10/28/2026
Why I Chose Shamanism
I didn't find shamanism because I was looking for another spiritual practice. I found it because I was looking for healing. After a lifetime of navigating mental health diagnoses, searching for answers, and trying to find relief, shamanism offered me something I hadn't experienced before. A sense of peace, connection, and a deeper understanding of myself. What I found went far beyond healing.
I found community. I found a spiritual path without religious dogma. I found a practice that grounded me in the natural world and reminded me that we are connected to something much greater than ourselves. I fell in love with the understanding that everything carries spirit. The trees, the animals, the water, the earth itself, that everything deserves to be acknowledged, honored, and treated with respect.
Shamanism didn't ask me to believe in something outside of myself. It invited me to reconnect with what was already within me.
Perhaps most importantly, it helped me feel whole in ways I hadn't before. That experience changed the direction of my life.
When you discover something that brings you that kind of peace, connection, and personal transformation, it's difficult not to want to share it. That's really the heart behind Panthera Energy Medicine. I want to create opportunities for others to experience their own breakthroughs, to reconnect with parts of themselves they may have forgotten, and to discover that healing can look very different from what they've known.
I don't believe everyone's path needs to look like mine, I do believe everyone deserves the opportunity to explore what wholeness means to them, in a space where they feel supported, respected, and truly seen. I chose shamanism for my own healing. I chose to become a practitioner because I wanted to help others discover what's possible for theirs. 💜