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This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Writer, Teacher, and Mama Iachak, Martha Travers, Ph.D.Dr. Travers apprenticed with the Ecuadorian Kichwa elder Taita Alberto Taxo for 22 years, and spent 10 years visiting the indigenous Kichwa tribe in the Andes.She holds a doctorate in English literature from the University of Michigan and teaches contemplative practices at the University of Michigan, at the GilChrist Retreat Center, and at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park.In her latest book, Shamanic Teachings of the Condor, she presents Taita Alberto’s teachings as if you were one of his shamanic apprentices. She reveals the ancient mystical traditions of the Andes, traditions saved by the elders specifically for these times. These traditions of healing invite human beings to return to intimacy with Nature and the natural world, through initiating conversations with the elements including the fifth, spiritual element, the Ushai.She also writes about the delicate dance of the Eagle (the