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Kim - My Shamanic Journey
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It was Tracey who first introduced me to shamanic work many years ago now. We had known each other for a while. Tracey was an Aromatherapist and Reiki Practitioner and had started shamanic training. I was working as a Crystal Therapist and Reiki Practitioner/Teacher. I was curious about the shamanic world that Tracey described and she led me on a journey to find my main Power Animal. It was an extraordinary experience. Tracey drummed and I followed the instructions she had given me. I had expectations of what ‘my’ Animal would be – Horse or Dog, because I liked both - and I was quite wrong! The journey was much clearer than I had anticipated and I wanted to learn more.
In the years that followed I began to explore shamanic training. During 2008-2009 I studied with the Four Winds, completing their South, West and East Shamanic courses, until I decided their training wasn’t for me. I went to see a Shamanic Practitioner in Yorkshire and that led me to Jonathan Horwitz and the Core Shamanism I practice today.
In early 2010 I attended Jonathan’s weekend workshop, ‘The Shaman’s Journey’, as an introduction to Core Shamanism. Several 5-day shamanic workshops with Jonathan followed over the next three years. In 2011 I also began studying with North Yorkshire Shamanism, first a year-long course, Deepening Your Connection and then their 3-year Shamanic Practitioner course, Healing the Fractured Soul.
By that time I was working as an Advanced Energy Field Healer as well as still offering Reiki. Shamanic Healing fitted in perfectly. More details about my Energy Field Healing and Reiki practices can be found at www.energyfieldhealer.co.uk.
In 2013 Tracey invited me to join a small, closed Shamanic Drumming Circle, which continues today. We meet regularly to drum together, journey and offer healing to each other.
Shamanism has brought me closer to my spiritual self, the part of me that loves nature and feels part of the Earth. It is an ancient path of healing and balance and speaks to people in a way that is deep and eternal. I gain a great sense of support from knowing and communicating with my Power Animals and Shamanic Guides. They often surprise me with the answers they give to questions during journeys, which is why I know I don’t make it up!
Tracey and I often talked about sharing the skills we have learned, our shamanic experiences, and we created four Workshops designed to introduce people to the Three Shamanic Worlds, How to Journey, about Sacred Objects and Sacred Space and a little about Shamanic Healing. We hope to offer a Shamanic Practitioner course very soon.
Tracey - My Shamanic Journey
Even as a child Nature always held a fascination for me. I would sit in the garden for hours collecting flowers, talking to plants and making herbal potions with rain water. As I grew into my teens this led me to study Nature based Spiritual paths like Paganism and learning to celebrate the Seasons and cycles of the Earth and Mother Nature.
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It was at this time whist practising deep meditation with a Qabbala teacher that my Power Animal first made an appearance. I had no idea why and knew nothing about it as there was no internet and hardly any books on Shamanism then! Maybe that was a good thing as I began to listen to and build a relationship with my Power Animal.
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My connection to Spirit led me to change careers and follow the plants through learning Aromatherapy. I also went on to become a Reiki Practitioner and under Kim’s tutorage a Crystal Therapist. But something was still missing. I was led to an introductory workshop for Shamanism and after learning how to journey I didn’t look back. It felt like coming home and I learned more about what Power Animals are and how we can work with the Spirits to help us through our lives and healing.
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I went on to do the Practitioner course and then the advanced at Shamanka in Dorset with Eliana Harvey. I then did more training exploring the Celtic side of Shamanism with John Matthews and Caitlin Matthews. It all fitted perfectly with my love and connection to nature and my path as a healer.
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I introduced Kim to her Power Animal and she then found the teachers needed for her Shamanic Path. We found Shamanism so useful to our daily lives and feel so uplifted after the work that we wanted to share it with others. From that dream the Workshops were written to help people connect to their own Spirit Guides and to their Souls purpose. We hope to provide a Practitioner Course soon for those that wish to deepen their connection further and become Shamanic Healers.
"Kim and Tracey are wonderful, caring and knowledgeable teachers and these workshops are absolutely magical" - Kim McAllister