I’m giving a talk at the Rhine Research Center this Friday titled "A Two Part Healer’s Panel with Diana Henderson and Mara Bishop." My portion of the talk will be on "The Mysteries of Spiritual Healing, Personal Evolution & Shamanism."
We want healthy bodies and spirits. We want our lives to feel meaningful. We want our internal and external work to yield results. But the path to healing and evolution often surprises us. It twists and doubles back. We trip over hidden roots. Unexpected obstacles divert us from where we think we are headed, and cause us to question our beliefs about who we are. In practicing shamanism as a way of exploring the world our journeys take on new depth and illumination while honoring the mystery of being divinely human.
During this talk I’ll will share some experiences living and working with others to honor both the mystical and the practical to achieve optimal healing. By opening to conscious personal evolution while creating space to allow the sacred to flourish in our lives, we often find the healing that we seek for our whole selves, emotional, physical and spiritual. Experiential time using shamanic drumming will introduce how you can incorporate shamanic vision into your life.
Diana will speak on the Healer's Journey. She is always a wonderful presenter and if you haven’t met her before she is a delightful person. Here is a link for more information on Diana’s talk.
The location of the event is Stedman Auditorium on the Duke Center for Living Campus, located at 3475 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705. It will be held on Friday, January 21, 2011, at 7:00 – 9:30 pm. Click here for directions to Stedman.
About Mara
Mara Bishop, M.S., Th.M., C.S.C., is an intuitive consultant, shamanic practitioner, teacher, author, and artist. She is the owner of WholeSpirit.
In her private practice, Mara combines intuitive consultations, shamanic healing, shamanic counseling, Reiki, and Healing with Spiritual Light. Her Personal Evolution Counseling™ provides each client with an integrated approach to spiritual healing, personal growth and emotional well-being.
Her book,
Inner Divinity: Crafting Your Life with Sacred Intelligence, explores ways to rediscover your "inner divinity," the spirit you were born with which holds your unique key for bringing balance, healing and joy into your life.
Mara has worked in the fields of intuition and shamanism since 1995. Mara is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies Three–Year Program in Advanced Shamanism and Shamanic Healing with Michael Harner and Sandra Ingerman, and Sandra Ingerman’s Teacher Training program in Shamanic Journeying and Healing. She is the
only Harner Certified Shamanic Counselor® in North Carolina or neighboring states such as Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Mara is also a Reiki Master, and a founding member of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners. In addition she holds Master's degrees in Energy Medicine and Theology.
Mara conducts workshops in core shamanism, intuitive development, and the concepts she developed in her book
Inner Divinity, among other topics. She has presented for various programs at Duke University, the Rhine Research Center and at events such as the Body-Mind-Spirit Expo. Feel free to contact Mara and schedule a class or event. She can be reached via
her web form.
