A Heroine’s Journey With Authentic Indigenous Healers with Marie-Rose Phan-Lê

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The legacy of authentic indigenous healing practices and traditional shamanism is disappearing. Marie-Rose Phan-Lê is doing her part to preserve this precious human resource, which has gifts to give humankind in these challenging times. She has traveled the world seeking healers who have been trained in some of the most ancient healing traditions on the planet. This dialogue covers a few of the highlights of her travels to Hawaii, Nepal, Peru, and other places of healing. Early on in her heroine’s journey she was brought in front of the camera by the Hawaiian Kahuna, Papa K. This changed her life and allowed us to be witness to her most profound journey, as depicted in her documentary and companion book. She says, “That was the moment where I crossed the line from behind the camera to in front of the camera. I left the ordinary world and there was no turning back.” Every healer she encountered gave her a gift and entrusted her with their stories. In this rich and deep dialogue, she brings these stories back to us. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)

Bio

Marie-Rose Phan-Lê was born in Vietnam, emigrated to France, and later came to the United States. She is the founder and president of Healing Planet Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and presentation of healing and spiritual traditions through media. She is an award-winning writer, director, and producer of a documentary film and companion book.

Marie-Rose Phan-Lê is the author of:

• Talking Story: One Woman's Quest to Preserve Ancient Spiritual and Healing Traditions (North Atlantic Books 2014)

To learn more about the work of Marie-Rose Phan-Lê go to www.marierose.com.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How her family escaped from Vietnam and moved to France at the height of the war
• How she became a filmmaker
• Her betrayal by her spiritual teacher
• How our “true” identity of our authentic self can never be stolen
• Why she went in search of authentic indigenous healers of ancient healing practices
• What it is like to work with a filming crew who had the ability to “disappear” during sensitive healing moments
• What is the original Hawaiian practice of ho’oponopono
• How Hawaiian Kahuna, Papa K changed the way she went about filming her documentary
• Her most surreal experience in the remote mountains of Nepal
• How she discovered her own healing abilities
• Her time in Peru and her Ayahuasca experience
• What it means to tap into the divine feminine in these times

Host: Justine Willis Toms      Interview Date: 10/9/2015      Program Number: 3561

Music Playlist

From Album: Hidden Sky
Artist: Jami Sieber
2004 Out Front Music #OFM 1010

Opening Essay: Track 01 Maenam
Music Break 1: Track 09 Hidden Sky
Music Break 2: Track 09 Hidden Sky (reprise)
Music Break 3: Track 11 Arms of the Mother