This workshop combines lecture, small group discussion, interactive exercises, and journeying.

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 on 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; and 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.

What will be covered: Ethical issues such as permission, talking with and screening potential clients, what to do before and after a session; brief legal considerations (not legal advice*); practicing with integrity and respect; and some pragmatic aspects of an effective shamanic practice.

What will not be covered: Shamanic healing and divination methodologies; marketing issues and strategies.

The workshop offered by Catherine, on Zoom is 7 hours of training.  The cost of this workshop is $170 CDN + HST for a total = $192.10, $158 for members + HST = 178.54. Please reach out to me to apply the discount if paying by Paypal.

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.