Shamanism, Spirits, and Healing™
Effective shamanic practice depends upon knowledge of the spirit realms and how to access them to build strong relationships with compassionate helping spirits. Powerful shamanic healing requires training, discipline, and experience.
In this experiential workshop, you will have the opportunity to personally explore: the three worlds of the shaman (Upper, Lower, and Middle Worlds) and the qualities of ordinary and non-ordinary reality; the nature of the spirits of the three worlds; and Middle World non-ordinary reality spiritual aspects and their relationship to illness and wholeness.
Primary shamanic healing methods will be described, including shamanic extraction healing, psychopomp, and soul retrieval. You will learn and practice power animal retrieval, working with another participant to both retrieve and receive a power animal.
Prerequisites
Please meet either the in-person prerequisites or the online prerequisites.
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)
- A palm-sized rock (not a crystal), new to you, and preferably found in nature. Remember where you found it so you can return it with respect and thanks.
- A small piece of artwork. e.g. a sculpture, ceramic dish/vase, painting, weaving, stuffed animal, piece of jewelry, drawing, etc. No electronics or photographs, and nothing with people in it.
- A stand that allows you to display the piece of artwork in the Zoom meeting without needing to hold onto it. An easy way to do this is to sit the artwork on a few books, small box, etc.
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.
Notes
- 7 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 was a profoundly powerful and helpful workshop for better understanding the differences in perception from ordinary reality to non-ordinary reality. The practices helped to emphasize the experiential nature of this understanding and it was lovely to work with new people and delve in deeper. I would highly recommend it!"
"Fantastic! It was an excellent balance of lecture and practice, solo work and partner work, and really built beautifully on the previous trainings. I loved being introduced to Middle World work with a lot of clarity and guidance on safety, and felt very moved at how familiar all these souls are to me. As someone who primarily started this training inspired to connect with animal helpers for my own healing, I'm now feeling inspired to work with them to heal others."
"Excellent. Fascinating content and exercises. Results of exercises were affirming, helpful, intriguing and educational. Renewed my interest in more journey practice and helped me feel more confident. Furthered my education. All good!"
Workshop Schedule
Shamanism, Spirits, & Healing (online)
| Date | Location / Time | Instructor | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Mar 21—Mar 22, 2026 |
West PST Mar 21 9:30am-1pm |
Nikki Sherwood Details & Registration |
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Mar 28—Mar 29, 2026 |
West PDT Mar 28 9am-1pm |
Juan-Carlos Safa Details & Registration |
|
Mar 28—Mar 29, 2026 |
Central Canada EDT Mar 28 10am-2pm |
Mora File Details & Registration |
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Apr 18—Apr 18, 2026 |
Pacific Canada PT (UTC-7) Apr 18 9am-5pm |
Robbie Priestley Details & Registration |
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May 5—May 6, 2026 |
Latin America (GMT-3) May 5 7pm-10:30pm |
Taught in Spanish, en Español |
Gerardo Roemer |
May 13—May 20, 2026 |
Northeast EDT May 13 5pm-8:30pm |
Alex Solomon Details & Registration |
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Jul 21—Jul 23, 2026 |
West PDT Jul 21 1pm-4:30pm |
Antoinette Cresci de la Torre Details & Registration |
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Aug 12—Aug 19, 2026 |
West PDT Aug 12 1pm-4:30pm |
Narrye Caldwell Details & Registration |
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Sep 1—Sep 2, 2026 |
Latin America (GMT-3) Sep 1 7pm-10:30pm |
Taught in Spanish, en Español |
Gerardo Roemer |
Sep 12—Sep 13, 2026 |
East EDT Sep 12 10am-2pm |
Dana Robinson 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.