Shamanic Healing, Soul Retrieval and Energy Medicine in the tradition of the Incas...

FAQs & Glossary

FAQs

How long does a session last?

Roughly an hour and a half.

How many sessions will I need?

That varies from individual to individual and depends on the issues we are working with. A person may need as little as one to three sessions, or may decide to engage in sessions on a regular basis over an extended period of time.

How much time should I leave between sessions?

This is energetic work and you will need time to fully assimilate it. A period of three weeks to a month between sessions is usually recommended.

What should I do in the weeks after my healing session?

Take three hot baths, with 1 cup of baking soda and 1 1/2 cups of sea salt, in the 7-10 days following the session. The baths will facilitate the continuing release of energy connected to the issue that we worked with. I may also suggest homework specific to you and your session.

Is there any physical contact involved?

A little bit. During the session I will apply gentle pressure to two points at the base of your skull, where it meets your neck. This will help you enter a deeply relaxed state, which is very conducive to healing.

I'm seeing a therapist right now. Can I still do a session?

Absolutely. This healing work generally compliments psychotherapy very well.

Can I have sessions if I'm pregnant?

Yes. But, let me know you are. We’ll just avoid doing energy work on your lower chakras.

What if you find something seriously wrong with me?

I work more in the emotional realm than the physical. But, were I to become aware of a physical condition needing attention, I’d do the energetic work and recommend you see an appropriate doctor etc.

I'm taking medication. Can I do a session?

Yes, for the most part. If you see a psychiatrist, and are on medication for a disorder that isn't stabilized, I would recommend consulting your doctor and telling me as well.

Do you contact the dead?

Not really. But sometimes the work I do may involve a departed loved one whose energy may be present.

Do you have a religious affiliation or restriction?

No! Shamanism is very much a spiritual pursuit with no religious affiliations. As a shaman, I have deep respect for all religious faiths.

Do you have a diploma or a certification?

I do. I completed a two-year training in energy medicine, called Healing The Light Body, with The Four Winds Society, an organization founded by Alberto Villoldo, PhD. Travel to Peru and spending time with Q'ero shamans there was part of the program, which deeply touched me. I continued my training with the Seven Fires Medicine Walk and Valorie Lordi. I am a member of the Seven Fires Medicine Walk Healers Council.

Do I need to participate?

Yes you do. This isn't passive work on your part. We work in partnership to help you bring healing and balance to your life.

Do you do distance healing for people who don't live near you?

Yes I do. In energy healing, physical distance is not an issue. I can just as easily do energy work on someone in Asia, when I am in New York, as I could with someone who's lying next to me.

How much does a session cost?

My full fee is $150 and I work on a sliding scale, starting at $90. Since I do not want my fee to prevent anyone from receiving healing, I leave it to my clients to pay me an amount which is comfortable for them within that range.

Glossary

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Chakra A spinning, conical, energy vortex, which is part of each person's Luminous Energy Field (LEF). There are seven major charkas, which connect the LEF to the physical body.

Crystal Very clear, double terminated, quartz crystals are used in the Energy Extraction Process. This is to ensure that no harm or pain is caused to the conscious entities, which are extracted occasionally.

Gift In the context of a Soul Retrieval, the gift is a symbolic object, representing an attribute, strength, or quality made available through the return of a lost Soul Part.

Great Rites Nine rites and transmissions, or energetic/spiritual initiations. In keeping with Inca prophecies, which speak of a quantum leap in human consciousness around the year 2012, these rites are widely available now for the first time. For more information see blog under Munay Ki.

High Vibration Energy makes up everything, including physical matter, our thoughts, emotions etc.; energy of a high vibration would be akin to qualities such as love, beauty, and goodness.

Journey or Shamanic Journey A process common to many shamanic traditions throughout the world. The shaman, in an altered state of consciousness, enters realms of non-ordinary reality for the purpose of attaining knowledge or information.

Kuya A Quechua word describing a stone, which has undergone ritual transformation, making it a sacred object.

Luminous Energy Field (LEF) An energetic counterpart to the physical body. Numerous esoteric traditions as well as western science recognize the existence of a number of "bodies" of varying density, including the physical, emotional, and energetic.

Medicine Wheel Often drawn as a circle cut into four, by two lines, representing a North-South and an East-West axis. The work of the medicine wheel is a symbolic journey of self-transformation, common to both North and South American Indigenous traditions.

Mesa Spanish word used by South American Shamans to represent the Shaman's altar. In the Q'ero tradition this is comprised of thirteen Kuyas wrapped in a piece of woven textile.

Munay A Quechua word meaning unconditional and all-encompassing love.

Pi Stone A disc shaped stone, with a hole at the center, used in the transmission of the Munay Ki rites.

Power Animal An unseen energetic helper, or ally, in the form of an animal, possessing strengths or qualities specific to that animal.

Q'ero A people of the High Andes of Peru. After the Spanish Conquest they lived isolated, and undetected until they began coming down from the mountains in 1950, prompted by prophetic signs. They are descendants of great Inca Medicine People and keepers of wisdom and prophecies.

Quechua 1) a group of languages spoken by Indigenous people of Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina. 2) a group of peoples forming the dominant element of the Inca Empire. (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, tenth edition)

Rattle (Noun) an object with a hollow core, containing seeds or pellets of some kind, which when shaken makes a sound. (Verb) using the sound of a rattle to create an energetic effect.

Sacred Space A safe environment where healing takes place outside of linear time and space. Sacred Space is opened by calling in the Spirits of the Four Directions (powerful archetypal energies), then mother Earth, followed by the sky energies of Father Sun, Mother Moon, the Sacred Mountains of Peru, Saints of numerous spiritual traditions, Angels, and God or The Great Spirit.

Spirit Nearly synonymous with consciousness. Shamans believe that everything possesses consciousness and is interconnected because it is part of one all-pervasive Consciousness.

Tracking To use intuitive methods to gather information.

Traditional Techniques See Healing Techniques.