Soul loss due to trauma—such as emotional pain and shock, accidents, long term illness, constant stress, overwork and even the loss of connection with nature—is a spiritual illness, recognized by shamans cross-culturally. A missing soul portion can be thought of as part of a person's vitality and essence that they can no longer access, leaving them diminished and lacking in power. Soul retrieval is a classic shamanic method in which the practitioner, with the assistance of their helping spirits, makes a shamanic journey to locate and return any missing portions of a client's soul.

In this fully experiential online workshop, participants will be trained in the core elements of soul retrieval, including: definitions of the soul and soul loss; the importance of spiritual power to effective soul retrieval and exercises to build power and strong relationships with your helping spirits; how to find and bring back a lost soul portion for a client; and practice with other participants offering and receiving soul retrieval to help restore wholeness, personal vitality, and health.

  What to Bring

  • Rattle and/or drum
  • Notebook and pen for note-taking
  • Blindfold, eye covering, bandana, or Mindfold®
  • Computer, tablet, or smartphone (for Zoom videoconferencing)
  • Headphones, headset, or ear buds (recommended)

  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

  • 10.5 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.

What Participants Say

"What an amazing workshop, it was so powerful and meaningful, really really beautiful, thank you so much for offering it! The connection with our helping spirits was so strong and their work was absolutely incredible...I'm so moved!"

"This was the most complex but also most fun class I have taken so far in the online healing series. I really enjoyed learning more aspects of where soul parts are found and how to restore them to clients."

"It was powerful, inspiring, affirming and healing. I loved it."

Workshop Schedule

Power Soul Retrieval Method (online)

 
 
 
DateLocation / TimeInstructorContact

Feb 9—Feb 13, 2026

Southeast EST

Feb 9 9am-12:30pm
Feb 11 9am-12:30pm
Feb 13 9am-12:30pm

Sharon Licata

10.5 FSS CE credits

Sharon Licata


Details & Registration

Mar 7—Mar 8, 2026

East EDT

Mar 7 10am-4pm
Mar 8 10am-4pm

Dana Robinson

10.5 FSS CE credits

Dana Robinson


Details & Registration

Jun 16—Jun 18, 2026

Latin America (GMT-3)

Jun 16 7pm-10:30pm
Jun 17 7pm-10:30pm
Jun 18 7pm-10:30pm

Gerardo Roemer

Taught in Spanish, en Español

Gerardo Roemer


Jul 25—Jul 26, 2026

Pacific Canada PDT

Jul 25 9am-5pm
Jul 26 9am-1pm

Robbie Priestley

10.5 FSS CE credits

Robbie Priestley


Oct 20—Oct 22, 2026

Latin America (GMT-3)

Oct 20 7pm-10:30pm
Oct 21 7pm-10:30pm
Oct 22 7pm-10:30pm

Gerardo Roemer

Taught in Spanish, en Español

Gerardo Roemer


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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.

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