Congratulations to the Clan of the Sisters of the Golden Web, which is the latest cohort to have completed the Shamanic Practitioner Training. The core intention of this training is to learn and practice a wide range of time-honoured shamanic methods of healing and transformation, building confidence in their application and nurturing the role and responsibilities as a shamanic practitioner. … Read more about Shamanic Practitioner Training
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Questions to Ask When Things Get Difficult
You can ask yourself simple questions such as: Do they keep their word to themselves? Do they keep their word to other people? If they don’t keep their word to themselves, what makes you think they will keep it with you? Someone can only give you the intimacy that they have with themselves. It’s a simple truth. If you don’t have compassion for yourself, I cannot expect you to have it … Read more about Questions to Ask When Things Get Difficult
Boundary Reflection Questions
Who taught you that you can have boundaries? What kind of boundaries did you learn? Did anyone ever come to you and said ‘what awesome healthy boundaries you have – good on you!’ It is hard to find that message in our culture right now. Training is available here. … Read more about Boundary Reflection Questions
I AM ENOUGH
One factor of why people suffer is because they don’t believe that they are enough. If we get into our human psyche soul esteem this one truth that you are enough, from here on any mystical force becomes simply an experience for you that is real and activated. We can talk soul esteem until the cows come home but until it activates in our system at least a little, if not adequately, it remains a … Read more about I AM ENOUGH
Twobirds Travels the World
Twobirds, the principle teacher, at Embracing Shamanism has travelled extensively across the world to bring Shamanic practises to Scotland in a way that is considered and appropriate. Learn more about the offerings here. This is a photo of Twobirds climbing a mountain in Ecuador. … Read more about Twobirds Travels the World
How do I form an intention for a Shamanic Journey?
The clearer the question, the clearer the answer will be. Good questions are those that start with ‘WHAT’ or ‘HOW’ – they are asking for action. For example ‘How can I improve my relationship with my father?’ or ‘What can I do to heal my lower back pain?’ You want to avoid questions that start with ‘should’ – ‘Should I change my job?’ because this is asking for a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. Life … Read more about How do I form an intention for a Shamanic Journey?
About the Aura
From a shamanic perspective, our aura reflects our state of health at any given point in time –spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. In some areas of our lives we are in harmony, and in others we are in disharmony – we are ‘out of balance’. For example your relationship with your partner is well balanced and harmonious, you enjoy the work you are doing, however you are sitting on an … Read more about About the Aura
Shamanic Tools
Shamanic tools are wonderful aids to enhance shamanic healing work, however they don’t actually do the work as such – it is the spirits and your intention and open heart, and the ability of the client to receive that bring forth the healing. Yet shamanic tools do play a vital role within the shamanic work and greatly assist the process. Typical tools would be drums, rattles, incenses, crystals, … Read more about Shamanic Tools
Sweatlodge Training
Twobirds has over twenty years of experience in running Sweatlodges and wishes to pass on her knowledge by providing a sound foundation for others to facilitate this beautiful ceremony. Her travels to indigenous cultures has cultivated a deeply experiential training including: Taking the role as lodge pourer, fire keeper, stone carrier, door person and of course participant.The building of … Read more about Sweatlodge Training