Way of the Wild Soul Shamanka
Spiral Two: Wayshower Course Dates and Content
2026
First Spiral 28th, 29th, 30th, (31st) August 2026
3 – 4 days at Heartshore summer camp (extra horse day for blended students on 31st August)
Deer Mother Wayshower: I am she who Cuts the chords that bind & empowers your Gifts
Empowering the unconditional love of the Deer Mother learn how to shamanically cut chords and ties to people places and situations that no longer serve, Empowering your Wayshower / Leadership Skills.
- what is a Wild Wayshower? We explore what stops you from stepping forward as your Wild Wayshower.
- Shapeshift movement / dance journey with Deer Mother & your Wild Soul Shamanka/ Shaman to heal the Motherline and your ancestor wounds to reclaim your gifts as Wayshower
- Practice deepening into your Soul seed, listening to & expressing your soul’s wisdom in movement, sound and voice.
- Learn circle holding skills, how to lead different types of circles i.e. sharing circle, reflective circles, talking stick, council and pot
- Learn about the importance of empathy & limbic resonance when holding groups, and how to hold your centre.
- Learn how to cut chords and ties to animals, people places and situations that no longer serve, and practice doing this for each other & the horses.
- Experience a Soul rebirth Journey / medicine journey
- Learn about The Way of Horse and an Empowered Herd
- Experience Equine Assisted Leadership Work with the horses – Meet the herd: Boundaries, Head, heart, hara.
Second Spiral 9th October (evening), 10th & 11th October 2026
Heartshore nr Stroud with horses
(blended learning students join via Zoom)
All students join Friday evening 9th October for a check-in whether in person or via Zoom.
Crone Wild Wayshower: I am shadow dancer
Meet the Crone Archetype of your Wild Wayshower & your Wild soul Shamanka/Shaman self-cutting through the great smoking mirror of illusion to empower your Wayshower.
- journey with your Crone Shamanka/ Shaman to connect with her/ him / them to find and meet your shadow Shamanka/ Shaman power. What are you most afraid of? To heal & reclaim your gifts as Wild Wayshower.
- Explore more Soul Connection exercises
- Explore Medicine women hollow bone work around your Shadow
- Learn about the false self, and how to identify and heal false self-beliefs
- Spiritual ego how to identify and stop it’s tyranny
- Reflective & groundwork day with the herd at Heartshore to explore and see your shadow
- Experience a Shadow dance creative ceremony to fully empower your Wild Wayshower, embrace and call back your Wild Soul Shamanka
Third Spiral 20th November (evening), 21st & 22nd November
At Goddess House (Bridie Room 1 day, Avebury 1 day)
All students attend the full weekend including Friday night’s check-in.
Ancestor Wild Wayshower:
I whisper the words of wisdom from your soul, lifting the veil to bring clarity to your Wild Wayshower path.
- Journey to meet your Wild Shamanka ancestor guides, receive their gifts & guidance to empower your Wild way shower Wisdom
- Learn about using your inner Soul wisdom to hold Sharing & Reflective circles
- Explore ancestor medicine work
- Medicine women hollow bone work, learn Past Life journeying in pairs
Day trip (lift share) to Avebury to embody the differing aspects of your Wild Wayshower Shamanka with a Shamanic ceremony of death & rebirth to empower your Wild soul wisdom.
- Learn about the uses of dowsing with rods and pendulums and connecting to Web of Wyrd. Dowse the dragon lines in Avebury Stone Circle, with your Wild soul Shamanka find your seat of power
- Journey into the core of your seat of power with your Wayshower ancestors
- Blessing & anointing ceremony at Swallow head spring
- In the West Kennet Long Barrow drop into the void, dissolve become no-thing in a ceremony of death & rebirth.
- Rebirth Oracling / voicing your Wild Wayshower ancestors in the West Kennet long Barrow
- Closing with gratitude to the elements and beings
2027
Fourth Spiral 1st January (evening), 2nd & 3rd January
Blended students attend via Zoom, all students meet Friday 1 January evening for a check-in via Zoom or in person.
Soul Midwife Wayshower: I am she who initiates the pathways
Step into the space between
Wild Water Shapeshifter: I am she who flows in the depths
I am She who flows and transforms: Water Shapeshifter Walk in the sacred landscape of Avalon, explore Her wells and rivers, work with water for healing to cleanse, and transform the emotions. Inner Healing – work with water & the emotions to heal your Wild soul Shamanka/Shaman.
- journey to meet your wild child soul Shamanka essence
- Explore the need for initiations and rites of passage
- Learn Soul centred ceremonies of rites of passage, i.e. burn & release training, soul blessing & anointing ceremonies
- Soul Essence connection work
- Introduction to Soul Birthing and Soul Retrieval
- ceremonial formatting for rites of passage work
- soul retrieval & past life connection
- Drum healing circle work
Fifth Spiral: 12th February (evening) 13th & 14th February (Brighde Room)
Friday 12th evening check-in either in person or Zoom
(BL students attend in person if they can, or by Zoom)
Wise Child Wayshower: I am she who empowers your wise child
Heal the wounds of your inner child and empower your authentic wise childlike innocence, fey intuition & guidance, to become your Wild Wayshower
- Journey with your inner Wild Shamanka to heal the wounds of your inner child and empower your authentic wise childlike innocence to become your Wild Wayshower
- Explore more Hollow bone work of the medicine women
- learn how to discern what’s yours and what’s projection, what’s real/ objective rather than subjective, what’s transference and why this knowledge is important in group work
- Learn more about spiritual and energetic protection and how to hold a safe space of potential where all is welcome
- Share a Rites of passage ceremony that you’ve created for life stages/ empowerments
Sixth Spiral: 2nd (evening), 3rd & 4th April
(Banbha Room)
All students attend Friday evening 2 April check-in 7.30pm either in-person or via Zoom
(Blended Students attend in person with an extra full day on 2 April to present their Rites of Passage ceremonies, catch up any previous weekends work that needs in person guidance)
Lover Wayshower: I am she / he / they who
Reclaims your Sacred Wombmanhood / Heart Heroes
Healing the wounds of the heart, to empower the loving presence of your Wild Wayshower. Healing your womb/ hara of past traumas to empower your deep sovereign wisdom for healing, holding the power of your Heart hero
- Journey with lover Shamanka to release the grief of your heart & womb to become more loving as your Wild Wayshower
- Learn about Mirroring and how to hold an authentic heart space circle for groups
- Journey to redress the balance between the masculine & feminine within
- Pair work using the healing skills you’ve learnt to hold space for each other’s hollow boning
- Experience wild soul womb dance / Hara empower ceremony
- Empower your womb / hara wisdom and learn how to work in alignment with your moon time/ the moon / the tides and make a moon dial
Vision Quest and dedication Ceremony
Join us back at Heartshore horses nr Stroud for a vision quest with the herd
• reflect and review your Wild Wayshower year
• What are your Wild Wayshower Shamanka Gifts
• What is your Wild Wayshower path
• What skills do you need to still develop
• What messages do the herd and your guides have for you?
• With your Wild Wayshower Staff and your Wild Shapeshifter ceremonial regalia and tools dedicate as your Wild Wayshower I am she / He / They who …witnessed by Horse
Seventh Spiral: 7th (evening, 8th & 9th May)
At Heartshore nr Stroud
(with camping sleep out option)
Wild Wayshower:
I am She / He / They who guides the pathways , leads the way, initiates the cross roads,& holds the gateways
(all students attend in-person)
Vision Quest & dedication Ceremony
Join us back at Heartshore horses nr Stroud for a vision quest with the herd
- reflect and review your Wild wayshower year
- What are your Wild Wayshower Shamanka Gifts
- What is your Wild Wayshower path
- What skills do you need to still develop
- What messages do the herd & your guides have for you?
- With your Wild Way shower Wild Shapeshifter ceremonial regalia & tools dedicate as your Wild Wayshower I am she / He / They who …witnessed by Horse
