Aug 11, 2026
BRANDON ALTER, BA Guest Faculty Brandon Alter (they/them) is a queer, non-binary shamanic healer and teacher. They also have over a decade of experience as a professional astrologer and Tarot reader. They co-host the Spiritual Gayz podcast with their husband, where...
Jul 8, 2026
Nadia Franco Guest Faculty, Latin America Nadia Franco has been a shamanic practitioner since 2019. From the very beginning, she felt something deeply familiar within the shamanic worldview—as if she had finally "come home". She is a graduate of the Three Year Program...
Jul 6, 2026
Robbie Priestley, PMP Greetings! I'm Robbie Priestley, and I'm honored to be a faculty member of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. My academic training was in computer science, business administration, and project management. When I discovered shamanism, it...
Mar 17, 2026
Gurkiran Kaur, BSW, MSW, RSW, EdD Guest Faculty Growing up, frequent moves meant adapting to new places and uncertainty. Throughout those early years, one constant was an ongoing relationship with spirits, expressed through quiet conversations during everyday moments...
Feb 13, 2026
Deanna Graham, BS, BCM Guest Faculty My tribe is Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk. This translates to People of the Wahsipekuk (St. Lawrence River). Born into a military family, my early childhood was spent living outside the US in areas abundant with forests...
Feb 4, 2026
Theresa Klepper, MS Guest Faculty My first experiences navigating nonordinary reality were during spine surgeries in my youth. I was in an altered state for days. I know what it feels like to be alone in a darkness far greater than you can imagine. It became clear...
