Shamanic Journeying

What: Shamanic Journeying

When: March 21 & 22, 12-5pm each day

Where: Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 818 Lake St, Evanston IL

Fee: $360.00

Registration: Reserve your spot.

About the Two-Day Class

Shamanic Journeying steps you into an expanded state of consciousness. You are able to identify physical sensation, tune-in to your inner senses, connect with the Earth and Cosmos, and honor the intelligence of your soul. If you are one who has found it challenging to enter into a meditative state, you many find this method easier because it doesn’t require you to quiet or empty your mind. It acknowledges that your mind is a legitimate and valuable asset of applying imagery as a way to experience other realms.

Day 1

We begin our first day together introducing ourselves and mentioning our personal draw to this intensive masterclass. Then we’ll consecrating our space. We’ll call in the energies of The Four Directions to witness, assist and support our work.

•  In the first Journey, you’ll meet your spiritual parents—Mother Earth and Father Sky—and connect with your spiritual DNA. You’ll begin a new personal relationship with the powerful beings who co-created you – a bond that strengthens both body and soul.

• The second Journey is a traditional Cherokee Journey that lays the foundation for the process of Journeying, itself. Its purpose is to reacquaint you with the innocence of a child’s imagination so that you can allow yourself to be transported into shamanic realms and realities.

Day 2

We will broaden the scope of the previous day’s skills. You will once again enter into non-ordinary states of awareness and Travel On The River Of Time to a place specifically created for healing and integrating unresolved past experiences.  

• As we Journey through the weekend, my team of Guides may suggest additional organically inspired Journeys to support the unique energies of the group assembled in our sacred space.

• This weekend experience is designed to be welcoming for beginners, as well as deeply nourishing for experienced meditators. Each journey is clearly guided and there is no expectation to “do it right.” Subtle experiences are just as meaningful as vivid ones.

No prior shamanic or meditation experience is required—only openness and willingness.

Who This is For

This spiritual training is well suited for you if you are:

• Drawn to spiritual exploration but struggle with traditional meditation.

• An experienced meditator seeking a more relational, embodied practice.

• In a period of transition, healing, or personal growth.

• Interested in shamanic Journeying and non-ordinary states of awareness.

• A beginner who wants clear guidance in a supportive, grounded environment

What to Expect

The Shamanic Journeying weekend has been designed to provide:

• Clear instruction and preparation before each Journey.

• A safe, sacred container created through time-tested traditional ritual.

• Time for reflection and integration.

• Flexibility in response to the needs of the group.

• Handouts for easy home reference.

If you feel drawn—whether through curiosity, an inner longing, or aa sense that now is the time—you are warmly invited. Come just as you are and join us.

Questions? Feel free to call, text or email me for more information:

847-975-7959 | grandmother@grandmotherwinter.com

Chakra Empowerment

When: April 24 - 26, 12-5pm each day

Where: Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 818 Lake St, Evanston IL

Fee: $360.00

Registration: Reserve your spot.

About the 3-Day Class

Chakra Empowerment is one of the most beautiful practices I have ever experienced in 50 years of spiritual development. It is perfect for these times we are living in: times of change and uncertainty; times of losing our sense of self or purpose. It dissolves the exhaustion that comes from feeling “in it all alone” and restores your awareness of the inner resources that are always available to you. Many participants say they’ve gained a renewed sense of support, clarity, and confidence — not because of any huge effort, but just from feeling in touch with their true self again.

Chakras are vibrational centers of energy located within the core of the body. They receive, organize, regulate, and distribute your life force — your vital energy — throughout your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual systems. Strengthening the chakras and bringing them into harmony allows your energy to flow more freely. This increases and improves your physical health, emotional stability, mental resilience, and spiritual vitality. Chakra Empowerment cultivates an inner sturdiness that allows the body and mind to work together with greater ease, preparing the way for a gentle expansion of consciousness and a more hopeful, empowered relationship with life.

While the chakras function as an integrated system, some may function more or less optimally than others over time. If they become weak or misaligned, physical discomfort, emotional strain, fatigue, or a sense of stagnation often arise. Chakra Empowerment addresses these imbalances directly, restoring coherence and balance throughout the entire chakra system. Participants commonly experience:

Participants commonly experience:

• Increased vitality and stamina in your mind & body, heart & soul
• Greater energy reserves for daily life and its challenges
• Reduced reaction to stress
• Less fatigue and emotional depletion
• An overall sense of well-being and inner equilibrium

If you are seeking deeper self-actualization and greater mastery over your emotional and energetic state, this practice offers a clear and supportive pathway. This 3-day Chakra Empowerment introduces a simple yet sophisticated system for increasing the vibrational strength and healthy spin of your chakras. These practices release blockages and restore the clear intelligent flow of energy throughout your entire being.

You will learn about the Crystal Mountain, the Seven Chakras, and the Eight Directions—and more importantly, you will experience them directly. The teachings are embodied through specially designed, simple movements that I like to call “Chakra QiGong.” Handouts are included to support integration and continued practice.

If you feel that now is the time to replenish your energy, restore balance, and strengthen your spiritual foundation, say yes to yourself with this Empowerment!                                                                                                   

Spaces are intentionally limited to preserve the integrity of the experience—please register early to reserve your place.

Questions? Feel free to call, text or email me for more information:

847-975-7959 | grandmother@grandmotherwinter.com

Whole PresenceQuantum Soul Retrieval

What Whole Presence Quantum Soul Retrieval:

When: May 22 & 24, 12-5pm each day

Where: Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 818 Lake St, Evanston IL

Fee: $550.00

Registration: Reserve your spot.

About the 3-Day Class

Whole Presence Quantum Soul Retrieval reunites you with the essence of your heart and soul. It is a transformative process by which you:

·      Perceive, stabilize, and maintain your energy

·      Retrieve your energy from past, present and future experiences

·      Return soul fragments you have collected from people, places, and other realms of existence

We typically give away bits of ourselves all the time, without even noticing it. And, we let people take bits of us, without even noticing, too. So, knowing how to get yourself all back together is a real plus! You might want to repeat the process with a guide once or twice to refresh your memory and further develop your own skills. Sometimes it’s helpful to be led more than once until you become better acquainted with the territory of those realms and feel more confident to venture in on your own.

Whole Presence Quantum Soul Retrieval is more of an on-going integration than a one-time healing event. It empowers the expansion of consciousness. It evolves and changes with the times, always staying up to date to serve the needs of human beings as they evolve throughout time. It is truly a “Living Medicine” performed for the highest good of you and everyone connected to you.

This empowerment is limited to 12 participants.

In the event that an additional five people register, we will offer a second date.

Day 1

~ introductions

~ meditation to infuse w/LIGHT                                    

~ identify Whole Presence                           

~ repair & re-integrate four matrices: mental, emotional, spiritual, physical

Day 2

~ Journey Through Space          

~ Journey Through Time              

~ Journey Through Dimensions

Day 3

~ Journey To Other People                      

~ Cellular integration   

~ Journey To Clear Patterns & Programs

~ Complete cellular integration         

If you desire more self-actualization and more control over your emotional state, this practice will definitely move you toward your goals.

Questions? Feel free to call, text or email me for more information:

847-975-7959 | grandmother@grandmotherwinter.com

DNA Activation

Awaken Your Body’s Natural Intelligence

When: June 20-21, 12-5pm each day

Where: Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 818 Lake St, Evanston IL

Fee: $360.00

Registration: Reserve your spot.

About this 2-Day Class

DNA is more than a biological structure—it is the key to our health, vitality, resilience,  and, ultimately, our happiness. It holds all the information your body uses to repair, replenish, and renew every system: cells, organs, bones, blood . . . absolutely everything! 

When life is balanced, this intelligence expresses itself naturally and elegantly. However,  that intelligence is compromised by prolonged or chronic stress  which is known to break down and fray the protective caps at the ends of DNA strands,. Once fraying occurs, mutations can take place during the DNA replication process. These mutations may result in mild to severe symptoms of illness and aging.

But, through guided meditation and specific brainwave states, we can stimulate the healthy replication and anti-aging mechanisms of our DNA, and make it thrive.

About DNA

Modern science acknowledges that it only understands 2% of our DNA. Until recently, the other 98% was called “junk DNA” because its purpose was unknown and, therefore, considered waste. It is now called “non-coding DNA.” Study is ongoing, but one commonly-held position is that non-coding DNA helps stem cells to sense their surroundings and decide what kind of cells to become. One less commonly-accepted theory is that of the “God gene hypothesis,” which theorizes that the tendency toward spirituality can be found in the genes. So, let’s run with both of those and up our chances for higher personal, intellectual and spiritual development!

Bridging Body and Soul

DNA Activation reconnects conscious awareness with the deeper intelligence that governs growth, repair, and self-regulation. Information about DNA tends to open your mind. It helps you perceive the wonder of the great gift that is your life. DNA Activation helps to create more health, harmony and happiness in your life. It gives you powerful tools against stress, depression and aging, and a comprehensive system for staying strong and positive through life’s ebbs and flows.

States of deep relaxation encourage the type of brain activity that resets the body clock to “youth.” When you enter into these brainwave states, you access the awareness of your divine blueprint of health and perfection.

Benefits You May Experience

• Greater resilience to stress

• Improved sense of balance and well-being

• Renewed energy and emotional clarity

• A more harmonious relationship with aging and      change

• Tools you can return to again and again

What You’ll Receive

You will learn a repeatable activation process and receive a take-home packet with clear, step-by-step reminders. Continued practice increases the benefits. DNA Activation is a bridge between the physical and the subtle bodies. It reconnects conscious awareness with the deeper intelligence that governs growth, repair, and self-regulation. As the nervous system relaxes, the body naturally recalibrates, and many participants report feeling at ease, uplifted, and clearer.

Most people find they want to return to these states again and again. You will receive a take-home packet that clearly outlines the process you’ve learned, with step-by-step reminders to support ongoing practice. Repetition strengthens the benefits, supports long-term vitality, and adds dimension to your life.

Course Structure

Day One

• Foundational DNA concepts

• Alpha and Beta brainwave states

• Core DNA Activation skillset

Day Two

• Review and integration

• Archetypal Chromosome Activation

• Rejuvenation Activation

Awakening Wonder

Learning about DNA opens more than the intellect. Through the guided meditations used in this work, your Inner Eye – your Third Eye – opens, and you see from the perspective of your mind’s vast and bright awareness. When you tap into the enormous capabilities of your Mind, you are able to revitalize the subtle systems that support your physical health, emotional well-being and spiritual connections.

Invitation to Register

If you are ready to restore balance, awaken your body’s natural intelligence, and reconnect with a deeper sense of vitality, DNA Activation offers a path forward that is expansive yet grounded.

Space is limited. Register now to reserve your place.

Questions? Feel free to call, text or email me for more information:

847-975-7959 | grandmother@grandmotherwinter.com

Journey To Meet Your

Personal Power Animal

When: September 18-20, 12-5pm each day

Where: Zen Shiatsu Chicago, 818 Lake St, Evanston IL

Fee: $600.00

Registration: Reserve your spot.

About this 3-Day Class

Meeting your Personal Power Animal—also called your Power Animal or Spirit Animal—is a profound and intimate experience. It connects you more deeply to your essential self and to the Great Mystery of Creation’s Source—Creator, Spirit, God, Goddess, or however you name the awe-inspiring intelligence that animates all life.

Cultivating a relationship with your Totems brings self-knowledge, healing, and direction. It strengthens intuition and awareness, restores stamina in mind and body, and promotes peace, confidence, and integrity in the heart and soul. This wisdom is timeless—just as meaningful and transformative today as it has been for countless generations.

An Ancient Relationship Remembered

Long ago, human beings lived in close relationship with the animal world. We were more connected to their wisdom and their teachings. By observing them, we saw our own qualities reflected, both our strengths and our challenges. Animals spoke, and offered guidance on how to live in balance and harmony. We knew how to listen.

Some indigenous cultures never lost this awareness, and many are actively bringing it forward for us today. While this wisdom is accessible through all ethnicities and ancestral roots—European, African, Asian, and every other—the most commonly preserved pathways in our culture come through Native American traditions.

Your Place on the Medicine Wheel

Many Indian Nations teach that you enter this life at a particular place on the Medicine Wheel to learn specific lessons. Creator provides helpers to support you in this learning. One of the most influential of these helpers is your Personal Animal Totem.

Walking with Your Totem

When you cultivate the bond between yourself and your Totem, you discover how to use its wisdom to remove barriers to your personal and spiritual development. You become a “true human being,” one who lives in a good way. As you develop your unique gifts and talents through this relationship, your life becomes a benefit . . . not only to yourself, but to your community and to the Earth Mother for generations to come.

Discovering Your True Power Animal

So, how do you identify your  Personal Power Animal? And how do you make its acquaintance? Sometimes an animal appears repeatedly—crossing your path, entering your dreams, or showing up in unusual ways. These encounters may be very meaningful, but they do not necessarily indicate your true Totem. The traditional and reliable way to meet your Personal Power Animal is through Journeying—a shamanic practice that opens access to direct, experiential knowledge.

This training offers a time-honored, grounded and respectful way to make that introduction.

Course Structure

Day One

• Sacred Circle

• The Four Directions

• Mother Earth & Father Sky Meditation

• Journey to Innocence

• Journey to the Shaman’s Tree

Day 2

• Journey of the Four-Legged Ones in Nature

• Journey of the Winged Ones in Nature

Day 3

• Journey to Meet Your Four-Legged Totem in Another Realm

• Journey to Meet Your Winged Totem in Another Realm

A Living Relationship, Not a Symbol

This training is not about adopting a symbol or learning animal meanings from a book. It is about entering a living, reciprocal relationship with a spiritual ally. The bond you form here can continue to guide, protect, and teach you long after the course has ended.

A Teaching Brought To Completion

In many traditions, knowledge is revealed in stages. This training offers the final teaching in a sequence meant to be lived, embodied, and carried forward.

It completes a progression of practices designed to help you embrace all of who you are, reclaim your inner resources, and walk sure-footedly along your life’s path with greater clarity, balance, and purpose.

Questions? Call text or email for more information:

847-975-7959 | grandmother@grandmotherwinter.com