Practitioner/Healer Apprenticeship Trainings - Starts May 17-18, 2025, Ends Dec. 5-6, 2025 Details here
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Monthly Shamanic Journey Circle ONLINE EVENT
2nd Saturdays, 4:00-6:00 pm Eastern
$5-20 Donation, sliding scale
2025 - April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13
Online and In-Person [Takoma Park, MD; In-person fragrance restrictions apply; see video or tipsheet]
Cross-cultural shamanic journey practice group meets. Contact me for the link. Learn to journey-free, at home!
Movie Night: Tools of the Sami Shamans ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, April 12, 2025; 7:00-9:15 pm Eastern
Free
Basic, main tools of the Sami Noiadi (shamans) include the all-important Yoik (singing) as well as the drum, drum symbols, knife, and walking stick. Contact me for the link.
Culture & Nature Repair Circle ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, April 19, 2025; 10:00am-Noon Eastern
Free
Great for beginners or advanced shamanic folks! A periodic open support and sharing circle for anyone working to heal culture and our relationships with all our Kin (the rest of “Nature”) - other Animals, Plants, Elements, Weathers, Land, etc. Contact me for the link.
Movie Night: Home Grown National Parks ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, May 10, 2025; 7:00-9:15 pm Eastern
Free
Traditional conservation needs to shift to include nature restoration in our own "non-wild" neighborhoods. Doug Tallamy is back with another expert to show us how and why. His point is, in part, in accordance with Robin Wall Kimmerer's call that we learn to live embedded within the rest of nature. Contact me for the link.
Vibrational Healing - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE or IN PERSON
May 17-18, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Vibrational healing in cross-cultural shamanism focuses primarily on transmitting shamanic power/healing through singing, dancing, and drumming or other percussion, but it can include working with crystals, colors, elements, and more. We’ll explore the many possibilities of this powerful and essential healing work. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Practitioner Sharing Circle ONLINE EVENT
Sunday, June 1, 2025; 10:00am-Noon Eastern
Free
This mutual support circle offers us a chance to share challenges arising in our healing practices, including our own personal needs. Open to all beginner and seasoned healers who have or have had a shamanic healing/tending practice, whether actively seeing clients or not, whether clients are human, plant, land, or other beings. All shamanic traditions welcome. Contact me for the link.
Soul Retrieval & Other Restoring Work - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE & IN PERSON
Part 1 (online): June 27, 28, 29, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Part 2 Clinic (in person preferred): July 26-27, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Restore what belongs, vital essence and power that has been lost, stolen, or forgotten, hidden, or numbed out. Includes retrieving the client's Helping Spirit and lost Power Objects from a cross-cultural shamanism perspective. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Sweat Circle Ceremonies Aug. 8 and 9, 2025 - Contact me for details.
Nature Reconnection - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE or IN PERSON
Sept. 19, 20, 21, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Most clients suffer from “Nature Deficit Disorder” and are not aware of the many ways their daily lives are statements against nature and part of the larger cultural insanity. We can help them awaken and reconnect to the rest of our Nature kin again from a cross-cultural shamanic perspective. Friday, Sept. 19 is a special outdoor ceremony you can do where you are or with me at a Silver Spring, MD park. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Clearing Energy Blocks, Curses, and More - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE & IN PERSON
Part 1 (online): Oct. 17, 18, 19, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Part 2 Clinic (in-person preferred): Nov. 1-2, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Safely release to their rightful place non-sentient forms that do not belong, a.k.a. "extraction": old rage or grief, intrusions, implants, other basic energy blocks. Includes lifting obsessions, hooks, cords, spells, protection issues, and curses, whether personal, ancestral, cultural, or cosmological. Taught from a cross-cultural shamanic perspective. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Spirit Release (Depossession) - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE & IN PERSON
Part 1 (online): Nov. 28, 29, 30, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Part 2 Clinic (in-person preferred): Friday Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Safely restore to their rightful place sentient forms who have died. For those dead who are attached to a living host, Betsy Bergstrom’s profound spirit release ("depossession") approach is unique in the healing afforded to the spirit crossing over. It’s also the most gentle, complete, and effective for the possessed client-host. Some depossession methods are scary; this one is beautiful. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
MORE TO COME ... PLEASE STAY TUNED!
Looking for Webinar Recordings?
Monthly Shamanic Journey Circle ONLINE EVENT
2nd Saturdays, 4:00-6:00 pm Eastern
$5-20 Donation, sliding scale
2025 - April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13
Online and In-Person [Takoma Park, MD; In-person fragrance restrictions apply; see video or tipsheet]
Cross-cultural shamanic journey practice group meets. Contact me for the link. Learn to journey-free, at home!
Movie Night: Tools of the Sami Shamans ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, April 12, 2025; 7:00-9:15 pm Eastern
Free
Basic, main tools of the Sami Noiadi (shamans) include the all-important Yoik (singing) as well as the drum, drum symbols, knife, and walking stick. Contact me for the link.
Culture & Nature Repair Circle ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, April 19, 2025; 10:00am-Noon Eastern
Free
Great for beginners or advanced shamanic folks! A periodic open support and sharing circle for anyone working to heal culture and our relationships with all our Kin (the rest of “Nature”) - other Animals, Plants, Elements, Weathers, Land, etc. Contact me for the link.
Movie Night: Home Grown National Parks ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, May 10, 2025; 7:00-9:15 pm Eastern
Free
Traditional conservation needs to shift to include nature restoration in our own "non-wild" neighborhoods. Doug Tallamy is back with another expert to show us how and why. His point is, in part, in accordance with Robin Wall Kimmerer's call that we learn to live embedded within the rest of nature. Contact me for the link.
Vibrational Healing - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE or IN PERSON
May 17-18, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Vibrational healing in cross-cultural shamanism focuses primarily on transmitting shamanic power/healing through singing, dancing, and drumming or other percussion, but it can include working with crystals, colors, elements, and more. We’ll explore the many possibilities of this powerful and essential healing work. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Practitioner Sharing Circle ONLINE EVENT
Sunday, June 1, 2025; 10:00am-Noon Eastern
Free
This mutual support circle offers us a chance to share challenges arising in our healing practices, including our own personal needs. Open to all beginner and seasoned healers who have or have had a shamanic healing/tending practice, whether actively seeing clients or not, whether clients are human, plant, land, or other beings. All shamanic traditions welcome. Contact me for the link.
Soul Retrieval & Other Restoring Work - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE & IN PERSON
Part 1 (online): June 27, 28, 29, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Part 2 Clinic (in person preferred): July 26-27, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Restore what belongs, vital essence and power that has been lost, stolen, or forgotten, hidden, or numbed out. Includes retrieving the client's Helping Spirit and lost Power Objects from a cross-cultural shamanism perspective. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Sweat Circle Ceremonies Aug. 8 and 9, 2025 - Contact me for details.
Nature Reconnection - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE or IN PERSON
Sept. 19, 20, 21, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Most clients suffer from “Nature Deficit Disorder” and are not aware of the many ways their daily lives are statements against nature and part of the larger cultural insanity. We can help them awaken and reconnect to the rest of our Nature kin again from a cross-cultural shamanic perspective. Friday, Sept. 19 is a special outdoor ceremony you can do where you are or with me at a Silver Spring, MD park. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Clearing Energy Blocks, Curses, and More - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE & IN PERSON
Part 1 (online): Oct. 17, 18, 19, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Part 2 Clinic (in-person preferred): Nov. 1-2, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Safely release to their rightful place non-sentient forms that do not belong, a.k.a. "extraction": old rage or grief, intrusions, implants, other basic energy blocks. Includes lifting obsessions, hooks, cords, spells, protection issues, and curses, whether personal, ancestral, cultural, or cosmological. Taught from a cross-cultural shamanic perspective. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
Spirit Release (Depossession) - Practitioner/Healer Training ONLINE & IN PERSON
Part 1 (online): Nov. 28, 29, 30, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Part 2 Clinic (in-person preferred): Friday Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025; 10:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern
Safely restore to their rightful place sentient forms who have died. For those dead who are attached to a living host, Betsy Bergstrom’s profound spirit release ("depossession") approach is unique in the healing afforded to the spirit crossing over. It’s also the most gentle, complete, and effective for the possessed client-host. Some depossession methods are scary; this one is beautiful. Detailed printed material included. Contact me for eligibility. Full series details here
MORE TO COME ... PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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About Your Teacher, Mary "Tyrtle" Rooker
To learn more about shamanism, see Resources.
(c) 1999, Mary Rooker * Please obtain permission before reproducing anything from this website. Thanks!
About Your Teacher, Mary "Tyrtle" Rooker
- is a member of Betsy Bergstrom's Compassionate Depossession Teachers Alliance,
- has studied with world-renowned shamans and healers, and
- is a licensed minister with the Circle of the Sacred Earth.
To learn more about shamanism, see Resources.
(c) 1999, Mary Rooker * Please obtain permission before reproducing anything from this website. Thanks!