Tolly Burkan
Tolly Burkan, also known as Bruce Burkan, (born May 17, 1948 in New York City) is an American author who writes self-help books. He retired as a firewalking spokesman in 2016.[1]
During the 1970s, Burkan created a firewalking class and began teaching firewalking to the general public.[2] In the 1980s, he started working with large corporations and began training instructors.[3]
He has written eight books that have been translated into 15 languages, including Extreme Spirituality, Let It Be Easy, and Dying to Live.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Vilenskaya, Steffy, Larissa, Joan (December 1991). Firewalking: A New Look at an Old Enigma (First ed.). Bramble Co. p. 253. ISBN 0962618438.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ HEALING STATES by Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D. and Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Simon & Schuster 1987
- ^ "ANCIENT ART IS A HOT EXPERIENCE - WALKING ON FIRE", Miami Herald, February 14, 1997.
Further reading
- Carey, Art (1 May 2002). "A guru's guide to fire walking and forgiving". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D01.
- Beth Ann Drier, "The Curious Hot Foot It to a New Fad," Los Angeles Times, 11 April 1984, pt. 1, 1.
- Chipello, Christopher (18 April 1989). "If Past-Life Trauma Has Got You Down, Firewalk May Help". Wall Street Journal. pp. A1–A2.
- USA Today 4-2-90 Page 1, Section D
External links
- Official website
- National Geographic
- Loring M. Danforth, Firewalking and Religious Healing: The Anastenaria of Greece and the American Firewalking Movement, Princeton University Press
- ABC Science article
- Discovery Channel
- Edwards, Emily D. “Firewalking: A Contemporary Ritual and Transformation.” TDR 42 (1998): 98-114. -- analysis of Burkan's seminars
- Mythbusters - Firewalking 101
- "The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena"
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