About

I was born and raised in Germany and lived in Paris, France, for a few years until the pristine beauty of Mother Nature called me to British Columbia in 1996. I have been working with women survivors of childhood abuse and sexual assault through a variety of means and modalities since the early 1990s.

Shamanism is my primary healing modality and I live an animistic way of life. Working directly on the level of the Soul, shamanic healing is tremendously powerful and truly life-changing. I began my first apprenticeship in a North-European animist tradition in 2008 and was initiated in 2012. I'm continously taking further training in Norse and Germanic practices. I don’t like to use the shaman label for myself, nor the designation of my Germanic ancestors who called the wise woman Wala (or Völva in Norse). I'm Ulrike, I practice animism, and I offer shamanic healing and animist teachings.
Bodywork was the beginning of my formal work as a healer. I studied massage at The Healing Bodywork Centre in Vancouver and completed in 2007 with a certificate in Integrated Bodywork, which combines Swedish massage with basic lymphatic drainage, reflexology, Shiatsu, and Polarity. Later that year I was initiated into Reiki in the Usui Reiki tradition and in 2008, I completed a course in Process Acupressure (PA). For my bodywork offerings, please visit my sister site at Kaleidoscope Healing.
Peer Counselling is the foundation of everything I do. My ability to create a safe container for another’s healing and empathic listening skills are the framework for all other healing modalities I use. I obtained the Certificate in Peer Counselling from the University of British Columbia in 2007 and deepened into Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as my primary approaches. I have been facilitating peer support groups for many years and volunteered with S.A.R.A., a non-profit society, supporting survivors of childhood abuse and sexual assault.
Being Priestess of the Goddess provides a lovely balance to the more linear “masculine” structure of the other modalities. My shamanic practice is steeped in the mysteries of the Divine Feminine. I was ordained Elder Priestess of the 13th House Mystery Tradition in 2014 and offer A Year And A Day priestess initiations through group training and individual mentorships.
Horses have played an important role in my life since earliest childhood. My equine family consists of three generations: grandmother is 31, the matriarch is 18, and the joyful "teenager" is 6. I’ve trained in Equine Facilitated Wellness with Chiron's Way in Maple Ridge, as well as Equine Assisted Learning with The Equine Connection Counselling Services in Vernon, BC. I'm partnering with my horses as healers and cofacilitators at a private horse farm in Hope, BC.
Yoga has been the foundation of my personal practice since my mother introduced me to Hatha in the 1970s. Yoga’s gentle yet profound healing capacity has always helped me work through my own issues in an embodied way. In June 2016, I completed a certificate program in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma, Resilience and Emotional Well-Being at Langara College in Vancouver and I'm happy to include Trauma-sensitive Yoga in my holistic approach to healing as a beautiful embodiment practice.
Tantra has had a profound impact on my personal life and was my first initiation to the Goddess. One of my esteemed teachers is a Yogini of the Kashmir Shaivism and Vedanta traditions and heir to three ancient lineages transmitted from woman to woman since the origins. Over the course of four years of studies, I have been initiated into the mysteries of Kashmir Shaivism and been attuned to three of the ten Mahavidias (goddess energies): Kali, Chinnamasta, and Shodashi. I have also studied Tantra and Sexual Healing for two years with an instructor of neo-Tantra who combines Tantric and Taoist practices.
Forest walks keep me grounded and help me “reboot” my brain. I often meet with first-time clients in nature for a “walk-and-talk” while getting to know each other.

I live in the town of Hope, a charming little community within the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish nations, at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquilhalla Rivers, nestled between the Coastal Mountains and the Cascade Mountain Range, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and dramatic BC wilderness, perfect for outdoor healing rituals and ceremonies.

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Kaleidoscope Healing, PO Box 555, Hope BC V0X 1L0

604 765-0685

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