The energetic shaman

The energetic shaman **Sacred elements** is the healing path of John Castnerβ€”herbalist, alchemist, and modern-day shaman.

Blending ancient earth wisdom with energy medicine, John guides others to reconnect with nature, awaken inner power, and heal from the root. John Castner is a skilled vitalist .herbalist ,alchemist and shaman skilled in energy healing with over 25 years of experience .He has studied shamanic practices with the four winds and the shaman soulution, were he also mentors classes on the medicine wheel

john grows his own herbs for spagyric tinctures and natural remedies and has training in chi gong ,nutrition, and various movement arts. integrating holistic practices for wellness and spiritual growth.

 # # 🌿 Post 2 β€” Healing Is RememberingMany people believe healing is about becoming someone new.A better version.A stron...
06/04/2026

# # 🌿 Post 2 β€” Healing Is Remembering

Many people believe healing is about becoming someone new.

A better version.

A stronger version.

A more spiritual version.

But what if healing is not becoming?

What if healing is remembering?

Remembering who you were before the fear.

Before the disappointment.

Before the criticism.

Before the stories you learned to tell yourself.

Beneath every wound is something untouched.

A part of you that has never been broken.

A part of you that still remembers joy.

Still remembers wonder.

Still remembers connection.

Healing is not adding something that was missing.

Healing is removing what was never truly you.

Layer by layer.

Belief by belief.

Until what remains is what has always been there.

Your spirit already knows the way.

Your body remembers the path.

Your heart remembers home.

The work is not becoming someone else.

The work is remembering yourself.

🌿

Sometimes healing is not finding something new.

Sometimes it is reclaiming what has always belonged to you.

🌿
β€” John Castner
The Energetic Shaman

 # # The Healing Power of NatureNature has always been one of humanity's greatest teachers.Long before there were books,...
06/04/2026

# # The Healing Power of Nature

Nature has always been one of humanity's greatest teachers.

Long before there were books, schools, or modern wellness practices, people learned by observing the rhythms of the natural world.

The trees teach patience.
The river teaches flow.
The mountains teach stability.
The seasons teach transformation.

When we spend time in nature, something within us begins to remember.

We remember how to slow down.
We remember how to breathe.
We remember how to listen.

Qi Gong is deeply rooted in these natural principles.

Through movement, breath, and awareness we learn to align ourselves with the rhythms that already exist within and around us.

As we reconnect with nature:

β€’ Stress begins to dissolve
β€’ Energy becomes renewed
β€’ The nervous system relaxes
β€’ Clarity increases
β€’ Presence deepens
β€’ Healing feels more accessible

Nature is not separate from healing.

Nature is healing.

✨ Join us weekly and rediscover the wisdom that the natural world has been offering all along.

πŸ—“ Starting Saturday, June 6th
πŸ•˜ Saturdays at 9 AM
πŸ’² $15 per class
πŸ“ 8779 Creek Rd, Nunda NY
πŸ“ž 585-880-1169
πŸ“§ [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Facilitated by John Castner
*The Energetic Shaman*

🌿 **The Journey Begins with Curiosity** 🌿Every herbalist starts in the same place.With a question.What is this plant?Wha...
06/04/2026

🌿 **The Journey Begins with Curiosity** 🌿

Every herbalist starts in the same place.

With a question.

What is this plant?
What are its gifts?
How can it help?
What is it trying to teach me?

Curiosity is often the first step on the path of healing.

The more we learn about plants, the more we realize that herbal medicine is not simply a collection of remediesβ€”it is a lifelong relationship with the living world.

You don't need to know everything to begin.

You only need the willingness to learn.

🌱 Join me for a hands-on afternoon of herbal medicine making and plant wisdom.

Together we'll explore:

🌿 Herbal preparations
🌿 Plant energetics
🌿 Traditional herbal wisdom
🌿 Medicine making techniques
🌿 Building confidence with herbs

🌿 **Herbal Medicine Making Class**
πŸ—“ **Sunday, June 7th**
⏰ **11:00 AM – 2:00 PM**
πŸ“ **8779 Creek Rd, Nunda NY**
πŸ’² **$25**
πŸ“Œ **Registration Required**

πŸ“§ **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**
πŸ“ž **585-880-1169**

Every journey begins with a single question. The plants are ready to answer. 🌿

 # # The Heart Walls We Build Often Become the Cages We Live InThe heart was designed to remain open.Yet life has a way ...
06/04/2026

# # The Heart Walls We Build Often Become the Cages We Live In

The heart was designed to remain open.

Yet life has a way of teaching us to protect it.

Betrayal.
Loss.
Rejection.
Abandonment.
Disappointment.

Each painful experience can become another brick in the wall surrounding the heart.

At first those walls feel like protection.

Over time they become isolation.

Many people tell themselves:

*"I will never let that happen again."*

So they close.

Not only to pain.

But also to love.

To connection.

To joy.

The spirit quietly asks:

*"Are these walls still protecting me... or are they keeping life out?"*

Stored emotional patterns may sometimes appear as:

β€’ difficulty trusting others
β€’ fear of vulnerability
β€’ emotional numbness
β€’ loneliness
β€’ guarded relationships
β€’ difficulty receiving love

Healing is not tearing down the walls overnight.

Healing is opening one window at a time.

Medicine for softening the heart may include:

Forgiveness.
Compassion.
Breathwork.
Nature.
Prayer.
Meaningful connection.
Heart-centered practices.

The strongest hearts are not the ones that never break.

They are the ones willing to remain open after they do.

Your heart was never meant to be a prison.

It was meant to be a doorway.

β€” John Castner
The Energetic Shaman

 # # 🌿 Post 1 β€” Healing Doesn't Always Feel GoodOne of the biggest misconceptions about healing is that it should always...
06/03/2026

# # 🌿 Post 1 β€” Healing Doesn't Always Feel Good

One of the biggest misconceptions about healing is that it should always feel peaceful.

It doesn't.

Sometimes healing feels like relief.

Sometimes healing feels like tears that have been waiting for years.

Sometimes healing feels like anger finally finding a voice.

Sometimes healing feels like exhaustion because the body is no longer spending all of its energy holding everything together.

This is where many people turn back.

They assume discomfort means failure.

They assume something is wrong.

But often, discomfort is not a sign that healing has stopped.

It is a sign that healing has begun.

The body is releasing.

The nervous system is reorganizing.

The spirit is making space for something new.

Nature teaches us this.

The seed must break open before it grows.

The snake sheds its skin before it expands.

The forest floor transforms through decay before new life emerges.

Healing follows the same wisdom.

Do not judge the process by how comfortable it feels.

Judge it by how honest it becomes.

Sometimes the most healing moments are not the easiest.

They are the moments when we finally stop running.

🌿

Healing is not the absence of discomfort.

Healing is the willingness to stay present while transformation unfolds.

🌿
β€” John Castner
The Energetic Shaman

 # # The Medicine of CommunityHealing is personal, but it was never meant to be a solitary journey.For generations, peop...
06/03/2026

# # The Medicine of Community

Healing is personal, but it was never meant to be a solitary journey.

For generations, people gathered in circles to learn, heal, move, and grow together. There is something powerful that happens when individuals come together with a shared intention toward wellness and transformation.

In today's world, many people feel isolated, disconnected, and overwhelmed.

Qi Gong offers more than movement.

It offers connection.

Connection to:
β€’ Yourself
β€’ Your breath
β€’ Your body
β€’ Nature
β€’ A supportive community

When we practice together:

β€’ Motivation grows stronger
β€’ Healing feels more supported
β€’ Energy becomes amplified
β€’ Learning deepens
β€’ Encouragement naturally arises
β€’ A sense of belonging returns

Community does not heal for us.

But it reminds us that we do not have to walk the path alone.

Together we breathe.
Together we grow.
Together we heal.

✨ Join our growing Qi Gong community and experience the power of collective practice.

πŸ—“ Starting Saturday, June 6th
πŸ•˜ Saturdays at 9 AM
πŸ’² $15 per class
πŸ“ 8779 Creek Rd, Nunda NY
πŸ“ž 585-880-1169
πŸ“§ [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Facilitated by John Castner
*The Energetic Shaman*

🌿 **The Plants Teach Patience** 🌿One of the greatest lessons plants offer is patience.A seed does not rush to become a f...
06/03/2026

🌿 **The Plants Teach Patience** 🌿

One of the greatest lessons plants offer is patience.

A seed does not rush to become a flower.

Roots take time to establish.
Leaves unfold in their own season.
Medicine develops slowly through relationship and care.

The same is true for healing.

In a world that often seeks quick answers, the plants remind us that lasting transformation grows steadily, one step at a time.

Herbal medicine is not just about what we make.
It is about who we become in the process.

🌱 Join me for a hands-on afternoon of herbal learning and plant connection.

Together we'll explore:

🌿 Herbal preparations
🌿 Plant energetics
🌿 Traditional herbal wisdom
🌿 Medicine making techniques
🌿 Building confidence with plant allies

🌿 **Herbal Medicine Making Class**
πŸ—“ **Sunday, June 7th**
⏰ **11:00 AM – 2:00 PM**
πŸ“ **8779 Creek Rd, Nunda NY**
πŸ’² **$25**
πŸ“Œ **Registration Required**

πŸ“§ **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**
πŸ“ž **585-880-1169**

The plants never hurry, yet they accomplish everything they were created to become. 🌿

 # # The Womb & Pelvic Bowl Often Hold Creativity, Relationships, and Emotional MemoryThe pelvic bowl is more than a phy...
06/03/2026

# # The Womb & Pelvic Bowl Often Hold Creativity, Relationships, and Emotional Memory

The pelvic bowl is more than a physical structure.

It is a center of creation.

A center of feeling.

A center of connection.

Across many healing traditions, this area is associated with our relationship to emotions, intimacy, pleasure, creativity, and the flow of life itself.

When emotional experiences are not fully processed, the body sometimes carries the memory long after the event has passed.

The spirit quietly asks:

*"Have I given myself permission to feel again?"*

Stored emotional patterns may sometimes appear as:

β€’ creative blocks
β€’ emotional numbness
β€’ difficulty receiving pleasure
β€’ fear of intimacy
β€’ relationship struggles
β€’ feeling disconnected from passion and purpose

Many people learn how to survive.

Far fewer learn how to receive joy.

Healing is not only about releasing pain.

Healing is also about allowing life back in.

Medicine for restoring flow may include:

Qi Gong.
Dance.
Creative expression.
Nature connection.
Ceremony.
Journaling.
Healthy relationships.

The river of life was never meant to stand still.

You were created to feel.

To create.

To connect.

To experience the beauty of being fully alive.

The more we allow energy to move, the more life begins moving with us.

β€” John Castner
The Energetic Shaman

 # # 🌿 Post 7 β€” The Door Is OpenHealing is not a destination.It is not a finish line.It is a relationship that deepens o...
06/02/2026

# # 🌿 Post 7 β€” The Door Is Open

Healing is not a destination.

It is not a finish line.

It is a relationship that deepens over time.

Many people spend years waiting for the perfect moment.

The perfect circumstances.

The perfect amount of time.

The perfect amount of money.

The perfect version of themselves.

But healing does not begin when everything is perfect.

Healing begins when we take the first step.

One breath.

One practice.

One choice to move toward ourselves instead of away.

The earth does not ask you to be perfect.

The plants do not ask you to be perfect.

Spirit does not ask you to be perfect.

Only willing.

Willing to listen.

Willing to learn.

Willing to remember.

The door has always been there.

It has never been locked.

The question has never been whether healing is possible.

The question is:

Are you ready to walk through?

🌿

If this series has spoken to you, trust that.

Sometimes recognition is the first medicine.

Comment **READY** or send me a message to learn about upcoming classes, circles, and opportunities to walk this path together.

🌿
β€” John Castner
The Energetic Shaman

 # # The Journey Back to YourselfMany people spend years searching for what they feel is missing.A new practice.A new te...
06/02/2026

# # The Journey Back to Yourself

Many people spend years searching for what they feel is missing.

A new practice.
A new teacher.
A new answer.
A new path.

Yet often what we are truly seeking is not something outside of ourselves.

We are seeking a return.

A return to balance.
A return to peace.
A return to presence.
A return to our own inner wisdom.

Qi Gong is not about becoming someone else.

It is about remembering who you are beneath the stress, distractions, expectations, and noise of daily life.

Through breath, movement, and awareness we begin to uncover what has always been there.

As we return to ourselves:

β€’ Clarity emerges
β€’ Energy becomes more abundant
β€’ Stress loses its grip
β€’ Intuition grows stronger
β€’ The body feels more alive
β€’ Inner peace becomes accessible

The journey is not about adding more.

It is about removing what stands between you and your authentic self.

✨ Join us weekly and take another step on the journey back to yourself.

πŸ—“ Starting Saturday, June 6th
πŸ•˜ Saturdays at 9 AM
πŸ’² $15 per class
πŸ“ 8779 Creek Rd, Nunda NY
πŸ“ž 585-880-1169
πŸ“§ [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Facilitated by John Castner
*The Energetic Shaman*

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Nunda, NY
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