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!
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
Yourself and the People You Will Serve:
Become a
Shamanic Healer
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.
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
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The Apprenticeship training includes:
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The Ceremony Circle at the Vision Quest Site - 2022
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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.
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:
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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. |
Retreat Manuals - For each retreat, you'll received a manual with supporting materials and exercises
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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 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 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 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. 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 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:
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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
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. |
“ [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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