Application Deadline for Fall 2021 Apprenticeship has passed!
New Applications received will be applied to next year, Fall 2022.
See Schedule page for Details on the 2022 Fall Retreat to Belknap Hot Springs!
New Applications received will be applied to next year, Fall 2022.
See Schedule page for Details on the 2022 Fall Retreat to Belknap Hot Springs!
Embark on a Journey that will Transform
Yourself and the People You Will Serve:
Become a
Shamanic Healer
Yourself and the People You Will Serve:
Become a
Shamanic Healer
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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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The Apprenticeship is designed to give you the Knowledge, Healing Skills, and Healing Presence you need to begin your private shamanic healing practice within 10-12 months and
become a Certified Shamanic Healer by the completion of your second year.
become a Certified Shamanic Healer by the completion of your second year.
basic information
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The Apprenticeship training includes:
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Financial Aid
Yes, you read rightly. We do offer financial aid for apprentices who could not afford the program otherwise. Rather than a monthly payment based on accrued charges, we allow you to defer some of that payment, (based on household income and dependents), and simply pay a fixed monthly fee until all program costs are paid in full. This is the equivalent of an interest-free student loan!
More about the apprenticeship program
Photo by Andreas Wagner
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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:
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Blended Format - Online Learning with Biannual Retreats
The Apprenticeship combines regular online classes with biannual retreats. Twice a year, your group will come together in a retreat setting (often in the mountains or on the coast of Oregon, USA). Retreats include classes and shamanic healing demonstrations, experiential exercises, and ceremony. Retreats are generally in the spring and fall of the year (usually May and September). There are 4 retreats in all, lasting 3-5 days. Classes in-between retreats are conducted through online video conferencing and include academic as well as practicum/skill-building classes. |
Retreat Manuals - For each retreat, you'll receive a manual of supporting information and exercises.
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Program Flexibility for Individualized and Group Needs
While there are basic structural components of the program (retreats, required academic classes, practicum classes, shamanic healing sessions), there is flexibility built into the design of the program. We have built in such flexibility because we want your apprenticeship to be individualized to your needs and to the needs of your apprenticeship group. For example, the number of individual shamanic healing sessions you have as well as the frequency of those sessions depends upon your healing needs. Program flexibility happens for groups as well. Some groups decide, for instance, that they would like an additional class period for a particularly challenging subject or they might elect to have a "review" class for the entire subject. Apprentices may also choose to have practicum classes in order to have more practice for skills learned at a retreat. We want to ensure that you get what you need to be the best possible shamanic healing practitioner you can be, so we built flexibility into the program.
While there are basic structural components of the program (retreats, required academic classes, practicum classes, shamanic healing sessions), there is flexibility built into the design of the program. We have built in such flexibility because we want your apprenticeship to be individualized to your needs and to the needs of your apprenticeship group. For example, the number of individual shamanic healing sessions you have as well as the frequency of those sessions depends upon your healing needs. Program flexibility happens for groups as well. Some groups decide, for instance, that they would like an additional class period for a particularly challenging subject or they might elect to have a "review" class for the entire subject. Apprentices may also choose to have practicum classes in order to have more practice for skills learned at a retreat. We want to ensure that you get what you need to be the best possible shamanic healing practitioner you can be, so we built flexibility into the program.
It doesn't matter where you live!
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 biannual retreats and the Vision Quest), all other aspects of the training, including individual sessions and weekly classes can be done through video conferencing. You can participate in the Apprenticeship, no matter where you live!
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 biannual retreats and the Vision Quest), all other aspects of the training, including individual sessions and weekly classes can be 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 knowledgeYou'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 
Practical Knowledge and
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personal inner growth and transformationDeep 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. Like psychotherapy, shamanic healing sessions occur weekly. expansion of spiritual and shamanic practicesIn 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 Elemental Shamanism Chakra Balancing 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 for a month of training in the first year might look something like this:
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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 |
Scheduling of Classes
The apprenticeship group decides when their weekly classes will take place within a limited range provided by the apprenticeship leader, (for example, the range could be between Mondays and Thursdays, 8:00am to 4:00pm Pacific time). Holidays
There are breaks throughout the year, such as at Thanksgiving, Winter Holiday, Spring Break, and a longer Summer Break. |
Homework
Designed to substantiate your training as well as reinforce concepts learned, homework is assigned after every course is completed. You might have 3 classes on the subject of the Nature of Soul, for example, then you'd have a homework assignment based in that subject. Homework assignments are often completed during a "homework class" in which the group meets to discuss homework questions.
Designed to substantiate your training as well as reinforce concepts learned, homework is assigned after every course is completed. You might have 3 classes on the subject of the Nature of Soul, for example, then you'd have a homework assignment based in that subject. Homework assignments are often completed during a "homework class" in which the group meets to discuss homework questions.
“ [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
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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