Robert James Haywood
// Music Medicine ManROBERT JAMES HAYWOOD is a public speaker, author and workshop presenter with many years of international experience, now residing in New Zealand. As a Music Shaman, Robert is a medicine man working through the sacred wisdoms of music, creative self expression and free form dance. Since 1973, Robert has developed a unique style of practical spiritual teaching, supporting advanced healing and personal development techniques – a valid and powerful footstep upon a person’s personal journey. He provides weekend workshops, entitled “Harmonic Journey Sculpting”, Corporate Staff Training Sessions in relaxation and creativity development, personal “Musi-Heal” support sessions, group meditations, music demonstrations, and public talks. His forthcoming book “Every Song Is Precious” (2011), and current titles “To Cross The Golden Bridge” available in print, “Dance Of Angels”, and “Gentle Visions II: A Journey In Feelings…” both available as e-books, will be available through his website.
Website: www.rjhaywoodnz.com
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Interview:
Perhaps I could begin by acknowledging that, just like music, we human beings are little walking masses of rhythms, frequencies, and various degrees of harmony and outer dischords – closely connected to our reasoning mind, and the impact of unresolved issues of our journey to date.
I could also share that my approach of expression, using music as a catalyst in the support of others, does not come from my ability as a musician, but from the wisdoms that are my blessing to share, not as a ‘healer’, but as a Music Shaman. Let me, for the sake of space, encapsulate an understanding that has taken thirty years to arrive at: the great blessing Music has to offer is the opportunity for people to be in the now.
Music in the right respectful, non-judgmental, sacredly nurturing, and supportive environment, can powerfully facilitate and support the Inner Journey of each individual participant – the only journey that is real – and that in that environment of adventure and inner discovery, people move the ‘mountains’ of the past, that are subtly controlling their every waking decision. When aligned with creative self-expression, both written and drawn, and free form dance, then real healing – which is simply the movement of energy – can take place in an appropriate way and level to each individual’s journey.
“The great blessing Music has to offer is the opportunity for people to be in the now.” – Robert James Haywood, Music Medicine Man
