Shamanic practitioners believe that we are surrounded by helping spirits — or allies — and many of these helping spirits often appear as guardian animals. When a person develops and maintains a close relationship with their guardian animal, they can experience enhanced vitality and protection, as well as personal, family, community, and organizational power.
A power animal retrieval is the process by which a shamanic practitioner assists a person in finding and reconnecting with their guardian animal in life. Power animal retrievals are beneficial for everyone, including young children. Individuals who are feeling drained due to stress, trauma, or illness, or those who are experiencing any form of stagnation or disconnection can greatly benefit from a power animal retrieval.
Over the course of days and years, we all accumulate dense, stagnant, and stuck energy. The Andean shamans and healers refer to this as hucha. Hucha is not considered bad or toxic, but rather, it’s simply normal energy that has not been cleared or released.
A limpia — from the Spanish verb limpiar, meaning “to clean” — is a shamanic ritual that helps to clear out and release hucha. During a limpia, the shamanic practitioner uses a variety of techniques to help break down hucha, including bones, Agua de Florida, rose water, stone tapping, drumming, rattling, movement, and vocalizations. Afterwards, the client is supported in exploring ways that they can integrate hucha-clearing practices into their daily life.
While everyone can benefit from a limpia, it is highly recommended for anyone experiencing emotional heaviness, stagnation, or life transitions, regardless of spiritual background. Therapists, teachers, social workers, first responders, and healthcare workers who handle other people's trauma daily will find that a limpia can help to reset the nervous system and promote healthy boundary-setting skills. Limpias are also helpful for highly sensitive and empathic individuals who tend to unconsciously absorb the energy around them.
Shamanic healers believe that we all carry trauma from our ancestors in our muscles, bones, blood, cells, and energy field. A person is not viewed as a solitary individual, but as the living expression of their entire lineage. If an ancestor suffered severe trauma and could not process it, that trauma leaves an imprint that ripples down to their descendants. Modern research in the field of epigentics now confirms that our DNA stores trauma from prior generations, resulting in chronic illness, unexplained physical pain, addiction, and genetic predispositions.
Ancestral pattern release is a shamanic practice involving the use of drumming and rattling to effectively remove patterns that originated from unresolved ancestral or past-life traumas. This service is especially powerful for individuals who struggle with PTSD, complex trauma, and inherited mental health concerns such as addiction, depression, and anxiety.
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