Michael Stone – The Path of Embodied Shamanism

In this module, we will create a sacred space in non-ordinary reality where we can gather in mutual support of each other and the elements, as well as help ancestors and the spirit that lives in all things. We’ll also learn how to skillfully address the issues and challenges of our time.

As we consult our spirit guides, power allies and ancestors for guidance, we will be practicing Embodied Shamanism. You’ll be invited to experiment with dancing and moving your body as you journey.

Rather than the leader drumming, we will be using music from different artists and traditions to enter into a shamanic state of mind. The most important and challenging way to honor our ancestors is to fulfill our personal potential and life’s purpose. Our ancestors bring vital support for us through involvement in our lives, and also further their own growth and maturation in the spirit realms.

In this session, we will:

• Create a community sanctuary that supports our relationship to each other, the web of life, our ancestors and the Spirit that lives in all things.

• Distinguish between ceremony and ritual, and work with each other in non-ordinary reality.
• Lay the foundation for an authentic shamanic coaching program.
• Practice Embodied Shamanism and opening all of our senses.
• Support others in expressing their Divine gifts and talents.
• Discover gifts, strengths and talents that have been handed down by our ancestors.

The goal of this module is to create personal and group practices that support our ability to stay focused on our Divine purpose. We’ll begin to unveil the predictable future and trajectory of our lives if we continue moving forward and create practices to assist us in correcting our course. We’ll also call forth an individual and collective shift in consciousness which honors the evolving pulse of creation and the web of life.

Additionally, we’ll begin to explore the issue of personal and group integrity, and how to dissolve the barriers to our way back to wholeness. This leads us into a deeper experience of trust and power. In this way, we can reclaim our innate power and use our shamanic journeying to build greater trust in ourselves and others.

In this session, you will:

• Discover your Divine purpose and remove barriers to its fullest expression.
• Create practices to keep you focused on what’s essential to your path.
• Align your purpose with the pulse of creation and the Spirit that lives in all things.
• Visit the Council of Elders for support and guidance in fulfilling your soul’s purpose.
• Build trust in your ability to coach others effectively.

We will explore the power of story in our lives and discover how it is shaping our actions and ways of being in the world. And we’ll uncover more empowering ways to interpret our personal narratives and how our perceptions — which are based in unexamined beliefs and assumptions — shape our reality. By participating in the deconstruction of our personal narrative, we reconstruct our story to be in support of our soul’s purpose.

Additionally, we’ll examine the power of language and gain new distinctions in the art of listening that will allow us to be more compassionate and supportive toward others and ourselves. How our speaking can empower and disempower others and ourselves will also be explored in depth.

In this session, you will:

• Discover how your life story is shaping your life.
• Reframe your story to align with your soul’s purpose.
• Reinterpret the narrative of your life and support others in doing the same.
• Discover the role of language in fulfilling your vision and purpose.
• Transform unexamined beliefs and assumptions that keep you from full self-expression.
• Explore the art of courageous conversations and the possibility of living a complaint-free life.

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In this module, we’ll take a look at mindfulness and the power of grounded presence — regardless of the circumstances or challenges. And by exploring the power of forgiveness and gratitude, we will discover how we have been disempowering ourselves with our preoccupation with events of the past.

We’ll learn that forgiveness is about finding wholeness within ourselves and being grateful is the key to having a fulfilling life. Additionally, we’ll find out how these two practices can support others in producing breakthrough results and bringing forth peace, prosperity and a deepening sense of purpose.

In this session, you will:

• Learn a simple way to bring yourself back into grounded presence.
• Discover how you lose power and how to reclaim it.
• Reveal the areas where gratitude and forgiveness can bring about soul-remembering for you (and your clients).
• Experience a greater sense of wholeness and fulfillment.
• Explore ways to support others in having breakthrough results in their lives.

One of the threats to the power of shamanism is the move toward “out of body experiences.” In this module, we will explore the importance of being in our physical body when we journey to non-ordinary reality. We’ll learn why dancing, singing and calling on all of our senses to meet the spirits and allies of the hidden world is key in shamanic practices.

Additionally, we’ll discover ways to tap into the cellular wisdom of our bodies that has been handed down to us from the beginning of time — which includes everything we need for our evolution into wholeness.

In this session, you will:

• Discover the power of being fully embodied when you journey.
• Release stuck energy patterns through conscious movement.
• Tap into the ancient cellular wisdom of your ancestors and draw from the wisdom of your descendants.
• Align with the evolutionary impulse of the universe.
• Explore the power and intelligence of emotional embodiment.

Native American peoples have a saying, “May you walk in beauty.” In these times of change and negative media bombardment it’s easy to get caught up in what’s not working. But, there is so much that is working.

We’ll discover how to bring forth beauty in our lives and the lives of those we coach, with support from our creativity muses. We will also explore how to complete what is not serving us and shift our focus to what is essential for becoming whole and effective.

In this session, you will:

• Learn to transform negative thinking and complaints and live in beauty.
• Expand your ability to focus your attention on what is truly important.
• Bring more beauty into your life and the lives of those you coach.
• Explore the power of integrity in reclaiming wholeness.
• Bring the power of aesthetics to your family, friends and coaching clients.

In this module, we will put together all the pieces and see how our shamanic practice can support our intention to live a heart-centered life, and support others in doing the same. We will journey to the guardian of the heart to discover how to keep our heart open, even in the most challenging of times.

We’ll explore ways to tune in to the heart to uncover what is really true and how living an authentic life can influence others to do the same.

In this session, you will:

• Create a plan for keeping the distinctions and practices alive during turbulent times.

• Discover what it means to live a heart-centered life.
• Appreciate that the expression of your gifts, talents and strengths is the best way to serve others.
• Learn how to support your vision through heart-centered collaboration with clients and community.
• Discover how to be in service to your clients and community without sacrificing your own health and well-being.

Sandra and Michael Stone will be discussing the topic of embodied shamanism and why it is important for the practitioner to take their body with them when they do shamanic journeying. They’ll also be talking about the importance of using your body and all of your senses to insure that you are producing breakthrough results for your clients.

Sandra Ingerman, MA, is an award winning author of nine books, including Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self, and her recently released book Walking in Light: The Everyday Empowerment of Shamanic Life. She is the presenter of seven audio programs produced by Sounds True, and she is the creator of the Transmutation App. Sandra is a world renowned teacher of shamanism and has been teaching for more than 30 years. She teaches workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times.

Sandra is devoted to teaching people how we can work together as a global community to bring about positive change for the planet. She is passionate about helping people to reconnect with nature.

Sandra is a licensed marriage and family therapist and professional mental health counselor. She is also a board-certified expert on traumatic stress. She was awarded the 2007 Peace Award from the Global Foundation for Integrative Medicine. Sandra was chosen as one of the Top 10 Spiritual Leaders of 2013 by Spirituality and Health Magazine.

These hand-picked interviews highlight the interconnection and relevance of shamanism in today’s world through various fields of study including economics, dance, shamanism, indigenous wisdom and meditation.

Charles Eisenstein: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

In this talk, Michael asks Charles to explore some of the topics covered in his new book The Better World our Hearts Know is Possible. They range from the relevance of interbeing to how we made a world founded on separation to how the heart speaks in the new way we can make decisions.

Gabrielle Roth: Balancing Intuition, Instinct and Intellect

This talk brings the temple of the body into immediate relevance on balancing intuition and intellect and how deep listening to the body can unlock patterns, strengths, skills and joy — and even give you insight into the gift of boredom!

Sandra Ingerman: Practical Shamanism

A beautiful and heartfelt conversation on the spiritual approach to heal our planet and our relationship with ourselves. Sandra provides perspective on media, technology, and how to reclaim our souls.

Tara Brach: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

This talk explores the “trance of unworthiness” and many of the ways our mindset dictates our reality and the power of Presence.

Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD: Narrative Medicine

Narrative Medicine is a look at all the different stories that influence your health and happiness. From your family story to the life events that can’t help but that change you, to the stories that form your beliefs.

Shamans of the Andes perform the La Limpia ceremony, the traditional energy cleansing ceremony (and all ceremonies and rituals), as they hold that true healing can only occur as a full bodily and sensory experience.

By activating all the six senses: touch, smell, sight, taste, hearing, and intuition/perception. Incorporating body movements, dance and chants brings their client, and themselves, into an intimate physical and emotional relationship with the encompassing nature, the elemental forces and the spirit world. That connection, when the client ceases to feel isolated and separated, brings balance and harmony to his spirit. This is the essential shamanic experience.

The Hero’s journey allows the client to change the most painful trauma story into a victory. Even though it is impossible to change past circumstances, it is possible to turn the narrative from victimhood (“It happened to me, the world is against me”) to heroism (“I did something about it, and I survived”). This journey helps the client understand his own ingenuity and survival instinct and gain confidence in dealing with other traumas. It helps to see that traumas, like road posts, are opportunities for the soul to reach its life purpose.

Itzhak Beery is an internationally recognized shamanic healer and teacher. He was initiated into the Circle of 24 Yachaks by his Quechua teacher in Ecuador and by Amazonian Kanamari Pagè. He has also trained intensively with other elders from South and North America. The founder of ShamanPortal.org and cofounder of the New York Shamanic Circle, he is on the faculty of New York Open Center. His work has been featured in the New York Times, films, TV, and webinars. An accomplished visual artist and owner of an award-winning advertising agency. He is the author of The Gift of Shamanism, and Shamanic Transformations, which published by Inner Traditions.

Here’s What You’ll Receive

An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join The Journey of Shamanic Coaching Virtual Training

We at The Shift Network feel deeply honored that Michael Stone has chosen to partner with us on this exclusive online training. As you may know, this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from a contemporary shamanic practitioner and whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves — and our world.

Through this powerful online format, you’ll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations and meals — which would cost thousands of dollars), you’ll be able to benefit from Michael’s incredible teachings and exercises from the comfort of your home — at your own pace!

If you are serious about transforming to living a shamanic way of life through being coached and learning how to be a coach, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones and our world to take this one-of-a-kind training.

If you’re ready to take the next step in evolving yourself, click the register button below to reserve your space now.

About Michael Stone…

Michael Stone, MSOD, ISOD spent most of his vocational life as a corporate organizational development consultant, communications specialist and leadership trainer. His company, Mastery of Management International (MMI), focused on bringing heart and meaning into the workplace as a tool for increasing productivity, connectivity and creativity. For over three decades he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, NGOs and social profit institutions throughout Europe and North America. For the past 10 years Michael has focused his attention on the social profit sector while deepening his knowledge of shamanism, gender issues and creative alternatives to current organizational structures and methods of productivity.

Michael is the host of KVMR’s award winning show, Conversations: Possibilities and Perspectives on Local and Global Issues. It focuses on environmental restoration, spiritual fulfillment, evolutionary cosmology, community building, wellness and social justice issues. He is also a journalist who contributes to numerous publications, including his own e-newsletter, The Well of Light. Michael has extensive training in somatic movement and is a certified trainer in Trance Dance, Soul Motion, and Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms. He has brought his training in communications, gestalt, meditation and psychology together with his spiritual and environmental conviction to develop a totally unique approach to bringing forth a new depth in social, cultural and environmental awareness.

Michael has a BS in Organizational Communication and Behavior from California State University Sacramento, an MSOD from Pepperdine University and various post-graduate courses, including the 2-year International Organizational Systems Development (ISOD) from Cleveland Gestalt Institute where he focused on cross cultural applications of Gestalt methodology in International Organizational Systems. He is also a shamanic teacher and practitioner and graduate of Sandra Ingerman’s Shamanic teachers program. His book, Organizational Shamanism: Revitalizing the Spirit of Work, is due to be published soon.