Practical Shamanism

In this episode of Practical Shamanism, I share my deep affinity for rocks and crystals, exploring how they can serve as powerful energetic allies. While some practitioners connect deeply with plants or symbols, my personal journey has been profoundly shaped by crystals—especially Herkimer diamonds.

I discuss how crystals can help sensitive individuals manage overwhelming energy, protect against external influences, and maintain energetic integrity. Whether you're navigating the psychic noise of the world, seeking grounding and balance, or simply drawn to the wonder of these natural treasures, crystals can be incredible tools for support.

Want to see the crystals I offer for sale? Check out: https://handsoverheart.com/store/crystals/

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In this episode of Practical Shamanism, I take a deep dive into soul retrieval—one of the most transformational and foundational practices in my shamanic work. While I've often alluded to it in previous episodes, I realized I hadn't yet devoted a full discussion to this life-changing process.

I share my personal journey of discovering soul retrieval, the profound impact it had on my own healing, and why I consider it the single most powerful intervention I can offer. We'll explore:

✨ What soul retrieval is and why it's found in shamanic traditions across the world ✨ How soul loss happens—through trauma, relationships, and even modern distractions ✨ Signs you may benefit from soul retrieval ✨ The impact of retrieving lost soul parts and how it can create lasting change ✨ Simple practices to start calling your energy back

Whether you're new to soul retrieval or curious to deepen your understanding, this episode offers insight into the magic of energetic wholeness and how it can support your well-being.

Want to read more? Check out:

About Soul Retrieval- This article is the comprehensive overview of my soul retrieval process, including information on what to expect during and after a shamanic soul retrieval session. I have my clients read this article before their session.

About Soul Retrieval- Cliff Note Version- This a condensed version of my About Soul Retrieval article for those who aren't up for reading quite so much detail and want a shorter version.

Does Soul Retrieval Make You Tried- Soul retrieval can sometimes (but not always) make individuals feel tired as the body undergoes deep healing and integration. This temporary fatigue, usually lasting 48-72 hours, indicates that old energy patterns and blockages are being processed, paving the way for increased energy and vitality in the long term.

Soul Retrieval Side Effects and After Effects- Soul retrieval can result in various positive side effects, such as increased vitality, emotional healing, improved mental clarity, and stronger spiritual connections. It can also cause shifts in relationships.

What is a Soul Retrieval? Soul retrieval is a shamanic healing practice that restores fragmented parts of the soul caused by trauma. The process involves identifying and reintegrating these lost parts to enhance vitality, emotional healing, mental clarity, and spiritual connections.

Soul Retrieval Session- Learn about the soul retrieval sessions I offer and how to book your session today!

9 Benefits of Soul Retrieval– Discover the profound benefits of soul retrieval, including restored vitality, emotional healing, spiritual growth, and enhanced self-awareness for holistic well-being.

What Is Soul Loss? Learn about soul loss in detail. Discover its causes, symptoms, and how shamanic soul retrieval can restore wholeness and well-being.

11 Soul Loss Symptoms- Learn about soul loss symptoms such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, and emotional numbness. Identifying these signs is the first step towards healing through practices such as shamanic soul retrieval.

Top 5 Signs You Might Need a Soul Retrieval and How It Can Transform Your Life– Learn about when you might need soul retrieval as the next step on your healing journey.

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In this episode, I explore how our fight-or-flight instincts—like a high-energy dog living in a small apartment—can create challenges in our modern lives. Using metaphors and insights, I share strategies for calming overactive instincts, completing stress cycles, and cultivating inner peace.

Key topics include:

• Understanding the fight-or-flight response in today's world.
• Why our instincts often feel like a neighbor's yappy dog.
• Tools and techniques to "train" your inner dog for a calmer life.
• How calming your stress response improves physical and emotional well-being.

Whether you're managing chronic stress, seeking deeper alignment, or looking for practical tips to reclaim peace in your daily life, this episode offers guidance and inspiration.

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In this episode, I continue to unpack what might be blocking your path to true fulfillment in the second half of this discussion.

If you'd like a summary, check out my article What's in the Way of Living Your Soul Purpose?

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In this episode of Practical Shamanism, I dive into what might get in the way of fully living your soul purpose. Inspired by Julia Cameron's playful take on artistic blocks and insights from one of my own teachers, I explore some of the reasons we might feel disconnected from our path.

This includes:

• How we often stay loyal to outdated dreams or pre-incarnation plans, and why it's so powerful to pivot when something no longer feels right.
• The impact of stress, fatigue, and living in "fight or flight" mode on our intuition, making it harder to see possibilities and opportunities.
• The importance of living by our own "map" rather than following others' expectations or societal norms.
• How curating a life that supports our energy and creativity allows us to pursue our unique soul purpose more freely.

I believe that tuning into what's true for us right now, and designing a life that resonates with our unique self, helps us overcome the obstacles to living a rich, purpose-driven life.

Join me next time as I continue to unpack what might be blocking your path to true fulfillment in the second half of this discussion.

If you'd like a summary, check out my article What's in the Way of Living Your Soul Purpose?

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In this podcast, I challenge a popular meme that suggests we should be grateful for the present because in 20 years, we'll wish we could return to where we are now. I strongly disagree with this notion. Those who listen to this type of podcast are actively investing in a future where they have greater physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Modern culture bombards us with toxic ideas that chip away at our peace and happiness. Learning to "weed the garden of your mind" is an essential skill, and the belief that everything will worsen with time is one of the most damaging weeds to pull. Join me as I share why this mindset is often untrue and offer reasons to feel hopeful and empowered about your future.

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In this episode, I explore the concept of psychic protection, especially for those who are energetically sensitive. I share personal experiences and discuss practical strategies to protect one's energy field from unwanted influences. Learn more about how to create energetic boundaries, manage psychic noise, and protect yourself from both subtle and intense energetic disturbances.

You can read an article with an overview of this information here: https://handsoverheart.com/resources/psychic-protection/

Additional Resources

Online Courses:

• Energy Body Illumination Program- https://academy.handsoverheart.com/detail/VIDEO/the-energy-body-illumination A comprehensive course on building and strengthening your energy body for effective psychic protection.
• Getting Rid of Entities and Keeping Them Gone https://academy.handsoverheart.com/detail/VIDEO/free-yourself-from-entities – Focused on removing entities and maintaining a clear energetic field.

Books:

• Freedom From Entities by Katie Weatherup
• Psychic Protection by Ted Andrews
• Practical Shamanism by Katie Weatherup

Shamanic Healing Offers to Improve Psychic Protection:

Soul Retrieval- https://handsoverheart.com/soul-retrieval/

Compassionate Entity Removal- https://handsoverheart.com/shamanic-healing/compassionate-entity-removal/

Protect Your Home- https://handsoverheart.com/shamanic-healing/wards/

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

Some of the catch phrases like "I deserve" and "I have trouble knowing my worth" can take people further away from the experience they want to have rather than closer. They can turn us towards inner work that won't produce the results were hoping and, worst case, can bolster a story that we're entitled to things we're truly not.

In this podcast, I explore some alternate perspectives that I believe will help have more success in having the things that are important to you. The notion of "win-win" or "no deal" is an important concept in all kinds of human relating. And being able to discern and implement that approach quickly and efficiently saves us a lot of time so that we can move towards people and situations that are available to meet us in a way that authentically works for us.

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

In past lives, we tended to place energetic bindings on the oaths and vows we swore. These could be vows of marriage, chastity, or poverty. In each case, there were energetic structures put in place to hold us to the vow. Often those past life promises are disruptive to our contemporary experiences. So, it's wise to clear them and free ourselves. In this podcast I teach more about how this works as well as ways you can be free of this energy- either with help or as a DIY project.

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

Sometimes people have the false belief that they need to resolve all the pain and trauma of the past before they can make functional choices in the present. In this podcast, I talk about some focus points to help yourself make a very quick shift or change when a pattern urgently needs to change. I hope to give you a better map for pathways to healing that don't have to have a big time lag to getting to a place in your life that is functional and sustainable. I invite everyone to be in a lifelong exploration of the relationship to themselves and to thrive in their lives in more and more elegant and fulfilling ways. And, sometimes, triage is important to focus your efforts.

Want to support my work and be supported by my team of guides? Check out my membership offer: https://www.patreon.com/practicalshamanism

Want more audio content from me? Check out my online academy at https://academy.handsoverheart.com/

Sound editing by Kevin Young. You can reach him at [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com