Ray Crist
Ray Crist, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and founder of the Jaguar Path, has traveled throughout Mexico and Peru in search of indigenous healers. An apprentice of shamans from ancient Incan lineages and shamans of the Amazon jungle, Ray also has a background in Chinese medicine, Thai Yoga, and martial arts. He offers retreats throughout the world, teaching Westerners how to use shamanic tools and yoga to live a balanced and empowered life. He has explored the outdoors as a sailing boat captain, diver, snowboarder, kayaker, and paddle boarder, and he loves sharing his inspiration through yoga, kayaking, and meditation.
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Resources
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A Shamanic New Year Ritual for Creating Change
The Peruvian shamans see the world through three lenses: the trilogy of Serpent, Jaguar, and Condor. The energy of each can help us move into new ways of being.
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Jaguar Yoga: Fusing Ancient Technologies to Balance Our Emotions and Energy
According to shamanic wisdom, although the memory of a traumatic experience may still linger in the mind, the trigger of the trauma itself is stored in the energy body. Shamans call this an “energy imprint.”
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Exploring the Physiology of Emotions
Our vital organs and glands are the warehouses of our emotions, says Ray Crist, founder of Jaguar Yoga. Thus, when we live in a state of intense emotion over an extended time, it has repercussions on our health.
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Ancient Wisdom on a New Path: Where Yoga and Shamanism Meet
Where Yoga and Shamanism Meet, Bold Directions Unfold In 2006, Kripalu faculty member Ray Crist was recovering from a debilitating illness. A yoga teacher,...
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Animal Instincts: Communing with Our Spirit Guides
It’s springtime in Madison Square Park. A squirrel joins me, and I’m tempted to see it as a sign, a guide. I know how to survive in this city.
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Ancient Wisdom for the New Year
Find ways to honor the space between letting go of the old and embracing the new.
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Kripalu Perspectives: Shamanism for Empowerment with Ray Crist
Ray Crist discusses how shamanic tools and principles can infuse greater meaning into both your yoga practice and your life.
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How to Keep Your Teaching Fresh: Yoga Instructors Share Their Secrets
Keeping your yoga teaching fresh and inspired is not only great for your students, it’s essential for you.
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Yoga and Shamanism for Healing and Empowerment
When we incorporate shamanic and yoga practices into our lives, we begin to balance the spiritual and the material.
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