A message and an invitation...

Gaia, the living world to which we have always been connected, had for hundreds of thousands of years been working closely with us. We were connected to the whole and we felt whole. Our immediate and intimate relationship with the world around us had been our source of empowerment and healing. When we began to question and then disavow this relationship, we began to suffer.

Flexing our will and ability, the growing powers of the human species left us reckless. In a kind of childish narcissism we succumbed to the illusion that the world was ours for the taking. We withdrew from nature. Religions told us that God had given human beings dominion over Earth and all of its inhabitants. Science studied the world as an object, with rapidly increasing success. Broad social and intellectual movements propelled us to see our Earth as an object for our use rather than ‘feel with’ the world as our closest of kin.

Our species expanded outward in all directions and its self-confidence grew with growing powers to change and control. Our numbers expanded at increasing rates towards the crisis it is now reaching, in turn producing new social, economic and political pressures, as well as urbanization, roads, walls, automobiles, and all the other physical factors that distanced us even further from the natural world.

The intellect of this naturally curious species provided for the development of reading and writing. Books, televisions, and now the computer at which you are sitting drew us even further from the hillside beyond the window, into deep yet sunless, virtual world of thought.

Humanity is widely becoming alienated from a world where our connection had once been natural and automatic. Suffering the loss of this relationship, both the health of the Earth and the health of the human species is rapidly deteriorating. In our societies, and becomnig habitually estranged from an intimate relationship with a natural Earth, we are left feeling angry, stressed, lost or apathetic, searching for things to consume or distractions to mitigate the distress.

Now, everywhere we look, we can find examples of an unhappy and struggling species. Perhaps we may be aware of an insistent, constant, but subtle discontent within our hearts. Left standing in the backwash of actions we have made over the past several thousand years, our increasing alienation from both each other and our Earth, has left a vacuum that is tugging at our sleeves, asking for our attention and imploring us to reconsider our choices.

Gaia is calling us back to her. The urge you feel to reinvestigate your life path is a natural one. Trust your instincts to seek reconnection and meaning: they are correct. It is time to recover our birthright: a grounded, healthy and meaningful life.

Please visit the links below, and there are more at the left (above), to learn more about Shamanic Training, Shamanic Growthwork, the Ancient Ways Growth Group, Sacred Naturalism and Shamanic Imagery Hypnosis. I also offer more about myself, and my fees.


Shamanic Growthwork

In Shamanic Growthwork, the ancient and contemporary merge to assist our recovery of natural wholeness and power. I also invite you to consider this in a group format by joining an Ancient Ways Growth Group. Contact Balance Health of Ben Lomond to reserve a seat in the next group forming.


Shamanic Training

I invite you to explore the ancient connection with Gaia through Shamanism – 101. This path at stretches back to our deepest human past. Shamanism is the original practice of human wholeness, full of practical techniques for regaining one’s power and the lost parts of oneself. Considered a spiritual practice, shamanic healing leads to the return to one’s True Self, the natural ‘blueprint’ of one’s most complete and vibrant nature.


Sacred Naturalism

You are invited to explore with me the nature of Earth-centered spirituality. When we feel distanced and alienated from the world and fretful and frustrated with our lives, it is often because we have lost our natural wellness that came through our relationship with the Earth. The many obstacles of civilization have interfered with a natural spirituality, such that many have forgotten the joy simply being alive: of awakening in the morning, feeling the wind on our faces, listening to the birds as they throw their heads back and sing. Yet still, this joy, the deeper meaning of our place in existence, and an overwhelming gratitude for all that exists is as near as our front door.


Shamanic Imagery Hypnosis

Like the shamanic journey, the hypnotic state encourages heightened imagery along with relaxed concentration. This state supports a raised awareness where one is free to face issues and challenges, shed outworn ways of living, and determine personal direction. Realizing from my own experience how both deep hypnosis and the shamanic journey can facilitate our openness to change and assist us in the recovery of our potential, I have begun to integrate these in hypnosis.

  I highly recommend Dr. Steve for everyone wanting to discover their true self, wanting to live a more authentic, more profound, more joyful life!"

Joyce, Reiki Master, Business Coach