Boozhoo,

I have realized that to become a spiritual teacher, I first had to admit that I am not one. If a teaching is received in my presence, it is because the person receiving it has been open and accepting to learn from the spirit world.

I view spiritual learning as walking down life’s road with eyes open. The Lakota phrase, akita mani yo, means, “observe everything as you walk.” It is in this observation that we learn about our spiritual path.

In 1972, I graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, receiving my degree, Masters of Divinity. After 20 years of working in the field of ministry in the inner city of Milwaukee, I left this career. For the next 18 years, I worked in the counseling field with people suffering from trauma and addictive disorders.

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During those 18 years, I got in touch with my Cherokee/Mesquaki heritage. I began studying Native American spirituality through several wonderful teachers. I have learned to allow my essential Christian beliefs to walk side by side with sacred Native American traditions. I walk two roads. My wife, Cyndi, (Stockbridge-Munsee, Mohican Nation), and I walk these roads together. We have led a sweat lodge for the past five years under the guidance of elders and teachers.

Recently, I was introduced to the healing practice of yoga and I have become a certified yoga teacher. I have discovered the richness of spirituality expressed through yoga. I now observe life through three lenses, Christianity, Native American Spirituality and Yoga. Each is complimentary to the other – distinctly unique and honored for what they offer.

All of the spiritual teachings that have come my way, I consider as great gifts. These gifts were given to me freely, and I give them to you freely. This is the Native way.

Gigawaabamin Minuwa,

Animikii Gekek (Thunder Hawk)
Dennis

  


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