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Karyn Armstrong was one of 4 shamanic practitioners in a clinical trial of shamanic healing funded by the National Institute of Health's research grant and carried out by researchers at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon. Karyn spoke about the benefits of shamanic practice at the Re-thinking Psychiatry Symposium. She brings years of wisdom and experience. Creator of Medicine Art bridging spirituality-shamanism using the creative art process. Karyn spent many years in thriving in corporate America working for such companies as Clinique and Christian Dior Perfumes, as well as the fast-paced high-tech communications industry of MCI WorldCom and AT&T. Two weeks after her first shamanic healing, (soul retrieval) she resigned her position and left corporate culture to explore a more heart-centered life and career and Harmonic Visions was born in 1998.

Mara Bishop is a shamanic practitioner, intuitive consultant, teacher, author, and artist. In her private practice, Mara combines intuitive consultations, shamanic healing, and energetic healing. Her Personal Evolution Counseling provides each client with an integrated approach to spiritual healing, personal growth and emotional well-being. She works with clients locally, nationally and internationally. Mara has worked in the fields of intuition and shamanism since 1995. Mara holds master's degrees in Energy Medicine and Theology and a bachelor's degree in Art and Communications. She 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. Mara has completed advanced studies in Shamanism with Betsy Bergstrom. She is the only Harner Certified Shamanic Counselor in North Carolina, and is also a Reiki Master. Mara is the author of the book Inner Divinity: Crafting Your Life with Sacred Intelligence and the companion CD of guided meditations. Mara has presented at Duke University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Rhine Research Center, among other groups. She teaches workshops on shamanism, energetic boundaries, intuition, Reiki, spiritual healing and many of the topics covered in Inner Divinity������©. Mara has also been authorized by Sandra Ingerman to teach Soul Retrieval, Extraction, Death and Dying, Medicine for the Earth, and Healing with Spiritual Light. She conducts workshops and is available for speaking engagements. Mara Bishop, M.S., Th.M., C.S.C. WholeSpirit Phone: 919-419-1074 www.wholespirit.com mara@wholespirit.com P.O. Box 51553 Durham, NC 27717

GAY WOLFF, Ph.D., has been both seeker and teacher throughout her life. She has taught college English and literature classes for several decades, and has led retreats and personal growth events for almost as long. She has studied with Peruvian shamans for nearly a decade, as well, and is a shamanic energy therapy practitioner. Gay especially enjoys helping others develop their own intuitive skills and gain direct wisdom through personal ritual and journey work. She is the author of Tending the Soul with Healing Ritual, to be released in March.