He facilitates shamanic drum journeys and Shamanic Breathwork to open doors to transformation and healing. This path is not one I had dreamed of or aspired to walk. It has pulled me in and became undeniable through the healing in myself and witnessing the transformation of others, which has truly been an honor. It has asked me to express courage I didn't know I had. It has asked me to overcome the fear of sharing this part of who I am now. Shamanism seemed pretty weird when I first encountered it. I still have to remind myself sometimes that we were all indigenous at one point in our family tree, and that we most likely would not be a surviving species if our ancestors' traditions did not include some version of shamanism. In 2018 I started to understand that something about myself was not working any more and that I would not move forward if something did not change, but I didn't know what that something was. I focused on a particular tendency and behavior that was holding me back at my job. That led me to seek EMDR treatment, which was very powerful and transformative for me. That led me to connecting (by "coincidence") with a shamanic counselor. He helped me to open my heart, introduced me to shamanism (including transformation work, Shamanic Breathwork, drum journeying and much more) and became my teacher and mentor. In 2019, I was ordained as a Shamanic Minister of the Venus Rising Association for Transformation and also traveled to Teotiuacan in Mexico for ceremony, growth and deeper learning. In 2020, I became a Certified Breathwork Facilitator through Venus Rising. Throughout all of this I learned of the power of being in circle (intentional community) with others and of our own internal healing mechanisms (inner shaman) within each and every one of us. I have heard the call from Spirit to do this work with others. I hope to be able to share this path with you and to be in circle with you!
