Foundation for Shamanic Studies
Online Core Shamanic Training
Catherine Hughes is guest faculty for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies offering core shamanic training online and in-person in Ontario and Atlantic Canada.
In-person Workshop Information
The Foundation for Shamanic Studies has been offering in-person workshops in core Shamanism since the early 1980s. This trusted organization has taught 1000s of students around the world safe and ethical core shamanic practices. During Covid, we switched our teachings to an online format. We are now ready to offer in-person teaching once again while maintaining our online workshops. Both teaching streams are very effective. Please reach out with questions you might have.
If you would like more information and the listings of in-person offerings taught by Catherine Hughes, please click on the button.
Online Core Shamanic Training
The Shamanic Journey:
Pathway to Knowledge & Power™
*Introductory Online Course*
The shamanic journey is a remarkable visionary method for entering into another reality with discipline and purpose. Using classic drumming techniques to alter consciousness, participants will be introduced to the shamanic journey to awaken one’s soul and dormant spiritual power. Travel outside of time and space into another reality and make contact with compassionate helping spirits, such as teachers and power animals, for personal wisdom and to gain knowledge to help create a better world.
The workshop offered by Catherine, on Zoom is 7 hrs. The cost of this workshop is $170 CDN, $158 for members.
Note: This workshop does not replace the Basic in-person Way of the Shaman Workshop as a prerequisite for advanced in-person training.
You can register via Paypal or Etransfer to Catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Email me if you wish to write a cheque for payment.
Shamanism and Personal Transformation
Shamanism has much to offer those seeking personal knowledge and emotional and spiritual maturity. Shamanism & Personal Transformation teaches us how to work with our spirit helpers and in ordinary reality to transform personal attitudes, emotions, and blocks to living a fulfilled and inspired life. Exercises are provided to help participants see and move beyond personal limitations to a centered and compassionate state of being. In so doing, we bring these qualities into the world to the benefit and ultimate transformation of our Earth and its inhabitants.
This workshop offers practical methods to gain and apply wisdom from the spirits to your personal life:
- Reconnect with your soul’s purpose and discover your role in the larger context of our world
- Practice applying shamanic divination/journeying methods to personal issues using a standard problem-solving process
- Uncover personal attitudes and emotions that block and limit personal growth and wholeness
- Use shamanic divination to discover how to move beyond your limitations to live a compassionate and transformative life
The workshop offered by Catherine Hughes is a 10.5-hour course. The cost of this workshop is $240 CDN, and $222 for FSS members. If you are a member reach out for the discount.
PREREQUISITES:
Either the in-person Way of the Shaman or the online The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Power and Knowledge and Shamanic Divination in Practice
You can register through this Paypal link or Etransfer to Catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Please email Catherine if you wish to pay by cheque.
January
9,16,23,30
2024
Shamanism and Personal Transformation
5:30 -8:30 PM Eastern
Online
Shaman as Psychopomp
Shamans are concerned with the human soul, with healing during life and assisting the soul’s passage out of the Middle World after death. Familiar with the realms of the dead, a shaman can act as a psychopomp – a conductor of souls. A trained shamanic practitioner is able to guide the soul of a deceased person out of the Middle World to a place where the soul can receive help in taking the next step on its path. The focus of this training is on learning and practicing the psychopomp method.
In this fully experiential workshop, you will have the opportunity to:
- Explore what happens for human souls from a core shamanic perspective after they leave the body – the “destiny of human souls” in the Upper, Lower, and Middle Worlds
- Learn and practice the psychopomp method to help the souls of the deceased out of the Middle World to a better place
- How to locate a soul in the Middle World that may be stuck and in need of help
- How to obtain the soul’s permission to offer shamanic assistance
- How to guide the soul to a place in the Upper or Lower World where it will be helped to continue on its journey
The workshop offered by Catherine Hughes is a 10.5-hour course. The cost of this workshop is $240 CDN, and $222 for FSS members. If you are a member reach out for the discount.
PREREQUISITES:
Either the in-person Way of the Shaman or the online The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Power and Knowledge and Shamanic Divination in Practice and Shamanism, Spirits, and Healing
You can register through this Paypal link or Etransfer to Catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Please email Catherine if you wish to pay by cheque.
Shamanic Extraction Healing Method
Shamanic extraction healing is a powerful practice for treating localized pain and illness resulting from spiritual factors. “The shaman works to remove things that interfere with the health of the body, such as spiritual intrusions, and extract them. This is not done through journeying. It’s done through working here in the Middle World in an altered state of consciousness.” Michael Harner, Shamanic Healing
In this fully experiential online workshop, you will have the opportunity to:
- Learn methods to build spiritual power to prepare for extraction practice
- Sense and see spiritual intrusions, which may be causing localized illness
- Practice with other participants to safely extract (remove) spiritual intrusions
- Re-empower a client after a shamanic extraction to restore health and well-being
PREREQUISITES:
A. The Basic Workshop: The Way of the Shaman (in-person workshop)
B. OR, The following online workshops:
- The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Knowledge & Power
- AND Shamanic Divination in Practice
- AND Shamanism, Spirits, & Healing (available online only)
- AND The Shamanic Worldview: Everything is Alive (available online only)
- AND The Shaman As Psychopomp OR Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond (in person)
The workshop offered by Catherine Hughes is a 10.5-hour course. The cost of this workshop is $240 CDN, and $222 for FSS members. If you are a member reach out for the discount.
You can register through this Paypal link or Etransfer to Catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Please email Catherine if you wish to pay by cheque.
February
10/11
2024
Shamanic Extraction Healing Method
10 -4:00 PM Eastern
Online
Power Soul Retrieval Method
Soul loss due to trauma – such as emotional pain and shock, accidents, long term illness, constant stress, overwork and even the loss of connection with nature – is a spiritual illness, recognized by shamans cross-culturally. A missing soul portion can be thought of as part of a person’s vitality and essence that they can no longer access, leaving them diminished and lacking in power. Soul retrieval is a classic shamanic method in which the practitioner, with the assistance of their helping spirits, in an altered state using rhythmic drumming or rattling, makes a shamanic journey to locate and return any missing portions of a client’s soul.
In this fully experiential online workshop, participants will be trained in the core elements of soul retrieval, including:
- Definitions of the soul and soul loss
- The importance of spiritual power to effective soul retrieval and exercises to build power and strong relationships with your helping spirits
- How to find and bring back a lost soul portion for a client
- Practice with other participants offering and receiving soul retrieval to help restore wholeness, personal vitality, and health
PREREQUISITES
Note: Participants must be able to successfully journey in the Upper, Lower, and Middle Worlds, and have a strong relationship with a Power Animal and/or Teacher from the Upper or Lower Worlds.
A. The Basic Workshop: The Way of the Shaman (in-person workshop)
- AND Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond (in person)
- AND Shamanic Extraction Healing Training (in person)
B. OR, The following online workshops:
- The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Knowledge & Power
- AND Shamanic Divination in Practice
- AND Shamanism, Spirits, & Healing (available online only)
- AND The Shamanic Worldview: Everything is Alive (available online only)
- AND The Shaman As Psychopomp OR Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond (in person)
- AND Shamanic Extraction Healing Method OR Shamanic Extraction Healing Training (in person)
Recommended: Inspired Shamanic Practice. REQUIRED for Core Shamanism Healing Practice and for a Certificate of Completion.
The workshop offered by Catherine Hughes is a 10.5-hour course. The cost of this workshop is $240 CDN, + 31.20 HST = $271.20 and $222 CDN, + 28.86 HST = $250.86 for FSS members. If you are a member and wish to pay by paypal, reach out and i will send you an invoice for the correct amount or you can use the email address for catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Personal Cheques and etransfer are accepted.
March
9/10
2024
Power Soul Retrieval Method
10 -4:00 PM Eastern
Online
Inspired Shamanic Practice: Essentials of Effective & Principled Shamanic Healing™
An effective shamanic healing practice depends on a combination of factors, including authentic and rigorous training in methods and direct experience with clients. As a spiritual healing method, the pragmatic aspects of the profession may be easily overlooked, and yet can make the difference between a valuable experience and a profoundly healing one from the client’s viewpoint.
A well-designed container for your healing practice that supports your clients and inspires you, can considerably enhance the effectiveness of your work. This training is appropriate for those beginning a shamanic practice who want to see what issues to consider and how to plan their future practice. It can be especially helpful for seasoned healers to dialogue with other practitioners and to help deepen their own work. NOTE: Some students who are very new to the work find it beneficial to have had more training and practice (particularly in the healing methods such as psychopomp work, extraction, and soul retrieval) before taking this workshop.
Purpose of the workshop:
- To help you develop an ethical, effective shamanic practice that has integrity and is based in respect for all beings;
- To offer you guidelines and ways of deciding for yourself regarding ethical issues – such as whether there is permission to do shamanic healing work in a specific situation – rather than “one size fits all” rules or answers;
- To increase the professionalism of the practice by helping you create a supportive “container” that enhances your practice, including appropriate boundaries, safety, and freedom to practice within that container.
The workshop offered by Catherine Hughes is a 7-hour course. The cost of this workshop is $170 CDN + 22.10 HST = $192.10, and $158 + 20.54 HST = 178.54 for FSS members.
If you are a member reach out for the discount. If you are a member and wish to pay by PayPal, reach out and i will send you an invoice for the correct amount or you can use the email address for catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Personal Cheques and Etransfer are accepted. Please email Catherine if you wish to pay by cheque.
PREREQUISITES:
Either the in-person Way of the Shaman or the online The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Power and Knowledge and Shamanic Divination in Practice
Please Note*** I recommend that you take this workshop after you have done the healing method workshops.
March
26/2 April
2024
Inspired Shamanic Practice
5:30 -9:00 PM Eastern
Online
Core Shamanism Healing Practice™
This online workshop will provide students with advanced FSS training the chance to review and practice the fundamental core shamanic healing methods in a session with a participant-client. Those who are beginning a shamanic healing practice, as well as seasoned practitioners seeking to increase their proficiency, can benefit from this training.
The workshop includes:
- General parameters of a shamanic healing session, as well as important ethical considerations.
- Review and practice of the primary methods, as taught in the in-person weekend workshops and the Online Shamanic Healing series: extraction healing, power animal retrieval, psychopomp work, and power soul retrieval.
- The opportunity to “put it all together” by applying multiple core shamanic healing methods in a solo session for another participant in the role of the client.
- Discussion, Q&A, and information exchange afterwards with other shamanic practitioners to clarify the methods and address issues that may arise during a healing session.
PREREQUISITES
NOTE: The Two Week Shamanic Healing Intensive may be substituted for the prerequisites below.
A. The Basic Workshop: The Way of the Shaman (in-person workshop)
- AND Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond (in person)
- AND Shamanic Extraction Healing Training (in person)
- AND Power Soul Retrieval Training (in person)
B. OR, The following online workshops:
- The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Knowledge & Power
- AND Shamanic Divination in Practice
- AND Shamanism, Spirits, & Healing (available online only)
- AND The Shamanic Worldview: Everything is Alive (available online only)
- AND The Shaman As Psychopomp OR Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond (in person)
- AND Shamanic Extraction Healing Method OR Shamanic Extraction Healing Training (in person)
- AND Power Soul Retrieval Method OR Power Soul Retrieval Training (in person)
- AND Inspired Shamanic Practice OR Shamanism in Practice (in person)
NOTE: This online workshop is designed exclusively for people who want to bring shamanic healing work into their practice with others. The training is not designed for people looking for personal healing.
The workshop offered by Catherine Hughes is a 14-hour course. The cost of this workshop is $310.CDN + 40.30 HST = $350.30 , and $286. + 37.18 HST = 323.18 for FSS members. If you are a member reach out for the discount. If you are a member and wish to pay by PayPal, reach out and i will send you an invoice for the correct amount or you can use the email address for catherine@wayfindingspirit.com. Personal Cheques and Etransfer are accepted. Please email Catherine if you wish to pay by cheque.
May
25/26
2024
Core Shamanism Healing Practice
10 -5:30 PM Eastern
Online
Workshop Registration and Policies
Payment can be made by cheque, by E-transfer to catherine@wayfindingspirit.com, or by using your credit or debit card with PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account. Please contact me if you are a member and the discount will be applied to your etransfer or refunded through Paypal. The Foundation is offering workshop discounts for members on the online series, you can find out more about this by visiting their website https://shamanism.org/join/index.html.
Refund Policy: A full refund is given up to 14 days before the workshop, after the 14 days your fee may be applied to a future workshop.
The Foundation for Shamanic Studies has a policy the workshop participants must be 18 years of age or older.