Shamanism is an ancient healing, divination, and spiritual practice that stretches across time, space, and place. Shamanism, and spiritualities like it, crop up across the globe and is perhaps one of the oldest healing modalities. Famed anthropologist and shamanic practitioner Alberto Villaldo notes that “I believed that the human race had managed to survive for a million years before the arrival of modern medicine because the body-mind knew the pathways to health” (2000, p. 13). He goes on to say that “I [and we] are more than flesh and bone, that I [and all of us] am fashioned of Spirit and light” (2000, p. 19). Shamanic healing and the shamanic path are about bringing your mind, body, and spirit in line and balancing those elements to ensure health, stability, and well-being. Shamanic healing is not about curing disease, we need to also work with modern medical doctors to ensure overall health, but it assists with “increased well-being,” “newfound peace,” and “a feeling of communion with all life” (Villaldo, 2000, p. 20).
During a shamanic healing session, I will begin by opening sacred space (this may happen before you arrive) and I will call in healing spirits and helpers to guide our discussion and healing process. I will also call in your guides and helpers, those known to you and unknown, and they will work with my guides through me as we target areas in need of healing and light. We will engage in a short conversation, before the healing, where we identity together an area that you might like to focus on during the session. I will perform what is called “tracking” where I will have you close your eyes and relax, in a seated position, while I scan for more information regarding your healing needs. From there, you will lay with your eyes closed in a prone position (on a couch or bed) and I will begin the healing process. The latter tends to take around 30-40mins with the entire session running between 60-75 mins.
Throughout the healing session, you will hear rattles and drums, perhaps some chanting, and I will communicate some of the healing modalities we may need for the day. Attention will be paid to your chakras and which is in need of the most balance and attention. I will look for tears in your Luminous Energy Field, a field of energy around your entire body. I will also look for any cords that might connect you to someone or something that is no longer serving you. We might need to engage in soul retrieval or even Karmic healing. Energy might be moved and removed, depending on the needs that present during the session. Different healing interventions will be used as I feel called. While I am working, it is totally normal to feel different sensations in your body or nothing at all. After the session, you may begin to notice changes in your body or your sense of well-being or you may not feel any changes at all: everything you experience, post-healing, is normal. Know that the spirit guides and helpers have ensured that you received the healing that you needed for that day, even if it is working beneath your ability to perceive.
**Shamanic healing services are being provided without charge for some time as I continue my mentorship and engage in continued ayni (right relationship/reciprocity) for the gift of learning and growing in this path.** Please contact me if you are interested in a healing session.
Who should consider shamanic healing?
Those who feel unbalanced in life
Those feeling a destructive or toxic connection
Those feeling a general malaise or ennui
Those looking for more purpose and grounding
Those who have experienced trauma, loss, illness, or have had a medical procedure
Those experiencing repeated patterns or struggles
Those undergoing life changes or challenges
Those struggling with decisions, relationships, self-esteem, or spirituality