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Tag: Spiritual Practice
Embracing My Ancestral Shamanic Power
From my journal: 2/2/24 – Waxing Quarter Moon, Imbolg I had a really powerful, concrete journey today. Working with my shaman family, we were drumming using standing drums which were beat with two mallets. Things shifted, and I found myself alone briefly in a forest. I was soon joined by my family, who were drumming…
Join Our Shamanic Drumming and Journeying Community
Beginning Saturday, March 29th, 2025, I will offer a monthly gathering focused on shamanic journeying and drumming. No experience with shamanism, journeying, or drumming is necessary – just a curious and open heart! Shamanic journeying is a powerful practice that anyone can learn and use. Working in the spirit realm teaches us true freedom and…
Healing and Transformation Through Dismemberment
From my journal: 12/19/23, Waxing Half Moon; approx 1-year anniversary of initiation. Just before the last new moon, I started working on clearing out the mental and emotional stuff weighing me down. My desire to free myself from headaches and medications is tied up in this work. At my last visit with Aileen, they said…
Shamanic No Moon Ritual
In January of 2023, I journeyed on the new moon to work with my shamanic family and found myself participating in a ritual to protect our tribe. This No Moon ritual is the first ritual in our tradition that I was taught (which is what I get for journeying on the Lunar New Year! 😄).…
Invoking Reindeer
Reindeer, both the animal and his spirit, was (and is) central to Reindeer Shamanism because thousands of years ago, the reindeer their people followed kept them alive during the long winters. A deep relationship with this animal developed, a mutual relationship of survival (humans kept wolves away from reindeer herds), and a mystical relationship of…
Lessons from a Wasp
I’ll start out by noting two things: one, I’m allergic to wasps – I get a severe though usually localized reaction to their sting. But if I get stung on my head, face, or neck, it could be life-threatening. And of course, allergies can get more severe with each contact, so I’m at risk for…
What is Reindeer Shamanism?
Reindeer Shamanism was once an extinct line of shamanism. It was practiced by indigenous people thousands of years ago in what is now northern Scandinavia. These people knew themselves as the Reindeer Tribe or Reindeer People. They followed the migrating herds of reindeer across the sub-arctic and arctic long before the domestication of reindeer (which…
Modifications for the Daily Energy Medicine Routine
If you are making use of the Daily Energy Wellness Routine, and finding that it works for you sometimes but not all the time, here are some ways to modify it to fit your needs. If you aren’t yet familiar with the Daily Energy Wellness Routine – a staple of my Wholistic Wellness program –…
Wholistic Wellness Program Begins Sept. 15th!
My Wholistic Wellness Classes begin this Friday, 9/15 at 7 PM in Hudson, MA, offered at a very special debut price of $30 ($15 for UCMH members) for the full 3-class series (Fridays, 9/15, 10/6, & 10/13)! This is the only time this program will offered at this price, so jump in now if you…
Shamanic Dedication
From my journal: 11/26/22, 7:30 PM, waxing crescent moon. I journeyed tonight to seek out my grandfather and let him know I’m ready to step onto the path that he has helped me find. I appeared as a young-ish teen when I spoke with him to tell him my intention. He seemed both pleased and…
‘Wholistic’ Wellness Program Launching in September 2023!
In our modern, fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up thinking about our health from a strictly physical point of view. But we’re so much more than that. Our wellness is tied not just to our physical state, but also our emotional and mental states. Our spiritual needs can impact our health when not…