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gion. Shamans were the earliest spiritual guides,” said Horton. “There’s never been a culture where Shamanism did not exist.”
Horton and her two colleagues at the center, Maya White Sparks and Laura Skauge often take their clients for a “vision quest” or “personal retreat.”
“It’s two to three days of meditation, prayers, ceremonies and rituals,” explained Horton. They live under a tarp, often fast and undergo training on how to take care of themselves spiritually and physically in a natural surrounding.”
People benefit a lot from spiritual healing, said Horton. “They come out more centered, more certain, more calm, less lost and more focussed,” she said.
Jane, a resident of Reston, a federal government employee and Horton’s client for three years, agreed.
“I felt confused and unhappy before seeing her,” said Jane. “Later, I realized that what seems like a logical crisis is actually a spiritual growth. A
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