Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationships : a The Way of the Shamanic Teacher

""At once humbling and empowering, this work will not fail to touch its readers and, ultimately, bring to learners authentic caring, love, hope, and a sense of being valued. The very real stories of the teachers and learners that are revealed here in their portraits leap vividly off the pages of the book. Hunter O'Hara's bold vision of schools of transcendence is the next crucial step toward transcendent relationships and community consciousness. Readers will be inspired by this vision in Dr. O'Hara's groundbreaking work and will be able to look within themselves for the capacity to become shamanic transcendent teachers." Edyth James Wheeler, Ph. D. Professor Emerita, Towson University, teacher and author of Conflict Resolution in Early Childhood: Helping Children Understand and Resolve Conflicts, Merrill, 2004) "I entered into Hunter O'Hara's work and experienced many moments that moved me deeply, at times with great joy but also with feelings of sadness in the awareness that transcendent relationships are rare and that many children and adults go through an entire lifetime without knowing one of life's treasures- the mystery, beauty, and wonder of a loving relationship. His writing is vivid and alive and with passion and depth portrays the nature and essence of the constituents of a transcendent relationship." Clark Moustakas, Ed. D., Ph. D., founder of the Center for Humanistic Studies (now the Michigan School of Professional Psychology) of Hunter O'Hara's original research on transcendent teacher learner relationships)." "ĹlAt once humbling and empowering, this work will not fail to touch its readers and, ultimately, bring to learners authentic caring, love, hope, and a sense of being valued. The very real stories of the teachers and learners that are revealed here in their portraits leap vividly off the pages of the book. Hunter OHaras bold vision of schools of transcendence is the next crucial step toward transcendent relationships and community consciousness. Readers will be inspired by this vision in Dr. OHaras groundbreaking work and will be able to look within themselves for the capacity to become shamanic transcendent teachers. Edyth James Wheeler, Ph. D. Professor Emerita, Towson University, teacher and author of Conflict Resolution in Early Childhood: Helping Children Understand and Resolve Conflicts, Merrill, 2004) I entered into Hunter OHaras work and experienced many moments that moved me deeply, at times with great joy but also with feelings of sadness in the awareness that transcendent relationships are rare and that many children and adults go through an entire lifetime without knowing one of lifes treasures- the mystery, beauty, and wonder of a loving relationship. His writing is vivid and alive and with passion and depth portrays the nature and essence of the constituents of a transcendent relationship. Clark Moustakas, Ed. D., Ph. D., founder of the Center for Humanistic Studies (now the Michigan School of Professional Psychology) of Hunter OHaras original research on transcendent teacher learner relationships)." Front Matter....Pages i-xvi The Nature of the Transcendent Relationship....Pages 1-18 The Nature of the Shamanic Teacher....Pages 19-36 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher....Pages 37-47 Caring, Tact and Tone....Pages 49-57 Portrait of Transcendent Relator....Pages 59-64 Trust, Freedom and Mother Love....Pages 65-73 Portraits of Transcendent Relators....Pages 75-84 Risk, Authority and Trust....Pages 85-92 Portraits of Transcendent Relator....Pages 93-104 Balance, Transcendence and Dispositions....Pages 105-117 Portraits of Transcendent Relators....Pages 119-129 Reconciliation, The Relationship and the Teacher as Midwife....Pages 131-137 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher....Pages 139-146 Power, Rhythm, The Turning Point, Limits, Limitations and Labeling....Pages 147-152 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher....Pages 153-160 The Transcendent Teacher-Learner Relationship1 ....Pages 161-172 Miracles Can Happen....Pages 173-186 Putting it all together....Pages 187-193 Back Matter....Pages 195-205 'O'Hara explores not only the methodologies involved, but also the resultant life-changing moments in the lives of learners and teachers. His writing is vivid, passionate and inspires hope for an educational system gone awry.'—Charleston Gazette-Mail