Shaman Heart: Turning Pain into Passion and Purpose, a new book from Brave Healer Productions, invites readers to develop a shaman heart — one that can only be obtained by coming through our darkest moments more healed and whole and then lighting the way for others.
As the anthology’s lead author, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and teacher Stephanie Urbina Jones writes, “Whether it’s a death of a loved one, divorce, illness or depression, we can turn our pain into initiation and be a sacred witness or messenger in these bittersweet, crossroad moments in life.
From this place of humbled, broken-open wisdom and grace, we can then walk with others and assist them as they journey through their own darkness to the dawn of a new beginning.”
The genesis for Shaman Heart occurred on Jan. 5 when Urbina Jones and 25 other leading spiritual teachers, preachers and healers whose stories are contained in the book spent a week together at the Dreaming House in the heart of Mexico, an impressive feat given that they did so despite a raging pandemic, snowstorms, wildfires, and canceled flights.
“Each author was invited to surrender through ceremony and initiation while writing and carving out their powerful truths,” explains Brave Healer CEO Laura Di Franco. “They faced hell, walked on fire, danced, and breathed into their soul’s purpose. They remembered their divinity and awakened their shaman hearts.”
Contributors include Angela Bard, Iva Enright, Christine Falcon-Daigle, Maura A. Finn, Robin Friend, Sonja Glad, Tina Green, Emily K. Grieves, Dhela Griffith, Kathy Guidi, Pamila Johnson, Rev. Annie Mark, Carley Mattimore, Tiffany McBride, Michelle A. McFarland, John Mercede, Lisa A. Newton, Jeremy Pajer, Sherrie Phillips, Dr. Ahriana Platten, Mark J. Platten, Karen Ann Scott, Ruth A. Souther, Julianne Santini, and Atlantis Wolf.
