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Ulzusuren lives with her seventy year old grandmother, Namid, who is a well known shaman in northern Mongolia. Ulzusuren helps while her grandmother sees the four to six people that come for shamanic healing each day. One night I watched as Namid chanted and drummed herself into a trance-like-state for the benefit of a patient. At one point Ulzusuren had to jump up and grab her grandmother to keep her from falling into the fire. (Darkhad)