Podcasts about core shamanism

Meet Phil Warder - Host/Producer of the Unexplained Inc. Podcast and Core Shaman. Today we will talkabout the origins and modalities that go into what defines Core Shamanism, jumping timelines throughsound healing and shamanic breath work, Phil's relationship to spirit animals, including doves and owls,and how he discovered his connection to the Mantis Beings. Check me out, subscribe to my channels,leave me a comment, like my videos, and share my content with your friends! All of the links arefeatured below in the description.YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/DGmNV23xvJEPhil Warder's Links:Podcast:Website: www.unexplainedinc.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/phantomphil3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unexplained_inc_official/X: https://x.com/PhantomPhil3Tik-Tok: @Phantom_Phil_FortuneRumble: https://rumble.com/user/UnexplainedincHealing Practice:Personal: https://lightthewaybackhome.com/Lavender Lane: https://lavenderlaneptw.ca/phil-warder/Karen Holton's Links:• Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/karenholtontv• Download my exclusive audio content found only on SPREAKER, Spotify, Apple, Podbean, iHeart,Goodpods and more – https://www.spreaker.com/show/quantum-guides-show-with-karen-holton• TRANSDIMENSIONAL: Meet the New Neighbours by Karen Holton (paperback & Kindle nowavailable from Amazon Worldwide) US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1069173509?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520& Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/TRANSDIMENSIONAL-Neighbours-Ms-Karen-Holton/dp/1069173509• Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/karenholtontv• Join My YouTube Channel to receive my perks!https://www.youtube.com/@KarenHoltonTV/join• Website: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/• Channels:Censored Content: https://www.youtube.com/@KarenHoltonTV• Uncensored Content: Odysee: https://odysee.com/@KarenHoltonTV - Rumble:https://rumble.com/KarenHoltonTV - X (Twitter): https://x.com/KarenHoltonTV and Telegram:https://t.me/KarenHoltonTV• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenholtontv• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.holton3 Please follow me on Odysee, X, Telegram & Rumble and help me to grow my channels!The Quantum Guides Show, and the Aliens & Angels Podcast are now part of the Forbidden KnowledgeNews Network! https://forbiddenknowledge.news/Other valuable content from Karen Holton:Quantum Health Transformation V.3.0 - a free, no strings attached, 9 Step online, lifestyle course to giveyou the tips and resources you need to thrive! By following my own channeled advice, I made mydreams come true! Whether you are in the awakening process, or simply want more out of life, thiscourse is for you.Complete Quantum Health Transformation V3.0 Playlist on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwSmOYvGXBA&list=PLe1pNMTCSTLlzyU9vc_SmK4zs4_JCcpa1&pp=gAQBiAQB- or watch the Quantum Health Transformation V.3.0 program on Karen's website:https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/quantum-health-transformation-free-online-course/Complete Quantum Guides Show 2024 Playlist on YouTube (Episodes 148+) - Interviews with AwakenedMasters! Their quantum work will inspire you! This podcast is ideally suited to the newly awakened, andfor those who wish to learn about the greater reality which lies outside of the mainstream construct.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaA4TlBjcvM&list=PLe1pNMTCSTLkNBkKxasRct_8h7STDzaqv&index=1Aliens & Angels Podcast: Featuring real-life people with real-life experiences. Complete playlist:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU1NHGAVG28&list=PLe1pNMTCSTLk4saG-kQHgWqx-QQ7BtMAv&index=1Karen's Website: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.comKaren's Free Resources - https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/free-resources/Support Karen Holton TV:TRANSDIMENSIONAL: Meet the New Neighbours by Karen Holton (paperback & Kindle now availablefrom Amazon Worldwide) US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1069173509?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520& Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/TRANSDIMENSIONAL-Neighbours-Ms-Karen-Holton/dp/1069173509Buy Me A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/karenholtontvJoin My YouTube Channel to receive my perks! https://www.youtube.com/@KarenHoltonTV/joinZen Domes Orgonite - https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/zen-domes-orgonite/Comfort Crystals - https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/comfort-crystals/Services & Support - https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/services/PDF Downloads - https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/downloads/Thank you for subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing!

“I know the science behind Healing Touch. I've seen the science behind shamanic healing. And it's profound.”   - Dr. Kerri Husman, MD, psychiatrist, core shamanic practitioner, and today's guest on Quantum Revolution Dr. Husman's experience with ancient spiritual practices informs her approach to modern mental health care, opening the door to a new way of understanding and working with mental health conditions. Check out today's interview to learn how bringing this wisdom to her patients can offer deeper healing and long-term emotional wellness, especially in times of spiritual crisis. Check out the video interview on YouTube! https://youtu.be/-bK0s6IViqM  Links: Dr. Kerri Husman: https://eastwindhealingcenter.com/ Quantum Revolution: Introduction to Quantum Wellness: Integrating Human Design for Optimal Well-Being by Dr. Karen Curry Parker: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quantum-Wellness-Integrating-Well-Being/dp/B0DDHWGKDS/ Get your free Quantum Human Design™ Chart at https://freehumandesignchart.com/ To learn more about Karen and her team, head to https://quantumhumandesign.com/ For more information and for full transcripts (starting with season 6), please go to our website at https://quantumrevolutionpodcast.com/ Produced by Number Three Productions, https://numberthreeproductions.com/ Timestamps: [0:00] Introduction to this episode, “A Journey through Spiritual Doorways: Psychiatry Informed by Spirituality with Dr. Kerri Husman”, with Dr. Karen Curry Parker. [2:29] Introducing Dr. Kerri Husman. [3:23] Exploring and healing deep mental health issues and exploring spiritual practices. [9:23] Western medicine and why are stuck in a reductionist and materialistic approach to healing people. [12:58] Determining factors that help somebody decide which path of healing to go on: the spiritual, the traditional, or both. [20:30] Core Shamanism. [21:14] A vision of an ideal way for working with people holistically. [23:55] Additional resources and thanking Dr. Husman. [25:10] Outro to this episode, “A Journey through Spiritual Doorways: Psychiatry Informed by Spirituality with Dr. Kerri Husman”, with Dr. Karen Curry Parker.

“I know the science behind Healing Touch. I've seen the science behind shamanic healing. And it's profound.”   - Dr. Kerri Husman, MD, psychiatrist, core shamanic practitioner, and today's guest on Quantum Revolution Join us as we explore the fascinating intersection of psychiatry and shamanic healing with Dr. Kerri Husman. Dr. Husman blends ancient spiritual practices with modern mental health care, opening the door to a new way of understanding and working with mental health conditions. Check out today's interview to learn how combining these modalities can offer patients deeper healing and long-term emotional wellness. Check out the video interview on YouTube! https://youtu.be/20Lx56QS6bg Links: Dr. Kerri Husman: https://eastwindhealingcenter.com/ Quantum Revolution: Introduction to Quantum Wellness: Integrating Human Design for Optimal Well-Being by Dr. Karen Curry Parker: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quantum-Wellness-Integrating-Well-Being/dp/B0DDHWGKDS/ Get your free Quantum Human Design™ Chart at https://freehumandesignchart.com/ To learn more about Karen and her team, head to https://quantumhumandesign.com/ For more information and for full transcripts (starting with season 6), please go to our website at https://quantumrevolutionpodcast.com/ Produced by Number Three Productions, https://numberthreeproductions.com/ Timestamps: [0:00] Introduction to this episode, “A Journey through Spiritual Doorways- Where Psychiatry Meets Shamanic Healing with Dr. Kerri Husman”, with Dr. Karen Curry Parker. [2:29] Introducing Dr. Kerri Husman. [3:23] Exploring and healing deep mental health issue and exploring spiritual practices. [9:23] Western medicine and why are stuck in a reductionist and materialistic approach to healing people. [12:58] Determining factors that helps somebody decide which path of healing to go on: the spiritual, the traditional, or both. [16:56] Dr. Kerri Husman's integrated approach to wellness including Healing Touch and Training through The Foundation for Shamanic Studies. [20:30] Core Shamanism. [21:14] A vision of an ideal way for working with people holistically. [23:55] Additional resources and thanking Dr. Husman. [25:10] Outro to this episode, “A Journey through Spiritual Doorways- Where Psychiatry Meets Shamanic Healing with Dr. Kerri Husman”, with Dr. Karen Curry Parker.

In this episode, host Tansy Baigent returns to the microphone to delve into the fascinating world of shamanism. Tansy, a seasoned shamanic practitioner with over a decade of experience, explores the essence of shamanism, its traditions, and its universal presence across cultures. She discusses the core belief that everything holds spirit, from animate beings to inanimate objects, and how this understanding can lead to profound healing and connection.Join Tansy as she shares practical tips for those new to shamanism, including journeying, enhancing sensitivity, and connecting with the subtle energies around us. She also guides a meditative practice to help listeners experience their own energy fields and open up to the unseen realms. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or a curious newcomer, this episode offers valuable insights into the spiritual nature of all things.If you are interested in exploring shamanism further, Tansy invites you to visit her website for courses and resources. Embrace the journey into the magic and mystery of this wyrd world. 00:00:00 " Tansy talks about shamanism  00:13:13 " Some simple tips that you can do to start exploring shamanism  00:16:11 " Practice of shamanism; involving slowing down and connecting with your body 00:26:04 " Tansy shares an anecdote from her own life about shamanism 00:35:40 " Shamanic drumming to enjoy If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, share it with your friends, or leave a review. You can also visit Tansy's website for more information and resources on Tansy's work with shamanism. Thank you for tuning in, and may your journey into the wyrd be filled with light and blessings. 

Our modern worldview emphasizes the material factors that impact our health and well-being — such as our genetics, lifestyle, or environment. From the shamanic perspective of our indigenous predecessors, however, there are unseen, spiritual influences that are equally vital and valid to recognize. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with her partner of over 20 years, shamanic healer and teacher trainer, Julie Kramer, about learning to connect with the helping spirits that are always available to guide and support us.  This long-awaited conversation explores: absolute integrity in the practice of spiritual healing; Core Shamanism and the work of Michael Harner; taking a posture of humility and respect; the lineages of earth-based spiritual practice; using natural trance states to enhance our perception of non-ordinary realities; benevolent versus malevolent origins, and how to protect yourself from ill-intentioned spirits; the frequently-asked question, am I making this up?; meeting your guides from a place of maturity; equality in relationship; when guides intercede—and when they don't; the ever-present element of mystery; conviction in your work; the path of "ennobling the heart"; the shamanic skill known as "psychopomp"; compassionate depossession; relying on your own experience; living in an intra-dimensional reality; and more. Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

Questo "podcast extra", tratto da una live che abbiamo condotto su IG settimana scorsa, è un piccolo "riassunto delle puntate precedenti", raccogliendo in un unico podcast diversi concetti inerenti lo Sciamanesimo e l'Animismo che erano stati sparsi in post, podcast, conferenze e video. Nell'ultima parte, accenna al Core Shamanism e alla sua prospettiva riguardo alla possibilità per chiunque di sciamanizzare, ben diverso dal dirsi sciamano, e all'approccio olistico alla guarigione. Inoltre, si affronta il tema dello sciamanesimo "di ricostruzione", in particolar modo per quanto riguarda la Tradizione Norrena e i limiti nel rimetterla in atto, come religione, nel mondo contemporaneo. +++ SCOPRI NEXUS ARCANUM CONTATTI, CONTENUTI & NOVITA' -> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Qui⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Iscriviti a Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Se vuoi fare una donazione: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/nexusarcanum⁠⁠ PODCAST INSIEME? ⁠⁠Leggi il bando!⁠

Witchcraft has always been a radical act, and I am never more in my element than when I'm playing with tarot, crystals, and even my houseplants. This tracks since witches often work with the elements of earth, air, fire, water, and spirit to enact personal or societal transformation.  Elena Rego isn't “just” a witch; she's the force behind The Holy Witch and The School of Holy Witchery, and our conversation isn't “just” about the much-maligned tradition of witchcraft. Instead, we explore rituals that reconnect us to our inherent wholeness, we reclaim honest, inclusive dialogue, and we revel in the juiciness that is Lilith: the original witch. GUEST BIO Elena Rego. A practicing Witch for close to 30 years, I have woven together my experience as a Social Worker, Body Worker, and artist to inform my Priestess work as a ritualist and teacher. My spiritual path has been rooted in deep shamanism, animism, feminism, and magic, with studies and initiations in Dianic Witchcraft, Sri Vidya Tantra, and Core Shamanism. The core of my work is to be in deep service to our collective unfoldment as spiritually rooted, connected, and potent Witches. Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places… Website:www.headheartbiztherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartBizTherapy/ Instagram: @headheartbiztherapy NEW: Our Bookshop.org page! https://bookshop.org/shop/HeadHeartBizTherapy NEW: Check out our cute new merch items!https://tinyurl.com/CWHmerch

This week Colleen and Robyn welcome Judith Maxey  Judith Maxey is the owner of Almus Energy Medicine in Portland, Oregon.  She is an Usui/Holy Fire® Reiki Master Teacher and mentor, a Shamanic Practitioner, and an essential oils specialist.   Judith's journey into alternative and traditional healing practices began while pursuing a master's degree in applied Anthropology, exploring the cultural roots of healing.  Following her academic career, she began training in a variety of energy medicine techniques, including Reiki, Core Shamanism, and Chakra Healing.  An energy medicine practitioner for over 15 years, she offers one-on-one sessions; Reiki trainings and specialty classes; a Reiki mentorship program; and online courses through her essential oils business, Plant Speak Courses. She has been featured on a variety of podcasts and regularly presents teachings in the essential oil's community.  Judith's passion is to help individuals remember their own innate wisdom. Guided by love and compassion for humanity, she strives to rekindle the world of the unseen as common practice in our modern world.  A spiritual activist, her mission is to provide deep personal healings and tools and practices to illuminate our oneness with each other and this Earth during these extraordinary times. Connect with Judith: Website:  https://www.almusreiki.com Website:  https://plantspeakcourses.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantspeak Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gypsy.jude.9 Email:  judith.maxey@gmail.com The Reiki Lifestyle® Podcast: The podcast where we talk about all things Reiki! The Reiki Lifestyle Podcast is for all members of the Reiki community, lineages, and levels of training! Reiki questions and topics can be about everything; personal development, spiritual growth, Reiki healing techniques, teaching Reiki, Reiki training, and other professional Reiki business practices. https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual. Colleen and Robyn can be reached at: ReikiLifestyle.com Contact Colleen: colleen@reikilifestyle.com Facebook: @reikilifestyle Instagram: @colleenbenelli Contact Robyn: robyn@reikilifestyle.com Facebook/Instagram: @robynbenellireiki

What is Core Shamanism? In this video, I will cover: - Michael Harner and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies - Core Shamanism and its main beliefs - Shamanic Journey to gain knowledge, power and Soul Retrieval - The three worlds and the cosmology of this trans-cultural shamanism. CONNECT & SUPPORT

#strega #Italian #witchcraft Angela Puca covers Italian Shamanism, Paganism, folk magick, witchcraft, vernacular healers, the use of Segnature in relation to Social Media. Paper delivered at the annual conference of the British Association for the Study of Religions in September 2019 at Leeds Trinity University. CONNECT & SUPPORT

Welcome to the Wise Not Withered Podcast! This month's guest is Javi Martinez, who shares her incredible story about her gaming history, her experience being a trans-feminine, gender-fluid person, her spiritual and shamanic path, including her current work at the International School of Temple Arts, as faculty and event organizer and coordinator. Thank you so much, Javi Martinez, for joining us on the Wise Not Withered podcast! What is your age? Oh shit… Heh, my age is 54. 54, all right. And where did you grow up? Well, the first few years of my life, I grew up in Guatemala. And then we ended up moving to the United States roughly when I was nine or ten years old. Okay, and what brought you here? Just my family moved. My dad was working up here, and we ended up coming up to join him. Okay. And where do you currently live? I live in western Massachusetts, in a town called Amherst. Amherst, okay. How long have you been there? Since I was about ten years old! (laughs) Oh! Oh wow, so you moved to Guatemala… Well, off and on. I've moved to other areas nearby, and then ended up coming back here. Okay, so it's kinda been in that same area since ten years old. Okay, cool. Forty-something years, yeah. Yeah. Great. So I met your partner at a recent retreat. She mentioned that you're an avid gamer. Can you tell us about your gaming history? Well, let's see. I guess it's something that I've always liked. I've always liked playing games. Games have always been an important part of my life, just overall. And then yeah, when I was about nine or ten years old, I started playing tabletop games, like Dungeons & Dragons. And that was one of my favorite things, so I started doing that pretty religiously for a while. Then I also grew up in the time of arcades. There really wasn't home gaming systems. You know, we all had to like, save our quarters and run out to the video game arcade and play video games there. So my friends and I would do that. We would like, not eat lunch at school, and take our lunch money and go play video games after school. Wow! Yeah, so it's just been something I've always enjoyed. Then I got the original Atari, and then you know, kept playing video games at home. You know, as well as other games. And basically, once the Play Station came out, I've just been like, a loyal Play Station person. Yeah. What are some of your… The gems, yeah. The gems are mostly role-playing games. I just… Not having the time, or even the group of friends—we all had time to play tabletop role-playing. Once I wasn't able to do that, my desire and my love of role-playing games transferred over to video games. So I've played games like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Skyrim. Those are my favorites. The Assassin's Creed Odyssey was really good. I really love that one as well. But yeah, mostly role-playing games are the ones I love. Mhm. Yeah, me too! I tend to gravitate toward those ones. I'm not very good at the shooters or the platforming games. Yeah, so I don't do like MMOs or go online with people. Yeah, for me it's about entering a fantasy world. Tied into that is my love of reading. I grew up reading fantasy books. So it's all woven together. Do you still read those kinds of books, or not as much? Not as much because of time, and other interests. But yeah, the past few months I did go back and re-read a few of my old favorites. So it was really nice to go back and re-read them. What made you decide to go re-read those books? Um… I'm not sure. I just basically have been playing video games a lot, and was getting sort of bored with that, and I was like oh yeah, reading! (laughs) I mean I've been reading other books, like spiritually-themed books. But yeah, I just felt like wow, I haven't done like, pleasure reading in a long time. Just sat down with a fun book and just devoured it. So that felt really good. Yeah, something a little more light. Yeah, exactly. That's pretty cool. So she also mentioned that you're a Guatemalan trans goddess! I love that title. She gives me all kinds of titles! (laughs) Yeah, “She's an avid gamer, trans goddess”, all these very, very fascinating things. Yeah, I'm so curious—the whole transitioning process, like identity, spirituality, social constructs, culture… Whatever you're comfortable sharing, I'm very curious! Well that's really open-ended! Yeah… I guess it's a funny thing. My transition is… I don't know if it's particularly unique, but I think it's different than most other people, because it was very much tied into my spirituality and my shamanic path. Okay. Where to begin… Yeah. Growing up, I didn't remember or know that… I'm like, so feminine and a woman inside. I didn't know I was a woman. I grew up thinking and feeling that I was a boy, and a man. Things like that. I knew I was different. Like I always had a funny sense that I wasn't like all my other friends, like I felt things that they didn't, feel things that they didn't feel, I would think differently… Yeah, I just thought okay, I'm just different. I'm just a weird person. But then when I started my… Really stepped into my spiritual path, and I started doing my shamanic work, like shamanic journeying, and really stepping forward into my shamanic path, I was called into service. One of my Patron Goddesses that has been with me my whole life stepped forward, and was like, okay, I want you to devote yourself to me, whole-heartedly. Like 100% devotion. And one of the rules or stipulations that she put, is that if I am to do this, I have to devote myself 100% and effectively do everything she asked, no right of refusal—which was, you know, pretty intense, to think of like okay, I want to be in devotion, I want to serve, and I want to do these things. But to have like… Yeah, to give everything over, to really do everything Spirit asked of me was a big step, and I had to really think about it for a while, and really feel into it, if it was something I was really willing to do. And yeah, so after a couple of months of meditating on it and really feeling into it, I was like okay, I guess this is something I need to do. And she told me that you know, it was my choice. If I do it, it would be really challenging and difficult, but also very rewarding. And if I didn't do it, that I could go on living a regular, boring life. And the more I thought about it, I was like, I didn't want to have a boring life, and I do want to be a healer, and do all these things… And if I don't do this, and I don't gain the skills, what's gonna happen in the future if those skills are needed? Like, I have a daughter, like what if my daughter needed some form of healing, and because I chose to just be a regular, boring… Call it a “muggle”, you know, and I didn't have access to that divine connection to provide what I needed to provide, I would regret it. So I thought well, I guess this is something I need to do. Yeah, so I did it, I held a ceremony, I did my devotion. And pretty much right after I devoted myself to her, she said, “You're a woman.” And I was like, “Excuse me? What do you mean, I'm a woman?” And she said, “You're a woman.” And I thought, “Okay, I don't know what the fuck that means.” (laughs) And I had to sit and meditate with that, and then she started giving me tasks. Like I had to get rid of all my old clothes. I had to go buy women's clothes. All these things that were really about feminizing me. So she started giving me all these tasks to have me really drop into more a feminine place. The more tasks she gave me, the more I realized wow, she is guiding me really to this thing of like… She says I'm a woman. So I started feeling into that. Like okay, I promised I'd do everything she asked. She said I'm a woman. Let me feel into that, what does this feel like for me? Really feel into it, am I? Am I really a woman? So I started doing like a deep dive with this feeling, with this idea… I went to other shaman people, shamanic practitioners, I went to psychics. I would go to different things, and I would ask like, “Okay, can you help me with this? Can you journey and find out, or can you get a reading for me? Am I really a woman?” I did that a few times, I'm like I need to double-check this. Maybe I'm going insane, let me go ask a few other people to see if this is congruent. And the answers were pretty much in alignment that there was something there for me to explore. So I'm like okay, I'm exploring this. And after… I don't know what it was, like six, seven months of doing tasks, like wearing make-up and doing different things, I did another journey, and this time she said, “Okay, now you're gonna go and get estrogen. You're gonna go get hormones.” And you know, that was a big step for me! I was like okay, I guess we're reaching a new level. And I still wasn't fully convinced I was a woman at the time. And how old were you at that point? It's been fifteen years, so… Yeah it's been about fifteen years. So like 40, 39? Yeah. 40, 39, yeah… Sixteen years… Anyways, so I went and spoke to my doctor. I mean, I knew all the things I needed to say to get the estrogen. And yeah, it was a very… It was like a big portal for me in my life and my transition and my sense of self, because the moment that I injected the estrogen for the first time, when the estrogen coursed through my body, it felt… Yeah, it really felt in my system like, I'm home. I'm home. And it really felt so much like home, and so much like… Like, this is what I've been looking for my whole life. This feeling is what I've been seeking my whole life and I didn't know it. You know it's almost like having that… Like my body always felt off, wrong… I always felt… I don't know what to call it, like… I never felt comfortable in my own skin, kind of a feeling. And it was a constant thing that I wasn't aware of until I had the estrogen, and then I was like oh my goodness, this is what I've been waiting for. This is it. This is it. This is home for me. I felt at home in my body, maybe for the first time. And yeah, I remember that as soon as I felt this, I looked up and I was like, “You were right!” I had this moment of, “You were right.” So that was how it began. It was not like I had any idea that that's what I was doing… Yeah, up to that point I had doubts. Even after that point, I had periods of doubts. Even now! (laughs) Even now there's still moments where I question my gender. You know, people say that gender is fluid, and it changes with whatever throughout your life… I'm not sure if that's the case or not, but for me there's definitely been elements of fluidity, particularly in the first half of my transition. I did go through periods of time where I felt like I was more trans feminine, but gender fluid, and I would flow back and forth. Hm! How would that show up, like in a day-to-day thing? It could be day to day, it could be minute to minute. It could be situational. Part of it is that I do carry forty-plus years of living as a man in my system, in my body, in my muscle memory, in my brain. Biologically speaking, you know, testosterone shaped my brain. The testosterone brain and the estrogen brain are very different on many levels. There's different neural pathways that run through the brains, dictated by hormones. So I have all the masculine—I don't know if masculine is the right word… All the testosterone neural pathways, and then I got and formed—my brain got reshaped, with all the estrogen neural pathways. So my brain does some weird things sometimes. (laughs) So yeah, I mean, it's… Hm. I'm trying to think of a way to explain it that makes sense. At times, like in the past, like the first half of my transition, I would say that I typically shifted within the spectrum of what I would consider my identity based on if I was feeling masculine or feminine. So if I stepped into a real masculine space, it was almost like everything just sorta shifted, and I would step into that place. You know, like I was before my transition. It was a full shift. You know, body mannerisms, the way I spoke, the way I carried myself, the way I sit, the way I talk. It just becomes very much like that. And then when I was feeling more feminine, I would flow more into like a soft, feminine place, where I could feel my identity as a woman more fully. So I was like going back and forth based on how I felt within the masculine-feminine polarities and dynamics that are within me. I mean, everybody has them. Right. Everybody has them, but within me it would cause shifts in how I felt about myself. How I felt about myself in the moment. And that still happens periodically. And yeah… There's times that I just feel, like I feel my body, and I'm like “Is this right for me?” I don't know… There's moments of questioning. It's interesting, like sometimes I don't realize I've made a shift until I'm talking to someone about something. And then my language sometimes gives me a clue. For example, as an educator, if I was to be talking about let's call it male psychology or male health, male sexuality, or growing up that way, or something… And I'd be talking, and I might shift into language of like… Including myself, like “We often feel this way when…” or things like that. And when that comes out, sometimes I'm like “Oh. I'm a ‘we' with this now. Okay, that's interesting…” And there's other times that I'm not aware of it, that someone will use my pronouns, of like she or her, that don't feel good in my system. And someone will refer to me in that way and I'll constrict and be like whoa, that's not me. And then I'll be like okay, that's weird, I didn't realize… I don't feel good being a she/her right now. And it makes me feel like, “Am I a he/him?” Where am I on the pronoun spectrum? But it's not like a conscious thing, like I wake up and go hey, I'm gonna be this. It's just how I am just going through my day, there's little indicators that tell me, you're more this way on the spectrum today, or in this moment. And a lot of times it's those things… Even though the majority of the time, when I'm going through my day, when people misgender me, and call me “sir” or a he/him, it hurts… You know, it hurts, and I know I'm over here. And so it's more situations and external reflections that give me an indicator as to where I am in the moment. But I would say the majority of the time, I'm definitely in the trans feminine identity. A lot of times it's easier for me to say I'm a trans-woman to people, than to say oh I'm trans-feminine but sometimes I'm fluid, and da-da-da… And like, it just turns into this big, huge, confusing thing, and if 99% of the time she/her pronouns make me happy, I just say hey, great. Just please use she/her pronouns, because 99% of the time they make me happy, and it's so much easier to say I'm a woman. And I am. I mean, even as far back as February, just a couple months ago, I was going through a questioning period. I was going on shamanic journeys, and getting help from other practitioners, to figure out like… What is my gender? Who am I? I was going through one of those questioning periods. And at the end of the day, the answer I got through all of the guidance I got and journeys I did, was that I am a woman. So I am. Yeah… It's complicated. It's simple but complicated. (laughs) Yeah, I can understand that! Can you talk more about the shamanic journey? What started you, what got you interested? I'm sure that's a whole thing too! Well, I've always been interested in the metaphysical, the spiritual… When I went through adolescence, I was interested in the Occult. I was always interested in those kinds of things. You know, I read books and practiced basic rituals. And you know, Pagan things, as I was going through adolescence into adulthood, and that's always been important to me. But yeah, it started with… Okay. I have to give you a little bit of background. I'm a licensed mental health counselor. And I used to work in a juvenile detention center, working with delinquent kids. And I did that for almost twenty-five years. And I was at a conference that was based around the treatment of sex offenders. At this conference, there was a clinician that was also a shamanic healer, who worked in the treatment of sex offenders using Native American healing ceremonies as part of his practice. And so he was giving a presentation, and I was like “Yeah, that's my shit right there. I need to be in this. I need to know about this.” And so I sat in this class, and he spoke about you know, living in Africa, and learning to be a shaman in Africa, a Sangoma, and he gave all these presentations and things that were amazing, and he even talked about shamanic healing for things like anxiety. And he led a healing circle for a shamanic healing ceremony, to help somebody who was there who had anxiety. So I participated and witnessed this ceremony, and the whole time that he was speaking, the whole time this class was happening, and during the ceremony, I felt like lightning was going through my body. There was so much energy coursing through my body throughout this whole class, that I was just like “Damn, I need to look into this. I need to do this. This is amazing!” I could feel it. It's so… In me! I had to do it. So I took some of the recommended books that he had listed on his thing. I think I might have ordered them from Amazon, I don't remember. But yeah, I just took the books, started reading. I started going to drumming and journeying circles near my house, that other shamanic practitioners were doing. And so I just started journeying and connecting to my spirit guides. Building relationships with my spirit guides. And then yeah, the more I did it, the more it felt alive in me. And that's when my teacher, my spirit guide, my Goddess, who I'd been building a relationship with shamanically—I already had a relationship with her before, when I was in my Pagan… For lack of a better term, growing up Pagan. Yeah, she stepped forward, and was like, I want you to devote yourself. So I devoted myself… And yeah, it's just gone from there. Yeah. And so I'm curious what the whole devotion thing… What all does that entail? And I guess, what purpose does it serve for you, too? Well, what it entails is being in service. So it's not just being in service to her, but it basically means being in service to the Earth, being in service to people, being in service to our collective. In essence, I'm a priestess. And as a priestess, I'm here to serve. And that may look different ways at different times to different people. You know, I may be doing ceremonies in nature for Mother Earth, that have to do with healing, water, or connecting to trees. Cleaning up trash, I do that. (Laughs) Or, it could be going on journeys for people that need help, need questions answered, need healing. It could mean doing Reiki or energy healing on someone that needs healing. It could be… Yeah, numerous things. Part of my path, part of being in service is also being a teacher, being a presenter, being an event coordinator. There's a lot of areas where I'm in service. What does it mean for me? It means a lot of things! Like for one thing, it meant me finding who I really am. And ultimately, I will say that my transition was hard. I was terrified. I was terrified to transition. And especially in this world where there's so much hate toward trans and queer people… I mean right now you know the Republican right wing agenda is all anti-trans. Everything is anti-trans. There's politicians calling for us to be eradicated. There's all kinds of crazy stuff. So yeah, I was terrified to do so, not just for the world, but within myself. I had internal fear about doing the transition as well. Right. You know, coming out, and just everything. And so I really feel like if I had not promised to do everything she asked, I probably wouldn't have done it. And I think that Spirit, the Divine, knew that at this point in my life and who I was and where I was in life and everything, that I needed to be fully devoted with no right of refusal, for me to do the things I needed to do. And to really step into myself, into my power, into being authentic. Because I think if I didn't have that, I would have been too afraid. Yeah. Yeah. So I think that that's one of the things that served me, as hard as it was! Yeah, I mean I'm living… (laughs) I live a crazy life! Most people would consider it crazy. You know, I don't think I would have had the courage to step into it and do all of the things that I do if I didn't have this… Yeah, this place of being in service. And feeling like I have this spiritual safety net—that I can jump into all these things, knowing that I'm supported, that I'm doing the right thing, if that makes sense. If I have Spirit telling me to do something, and it's spirits that are my guides and teachers that I have a close relationship to, I feel safe that this is the right thing for me. So it's nice to have guidance. So many people in this world wander around, like looking for a purpose, looking for, “What the hell am I doing with myself? Why am I here? What's my purpose?” Mid-life crises. All these things. And for me, it's been handed to me in a sense. Like, here you go, this is what you're doing, like it or not. And half the time, I haven't liked it cause it's been really hard, and painful. Having to also face and heal all my trauma, you know… I needed to heal all my trauma, so that I can better serve and heal other people's trauma—has not been easy. But it's been rewarding. It's like my Goddess said, I mean it hasn't been easy, it's been challenging, but it has been very rewarding. And continues to be very rewarding. Yeah, I can resonate with a lot of that. You mentioned drumming, and journeys? What exactly is a shamanic journey? I have heard that term before—can you describe it a bit more? Yeah… Let me see if I can summarize this quickly. Okay. So when I speak in terms of Michael Harner, and his school and foundation of shamanic studies… Michael Harner was an anthropologist that traveled around the world and lived with many indigenous cultures, and eventually became a shaman. He was welcomed by the village shamans into their mysteries. The more he traveled around the world, the more he realized that universally, all the shamanic cultures around the world do the same things. They may have different flavors of how they do it. They may have different techniques that vary in appearance or flavor but ultimately, all the shamanic practices are the same, or similar. And so he called it Core Shamanism. So this foundation of shamanic studies teaches what he calls Core Shamanism. And so in Core Shamanism, the idea is that people go into ecstatic states—altered states of consciousness, where we communicate with spirits, with entities, with trees, with the Earth, with the seasons, with elements… And there's different ways of doing it. Everything from dancing, to fasting, to vision quests… You know, going out in nature for a few days with no food… It could be going into a dark cave for two days, in darkness… There's all these ways that universally, people have done these things. Plant medicines. Every culture around the world uses some form of mushroom or plant medicine, to… Or you know, frogs, or whatever. There's different nature medicines that help open the mind, and expand consciousness, to communicate with Spirit—that's spiritual growth. But ultimately, to narrow it down, what he found is that people can do this naturally without medicines, without doing anything else—through drumming. Oh yeah, I should mention breath work—breath work is a big way to also enter these states of consciousness. But yeah, so drumming, where you just take a drum, and beat it at a particular speed or frequency, has a particular vibration that is encoded in our DNA. Every human being across the globe, it has been proven in studies, that if you just sit and close your eyes, and listen to a drum, just beating, and you just relax, it will put your mind into a trance state. I forget what it's called, like the theta state, where we dream. I forget what it is, if it's beta or theta state, I can't remember. Yeah, I'm not sure. So basically, people that are awake, that are just sitting and listening to drumming, if they just allow themselves to relax, they will automatically go into this kind of mental wave length state where you can receive visions, or dreams. And every person can do it—it's part of our brain. Our brains are wired to do this, naturally. So effectively, it's in our DNA that we are all shamans, and that we can all do shamanic journeys, just from using a drum. Just like we can all do it through breath work. Like if we do the Wim Hof method, or the shamanic breathwork. There's different types of breathwork—holotropic breathwork. All those kinds of things. It's naturally in our systems, in our brains, that when we do these things, this happens. So everybody can do this naturally. And I think we all did it naturally, two thousand-plus years ago, before the advent of the Judeo-Christian religions, that told us that we needed to go to a church, to talk to a priest, and the priest could talk to God for us, and that we couldn't do it ourselves. We've been disempowered, and disconnected from Source, and disconnected from Spirit. But we all have it. So yeah, shamanic journeys can come in many forms. Like ayahuasca or mushrooms, or it can come through holotropic breathwork. But I started with drumming, because that's the most basic, most foundational one, where you really don't have to do anything but sit, and listen to the drum. And then there's guidance, where for shamanic journeys, we do use… People do use their imagination. Like visualization. Like if you go to some psychic circles, and people take you through a guided meditation, where someone is guiding you, down a hall and down some stairs, and through a door, and into a room, and what do you see in the room. And so a guided meditation is very similar, where you have someone guiding you through the experience, but when you learn to do a shamanic journey, you're doing it for yourself. So you imagine yourself going into a cave, and following the cavern down deeper and deeper and deeper, to go into what's called lower world. In shamanic cosmology, there's upper world and lower world. And middle world—the middle world is where we live in. And the upper world is where, traditionally, the spirits that are human-shaped are found, like ancestors, passed loved ones. Some people might say deities. Basically the human-shaped, humanoid-type teachers and guides are usually found in the upper world. And when you go into the lower world, that's where you connect with plant and animal spirits, like your animal spirit guides, like your Power Animal. Okay. So you visualize yourself going down into this, or you visualize yourself climbing a ladder or climbing a tree. Like the World Tree imagery. People talk about the World Tree—that was usually what the shamans used to travels the worlds. So yeah, you follow the path to where you're trying to go. You imagine it, you visualize it, and you visualize yourself walking in those directions, and eventually you cross a threshold, be it a doorway, an archway, the pearly gates into heaven. I like to use the analogy of Jack and the bean stalk. Like Jack climbed a beanstalk, all the way up into the clouds, and then Jack climbed through a cloud, and when he came out on the other side of the cloud, he was in a different world. He could stand on the cloud, and there was like castles and geese that laid golden eggs, and all these things. So there's usually a threshold. And when you cross that threshold and enter the spirit world, is usually when your imagination sort of isn't… It's no longer like… Something will happen, like Spirit will interact with you in some way… That you'll sit there and go, “Okay, I'm in the spirit world now, because there's no way I would have dreamed this up.” You know, your imagination only takes you so far. Our imagination only has so much in terms of creativity, in these moments, that when you step into the spirit world, something will happen with the environment, with you know, an animal or something that's gonna be so weird, that you go, “Okay, I'm here. I'm with spirit now, because there's no way my imagination would have done this.” So it's hard to explain, but that's how it feels. It's like, yeah, I didn't imagine that. So I know that something's happening. That's usually the indicators for when you're in the spirit world. So Spirit lets you know, “Okay, you're here, let me show you this weird thing so you know you're here.” It's almost like lucid dreaming, where something weird happens and you're like “Oh, I think I'm dreaming!” Something different, like an indicator. So basically, in a nut shell, that's shamanic journeying! (laughs) Yeah, interesting! Do you remember your first one? That's a really good question… I don't know if I remember my first one. Yeah… I was doing it so much, just trying to map out my worlds, and where all my guides were. That time, just meeting my spirit guides, I don't remember what my first one was. I know it was profound, because I went back! Again and again! I don't remember what it was that made it special or profound. Okay. So you did mention the Mystery School. Is it Neo-Tantra? Is that how you say it? I mentioned Michael Harner's foundation of shamanic studies. They offer training, like two or three year apprenticeship for shamanic studies. I just want to throw a plug out there: it is a foundation that, when people do go and pay for their programs, the money does go to indigenous cultures, and to indigenous shamans, to help keep all these shamanic practices alive, different cultures in the world. I just want to say that because it is important, something that we need to do. But yeah, I do belong to a mystery school! Yeah, what is that? What does that mean? I belong to a mystery school that's called the International School of Temple Arts. I am a faculty for the International School of Temple Arts, or ISTA for short. And we are a… Hm. It's like defining who we are is always a changing thing. Yeah, we operate within the realm of sacred sexuality, and do utilize elements of tantra, taoist teachings, shamanism, Buddhism, and so many other spiritual practices into one melting pot of things. And really, it is about uncovering you know, the mystery of what it means to be here, in this life. The mystery of life. The mystery of love. The mystery of sexuality. The mystery of the divine, the mystery of Source. Where everybody came from. You know, what is God? Like, the Native American tribes referred to God, or, you know, as the Great Mystery. It's a mystery. The Divine is a mystery. So we're a Mystery School that delves into these deep things. Like delving into Shadow—shadow work. Delving into darkness and light, and really all that it means to be human, and spiritual, and sexual. So while people wanted to classify us as tantra, because we fell into the Neo-tantric umbrella where people think of sacred sexuality in that way. While we adhere to some tantric practices like sound, breath, and movement, and many of our teachers are tantra teachers as well, that's not effectively who we are. So we started coining the term Sexual Shamanism. So what we do is sexual shamanism, which is different than tantra, because it's a different flavor. Like tantra comes from India, and has this rich tradition, which… There is a lot of cultural appropriation, and spiritual appropriation that has happened, within Neo-tantra communities, and even within ISTA where we've taken things from the tantra traditions of India, and we've utilized them and changed them, and you know, adapted them to what we do. But yeah, so we basically call it sexual shamanism. And again, it's difficult to explain in a short period of time because so much of it is a mystery, because it's so different for everybody that comes to our trainings. Do you do like, one-on-one, or are there group classes, or is it mostly individual? Yeah, we do group offers. For the most part, we do trainings. We do week-long intensives. The first… We'll call it the starting point, the level one, is called the Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience. And so I facilitate those trainings. And this experience is… Even though we have a core curriculum, everybody that goes through it experiences something different, because everybody is on their own journey. And you know, we have a feeling, or a sense, or a belief that everybody that comes to our trainings gets exactly what they need. So it has that shamanic feel, that for some people, they get some things like where… They open up sexually in ways that they didn't know they could. Other people receive healing from trauma. Other people just go deeper into their own spiritual practice. Other people basically develop a stronger sense of self and identity. And yeah, the primary core of the level one has to do with sovereignty, personal sovereignty and self-empowerment. So that looks different to everybody that comes. So there's this level one, which is about self-empowerment, then there's other trainings. One that's being renamed into Soul Initiation. We used to call it the level two, and it used to be called the Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Initiation, Level Two. So the first is the experience, the second is the initiation. Now we're taking the “level two” part of it out, and just calling it a Soul Initiation, I believe—the name is still being worked out. Because, too many people felt like… You know, in our Western culture, we have you know, first grade, second grade, third grade. So people thought “I'm gonna do level one, then I'm gonna do level two.” like a progression. And it's not like that. It's two separate things that aren't linear. It's about the self, or it's about killing the ego. And really going into deeper initiations: death initiations, sexual rebirth initiations… So it's a totally different thing. And then there are other trainings that are… There's another one that has to do with really… The core teaching of it is disillusionment, and being disillusioned with the mystery school, with ISTA, with everything. Being disillusioned with things in a way that if everything is falling apart around you, can you still hold your center? Can you still hold your ground? Can you still stay grounded with who you are, in your mission in life, in your purpose, and continuing to do what you're here to do, even as everything else is falling apart around you? Even as the world is collapsing in on you, know you can do this. “I'm gonna go change the world!” There's gonna be that push-back, like “No, this is radically different, this is bad, you can't do this” because of the old belief systems. How can you sit there in the fire and still hold your center and continue plodding forth? So that training is that piece. And then we have the practitioner training, which is really becoming a healer, a sexual healer, within the frameworks and teachings of what we do, within ISTA, that framework and philosophy of healing. Yeah. How was the transition from, you said you were a mental health counselor, then you started going the shaman route… Like, was it kinda gradual, or did you make an abrupt switch? What did that look like? Well it was a gradual thing. I continued to work, I continued to work at my job while I was an apprentice at ISTA, working toward becoming an ISTA faculty as I learned and healed and worked in the field, in all these trainings. And then it just got to a point where… I reached a point of no return, where my soul just felt like I couldn't be in my job anymore. I couldn't continue to do that work. I needed to leave that job so that I could follow a path that's more soul-aligned. Right. I think my job was definitely soul-aligned for that period of my life, you know, healing and helping all these kids in needs, where I was saving lives. I did save a lot of lives. I have a lot of love for the kids I worked with, and that population. I feel like at some point I'm gonna go back and do more work with that population somehow. I just don't know how or when. But yeah, when I was at my office, even though I was doing good work, I felt stifled and trapped, and I just knew my soul was like, no you need to do something else, something bigger, something grander, something beyond this. And so that's what I'm doing now. I'm out creating events, I'm a training organizer. I organize trainings and events for other teachers and other people. I was organizing for ISTA, so I would help bring ISTA trainings to different places as an organizer. And I'm an ISTA faculty, and I'm teaching the ISTA Level One. So above and beyond that, I'm feeling a call to be a shamanic counselor. I don't know what else to call it. Open myself up to seeing people individually, one-on-one, which would be a variation of coaching, and counseling, therapy, and shamanic work, as well as healing work if needed. Be it Reiki, or even body work, like I did complete the ISTA practitioner training and I have skills in different healing modalities. So it's whatever is needed. That's what I'm doing now. Okay, nice. Wow… I feel like I need to just take all of that in for a second. Thank you for sharing all of that. Wow. I feel like the last questions I wrote seem kinda silly, like “Okay, what are some of your hobbies?” (laughs) But yeah I guess, kinda related to hobbies… It does seem like the work you do is very deep. I would guess that it might be very draining, too. Like, how do you… You did mention light reading. How do you balance that? How do you not take that home with you, you know? Well, I mean, I would say that part of it is that I use tools to help release things… Release energies, stuck energies within me. Tools that I teach at ISTA for example, as well as other tools that my beloved has been teaching me as well. So we work together in different ways to help release things. There's times I have to come home and just have decompression periods where I need to just sit and relax… That's basically it. I do need some down time. But yeah, I don't know. It's not like really… I don't know, I think I do push myself a little bit more than I should, but a lot of times it's something that I love doing, so then I'm like, “Yeah, let's do it!” Yeah! All right, let's see… What are some things that you're looking forward to in the near future? The near future? Yeah! Wow… There's a few things that I'm really excited about. I mean obviously, one is I'm gonna be… I'm working on an oracle deck. Yeah, and I have a friend of mine that's doing the artwork for it. Okay! I'm like, in my second edit of the description of all the cards and everything. So I feel like pretty soon I'm gonna see about getting it published, or do self-publishing. I don't know how it's gonna go yet, but that's something I'm excited about! In a little bit over a week, on the 24th [of April], I fly out to California. I'm gonna be teaching ISTA out in Northern California. Where specifically? I don't know the name of the venue, but it's about an hour and a half from San Francisco. North or south? North. Okay. I actually grew up an hour south of San Francisco. Yeah, so I'm gonna be out there teaching ISTA. Cool! And then… Something else that I'm really excited about, in June, I have a training up here in upstate New York called the Shamanic Kink Immersion that I'm organizing, and assisting, and being a part of. So that's up here in upstate New York. So I'm excited to organize and help create this event. And then, in July, at the same place in upstate New York, I'm gonna be teaching another ISTA training. Okay! So yeah! If your viewers want to come meet me in person, they can come to upstate New York, and yeah, get a taste! (laughs) Yeah, that's great! That does sound pretty exciting! Cool, well those are all the questions I have! That was so much. So much really interesting stuff. Is there anything else you wanted to talk about that I didn't ask about? Talk about… Um… I'm not sure. You know, to come around full circle to this originally being an interview about gamers and people my age that play video games… Well it's not just that. I wanted to just interview older, interesting women doing interesting things. Yeah. So definitely yeah, I'm excited for the new Diablo game that's coming out soon. I'm excited for the Baldur's Gate III game that's coming out in August. So the makers of Dragon Age, many years ago, created Baldur's Gate I and II for PC, like twenty years ago. And now, there's a new Baldur's Gate III coming out. And what I really love about it, besides the fact that it has beautiful graphics, great storytelling… I mean so much of it is impressive… The artistry of it is incredible, and the storytelling… It's that the makers, Larian Studios, are actually doing everything in their power to make the game as close to Dungeons and Dragons 5E core rules. And to make the game feel like it's a tabletop role-playing game, even though you're playing a video game. Huh! So their goal is to make it feel like you're immersed in a tabletop game, not just playing a video game. So it's really incredible. Really, the storytelling… The way it's done, like if you're playing a tabletop role-playing game, when you do checks and abilities, it actually shows a little box where a twenty-sided die rolls, or you know, six-sided dice rolls, to really see if you're successful in your actions. And then, you can play multi-player with friends, too, so you can go on campaigns with three or four of your friends. Right now it's only in early-access, but the new game is coming out, and I'm super excited for that! Yeah, cool! Sounds good! So that's the other things I'm excited about! Upcoming video games. Yeah, nice! Cool. Well yeah, thank you so much! This was a really great interview. Thanks for sharing so much of your story. Thank you! Yeah, until I put up my own website, which I'm working on at this moment, people can find my profile on the ISTA website, which is ista.life. You can find all the trainings, and all the faculty, and I have a profile there. I have my own website for the trainings I'm organizing that also has some information about me, which neistatrainings.com. So that's the simplest way to find me. Find me on Facebook, you know, find me on Instagram. Yeah, what's your Instagram username? I think it's my full name. I'm on my phone right now… It's yeah, @javi_martinez_stahl.

OSCAR MIRO-QUESADA is a respected kamasqa curandero and altomisayoq adept from Peru, founder of The Heart of the Healer (THOTH) Shamanic Mystery School, originator of Pachakuti Mesa Tradition cross-cultural shamanism. An internationally acclaimed shamanic teacher and healer, earth-honoring ceremonialist and author, don Oscar is OAS Fellow in Ethnopsychology and member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle. He has been guiding ethno-spiritual pilgrimages to sacred sites of the world since 1986, with special emphasis on Peru and Bolivia. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on YouTube, iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

OSCAR MIRO-QUESADA is a respected kamasqa curandero and altomisayoq adept from Peru, founder of The Heart of the Healer (THOTH) Shamanic Mystery School, originator of Pachakuti Mesa Tradition cross-cultural shamanism. An internationally acclaimed shamanic teacher and healer, earth-honoring ceremonialist and author, don Oscar is OAS Fellow in Ethnopsychology and member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle. He has been guiding ethno-spiritual pilgrimages to sacred sites of the world since 1986, with special emphasis on Peru and Bolivia. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on YouTube, iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

In this next instalment of the latest season of Unexplained Inc. We welcome back one of our most talked about guests in the early stages of 2022...Spirit Medium Daniel Jackson.The basis of this episode is a frank discussion on the differences of walking on the spiritual path while living from the heart of being controlled by the ego. As expected this goes into some territory that was unexpected...which is how we like it...here are some of the discussion points:- How did Daniel feel when he knew he could communicate freely with Spirit and will it eventually completely take over his 3-D personality?- Why we shouldn't mistake his confidence with arrogance...which includes him shutting down a surprise debater he had to deal with while on a different podcast hosted by another 'Phil'...go figure!- Being mindful in how spiritual practitioners use 'certification' for their students- Why Daniel feels religion is completely man-made and is disconnected from Spirit.- Discussing his podcast Beyond The Veil and which guest got Phantom Phil fired up over his opinions on Core Shamanism.- Tattoos as portals to unwanted energies.- Some new spooky spirit encouters from Daniel and elaborating on an older one.- His new book The New Beginning: My Awakening As A Spiritual MediumWhich you can order here:https://www.amazon.com/New-Beginning-Awakening-Spirit-Medium/dp/B0B3KB9XT8/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Order a personalized autographed copy here:https://form.jotform.com/221678652745163Connect with Daniel here:https://spiritmediumdaniel.comListen to his podcast here:https://beyond-the-veil.com

I originally met Phil a year ago and have been on his popular podcast Unexplained Inc. We've stayed in contact and when I learned Phil had completed his Shaman certification, I was eager to have him on the show. Phantom" Phil Warder is a life-long native of southern Ontario, Canada. He holds diplomas in Radio/Television Broadcasting as well as Artist Management. Phil has been on a spiritual journey for almost a decade and while he has honed skills in media as well as the entertainment business he has pivoted to becoming a full time lightworker. In 2021 Phil became certified in the practices of Core Shamanism as well as Reiki...where he currently resides at Level II planning to obtain his Masters in the future. This stage of his journey is unique as he has one foot in the '9-5 world' and the other in the 'spiritual healing world'. All this while hosting and producing the Unexplained Inc. podcast which launched in March 2020...right at the beginning of the pandemic. After a lengthy hiatus the show is returning and pivoting to a seasonal format instead of week to week. The podcast of where the unknown connects with the empowered will have its season premiere on the evening of Friday September 23, 2022. Here's some highlights from the show:  

Hey y'all hope you had a great Labor Day weekend, I'm a little late for this Deep Dive but man we are going real deep this time, here is a full audo rendition of Michael Harner's classic canonical book on shamanism "The Way of The Shaman". This book was -for millions of young psychonauts-our first serious introduction to shamanism (after the fantasy books of Carlos Casteneda) and it still stands up today. From Wikipedia: Michael James Harner (April 27, 1929 – February 3, 2018) was an anthropologist, educator and author. His 1980 book, The Way of the Shaman: a Guide to Power and Healing,[1] has been foundational in the development and popularization of Core Shamanism as a path of personal development for adherents of neoshamanism.[2] He also founded the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. From Amazon: This classic on shamanism pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance. It is the foremost resource and reference on shamanism. Now, with a new introduction and a guide to current resources, anthropologist Michael Harner provides the definitive handbook on practical shamanism – what it is, where it came from, how you can participate. "Wonderful, fascinating… Harner really knows what he's talking about."CARLOS CASTANEDA "An intimate and practical guide to the art of shamanic healing and the technology of the sacred. Michael Harner is not just an anthropologist who has studied shamanism; he is an authentic white shaman."STANILAV GROF, author of 'The Adventure Of Self Discovery' "Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practising shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade) the world's leading authority on shamanism."NEVILL DRURY, author of 'The Elements of Shamanism'

In this week's podcast, we were honored to have Mimi Young as our guest. Mimi is a Taiwanese Canadian spirit communicator and the founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focused on imparting practical ancient wisdom so you can actively receive support from spirits, break negative patterns, and celebrate your path. Mimi works at the intersection of animism and core shamanism, ancestral wisdom, dreamwork, chaos magik, and other Chinese mystic practices to communicate with the Unseen. Mimi offers private readings, education and mentorship, as well as made-to-order skin and aura care.You can find out more about Mimi and her offerings at shopceremonie.comYou can follow her on social at IG: @shopceremonieClubhouse: @shopceremonieYou can sign up for Mimi's free Substack. Mimi is offering $50 off of her Remote Shamanic Readings for "Seeking Center" listeners  by using the promo code Seek50off. You also will want to check out her upcoming Shamanic Journeying to Soothe and Rest offering  on April 26 + 28 from 6-8PM PST. And her Managing Our Energy + Psychic Bodies two-part series on June 7 + June 9  from 6-8PM PST.

Terry Morgan has nine years experience teaching Transfiguration, Extraction, and other advanced shamanic trainings. Terry has performed Soul Retrievals for many clients around the world and has conducted numerous healing ceremonies including her personal calling, Sacred Fire. Terry Morgan was a featured speaker in the Shift Network's Shamanism Summit 2020: Invoking Our Elders, Mystics, and Ancient Wisdom Keepers During Life's Challenges. Her services in astrology include in-depth individual and group sessions in evolutionary astrology, featuring her own signature work revealing the Black Moon Lilith's potency in the chart, and her powerful use of shamanic journeying coupled into the astrological process. Terry's shamanic training began with a two-year Core Shamanism Apprenticeship with Dory Cote and a two-year Initiations program with Dory Cote and Barbara Bloecher, followed by a course in Beginning Shamanism taught by Nan Moss and David Corbin for the Foundation Of Shamanic Studies. Terry then completed a one-year requisite course in Core Shamanism followed by a two-year Teacher Training with Sandra Ingerman, author of several books including Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth. Terry's teaching experience includes eight years as Teaching Associate with Dory Cote at teaching centers including Kripalu, Omega, and Multiversity. Terry provides teaching assistance in Sandra Ingerman's multi-year shamanic course series on the Shift Network. Terry is an approved shamanic instructor and practitioner listed on Sandra Ingerman's worldwide site at ShamanicTeachers.com.

In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by Dr. Alan Davis, MD. Alan is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician and shamanic practitioner. They cover the following topics:(1:38) Alan introduces himself(2:38) What does "shamanism" mean?(4:55) Shamanic initiations (10:00) What is "Core Shamanism"?(12:38) The role of ceremony in shamanic practice(15:20) The importance of mindset and setting when going into a plant medicine ceremony(16:50) How to navigate the fear of purging in a plant medicine ceremony(21:48) The concept of oneness and healing by unblocking stuck energy(28:50) Being a shaman doesn't make you a saint(31:50) Was Jesus a shaman? (34:25) The role of madness in the shamanic path(38:14) The tools of core shamanism to trigger an altered state(46:30) The importance of practice and "the journey is the point"(52:00) Sound as a portal to non-ordinary states(52:55) How do we merge shamanism and western medicine?(01:07:00) Self Observation, by Red Hawk(01:08:10) Foundation for Shamanic Studies(01:08:57) Society for Shamanic Practice(01:09:56) Shamanic Teachers(01:10:10) The Power Path(01:11:06) The Four Winds Institute(01:11:41) Red flags to watch for when looking for a shamanic teacher/healerEmail us questions and feedback at psychfrontiers@novamind.ca Learn more about our podcast at https://www.psychedelictherapyfrontiers.com/Learn more about Novamind at https://www.novamind.ca/Disclaimer: The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice or mental health treatment. Consult with a medical/mental health professional if you believe you are in need of mental health treatment.

Roman Delgado is a Shamanic Practitioner, a Shamanic Healer. He has a strong background in Brujería, Curanderismo, Southern Conjure and several forms of energy healing, including Reiki.He as extensive training on Core Shamanism with The Foundation for Shamanic Studies.The core of his Professional Shamanic Healing Practice is Ancestral Healing and Unraveling Generational Curses. Through those processes he brings healing and understanding to both sides of the veil about the unhealthy life patterns that get passed down the generations and in some situations transcend death itself. As part of this process he has a strong practice of Shamanic Divination, which includes Shamanic Bone divination. His practice of the Art of Throwing the bones is highly influenced by his training in Southern Conjure and has a unique Flavor of it’s own!

 This week on Balance Your Life I am joined by Carrie Suwal. Carrie is a teacher and therapist of intuitive practices. Through her journey of depression and chronic pain, she was guided to go inwards to her heart, and outwards to her spirit guides to find healing and wholeness. As a Reiki Master, she was left needing a more precise way to talk with spirit, this led to Carrie discovering Core Shamanism and working with her animal guides and teacher guide. She now spends her time assisting those on their journey of healing to awaken to their own intuition, guides and universal truths. On this episode we talk about her journey to discovering core shaminsm, and reiki, animal spirits and how to know if it’s your power animal or an animal totem. We discuss plant medicine and how that can help us connect to our intuition, tips and tricks that we can use to understand and know our own personal animal spirit, plus so much more!  Share this podcast episode with someone who loves learning new things! Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel so you never miss an episode, and I would love if you took a moment to rate and review the show!  -------------------------------------  Connect with Meghan: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Website  Connect with the show: Instagram  To Email the Show: podcast@balancebymeghan.com  Connect with Carrie: Instagram | InsightTimer  --------------------------------  Come meditate with me on the Insight Timer app! Find my guided meditations here.  --------------------------------  Join me by practicing yoga in the comfort of your home! Click here for my YouTube channel.

Please join Sonia and Wendy, as we talk to Glenda Clemens - Author, Shaman, LPN - about her books, with a focus on 'Buffalo Dreams'.We will go 'Live' right here on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MysticMoonCafeAbout Glenda:I was 8 years old The Day The Music Died (look it up—a pivotal time in American music). So, yeah. I’m old. I’ll be 70 years old in mid-October.I was born in 1950 to a mother who was little more than a child herself and a man—and I use the term loosely-- who already tried to kill me when I was 5 months in my mother’s womb.I grew up in Southeast Oklahoma spending much of my life around McAlester, Ada, Stigler, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Broken Bow, Antlers, Stuart and my favorite town name Bugtussle. I always wonder exactly which bugs got in a fight that was so monumental someone named a town after the battle. Of course, Bugtussle isn’t a big place. Wikipedia says it is an unincorporated community with a population of a few hundred. Few being the operative word.I met David Clemens at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station in the summer of 1967 on June 5th. I remember the day because it changed my life forever. It took me all of five minutes to recognize him as a keeper and my mate. When I proposed to him, he said, “Who said anything about getting married?” My answer was, “It will be easier if you just ask me out on a date.” He did and we’ve been together for over fifty years now.In 1994 or there abouts my husband went to a drumming circle. He thought it was all about drums. It was about Core Shamanism. A few days later after he had finished the weekend course he said, "We should get you to go to one of these courses. It's right up your alley."There wasn't a session for several weeks so we went to one in Austin, Texas for our anniversary celebration and to attend the Core Shamanism class there. It was incredible and changed my life.Since then I've taken many shamanism classes including Healing classes, Counseling classes and Earth Power classes. I have had shamanic clients and have use the shamanism in coaching and counseling. But mostly Core Shamanism is a private spiritual practice for me.I have three children Lorien (had to read The Lord of The Rings SIX times to come up with her name), Raymond and Beth. They are all unique people and brought with them to this plane of existence incredible skills, talents and love. If there are any jewels in my crown it is these three human beings who let me be their mother.I worked for many years as an LPN in labor and delivery, at nursing homes, in private doctor offices including David’s. When our youngest child was ready to start her senior year of highschool I was accepted at the University of Oklahoma College of nursing and finished my BSN and went on to finish my MSN and become a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2001. I was a working Nurse Practitioner ARNP for 17 years.I retired from nursing in 2017 to do what I always wanted to do—WRITE stories!Find Glenda Clemens here:http://gclemens.com/https://www.facebook.com/AuthorGlendaClemens/Buffalo Dreams (The Shaman Chronicles Book 1) Kindle Editionby Glenda Clemens (Author), David Clemens (Author)https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Dreams.../dp/B08GJBV6NRThe Arbuckle Mountain pass in southern Oklahoma is treacherous any time of the year, but a winter ice storm turns the scenic highway into a death trap for Evelyn Maloney, Teah’s mother.Letters from her mother speak of shamanism and reveal the true meaning of her name. Teah’s confusion mounts as she stands in her mother’s private attic sanctuary. And the twenty-eight blue bound journals where the unknown past of her mother’s life is yet to be revealed only feed her growing inner tension.Overwhelmed with the feeling of falling, her anxiety is made worse with nightmares and dreams of a buffalo a grandfather with long silver braids, and a re-headed man with brilliant blue eyes.Evil is afoot and it is up to Teah to banish the evil from her life. The man in her dreams continues to haunt her. Who is he? What’s with the fox, buffalo, salmon and crow invading her dreams? Will her mother’s love and her written journals answer the questions Teah desperately needs? Will she ever find love on a deep and abiding level?The video recording will go on our YouTube channel and our website shortly after the 'Live' broadcast..Links for listening and/or watching the recording:https://www.youtube.com/c/MysticMoonCafe

Kitty Edwards, MA is the executive director of The Living & Dying Consciously Project. She is an Ayni Energy practitioner who helps those confronted by death find the courage to release their fears, and a graduate of Sandra Ingerman’s Core Shamanism and the Light Body School of The Four Winds Society. She is the co-founder of the No Regrets Project and Conversations on Death in Boulder, Colorado. Preparing for death as a rite of passage requires courage and creativity. In this episode, Kitty talks about how to develop personal death awareness rituals based on the wisdom of ancient traditions as well as current research in the field. This work can expand our understanding of the psychological and emotional closure needed in the dying process, and. enable family members, caretakers, medical and hospice staff, grief counselors, and chaplains to more actively support the dying. Find Kitty's guidebook -- Conscious Transitions - Living with Dying -- HERE. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/askdoctordeath?fan_landing=true)

Description: I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Natalie Lobue. She is a sound healer, a clairvoyant counselor, she does energy work, and trans-medium healings. She's also a high priestess. And, my personal thing about her is she officiated my wedding. We talked about so many things. The healing journey of a high priestess. Chakras and their corresponding crystal bowl note. The astral plane, astrology, and archetypes. Her work is incredible and I learned so much about the different modalities that are used in sound healing. Show notes: Natalie Lobue Website - https://www.natalielobue.com/ The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran - Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3103Led Michael Harner, Core Shamanism - https://shamanism.org/workshops/index.php?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvIT5BRCqARIsAAwwD-T6SrJq2VsCQMKRD7hXu1jPNCQ3drZ2oYbKOBCGbAQueNTb0agfvv4aArhkEALw_wcB Quotes to highlight in social media: “In seventh grade I had this very profound, awakening of unity, consciousness of unconditional love. I was that little girl who was like, the plants are alive. I can feel that and the abundance of love and expansion.” “It’s not really linear, I wish I was like, Oh, I knew I wanted to be a doctor and I went to med school, but it was more like just getting really curious about what's going on behind this.” “Channeling is an internal process and you are working from your crown chakra. That's your truth, your information, your connection to the divine.” “Whenever I do clairvoyant readings, I have my own internal process and my own meditation space, where I learned how to turn down my lower three chakras. That's survival information, that's emotional information. The third chakra would be like the pushy, control, resistance, information. And that helps me lift up into the center of my head or into my crown.” “Healing always has this dynamic movement of contraction and expansion. Enlightenment and the lack thereof.” “When we're using sound healing, we're going back to the building blocks of our structures of what we're holding energetically. And those can be thoughts, thought forms, patterns, beliefs, and it can also be pain in the body.” “The other part of sound healing is resonance and matching, but then there's also entrainment and that's like pulling somebody out, getting them to match, say a different frequency, a different archetype of different myths and different realities.” “Acutonics is a form of sound healing that incorporates psychology, mythology and physiology.” “ I see the heart chakra is really more about your own personal self affinity.”

Anne Ghesquière reçoit dans Métamorphose Martine Gercault, psychologue clinicienne, psychanalyste et psychothérapeute pour parler de la spiritualité dans la psychanalyse, voie incontournable vers la guérison. Dans ses séances, elle combine, entre autres, la psychanalyse à l'hypnose, la respiration holotropique et le chamanisme. Ces états modifiés de conscience permettraient une guérison de l'âme. Rencontre avec "la psy qui parle aux esprits" pour parler de thérapies intégratives et de transpersonnel. Un podcast passionnant - Épisode #81Dans cet épisode avec Martine Gercault, j'aborderai les thèmes suivants :Vous rêvez d’une interdisciplinarité qui feront fi des clivages entre psychanalyse et mystique, entre intra-analytique et extra-analytique ?Comment voyez-vous aujourd’hui l’évolution des différents courants thérapeutiques ?Qu’est-ce que la travail transpersonnel ?Vous vous intéressez dans votre pratique aux états de conscience modifiés ou non ordinaires avec des outils comme la respiration holotropique, la régression sous hypnose, l’EMDR, le chamanisme, la danse, la peinture, tambour, les plantes enthéogènes, le jeûne ?Les outils « psy » plus classiques vous ont semblé insuffisants pour des souffrances non psychogènes, c’est-à-dire ?Comment ces approches peuvent-elles être complémentaires de celles plus cartésiennes de la pensée occidentale Martine Gercault ? Des évènement dans votre vie comme des agressions graves vous ont conduite à vous intéresser à ces thérapies ?Il faut de plus en plus intégrer le corps dans les thérapies, la parole, la verbalisation est insuffisante ?Parlez-nous de votre découverte de la respiration holotropique avec Stanislav Grof qui vous a formée ?Quels sont les apports et les bienfaits de la respiration holotropique, il y a du recul sur ces travaux de recherche ? Quelles sont les dernières découvertes en la matière ?Cette technique de la respiration holotropique prend sa source dans le rebirth et a été initiée par les travaux de Wilhelm Reich ?Vous dites à propos de la respiration holotropique que vous avez découvert le plaisir de la Métamorphose ;-)Georg Groddeck que vous citez dit « l’alpha et l’oméga de toute thérapeutique est de respirer à fond » ?Vous confirmez que la thérapie holotropique est « une chevauchée immémoriale », qu’est-ce que cela signifie Martine Gercault ?Que cela vous a-t-il apporté et à vos patients ? Ou peut-on pratiquer cette respiration aujourd’hui ?Quels ponts faites-vous entre la respiration holotropique et le chamanisme, ou plus exactement le Core Shamanism, vous avez fréquenté pendant 3 ans une école de Chamanisme occidental à Santa Fe avec Sandra Ingerman et Michael Harner ?Qu’avez-vous découvert à travers le chamanisme ?Vous dites que tout travail psychologique est une odyssée personnelle, quels pourraient être les écueils et les voies à suivre Martine Gercault ?Quelles sont les dérives du chamanismes à votre avis aujourd’hui ?Comment lier plantes, états modifiés de conscience et sécurité thérapeutique ?Comment aller plutôt vers une approche psycho-chamanique qui relie analytique, corporel et transpersonnel ?Vous dites qu’il faut un Moi solide et un bon ancrage pour explorer ces voies…Comment distinguer un bon d’un mauvais chamane ?En conclusion comment voyez-vous cette évolution de la quête de soi, du soi dans les années à venir Martine Gercault ?Qui est mon invité de la semaine, Martine Gercault ?Martine Gercault dépoussière les vieux divans de la psychanalyse. Pour cette psychologue clinicienne, psychanalyste et psychothérapeute. le jeu de questions-réponses du soignant n'est pas la seule voie d'accès à l'inconscient du malade. La science de Freud ne permettrait même qu'une compréhension partielle de la souffrance psychologique.Le problème de la psychanalyse classique est qu'elle ne s'adresse qu'à l'esprit rationnel de l'être humain. Ce mode de traitement fait l'impasse sur notre dimension mystique.La spiritualité est pourtant une voie incontournable vers la guérison.Dans ses séances, elle combine la psychanalyse à l'hypnose, la respiration holotropique et le chamanisme. Avec Martine Gercault nous allons parler de thérapie intégrative incluant les états modifiés de conscience. Martine Gercault est l'auteur du livre "Une psy parle aux esprits" chez Mama Editions.Expériences aux frontières de l’extraordinaire pour découvrir de nouvelles voies d’accès à l’inconscient pour évoluer vers le plaisir d’être.Quelques citations du podcast avec Martine Gercault : "Si Jung a développé la branche mystique, j'aime aussi la rigueur nécessaire de Freud""Lorsqu'on ouvre sa capacité respiratoire, on s'ouvre à la vie et on ouvre les volets de son être""Les grands penseurs semblent avoir des révélations de fin de vie et se libèrent des carcans !""La respiration holotropique est un outil indéniable, une chevauchée immémoriale""L'approche thérapeutique a besoin du corporel ET du psy. Nous sommes des êtres holistiques""La respiration nous met en face de notre globalité""La libération de la mémoire est l'entrée dans un hall de miroirs sans fin""Si l'on fait confiance à la dimension du souffle, alors il nous emmène. C'est le cheval"Suivez Martine Gercault sur : www.psyemergence.comRetrouvez Métamorphose, le podcast qui éveille la conscience sur Apple Podcast / Google Podcasts / Spotify / Deezer / YouTube / SoundCloud / CastBox / TuneIn.Suivez les épisodes sur mon Instagram, découvrez l'invité de la semaine et gagnez des surprises ;-)Bonne écoute ! Cet épisode a été réalisé grâce au soutien de LÉA NATURE, engagée de nature et premier fabricant français de produits bio et naturels, partenaire officiel de la #Saison2 de "Métamorphose, le podcast qui éveille la conscience". Merci ! Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Mimi Young is a shamanic practitioner and founder of Ceremonie. She works with a blend of modalities including core shamanism and botanical healing, hedge magick, and Chinese shamanic modalities, with a focus on integrating the subconscious with the conscious, past lives work, divination, dreamwork, ancestral healing, and divine feminine reawakening. In this episode, Mimi and Eryn talk about Mimi’s journey of calling herself back home, her practice with core shamanism, working with your ancestral plants, creating more connection with your ancestors, dreamwork to connect with your ancestors, advice for interpreting your dreams, how she works with animal guides, differences between different kinds of spiritual guides, patriarchy in spirituality, healing your relationship with food through shamanism, and her neurofeedback work. Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/mimi-young Register for the online Yule breathwork ceremony to honor the shifting balance of light and dark; step into a space of magic and ceremony and community; and connect more deeply to yourself on this sacred day.  Connect with Mimi on her website and Instagram. Learn more about her neurofeedback work here.

Series 2 • Episode 5 Soul Retrieval in Core Shamanism and Traditional Shamanism • More Complicated Shamanic Healing • Dealing with Ancestral Problems • Protecting yourself when you work • Good and evil and all that jazz(October 2019)

This week, I speak to Amber Jane Arquette, an Energy Medicine Practitioner + Plant Whisperer. Amber Jane grew up with a herbalist mother who trusted in the plants to such extent that she decided against the norm to treat her with herbal remedies for scarlet fever, appendicitis and chronic ear infections. This set a foundation and belief system that mother nature has truly provided for us in amazing ways. Some call a modern medicine woman. She has the intuitive gift of talking with the plants. And has learned that they not only help us heal our bodies they help heal our heart, mind and soul. She is the author of a book called Plant Wisdom - Spiritual Messages from the Plant Kingdom. Living in Portland Oregon she has a healing practice that combines energy medicine, high frequency essential oils and Core Shamanism. She speaks, teaches and leads ritual to show people how to use the essential oils for spiritual growth and healing. She has been learning from the plants for a life time. leading ritual for a decade and continued training for over 4 years in shamanic modalities, helping people recover misplaced, stuck or lost life force energy so that they can feel whole and uplifted. Check her out here: www.amberjanehealing.com   And get her book here: https://amzn.to/2mGmRpr

Today we have shamanic medicine teacher and ritualist, Mimi Young, joining us on the podcast. Mimi offers shamanic readings and healings, spanning from past life healings, to connecting with Guides and Spirits, to soul retrievals, and healing the ancestral line. She shares simple rituals to use in our daily lives, such as her favorite mantra, “In my sacred human heart, I feel and receive my love.”   In today’s spiritual share, Lindsey and Krista open up about the readings Mimi offered them. They intimately talk about their animal totems, and the personal insights gained from this level of understanding self. From Lindsey gaining awareness of her creative being, and Krista learning to integrate the masculine and feminine—it is a juicy, beautiful, and deep conversation.   We also talk about: Mimi’s journey to becoming a shamanic practitioner Practicing core shamanism Links between shamanism & other healing modalities Mimi’s experience with plant medicine Ritual Mimi creates for her client’s journeys Creating boundaries vs. building walls Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: shopceremonie.com Instagram: @shopceremonie Email: info@shopceremonie.com   Upcoming Events: August 17th: The Workshop by PodcastPro in Los Angeles with K + L September 12th: Los Angeles with Nicole Lapin September 17th: Chicago with Millana Snow September 18th: Nashville with Julie Solomon September 19th: Nashville with Dr. Josh Axe   Sponsors: Osea Malibu | Use code ALMOST30 to get $10 off $50 or more at oseamalibu.com/almost30podcast Fitt | Visit fitt.co for a new way to discover health and fitness. The location-based discovery platform—available on the web and iOS—helps users find nearby fitness studios, healthy restaurants, outdoor adventures, and upcoming events in 29 cities across the US, Canada, and the UK. You can also download the Fitt app, available now on iOS and Android. Felix Gray | Visit www.felixgrayglasses.com/almost30 for free shipping and 30 days of risk-free returns Lola | Use code ALMOST30 for 40% off all subscriptions at mylola.com Further Food | Use code ALMOST30 for 30% off your purchase at shop.furtherfood.com/discount/ALMOST30 Third Love | Head to thirdlove.com/almost30 for 15% off! Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media

Today is an episode about introduction into shamanism. I talk about what is a shaman and what the core shamanism class entails. I share my experience with journeying, divination and power animal retrieval. If you would like more information check out https://shamanism.org/

Rhiannon Morsch is a healing guide and intuitive channel. Along her journey she has gathered expertise in a broad range of transformational healing modalities, including Depth Hypnosis, Core Shamanism, and Energy Medicine. Through the blended use of these methods along with her multi-dimensional channeling gifts, she has found her way to powerful toolbox that allows her to offer a unique and transformational healing experience in service to others. She has a private healing practice in Berkeley, CA and also works over distance with clients from all over the world.  Episode Highlights Rhiannon shares how she works as an intuitive channel working with clients to support their healing intentions. Using depth hypnosis (a synthesis of shamanic practices, energy medicine, Buddhist psychology and transpersonal psychology) she helps her clients, particularly around experiences of sexual trauma. We discuss connecting to our own ancestral lineage and spirit guides to facilitate healing work. How she came to her path as a healer after going through her own healing journey and having spiritual experiences which opened her up. She shares how depth hypnosis specifically helped her heal her own sexual trauma, which helps her know how to support others. Using soul retrieval to reclaim and heal fragmented parts of ourselves. This fragmentation is a common occurrence during a traumatic experience. The practice of facilitating Womb Space Clearing to help people on a fertility journey. She also offers online group channeling sessions, “The Knowing.”   Web links Find more at  RhiannonMorsch.com Find Rhiannon on Instagram   Join the Queer Spirit Community Facebook group to continue the conversation and stay up to date on new episodes.  And follow us on Instagram! Join our mailing list  to get news and podcast updates sent directly to you.

With 20 years of practice and devotion to the healing arts including; Yoga, mindfulness meditation, Shiatsu & 5 Element Theory, Energetic Bodywork, Prenatal/Post Natal yoga, Nutrition, Anatomy/Physiology and Core Shamanism; Jo brings into the practice a reverence for the mystery of life.Having given birth to our 2 children and having profound experiences being by both of her parents as they took their last breath, Jo has been inspired to go deep into what she has called, 'The Yoga of Birth and Death.' Jo is in the process of creating her own podcast while she also writes a book, both of which will be based on this topic.In this podcast with my beautiful wife Jo we mainly talked about this topic as it has been a major part of our life. We also shared about our lifestyle habits and how we bring Yoga Sadhana into family life. I hope you enjoy!Stay in touch with Jo via:http://www.jotastula.comhttps://www.instagram.com/jo_tastula/Jo has hundreds of classes on glo.comPractice with her here:https://web.yogaglo.com/preview/teachers/jo-tastulaNotes:We spoke quite a bit about our teacher Ram Dass. If you haven't delved into his incredible archive of teachings yet, I highly recommend you do. Here's his website:https://www.ramdass.orgWe also spoke about Alan Watts who has also been a huge part of our lives. We have spent countless hours studying Alan Watts' work swell. Check out his work here:https://www.alanwatts.orgSupport the show (https://stuartwatkins.org/podcast/)

LightSong School of 21st Century Shamanism’s founder Jan Engels-Smith answers questions from Tara Grant. Tara is acting as a liaison for the public posing common questions and concerns in the field of shamanism and energy medicine. Jan and Tara discuss: Core shamanism. What does core shamanism mean and how does it differ from tribal or traditional shamanism?   Jan describes where the term core shamanism came from and some of the basic components of it.  Jan also talks about the different types of spirits that are used in ceremony, healing, and learning about shamanism. Jan discerns between the spirits that are benevolent and those that trick or try to do harm. Jan explains how to determine which type of spirits that you will work with in shamanism.  Jan also discusses offerings, gratitude, reverence and learning about unconditional love.  Jan and Tara discuss shamanic healing principals, the concepts of respect and honor for all life, and energy medicine techniques to promote divine connection. If you would like Tara to ask your to Jan, please submit your questions to info@lightsong.net Jan Engels-Smith invites listeners to attend Through the Rabbit Hole: Explore and Experience the Shamanic Journey a class being taught in 2019.  Attendee’s learn of their power animal in this class. http://bit.ly/lightsonglevel1 Learn Shamanism and Shamanic practices at LightSong School of 21st Century Shamanism and Energy Medicine. Find more information: www.LightSong.net or email info@lightsong.net. 

What exactly is Core Shamanism? https://fengshuiit.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/take-a-shamanic-journey-my-interview-with-shaman-sharon-licatapart-i This is an ancient practice that has been around for thousands of years and is supported by science. There are entire cultures that revolve around Shamanic beliefs and the ability to heal through these practices. There are Amazonian groups that know of many plants and their medicinal uses, and they gained this knowledge through Shamanism. Learn more about these ancient practices and how they can help you heal. https://fengshuiit.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/take-a-shamanic-journey-my-interview-with-shaman-sharon-licatapart-i/ What exactly does it mean to journey? Journeying is what Shamans do and have done for millennia, and there are many ways to do it. A sonic driver or rattle at a certain number of beats per second eventually causes your brainwaves to switch to theta waves or trance waves. It enabled you to journey to the different realms to find the answers that you seek. Find out more on how to make one of these journeys. https://fengshuiit.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/take-a-shamanic-journey-my-interview-with-shaman-sharon-licatapart-ii  Journeying is altering your consciousness to go to other realms, the spiritual realms. A sonic driver or rattle at a certain number of beats per second eventually causes your brainwaves to switch to theta waves or trance waves. It enabled you to journey to the different realms to find the answers that you seek. Are you interested in taking a journey yourself? https://fengshuiit.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/take-a-shamanic-journey-my-interview-with-shaman-sharon-licatapart-iii

Aired Sunday, 22 January 2017, 2:00 PM ET This Sunday we talk with Tina D’Amore as she has traveled thru many spiritual challenges including Lyme disease and several NDE to reach her soul path today as shaman and healer. About the Guest Tina D’Amore I was a sensitive child at a very early age, I found that I could “hear” animals, the wind and the trees speaking… and it surprised me that others could not. At the age of nine, I recognized that I held some healing abilities when I comforted my step-brother, who was sick with a cough and fever. I instinctively put my hand on his upper back and said, “There’s a lot of stuff in your lungs.” He was diagnosed with pneumonia the next day and thankfully, returned to health. I eventually became a public school teacher for young children. After several years in the school system, the Spirit World decided it was time for me to truly pay attention to my Path. I suffered a long, seemingly insurmountable illness. I have not only survived near-death experiences but also feel that I am no longer the person I was before. I see how precious life is and that every moment has the potential to be a miraculous one. This is something I share with each client that comes to me for assistance. I feel especially called to assist those dealing with acute or chronic illness, whether they are physical, emotional, mental or spiritual in nature. I have been trained by those who teach Core Shamanism in North America as well as those who have been trained by indigenous people in other continents. Yet, the commonality of all shamanic societies is our Ancestors. I connect to this Sacred Land we inhabit now, whose Ancestors are the Native People in Maine. In this way, I honor the many ways of holding Ceremony, including traditional Native Ceremony and other ways I have been taught along my Path. I am currently a writer and artist, a Shamanic Healer and Teacher, a Reiki Master Teacher and a Certified Sound Healer. I honor performing ceremony for people, children, animals and land, whether in person or long-distance. Web links to where the listeners can find your work on Internet: www.3crowshealing.com

Learn practices of Core Shamanism, how to perform the hollow bone technique, cleansing, journeying, what you can learn from trees and other practices to lead a more peaceful happy life with our expert Sarah Woodard. Core Shamanism is about the aspects of the shamanic traditions which are similar between one another regardless of their culture or origins. It is about the essence of what they do such as healing and spirit guide communication. In this show, you will learn to do cleansing with sage and other sacred herbs. For example, your preference might be to use rosemary combined with intention. Then you will understand the importance of being in contact with the Earth and the secrets that trees can unveil to you. You will also discover techniques for bringing relief to yourself when you may feel disconnected from the planet or you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders. Our conversation on Core Shamanism wouldn't be complete without an example of shamanic journeying, divination, exploring the use of the drum and how these can be combined with other modalities such as Reiki. Listen to The Spiritual Voice Ep.0096 to broaden your understanding of how shamanism can help you live a life freer of stress, anxiety and unnecessary tension. 5 Minute Makeover to Serve More People Get our free course to develop a compelling message, develop a magnetic presence and serve more people for spiritual practitioners and holistic wellness professionals by visiting http://thespiritiualvoice.com/5-minute-makeover-to-serve-more-people/ . Contact Sarah's website: www.sarahssoul.com About our expert Sarah Woodard, RMT and Level 1 Shaman is a healer who uses meditation, Reiki, and shamanic practices to support and encourage every individual's ability to heal themselves. Sarah has seen the transformative nature of Reiki energy work and shamanic rituals in her own life. She believes it is her life purpose to bring healing to the world and all the creatures and spirits that inhabit it. Sarah credits her own challenges and ability to overcome with being able to provide guidance and advice to others. You can find out more about the support and resources she offers by visiting www.sarahssoul.com. Music Attribution 'Havens Above' theme music taken from 'Aural Architecture' by alucidnation. www.alucidnation.co.uk / www.fabermusic.com / www.interchill.com . If you're interested in buying CDs and/or digital then you could use the 'gift' facility via BandCamp:http://alucidnation.bandcamp.com/album/aural-architecture .

Join host Daniel Michael and associate producer Genise R. White as they discuss Northern Shamaniam and other things with their guest Raven Kaldera!!! Raven is a practicioner of Northern European Shamanism. This practice involves many discplines and we aill discuss some of the different disciplines as well as the difference between Classical and Core Shamanism. Can anyone be a Shaman? Is Shamanism cross cultural? Where does this practice come from? Join us for this interesting discussion and maybe begin on your own Shamanic Journey!!!

Shamanism is an age-old science/art that has existed in the vast majority of the cultures that have ever been on the planet. What we now call indigenous cultures have had the shaman as the center of the spiritual life, the social life in terms of problem solving, and the healing life of the community. Different shamans have different areas of expertise. The shamanism that Depth Hypnosis draws from is called “core shamanism,” a term coined by Michael Harner. Core Shamanism refers to principles of shamanism that are found in many or most cultures. In this excerpt from a 2006 Applied Shamanism workshop, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. discusses shamanism and dogmas that are found within some shamanic practices.

Shamanism and medicine are blending in a variety of unexpected places across American. This week Alan Davis, MD, PhD, medical director for Quinney Rehabilitation Institute, discusses the merging of these medicines. Davis has been studying core shamanism for a decade. Join us as we discuss how this successful MD came to core shamanism and why he finds great joy and community in this part of his life. We will explore how these disciplines are blending and enriching each other. Davis is also the president of the Board of Directors of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners (SSP) here in the US. The SSP is "an alliance of people deeply committed to the re-emergence of shamanic practices that promote healthy individuals and viable communities." Their annual conference will be held June 18-21 at Menla Mountain Retreat in the Catskills Mountains. Alan will discus Bantu Medicine men, the "Temple of Spirit", a Corn Oracle and other adventures available at this year's SSP conference.