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BIOGRAPHY AND SHAMANISM
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In this field, as in any profession, there are significant differences in quality; however, when it comes to something as sensitive as entrusting one's own energy field, I would pay close attention to how and for how long someone has received holistic training.I think it's nice if you get a sense of who is behind these offers and if you can understand my career path, which was entirely focused on holistic medicine and, in particular, on the wealth of knowledge preserved by the Incas.
I can't possibly list all the training courses here, but I'll mention some key ones and briefly explain some of them:
2011
Beginning of my shamanic training/specific re-entry into the ancient, cherished tradition of Andean and jungle shamanism of Peru, a direct lineage of Inca teachings and Dr. Alberto Villoldo, as well as the beginning of my passionate, thurough 10+ year mastershamanic training in this lineage with Lara-Maria Obermaier and Dipl. Psych. Kerstin Brinkbäumer
2013-2016
Naturopathic Practitioner (Humanistic Medicine), Paracelsus School Münster
2015
"The Inner Healer" (year-round), shamanic training with Dipl. Psych. Kerstin Brinkbäumer Kinesiology training "Touch for Health" (up to 4th Master Level)
"Space Work" training with Dr. Michael Shaffer (USA), whose method, with as much simplicity as power, promotes clarity and awareness, enables deep self-knowledge and inner mobility, and transforms habitual unconscious personal, genetic, and cultural patterns into new, conscious, and healthy structures
2016
1. Shamanic Practitioner - Medicine Wheel (year-round), Dipl. Psych. Kerstin Brinkbäumer "Expansion Method" training with Shai Tubali. A very powerful, highly differentiated method that clarifies the levels of perception and unlocks our deepest nature:
Expansion. This occurs because every experience and development involves a reassessment of the situation, the state of being, and the existing body of knowledge (now scientifically proven: the universe is expanding). With holistic perception, the senses are interconnected, allowing us to gain a comprehensive understanding and enabling efficient freedom of action. The benefits of this method, as well as the comprehensive technique itself, are central to my practice.
2017
Healer training with Dipl. Psych. Kerstin Brinkbäumer (year-round and intensive practice since then) "Advanced Retreat Shamanic Medicine Chants" Intensive training for practitioners
First training stay in the Amazon rainforest with the highest-ranking and oldest master shaman there, Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez, and reconnection with traditional plant medicine
2018
2nd Shamanic Practitioner Medicine Wheel (year-round), Kerstin Brinkbäumer Advanced Retreat: Shamanic Medicine Chants - Intensive Training for Practitioners
3-week silent retreat in the Sahara
2019/2020
Naturopractic Psychotherapist Practitioner at the Hufeland School in Senden
Contributor to the "Dignity Compass" project by renowned Prof. Dr. Gerald Hüther and leader of regular, visionary, dignity-development-oriented group meditations
2020
3. Shamanic Practitioner - Medicine Wheel (year-round), Dipl. Psych. Kerstin Brinkbäumer Methodical training in solution-focused brief therapy according to Steve DeShazer (year-round) One-month intensive advanced training, as well as ongoing, profound strategic practice and now mastery (no accident, much dedicated practice) in "Shamanic Dreaming," the central seat of conscious creative power
2021
Since this year, I have been practicing the masterful, highly transformative, earth-renewing Tartaruga Meditation. I have also completed three years of training in regional herbal medicine/phytotherapy with Dr. Patricia Purker to deepen my knowledge of native medicinal plants
2022
Beginning of multi-year training in tantric touch and massage at the high-quality "Ananda Wave" school in Cologne
2024
Beginning of multi-year training in the honorable protected aboriginal medicine of Australian Bush Flower Essences, "Living Essences"
2024/2025
Development of the holistic self-healing technique: "Clear Light Method" Since 2025: Practitioner of the masterful 10-Point Otorongo martial art
For those interested:
My capacity as a healer and seer manifested itself as early as possible.
I was born on December 31st, 1991, during the Twelve Days of Christmas. This special and energetically most feminine phase of the year is a time when the profound and creative energy of Earth's renewal gathers.
At the age of four, I began playing the piano for hours every day (later, I added other instruments; like music, other arts have always been integrated into my life, as have medicine and science). I became fascinated by the centering, healing, and uplifting power of music and rhythm, which play a central role in shamanic wisdom.
I have a rare vocal register, which in operatic terms is called a 'soprano drammatico' and is wonderfully suited for projecting a clear, soft voice over large spaces. Even as a child, I began developing meditation techniques and practicing them with great thoroughness ☺️ and joy (one of these practices, for example, I later encountered again as a Taoist practice called "The Wave of Awareness").
Also a small child, I began practicing many different medical techniques and tried them out myself (as is so typical for those with a medical inclination) whenever I heard about them, even if, for example, something like urine therapy might have gone beyond the understanding of my older sister's peer group at the time. I made my own herbal teas and ointments early on and was in very lively contact with plants and stones.
At 19 (in 2011), I first encountered peruvian shamanism and, as they say, was instantly captivated. The praise you are about to read stems from my love for this vast treasure trove of knowledge, preserved for thousands of years by shamans, gurus, pharaohs, and initiated medicine people! I embarked on the exploration of this central, multifaceted body of knowledge with great dedication. I immediately and ambitiously began training, seeking only the highest quality instruction, specifically within these cherished and honorable traditions of Peru.
The Laika, the guardians of Inca wisdom, have remarkably managed to preserve their interconnected knowledge to this day.
The value of this ancient feminine wisdom is, of course, immeasurable.
At this point, I would also like to recommend the books by Dr. Alberto Villoldo to newcomers to this field. He was a teacher of my former teachers, Lara-Maria Obermaier and Kerstin Brinkbäumer (who, by their own account, later fully embraced shamanism). They are very informative introductory works and a pleasure to read.
I immediately began to dedicate myself to it with passion and focused all my time solely on this very comprehensive healing art. Nothing has changed since then; on the contrary, I find great joy in learning, treating, and teaching, and this joy only grows stronger. Just to be clear: Of course, I am happy to combine treatment with conventional medicine, in a completely non-dramatic way, and I support people step-by-step in accessing everything that helps them relax during their healing process. Shamanism is simply the deeper approach and therefore my primary focus.
Since this reconnection, I have been engaged in a thorough training program, beginning it very early on in this comprehensive manner within the ancient Peruvian tradition (a brief aside: Don Agustin, for example, the most powerful jungle shaman of Peru, consciously embarked on his shamanic path in his mid-50s, which is, of course, a great additional inspiration), for which I am deeply grateful, as it allows me to immerse myself in this wealth of knowledge for a truly long time. For the first ten years, I studied under a shamanic master from the lineage of medicine women, a very clearly defined traditional master apprenticeship period, and I have also continued to learn and expand my knowledge with great enthusiasm.
My diverse training and further education in healing practices, including with other teachers, are a nourishing complement to the wealth of knowledge I gain from shamanism, and continuous learning is very much a part of my nature. One point has always been very important to me: offering high-quality services. As a practitioner of holistic medicine, I naturally require my full attention to the knowledge and precision of its numerous practices. This has always been fundamental to me, even during the traditional years of preparation for specific treatments, which I undertook very proactively and extensively.
These possibilities fill me with great joy!
I have been practicing in my own clinic since 2016.
Some of the most important milestones and teachers of my professional development are listed here. A detailed list (around 100 high-quality seminars and hundreds of top-quality practitioner coaching sessions, in addition to countless hours of personal practice that are also essential to my refined offerings, the energy-intensive preparation and follow-up of the sessions themselves, the in-depth study of ancient cultures for a profound and individually applicable understanding, months of dedicated preparation for specific ceremonies and essential trackings, the professional engagement with content from the jungle, and the targeted, technical immersion in guarded, diverse, and especially healing energy temples, etc., which I have conscientiously and always joyfully practiced ever since) would exceed the scope of this format.
Over the years, I have dedicated myself to continuous learning and research, always with a joy in learning and, at the same time, a constant sense of wonder that clarifying my personal movements, questions, becoming aware of influential cultural structures, and my own self-healing processes, with the right shamanic guidance and holistic techniques, invariably bore such abundant fruit and functioned so effectively: grounded, pragmatic, and at the same time developmentally oriented.
What a beautiful celebration the shamanic treasure trove of knowledge is!
That a unique shamanic method emerged from this deep foundation I so cherish in 2023/2024 is a lifelong dream of mine, fulfilled in such a profound way.
This is true both in the transformative connection with the energetic planes necessary for the developmental process itself (something very rare), and in making these possibilities accessible to others.
With immense gratitude, I warmly welcome you!