Combining Western Medicine with Shamanic Practices

Dr. David Steinhorn is an academic pediatrician who practices intensive care and hospice medicine for children.  He led the Judith Nan Joy Integrative Medicine Research Initiative at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago from 2002-2010 and founded palliative care programs at major children’s hospitals.  He is currently developing children’s hospice programs in Washington, DC and San Diego.  Dr. Steinhorn has additional training in energy medicine, yoga, meditation, and shamanism, studying with teachers from the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, the Four Winds Society, and Dr. Carl Greer.  Dr. Steinhorn has brought shamanic healing approaches to his critical care practice in children’s hospitals across the country.  His passion is to find ways of alleviating suffering wherever it may occur and to help patients, families and healthcare providers discover meaning in all of life’s experiences.

Jana Din is co-founder and director of the Tao Center for Healing in Sacramento, CA, and a shamanic healer, teacher and national speaker. Since 2013, she has provided over 100 volunteer healing services for critically ill children, their families, and the clinicians who care for them, in a unique collaboration with David M. Steinhorn, M.D., a nationally known specialist in pediatric palliative care.  It is Jana’s privilege to provide shamanic healing in hospitals, hospices and communities to help patients, families and healthcare providers discover the deeper spiritual meaning in the challenges and suffering a person faces when seriously or terminally ill. Ms. Din and Dr. Steinhorn’s website, https://www.healingjourneys.life/ provides an overview of a successful integrative medicine partnership between a Western physician, and a shamanic healer.

In today’s episode, Shay Beider welcomes David & Jana to share their incredible story of how they came to work collaboratively with one another. They discuss what shamanic healing is from both of their unique perspectives and recount a moving patient story that solidified their partnership. David shares his experience working as a physician with children and families in palliative medicine and Jana shares valuable COVID-19 resources that she has developed to support people during this time of need.

Transcripts for this episode are available at: https://www.integrativetouch.org/conversations-on-healing 

Show Notes:

This podcast was created by Integrative Touch for Kids (ITK). ITK is working to change the way people experience healthcare. ITK supports families whose children have any type of special health or medical need. This includes kids with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues. We have pioneered a new therapy called Integrative Touch™ and reach 3500 people each year in the hospital and community settings. We engage communities in support of families struggling with special medical needs and offer unique Telehealth programs to families and healthcare providers during this challenging time. Thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers and contributors, individuals are able to receive our healing services at little or no cost.