I guess you could say that my journey to understand the body and seek spiritual truth awoke in me around the age of 17. Wow, I can’t believe that was over 30 years ago now. At that time I was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer on my upper back. The only way It could be treated was by cutting it out, along with large areas of flesh, around and under it. After two years of reconstruction surgery I was cancer free, and aside from a lot of scarring, looked pretty “normal”. A few years after that my mother died from cancer. Those events along with the chronic pain I continued to experience in my back were the catalyst that began my search. Understanding the body was my first priority. I had to end the chronic pain. The only thing the doctors at that time would do for me was prescribe mind and body numbing drugs. I was a young single mother of two boys so drugs were not an option I wanted to consider. So I became a personal fitness trainer. That lead to my first 200 hour yoga training followed by a second 300 hour yoga training. Going deep into my body through this practice lead to a natural desire to want to meditate and pray. I studied many world religions and spiritual philosophies for years. I’ve traveled to temples and many sacred places around the world. Eventually this lead me to Peru and a deep attraction to shamanic practices. While working with shamans deep in the jungle, I received the inner guidance to seek out Shamanic Trance Dance. I didn’t even know what that was but as soon as I got back to a place that had internet I looked it up and, as you can guess, I found Zelia Pye and her Shamanic Trance Dance Guide and Guardian training. I knew in that moment that I had to attend the training. It took almost 2 years after that day in the jungle until I could get to her training but it was well worth the wait. Shamanic Trance Dance is one of the most powerful and immediately effective tools I’ve ever experienced for receiving deep insights from within the temple of my sacred body. During the training I’ll admit that this sacred dance brought me to tears several times. The pure, raw, and deep connection to my body, Mother Earth and The Great Mystery are so strong. I feel at one with it all while also realizing that I have a unique and important role to play. My greatest desire is to share the medicine of the Shamanic Trance Dance with as many people as I can. This is a medicine for the body and soul that will bring healing, understanding, connection, and hope. It certainly has for me. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to carry this into the world.
Deepest Gratitude Padma Wine
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Padma has created a beautiful space for Shamanic Trance Dance in Maryland, where she is holding regular Shamanic Trance Dance Ritual Events!
