Long-term trainings include a variety of advanced healing classes that are spread out over one, two or three years. Please get in touch with the instructor(s) or visit their website to obtain more information.  

This page was last updated on July 22, 2026

2026

May, 2026

May 30, 2026 – May 2028 Portland, Oregon, USA
  Course: Tending the Sacred, Rewilding the Heart
  Taught by: Amy Kelchner, ND 
  To register, contact: https://www.tendingbodyandsoul.com/spiritual-leadership-training
  Cost/Times: $6500 for a year-long small group immersion, meeting monthly
  Additional information: Tending the Sacred is a two-year, land-based training in grounded spiritual leadership, rooted in contemporary Western shamanic practice and mindfulness meditation. Set in intimate community on forested land outside Corbett, Oregon, this immersive path invites participants into deeper relationship with the unseen realms, the living earth, and their own soul. Year One focuses on personal practice through ceremony, journeywork, contemplative discipline, and shadow tending. Year Two offers a Spiritual Leadership Practicum for those called to serve, cultivating the skill and discernment to hold sacred, ethical space for others. This trauma-informed training supports seekers and healing professionals in walking with integrity, humility, and right relationship with Spirit and the Earth.

2027

Available January through December, 2027  Boulder, Colorado 
  Course: One Year Apprenticeship in Shamanism (for individuals, couples, small groups)
  Taught by: BJ Brown
  To apply, contact: BJ at 303-808-4006, www.wolfheals.com, bjbrown11@comcast.net  
  Cost/Times:Tuition: $2900.00. A $300.00 non-refundable deposit is due with application and will be applied to your tuition if accepted. Monthly or quarterly payment plan of the remaining balance can be arranged. Discounted Tuition: $2600.00 if paid in full upon acceptance into the program. Tuition is $2600.00 for applicants of Native American descent. Timing is custom designed to suit the scheduling needs of applicants.
  Additional Information: This program is a transformative training to enhance knowledge and refine skills in the ancient practices of Shamanism. The program incorporates six modules, healing sessions, journey circles, creative expression, profound self-inquiry from a shamanic perspective, advanced Shamanic methods and ceremonies – for healing, empowerment, and spiritual autonomy. Modules include advanced divination practices and Power Animal Retrieval, Shamanic Extraction, Soul Retrieval, and Death and Dying, Psychopomp. See website for more details.

February, 2027

February 6, 2027 – October in 2027  Pecos & Santa Fe, New Mexico 
  Course: One Year Shamanic Healing Practitioner Training
  Taught by: Ash Miner
  To apply, contact: Ash at 505-395-6232, ash@medicinewalker.com www.medicinewalker.com   
  Cost/Times: $1500.00 tuition (payment plans available, $200.00 deposit required) + venue room & board TBD
  Additional Information: 2 slots left for a total of 6 participants. This training includes mandatory in-person 5-day workshops both for #1 Soul Retrieval and then #2 Extraction + Death & Dying/Psychopomp + Spark of Life Retrieval in Pecos, New Mexico. The remaining sessions on Medicine for the Earth & Healing with Spiritual Light, can be done via Zoom or in-person at the Horned Toad Art Gallery in Eldorado at Santa Fe on Saturday evenings from 6-8pm MT.

April, 2027

April 2027 through April 2028,  Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada
  Course: Year Long Shamanic Practitioner Training
  Taught by:  Daniel Léonard BAA
  To register, contact:For more information and an application form contact: info@medicinecircle.ca
  Cost/Times: Non-residential Program $2700 course fees (5 Training weekends Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday $500 per training weekend x 5 + a non-refundable deposit to hold your space $200).  Class starts with prep zoom calls Winter 2026-2027 dates TBA. 1st retreat April 2027 Date TBA – Other retreat dates will be selected as a group to ensure everyone can attend. Participants must travel to Salt Spring Island via Victoria Airport International and take a 30 minute ferry to Salt Spring Island. Because of the ferry schedule & class schedule it is necessary to stay overnight on Salt Spring Island the Friday and Saturday of each training weekend. Salt Spring is a wonderful travel destination with a thriving artist and spiritual community and there are many affordable options for lodging. Application process requires a zoom or in-person meeting with Daniel and a soul retrieval ceremony at that same meeting.
  Additional information:  The program includes regular check-in and teaching hours on Zoom. A total of approximately 150 hours of training. There are 20 case studies to complete and hand in. you will receive support from Daniel and 2 assistant teachers throughout the year and also have constant connection through a WhatsApp group. Graduate mentoring and 2 Year Advanced Shamanic Program available after graduation as well as being a member of an active Alumni Community. Topics to be covered include: Fundamentals of Shamanism, Power Animal Retrieval, Maintaining strong power and a good connection to the spirits and the ancestors, Spiritual Protection in practice and daily life, Psychopomp, Death & Dying, 5 Day Soul Retrieval training, Extraction, Intro to PTSD and trauma from a shamanic perspective, helping clients navigate and integrate healing after ceremony, building a healing practice, handling clients and personal boundaries and so much more.