Unfamiliar with or new to shamanism?

Each session will start off with a candid conversation about where you are and what you’re hoping to get out of our time together. Tools of the shamanic trade are used, light music will play in the background, and I will do my work while you sit or lie down quietly. Clients will leave feeling refreshed, energized and invigorated.

Learn more about each service offered in detail here.

As a shaman I am able to read and interpret energetic rhythms and patterns. Sometimes a client has negative energy that is stuck and needs to be cleared, sometimes they have energy surrounding a problem that they need to understand more clearly. My ability to understand and move the energy allows clients to flow into closer alignment with their true energies and to illuminate paths and opportunities that had perhaps been unclear or unavailable previously.

I get this question all the time! I think it’s the first thing people think of when they hear the word shaman, which is interesting as it is not a common practice. There are aides to journeys, and these can involve entheogens such as ayahuasca, but this is not something that I offer or advise. The services I provide will include no drugs or journeying. There may be incense, burning of sage, palo santo, and the use of Florida Water, but that’s it!

I only got this question once, but no.

I think shamans have an interesting role in fantasy novels, movies, and even video games, but overall I do not find that there are many parallels. I’m able to essentially walk in two worlds, the energetic and the physical, and see how energy naturally wants to flow and where it is stuck.

This is a service offered by some shamans, but not one that I have chosen to offer at this time.

You can read the full story on my about page, but I began searching for purpose and meaning in my late thirties, early forties. I explored deep meditation and other spiritual practices (triathlons are a form of spirituality, right?!), before finding shamanism and beginning my journey to becoming a paqo. I have spent over ten years continuing my apprenticeships and initiations into the healing techniques of the Quechua, descendants of the Incas.

Shaman is a general term used to describe an indigenous healer and ceremonialist. Paqo is the Peruvian word for shaman. I am trained in the rites of the Quechua people, and am a pampamesayok paqo. For brevity and general awareness, I’m using the terms interchangeably on this site. There are some other words I’ve used or may reference during a session. Check them out in the Paqo Vocab section below.