Learning From the Ancients: The Nurse Becomes a Shaman

Wow! This is so inspiring!

This is ONE cool article!!! I am a big believer in healing and altering energy pathways to find your peace and wellness. This really resonated with me. You must be an amazing healer, zen.

This is a highly exellent article.An extra special gift was given to you.As someone responded,this is really inspiring,i hope to see you again for your sharing.Goodluck.

I like this article quite well. I think the best thing about nursing is the art of it.

How awesome. So much that we have yet to tap into.

Thanks. Very interesting article that I believe to be insightful. We definately need to explore this area more as nurses as I belive we spend so much more time than most healthcare professionals with our patients and have a great impact on their wellness.

we talk about holistic nsg, yet for most, it is just lip service.i tremendously appreciate any modality that addresses the human soul.that is where wellness and healing, truly begin.thanks, zen.leslie

This is really nice. It's interesting what can happen when we tap into the beauty and extraordinary things that occur in life!

Zenman,I really enjoy reading your posts, as I am applying to schools to be a PMHNP as well and appreciate your perspective in these forums. I especially appreciated this article because of the power of human touch! Before I became a nurse, I was a massage therapist and studied many modalities. Shiatsu was one of my favorites, and I still use some of this today. I also read a lot about how diet can affect health status (anything from diabetes to mental health), and agree with your perspective on this! We need to take care of the whole person. I think you must be a great healer!

I appreciate this post coming from the opposite perspective of studying shamanism for years because of the webinar company I worked for and a gifted session years ago (I was skeptical and experience won me over). I now hope to become a PMHNP.

Zenman,I was looking at NP schools in up state NY and some ran across your profile and then this article. I have been a nurse for four years. I started out in a nursing home and worked wth a lot of hospice patients. One of the biggest things that has shocked me in nursing is that there is not ritual when someone dies. I feel that bearing witness to the spirit/soul leaving the body is special a sacred and should be honored in some fashion. I feel the same about life entering world with babies. I wish there was degree on the history of nursing with an international perspective. I would love to explore how nurses balance some of things you mentioned in the article with daily practice. When did the separation between physical health separate spiritual health occur. I enjoyed reading your article. I think you may have sparked a research question for grad school. I may need to rethink NP school.