Our relationship with our power animals is central to shamanic practice. These compassionate spirit allies bring healing, guidance and protection, helping us remain connected to our own strength and the wisdom of the natural world. For the shamanic practitioner, this relationship is foundational to the healing work, providing the spiritual support and protection needed to assist others.

In many shamanic traditions, a loss of personal power is understood as a loss of connection with our spiritual support. We may feel disconnected from ourselves, uncertain of our direction, or find it difficult to meet the challenges of daily life. Power animal retrieval is a healing practice that restores this sacred relationship, bringing renewed strength, vitality and a deeper sense of being supported. Learning to nurture that connection is an essential part of learning to hold and work with our personal power.

Wild Soul is a weekend devoted to developing these relationships through shamanic journey, healing and direct experience. You will connect with your own power animal and explore how its presence can support your healing and spiritual practice. Whether you are meeting your power animal for the first time or deepening an established relationship, our work will focus on building the trust, communication and connection that allow you to work together.

Often there is a strong similarity between you and your power animal. Its natural behaviors, strengths and ways of responding to its environment can offer insight into your own patterns and abilities. Through this relationship, you may come to understand aspects of yourself that have been set aside or underdeveloped, and learn to bring those qualities more fully into your life. Working with your power animal helps you recognize and embody your natural gifts while developing a deeper relationship with Mother Earth.

Throughout the weekend, you will learn and practice power animal retrieval for others, including how to establish a clear connection, receive guidance and bring back the healing essence of the power animal. We will explore the practitioner’s role in restoring this alliance and how to help the recipient nurture the relationship after the healing.

Our work will also include shapeshifting, a practice of merging with the consciousness of your power animal. Through journey, movement, dance and sound, you will explore its qualities as a lived experience within your own body. These practices deepen the bond with your animal ally and help you embody the strength, wisdom and support available through that relationship. We will also explore ways to honor your power animal and maintain this connection as an active part of daily life.

The relationship with your power animal is central to shamanic work. As a trusted ally, the animal spirit aids the practitioner in a myriad of ways, offering protection, guiding journeys, helping locate what needs healing and lending its power to the work. Learning to recognize and work in partnership with your power animal is an essential foundation for developing your practice and applies to the use of all the shamanic tools and techniques.