This Trip Will Change Your Life: A Shaman's Story of Spirit Evolution

by Jennifer B. Monahan

Overview

2016 USA Best Book Awards finalist in the Spirituality: Inspirational

1st Annual Body Mind Spirit Book Awards winner in Memoir and Shamanism categories

Winner in the Body/Mind/Spirit category for the 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards

Finalist in the Autobiography/Biography category for the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Honorable Mention in the Spiritual category for the 2017 Eric Hoffer Book Awards

While Jennifer Monahan has always felt connected to the spirit world, she didn’t fully realize how it had been orchestrating her life until a spur-of-the-moment trip to Yucatan, Mexico and a chance meeting with a Mayan shaman changed her life forever.




This is the true story of Monahan’s journey to finding and living her life purpose as a shaman. Filled with wisdom from her spirit guides and teachers that can benefit others looking for their life purpose, This Trip Will Change Your Life: Shaman's Story of Spirit Evolution shows how finding her true path made all the synchronistic “threads” in Monahan’s life come together into a beautifully woven tapestry and life purpose that she could have never imagined on her own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631521119
Publisher:	She Writes Press
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Monahan is a business strategy consultant turned Mayan-trained shaman who incorporates natural health and life coaching in her shamanic practices. She travels to the Yucatan several times a year to continue her training and more deeply connect with the magic and mystery of the Mayan ruins. Originally from New England, she currently lives in San Francisco, CA and provides shamanic services to clients in the United States and internationally.

Table of Contents

Prologue ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 This Trip Will Change Your Life 1

Chapter 2 What the Heck Is a Shaman? 5

Chapter 3 Early Lessons, Part One 21

Chapter 4 Early Lessons, Part Two 37

Chapter 5 You Are Going to Become a Shaman 45

Chapter 6 Digging Deeper 49

Chapter 7 Moving On and Making Changes 91

Chapter 8 Starting to Practice 119

Chapter 9 Sacred Time at Chichén Itzá 147

Chapter 10 On Your Mark, Get Set 165

Chapter 11 My Elemental Team 199

Chapter 12 Go! 215

Chapter 13 A Magical Experience 269

Chapter 14 What's Next? 297

Epilogue 301

Appendix 307

Editorial Reviews

Monahan’s personal story weaves a rich tapestry filled with vibrant dreams and shamanic journeys, spirit intelligences, ancient Mayan temples and wisdom teachings. She shares her metamorphosis from modern western professional to Mayan-centered shaman with a level of honesty and accessibility that is both endearing and inspiring.”


—Shonagh Home, author of Love and Spirit Medicine and Ix Chel Wisdom: 7 Teachings from the Mayan Sacred Feminine



“An inspirational adventure of discovery. Jennifer Monahan’s willingness to trust spirit clearly demonstrates the power of shamanic healing. The spiritual evolution of her magical journey is breathtaking.”


—Rebecca Austill Clausen, author of Change Maker



“With her heart wide open, Jennifer shares her evolving awareness and unfolding of becoming a shaman. Her magical journeys to other realms and sacred sites invites the reader to expand their consciousness and explore new possibilities. This Trip Will Change Your Life is a delightful read that stirs the imagination, blending the magical with the ordinary, as the story unfolds.”


—Teressena Bakens, author of Peace Moon, Teachings of the Serpent, and The Fifth Tarot



“Jennifer takes us on a rare, powerful and vulnerable journey into the awakening of her shamanic abilities. The insights, synchronicities, miracles and messages she so faithfully pursued inspired clarity while she facilitated my healing. Her authentic, ancient yet current, shamanic healing talents are an even greater gift with her personal story now shared. The impact is nothing less than an invitation to your profound inner healing.”


—Lane Michel, CEO, Executive Consultant and Coach, VeraHeart and author of Unity Quest



“Jennifer Monahan takes the reader through an important and moving journey in her memoir, This Trip Will Change Your Life: A Shaman’s Story of Spirit Evolution. The book transforms a personal experience into one that the reader happily joins. I was inspired from the start – Jennifer shares a truly encouraging, educational and exciting account of what’s possible when one stays open to what comes and ultimately, what’s meant to be.”


—Laura Cococcia, editor and publisher of The Journal of Cultural Conversation and contributor to Huffington Post and Elephant Journal

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