Simon Ralli

Simon Ralli Robinson, 40, from Dumfries in Scotland, has been on a Celtic shamanic path for the last ten years and is accomplished in the technique of shamanic drumming. He has undertaken a shamanic apprenticeship and initiations with Maestro Shaman Javier Arevalo Shuhuano in Iquitos, Peru, and also taken part in San Pedro ceremonies in Cusco under the guidance of Lesley Myburgh.

In addition to his travels to Peru, Simon has lived in Varanasi, India, learning yoga, and has performed ceremonies in Arizona with Grandfather Martin, the world-renowned elder of the Hopi people.

He has a masters degree with distinction in Holistic Science from Schumacher College, in partnership with the University of Plymouth. His dissertation 'Ayahuasca curandero - How rainforest shaman heal by communing with the spirits of plants: A first-person phenomenological investigation and the teaching of Maestro Shaman Javier Arevalo Shahuano' forms the kernel of this book, along with his studies at Schumacher College into the nature of consciousness and the integration of science and spirituality.

Schumacher College is a unique international educational institution. It provides individuals and groups from across the world with the opportunity to learn on numerous levels about subjects relating to the environment, economics, complexity theory and social sustainability.

His CD 'Shamanic Drumming and Shacapa Meditation' has been produced to accompany this book and is available to purchase separately via Amazon MP3s.

He is the editor of shamanicdrumming.co.uk