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What's the shamanic apprenticeship?
This year-long immersive journey is for those who feel called to reconnect mind, body, and spirit while learning how to live in right relationship with nature, themselves, and the world around them. Through in-person ceremonies aligned with the lunations, online group teachings and practices, and monthly community support calls, you will be guided to release old survival stories, remember ancient wisdom, and embody new ways of being. Alongside a committed circle of fellow seekers, you’ll walk the medicine wheel, practice sacred rites, receive mentorship, and experience the kind of grounded spiritual integration that can only come from consistent practice over time. This is not a quick fix. It’s a remembering—one that unfolds across a full year of ceremony, community, and deep inner work, with the option to continue into a second-year apprenticeship for those called to walk further.
The Medicine wheel & four directions
Serpent (South):
The Serpent of the South invites you to shed the past and release old identities, habits, and wounds much like a snake sheds its skin, clearing space for renewal and healing. This direction supports deep inner cleansing and letting go of what no longer serves you.
Jaguar (West):
The Jaguar of the West calls you to face your shadow with courage, embracing strength, fearlessness, and transformation. In this direction, you meet challenges head-on and learn to transform heavy energies into resilience and power.
Hummingbird (North):
In the North, the Hummingbird teaches you to reconnect with ancient wisdom, gratitude, and the sweetness of life, encouraging curiosity and soulful awareness. Here you deepen intuition and begin to perceive life’s purpose and possibility beyond linear time.
Eagle (East):
The Eagle of the East opens your vision, offering clarity, expanded awareness, and a broader perspective on your life and future. In this direction, you are invited to soar above old limitations and step into intention, insight, and greater purpose.
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Year of Deep Remembrance
4
In-person Ceremonies
8
Online Group Practice Sessions
12
Monthly Community Support Calls.
RITES & TRANSMISSIONS
Throughout the year, our sessions and gatherings are designed to support your lived integration, not just your learning. You will receive the transmission of the nine rites of the Munay Ki alongside embodied practices such as journey work, altar creation, emotional support, mental wellness tools, plant and food medicine, and elemental healing. Beyond our formal time together, you’ll be invited into experiences that deepen connection and belonging—nature walks, tribe gatherings, and workshops with guest teachers—so this work is not only understood, but lived, woven into your everyday life as you walk your own path of becoming.
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Seer’s Rite
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Harmony Rite
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Bands of Power
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Healer’s Rite
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Day keeper’s Rite
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Wisdom keeper’s Rite
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Earth keeper’s Rite
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Star keepers Rite
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Creator Rite
- Rite of the Womb
past student experiences
"I took a leap of faith, and in that leap of faith I found an amazing group of people and the medicine I needed in divine timing."
Jasmine, past student
Keturah, FL
Before the program, I felt uncertain and searching. The Journeying and my connection to nature were always the parts that felt most alive to me. Now, I remember to honor myself as sacred — and this earth as sacred too.
Lori, FL
When I signed up for Donna’s shamanic apprenticeship, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had a strong spiritual practice for many years, but my spiritual community was mostly in other cities. I was looking for a local spiritual tribe. I found that , and so much more.
The Q’ero traditions, rites, and totems I was introduced to have deepened my spiritual practice and strengthened my relationships with the ancestors and spirits I can call on and work with for support. I’ve seen meaningful changes in my life, including tending to nature in my own space and taking intentional steps to support my physical and emotional well-being.
In short, this program has helped me make changes that have greatly benefited my social, spiritual, and physical wellness.
Michelle, FL
Before this program, I believed I had to explain my pain until it was understood by the people closest to me. After going through Awaken the Shaman Within, I’ve found a deeper sense of peace. I’m learning that it’s enough for me to honor what hurts, even if I’m the only one who truly understands it.