My Shamanic Life with Debbie Philp
164 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to the My Shamanic Life podcast, your exploration of spiritual ecology and the shamanic and spiritual practices that promote well-being for all beings.
My Shamanic Life is hosted by Debbie Philp, ordained interspiritual minister, Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher, and licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Debbie shares insights and practices to get ready, get rooted, and get real about your health and the state of life on planet Earth. Together you will explore the wisdom of deep ecology, look at some sad truths about the disappearing more-than-human world, feel into earth-based practices and teachings, and take action to help restore the wonder and magic of biodiversity to our world. Each episode is an invitation to discover your passion and power, to unlock your inner wisdom, and to connect with our Earth family as you map your own path to service.
Regular guests Jen VanBenschoten and Sheri Kurdakul add the magics of the Tarot, crystals, and herbalism to the mix of spiritual practices. New episodes are posted weekly on Friday.
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SF57 Making Space to Really Love Yourself
February 07, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBMy theme for February is really loving myself. When the Firefly card from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck showed up asking what I was doing to be ready for a creative burst, I wondered what I would do when that flash was over. Through lots of practical magic in January, I’d opened up both time and physical space for some creative projects but, if I am really loving myself, I need space for feeling low energy or uninspired, too. This episode’s yoga practice is perfect f...
SF56 Meditation to Create a Healthy Energetic Boundary
January 31, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBOctopus came out of Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck to inspire this episode. With his tentacles in everything, there might be some boundary issues to work on. Listen to the meditation to energetically firm up your own boundaries. Then, if you are in the United States, call your reps and the heads of the Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife and tell them to enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Endangered Species Act rather than decimating these c...
SF55 Get Into the Details in Warrior I
January 25, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.5 MBMouse invites you into deeper and subtler scrutiny of your physical body as you explore the details of Warrior I in your yoga practice. Following the guidance from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck and Yasmin Boland’s Moonology, we’re taking a look at pragmatism and attention to details in this New Moon in Aquarius episode. I’ve been putting some of that same energy into other areas of my life and stepping into my role as a teacher and a leader. You are ready to step up,...
SF54 Learning to be Uncomfortable in Yin Yoga
January 17, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThere is power in being uncomfortable. Panther came out of Kim Kran’s The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck before I recorded this episode, which portends unexpected havoc. While it is uncomfortable, we cannot grow when we are stagnated. Learn to welcome the wild unholiness and discomfort of change with a Yin Yoga practice that asks you to sit with everything that comes up. You might want a folded blanket or cushion to support your hips in the seated poses. I see your deep desire to ch...
SF53 Energize Your Throat Chakra
January 14, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIt seems that, lately, every time I pull a card from Kim Kran’s The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck for episode inspiration, I get a Throat Chakra card. This week’s is Black Egg, the actual Throat Chakra card in the “spirit” group of animal spirits in the deck. I’ve been doing lots of work in that energy center – getting ready to premier a new webinar on January 27th. Whether I’m writing a talk, guiding a yoga class, or practicing my public speaking, my throat tends to act up, so I’m...
SF52 Gentle Yoga and Meditation to Shine Your Light
January 09, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBI was ready to put Kim Kran’s The Wild Unknow Animal Spirit deck away and make a change for the new year, but the cards said, “no.” I’m sticking with it and pulled Oyster, which has a message of sharing inner treasures with the world. This is the time to let your light shine because it is needed, so the practice is gentle yoga and meditation to open up your heart and let your divine light radiate. Ready to get out of your shell and show up with your unique, transformational offerings...
SF51 Cultivate Enthusiasm in a Playful Creative Yoga Sequence
January 01, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBI gush a bunch about Kim Kran’s The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck but I really love her work. This episode’s inspiration was Hummingbird, whose energy is positivity, enthusiasm, and how to find nourishment in nature, spirituality, and creativity. The best way I know to cultivate those qualities is with a playful yoga practice. A yoga block or a thick book might be handy. Approach this practice like a beginner and have fun with the sequence. I have one remaining 2020 mentorship for ...
SF50 Open Your Third Eye to the Earth's Wisdom
December 18, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBThe Unicorn card from Kim Kran’s The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck has been popping up for me and did again the morning I recorded this episode. Since I drew the card reversed, I approached Unicorn’s third eye association a bit differently with a yoga practice that connects your third eye to the earth. There is wisdom under our feet as well as “out there” in the cosmic realms. I have one remaining 2020 mentorship for a yoga teacher or energy worker who is an emerging transformation...
Working With Ego Fear in Yin Dragon
December 07, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBRaccoon from The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck by Kim Krans challenged us to ask, “Am I ready to grow into something more?” Because you are ready – that’s why you are here – you are invited to join me for 5 Solid Steps to Get Real and Change the World on Thursday, December 12th at 8:00pmEST. Grab your complementary pass at debbiephilp.com/solidsteps. Then unroll your mat, grab a bolster, block, or folded blanket, and move into Yin Yoga’s dragon pose to open your creative energy center and ...
SF49 Working With Ego Fear in Yin Dragon
December 07, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBRaccoon from The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck by Kim Krans challenged us to ask, “Am I ready to grow into something more?” Because you are ready – that’s why you are here – you are invited to join me for 5 Solid Steps to Get Real and Change the World on Thursday, December 12th at 8:00pmEST. Grab your complementary pass at debbiephilp.com/solidsteps. Then unroll your mat, grab a bolster, block, or folded blanket, and move into Yin Yoga’s dragon pose to open your creative energy cen...
SF48 The Larger Gratitude of Giving
November 29, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 5.04 MBThis short episode was recorded in a hotel room while I was visiting family for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Inspired by the upcoming Giving Tuesday, I’m sharing my favorite charitable organizations, most of which are dedicated to wildlife conservation. I make my giving choices based on my values and my dream for the world. What organizations align with your values and vision? Visit myshamaniclife.com for links to the organizations I mentioned. If you would like to chat about th...
SF47 Throat Chakra Yoga
November 22, 2019 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBCards from The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck by Kim Krans have been right on (and challenging me) this week. Before recording, I pulled the Black Egg – the card for the throat Chakra. In the week after losing my voice to a cold, Mercury has gone direct, Spirit has been slamming me with messages, and I am tuning in to my truth and how to express it powerfully. Join me for a throat Chakra opening yoga practice. Grab a thin pillow or folded blanket if you need to pad under your knees....
SF46 Cold Care Yoga with Firefly
November 17, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBAfter a taking a chance and speaking my truth in a webinar to introduce my newly launched Shamanic Flow Mentorship, I came down with a head cold that left me voiceless the next day. I was still under the weather when I recorded this episode and I’m sharing a very gentle yoga practice that supports you when you are congested and rundown. The Firefly card from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck inspired some discussion of supporting our flashes of inspiration and self-care ...
SF45 Resting With Crocodile
November 12, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIn Yoga’s mythology, Makara is a huge crocodile-like creature and the ocean god Varuna’s steed. The pose dedicated to Makara is crocodile pose. Makarasana is a relaxing pose that releases tension in the low back and invites deep diaphragmatic breathing. When I pulled Crocodile from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck, with an energy of submerging to rest and gather energy, I had to offer you a short restful practice which begins and ends in Makarasana. If you would like t...
SF44 Bonus: Turtle Rehab Rundown
October 29, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.35 MBBonus episode! A follower asked for an update on my adventures in wildlife rehabilitation, so this episode is a quick rundown of what my first year as a rehabber looked like. I’ll add a bonus episode like this once in awhile for the turtle-curious. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to all of the beings on our beautiful planet Earth, join us in the Shamanic Flow Circle group...
SF43 Chakra Awareness Meditation
October 22, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBI’m drawing on my experience teaching the Chakra system and facilitating self-discovery through the Chakras to put together an online Chakra course. Since it was on my mind (and my desk), in this episode I’m sharing a meditation to bring awareness and balance to each of the seven major Chakra energy centers. You will feel the perfection of your being-ness. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about Yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we c...
SF42 Loyalty and Down Dog
October 17, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBDeeply explore Yoga’s Downward-Facing Dog pose in a practice inspired by the Dog Spirit card from Colette Baron-Reid’s The Spirit Animal Oracle. The card’s message is to be loyal to what you love, but also consider what you need to let go so you have room to grow. Just like the notion that your heels must reach the floor in Down Dog (hint: they don’t), what are you holding onto because you’ve always done in that way? Where is your loyalty wasted on what doesn’t serve you? If you woul...
SF41 Restore Yourself to Go Against the Flow
September 28, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBFrom reflection inspired by Nuthatch in Maia Toll’s The Illustrated Bestiary, this episode touches on our reactions to Greta Thunberg’s activism and our own desire (or aversion) to joining the front line of direct action. The gentle yoga practice gets your legs up the wall to restore your energy and invites you to look at challenges from another direction, like a nuthatch. You’ll find the Earth-based Spirituality Action Team of the Citizens Climate Lobby at http://tiny.cc/ebsat If yo...
SF40 Journey with Wolf Spirit
September 21, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBI drew Gray Wolf from the deck that came with Maia Toll’s newly released The Illustrated Bestiary. The message to “nurture connections” led me to both wildlife corridors and our Shamanic Flow Circle group on Facebook, of which I hope you are a part. What do you desire to do to better the world? Join us for support! Then settle in for a guided shamanic shapeshifting journey with the spirit of Wolf. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, ...
SF39 Cultivating Courage in Wild Thing
September 14, 2019 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBYoga’s Camatkarasana, the pose called Wild Thing, is a playful heart opener. For me, however, an injury led to a fearful retreat from practicing Wild Thing. With help from the Golden Egg from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck, I’ve contemplated how strengthening the back of the heart allows me to be more open and more courageous in the pose and in face of the devastation of our global ecosystem and our other collective challenges. This episode explores Wild Thing from a ...
SF38 Where the Wild Things Were
September 07, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBI ditched the yoga practice this episode so I could bring your attention to some of the wildlife that has been affected by the Amazon wildfires, Hurricane Dorian, and the roll back of the endangered species regulations in the United States. I end with a meditation on the power inherent in the web of life. I needed to write and guide this meditation as a step in the process of healing my frustration and powerlessness, and I hope my words bring you peace. If you would like to chat abo...
SF37 Fire Up Your Legs in Eagle Pose
August 30, 2019 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBGet your talons out! In this episode we explore yoga’s Eagle Pose with emphasis on the legs. Discover its fiery energy inspired by the Eagle card in Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck. The message from the card was “step into the unknown,” a message I’ve been hearing since returning from Washington State’s Hoh rainforest, where I was with my Shamanic Reiki Worldwide clan on a Wild Wisdom Retreat with Llyn Roberts. Check out these retreats on the Olympic Mountain Earthwisd...
SF36 Yoga to Get Your Belly to the Earth
August 10, 2019 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBI drew Snake Spirit from Colette Baron-Reid’s Spirit Animal Oracle deck, reversed, and looked at what it means to shed the past in a way that keeps us whole and growing. The yoga practice invites you to be snake-like and get your belly to the Earth. You might want a thin blanket under your hips during the back-bending sequence. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to all of the...
SF35 Yoga for Activists in Frustrating Times
August 03, 2019 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBAfter saying a final goodbye to our elder dog this week, I was feeling a bit raw emotionally. Then I pulled Badger Spirit from Colette Baron-Reid’s Spirit Animal Oracle, reversed, and was challenged to consider how I let go of anger and frustration. Luckily I had hit the pavement in my running shoes earlier. The yoga practice offered takes you through a yang flow to shake off some of the anger and frustration you may be feeling if you are at all paying attention, then guides you into...
SF34 Yoga to Use Your Mind Wisely
July 27, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBMy dear friend Blair Sutherland (blairsutherland.com) created beautiful intro and background music for My Shamanic Life. I am grateful beyond words and pleased to be able to share it with you in this episode. I also share how an upcoming trip with my Shamanic Reiki teacher, Llyn Roberts, is challenging me to be less of a “mom” to my business so I can more deeply explore the Shamanic Reiki practices and my own creativity and intuition. The yoga practice will move energy upward through...
SF33 Yoga for Exploring Your Shadow
July 19, 2019 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBThe Nightingale Spirit card came out of Colette Baron-Reid’s Spirit Animal Oracle deck to invite a look into shadow in this week’s episode. Working with shadow parts – regrets, uniformed beliefs and biases, general ugliness of spirit – is necessary as we move into spiritual adulthood, but what we most avoid (me included) on our growth paths. The 30-minute yoga practice is on the challenging side today, to move you to your edge to notice your physical, emotional, and mental response. ...
SF32 Yoga to Stay Mindfully Centered
July 13, 2019 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBDo you have spare time? I prefer to make a conscious choice to use my time in ways that align with the big vision for my life. In this episode I discuss what it means to have a vision, how it keeps me centered, and how all the things I spend time doing come together in a glorious way. Then I’ll guide you through a yoga practice that will challenge you to stay mindfully centered in both strong and releasing asanas. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga,...
SF31 A yoga practice for the turtles
July 05, 2019 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBThis episode is all about the turtles. I am excited to announce that the podcast has its first Patreon sponsor to help fund equipment needed for wild turtle rehabilitation. I’ll share about how asking for help was a big step into a new way of being for me, and I’ll guide you through a yoga practice into a long-held turtle pose. If you experience knee or hip strain when sitting with the soles of your feet together, please have two yoga blocks, blankets, pillows, or thick books at hand...
A Meditative Healing Practice to Slow Down
July 04, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBI recorded this episode while on a needed vacation from teaching yoga. I love what I do, but I needed some rest before the busy summer tourist season. This episode is all about slowing down and sacred rest. The practice is a meditative energy practice that asks you to move slowly until you tap into the healing energy in your hands. You only need some place to sit quietly. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other wa...
SF30 A Meditative Healing Practice to Slow Down
July 04, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBI recorded this episode while on a needed vacation from teaching yoga. I love what I do, but I needed some rest before the busy summer tourist season. This episode is all about slowing down and sacred rest. The practice is a meditative energy practice that asks you to move slowly until you tap into the healing energy in your hands. You only need some place to sit quietly. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or ...
SF29 Sun Salutations for the Solstice
June 21, 2019 23:59 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode I guide a progressively more challenging series of sun salutations for the Summer Solstice. Before that, you’ll hear about the Beaver Spirit card from Colette Baron-Reid’s Spirit Animal Oracle and why I’m digging into my foundation of beliefs and clearing out the rotten stuff. Happy Summer Solstice to my northern hemisphere listeners! If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can brin...
SF28 Healing with Snake Spirit
June 15, 2019 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWhen I pulled the Snake Spirit card from Colette Baron-Reid’s Spirit Animal Oracle, I thought of Kundalini and transformation, but Snake’s message in this deck is of healing. I share about some of the healing practices I have been neglecting before leading you through a yoga practice to explore a core-focused approach to Cobra pose, the embodiment of snake energy in yoga. There’s also an invitation to ten days of making gratitude offerings to the Earth, a challenge exclusively for me...
SF27 Build Up Strength to Open Your Heart
June 08, 2019 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBBefore I posted this episode, I had to edit out twenty minutes of crying brought on by sharing a heart-opening experience in releasing an orphaned squirrel I had raised as a wildlife rehabilitator. While on the topic of heart opening, the yoga practice builds to a variation of Matsyasana, fish pose, that adds core strengthening to support the emotional vulnerability of the asana. The deck I pulled from this week was Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson. If you would like to ...
SF26 Wildlife Rehabilitation, Shamanism and Yoga
June 01, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBThe Nightingale card from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck inspired this episode. To practice speaking my truth and to share more of how I came to be who I am, I tell the story of how a dancing turtle led me to shamanism, which led me to wildlife rehabilitation. The 30-minute gentle yoga practice explores the poses that have been named for animals, and how we might move more like them. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki...
SF25 A Third Eye Opening Yoga Balance Sequence
May 24, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBAfter a mostly sleepless night spent inadvertently witnessing tragedy from afar and asking the Universe why I so often looked in the wrong place at the wrong time to avoid nights like that, I drew Unicorn from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck to start this episode. Yes, the Universe answered me and reminded me that opening to intuitive gifts sometimes means witnessing and holding space for some challenging stuff. I’ll touch on that before leading you through some sun sa...
SF24 Yoga to Speak Your Truth
May 18, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThis episode of My Shamanic Life was inspired by the Black Egg card from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck. The message is to speak your truth, so the short yoga practice focuses on your fifth chakra, the energy center in the throat. I believe we, collectively, need to work on both speaking our truths and listening (and I mean really listening) to the truths of others without judgement. My wish for this episode is that your throat chakra will more open and you will feel ...
SF23 Making Space for Healing
May 11, 2019 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBWith a nudge from the Mouse card from Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck, in this episode I’m sharing how I was blocking both my own healing and my healing work for others by not making space for it, plus an upcoming challenge for you. Then there’s 30 minutes of yoga to make space in your big joints – the hips and shoulders. If you would like to take part in the Making Space Challenge, chat about this episode, or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservat...
SF22 No Excuses Chair Yoga Practice
May 04, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 45.9 MBI heard lots of “I can’t do yoga because…” excuses this week and I’m done with them. This episode has a 30-minute excuse-proof chair yoga practice. Before it starts, I share about my yoga beginnings. They aren’t glamorous or exciting, but you’ll get why yoga is my “thing.” And why I know you can practice too, no matter what excuse you want to try. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring ...
SF21 Meditation to Experience Your Divine Essence
April 26, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn response to a listener request for meditations, this episode guides you through an experience of white healing light and love – your divine essence. I pulled the Iceberg card from Steven Farmer’s Earth Magic oracle deck to start us off. You won’t need anything except a place to sit comfortably and quietly for 20 minutes. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to all of the be...
SF20 Yoga to Feel Baby Season Energy
April 20, 2019 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBWith tubs full of baby squirrel formula at hand and lots of bunny calls coming into the wildlife rescue hotline, I’m feeling the energy of baby season. In this episode I talk about how you can avoid disturbing animal nests and what to do if you come across a wild baby (hint – find a rehabber on www.ahnow.org). I also share why I added wildlife rehabilitation to my healing repertoire, then guide a gentle yoga practice so you can feel safe and nurtured like a spring baby. The deck I pu...
SF19 Play Possum in Corpse Pose
April 12, 2019 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBAfter seeing lots of posts about opossums on my social media feeds thanks to the wildlife rehabbers who are taking in orphans and trying to raise awareness of the benefits of having opossums around, I thought I’d fill in some blanks with this episode. The Earth card from Alberto Villoldo’s Mystical Shaman Oracle deck set it up and the idea of “playing possum” led into a 30-minute practice to get you deep into yoga’s corpse pose, savasana. When you’re back from playing dead, bookmark ...
A Yoga Practice to Feel Starfish Energy
April 05, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBThe Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck by Kim Krans showed me Starfish for this episode. I’ll discuss what Starfish energy might be, then shift into a yoga practice which builds on the physical and energetic shape of Starfish. You will only need your yoga mat for the 30-minute practice. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to all of the beings on our beautiful planet Earth, join us in th...
SF18 A Yoga Practice to Feel Starfish Energy
April 05, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBThe Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck by Kim Krans showed me Starfish for this episode. I’ll discuss what Starfish energy might be, then shift into a yoga practice which builds on the physical and energetic shape of Starfish. You will only need your yoga mat for the 30-minute practice. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to all of the beings on our beautiful planet Earth, join ...
SF17 Alternate Nostril Breathing to Balance Spring's Energy
March 29, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBDoes the transition into spring plus the Mercury Neptune conjunction have you feeling out of balance? I was feeling like a flake as I sat down to record this episode, but some alternative nostril breathing got me together enough to share about how you can help wildlife rehabbers gear up for baby season, a new gathering I’m hosting for members of The Shamanic Flow Circle on Facebook, and the nadi shodhana – alternate nostril breath – practice. You won’t need anything except a place to...
SF16 Pigeon Salutations for Runners (and Everyone Else)
March 22, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBSince I recently started training for a half marathon after a years-long break from running, I was planning to share a yoga practice for runners to get a good post-run stretch. The card I pulled from Toni Salerno’s Sacred Earth Oracle deck was “Specialization,” which asked me to consider transferring a skillset from one environment to another, so this episode also considers how I bring other aspects of yoga into running as I prepare for an endurance challenge. The flow at the core of...
SF15 A Breathing Practice to Feel Expansive
March 15, 2019 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBI had a request for some breathwork so this episode’s practice is an expansive breathing practice. But first, I’m sharing about finding a vision and a mission for my work as a healer. As you listen, I invite you to consider what your vision and mission are. What is your dream for the world, and how are you going to make it happen? For the breathing practice you will only need a comfortable place to sit or to lay down. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more abou...
SF14 Feminine Restorative Yoga for International Women's Day
March 08, 2019 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIt’s International Women’s Day and I’m celebrating a friend who is doing amazing work for victims of domestic abuse at https://www.ebinra.com/ with the VictimsVoice app, talking about a feminine approach to the business of healing, and leading a restorative yoga practice you can do with one blanket in this episode of My Shamanic Life. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to ...
SF13 Shamanic Journey to Connect With a Power Animal
March 02, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBI had a last-minute schedule change and could only record a short episode this week. Since I am preparing to lead a Shamanic Reiki Level Two training and I’m sending Reiki to a pregnant giraffe (check out www.aprilthegiraffe.com or visit the Animal Adventure Park’s YouTube channel to watch the webcam with me), it is a great time to talk about how shamanic journeying made distance Reiki accessible for me. I’ll lead you on a short journey to find a power animal, so get comfy seated or...
Shamanic Journey to Connect With a Power Animal
March 02, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBI had a last-minute schedule change and could only record a short episode this week. Since I am preparing to lead a Shamanic Reiki Level Two training and I’m sending Reiki to a pregnant giraffe (check out www.aprilthegiraffe.com or visit the Animal Adventure Park’s YouTube channel to watch the webcam with me), it is a great time to talk about how shamanic journeying made distance Reiki accessible for me. I’ll lead you on a short journey to find a power animal, so get comfy seated or laying d...
SF12 Yoga and Reiki for Emotional Release
February 22, 2019 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBThe Reiki symbol Sei Hei Ki came out of Dorothy May’s Archetypal Reiki deck to support me at the end of a rough week. In this episode I’ll talk about that symbol, my down days, grief, and emotional release. The 30-minute yoga practice explores some typically tight or held places in the physical body and invites a letting go on the physical and emotional levels. If you like props for sitting in easy pose, such as blankets or blocks, grab them and unroll your mat. (Sorry for the weird...