Yes I do feel different I am so much lighter and taking much more pleasure in things that I am doing ... I am so pleased to be connected with my higher self. 
Power Animal Readings
Power Animal Healing: The shaman sees illness as a lack of power because it was lost somewhere in your life. In order to heal you the shaman returns your power to you. She or he may perform a power animal retrieval. A power animal is a protector, similar to a guardian angel, which protects you from harm and helps you with your spiritual growth by lending its power to you. The negative emotions you may feel, are seen by the shaman to be stuck or stored in various parts of the body. The shaman will re-empower you by removing the energy that does not belong within your body. Releasing and energizing you. Read a sample reading.
This is called a shamanic extraction, other healing modalities in addition to shamanism practice this in various forms. This energy is not bad, it is just misplaced. Because it does not belong in your body, it is seen as causing illness that then shows itself in a physical way through pain or sickness.
Because in the shamanic system part of the soul is free to leave the body, it is also believed that soul parts of each individual will leave the body in order to protect itself from trauma. This is considered a positive protection mechanism. 
For instance, if someone were to be in an serious accident, part of the soul would leave the body to protect itself from the trauma of the impact. The soul does not always know how to return and if it has not returned for whatever reason, this is referred to as soul loss. That is when the shaman would become involved, in order to assist with returning this missing piece of yourself.
