Shaman Sister Sessions

01/05/2025

New Podcast is up!

Episode 138:
Shamanism in the Modern, Western World

Practicing Shamanism in the modern, Western world is fraught with challenges. Is it okay to practice Shamanism as a Western person? What is the most integral way of working with our Shamanic practices? What is Shamanism asking us to confront in ourselves?

As modern, Western people working with Shamanism, we must consistently ask ourselves these questions (and more) to ensure our greatest integrity. Pursuing a Shamanic path is often at odds with Western culture of white supremacy, patriarchy and extractive entitlement. Practicing Shamanism in the modern, Western world means confronting our own conditioning and traumas (and those of our lineage), and rigorously living according to the values of Shamanic practice, including right relation with Gaia and with our spirit allies.

If you’re practicing or exploring Shamanism or even just exploring your spirituality, this episode is for you. Michelle and Katherine dive into their decades of Shamanic study and practice and share powerful insights and invitations for those walking the path of Shamanism in the modern, Western world.

Practicing Shamanism in the modern, Western world is fraught with challenges. Is it okay to practice Shamanism as a Western person? What is the most integral...

13/03/2025

New Podcast is up!

Episode 135:
Spirituality in Therapy ft. Furkhan Dandia

Michelle and Katherine are happy to welcome Furkhan Dandia for a discussion on the intersection of spirituality and therapy!

Traditional therapy has long been dominated by the “supremacy of the mind,” cognitive processing and talking about our problems. But as more people turn towards non-religious, animistic spirituality, principles of energetic awareness and powerful spiritual forces are making their way into therapeutic understanding.

Are you a therapist who wants to develop your spiritual practice and incorporate these skills into your work with clients? Are you a client who wants to be met as your whole self in therapy, including your spiritual and energetic consciousness? Either way, this episode is for you. Furkhan shares his insights on how spirituality can be integrated into therapy, enabling individuals to navigate life’s complexities with clarity and resilience.

About Furkhan Dandia:

After over 20 years of experience in the corporate world, Furkhan pivoted to pursue a calling in the therapeutic space. Alongside his work in addiction counseling, anger management, and entrepreneurial support, he holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and currently hosts EZ Conversations, a podcast focused on health and wellness. His approach to therapy is deeply rooted in the belief that true resilience and healing emerge when individuals connect with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. He views adversity not as a barrier but as a doorway to growth—an opportunity to cultivate gratitude, humility, and inner strength. Furkhan emphasizes spirituality as a core element in his work, helping clients move beyond surface-level concerns to find purpose in their experiences and struggles. His goal is to guide individuals to recognize their own resilience, even in the face of life’s toughest challenges, and to live from a place of profound gratitude.

Website: www.eunoiazen.com

Podcast: EZ Conversations:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqBp_zdRiIfBRV4wURSZ2A
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/furkhan-dandia-ccc-mba-072a8a1ba/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eunoiazen
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/?_t=8mEtPJaWWn8&_r=1

Michelle and Katherine are happy to welcome Furkhan Dandia for a discussion on the intersection of spirituality and therapy!Traditional therapy has long been...

06/03/2025

New Podcast is Up! https://youtu.be/3mKCdhaEOdU

Episode 134: Should my healer share my values?

We firmly believe that you have the right to ask your healer, therapist, medicine practitioner, coach or care provider about their values.

Is it possible for a practitioner to be truly “neutral?” We say no. Regardless of their “professional neutrality,” any practitioner will inherently hold their own values and training as the standard of well-being to which they guide their clients.

The beliefs and context of a practitioner will affect the relationship advice, coaching, medical counsel and support they offer. It is important to know before you work with someone if their values may create a conflict of interest between your best support and empowerment, and their own unconscious programming.

Michelle and Katherine offer their advice and recommendations for how to navigate this important issue. Whether you are evaluating a relationship with a current practitioner, coach or healer, or inviting in a new therapist or mentor, tune in to this episode for guidance. (Also see episodes on “How to Choose a Spiritual Teacher,” and “How to Choose a Shaman.”)

Therapy
Healer
Medicine practitioner
Coaches
Empowerment
Relationship advice
Medical sovereignty

27/02/2025

New Podcast is up!

Episode 133: Systems of Collective Trauma

In the wake of the election, many of us are reckoning with our collective trauma.

The United States has a brutal trauma history etched into our collective unconscious. From centuries of genocide inflicted upon indigenous peoples of this land, to the immigration and assimilation of war-ravaged refugees hoping for a better life, to importing enslaved people from Africa and beyond…

And yet, we live in a culture of erasure and assimilation, where all of that collective trauma has been hidden under the veneer of manifest destiny, the “land of opportunity” and the greatness of democracy.

In light of the pain, division and political upheaval in our country, the cries for collective healing are getting too loud to ignore.

If we hope to heal individually and heal as a society, we must address our ancestral and lineage trauma. We must dismantle the systems of oppression built from that trauma identity. We must support the evolution of our consciousness in connection, empathy and restitution.

Join Michelle and Katherine for a powerful election response episode where they discuss systems of collective trauma and global healing. They talk about activating our inner warrior consciousness, and offer a prayer to invoke spirit guides for collective healing.

Election response episode

Collective trauma

Ancestral and lineage trauma

Systems of oppression

Immigration

How to heal society

Activating inner warrior

Invoke warrior guides

Healing

Consciousness

Collective healing

Global healing

Evolution

In the wake of the election, many of us are reckoning with our collective trauma.The United States has a brutal trauma history etched into our collective unc...

16/03/2024

Are you going into ‘channeling’ states without knowing exactly what is happening?

Are you participating in medicine work and want to know more about what is really going on?

Do you feel that altered states of consciousness through breath, movement, drumming or other forms are shifting your way of being?

Are you connecting to energies that either feel very powerful, light filled or even overwhelmingly dark?

Are you getting messages but unsure where they are coming from?

In, the Accidental Medium, (part of a free 4 part masterclass series) Discover:

Some of the ways that we ‘turn on’ our channel without knowing it.

The dangers and challenges when you are working without a road map.

Why do some people seem so natural and you feel like a mess.

How to come to terms with believing the unbelievable.

How ‘accidental’ channels are creating contracts and bonds with spirits without knowing it.

How to truly be safe and conscious in this work.

Who This is For: Healers, Channels, Psychics, Coaches, Medicine Facilitators and Participants and All Spiritual Seekers.