries, and as individuals you may find theories that you had thought about too).alberto talks in clear, easily accessible, logical, straight forward terms, and my logical mind likes how the ancient Laika wisdom can also be seen in scientific terms, as if science is beginning to catch up to Laika (and many other traditions) wisdom........and to see the visuals too of alex grey is wonderful too, to actually see the perceptions of the energy field in this way, i find can be really useful, and the paintings are stunning.the words and the pictures complement each other well.....there are free samples of this dvd available from the four winds site, and on receiving the free sample, i wished to see more and so i purchased and watched this......as well as having read albertos books, i also went on to buy power of shamanic healing 6 cd set second hand (also excellent), attended a workshop with alberto, and with all of these complementing my feelings, all of them confirming that studying with this is good for me, seeing me attend the four winds healing the light body course too....so as well as being a DVD of theoretical, philosophical, spiritual etc interest, it can also lead to further learning.......personally, all of these resources all help in improving my life, myself as an individual, as a parent, and more,as well as improving my health, as well as so much more..... i like also how we are encouraged to think and feel for ourselves, and learn based on experience, as actually experiencing this wisdom at work is amazing to me, and again, satisfies my logical mind, by producing evidence after evidence of these techniques and theories working.....It doesn't teach you anything. A useless item.