Shamans were and are the people's connections to the divine. They work in harmony with the powers of spirit and nature to help their people to heal. Healing self, heals others. Healing other's, heals community. Healing community, heals world.
Shamanic healing is both a journey of self-healing and a journey to help others heal themselves.
Often people need help starting their own journey or find they need help along the way. The shaman provides the catalyst needed for that push. They work with energy and vibrations on many levels, physical, mental, and psychological, but more frequently on a deeply emotional level where an individual many have trouble or fear going himself. I am a shaman. I journey myself to talk to spirits and animals.