California Shamanism Training Courses: Information, Classes
Internet Classes and Training in Shamanic Healing:
Shamanic Course Series Overview
Over the internet these days, you will find all sorts of 'diploma mills' that will gladly provide you with some impressive looking wallpaper stating you are trained in just about anything there is to learn. You just send in a fee, and in the return mail, you get your certificate. Let me assure you, if you haven't taken a course through me yet and discovered this for yourself, that the Shamanism-101 is not one of these 'mills'. These shamanic training courses include material and coursework set at a level that I believe to be sufficient to meet the requirements of any university program.
Training with me will truly require your dedicated work and successful completion of challenging course material. Internet-based classes for the shamanic practitioner series are organized to make the most of your development in shamanic practice and healing. Each stage provides certification in increasingly advanced areas, enabling you to expand and deepen your practice to whatever degree you choose.
There are three courses that will be offered through Shamanism-101 during 2010 and 2011 that complete a years training in working with the compassionate spirits. There is a fourth course that will be offered separately, which also works with the compassionate spirits, yet is specifically focused on developing ability in middle world issues. The current courses available are Level 1, Basic course, and the Level 2, Intermediate. The Intermediate-Advanced Level 3 course will be available by March of 2010, which will complete the cycle of training. The Advanced Level 4 course will be available will be available by June of 2010.
There is no necessity to train beyond any level, as each is arranged so that it provides the training to become fluent and capable as a 'stand alone' in the material that it covers. Naturally, each level includes different training materials and deepening complexities of practice. Each unit teaches a different subjects, rituals, practices or techniques, and these are presented throughout the curricula in an order that mirrors their increasingly advanced degrees of difficulty.
Actually, training in shamanism advances quite easily over the internet. 'Class hours' in this format are not as straightforward to 'count' as, for instance, the number of hours a student sits in a college classroom per semester. However, be assured that the amount of work you will be facing will be very much the same.
My work is to provide you with the material and oversight, and your work is to learn and practice. With both of these, you will complete each level well trained. When you do complete a level, you will receive a stamped and signed certificate of successful completion, stating that you have satisfied all the requirements of training for that level, including some of the important specifics (such as Level 2 including extraction, and level 3 including soul retrieval). The Level 4 Advanced Training includes the more dicey middle world work. It is the combination of middle world training, and the breadth of material that the full four units cover, that allows me at that time to certify you as an Advanced Practitioner.
Basic Shamanism, Level 1
"This is a very special class for three reasons: Dr. Serr is a generous and patient teacher who cares about passing on knowledge, not just handing out information; you can make a fundamental difference in your life and in the lives of others with what you learn in this class, and there aren't many places you can go to learn it; I didn't know anything about healing or shamanism when I started this class, and though I expected to learn interesting things I didn't think I would really be able to do the work. I found that I really can do the work!"
Jeneen S., Solar Scientist
Your certificate course in shamanism class level 1 is the first step on your path to becoming a practitioner. These classes develop your relationships with the compassionate spirits in the upper world and lower world who will help you with multitude of healing practices you will learn. You will discover from experience what is shamanic reality, its world view, and the art of shamanic healing that is very different from that shared by other healing practices.
The internet is a straightforward way to provide anyone with access to the net with an immediately accessible foundation in the 'best practices' of shamanic healing. The foundation course that supports your education is the Level 1 basic course, which covers the following, in addition to much more:
- First, and foremost, the course trains you to have powerful, reliable, and particularly capable journeys. Techniques aside, the developed art of journeying is one of the most significant cornerstones of the entire shamanic healing path.
- You will learn divination through the use of natural objects, a practice that surprises most people with its far-reaching insight and illumination.
- You will learn the characteristics of shamanic reality, and how this - and the healing art that stems from this - are so completely different from those of our ordinary lives.
- You are led into the spiritual geography of a shaman's world, a universe (or multiverse!) that you proceed to explore and chart as you develop your journey abilities.
- Power, and the important matter of shamanic ethics are discussed, and you will be guided in developing an your ethical code for your work that serves you and the people, animals, and other beings that you work with.
- You will learn how to develop your own power, and fill out the 'whole' potentially empowered person that you were meant to be. You will meet your spirit helpers in animal form, and gather those who are particularly suited to work with you in a healing practice.
- As a crucially important member of your healing 'team', you will meet your True Self... an experience one never forgets, and that alone, leaves many people forever grateful that they took this course.
- You will learn personal and group rituals of practitioner and sacred space preparation. If you are studying through Ocean Seminary College, you will develop relationships with a class 'cohort'. This is certainly not necessary for shamanic studies, yet some like having colleagues with whom they can learn, grow, and find support.
- Distance healing becomes part of your basic 'toolbox', where you learn the ethics and procedure for sending healing with a spirit helper somewhere away from where you are. This is particularly useful when you can not physically attend to someone who has asked for your help.
- You will learn rituals of personal cleansing prior to shamanic work, and how to open a circle of healing and safety where your work can be done.
- Importantly, you will learn how to do power animal retrieval for another, so you can bring back such power for your client in a wonderful and time-honored way.
If you are interested in the shamanic healing level 1 course and would like further information, please write me at drserr@shamanism-101.com, or consider enrolling in an extraordinary seminary, Ocean Seminary College.
All 'upper division' shamanic training builds on the necessary basic technical and experiential instruction that Level 1 provides, equipping you with the readiness to successfully navigate the more advanced, complex, and often delicate areas of shamanic practice for which you ultimately may be headed. Intermediate and advanced shamanic practices require the utmost care in preparation and awareness, and with Level 1 beneath your belt, you will obtain the solid and competent basis upon which advanced work can rest.
Write me, Steve Serr, if you would like to take Level 1 Shamanic Training, through me, as an independent student. The internet provides us with an immediate way to receive the information you need, be directed through the experiences you require, and provide you with the feedback you deserve. As soon as you complete your enrollment and complete your course payment, you will receive your username and password for Level 1 and be free to begin your training. That is when our relationship begins.
"I want to write and thank you for putting on the Level One Shamanic Healing course. I felt that this course was excellent in getting down the beginning basics of working and understanding Shamanic work. I walked away with a keen sense of and awareness to the connection of the life force deep within me and all around everyone one of us. Learning the history, integrated with experiences in rituals and techniques, along with your passion in teaching made this course a definite stepping-stone that I can use with my everyday work as a healer for others, and myself.
Just wanted to share this breakthrough experience for me and give you the sincerest thanks for bringing this opportunity to me and the many others out there who have been looking for a connection to this ancient healing work. Your passion as a teacher is inspiring and I will definitely let others know about this course!"
Lorraine S.
Reiki Instructor, Agricultural Business Owner
These are certificate courses that require time and commitment, and involve readings and outside practices that must be written up and submitted for my oversight. I carefully observe and follow each student's progress. This level of training transitions the student from being technically adept, to the personal grasp of a way of walking in the world that is the shaman’s heritage.
Shamanic Training is a life enhancing experience whether you intend to serve professionally as a shamanic healer or whether you utilize this for your own continuing growth and development. It is necessary to be fairly solidly grounded and reasonably self-assured prior as a human being to undergo shamanic training, and these courses are not designed nor capable of serving as psychotherapy. However, the simple fact is: this work cannot help but be personally illuminating, empowering, and healing no matter where we are in our journey to rediscover our true self.
(all upper division courses in shamanic healing that follow require satisfactory completion of level 1)
Intermediate Shamanic Healing Level 2
The Intermediate (Level 2) class covers such things as:
Extraction, for as you have begun to grasp your shamanic ability and expertise, you become ready to learn this delicate art. You will increase your ability to tackle difficult issues in this concentrated series of classes. Moreover, you will learn the follow-up care that can be crucial at this level of working with clients.
In addition to many other techniques, training at the Intermediate level incorporates traditional shamanic initiations that are necessary to a maturing practitioner. These are time-honored and intentionally shrouded experiences that are rarely, if ever shared aloud. Shamanic initiations are times when a practitioner’s relationship with the spirit world is deepened. These are situations where the understanding of oneself is furthered as one is more fully opened to the world both seen and unseen.
Intermediate-Advanced Shamanic Healing Level 3
The Intermediate-Advanced Training moves the readied practitioner into the delicate nature of advanced work with souls. Here is where you learn such things as soul retrieval.
Advanced Shamanic Healing Level 4
Finally, the Level 4 Advanced Training is not for the weak of heart. With the further preparation you obtained at levels two and three, you now are empowered and are ready to learn how to work with spirits of the middle world. This can be very tricky, and precautionary measures need to be automatic. Deeper shamanic healing with upper world spirit teachers and lower world power animals is carefully brought to a thorough level of training. Again, you will learn many more techniques, however in these, the level of complexity and strident requirements of technical ability are crucial. When graduating at this stage, your training with me is complete, and aside from individual mentoring if you choose, your continuing education will be from the spirits themselves.
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Ocean Seminary College Students
If you are a student through Ocean Seminary College, and you have been provided with a username and password to access either the basic, level 2, level 3 or level 4 course for which you enrolled, your tuition has already been reconciled and there is nothing more you need to do.
Independent On-line Students
If you wish to take the course without registering as a degree student at Ocean Seminary College, you certainly can. Independent students by far make the larger portion of the students who enroll.
There are four courses that will be offered through Shamanism-101. The current courses offered are Level 1, Basic, and Level 2, Intermediate. The Intermediate-Advanced Level 3 course will be available by March of 2010, and Advanced Level 4 course will be available will be available by June of 2010.
The fee for each independent student course is $240.00 , with 12 units in each course. For this you will also receive feedback and direction from me as you go along.
There will be books you will need, and supplies. I have included a list of these on the Basic Level 1 course description page, which answers a number of questions about the Basic course.
The journey into shamanic spirituality and its healing begins with Level 1. We occasionally have extended weekend classes and hands-on retreats where we can work face-to-face, though I assure you despite what the 'old school' might say, this is absolutely not necessary for training. If you have further questions, I look forward to hearing from you.
Write me at drserr@shamanism-101.com and I will be happy to get you started with internet-based training in the basic shamanic healing course. If you are considering enrolling in the internet Basic Level 1 course, then follow this link. There, you will find payment options and other important course information.
On-Site Students
On-site instruction is appreciably more expensive than over the internet, which simply is a matter of a tremendously greater amount of costs and logistics on my end. However, for those who choose to join in practical, educational retreats for hands-on practice in a course retreat setting, this is are great opportunities. For anyone, a deposit of 100.00 will secure your place in any of the upcoming classes, refundable up to 21 days prior to first class meeting. Balance can be paid at any time prior to the beginning of the first class. Check, bank card and PayPal transfers are all welcome. For the latter two, simply go to PayPal by...
type or paste into your browser: https://www.paypal.com/
once there, send the payment to: drserr@awakeningsnow.com
If you are signing up for one of the periodic on-site retreats:
1) Reservation Deposit
(refundable minus 10.00 service fee up to 2 weeks before class starts. Full payment must be received by 1 week prior to the start of class)
$100.00
If you decide to pay in full and do so prior to 21 days before class start, tuition is automatically reduced by $25.00.
2) Pay in Full before 2 weeks prior to class start (includes $25.00 Discount,
refundable minus 40.00 service fee up to 14 days before the first
day of class)
Discounted Price $375.00
3) Pay in Full after 2 weeks before class start
Regular Class Full Price: $400.00
(Refundable up to 2 weeks prior to class minus $40.00
service charge)