TEENS / SELF-HELP..."This book describes many ways to create peace and happiness, some on your own and some with your friends."—(His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama) "In an attempt to provide you with authentic containers for the tumultuous energy of the Thundering Years, many are rediscovering indigenous ways. The call to awaken our ancestral wisdom is strong. Personal and community rituals are ways of reuniting us when we are in a state of alienation and turmoil with Spirit."—(Sobonfu Somé, African shaman, from chapter 5) According to native traditions, the Thundering Years are the time in life to listen to intense feelings, dreams, desires, and goals—to be outrageous and even difficult. The Thundering Years are the teen years, the time when you are journeying into adulthood. They are exciting years, full of potential and creative energy, and they are painful years, full of turmoil and self-examination. Author Julie Tallard Johnson has collected wisdom from...

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Johnson, Julie Tallard

Inner Traditions International, Limited

United States, United States of America

Simon & Schuster, [N.p.], 2001

Rochester, Vt, ©2001

Original ed., 2001

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Shows teens how to harness the intense emotions and drives of the late-teen years using wisdom from cultures around the world. • Includes exercises, personal and community rituals, and resources that show how to successfully navigate the Thundering Years without heading toward violence, drug abuse, and other self-destructive behaviors. • Includes inspiring quotations from many spiritual traditions as well as the words and real-life experiences of other young adults. • Presents an honest view of the passions and pain that occur during this major life transition. According to native traditions, the Thundering Years are the time in life to listen to intense feelings, dreams, desires, and goals--to be outrageous and even difficult. The Thundering Years are the teen years, the time when you are journeying into adulthood. They are exciting years, full of potential and creative energy, and they are painful years, full of turmoil and self-examination. Author Julie Tallard Johnson has collected wisdom from cultures around the world to help you survive your Thundering Years with your soul, creativity, and even sense of humor intact. She offers numerous techniques and traditions to help harness the powerful energy released during this time. She shows that when you connect with your thunder in a respectful way, you are given the confidence you need to accomplish all your dreams. Includes: Mindfulness and energizing meditations Vision quests Dream weaving Drum medicine Initiations and rites of passage Rituals for releasing anger and celebrating the seasons Making your own journals and medicine bags Finding your creative community

In Native American tradition, the Thundering Years are a time on the way to adulthood when we need to listen to our intense feelings, dreams, desires, and goals. Drawing on wisdom from cultures around the world, the author offers ideas for teens to creatively harness the powerful emotions and energy of the teen years. Here are exercises, rituals, and resources that show how to steer a successful course through this time of life without heading toward self-destructive behaviors

A collection of wisdom and traditions from different cultures designed to help teenagers survive their teen years with their spirit, creativity, and sense of humor intact

2015-05-04