Holistic Healing in the Foothills

Though many believe that shamanism is a Native American practice, the roots of shamanism have been traced back as far as the Paleolithic period, predating all organized religions. Shamanism is defined as, an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spirit world. In Israel in 2008 and Archaeological dig uncovered the remains of a 12,000 year old shaman burial site. It is regarded as the earliest known shaman burial. This was one of 28 such sites found within the area.

While our modern civilization acknowledges the existence of Shamans and shamanism, it may not be common knowledge to which extent this ‘practice’ reaches. Found on every continent and in every culture, shamanism is as far reaching as our world’s population is diverse. Found in Siberia, China, Japan, Africa, Cyprus, North America, South America, within Inuit and Yupik tribes in Alaska, Canada and Eastern Siberia and Amazonia tribes in Peru, this ‘healing’ practice is ancient and widespread. However, Native American’s have their own words such as medicine people, healers and mystics, to describe shamans and spiritual healers.

The names for this practice vary from tribe to tribe and from continent to continent, but the healing practice follows the same premise, a connection between mind, body, spirit and soul, healing one to become whole.

Terri’s journey began as a teen. Raised as a Mormon her mother would regularly leave astrological books about the house which led a curious Terri to seek out information beyond Mormon teachings. Her mind was pulled toward psychic spying due to the romantic edge it carried with it and the acknowledgment of the United Stated Government of its applicable reality, yet she felt that this wasn’t the right fit. Soon she was called to heal others on an “energetic level, a spiritual level.” For a ‘vacation’ her husband and she traveled to Virginia to attend a week long Gateway course at the Monroe Institute. Her husband was skeptical of the idea at the time, but came away from the experience a changed man. As did Terri.

The Monroe Institute was a turning point in her life. Terri began to seek out and absorb information from Judaism to Buddhism, from Astrology to Etheric Weaving, from Reiki to Shamanism. Traveling to the mountains of Peru and the Western Wall in Israel and beyond, has given Terri a profound understanding of the world’s spirituality and of her gifts.

Terri has found a sense of peace that she says cannot be taken away.  She also assures people that “anyone can study without it interfering with their own religious standing.” Shamanism does not negate the existence of a God. It is not a religion. Also, the practice of etheric weaving (ancient shambhala pyramid soul therapy) is said to increase ‘ones faith in God and ones faith in humanity.’

For more information on Terri and what she has to offer, visit  http://www.cosmicshaman.com/

By, Charity Maness