X Luis was born in Cusco, which was known to the Inca people who inhabited this region as the ‘Navel of the World.’ In his life and work, Luis has developed his own skills as a practitioner of the healing arts and wisdom ways of the Andean Paqos. He also offers his studies of the Andean Cosmovision as a tour guide across Peru. He organizes spiritual journeys for people who want to work with the Paqos in the Andes, and travels abroad to share the wisdom traditions of his native culture with Westerners. His native tongue is Quechua which enables him to translate and interpret the language and teachings of the Andean medicine men and women for the world. With the passing of his brother Dennis, it is Luis an honor to carry on his late brother’s vision and mission of sharing and offering the traditions, perspectives, wisdom and medicine ways of the Andean Paqos.

X Christina spent more than 30 years apprenticing and practicing with renowned Spiritual Masters of Yoga, Reiki, and Shamanism. She is passionate about integrating the power and wisdom of ancient indigenous Energy Medicine with her studies of physics, biology, psychology, and neuroscience to help people overcome trauma and abuse. A former owner and instructor at the Blue Raven Yoga and Healing Center, Christina spent a decade studying and working as a Lead Teacher with the Four Winds Society. She later studied extensively with Juan and Ivan Nuñez del Prado, and Joan Parisi Wilcox. In 2013, she started the Austin Shamanic Center. She works with students and clients from around the globe teaching and practicing Energy Medicine. Her aim is to contribute to a global community of grounded, authentic, human beings who step up to hold the door open for the evolution of human consciousness, and to be of service to humanity.

X Imelda Almqvist is a Dutch painter and international teacher of Sacred Art and Seiðr/Old Norse Traditions, the ancestral wisdom teachings of Northern Europe. She is passionate about Rites of Passage work with children, and has published four non-fiction books, including the well-loved “Natural Born Shamans" and three picture books specifically for children. She works with colleagues to bring back the concept of safely-held initiatory experiences for teens. She is a mental health advocate, viewing the current mental health crisis in young people as a “parallel pandemic,” and campaigns for children’s voices to be heard in global decision-making processes about right action in stewardship of the Earth. Imelda has presented her shamanic work with children on both The Shift Network and Sounds True and she appears in a TV program, titled Ice Age Shaman, made for the Smithsonian Museum. Imelda runs an online school called Pregnant Hag Teachings.

X Angaangaq is a shaman, traditional healer, storyteller and carrier of the Qilaut (winddrum), whose family belongs to the traditional healers of the Far North from Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland. His name means ‘The Man Who Looks Like His Uncle’. Since he was a child he was trained by his family – especially by his Grandmother Aanakasaa – for becoming a shaman. The spiritual task given by his mother is: “Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man”. Angaangaq bridges the boundaries of cultures and faiths in people young and old. His work has taken him to over 70 countries around the world. He conducts circles, seminars and Aalaartiviit – traditional sweat lodges. His teachings are deeply rooted in the wisdom of the oral healing traditions of his people, which enabled people over thousands of years to survive in one of the harshest places on Earth. Angaangaq is a Keynote-Speaker at international conferences about climate change, environment, spiritual and indigenous issues.

X Veda is a New Zealand water researcher, public speaker, mother, artist and author. She has dedicated the last 8 years to observing and photographing the life of water. Her primary area of focus is photographing water in its ‘state of creation,’ the space between liquid and ice. It is through her remarkable crystallographic photos that water reveals its awareness of not only Creation, but thought and intention through imagery. Tainui Maori (the great canoe builders of New Zealand) on her father’s side, she was born with a passion for water. She believes that water is fluid intelligence, observing itself through every living organism on the planet and in the Universe. Veda sees water as Source rather than a resource, and considers all bodies of water to be sacred. She especially loves to reconnect children to the living water systems inside and outside of their bodies, believing that the ‘tamariki' (children) are the water bearers of the future.

X Bhola is the founding president of the Nepal Shaman Association and is regarded as a world teacher of Nepalese Himalayan shamanism. He is a 27th-generation Nepalese Jhankri shaman whose tradition is based on animistic and shamanic beliefs that honor Mother Earth, the elementals, and the spirit that resides in all living beings. Graduating with degrees in cultural anthropology and naturopathy, he spent many years with shamans in the Himalayan area of Nepal, India, Bhutan and Tibet, adapting shamanic techniques that allow him to be a “bridge” between ancient shamanic culture and modern vision. The author of two books, Bhola teaches traditional shamanic practices internationally, leads shamanic pilgrimages to Nepal and the Himalayas, and makes ethnographic, documentary films on shamanic healing to educate others and preserve traditional culture. His universal worldview is vital in preserving our earth’s ecology and bringing harmony to all things tangible and intangible.

X Renee Baribeau, is the Nautilus award-winning Hay House author of Winds of Spirit: Ancient Wisdom Tools for Navigating Relationships, Health, and the Divine, and co-host of the popular podcast, The Shamans Cave with Sandra Ingerman. A wind whistler, soul coach, and inspirational speaker, Renee is respected for her down-to-earth approach. Currently the Brand Marketing Manager for a spiritually based start-up behavioral health organization, Renee has developed and coordinated five brands, created the nationally recognized “Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health Conference,” now held annually at UCLA, and offers ongoing visionary guidance for the company, which has tripled in size every year since her joining their team. As an Ambassador to Shamans Directory, with one foot in the world of shamanism and the other in the world of modern health care, Renee is delighted to support the vision of reintegrating shamanic earth-based into a comprehensive template for global health and wellbeing.

X Diana studied biology, human sciences, and psychoneuroimmunology at Oxford University and was awarded a post-graduate degree in environmental anthropology at UCL. She has worked as an anthropologist in Latin America, and a writer and researcher for international NGOs, charities, science journals and universities. Through her work in front line addiction, homelessness, and women’s services, she began to understand how early and ongoing trauma creates long term impact on human emotions and behaviour. Diana’s desire for a deeper understanding of the human psyche led her down a seven-year apprenticeship in core shamanic medicine. Through her own personal healing journey and developing a self-healing method for herself and her clients, Diana’s unique pathway of Womb Healing and Awakening was born. Her latest work, SoulRise, created with her beloved, is a soul-to-soul community and healing sanctuary for men and women dedicated to healing and creating conscious relationships.

X Itzhak Beery is an international shamanic teacher, healer, speaker, community activist, and author of three Amazon bestseller books. Born in an Israeli Kibbutz, and now living in New York City, he had a fine art career and owned an award-winning boutique Ad agency before finding his life’s calling in the world of shamanism. Since 1995, Itzhak has bridged the spiritual and practical wisdom entrusted to him by his Quechua teacher in Ecuador and Amazonian Kanamari Pajè in Brazil. Itzhak is the founder of ShamanPortal.org, The Andes Summit, and and co-founder of the New York Shamanic Circle. In addition to offering courses, healing session, and pilgrimages to shamanic sacred sites across the globe, Itzhak is a passionate advocate for bringing Traditional medicine to the modern world - and supports organizations and programs that are committed to doing that in authentic and carefully curated ways. He is delighted to serve as an Ambassador to Shamans Directory in that capacity. 

X Don Gino’s grandfather was a Yatiri from the lineage of the Incas, which was the highest level for a Curandero or Healer. He initiated Gino into the shamanic path at the young age of 15 and gave him the name of Chaka-Runa, which means The Bridge Man in Quechua. At that time he was introduced to the knowledge of Andean Cosmovision, Shamanism, and the use of Sacred Medicine Plants. Along his path following the Andean Ancient Shamanic Knowledge, he strongly felt the call of the Amazon and started doing Plant Medicine and Master Plants Dietas at the Munay Retreat in Pucallpa-Peru. Headed by Don José Campos, by whom he was further trained, Don Gino belongs among the Mestizo Maestros’ line. At the beginning of this lineage was Don Solon Tello, Don Guillermo Hojanama and Don José Campos. Gino travels the world sharing the knowledge of the Shipibo lineage, their practices, and Icaros.

X Roel is the founder of the Anam Cara spiritual center in Belgium, which he runs together with his wife Griet Heylen. He began his shamanic training in 1995 when he was 17 years old and has been practicing under the guidance of traditional and Western teachers ever since. His trainings are innovative and filled with ceremonies and healing modalities given to him through his contact with the Spirit world. Healing and the opening of the heart are always at the center. He has been recognized by several traditional shamans for his ability to bring in very pure energies and tap into ancient songlines from the Spirit world. His work with healing songs has become an integral part of his teaching and healing work. He has been teaching shamanism since 2003 and has worked with thousands of people in Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, and France. His publications on shamanism have been published in magazines like Bres and Change.

X I am an Earth Keeper, "tutha an Chroi" (Tribe of the Heart) Offering spirit/shamanic healing, teaching, and ceremony at my space in Co, Limerick Ireland and online. I specialize in land healings. Healing past memories and traumas held in the land, Curses and other Piseógs (In Ireland, these magicks are known as Piseógs (Pish-ogues); the name commonly used to cover all superstitions.The goal is to regain order and harmony in our surroundings and helping inhabitants of Mother Earth learn to live in Balance with both themselves and all of the rest of Creation. I feel blessed to be in service of this tribe in whatever way I can, sharing the One Fire, One medicine vision.

X Jocelyn is a Visibility & Thought Leadership Coach, Spiritual Alchemist, and Founder of Sacred Planet. She shares shamanic and alchemical wisdom to guide courageous seekers towards co-creating a revolutionary new world in alignment with Mother Earth and the vast intelligence of the Cosmos. After a successful 15-year corporate career working in finance for major multinational companies, Jocelyn was thrust into a deep spiritual awakening. It was that awakening which turned her life upside-down, and from which she emerged with a powerful understanding of how to use her intuition and healing abilities. Diving deeply into earth-based and shamanic practices, she has studied alongside elders and wisdomkeepers ever since. Today she coaches and guides visionaries, revolutionaries, and change makers around the world, inspiring them to break free from whatever that has held them back so that they may joyfully offer their highest contribution to our collective future.

X Originally from Italy, Elio is the founder of AYA Healing Retreats. He is a qualified Social Worker and has over thirteen years experience working both on national and international humanitarian projects. He has also had the privilege of supporting refugee populations to overcome the trauma of displacement throughout Asia, Europe, and Australia. In 2009, Elio encountered the medicine of master plants. Convinced of their power to cure the incurable, he began an apprenticeship under the guidance of Maestro Vegetalista Manaco Manain. Since then he has continued to deepen his knowledge, experience, and understanding of the workings of sacred plant medicines, studying the Shipibo traditions under the revered Mahua family, and has undertaken numerous Master Plant Dietas with well-respected curanderos in the Peruvian Amazon. In addition to sharing the indigenous wisdom of the ancient traditions of the tribal people of the Amazon, Elio also invests part of AYA Healing Retreats profits into humanitarian projects in order to create a more compassionate world.

X Elizabeth is a Mom, Organic Farmer, an MA and MFT, and a 35 year student of Inka Nature Wisdom Traditions held by the Q'ero Nation of Peru. She is an international best-selling author of three books and the founder of the Wiraqocha Foundation (1996). The Wiraqocha Foundation serves as the US umbrella organization for Willka Yachay — most successful in creating schools in Hatun Q’eros, heart of the Q'ero Nation. In 2010, Elizabeth led a Discovery Channel film crew to capture never-before-seen rituals in the mountain temples of Hatun Q'eros. In January 2021, she founded the Global Paqo School to employ the Q’ero Masters and aspiring youth during the pandemic. She also co-founded the Q'ero Wayruroni Association in order to better serve the Q'ero communities in Peru. She resides with her yanantin (one of a complementary pair) Barney, on her organic coffee and macadamia nut farm on the Big Island of Hawai`i where she collaborates with Native Hawaiian elders and the magical Volcanic Island forces of Nature.

X Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. A tireless advocate for promoting freedom and justice for Indigenous Peoples, Chief Lane received the Year 2000 Award for Freedom and Human Rights in Berne, Switzerland in recognition of his “unique and visionary international initiatives for Indigenous populations through healing the root causes of hopelessness and despair.” Among his countless achievements, Chief Phil was one of the key Indigenous leaders in facilitating the resolution of Canada's Residential School issue. Chief Phil is a co-founded of the Four Worlds International Institute (FWII), dedicated to the Union of the Condor, Hummingbird, Quetzal and Eagle. He believes that we are all Indigenous to Mother Earth and he is honored to partner with Shamans Directory as an Ambassador for peace on earth and healing for our one human family.

X Jyoti is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher. She has cultivated projects that demonstrate ways of life that honor the Earth and all Peoples. She is the Grandmother Vision Keeper of the Center for Sacred Studies. She has helped to convene the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. She is the founder of The Fountain with the mission to restore an economic model that is based on reciprocity and collaboration guided by Nature and the Sacred. She serves as a delegate of the Mother Earth Delegation of United Indigenous Nations that has a global Sacred Territories Initiative to protect Mother Earth’s sacred sites and Her Original Peoples. Jyoti has devoted her life to creatively addressing the global challenges of our times and bringing unity to the planet. She does this by facilitating the development of alliances between individuals who are the guardians of indigenous culture and organizations that are focused on economic, social, and environmental solutions.

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Crow is the founder of Shamanic Voyages, a non-profit organization that provides educational programs, trainings, workshops, and travel experiences to shamanic cultures worldwide. He has been involved with shamanism since the mid 1970's, and has been a member of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies since the mid 1990's. Crow completed advanced training offered by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is a Harner Shamanic Counselor. Throughout his travels he has worked with shamans in North, South and Central America, as well as Asia. His teaching practice is primarily that of Core Shamanism, but has been influenced by his exposure to a variety of other shamanic cultures and initiations. Crow includes sweat lodges, drumming workshops and healing services in his shamanic practice. When he is not traveling the world, he is also a creative artist, producing shamanic tools such as natural hide hand drums, rattles and smudge fans.

X Holding collectively the wisdom of Original Peoples from around the world, the Mother Earth Delegation of United Original Nations stands with and for Mother Earth, helping us to walk through these times of great chaos and change. The Mother Earth Delegation is a group of thirty-two Original Nations' elder and youth members from Alaska, Australia, Borneo, Columbia, Ecuador, Gabon, Greenland, Guatemala, Hawaii, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Sampiland, Sweden, and Turtle Island. They have come together in answer to the Earth’s call to protect traditional cultures and sacred lands, and to live in alignment with original principles for the preservation of life on Earth. In accordance with ancestral protocols and guidelines, they stand up for the Rights of Mother Earth and Nature’s Laws, reclaiming their inherent sovereignty, and restoring their Original Caretaker roles of our sacred planet.

X Don Mariano is the founder of Serena Anchanchu, Center for Inca Shamanism, and an elder in the Q’ero community of Charkapata, a Cusco province high up in the Andes. At an early age he became a Pampamesayoq apprentice. He is recognised as a Kurak Akulleq, a title reserved for the most highly esteemed healers, teachers and ceremonialists. He specializes in pulse reading, working with the feminine energies in nature as well as in the ceremony of Haywarikuy – ‘offerings to reach the earth’ – also known in Spanish as despachos. As a Paqo he heals through despachos and coca leaf readings, and is renowned for his expertise in reading a patient’s physical and energetic pulses. Don Mariano offers his precious earth-honoring spiritual and healing wisdom to a growing community of dedicated students from around the world. Wherever he goes, he builds community, brings happiness, opens hearts, and inspires peace, health and hope to all whom he touches.

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Puma was trained by his grandfather, the late Don Maximo Singona (known as “Papakay”) from the age of six, learning and mastering the traditions and rituals of the Andes in Peru. He exudes a passion for the ancestral Incan teachings and has a profound respect for Awakening Global Consciousness. He has attended and facilitated numerous international gatherings of Spiritual Leaders and Global Youth Leaders, and is featured in books and films about the Andean Medicine Path. Puma’s mission is to continue Papakay’s legacy by sharing the ancient teachings and the medicine of his ancestors in his own unique, inspiring and heartfelt way. An integral key in that mission is his vision for the completion of the Noqan Kani Global Community Center in his hometown of Chinchero. The Center will host and provide a base where anyone, locals and travelers alike, can come to study these teachings, keeping the timeless Andean ways, culture and nature-based wisdom alive for generations to come.

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Zahra Indigo is a Sacred Witness, an Ecopsychologist, Minister of Prayer, Healing Alchemist, Priestess of Ma’at, Egyptian Mysteries Guide, Teacher, Ceremonialist, Entrepreneur, Author, Artist, Mom. She received her master's degree in ecopsychology from Naropa University and is a Minister of Walking Prayer with the Center for Sacred Studies. As a Priestess of Ma’at, she is dedicated to serving Truth in every way she is able to perceive it. With an endless entrepreneurial spirit, she initiated and operates Sacred Witness LLC, and offers private healing sessions, classes, and specialized pilgrimages. Zahra Indigo is a sacred witness to the unfolding complexity, beauty, and mystery of this existence. It is her intention to live life in service to the health of our planet and all who reside here, and in this she has discovered something quite profound and rewarding.

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Lei’ohu Ryder and her partner Maydeen 'Īao, are Kumu Aloha (emissaries of aloha) and advocates for the indigenous soul in all people, blind to the labels (race, creed, nationality, ideology, etc.) that can separate us from experiencing the true nature of ourselves and others. Their love and knowledge of Na Mea Hawaii, help us connect with ourselves, with spirit, and be pono (balanced in right alignment). Together they offer their gifts of singing and songwriting, counseling, healing work, and ceremonies, all with aloha. Founders of Aloha In Action Lei’ohu and Maydeen are here to make a difference. They are dedicated to restoring dignity and balance for all life. Aloha in Action serves love, the commitment that lies at the heart of everything they do and is the foundation for all of their activities. When asked to take their time to think about becoming ambassadors for Shamans Directory, they said, “We don’t need time to decide. The world needs us all to step in. We are a yes, right now!”

X I am a healer and teacher from the great valleys of the Andes. My community is called Colcha Paruro. I am a spiritual guide and own my own guiding company in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru. I am known as a master teacher or Paqo. In the Andes, we believe that we have reached a time in history where we are being called together globally to share our finest love, knowledge, medicine, energy and ceremonies for the future of our Great Mother Earth. For this reason, many of our elders in the Andes (myself included), are traveling the world to share our wisdom traditions with all who are ready to listen and learn. It is my honor and my pleasure to offer my support as an Ambassador and a member of the Shamans Directory Team.

X Ahamkara is a traditional and highly respected Siberian shaman and healer. He comes from the Altai mountains of Russia where lives and runs a healing center. His knowledge has been directly acquired from Siberian indigenous peoples. Siberian shamanism is closely related to the North American shamanism of the hunters and, in part, remains in its original form. For the past 20 years he has been offering a variety of teaching programs to individuals and groups. His classes are aimed at improving health, personal development and finding one’s path. His summers are spent at Zhivo, the healing center that he created in the Siberian forest, where he offers his teaching and healing. In winters he travels, offering seminars in various countries in Europe to spread the authentic, ancient, and holy knowledge of his people.

X Chief Iyanifa Fajembola Fatunmise, also known as Yeye Luisah Teish, is an American author of African and African-diaspora spiritual cultures, primarily known for her women’s spirituality classic, Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals. Yeye Teish is an international speaker, a poet and a contributor to 40 anthologies, most notably Spiritual Guidance Across Religions: A Sourcebook for Spiritual Directors and Other Professionals Providing Counsel to People of Differing Faith Traditions. As an Oshun Priestess, of the Ifa Spiritual Tradition, Yeye has officiated over spiritual retreats, rituals, and workshops for over forty years. An affluent ritualist, keynote speaker, and spiritual advisor on a global scale, Yeye Teish serves as a delegate of the Mother Earth Delegation of United Indigenous Nations. She sees her service as an Ambassador to Shamans Directory as one of the many ways that she can contribute to the unity and healing of our global community.

X Joan has studied the Andean Sacred Arts for close to three decades and teaches the tradition to students around the globe. She is the author of Masters of the Living Energy: The Mystical World of the Q’ero of Peru and two other books. She has written dozens of magazine articles, been interviewed for podcasts and radio, and appeared in several documentary films about the Andean mystical tradition and metaphysics in general. Through her blog, QentiWasi.com, she shares the wisdom of the Andes. In the past, she has worked with frontier scientists exploring the “new biology,” including the human biofield. She has served as Mistress of Ceremonies and lectured at bioenergetic conferences in the United States and Europe. Joan has also worked as a freelance book editor for publishers, specializing in books on metaphysics and frontier science. She loves to explore at the boundaries of the known and collaborate with other curiosity-seekers.

X My name means “bow of the truth” which was given by a Buddhist master teacher from Japan. Remembering my truth brought me to the shamanic path of being in service to others, and answering the call to co-create Shamans Directory. Previous to my shamanic practice, I was a strategic brand planner working in the field of creative communications in Tokyo and London. As a truth seeker and a peacekeeper, I also volunteered for an international peace charity. I am honored and filled with joy to offer my professional expertise in order to bring Shamans Directory to the world. I believe that infusing modern day society with ancient wisdom will make a powerful contribution to global healing and awakening.

X I come from a lineage of healers who taught me to listen to Spirit, that we are not separate from nature, and that almost everything we need to know is within us - we simply need to remember it. I believe that healers are artists, and that most of us would rather do just about anything than promote ourselves! During my career of 35 years as addiction and trauma specialist, I belonged to several professional directories, virtually eliminating the need for marketing. I am delighted to be a part of creating Shamans Directory, where shamanic healers and teachers can focus on what they came here to do; offering their healing gifts to humanity and our precious planet.

X When I was a little girl I believed in magic. I wanted to be a “good witch” when I grew up! I became a Chemical Engineer - the closest thing to creating magic that was deemed acceptable in my world. Over time, as a single mother going through the day to day drudgery of working life, I lost that belief in magic and began a  journey to reclaim my  joy. I became a Reiki Master, a Breathwork Facilitator, and a Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner.  Shamanic healers connect people to their own divinity and offer wisdom teachings that our world desperately needs. As a member of the Organizational Development Team here at Shaman’s Directory I wholeheartedly support the  belief that together we can restore humanity!

X After two decades in the entertainment and service industry, existential suffering and personal disempowerment ignited my healing journey. I moved from painfully and unsuccessfully trying to fulfill everyone else’s expectations to deeply honoring my authentic self and allowing my radiant light to shine. The way of the shaman honors your unique gifts, restores your natural state of well-being, and strengthens your connection to Mother Earth. As a Brazilian native, world citizen, and life explorer, I celebrate the beauty of our diversity, I receive counsel from the divine wisdom of my ancestors, and my practice is gratitude. It is my honor to be here in service for your highest good as a member of the Shamans Directory Membership Support Team!

X My healing work is informed by all areas of my life. As an attorney, I help clients confront questions of family relationships and mortality in planning their estates. As a negotiator, I hear individuals’ intentions underlying their words and attitudes, in pursuit of agreement and reconciliation. As a singer, I engage the mysterious internal spaces of the body and breath to produce music. From a lifetime engaged in Jewish tradition, I know the infinite shades of the journey to self-realization and bring a rich vocabulary of ideas about the sanctity of life. Shamanic practice has enabled me to integrate and elevate all of these facets of myself in service to others. I am delighted to bring my spirit and my expertise to Shamans Directory as a founder and member of the Organizational Development Team.

X A second generation Mexican American, I came to this earth with the gift of Intuition and a strong, psychic connection to Spirit. I channel light from the heavens, “Luz de los Cielos." I am an artist, wife, mother and grandmother; trained in Reiki, Craniosacral Unwinding, Psychic Healing, and Shamanic Energy Medicine. I am a busy woman, and I know that life is busy for other healers and teachers too! I much prefer the idea of all of us out there delivering our healing gifts, than spending our precious time and resources promoting them. It is for this reason I am here to share my light and to support this platform as a member of the Registration Team for Shamans Directory.

X I am an elder walking the shamanic path. After years as an urban professional in the vibrant Los Angeles’ creative community, I now enjoy life in the hills. I am trained in a wide range of holistic medicine, bodywork, and metaphysical practices. Following a profound healing through a master plant teacher, I committed to the shamanic path in 2014. I have participated in ceremonies led by Indigenous healers of North America, taken refuge in the bodhisattva vow of Zen Peacemakers, and most recently, made a pilgrimage to the Sacred Valley of Peru where I met my current teacher, Puma Fredy Quispe Singona. As a Founding member of Shamans Directory with a focus on organizational development, it is my great pleasure to serve the global shamanic community!

X As a trained medical doctor, I discovered my passion to encounter different cultures. I studied the treasures of our ancestors in India, Tibet, the Andes, the Amazon and integrated their healing techniques. For the past 12 years I have been living with people from the Maasai and Meru tribes in Tanzania. Through the running of our NGO, Africa Amini Alama and working as a natural healer, shamanic practitioner, and medical doctor, I have experienced the strength of the African medicine, and the importance of giving a voice to original healers. It is an honor to be a part of giving a voice to original healers from around the world through Shamans Directory.

X A counselor, convener, teacher, and group facilitator, I am a student of the Andean Traditions, and especially drawn to how they are embodied in the Mesa, the Sacred Andean Medicine Bundle. In 1999 I took a sabbatical from life as usual, my then law practice, and traveled to Peru with my family. There I met shamans, engaged in ceremony, received transmissions, and never looked back. I have traveled to Peru, on solo quests and as a facilitator for the past two decades, and my business contributes to the support of several communities of weavers in the Andes. I am honored to be a part of making shamanic earth-based healings and teachings more available to the world as a member of the Shamans Directory Board of Directors.