To understand the difference between animism and shamanism please visit the page About Shamanism.
This workshop is offered as a webinar once every month on a Saturday afternoon on the dates below and one-on-one any time for those who can't make the scheduled times.
In this workshop you will learn about the differences between shamanism and animism, and about the roles of the shaman historically and today. You will receive suggestions for living an animistic life in Right Relationship and return your life to balance.
Journeying is the ability to enter into an altered state of consciousness, or shamanic trance, to access the alternate reality of the Otherworld. You will learn to journey to drumbeat and meet your Power Animal (or Animal Spirit Guide), then find out how to connect with this guide later at home to gain insight into important life issues.
$60
Registration deadline is 24 hours
Registration for the group webinar includes:
- The teachings as PDF
- A 2-hour Zoom call including two shamanic journeys with with live drumming
- The complete e-book "Animism, Shamanism, and the Shamanic Trance Journey" - a $10 value.
- A download link to four different drumming recordings to practice shamanic journeying after the workshop
Registration for the one-on-one course option includes:
- The teachings as PDF
- Two recorded drum journeys
- A 1/2-hour Zoom / Skype call
- The complete e-book "Animism, Shamanism, and the Shamanic Trance Journey" - a $10 value.
- A download link to four different drumming recordings to practice shamanic journeying after the workshop
Journeying skills are recommended.
This is a four-day workshop series in animism on the four directions of the Wheel Of Life, the four classical elements and their corresponding aspects, and the Chakra system of the Shamanic World Tree:
Activities include practices in nature as well as shamanic journeying (or guided meditations). The ability to do shamanic trance journey to drum beat and some experience with your Power Animal would be helpful. Please consider the introductory workshop The Shamanic Journey above, if you are new to animism, shamanism, and journeying.
EXTENSIVE: every other Saturday 11am-5pm:
March 27 (Earth), April 10 (Water), April 24 (Fire), May 8 (Air)
INTENSIVE: April 2-5, 2021, Friday-Monday (Easter long weekend)
$695 for the series of four full days. A non-refundable downpayment of $100 reserves your spot. Registration deadline is 5 days.
Distance program: $525 for all four lessons. Can be booked any time. Includes the teachings in PDF format, recorded drum journeys, email support, and one face call per lesson. Registration deadline is 3 days
This workshop series is taken straight from the yearlong training in Practical Animism, divided up for those who cannot commit to a full year of intense training and transformation. More advanced workshops will follow through the Fall and Winter for those who wish to delve deeper.
Workshop location is Hope where those travelling will find many overnight options to choose from: motels and Airbnb for every budget, as well as camping.
Ancestral healing is based on the belief that what happened in our family before we were born, any trauma or unresolved issues our Ancestors had, may be influencing our life today. Ancestral healing can transform these patterns that are not in our highest good, or are preventing us from carrying out our soul’s purpose. In this workshop, we will use the shamanic drum journey to meet your Ancestor Guide and journey up your four primary ancestral lines to explore the patterns that are having a disruptive influence on your life today, but also the blessings that you are carrying into the world at this time.
This year, the workshop is only offered as a distance learning / webinar package:
This is a journey-intensive workshop. Basic journeying skills and knowing your Power Animal are helpful. Please consider the workshop The Shamanic Journey above, if you are new to journeying.
This workshop is part of the first lesson in the Yearlong Training in Practical Animism. If you sign up for the yearlong training after the webinar, part of the workshop fee will be credited towards the training registration fee.
Those who are already registered for the Yearlong Training are invited to join the Zoom calls to take advantage of the live guided journeys that are part of your first month's teachings.
$150 for the webinar package
$50 for yearlong training students
Registration deadline is 2 days
This group workshop is offered only once a year in the fall, generally around the time of Samhain or Ancestors' Blot when the veils between the worlds are thinnest and the ancestors walk among us. It can be taken one-on-one any time.
Registration for the one-on-one course option includes:
- The teachings as PDF
- Audio recordings for the drum journeys (25 minutes and 50 minutes)
- A 1/2-hour Zoom / Skype call
- Follow-up package for home practice
- Video instructions for the Ancestral Thread ritual
The Vision Board is a powerful tool to help plant the seeds of our goals and intentions for the year ahead. “The Secret” people were right when they said that we have the power to manifest anything. However, they didn’t tell us that we can only manifest that which is aligned with the greater Truth for the highest good of all beings. Otherwise, what we manifest comes at a very high price and doesn’t last.
In this workshop, we will take a shamanic approach to vision-boarding and determine first what it is that we need to manifest in our life right now to align with our soul’s purpose. We will go on a shamanic drum journey around the Wheel Of Life to find out what needs to “die” in order to make room for something new to be born, what needs to be nurtured to grow and mature, and what is ready to be shared in our community.
This process will take place via Zoom, leaving you the rest of the day and all of Sunday to find images and quotes in magazines and online for your poster board, which will serve you as a beautiful reminder throughout the year. We'll also discuss how to create a vision board without magazines.
No previous experience with journeying is required.
This workshop is offered annually in January and can be scheduled any time with a minimum of three participants. Please contact us, if you would like to host this workshop in your area.
Open to all. No pre-requisites.
Give birth to your own shamanic frame drum in sacred ceremony and journey to the spirit of your new drum to learn its name and purpose.
We will gather in sacred space on Saturday afternoon to meet the spirit of your drum, connect with the Earth and Fire elements, work with the hoops and begin preparing your mallet. The hides will soak overnight. We will meet again on Sunday morning to connect with Air and Water, and then spend the rest of the day pulling hides and finishing mallets.
Choose your rawhide from either Elk or Deer (ethically sourced Horse hide from natural deaths can also be ordered with advance notice). The hoops are Maple (or Cedar on request, if available). Bring your own tree branch for the mallet, or choose from the ones available at the workshop.
The cost for all materials for a 16" drum with mallet is $170, payable by the registration deadline so the hides can be ordered, and is non-refundable. The workshop fee of $180 covers instruction and ceremonies for a total of $350. For larger or smaller drums, please inquire about material cost.
This workshop can be scheduled any time with a minimum of three participants. Please contact us, if you would like to host this workshop in your area. You can also book a private session and learn to make your own drum one-on-one.
Give birth to your own shamanic rattle in sacred ceremony and journey to the spirit of your new rattle to learn its name and purpose.
Working with the four elements of the shamanic wheel, you will birth your own rattle from rawhide, filled with seeds, rice, crystals, pebbles, beachsand, sacred herbs..., and a handle of wood, bone, or antler gifted to you from Nature.
Saturday afternoon (2-5pm) we work with the Earth element when we clean and cut the handle. Then we work with the Water element and cut, sew, and shape the soaked rawhide to let it dry over night. Sunday morning (10am-1pm) we begin with a short Fire ritual, fill the rattle, and attach it to the handle. Then we journey to the Spirit of the Rattle to discover its purpose and name. We decorate it and complete the process with the Air element.
Choose your rawhide from either Elk or Deer. Bring your own tree branch, bone, or antler piece for the handle, or choose from the branches available at the workshop. (The rattle shown in the picture is made of Elk hide.)
The cost for materials is $60, payable by the registration deadline so the rawhide can be ordered, and is non-refundable. The workshop fee of $150 covers instruction and ceremony for a total of $210.
This workshop can be scheduled any time with a minimum of three participants. Please contact us, if you would like to host this workshop in your area. You can also book a private session and learn to make your own rattle one-on-one.
Good journeying skills as well as completion of The Shamanic World Tree and Balancing Our Ancestral Lines above is required.
One Saturday in September. $150
Details provided to those who meet the prerequisite.
One Saturday in October. $220
Details provided to those who meet the prerequisite.
One Saturday in November. $220
Details provided to those who meet the prerequisite.
Please note that Ulrike does not work with plant spirits such as Ayahuasca - it is not part of her heritage or training - nor does she teach shamanic healing practices to laypersons. The workshops above focus on living an animistic life in a modern world. If you are interested in a shamanic apprenticeship, please contact her for details.
Ulrike, I want to take a moment to thank you very much for the shamanic ceremonies this past weekend. You have a great talent of knowing when to ask questions and what questions to ask to help draw out feelings and emotions that I may not have otherwise realized. You have helped transform my life and I feel grounded and have more self-realization. I am blessed that our paths have crossed. Thank you so very much!
Ulrike has a strong presence and her shamanic rituals allowed me to get in touch to deep places within me. She challenges you just enough so that you can get there, and yet she is gentle and very caring. Thank you Ulrike, you are a very powerful Shaman!
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