From a Shamanic perspective, there are three main sources of wounding and illness: power loss, soul loss, and intrusions.

Any of these can be from experiences in this lifetime, past lifetimes, or passed on by our ancestors. In addition to healing yourself, it can also benefit ancestors, future generations / incarnations.

Power Animal Retrieval as part of a session:

During the session, I may journey to find one of your power animals. Power animals are spirit allies. They can provide guidance and instinctive spiritual medicine to you. Some are with us for our entire lifetime while others for a specific time or purpose.