PLEASE NOTE: The costs listed here are for the 1-year apprenticeship which is no longer offered. Please contact at info@shamanic-training.com for the 2-year program costs.
assessing the value and Costs of the apprenticeship
Although the value of the apprenticeship cannot truly be assessed with numbers, we attempt to do so here to help you in your evaluation of costs.
The 1-year Apprenticeship includes:
80, 2-hour Classes (40 weeks of classes with 2 classes per week)
20 Shamanic Healing Sessions
4 Retreats
Vision Quest
Let's begin by looking at Classes and Healing Sessions.
Classes and Healing Sessions
In a Typical Month (without breaks or retreats) the Schedule looks like this:
8 Classes
2 Shamanic Healing Sessions
If each class were valued at $50 and each shamanic healing session were valued at $160, the cost for the month would be $720! The cost for the year of classes (80) and healing sessions (20) would be $7,200! Contrast these figures of the value of the apprenticeship with the actual cost below.
VALUED AMOUNT ACTUAL COST
Per Month (8 Classes, 2 Healing Sessions) $720 $325
Per Year (80 Classes, 20 Healing Sessions) $7,200 $3,900
Retreats
Retreat Tuition = 200 per day x 4 days per Retreat = 800 per Retreat
Lodging Cost is Variable (usually between 130 and 139 per night)
Material Fees for creating the Drum and the Rattle at Retreats 1 and 2 Variable (usually between 50 and 125)
Guest Teacher Fees Variable (usually around 50 for Retreats 1 and 2 only)
Vision Quest
Cost: 1,295
Lodging Fees (for days before and after) are variable
The 1-year Apprenticeship includes:
80, 2-hour Classes (40 weeks of classes with 2 classes per week)
20 Shamanic Healing Sessions
4 Retreats
Vision Quest
Let's begin by looking at Classes and Healing Sessions.
Classes and Healing Sessions
In a Typical Month (without breaks or retreats) the Schedule looks like this:
8 Classes
2 Shamanic Healing Sessions
If each class were valued at $50 and each shamanic healing session were valued at $160, the cost for the month would be $720! The cost for the year of classes (80) and healing sessions (20) would be $7,200! Contrast these figures of the value of the apprenticeship with the actual cost below.
VALUED AMOUNT ACTUAL COST
Per Month (8 Classes, 2 Healing Sessions) $720 $325
Per Year (80 Classes, 20 Healing Sessions) $7,200 $3,900
Retreats
Retreat Tuition = 200 per day x 4 days per Retreat = 800 per Retreat
Lodging Cost is Variable (usually between 130 and 139 per night)
Material Fees for creating the Drum and the Rattle at Retreats 1 and 2 Variable (usually between 50 and 125)
Guest Teacher Fees Variable (usually around 50 for Retreats 1 and 2 only)
Vision Quest
Cost: 1,295
Lodging Fees (for days before and after) are variable
Payment plans and payments
Apprentices are billed $325 per month for 12 months. The first monthly payment is due at the time of registration to hold your place in the apprenticeship.
Retreat Costs are billed to apprentices a few weeks before the retreat. All retreat costs, including tuition, lodging, material, and guest speaker fees are due before attending the retreat.
Retreat Costs are billed to apprentices a few weeks before the retreat. All retreat costs, including tuition, lodging, material, and guest speaker fees are due before attending the retreat.