Living Treasure Grandmother Nadia Tuvan
Grandmother Nadia Tuvan is the last shaman and wisdom keeper of the Ulchi people of southeastern Siberia.
Living Treasure Saintsetseg
In the northernmost region of the Sayan Mountains on the edge of the Siberian Frontier lives a small band of nomadic reindeer herders. Their traditional practices represent the oldest variant of shamanism found in Mongolia. In this band lives Saintsetseg, their shaman.
Living Treasure Kapi Waurá
Kapi is a shaman of the “yakapa” type, which allows her not only to recite healing charms, but also to see spirits and other beings while in a tobacco trance.
Pau Nyima Dhondup
Pau Nyima Dhondup It is with great sadness that we report that Pau Nyima Dhondup passed on in September 2013). Pau Nyima was a wise and dedicated healer, the last of the three Tibetan shamans designated as Living Treasures in the refugee camp in Nepal. The other two...