Walking the Shamanic Path

Walk the shamanic path and learn Earth-based practices for everyday living, empowerment and transformation in this six-week livestream course.

This course is a powerful initiation into the way of the shaman, skilfully guided by shamanic practitioner Beáta Alföldi. Each week introduces you to a new step on the path, with practices and experiences that support you in integrating these transformational teachings on every level of your being. 

This 6-week online course includes:

• The shadow: Revealing, naming, integrating our shadow parts
• Cord cutting: Reclaiming power and restoring boundaries
• Soul retrieval: Reclaiming vital essence and embodied truth
• Lineage: Liberating inherited patterns and receiving ancestral gifts
• Living in 'right-relationship' with the Earth, spirit, nature & self

We will learn experientially through a variety of powerful tools, including drumming journeys, guided meditations, breathwork and journalling. There will be time for reflection, discussion and sharing.

Whether for your personal growth, getting to know yourself on a profound level, or to enhance your own shamanic practice, this course has so much to offer the seeker. All are welcome.

Book now to embark upon an incredible journey into shamanism; a journey of self-development and discovery that will continue to unfold throughout your life.

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Walking the Shamanic Path syllabus

Week 1 | Introduction to shamanism & Earth-based wisdom

• Opening of the ceremonial container.
• Core principles of shamanism: non-ordinary reality, reciprocity, right relationship.
• The shaman as bridge, healer, and sacred witness.
• Nature as teacher and mirror (eco-psychology).
• The art of altar-building and sacred space creation.

Experiential:

• Grounding and breathwork.
• Drum journey: meet your animal ally.
• Creation of a personal altar in your home.

Integration:

• Nature awareness practice.
• Journaling: what is my soul calling me toward?
• Integrating your animal ally into your everyday life.

Week 2 | Shadow work, masks & the sacred mirror

• The shadow through a shamanic lens.
• Triggers, projections and ancestral echoes.
• Animal allies that assist with shadow navigation (e.g. jaguar, bat, owl).
• The sacredness of masks and symbolic identity.

Experiential:

• Drum journey: meeting your shadow.
• Shadow embodiment, guided journey and awareness of shadow masks.
• Soul contracts and claiming of sacred gifts.

Integration:

• Shadow journaling and reflection.
• Practice: Observing the inner dialogue with compassion.
• Finding the gifts in the dark journeys.

Week 3 | Cord cutting, boundaries & energetic sovereignty

• Understanding energetic cords and entanglements.
• Releasing what no longer serves through sacred intention.
• Protection and energetic hygiene as a daily practice.
• Working with elements, sound, and animal guides for clearing.

Experiential:

• Cord-cutting ritual with guided visualisation and drum journey.
• Fire, water, earth or breath-based purification.

Integration:

• Journaling: What am I reclaiming?
• Clearing and energetic shield practice.
• Observing recurring patterns and situations in your life.

Week 4 | Soul retrieval & the return to wholeness

• Understanding soul loss, fragmentation, and retrieval.
• Calling back lost gifts, innocence, and vitality.
• Integration through ritual and embodiment.
• Working ethically and safely with soul parts.

Experiential:

• Drum journey: Soul retrieval.
• Movement or creative ritual to welcome home the lost self.

Integration:

• Creating or sourcing a soul retrieval talisman.
• Journaling: Why did this soul aspect leave?
• What gifts am I reclaiming with this aspect of self that has returned?

Week 5 | Ancestral lineage clearing & healing of the bloodline

• Ancestral patterns, soul contracts, and intergenerational healing.
• Releasing inherited trauma while honouring ancestral wisdom.
• Working with ancestral guides, altars, and offerings.
• Restoring lineage strength and balance.

Experiential:

• Drum journey: meet a benevolent ancestor or lineage guide.
• Ancestral clearing ritual, drum journey and blessing invocation.

Integration:

• Create a simple ancestral altar.
• Journaling: what gifts flow through my bloodline?
• What could be an everyday practice to honour my ancestral lineage?

Week 6 | Abundance, empowerment & sacred co-creation

• Walking the shamanic path in everyday life.
• Abundance as flow, gratitude, and reciprocity.
• Daily ritual, presence, and intention as tools of co-creation.
• Honouring the Earth, the allies, and the ancestors as a living practice.

Experiential:

• Drum journey: visioning the empowered, sovereign and abundant self.
• Earth offering and gratitude ritual.
• Creation of a personal daily practice for continued integration.

Integration:

• Final sharing circle.
• Journaling: how will I continue walking this path?
• How are my actions, thoughts and words co-creating my reality?

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Entry requirements

• This course is open to all.
• To enrol on this course, click 'BOOK NOW'.
• If it is fully booked, click 'REGISTER INTEREST' for updates.
• It is important to read these 11 Course Agreements before your first class.

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We will not be recording these classes. One of the unique aspects of the College's online courses is that they are highly interactive. Participants are encouraged to discuss and share with the tutor and the group. These sharings can be very personal, and some may not feel comfortable with them being recorded. If you need to miss any sessions, your tutor will be happy to offer a brief outline of the material covered.

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Previous participants say:

"It was a great experience. Beata explained the process of dealing with our shadow self, facing issues which may have held us back in great detail and helping us to look at these issues with a different perspective to support us moving forward in life. Amazing! Amazing!"

"I found Beata Alfoldi really inspiring as someone really sitting in her power, she was like a beacon of light and strength." 

"This experience was my first intro to shamanism and I had a really powerful and affirming experience. It was really wonderful and I'm so grateful to Beata for her empowering and clear guidance. Truly a healing experience."

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Important: The UK switches to Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday 26 October 2025.

For our students in the UK, your digital clocks should adjust automatically. However, if you are joining from outside the UK, please double-check your time zone with the start time of the final class in this course. You will need to log in an hour later than previously.