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There have been many exciting changes at the
Foundation in 2007:
new advanced workshops, more core
shamanism workshops, membership benefits such
as the 
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The Mentawai of Siberut, Indonesia
Learn about the Mentawai, one of the best preserved of the indigenous cultures, and watch the presentation about their daily life, rituals, and shamans. Visit the website of Native Planet, an NGO dedicated to preserving indigenous peoples and cultures.
Indigenous Sami Embrace Their HeritageRead about one reporter's recent visit to Norway, where 30,000 to 50,000 people have chosen to maintain the lifestyle of their Sami ancestors who inhabited the arctic and sub-arctic regions of Europe for thousands of years. View the slideshow of the traditional mixing with the modern. Read the article from the Missoulian.
Shamans and the Hmong Community
The shaman is a central figure in traditional Hmong religious practices and plays important role in Hmong culture in keeping the community connected, according to a panelist at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County. Read the article from the Wausau Daily Herald. Submitted by Tim Flynn, FSS Three-Year Program graduate, Santa Cruz, California. SUBMIT NEWS: We invite you to submit
news about
shamanism for our readers. Please submit no more
than a few brief paragraphs, including
the source of the news item
to the Editor.
Feasibility and Short-Term Outcomes of a
Shamanic Treatment for Temporomandibular
Joint Disorders, by Nancy H.
Vuckovic, PhD; Christina M.
Gullion, PhD; Louise A. Williams, PhD;
Michelle Ramirez, PhD; Jennifer Schneider,
MPH.
Original research to test the effectiveness of shamanic healing. The shamanic providers received training from the Foundation, among others. From Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal, Nov/Dec 2007 · Vol 13, No. 6, pp. 18-29. Read the article. Note: Each issue we plan to post on
the website or provide a link to an
article of
interest.
Check
the Articles section for several varied
perspectives on shamanism and shamanic
healing, many from past issues of
Shamanism, the
Foundation's scholarly journal -- one of the
exclusive
benefits received with an FSS
membership.
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Shamanic Healing for Expectant
Mothers
I worked with a young woman who was planning
to start a family and wanted to be ready,
physically and spiritually, before becoming
pregnant. In her case, after working with my
helping spirits, it was determined that soul
retrieval and power animal retrieval would be
beneficial for her. I continued to work with
her during the pregnancy, being aware of
focusing on my client and not her baby.
Though at a later point in her pregnancy, I
was advised that a power animal was also
there for the baby. This was not really a
power animal retrieval, more a "seeing" of
the power animal's presence, which I told the
mother about, and which was also comforting
to her. Interestingly, she told me that since
she had become pregnant, she had become
increasingly aware of and attracted to this
animal in her own life. Submitted by an FSS
Three-Year
Program graduate.
Mostly what I have done is to have pregnant
women journey to learn who their power
animals are, as protective birth allies and
helpers. I usually instruct the woman to ask
the power animal how to call it and how it
will be of help. I find that the first hand
experience is far more transformative in this
case than me finding the power animal. My
pregnant clients are not usually coming to
learn shamanism, but they do want the extra
help. I find that safety and confidence is
usually what comes from this kind of work.
Sometimes a power animal comes along for the
baby too, even without asking. I have also
done soul retrieval for women who have had
traumatic birth experiences and this helps
with the next birth, just to be more whole.
Submitted by Nancy Friedrich, CCHT,
retired midwife, FSS
Three-Year
Program graduate, Bolinas,
California.NOTE: "Healing Words" contains helpful
ideas and
suggestions from shamanic healers. FSS
presents them as a service to the shamanic
community
without endorsement; as always, each shamanic
healer
is responsible for using these ideas in a
responsible
and ethical manner. If you would like to
SUBMIT A HELPFUL TIP, email the Editor.
(No
more than two succinct paragraphs, please.)
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