Core Shamanism Healing Practice™
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This online workshop will provide students with advanced FSS training the chance to review and practice the fundamental core shamanic healing methods in a session with a participant-client. Those who are beginning a shamanic healing practice, as well as seasoned practitioners seeking to increase their proficiency, can benefit from this training.
The workshop includes general parameters of a shamanic healing session and important ethical considerations. The primary shamanic healing methods will be reviewed and practiced: extraction healing, power animal retrieval, psychopomp work, and power soul retrieval.
Participants will have the opportunity to "put it all together" by applying multiple core shamanic healing methods in a solo session for another participant in the role of the client. There will be discussion, Q&A, and information exchange afterwards with other shamanic practitioners to clarify the methods and address issues that may arise during a healing session.
Prerequisites
Please meet either the in-person prerequisites or the online prerequisites. Note: the Two Week Shamanic Healing Intensive may be substituted for the following prerequisites.
IN-PERSON
ONLINE
- The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Knowledge and Power™
- Shamanic Divination in Practice™
- Shamanism, Spirits, and Healing™
- The Shamanic Worldview: Everything is Alive™
- The Shaman as Psychopomp™ (or in-person Shamanism, Dying, and Beyond™)
- Shamanic Extraction Healing Method™ (or in-person Shamanic Extraction Healing Training™)
- Power Soul Retrieval Method™ (or in-person Power Soul Retrieval Training™)
- Inspired Shamanic Practice™ (or in-person Shamanism in Practice™)
What to Bring
What to Expect
- All FSS workshops and training programs are experiential, interactive, and participatory. They feature instruction and practice with shamanic methodologies, as well as journeywork, shamanic drumming, group sharing, and small group discussions.
Considerations
- This workshop is designed exclusively for people who want to bring shamanic healing work into their practice with others. This training is not designed for people looking for personal healing.
- Participants must be able to successfully journey in the Upper, Lower, and Middle Worlds, and have a strong relationship with a Power Animal and/or Teacher from the Upper or Lower Worlds.
Notes
- 14 FSS Continuing Education (CE) Credits are available.
- Completion of this workshop with an authorized FSS faculty member qualifies participants to take more advanced FSS workshops. NOTE: You must complete all sessions of this workshop to get credit and to meet prerequisites required for more advanced workshops. Please arrange your schedule so that you can be present at all sessions of the training.
- Electronic recording, including audio, video, photographic or otherwise, is not permitted during the workshop.
- Tuition discounts for online workshops are available to FSS members. Please see our online workshops FAQ (#15). Not a member? Join us!
Zoom Videoconferencing Instructions
Online workshops presented by the FSS are interactive and delivered using Zoom video conferencing. All students must participate individually with audio and video enabled. Before your workshop begins, you will receive details from the instructor for joining the Zoom meeting. Please review our Zoom Videoconferencing Instructions for more information and recommended settings.
Before the workshop, select a private, comfortable location where you are unlikely to be disturbed. Please consider the use of headphones or earbuds for an enhanced audio experience, and the use of a computer or tablet for an enhanced video experience. We recommend you connect your device to a power source prior to the workshop, or fully charge your device's battery.
"This workshop felt like a culmination of everything learned in previous classes. I felt that I had more flexibility and more tools at my disposal to use in direct response to a client's needs. Though it was the equivalent of a final exam in the healing program, the number of healings I received have surely changed me. In other words, they were effective. This is not a sandbox, this is real and powerful."
"The final class itself was a bit intense - final note-taking, giving and receiving treatments, Q&As with some very helpful discussions and opportunities to practice, practice, practice. I came away feeling empowered and excited about my future as a new shamanic practitioner."
"Filling, fulfilling and very hands-on! It really helped to put everything learned in the other workshops together! As always, I appreciate the experiential focus of the FSS workshops in general and this one felt experiential and spacious at the same time. The review of the teachings and practices, the exchanges and the peer-to-peer learning and debriefs helped build my skills and confidence."
Workshop Schedule
Core Shamanism Healing Practice™ (Online)
| Date | Location / Time | Instructor | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Jul 14—Jul 23, 2026 |
East EDT Jul 14 9am-12:30pm |
Sharon Licata Details & Registration |
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Jul 18—Jul 19, 2026 |
West PDT Jul 18 9am-4pm |
Juan-Carlos Safa Details & Registration |
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Sep 19—Sep 20, 2026 |
Pacific Canada PDT Sep 19 9am-5pm |
Robbie Priestley Details & Registration |
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Oct 28—Nov 18, 2026 |
East EST Oct 28 5pm-8:30pm |
Alex Solomon Details & Registration |
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Nov 14—Nov 15, 2026 |
East EST Nov 14 10am-5pm |
Dana Robinson Details & Registration |
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Dec 19—Dec 20, 2026 |
Pacific Canada PT Dec 19 9am-5pm |
Robbie Priestley Details & Registration |
Our workshops are widely recognized as unparalleled in the world.
Originated, researched and developed over nearly 50 years by anthropologist Michael Harner, the pioneer of contemporary shamanism.
Our training offers students the opportunity to learn and practice authentic, powerful, and effective shamanic healing methods to high ethical standards.