What is Shamanism?
Learning to see in the dark
Shamanism is one of the oldest healing practices in the world, dating back over 30,000 years. It is an ancient spiritual practice that views the Earth and all that resides within as sacred. It’s rooted in the belief that everything- plants, animals, soil, and even the wind- carries its own consciousness and wisdom. By honouring this connection, Shamanism helps us feel deeply grounded and aligned with the natural world.
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At its heart, Shamanism is also about exploring the unseen. Translated from Siberian Tungus, it means "the one who sees in the dark". Shamans work within "non-ordinary realms" which are spiritual spaces beyond what we typically see and feel; similar to working in a lucid dream-like state or meditative state. These realms hold guidance, healing, and clarity, helping to uncover parts of the soul that may feel lost or disconnected.
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Through Shamanic healing, you can reconnect with your true self, release what no longer serves you, and find balance and clarity. It’s a practice that brings deep transformation, offering you a sacred path back to wholeness.
The Woman Behind The Work
Hi!
I’m Sydney, a Shamanic Healer, Ceremonialist, Soul Alignment Coach, and Psychic Medium. But beneath those titles, I’m someone who knows what it costs to abandon yourself- and what it changes when you stop.
Breakdown to Breakthrough
I’m someone who spent most of her life trying to stay afloat in a mind that never seemed to quiet down. My mental health didn’t wobble now and then- it held the steering wheel. For years.
I got really good at looking like I was fine. Holding everything together. Being dependable, capable, calm, all while constantly navigating a storm that no one else could see.
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It took me a long time to realize that strength and 'powering through' isn’t the same thing as being healthy, well, or even okay. And it took even longer to admit I was living in survival mode, and it wasn't sustainable.
Sparks of Remembering
Before I ever touched a drum or journeyed to other realms, I found my way into spiritual wellness- psychic mentorship, spiritual coaching, Reiki, meditation, and intuitive development.
And honestly? It helped way more than I ever imagined!
It was the first time I felt even a small sense of "me" returning. Like the fog lifted just enough that I could breathe again.
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Those practices didn’t “fix” me, that's not what it was about. It was about remembering. Remembering who I am, remembering the "old ways". These practices cracked me open just enough to explore this. They gave me space, clarity, a sense of direction- just enough to realize I wasn’t broken, I was disconnected.
Shamanism arrived when I was ready for something deeper- though I didn’t know that at the time. My life wasn’t in crisis; it was muted- numbed. My business was running, but uninspired. My days were full, but I wasn’t.
I felt like I had climbed halfway up a mountain and suddenly realized I had no idea where the peak was.
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Then, I met a Shamanic healer and had my first shamanic experience. It didn’t just shock me; it awoke something deep within me. Like someone switched the lights back on. Like I suddenly remembered a piece of who I was.
Shamanism was the full body "Oh yes, there you are. I remember you, and I'm ready to return home"
From Healing to Holding
As I began my learning and practicing shamanism, something shifted in a way I still struggle to put into words. The work didn’t push me somewhere new, it rooted me more deeply in the old ways.
It taught me how to hear my intuition with clarity, not through static. It helped me stop abandoning myself. It gave me a relationship with my body that wasn’t based on fear or avoidance. It helped me understand my mind instead of fighting it. And it opened a part of me I now affectionately call my inner wild witch- the one who trusts the land, honours cycles, listens before reacting, and stands in her truth even when it’s uncomfortable.
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Even when my physical health finally demanded real attention (doctors visits, endless tests, surgeries) I didn’t collapse in the way I once would have. I met it with steadiness.
Not perfection. Not enlightenment. Just presence. The kind that you earn from not only learning and trying more... but by living embodied. Actually doing the inner work.
Enter the Hollow, Tend to the Hearth
This is why I do what I do now, because the practices that saved me are the ones I now guide others through. But make no mistake- I'm not here on a pedestal, and I certainly don't “have it all figured out" (does anyone?) but I do have real life experience and understanding.
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My approach is grounded, intuitive, warm, and witchy in the best way! I don’t offer quick fixes or spiritual bypassing, I offer the kind of work that brings you back to yourself- the you beneath the coping, beneath the “fine,” beneath the performance.
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I walk beside you as you reconnect with your instincts, your softness, your courage, your clarity.
Not to turn you into someone new, but to help you remember the version of you that got lost along the way.
If you’re feeling disconnected, stuck, or "half-alive" in a life that isn't inspiring…
If part of you is whispering that there must be more than this…
If you can feel a shift inside you that you can’t quite name…
Then you’re already standing at the doorway.
And I’d be honoured to walk through it with you.