Shamanic Services

Shamanic work is an earth- and nature-based process informed by ancient lineages of wisdom carried through the ages by various traditions around the world. EQUUS offers these healing, teaching and journey opportunities, facilitated by EQUUS Faculty member Niccole Toral (South America), Lakota-intiated Ceremonialist and Pipe Carrier. These processes are substance-free, masterfully guided uncommon approaches to healing, wellbeing and visioning. All services below are private and individualized and can also be tailored to families and groups. These services are also often paired with our other offerings, such as the EQUUS Experience or retreats.

  • According to indigenous peoples world-wide, we are born with a soul-twin who keeps us tethered to our authentic and wild selves. This twin takes the form of an animal, and contracts to walk with us during our entire life. But modern culture splits us from this essential element of ourselves. This drum-induced journey reunites you to your power animal, or if you already have one, sends you back for deep guidance. 90 minutes in duration.

  • The Sacred Pipe Ceremony is a place for us to come together in community to pray and offer prayers. The ceremony invokes an authentic sense of gratitude (what are we truly grateful for) and summons us to speak powerfully from our hearts. A pipe ceremony creates an energy of awareness which strengthens not only the person who prays but the entire planet. An insightful and grounded way to bring in new intentions, or bless transitions or new possibilities. 90 minutes in duration.

  • The Medicine Wheel is a sacred symbol and earth-based technology used by indigenous tribes around the world. The medicine wheel is considered a powerful symbol of holistic healing and offers a blue print for a path forward. Through this offering, you will learn the sacred symbols of the Medicine Wheel and how it can be a map of healing to attain balance, harmony, and peace. 90 Minutes in duration. Pre-requisite to Inner Shield Work.

  • Inner Shield Work will allow for a deeper dive into the function of each shield on the Medicine Wheel and its qualities. Both light and shadow qualities will be explored, what “psychology” is present in each shield, and what are we honoring in each shield and what do we need to examine and explore honestly? How do we balance our shields? 75 minutes in duration per shield.

  • Limpia is an ancient technique from Indigenous Healers of Latin America. The ceremony helps to brush away dense or heavy energies that are collected while moving through daily life. This process aids in clearing old energies that no longer serve you and work to replenish you with fresh, vibrant energies that renew harmony and balance. 90 minutes in duration.

  • A Despacho is an Andean ceremony from South America. It is a prayer bundle which ‘dispatches’ or sends the prayers it contains to Spirit. It is created in ceremony and used for healing. You will be guided in making this prayer bundle and learn the symbolic meaning and messages of each item in the prayer bundle. Afterwards, the Despacho is burned in a fire ceremony. 90 minutes in duration.

“The Shamanic Work series has to have been one of the most compelling experiences in my life.  It was moving, enabling me to address circumstances and events in my life under the loving guidance of Niccole Toral.  She worked magic and enable me to touch the very core of my existence. It is truly the rite of passage to anyone who desires to perform true changes and learn to love every aspect of your existence and accept everyone's role in your universe.”

—Barbara Perez Deppman

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