Sandra Ingerman
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Sandra Ingerman is a psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner who teaches workshops on shamanism
. She has taught with Michael Harner
, and was the Educational Director for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, where she served on the Board of Trustees. Currently she serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners
Ingerman received her M.A. in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies
and is a licensed therapist and counselor in the state of New Mexico
. She is a board certified expert on traumatic stress and certified in acute traumatic stress management. She has written books
books including Soul Retrieval, Welcome Home, Shamanic Journeying and How to Heal Toxic Thoughts.
is a shamanic practice, popularized by Ingerman, which involves journeying to the spirit world to retrieve parts of the client's soul that have been lost as a result of trauma experienced earlier in life.
Shamanism
Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a range of beliefs and practices regarding communication with the spiritual world. To quote Eliade: "A first definition of this complex phenomenon, and perhaps the least hazardous, will be: shamanism = technique of ecstasy." Shamanism encompasses the...
. She has taught with Michael Harner
Michael Harner
Michael Harner is the founder of the and the formulator of "core shamanism." Harner is known for bringing shamanism and shamanic healing to the contemporary Western world...
, and was the Educational Director for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, where she served on the Board of Trustees. Currently she serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners
Ingerman received her M.A. in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies is a private institution of higher education founded in 1968 and based in San Francisco, California. It currently operates in three locations just south of the Civic Center district...
and is a licensed therapist and counselor in the state of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. She is a board certified expert on traumatic stress and certified in acute traumatic stress management. She has written books
books including Soul Retrieval, Welcome Home, Shamanic Journeying and How to Heal Toxic Thoughts.
Soul Retrieval
Soul RetrievalSoul retrieval
Soul Retrieval refers to forms of New Age and shamanic practice that aim to reintegrate various interpretations of the soul that might have become disconnected, trapped or lost through trauma...
is a shamanic practice, popularized by Ingerman, which involves journeying to the spirit world to retrieve parts of the client's soul that have been lost as a result of trauma experienced earlier in life.
Filmography
- Listen With Your Heart: Sandra Ingerman on Shamanism, Healing & Nature (film, 150 mins, 2008, The Center for Healing Arts )