Prerequisite: None
Classes and workshops are offered regularly in the Portland, Oregon area. Through special arrangement, they can be taught in any city. Please contact Spring for more information and class fees.
Shamanism is the oldest spiritual path that we know on this planet. It holds a view of the world that everything is connected and that all that exists has a living spirit. This path of shamanism helps us to connect more deeply with ourselves, with other people, with nature and spirit in all its forms.
The Introduction to the Shamanic Journey: Power Animal Retrieval is a one-day beginning class that teaches the student the time-honored tradition of shamanic journeying. The student will begin to understand the territories in the spirit realm and will be instructed on how to retrieve one's power animal.
Prerequisite: None
The Shamanic Journey: Understanding the Spirit Realm is a three-day intensive workshop focusing on an introduction to core shamanism in its historical and cultural context. The shamanic journey will be studied in depth. Relationships will be established with many helpers from the spirit realm, the territories of the spirit realm will be explored, and techniques will be taught to keep one safe while accessing these territories. The student will then have the necessary tools to integrate a shamanic practice into their daily life. Through this practice, the student will have a self-referred system in place to gain clarity, vitality and healing for themselves.
Prerequisite: None
The Path of the Healer: Understanding Spiritual Healing Techniques is a nine-month course dedicated to learning a variety of shamanic healing tools which include sound and drum healing, long-distance healing, cord cutting, energetic extraction work, soul retrieval, psychopomp and spiritual cleansing. This class meets one weekend a month for nine months. 
Prerequisite: The Shamanic Journey Workshop: Understanding the Spirit Realm Workshop
The Path of the Warrior is a nine-month, hands-on, nature-based class that is designed to replenish one's personal power and connection to spirit through advanced initiation practices and tool making. The spirits of nature will be studied in depth and students will participate in vision-seeking ceremonies.
Prerequisite: The Shamanic Journey: Understanding the Spirit Realm Workshop
Plants, Stones, and Bones is an ongoing monthly one-day course focused on facilitating a deeper connection to plant spirits, mineral spirits, the animal kingdom and the ancestral realm. This course uses the shamanic journey as the modality to explore these areas. Many forms of spirit-driven crafting such as tincture-making and herbal wildcrafting will be included.
Prerequisite: The Shamanic Journey: Understanding the Spirit Realm Workshop
Animal Communication is a one-day workshop that teaches one how to communicate with wild and domestic animals. Application of these skills includes solving unwanted pet behavior, locating lost pets and helping unwanted or threatened wildlife to relocate.
Prerequisite: The Shamanic Journey: Understanding the Spirit Realm Workshop
Light Warrior Skills is a one-on-one session intended for individuals who feel they need extra spiritual protection for themselves or others.
Prerequisite: None
