Core Shamanic Workshops & Advanced Training
In-person workshops are held in English within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Canada.
The Foundation for Shamanic Studies has provided workshops and training in Core Shamanism for over 40 years. The curriculum is comprehensive and experiential, including the basics of shamanic journeying, as well as advanced training in shamanic healing, divination, and obtaining shamanic knowledge.
The Essential Foundation: The Way of the Shaman®
The Classic Basic Workshop in Core Shamanism
Developed by anthropologist Dr. Michael Harner decades ago and experienced by tens of thousands of practitioners worldwide, The Way of the Shaman® is the classic introductory workshop in shamanism. It introduces Core Shamanism—a powerful, universal methodology based on fundamental features of shamanism that transcend specific cultural boundaries.
At the heart of this workshop is the shamanic journey: a remarkable visionary practice used to access non-ordinary reality for personal healing, problem-solving, spiritual power, and direct revelation. Aided by rhythmic drumming—a safe and time-tested means of altering consciousness—participants learn to explore spiritual realms, meet compassionate helping spirit teachers, and restore connection with their power animals.
Prerequisite:
Completion of The Way of the Shaman® (in-person) or The Shamanic Journey: Pathway to Knowledge and Power™ + Shamanic Divination in Practice™(online equivalent) serves as the universal prerequisite to unlock all advanced FSS in-person Knowledge and Healing series.
| Workshop | Date & Location | Language | Tuition | Action |
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| 2026 | ||||
| Shamanism and the Spirits of Nature™ Advanced Knowledge Series |
🗓️ Date: September 5 (Sat) & September 6 (Sun) 📍 Richmond Hill (GTA) |
🗣️ Mandarin Chinese (In-Person) | CAD $380 (Regular $420) 🎉 Early Bird until Aug 15 | Register |
| Shamanism and the Spirits of Nature™ Advanced Knowledge Series |
🗓️ Date: October 3 (Sat) & October 4 (Sun) 📍 Richmond Hill (GTA) |
🗣️ English (In-Person) | CAD $380 (Regular $420) 🎉 Early Bird until Sep 12 | Register |
| The Way of the Shaman® Basic Workshop |
🗓️ Date: November 7 (Sat) & November 8 (Sun) 📍 Richmond Hill (GTA) |
🗣️ English (In-Person) | CAD $380 (Regular $420) 🎉 Early Bird until Oct 17 | Register |
| 2027 | ||||
| The Way of the Shaman® Basic Workshop |
🗓️ Date: TBD in February 📍 Richmond Hill (GTA) |
🗣️ English (In-Person) | CAD $380 (Regular $420) 🎉 Early Bird rate applies up to 3 weeks prior | Register |
| Shamanic Dreamwork™ Advanced Knowledge Series |
🗓️ Date TBD 🌐 Online via Zoom |
🗣️ Mandarin (中文授課) | CAD $380 (Regular $420) 🎉 Early Bird rate available | Join Waitlist |
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FSS Advanced Workshops
Shamanic Knowledge Series™
This series focuses on your personal shamanic practice, deepening the connection with the spirits, healing, and gaining knowledge.
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A classic task of the shaman is to journey into nonordinary reality in order to obtain answers to questions, at the request of others and for oneself. In addition to journeying, workshop participants will explore several divinatory methods for gaining knowledge for themselves and others.
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Creativity is so ancient that it is at once fundamental and complex, even a driving force in our lives. Shamanism brings a fresh approach to Westerners for cultivating their creative potential.
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From ancient times, shamans have worked with the spirits of nature for healing, survival, and knowledge. By learning from the plants and animals, from the rocks and mountains, from the winds and waters, and from the sun, moon, and stars, shamans helped their peoples live in harmony with the universe.
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In these challenging times, shamanic work, when combined with ordinary reality knowledge and action, can make an immense contribution toward effective long-term solutions for community and global problems.
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In this unique experiential workshop you will have the opportunity to explore the nature, meaning, and use of dreams among shamanic peoples, with dreamwork practices from a range of cultures.
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Using Cave and Cosmos as a reference and guide, we will learn from Michael Harner's masterwork. Deepen and expand your knowledge of shamanism through group discussion, journeying, and experiential exercises.
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Shamanism has much to offer those seeking personal knowledge and emotional and spiritual maturity. In this workshop, participants will learn how to work with their spirit helpers and in ordinary reality to transform personal attitudes, emotions, and blocks to living a fulfilled and inspired life.
Shamanic Healing Training Program™
The following weekend workshops teach and provide hands-on practice in the primary healing modalities used in core shamanism.
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Participants learn about the issue of dying and the destiny of human souls from a shamanic perspective. The workshop is for those who wish to learn for themselves, and for those who wish to help others who are in terminal situations or who have already passed on.
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Participants are initiated into the extraction method of healing, including how to see, sense, and remove localized illness and pain connected to spiritual factors.
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From the shamanic point of view, people who are not spiritually "power-filled" are prone to illness and misfortune. In this workshop, practitioners are trained in finding and returning a client's lost spiritual essence—a soul portion—to restore health and personal power.
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This workshop is for those seeking to more effectively use their core shamanic training to help others. A well-designed container for your healing practice that supports your clients and inspires you, can considerably enhance the power of your work.
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This workshop provides participants with advanced FSS training an experiential review of the primary shamanic healing methods. They will have the opportunity for a hands-on healing session for another participant using multiple core shamanic methods.
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