Frequently Asked Questions

  • Shamanic healing has been practiced by cultures all around the world for thousands of years in various forms. It recognizes the sacredness and aliveness of all life on this planet, and offers a way of communicating with the natural and spirit realms in order to receive wisdom, guidance, healing, and reconnection. It can facilitate recovering last parts of the self, releasing energy that no longer serves, and reconnecting someone with their own inner knowing and life force energy to name a few.

    Shamanism is not a religion, but a healing tradition that formed the basis of care and support in indigenous cultures for over 60,000 years. Everything is imbued with spirit, and when we work with spirit (or life force energy), we can facilitate profound transformation and healing for individuals, communities, and cultures. As a present-day practice, shamanic healing meets the practical needs for working with the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of modern life.

    Shamanic healing isn't about fixing what's broken, it is about remembering and reclaiming what is already whole. It complements, rather than replaces, conventional medical or psychological care, and works alongside it to support healing on every level: mind, body, and spirit.

  • A shamanic healing practitioner is someone who has been called to the path of healing and teaching by the powerful realm of Spirit. They work in relationship with the Otherworld (the spirit realm) to bring about change and transformation. A shamanic practitioner will often use a drum or rattle to enter an altered state of consciousness which allows them to travel to the Otherworld to receive guidance, wisdom, and healing.

    Some of the shamanic arts that they might facilitate include; recovering lost parts of self, restoring personal power that we have lost or given away, compassionately releasing foreign energy that we carry, helping the deceased to cross over into the afterlife, releasing the habits that have been passed down through family/ancestors, clearing foreign energy from land and buildings, establishing a reciprocal relationship with the spirits of the land, and reconnecting with the inherent joy of our very truest nature to name a few.

    * Important to note: I do not call myself a “shaman,” but rather a shamanic practitioner who practices the shamanic healing arts. The term “shaman” is reserved for someone that has been given this title/honorific directly by their community, and it often has specific cultural significances depending on the community they practice in.

  • Do you feel stuck in life? Are you seeking a greater sense of joy? Are you seeking to make changes in your life? Do you doubt yourself? Do you wish for guidance about life decisions? Feeling on-edge? Would you like to be closer to that secret dream that lives in your heart? Do you wonder if there is more to a physical or psychological illness that you are experiencing? Need additional support in your life? Trying to overcome an obstacle in your life, work, family, or relationship that you just can’t put your finger on? Do you need to relax and experience your own inner wisdom, and joy?

    If you answered Yes to any of these questions, shamanic healing could be of benefit.

  • First you are welcomed exactly as you are without judgment into the healing space. I listen to the challenge you are facing and/or help you identify questions that you have for the Helping Spirits/Ancestors/Guides. Then I use a rattle or a drum to enter a shamanic journey where I work in collaboration with my Helping Spirits as well as yours to ask how to best meet your needs. The guidance received may be to perform an energy healing, facilitate you on a shamanic journey, or might include me journeying on your behalf to bring guidance and deeper knowing regarding the challenge. Shamanic healing sessions are typically 90-minutes in length and are customized to your current needs.

  • Often shamanic healing sessions are catalysts for further transformation in our lives. You might feel changed or transformed. You might feel different. Your relationship with the challenge might change. The shift can be subtle or dramatic, yet it is palpable. You will feel it.

    Healing is a journey, it is our process of blooming. It takes place over time and in layers. We transform at the rate that our own personal ability to receive healing at any given time in our lives. Sometimes one session will meet your current needs. Other times, a series of sessions or ongoing healing and guidance are needed to work through a challenging layer.

    At the end of a shamanic healing session, Dr. Mason might provide you with activities, exercises, or small rituals that can support integrating the healing that was facilitated during the session, and often these are to be completed once you return home.

  • Yes! Because shamanic healing takes place in the spirit realm or Otherworld, it is equally powerful in-person and at a distance (by Zoom, phone, etc.).

  • Dr. Mason’s fee for a 90-minute session is $220. Payment can be made via Venmo, Paypal, and on the website coming soon.

    Please provide at least 24 hours notice in the event that you need to cancel and/or reschedule your session. Should you cancel with less than 24 hours notice, you will be charged a cancellation fee of $90. The cancellation fee will be waived in the event of an emergency if you communicate your need to cancel with Dr. Mason prior to the appointment time.