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...

What we give energy we give life to. This is a well known shamanic teaching. But do we take time to reflect on the thoughts and energy coming from our mind that we are giving life to? How do we work consciously with our thoughts without going into a spiritual bypass? How do we be honest with ourselves and how we are truly feeling, but learn to create the right kind of energy with our thoughts that unbind us from our stuck places, allow us to breathe more fully, and be in gratitude for life...

There is so much going on with the weather around the globe. We are seeing rising temperatures we have never seen and the storms, earthquakes, tornadoes, freezes, and the list goes on are getting stronger than has been seen before. We can’t really predict the weather anymore. Is this another wake up call for us? The pandemic forced us to start looking at how we could bring balance and harmony into our lives and the world. But isn’t the changing weather also trying to wake us up to learn how...

Sandra Ingerman was recently brought into a controversy that occurred over Facebook where people starting judging which shamanic practice is more powerful. That actually is not even a fair discussion. For all cultures that practice shamanism have the same power as they work with the spirit of the land and helping spirits. Shamanic cultures all over the world have all been given different ways of working to address the issues of where they are living. Obviously a shamanic culture that lives...

There are so many different spiritual practices we can engage in. Many people are drawn to working with Gurus and find that their life takes on a rich meaning, and they feel more power and support in their lives due to the communities they have entered. And there are those of us who really foster the practice of direct revelation where we become our own authority in our practices and how we live our lives. We all have to find what type of teachers we want to work with or do we want to work...

In the Western world we have lived in a time where there are so many single mothers and fathers trying to survive in a world that keeps gets challenging on all levels. Many years ago we noticed how young adults were moving back into their parents’ home. Of course their parents were still stressed with their own financial and medical needs.   But in life people have always found ways to survive. And now the trend is young adults, millennials, and other age groups are not only moving in with...

Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman have done a few shows on how to find your flow again in life after there has been so much turbulence. But when you follow the flow of any river there is constant movement and change. There are times you are riding the smoothest waves enjoying your time in the sunshine and the magic of life. And there are times the river moves into such turbulence you are trying to figure out how to anchor yourself. And this is all part of being in the flow of life. Join...

Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau  have been diligent over the years of the show encouraging you to go deep with your practices instead of surfing the waves of gathering more and more spiritual information that really doesn’t help in the end. Of course we can inspired by others’ voices. But living the work and going deep into the practices that you feel are meaningful to you are ways to shift out of the dense field of the collective.   We all have the opportunity to shift into a higher...

There is so much going on planetary right now. And we all want to help. People reach out to teachers asking for global ceremonies to be organized and performed. This of course has its place, and can be a powerful way to transmit helpful prayers to those caught in trauma or for those who died. There are so many ceremonies that can be done. And so many places on the Earth having extreme devastating events. Our hearts feel called to help. And it is important to put your focus on really what you...

Renee Baribeau shared how she is bringing through a new body of work in some of the writing she is doing that will eventually lead to another brilliant book from her. But she shared how she keeps getting lost in distractions. Sandra Ingerman shared how due to the stress of how much work she has that she has been finding herself losing focus and distractions start to take over her day.   Are you struggling with feeling distracted? If so, this is such a wonderful show to watch as Renee talks...

Sandra recently noticed how her plants are growing more rapidly that normal. And then she noticed that some of her fruit trees budded throughout the winter even with frigid temperatures of zero. This led her to start sharing about this on Facebook page Shamans are Gardeners of Energy. Those who responded said that their plants indoors and outdoors are blossoming months before typical growth cycles will report. And added to that the birds seem to be migrating at different seasons then we...

Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau were asked to talk about this important and most complex topic of what is shaman illness. And this is a big topic. For shaman illness can be happening to one who is called by the spirits to be a shaman. And illness comes into their life until they say yes to the call. And then there is the preparation every shamanic practitioner needs to do to make sure they are not taking on others’ illnesses. And this part of shamanic practice requires a lot of discipline,...

In the modern world we tend to be gazers and onlookers of life. We like to go to beautiful places have wonderful experiences. But there is a difference between being an observer while we live our lives versus absorbing in the frequencies of the beauty we witness.   For example consider the difference between looking at the sun versus absorbing its healing rays into your body. Or seeing how beautiful a tree is without absorbing the fragrance of its healing terpenes. May of us were taught it...

In the practice of shamanism it is understood that when we die we transcend back home to Source. But there are often situations where this transition needs some assistance. We humans live in what shamans call the Middle World which is Earth School and a place  of learning.  When we die the Middle world is no longer our home. It is understood and seen through journey work that some souls who suffered a traumatic death might get stuck in the Middle World and need assistance in crossing over....

Many years ago Sandra Ingerman was working with a producer Mitchell Clute at Sounds True to create a Year of Ceremony program. During one of their conversations, Mitchell said the phrase “energetic signature”. For Sandra this phrase started an entire way of thinking about what energy we leave in the web of life. Or what Renee would say what footprint are we leaving on the Earth. Renee Baribeau and Sandra’s combined conversation created true alchemy as they talk about the different...

One of our listeners asked Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau to speak about how shamans perceive illnesses like fibromyalgia or chronic pain. It is important to understand that with the practice of shamanism we don’t treat labels we only treat people. And we are all different beings who have a variety of  issues that might be creating an illness. The shamans job is to ask the spirits for a diagnosis and the correct healing ceremonies and treatment. And how do  the toxins in the environment...