shamanic journeying

Conversation with Dr. Karen Lawson about the relevance of Shamanism and Shamanic journeys in modern day.

Topics of Discussion:
-Shamanism and its practical application in today's world
-Practicing Shamanism without crossing the line of cultural appropriation
-Shamanic lifeway supporting environmental wellbeing

Karen Lawson, MD, ABIHM, NBC-HWC, is the founder and CEO of IHWC Productions, a consulting company that works with programs and individuals to advance and expand training in Integrative Health Coaching and Holistic Healthcare.

She served as the founder and Director of Integrative Health Coaching at the University of Minnesota from 2005-2022. She is a physician, board-certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine; the 2004-2005 Past-President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and a founding Diplomat of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. Dr. Karen is a founding board member of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (www.nbhwc.org ). A published author and researcher, she speaks nationally to diverse audiences on the power of holistic health care practices and integrative health coaching. 

Karen has been a student of shamanism and shamanic healing for over 30 years, with a special interest in the roles of ritual, dance, yoga, and nature for healing and wellbeing. Over the last 20 years, Karen taught the UMN graduate course Foundations of Shamanism, and lead shamanic journeying at Pathways: A Healing Center. She’s had the privilege of leading students in immersive learning experiences on the sacred land at Martell’s Landing since 2014.

Karen is a dancer at heart, has had a 30-year yoga practice, and has completed a 230 hr. yoga teacher training.

Learn more & register for the upcoming shamanic retreat.

Resources mentioned on the episode:
https://noetic.org/
https://www.shamanism.org/
https://www.sandraingerman.com/

Literature:
The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner
Shamanic Journeying by Sandra Ingerman

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Frederick Tsao from the book Dawn of an Era of Well-Being

In our quest to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of a better future—an era of “well-being” as our program frequently makes reference—we need to consider paths to spiritual betterment which help show us the way. Our guest today is Alberto Villoldo, a trained practitioner of western medicine who has also spent decades studying the shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes. Dr. Villoldo will engage our hosts with a penetrating conversation investigating how shamanic traditions of South America can inform the western thought process. At the nexus of science and spirituality lies the key to our evolution as a species, and the basis of a healing process that will make true well-being accessible. This discussion delves into the evolution of the human brain and its chemistry, and how the shamanic tradition can help reinforce our connection to both nature and a higher level of consciousness.

Alberto Villoldo, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and best-selling author who has studied the shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 30 years. He is the founder of the Four Winds Society, and his recent books include The Heart of the Shaman: Stories and Practices of the Luminous Warrior and The Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey through the Four Directions

For more information on Shamanic Energy Medicine, please visit this link to Alberto Villoldo's organization The Four Winds Society

Dr. Villoldo's latest book The Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey through the Four Directions can purchased here

The Heart of the Shaman: Stories and Practices of the Luminous Warrior can be purchased here

It was in 2018 that LA-based Ellen made the leap from her career as an executive creative director in digital marketing to co-create We Are All Daughters a Quantum Holistic Healing Space supporting collective healing through education, energetic therapy, plant medicines, and ritual tools. Because of her own need to make a healthy lifestyle change, these tools help reprogram the subconscious and regulate the body so that we can be liberated to live authentically. 

The Woo Knew? Podcast launched in April 2019 and follows creators Sam and Ellen's transformational journeys as they explore the world of alternative healing. That same month, Ellen became a certified breathwork guide. With her background in design and music, shamanic healing, and entheogenic plant medicines, Ellen created an energetic practice that merges breathwork, guided visualization/shamanic journeying, Cannabis Sativa and freeform movement. 

Through this journey work, Ellen guides her circles to connect deeply to their bodies, their "Little Selves," and to vast Quantum realities where the subconscious can be reprogrammed and old traumas released from the energetic and physical body. With her life practice and offerings, she acknowledges with gratitude the First Nations of the Tongva and Cahuilla, the Ancestors of the lands upon which she resides, and her own ancestral lines extending to Taiwan and China. 

LINKS:

 www.tripwithellen.com 

@tripwithellen 

wearealldaughters.com 

@we.are.all.daughters 

Woo Knew Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/woo-knew/id1475210641 Ig: @wooknewpodcast

The focus of both Marie Frohlich’s and my work revolves around the reduction of stress.  So we put our heads together and share our perspectives. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why it’s important to talk about stress
• The habitual nature of stress
• The importance of daily self care
• The clues our bodies give us
• Simple steps you can take to reduce stress
• Breathing
• Creating a personal protocol
• The rationale behind eating seasonally
• Vital minerals and supplements
• Herbal teas that are great for reducing stress
• CBD and CBDA
• Weekly self-care day
• Energy Genesis therapy
• The challenge of meditating when you’re stressed
• Examining your relationship with control

Resources

• James Nestor’s book Breath 
• Healer CBD
• Wendy's shamanic workbook, The Magical Path
• Learn more about Energy Genesis therapy

Learn more about Marie Frohlich's work

Visit Lucid Cafe host Wendy Halley's website

Life lessons and unknowable things with Marshelle Fair & Bridget O’Neill.

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Listen and explore:

• The formative events in Michael's life that influenced his direction
• An organic approach to dealing with and healing trauma
• The healing powers of tobacco and our distorted perspective of it in the west
• What it means to "work" with plants and how they can help us
• Addiction and grasping as a teacher
• The role of curiosity and awareness in healing and transformation
• The similarities and differences between working with meditation and working with plants

Mentioned in this episode:

• Books by Michale Pollan
• A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are by Katie Byron
• FAR OUT #88 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Shaman Zach Poitra on the Path of Pura Medicina (Episode 6)
• FAR OUT #87 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: 1500+ Ceremonies Later, Shaman Zach Poitra's Journey (Episode 5)
• FAR OUT #85 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Shaman Jess Poitra on Kambo, the Warrior Frog Medicine (Episode 4)
• FAR OUT #78 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: A Month Later (Episode 3)
• FAR OUT #76 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Working with the Medicine (Episode 2)
• FAR OUT #74 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Drinking it for the First Time (Episode 1)
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Connect with Michael:

• www.soulsoilalchemist.com (coming soon)
• Email Michael at info@soulsoilalchemist.com

Connect with us:

• Email us at host@thefaroutpodcast.com
• On Instagram: @thefaroutcouple
• Julie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxane
• Alasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.com

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Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Listen and explore:

• What the hell is Kambo?
• The jungle origin story of Kambo
• How Jess came to the frog ---or perhaps how the frog came to her.
• How Kambo complements working with ayahuasca
• What it feels like when Kambo begins working on you
• How the experience of Kambo can be a lot like giving birth
• Jess' Kambo practitioner training program in the U.S.
• Hear Jess sing an Ikaro calling on the power of Kambo

Mentioned in this episode:

• Kambo practitioner program
• La Familia Ayahuasca
• La Familia Ayahuasca podcast
  • USA Kambo Practitioner Training- "Heal Your Tribe"
  • Kambo- Warrior Frog Medicine Primer
• FAR OUT #78 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: A Month Later (Episode 3)
• FAR OUT #76 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Working with the Medicine (Episode 2)
• FAR OUT #74 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Drinking it for the First Time (Episode 1)

Connect with us:

• Email us at host@thefaroutpodcast.com
• On Instagram: @thefaroutcouple
• Julie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxane
• Alasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.com

Support this podcast:

• Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcouple
• Leave a review on iTunes!
• Share this episode with a friend! :D

Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Sandra Ingerman, MA, is an award winning author of twelve books, including Shamanic Journeying, Medicine for the Earth, Walking in Light and The Book of Ceremony. She is a world renowned teacher of shamanism and has been teaching for more than 40 years. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times. http://www.sandraingerman.com

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Megan Gunnell is a psychotherapist, writer, speaker and international retreat facilitator in private practice in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. After decades of working with individuals, groups and businesses Megan noticed a significant theme, so many people are simply surviving and have a deep desire to THRIVE. Megan isn't your typical therapist, she teaches more alternative or spiritual methods of connection in addition to her foundation in traditional therapy practices. 

Megan and I talk about her childhood and the roots that there were planted and created a stable foundation that allowed her to grow into a deep commitment to her personal path as a therapist and teacher and how she found her way into her own intuitive work.

Megan and I also chat about how to develop your intuition, how she personally uses shamanic journeying personally and with clients and the ways she marries science based therapy with deeply spiritual practices. 

Megan believes that life is meant to be lived to the fullest! That you deserve to feel energized, healthy, prosperous and confident.  She knows that a lot of people feel stretched to the max.  Trying to do so many things, they never feel in front of what they're in front of.  They find themselves feeling preoccupied, distracted, rushed, pressured and consequently emotionally drained and fatigued. (Read her mission in full on her new website: https://www.thrivingwellinstitute.com)

More here: https://www.megangunnell.com/about-me/

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Check out my Fall Retreat: annfancy.com/retreat