A shamanic journey that changed the life of Celia Gunn.

An enigmatic meeting with a Native American visionary drew Celia Gunn into the rebirth of his people, the Sinixt Nation, a tribe declared extinct by the Canadian government in the 1950s. For six years, she was taken on a shamanic journey that changed her life. Her memoir about this extraordinary experience, 'A Twist in Coyote's Tale', has inspired a film, 'The Sinixt: bringing Home the Bones', which premiered in Canada in 2010. She will share her heart-warming story - the song of a healing spirit learning her place in the dance of life - and the vital relevance of traditional Native American wisdom to us all today.
A native of the county of Northumberland, Celia's lifelong interest in spirituality took her to live for many years in Jerusalem, Israel, and British Columbia, Canada. Now based in the West Country, she works with her husband on revitalising our connection with the land, the ancestors, and creatures-other-than-human. Following 'A Twist in Coyote's Tale', her first novel, 'A Dark Wind', was published in 2009 and a book on animal spirit guides, 'Simply Totem Animals', in 2010. Celia also runs workshops on the wisdom of totem animals. Another novel is due to be published in 2011, and she is currently working on a book about the journey of healing, the biography of an elder of the western mystery tradition, and a saga set in ancient North America. She finds respite in tending her beautiful woodland chakra garden.
For a free download of the first six chapters of 'A Twist in Coyote's Tale', a 2-min trailer for the film 'The Sinixt: Bringing Home the Bones', and a virtual tour of the chakra garden, please go to www.earthskywalk.com