“What you seek is seeking you.”
- Jalaluddin Rūmī
Somatic Shamanism
What it is:
Somatic Shamanism is a 12 week course that combines foundational practices from Andean shamanism with deep somatic practices rooted in teachings from leaders in the field of modern somatic therapy.
Our existence in this human form is a collaboration between our body, mind, and soul. For most of recorded history, spirituality has focused primarily on the spirit or soul and the mind or wisdom teachings. The part of this existence that we haven't integrated, and many times have even been taught to disregard or transcended, is the body. Some spiritual teachings even treat the body like a prison. You may hear people refer to it as a skin suit we are temporarily wearing. While there is an element of truth to this, we must understand that this body and this life is a beautiful gift, and that working within the denseness of this physicality can create profound energetic shifts at all levels of existence.
Somatic Shamanism was created with the belief that our bodies hold an important key to the lessons we incarnate to learn on this planet, and that when we learn to collaborate with them in a good and respectful way that our individual and collective realities will undergo a massive shift. This course provides tools that will enable us to become aware of, take responsibility for, and shift the subconscious beliefs of our mind as well as learn to hold space for the full spectrum of human emotions in the body without repression or judgment. As we move through the course, implementing these rituals and teachings, the shifts in our mind and body will naturally magnetize a higher level of conscious awareness into our bodies. Over time, and with commitment, this divine love union of body, mind, and soul will allow us to step into our natural role as conscious creators of our reality, living in harmony with this earth.
This course is not a quick fix for all of life's problems. While you will be provided with tools to better understand and work with all body, mind, and soul aspects of self, it is important to understand that this work is relational. Like all relationships, this is the work of a lifetime. There is no end to it. However, the teachings you will receive are timeless. They are meant to be practiced over and over again, and the more you practice, the more your reality will begin to shift.
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Who it's for:
Somatic Shamanism is for anyone currently inhabiting a body. If you can read this, it's for you! Specifically, it is for people seeking a deeper connection to their higher soul selves conscious creator power, and the ability to move through life with health, vitality, and an embodied presence.
If you are reading this, your soul is currently inhabiting a body and that body has a mind. You are able to have this particular experience, with all of its depth and detail, because you are inhabiting a physical body and mind. This body and mind is much like a home for your soul, and just like we would love and take care of our home, we must learn to love and take care of our body.
Most of us are living in varying states of disconnection, from each other, but more importantly from ourselves. This disconnection stems from being raised, and continuing to live, in a world that has taught us to disconnect from and ignore the impulses of our bodies. We have been conditioned to believe we should constantly violate the boundaries and needs of our bodies, and always put our needs after those of others. As children we were often rewarded for being "tough" and obedient, and for following instructions and completing tasks rather than following the impulses of our bodies. As we adopt this conditioning in childhood and move through our lives in this pattern, our bodies and nervous systems learn that they are not being heard and the pattern of the nervous system adopts a state of being in constant danger.
Do you feel like you are living in a constant state of internal chaos? Maybe you are chronically stressed out about work, kids, or personal relationships. Perhaps you are constantly worried about finances, and have trouble living in abundance. Maybe you have a chronic illness or illnesses that make it difficult to live a full life. Perhaps you are struggling with psychological issues like anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, etc. Maybe you have past traumas you have worked on processing in other ways but it still feels like there is something there that is preventing you from truly being free from them. All of these experiences are rooted in our bodies and more specifically in our nervous systems. They can manifest over time as a result of early childhood trauma, chronic stress as an adult, shock trauma, or (most often) some combination of these.
Our bodies and nervous systems' natural way of operating is through creation and subsequent repetition of patterns. Many of these patterns are established subconsciously in our nervous system during early childhood and dictate how we experience life as we grow older and develop independent lives. Because, for the most part, we were not taught how to hold space for difficult emotions, we learned to classify our internal experiences as "bad" and "good." Most of us go through life seeking to live in a "good" internal experience as much as possible, while rejecting and trying to avoid "bad" internal experiences. However, our bodies know that all experiences are sacred and have a purpose and function, and our nervous systems are wired in such a way that any emotions we are not able to hold space for and learn from will keep showing up in our lived experience. This means that until we learn to hold space for all parts of ourselves, we will keep creating situations for ourselves that trigger the uncomfortable emotions we have been rejecting.
Somatic Shamanism will provide you with tools and techniques to help cultivate the ability to hold space for all of your feelings and emotions with love, compassion, and understanding. We will learn how to begin building a trusting and collaborative relationship with our bodies. Through learning how to slowly and gently bring our conscious awareness into our body with intention and presence, we will begin to allow the processing and release of old traumas and patterns stored in the body. The shamanic practices we will share will help us to understand and shift our subconscious beliefs, patterns, and attachments on an energetic level. The combination of these practices provides the tools to cultivate an embodied presence free from attachments and patterns that are no longer serving us. This will allow us to move through life with more conscious control over our lived experiences, as well as provide a groundedness in self that is less affected by chaos in our external environment.
What's Included:
This 12 week course is a combination of live calls, pre-recorded practices, and written handouts. We will have 12 live weekly calls focused on teachings and practices, and 6 live bi-weekly Q&A plus integration calls for a total of 18 live calls over the 12 weeks. Each call will be approximately 90 minutes in length. All calls will be recorded and lifetime access to the recordings will be provided. Lifetime access to all pre-recorded practices and written handouts will also be provided.
Much of this work is relational, and connection with others who are on the same path is incredibly important. While we encourage all participants to attend the live calls, we understand that life is busy and many of us have outstanding commitments that my prevent us from attending all classes live. Therefore, we will also have a private Telegram chat for the group to connect, ask questions, and share experiences. This chat will live on beyond the 12 weeks for those who would like to continue to stay connected with the community.
Energy Exchange:
We are requesting a sacred reciprocity of $1444 for this course but will have a super early bird discount of $1222 available for those who register by May 7th. This exchange includes 18 live calls over 12 weeks, as well as lifetime access to the recordings of these calls. You will also receive in downloadable format recordings of the somatic practices taught in the course, as well as written handouts that accompany the course material.
Next Cohort Begins July 9th, 2024
*Super Early Bird Discount available through May 28th*