From my campground on Khövsgöl Nuur (Hovsgol Lake), I drove north west towards the Siberian border to meet authentic shamans. These native people survive totally from nature's abundance: food from vegetation and wild animals (such as brown bears, foxes, wolves, squirrels, badgers, ermines, wolverines, muskrats, martens), as well as over 200 species of birds. This is the northernmost and absolutely one of the most scenic aimags (county) in the country, a land of crystal clear lakes, icy streams and tall green taiga forests - one of the most scenic spots in Mongolia. Mountains peaks reach 3000m where lives the Tsaatan reindeer people. This Khuvsgul area is also rich in medical herbs, such as peony, liquorice, astragalus, wild rose, saussurea involucrata, hawthorn, valerian, thyme, thermopsis. Not many foreigners can approach these isolated places and people. not only is it a slow rough ride by jeep and horse but shamans don't welcome intruders in their private lives. I was privileged to have a shaman's relative as a guide who translated our communication and sign language. As I entered in their teepee (home), this kind couple greeted me with a bowl of warm milk - reindeer milk (tastes good), a product of their herd. In their home many dried herbs hang down or protected in sealed containers. When needed, shamans perform their traditional rites either for chasing evil spirits or for asking favors to their gods, such as weather changes or protection. But their main role is healing usually with a herbal concoction as a tea. They can heal from toothaches to diarrhea, from stopping bleeding to natural abortions; occasionally they will do channeling or predict the future. Every treatment is preceded by a few days of fasting, prayers and spiritual trance. Their mission is to act as "tools of the gods" for the welfare of humanity. In Mongolia, they are so respected that even the communist regime never dared to influence them, thus preserving the thousand-year-old shamanic traditions and medical savvy. I was honored to be in their presence benefiting from their friendship and their positive energetic vibrations.