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The Apprenticeship

​Two-Year Apprenticeship Program + Vision Quest
New Applications now being accepted for September 2023! 
Application Deadline - 7/7/23
See Schedule page for Details on the Apprenticeship 2023 Fall Retreat
​to Belknap Hot Springs!
Embark on a Journey that will Transform
Yourself and the People You Will Serve:
Become a
​Shamanic Healer 
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Drum Circle by the River
The Apprenticeship is designed to give you ​what you need to become a Shamanic Healer: ​
Knowledge,
Healing Skills,
​Healing Power and Presence 
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This Apprenticeship is a comprehensive training program, essentially the equivalent of a Master's Degree.
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Madge Hart-Peinkofer, Community Drum Keeper
The Apprenticeship is designed to give you the ​Knowledge, Healing Skills, and Healing Power and Presence you need to begin working with people.  Meeting all the requirements of the program, you'll receive:
​Certification as a Shamanic Healer

basic information

​ The Apprenticeship training includes:
  • 2 Year Intensive Training 
  • 4 In-Person Retreats (4 full days each)
  • Live Online Classes Between Retreats
  • Individual Online Shamanic Healing Sessions
  • Individual Online Supervisory/Case Study Sessions
  • Recurrent Live Shamanic Healing Demonstrations and Discussion
  • Vision Quest 
  • Certification as a Shamanic Healer
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The Ceremony Circle at the Vision Quest Site - 2022

teachers for the apprenticeship

For each apprenticeship group, 2 or 3 faculty members will be assigned:
          Apprenticeship Leader
          Shamanic Healer (sometimes the same person as the Apprenticeship Leader)
          Community Drum Keeper

Apprenticeship Leader - Conducts all of the retreats, teaches all classes between retreats, and works with you in shamanic healing sessions during your classes.  

Shamanic Healer - works with you in your private shamanic healing sessions.

Community Drum Keeper - works with you at retreats to help you build and come into relationship with shamanic tools, such as the drum and rattle.  She also conducts drum circles at the retreats.  

Supporting you in building a private shamanic Healing practice

We know that it can be difficult to start a private shamanic healing practice, so we assist you in a few ways:
  • Assist you with your First Client Referrals, sending out emails on your behalf
  • List you on the Website to bolster referrals
  • Offer Space on the Website for other Offerings that are Unique to YOU!
  • Offer a Business Class on how you can begin the practice

Payment Plan

Yes, you read rightly.  We offer a payment plan for ALL apprentices for program tuition.   Retreats and the Vision Quest are not covered in the payment plan and must be paid in full prior to the event.    For information on program costs and payments, please complete the form below.  

More about the apprenticeship program

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Combining Indigenous and Western Education Methods
In order to allow this sacred learning to penetrate the entire being, we combine indigenous and western education methods such as:
  • Direct experience of shamanic healing
  • Witnessing the healing of others
  • Practicing working with others
  • Developing relationships with Spirit Guides
  • Developing  spiritual practices
  • Reading books and articles
  • Class lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises
Selena Whittle, PhD, Apprenticeship Leader 
Blended Format - Online Learning with
In-Person Retreats

The Apprenticeship combines regular online classes with in-person retreats.  Your cohort will come together in a retreat setting four times during the Apprenticeship and once during the Vision Quest.  Retreats include classes, experiential exercises,  skill practice, and ceremony.  There are 4 retreats in all, lasting 4 full days each.  

​Classes in-between retreats are conducted through online video conferencing and include academic as well as practicum/skill-building classes.  
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Retreat Manuals - For each retreat, you'll received a manual with supporting materials and exercises
It doesn't matter where you live!
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The Apprenticeship is designed to accommodate people from all over the USA and other countries.  While some parts of the training require your physical attendance (the in-person Retreats and the Vision Quest), all other aspects of the training, including individual sessions and weekly classes are done through video conferencing.  You can participate in the Apprenticeship, no matter where you live!

The Four Pillars of the Apprenticeship 

Providing you with the Knowledge, Healing Skills, and Healing Presence you need to be a Shamanic Healer

mystical knowledge

​You'll Learn about Subjects such as:
The Nature of the Soul
The Process of Evolution for the Soul
The Nature of Individual Consciousness
Hidden Forces of Life
Living from Soul
The Transformative Forces of Love and Truth
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Practical Knowledge and
​skill-building

Graduated and Comfortable Skill-Building-- 
(Experiencing First-Hand, Observing, Practicing)
​Skills Include:
Building Shamanic Inner Sight and Discernment
Facilitating the Inner Healing of the Client
(Guiding the Client into a Journey, Working to Identify and Heal the Causal Issue, Guiding Client Out of the Journey)
Past Life Healing
Dealing with Negative Entities
Healing the Relationship with the Creator
Learning the Art of Shamanic Healing--
(It's not just about Soul Retrieval!)
Shamanic Healing for a Variety of Issues--
(Sexual Abuse, Addiction, Grief, etc.) 
Listening to Spirit Guidance During Sessions
Dancing between Reason and Spirit in a Session

personal inner growth and transformation

Deep Inner Transformation Occurs Through:
Individual Shamanic Healing Sessions
Expanding Spiritual Practices
Vision Quest
Your potency as a Shamanic Practitioner is, to a large extent, dependent upon your presence and your lack of filters and triggers.  Inner growth addresses these issues and brings you into your power.  

expansion of spiritual and shamanic practices

In Addition to Shamanic Healing,
You'll Learn about:

Shamanic Ceremony and Leading Ceremony
Meditation, Contemplation, and Self-Observation
Journeying to Heal the Relationship with the Earth

You'll be Introduced to Spiritual Practices like:
Practices for General Attitudes and Perceptions
("All My Relations," Life as a Mirror as examples)
Meditation, Loving Everything, Joy, Gratitude
Aspiration, Poise, and Mindfulness
Serving the People and Heaven on Earth
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About Class schedules

To provide some sense of activity level and time spent in the Apprenticeship, a typical weekly schedule might look something like this: 
SAMPLE Weekly Schedule
2-hour Academic Group Class
     Subject: Shamanism and the Shamanic Worldview
​     Book: The Hollow Bone by Colleen Deatsman

2-hour Live Demonstration of Healing Session
     Followed by Discussion

​1.5-hour Private Individual Shamanic Healing Session
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Scheduling of Classes
About a month before the first retreat, the classes will be scheduled by the Apprenticeship Leader.  You can expect to have classes scheduled anytime between 8:00am and 2:00pm Pacific time.  
Holidays
There are breaks throughout the year, such as at Thanksgiving, Winter Holiday, Spring Break, and Summer Break.  

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    Here at the Institute, we honor your privacy.  We will never share or sell your information to anyone anytime.  
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If you're ready to begin your journey...

"I want to apply for the Apprenticeship!"
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Apprentices in Community!

Donate to the Institute of Shamanic Healing

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$10.00

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“ [The instructor] brings in all of the senses when she teaches. It is fun, it is creative, it is engaging, and it is always unexpected. It all happened for me in a very visual way. I saw it, I felt it, and it spread out into my life. Close friends were always excited to find out what I had learned in ‘class’ that week.” ~ Joy, Apprentice
"I feel that the retreats are another cornerstone of the training. I feel that they allow for a full
immersion and intensive training." ~ Jason, Apprentice
"The atmosphere of the classes was always one of nurturing and healing. I always felt very comfortable and at ease.  [The instructor] provided a safe and supportive space for personal growth and learning." ~ Jason, Apprentice
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