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.

Remo drum used for shamanic drumming in WholeSpirit office

Shamanic Journeying Weekend: Your Personal Pantheon is Open!

Shamanic Journeying expands your world! Personal pantheons of spiritual allies and teachers are profound sources of wisdom, support, and healing. If we make the effort to develop relationships with them, they show up for us. This class is an introduction to shamanism and shamanic journeying. We work in both the upper and lower worlds, and

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Alternative Healing Summit Mara interview with Purvi Tantia

Join me at the Alternative Healing Summit June 25-28-Free Registration Now

The Alternative Healing Summit starts soon. I’m looking forward to the airing of this summit hosted by Purvi Tantia. I appreciated the interesting questions she asked and the thoughtful responses of the other speakers. Register here for free. This summit is especially focused on women, as most of her summits are, and on helping people

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Elephant Journal nature quote Claiming Your Spiritual Homestead

Claiming Our Spiritual Homestead the Melancholy of Hiraeth

Spiritual Homestead. Place speaks to me, land speaks to me. It probably does to you too. The Welsh concept of Hiraeth, which doesn’t have an exact English counterpart, means something like homesickness or longing, especially for place, and with a bit of sorrow for something unattainable or lost. For those of us with deep connection

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Nature's Healing Movements: Be Still or Dance Like a Bird of Paradise

Should You Be Still or Dance Like a Bird-of-Paradise?

The squirrels in my backyard teach me quite a lot about the balance between work, play, and rest. The rush of spring and the still of winter help me learn about letting myself have seasons too. Nature’s kaleidoscopic rhythms and motions play out in tiny cells and vast galaxies, and through plants, animals, landforms, and elements…

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17 minute shamanic drumming with call back beat.

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