My path into shamanic healing came through the unlikely gift of panic attacks. For years my body tried valiantly to get my attention to let me know something needed to change in my life, but I ignored it. I was willing to put up with pain, discomfort and anxiety, given enough wine and ibuprofen.  Having these attacks in crowds and out in public was limiting my life in a way I didn’t want to live with.           

                           ~Maureen Marhayla