Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., is a psychologist and medical anthropologist who has studied the shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 30 years. At San Francisco State University, he directed the Biological Self-Regulation Laboratory to study how the mind creates psychosomatic health and disease. He is also the founder of the Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to bridging ancient shamanic traditions with modern medicine and psychology.

Marcela Lobos M.A., has been initiated in the healing traditions of the Amazon and the Andes. She was born and raised in Chile where she worked with shamans that belong to a matriarchal society that holds the wisdom of the feminine and the passion of Mother Earth. Marcela is dedicated to helping women by crafting “rites of passage” that allow them to find their power, grace, and wisdom.

Elise Kost has devoted two decades to guiding individuals and groups to claim courage and fully personify their beauty and joyful vitality of body, heart-mind, and spirit. She is a passionate poet, life coach, energy medicine practitioner, master certified Four Winds graduate, and lead faculty of The Light Body School. Greatly influenced by Nature and devoted to the Mystery, Elise helps others discover the Sacred, deepen their sense of trust, self-compassion, empowerment, and love for the transformational journey of creating a conscious life of wisdom, peace, and inspiration.

Karen Johnson was called to study shamanic energy medicine following a spiritual awakening and ensuing desire to teach others the way beyond death and how to dream their world into being. Karen is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center and holds master’s degrees in Public Health and Public and International Affairs (JD, MPH, MPIA). A retired federal administrative law judge, she practiced criminal and energy law for over 30 years, is a former hospital administrator and Fulbright Scholar in Afghanistan. Today she is a happy nomad who practices shamanic healing along the Way.

Dean Taraborelli has traveled to sacred sites in over 30 countries to study and experience the wisdom of ancient cultures. His interaction with people from many nations has given him insight into world religions, beliefs, mythology, rites of passage, rituals and spiritual healing. Dean is the founder of the Sanctuary – A Life Transformation Center in Sedona, AZ., where he is actively and daily engaged as an energy medicine practitioner.

Marcel Heyder explored many spiritual traditions and healing techniques before finding his life purpose in shamanism. For over a decade he has worked with groups and individuals in Germany, finding deep satisfaction in supporting others as they grow, discover true freedom and reclaim their sacred energy. He has enriched his personal experience with frequent travel to Asia and the Amazon and feels a deep connection to nature and the wisdom, light, and energy of the sacred medicine of the Amazon.

Moritz Reimann is a graduate of the Light Body School who works with groups and individuals around the world. His spiritual journey began 20 years ago, and he is driven by a fascination with how consciousness shapes reality. His calling is to help others release all impediments to living their full potential and to help clients navigate these times of change with grace and ease.

Lynn Berryhill is an acclaimed artist whose paintings are featured in collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. Lynn has taught creativity classes, is an active energy medicine practitioner, and loves to teach. Her creative spirit lets her easily take students into the realms of the soul to learn to work with destiny.

Ruby Parker’s career in the healing arts spans over 20 years and includes work as a massage therapist, Reiki master, personal counselor, and Energy Medicine practitioner focused on the connection of mind, body and soul. Ruby is Assistant Director of Alternative and Complementary Health at The Sanctuary at Sedona. A graduate of the Four Winds with master certification in Energy Medicine, she is also part of the faculty of the Light Body School.

Trained by Marcela Lobos at Los Cuatro Caminos School of Energy Medicine, Antonella integrated this practice with her work as Life Coach. Her path and inspiration is based on living reciprocity and compassion, thus attending to her call to accompany others to remember their own human nature and life purpose. She believes that by reconnecting with our ancestral roots through ceremonies and rituals we can awake our true power as children of the Earth.

A heart-centered, modern-day Shaman and Medicine Woman, Hyacinth demonstrates how to heal the wounds of the past and teaches how to transform them into sources of wisdom, strength, and self-love, as she reconnects you back to nature and your true essence. Nutritional Plant Medicine, Shamanic Energy Medicine, Divination, and Sacred Ceremony are her healing tools to tap into and release fear and doubt to cultivate truth, love, and reverence for life.

Trained in energy medicine by Marcela Lobos at Los Cuatro Caminos School of Energy Medicine, Helaine subsequently integrated this practice into her work as a Life Coach. Her purpose is to accompany others to discover their gifts and remember their inner nature to live with freedom, authenticity and power. Helaine deeply believes that the most sacred thing we can do as human beings is enlighten our shadows, awaken our gifts, and cultivate our life from our inner healer.

Born into a lineage of shamans, Lauren grew up working closely with tools of spirit and assisting others in their healing journey. During her early adult years she explored alternate paths, finding that all roads returned to her roots. Lauren conveys strength of passage to seekers, guiding them on a journey back home to themselves. She calls forth the inner warrior to rise up and expand into the greatest gift: Love.

Patricia Iris, MD, MPH is a western-trained medical doctor whose holistic approach includes Ayurveda, Yoga, Energy Medicine and Functional Medicine. She integrates Eastern tools and practices with Western techniques to optimize health. As a shamanic energy medicine practitioner, Dr. Iris provides a personalized healing experience that assists her clients to achieve mental clarity, physical vitality, emotional equilibrium, and spiritual growth. By holding sacred space, she supports each individual to attain wellness through discovery of the true self.

A former social worker and retired technology executive, Larry began dreaming his world into being in 2014. The concept of moving beyond story was life changing. He has been around the medicine wheel several times and did a year-long apprenticeship with healers from other shamanic teachings. Larry now lives in Pennsylvania and practices shamanic healing full time, specializing in recovery, PTSD, major life changes, and restoring joy and vitality after a loss or trauma.

A tracker of subtle energies, lost soul parts, and old blockages, Steffen Büffel is an intuitive listener who supports his clients in crafting new mythic maps for their lives. A former media and communications consultant, he offers his gift of service to the world as a digital shaman. Based in Germany he works remotely with clients all over the world, as well as in-person. He is fluent in German and English.

A passionate shamanic energy medicine practitioner, Barbara Haussener chose the path of dreaming the world into being early on. She offers consultations in German and English and is skilled at supporting others to bring back lightness, color and joy of life. Barbara lives in Switzerland, where she follows her passions in deep union with Mother Earth. She is a teaching assistant with the Four Winds Society.

Deeply rooted and experienced in helping people remember their true voice and personal power, Bridghe McCracken holds an advanced practitioner certificate from the Light Body School. She works with balancing energy systems for adults, children, animals, and the land through Illuminations, Soul Retrieval and Extractions. Bridghe is strongly called to work with the body to attain its highest vibration through a combination of food, lifestyle, and energy work. Her 20 years of experience in organic farming, creating pollinator habitat, restoring native ecosystems, and designing sacred spaces informs and inspires all her work.

A modern-day shaman, Maria Clara Castaneda helps people leap fearlessly into the unknown and thrive. Following many changes in her own life, and having lived in various countries on different continents, Maria Clara is an experienced diver into the unknown, and a bridge between the worlds. Her effusive soul gives her a special talent for empowering women, supporting growth, self-care and love. She is a teacher and academic advisor at the Four Winds Society, as well as ambassador for Los Cuatro Caminos. She lives in Germany and offers consultations in Spanish, English, and German.