Shaman and Author Christina Pratt Hosts "Why Shamanism Now: A Practical Path to Authenticity" Radio Show
Christina Pratt, founder of The Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing in Portland, OR, and New York, NY, teacher, and author of An Encyclopedia of Shamanism, has launched a new radio show "Why Shamanism Now: A Practical Path to Authenticity."

PHOENIX, AZ, January 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Streaming live on 7th Wave Network (http://www.7thwavenetwork.com) on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Pacific Time/5 p.m. Eastern Time and available any time online, the one-hour "Why Shamanism Now" features a wide range of topics with the tenets of shamanism as our guide, including how shamanism can assist us by providing answers to questions we ask during the most challenging of times, developing a "working" relationship with the spiritual realms, and using shamanic practices to live a passionate life of purpose.

Pratt will also interview special guests on her show, including:

Ed Tick, PH.D., Founding Director and Senior Clinician of Soldier's Heart: Veterans' Safe Return Programs, on using psycho-spiritual, cross-cultural, and international reconciliation practices to bring healing to veterans, communities and nations recovering from the traumas of war and violence.

Lenore Norregard, M.A., a Harner Method Shamanic Counselor trained and certified by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, on using ritual and ceremony in spiritual activism to create effective and relevant cultural transformation.

Martin Brennan, apprentice at Last Mask Center on following the call from Spirits (especially when it doesn't make any sense and Healing the Ancestral Lines)

Additional guests will be announced.

Christina Pratt is an authentic, non-traditional contemporary shaman. In practice since 1990, she specializes in mending the soul and transforming the parts of life that feel impossible. A teacher of exceptional clarity, humor, and inspiration, Pratt brings the power of shamanism into the practical grasp of anyone willing to take responsibility for improving the quality of their life. Her well-received book, "An Encyclopedia of Shamanism" (Rosen) is an 800 page, two-volume set with over 750 in-depth entries that clearly discuss the basic concepts of shamanism, methods, and traditions of over 50 different shamanic peoples.

Pratt is the creator of the original Foundations of Shamanism and Shamanic Healing course at the University of Minnesota and a frequent and honored speaker for the American Holistic Medical Association.

For more information on Christina Pratt, the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing, and workshops and classes with Pratt, or to order "An Encyclopedia of Shamanism" at a special discounted rate, visit http://www.lastmaskcenter.org.

For additional information or to arrange an interview with Pratt, please contact Linda Woznicki, at 845-417-8811, or lwoz @ frontiernet.net.

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