There is bad news that we hear every day about the planet and different parts of the world. There is challenging news we hear from loved ones, clients, students, friends. What are healthy ways of honoring our own feelings when we hear bad news? And what are ways to work spiritually to empower people being affected by personal challenges today. For we are all being challenged to grow just like everything in nature is challenged to grow. When something in nature stops growing it dies. How do...

Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman decided to journey on topics that are up for people today. And one of the big issues people are facing today is how to get deep restorative rest. Join Renee and Sandra as they share their journeys, their own wisdom, and talk about the deeper issues that go with the topic of rest such as when you are doing something you are not passionate about it might make you feel exhausted and by designing an activity that you love can give you restorative rest. There is...

Throughout the history of shamanism shamanic journeying has used to ascend and descend the World Tree to travel to different worlds in the unseen realms to contact helping compassionate spirits who can see the life we are living from a different perspective. During this show Renee and Sandra speak to how the power of direct revelation can help us navigate the challenging times we are currently living in. But so many people choose other practices that are simpler to do. These simpler...

Sandra has been passionate about teaching the metaphor that shamans are gardeners of energy. What we plant grows. As Renee reminds us seeds grow and blossom in their own timing and can take days, weeks, to years. The spiritual community often gets caught up in we must fight for our belief and often time judge those who feel change can happen with planting seeds of love, gratitude, and kindness. There is no right answer during this time. We are all in deep initiation and we are getting...

Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman  have a deep discussion during this show. They talk about how we moved from feeling connected to all, to the cycle of dissolution we entered into with the pandemic, war, and climate change and now we are crawling back out. As we “crawl back out” what parts of our life do we want to let go of? What relationships do we want to let go of? And what new boundaries do we wish to set? This is a time of showing the world the uniqueness we came into express. What an...

If we are watching or listening to the news it really seems like the world has gone insane. So how we do we stay out of the collective insanity and find stability in our lives? During this show Renee  Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman beautifully share some practices that they work with in staying tuned in and also being able to stay centered and sane in this time of so much heartbreaking news. This show can really help you remain focused as you keep building a beautiful and positive inner...

During this show Renee and Sandra have a very lively and educational discussion about the pros of learning directly from your own spirits. This process is called direct revelation and is a universal practice used by shamanic cultures. Training modern day shamanic practitioners through direct revelation has helped people bring shamanism into schools, hospitals, businesses, politics, counseling and the list goes on. There is a lot to learn about teaching such an ancient practice to a...

Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau had quite the conversation in this show. For so many more sensitive people are becoming ill. In past times these sensitive women and men would be the healers, shamans, and teachers in their community. Renee and Sandra are addressing a crucial and relevant issue in today's world – the challenges faced by sensitive individuals. Exploring how to express themselves in healthy ways and find empowerment in a world that may not always align with their...

In our modern world we tend to take everything literally. But in all spiritual traditions wisdom is passed down through metaphorical stories. And this is true of oracle cards and omens that the universe shows us to give us a roadmap for how to move forward in life and the forces surrounding us. Carl Jung taught that symbols change our consciousness. Working with symbols and metaphors that we receive when we work with cards, journeys, spiritual books, taking walks in nature gives us the...

Many shamans in indigenous cultures won’t travel to do their work as they believe that their power comes from the land they are living on. Sandra and Renee talk about the different ways we can stay connected to our land while traveling. Sandra likes to travel with an altar with pieces of barks and rocks from her land. Renee talks about how her traveling altar lives inside instead of having a physical manifestation. It's fascinating how Sandra and Renee find ways to stay connected to their...

Many people feel very isolated, sad, left out, when they have no where to go on the holidays. And then there are some people who love the space to be alone and do all the things we have been wanting to do but have not had time to engage in. We have so many choices on how we spend our holidays – with friends, family, with nature, volunteering and joining community events that bring a true sense of belonging. Join Renee and Sandra as they share about how to avoid the stress of the holidays and...

Like this show and please subscribe. As children we were so sensitive to facial expressions, hand gestures, and the tones of words spoken by the authority figures who took care of us. When we were pre-verbal we picked up so many cues around us that told us what we needed to do to be loved and cared for. Typically, these behaviors came from false information that had nothing to do with you. But you felt judged. And by feeling judged you might have started creating patterns that made you feel...

Like this show and please subscribe. We are in a time where the breakdown of reality and the world as we know it is being literally and metaphorically dismembered. Or if it makes more sense to you to see life on Earth as being dismantled. Some of this is due to our behavior and lack of awareness of how the ways we live are impacting life. Some of this is pure evolution and the Earth changing herself like we do when we feel we have outgrown a phase of life, and it is time to resculpt our...

Both Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau teach practices in their courses and in their writing on Creation and Manifestation. It is such a fascinating journey to learn how to build our dreams in the invisible realms so that they can drop down to Earth to manifest. There are simple ways that have been passed down for so many generations on the key elements that are involved in working with spiritual practices to create the life you wish for yourself and for all of life on Earth. Join Renee...

The topic of initiation is one of great passion for both Renee and Sandra. For shamanic initiations are how they both got into the spiritual work that they abundantly share in a modern-day culture. Everyone goes through initiations in life from birth, to going through puberty, getting your driver license, graduating school, and the list goes on. In shamanism initiations are for shedding our ego and stepping into a new level of consciousness. Join Renee Baribeau, The Practical Shaman and...

Join Renee Baribeau, The Practical Shaman and Sandra Ingerman as they revisit how the path of shamanism has changed over the years. There was a time in workshops we experimented with the magic of working with shamanism and seeing how far we could push the limits of our work. That was a time of exploration on the planet when people’s needs were different. Today we need to once again learn how to connect with ourselves and the Earth. What shamanic practices people need to learn about these...

On September 23 we welcome in the fall/spring equinox. In this show Renee and Sandra reflect on experiencing the power of changing seasons. As we are Nature and not separate from it our bodies are impacted by the change in the elements that give us life. The equinox is a powerful time to create harmony in one’s life again. One way to create harmony in one’s life and in the world is by performing ceremony. Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau lead us a new ceremony we have not shared publicly...

In this powerful show Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau review how, they are making choices right now about what work they want to take on, who they want to hang out with, what thoughts they want to entertain, and so on. For with all that is going on in the world today and in people’s lives we have to make choices of how we want to use our energy. We need time to integrate all that is happening in our lives right now. Is multi tasking still appropriate to continue versus doing the inner...

Shamanism is a practice of direct revelation. This means we all have access to helping spirits. The helping spirits all have different messages and ways of healing. When we come together in a shamanic circle whether online or in person practitioners are bringing through the information from spirits that don’t live in our dimension. They have so much to share, and their perspectives are enlightening. It does not matter the practitioner’s age the presence and voices of the spirits can come...

In Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman’s  last show they spoke about loneliness, and also the gift that can come from being with yourself. There are so many mysterious illnesses plaguing people and nature beings today. And as humans we have been trained to seek the help of “experts” when we have a medical issue or any other type of challenge in our lives. But Renee and Sandra are finding with the challenges most people are dealing with today there is not that much help we can always get from...

Please Like and Subscribe to The Shamans Cave. During this powerful episode Renee and Sandra both share how they have experienced loneliness in recent times. As a collective we have been through so much due to terrorism, war, climatic events, and the pandemic. As the world stopped for awhile so did some of our social contact with others. And many people are feeling the effects of isolation. Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman discuss this important topic that is impacting so many today. And...

Ceremony has the ability to bring us to a place of feeling stable and centered especially during challenging times. Ceremony creates a container where we can state our needs to the creative forces of the universe so they may be heard. And then the universe works with you in relationship to manifest healing, the release of pain, calling in your dreams. Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau  speak about the importance of gathering your materials and creating sacred space by connecting and...

This was an exciting live Q&A session with the renowned shamans Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau on The Shamans Cave YouTube channel! This was an event for for subscribers of our YouTube Channel and we wanted to share it on the podcast as well. Enjoy!

Join Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman as they speak to those of you beginning your practice in shamanism. They share with you such helpful advice as how to ask an appropriate question to the spirits, challenges that come up with not asking the correct question, having a time out and just enjoying your spirit’s company. They also invite you to experience what surprises come up when you journey. This is a powerful show for those of you who want to know how to connect with spirits through...