What is Shamanism?

Shamanic practices and healing go back as far as the oldest records in cultures across the world. Shamanism answers to the culture it is within, bringing forth the healing needed for the ailments that emerge - it is adaptable. Shamanic practitioners and shamans alike work in deep rooted connection with the Earth Spirit, the blessing of the Cosmos, and the many elements in between. Through ceremony, journey work, sound, dance, the practitioner learns to speak the language of the Spirit world to bring back necessary information for the spiritual seeker and move energy as needed. Shamanic perspective is a way of life, honoring the connection of all beings, human or otherwise, in the incredible web of existence.

There are deeper aspects of shamanism that pertain to culture specific traditions and lineages within indigenous cultures. Spirituality is inclusive as we are all souls having a human experience but I have chosen to remain culturally sensitive in effort to balance relations as we emerge from a less conscious time. As we remember how to live as one with the Earth, and working with Earth based practices, some are not so sensitive to cultural boundaries and misuse wisdom available online. It is my hope to be an example for answering to the medicine needed for my culture of origin by respecting cultural practices and boundaries.

What is a Shamanic Practitioner?

The term Shamanic Practitioner speaks to training through apprenticeship as a respectful differentiation from the indigenous shaman. I offer healing sessions to facilitate healing in others. Applying this practice to the more widely known spiritual mentorship model, I am able to share my tools in an on-going, personalized format aligned with the flow of the client. Through relationship building, we get to know each other more deeply to have an on-going conversational approach to healing and inner work, as I guide you through healing yourself and balancing these energies within. This becomes a building practice — moving through areas of focus and mastery, we follow threads as they come up in the healing process. With Earth based practices, folk medicine, and other energetically connective work, we can build relationship with spirit guides and spirit realms through continued journey work and inner work. This works for the individual to heal themselves & learn the ways of inner work for release, self-ceremony & expanded awareness. My goal with this work is to empower others to remember their sovereignty and strength.

What are the benefits to this work?

Spiritual connection & inner work brings deeper body wisdom, joyful living and better relationships with ourselves and others as we heal our past, transform ourselves and expand our awareness. There are many roads to bring this spiritual connection - shamanism offers a deeply grounded path in connection and balance with the Earth, as a priority. The Earth Spirit supports us in our journey here and by living in connection with that Spirit, we are able to experience life in a more vibrant way.

Grounding offers many benefits both physical and spiritual. In the physical, you will notice your ability to get things done, easier flow to your life, and less “fight or flight” responses as you bring the survival mechanism into balance. Grounding offers the body reduced pain, inflammation, stress, and a deepened communion with nature. We are nature — so we return home to ourselves when we consciously connect with nature.

You may even notice when you transform your inner world, the world around you begins to respond. Less conflict, more unity and more cohesive experiences. By increasing your spiritual strength, you are able to live in better connection with your environment which brings about genuine happiness and fulfillment.

What can I expect from a session?

Whether we do sessions in person or remotely, we will sit and relax into the session. We will discuss where you are at, your goals, what you’re working on, where you’ve been — you can share as little or as much as you’d like. We will then shift into the visioning & energy work portion of the session. If we are in person, I will drum and journey as you relax, rest & receive. If we are working remotely on the phone or Zoom, we will take a break and end the call for about 30 minutes. In this time, you relax and listen to a drumming recording while I do the visioning & energy work. At the end of that time, we will reconnect and discuss what was uncovered in the visioning.

In either a soul session or the on-going mentorship format, some of the work we may do and discuss:

Energy clearing: heal old programs & traumas that lay in the energy field and in the body, causing illness and dis-ease
Soul Retrieval: in older times, a shaman would perform soul retrieval within 3 days of a trauma. We have not put spiritual health first in a long time in our culture. When we experience a trauma, sometimes a soul part is “lost” in the spirit realm as a protection to the psyche, to not bear the full weight of the trauma. We can call this essence back to us when we are healing, to reclaim our spiritual wholeness and power. This can be an ongoing conversation with the soul, to bring back our light, so it happens in the perfect time for us.

Chakra Awareness and Connection: working with the energy centers in the body, we are able to discern which areas need focus, to bring about healing and balance, creating clear paths toward self-healing
Embodiment: when we clear and energize the chakra system, we are able to expand into more physicalized spiritual awareness. We are able to ground expanded awareness into the body, enriching our life experience and inter-connectivity with all.
Journey Work: I will teach you the way of shamanic journeying, that is to learn the meditation practice of inner discovery and clarity. The shamanic realm offers great support to us on the Earth journey. Here we connect with spirit guides, seek direction, uncover symbols and power animal connection to support us.
Ancestral Healing & Connections: following threads and patterns that run throughout a family line to bring about healing, releasing connections through ceremony and intention.
Self Ceremony: Often times we can do simple ceremony to call in our power and direct our focused energy to bring about self healing
Merging your “regular life” with your “spiritual life,” dissolving separation so you can let your heart shine all the time in this complex modern world
Mentorship: teaching is my passion — I love to share all I know with others so they too can align to their purpose and direction for this life. With a mentorship model, we can build connection and develop your path to mastery together.

how others are feeling as a result of this work…

“empowered”
”Focused on my mission”
”truly alive!”

Follow my journey

each petal having a unique experience one beautiful whole #juneisforflowers

I remember my lineages because they remember me #rainbow #sky #praise #openheart #higherheart #openhands

we don’t always ask the weary warrior where they’ve been, only meet them where they are #stone #giant #warrior #ancient #connection #language #spiritualgrowth #rememberwhoyouare

Some of my favorite guide books for getting to the root of old patterns. When illness or challenges come, when shift happens - we tend to treat the symptoms rather than investigating the root cause. We tend to shy away. Have you ever wondered - Where is this coming from? Is there some program in my mind, repeating old stories? What limiting belief systems keep me small? Where do I feel this in my body? Follow the threads to deeper healing, instead of paving over old wounds - raise them up for true transmutation and release.

So we ask the ancient ones what they know — I raise my voice through song so the heavens will hear my heart #heartspeaks #heartspace #hearthealing #heartopener #heartsup #heart #heartchakra #listentoyourheart

continuing the path of softening edges — diving into my own deepest mysteries dissolving boundaries between me and the sacred other intuition be my guide every step a prayer seeing beauty in the smallest things dreaming awake. #fog #winter #meditation #reflection #sacred #evergreen #dreaming #mystery #intuition #love

Breathe into your sovereignty. Feel the freedom of choice vibrating in every cell of your body. Know yourself fully. Release limitations. Create freely. What you bear witness to, multiplies in your life. #nofilter #sunset #spirit #energy #resonance #vibration #frequency #lightactivations #redlighttherapy #real #sovereignty #limitingbeliefs #cellularhealing

I am grateful to the falling away of the old paradigm — To see what I am, To know my strength, To find my power. I am grateful to the dawning of the new light as it shines upon us Showing us the parts we wish to let go What no longer serves Where our energy is misused, realign We lighten our load to transform The new day has arrived — We remember who we are. #transformation #unity #consciousness #sun #forest #alignment #energycleanse #timeline #sixthsun #nonordinarystatesofconsciousness #renew

When you’ve had a notable release of old energy and shift, you will have a period of reorientation. Expect a period of discomfort as you are reassessing your values & priorities from your leveled up consciousness. You may feel divinely discontent. Give yourself time to integrate & acclimate. Expansion and clarity comes from natural states of being, not material acquisition. Spend time in nature with your true self, beyond the distractions and outside of deadlines. Dropping the stories we tell ourselves that keep us small. #consciousness #integrate #levelup #loveyourself #meditate #getoutside #winterwalks #sunlight #trees #release #renew #newyou

We — the ones with the eye to the Divine, We stand much like midwives at the portal of birth on the eve of this dawning new paradigm — expectant, watchful, heart-full, hands out ready to work #consciousness #expansion #midwife #readytowork #sky #newparadigm #awakening #shamanism #earthside #birth #life #connection #heartbased #heart #compassion

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