Online Courses & Mentorships
Upcoming Virtual Events
Shamanic Practices and Beliefs in the Andes & Jungle of Ecuador
Taita Miguel teaches this online course with Katie leading the final meeting
6 weeks on Zoom
Learn about:
- The shamanic cosmovision of people of the Andes & Jungle of Ecuador
- The spirits of Apus, sacred waterfalls, lagoons, rivers, volcanoes,
- How spirits & Nature communicate with us
- The altar
- Plant medicines - Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Tobacco, Huilka, Datura
- Ceremonies for healing
- Huacas: important Inkan sites with sacred objects
- Energetic cleansings - what they are and how to perform them
(you will recieve a limpia in class as well)
- Working with instruments and songs, ikaros
- Rituals for the 4 elements with Taita Miguel
- Integration circle with Katie
Classes are small, so there is plenty of time to ask questions discuss personal experiences
Ayni (reciprocity) $488 USD
NEXT DATES:
- October 13, 4:30 - 5:45 PM
Sundays
- November 27, 5 - 6:15 PM
Wednesdays
6 weeks
Quito/Bogota Time (CST currently)
The Art of Limpias - Energetic Cleansings
Taita Miguel teaches this online course.
3 weeks on Zoom
Learn about:
- What is a limpia? When do we need a limpia?
- Tools for limpias: drum, rattle, candle, stones, feather, machete, wooden wands, fire, plant brooms
- Perfumes
- Connecting with your intuition and instrument for cleansing
- Baths - plant baths for cleansing
- Working with friendly spirits & spirits of nature
- Ritual in class for cleansing w/ practice
- Homework practicing techniques
Ayni (reciprocity) $333 USD
NEXT DATES:
- October 15, 5-6 PM
Tuesdays
- November 5, 5 - 6 PM
Tuesdays
3 weeks
Quito/Bogota Time (CST currently)
Ikaros - Prayer/Songs for Ceremony
Taita Miguel teaches this online course
4 weeks on Zoom
1 hour 15 minute classes
In this class you will learn about ikaros, or prayer/songs, which are sung in plant medicine ceremonies to evoke spirits. Taita Miguel will teach you four ikaros in Kichwa or Spanish which you will have the blessing to use in your own ceremonies or healing practice. He will teach you how ikaros function in a ceremony, the meaning of the songs, pronunciation, and different moments in ceremonies in which they can be used best. Classes will be recorded so you can go over them again later, and you'll receive a document with lyrics and meanings.
You will have the homework of creating your own ikaro ouside of class
You will also be able to stay in contact with us after classes finish if you have questions.
Maximum 2 students per class
Ayni (reciprocity) $444 USD
NEXT DATES:
Contact to decide on dates & time
Quito/Bogota Time (CT)
Grandfather Tobacco Discussion & Virtual Ceremony
Learn about this sacred medicine & participate in a ceremony with hape
Taita Miguel & Katie lead this session
via Zoom
Taita Miguel & Katie will discuss tobacco medicine and hape, talking about the spirit of Tobacco, how it is used traditionally in Ecuador, how we can create a sacred space, protections, setting an intention, and more.
The rest of the class will be dedicated to the ceremony where we will each take hape on our own, and Miguel & Katie will sing, pray, play instruments and give limpias (energetic cleansings)
This class is great for people learning to work with hape, people with much experience, those looking for some healing work, and those who work with hape professionally, wanting to learn more skills
Ayni (reciprocity): $111 USD
NEXT DATES:
October 21, 6 -7:15 PM
Monday
November 1, 5 - 6:15 PM
Friday
Connecting with ancestors & the dead
Quito/Bogota Time (CT)
Mentorship
Online mentorship with Taita Miguel
Choose a date(s) that work at your convenience
Have a free video chat first to discuss your interests and possibility for mentorship - just send an email
Taita Miguel is a curandero or shaman from Ecuador with 28 years of experience working with plant medicines like Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Wilka. He has learned from Shuar indigenous shamans of the jungle, elder healers of the Andes of Ecuador learning to work with San Pedro and an elder shaman from Bolivia who showed him how to work with the sacred and powerful medicine of Mama Wilka.
He has the special ability to feel the pains and issues of people just by talking with them, and is a very intuitive, open person, having visions frequently without the use of medicine.
He mentors several students 1:1 virtually who are interested in learning new shamanic skills such as ikaros, how to give limpias, discuss their ceremonial work, connecting with the spirits better, spiritual protection, and any topics surrounding shamanic healing. You do not have to work with plant medicines to benefit from this training, and a couple of his current students do not.
This is a wonderful opportunity to share your experiences and become a better healer, all from the convenience of your home, working with an authentic, traditional curandero, who also speaks English.
This is truly an amazing and rare opportunity!
Meet 1 - 2 times a week, you choose the frequency and time commitment
In addition to live meetings, you will be in contact to send messages or call on WhatsApp anytime.
per month (meeting 1x a week for 1 hour): $400
per month (meeting 2x a week for 1 hour): $750
Pay per month -
Dates will be determined by you and Miguel
Inner Light Circle
Energy Healing & Wellness, Plant Medicine / Psychedelic Integration Circle
Monthly gathering
Open to all people; not only those who have taken plant medicine previously
In these monthly meetings, we will take a moment to connect with our inner light. Katie will present about different energy and shamanic healing techniques and practices you can implement in your life. She will lead guided meditations, and offer journaling prompts, all of which will assist those integrating plant medicine experiences. She will open a time for folks to share about what's going on in their life currently, plant medicine and psychedelic experiences if they desire, community prayer, and more.
It can be helpful to hear others' experiences, trials, and help support one another, while also learning ways to bring clarity and harmony to our lives.
These community gatherings are perfect for people of all experience levels and walks of life. This is a safe, guided, and friendly place to talk through your journeys and gain more clarity and support. You will learn valuable healing techniques and practices that can assist you to living a more peaceful life. They are also perfect places to ask questions of like-minded friends, and feel less alone in your spiritual and shamanic path.
Katie will lead this circle. She has been working with plant medicines for 8 years total now, and assisting in formal cremonies and retreats for 5 years in Ecuador. She holds her own ceremonies with San Pedro. She is also a student of an indigenous woman in the north of Ecuador who works with herbs, gives massages, and does energy healing rituals. She has attended several Sundances in Wisconsin led by an Anishinaabe elder, and is also a Rosacrutian member.
About these Circles:
- Participants are welcome to share or observe; no one is required to speak
- We ask everyone to be mindful of succinct, heartfelt shares so everyone who wants to speak will be given an opportunity
- Sometimes the facilitator will offer advice and reflections, sometimes the group will support each other
- No one is shamed for any reason, ever. All are welcome!
If finances are an issue, please just send a message and we can figure out a payment that would work for you.
Price: $22
To sign up:
– Zoom links are sent 24 hours before the integration circle is set to occur. Minimum of 3 people required for all circles; in the event only 1-2 folks sign-up, full refunds or transfers will be offered.
Upcoming dates:
- October 14, Monday 5-6 pm CST