Shaman in Portland, Oregon: Healing, Training and Spiritual Mentorship with Michelle Hawk
Portland, Oregon Area and Online Worldwide.
Shaman in Portland, Oregon: Shamanic Healing, Training and Spiritual Mentorship with Michelle Hawk
In Person in Portland, Oregon and Online Worldwide
Michelle Hawk is a shamanic healer, mentor and teacher based in Portland, Oregon. With 20+ years of training and practice in Shamanic lineages from Europe, North and South America, she offers shamanic healing, mentorship and training for spiritual seekers in Portland and online worldwide.
If you’re here:
You feel called to Shamanic healing and developing your intuitive gifts.
You are ready to heal yourself, your lineages and connect with your ancestors.
You desire a deeper connection to your spirit guides, Earth and all beings.
Are you ready for Universal Shamanism?
What Is “Shamanism?”
Ancient Shamanic Wisdom for the Modern Era
Shamanism is the original, most ancient spiritual practice of humanity, and is ubiquitous in cultures all over the world. It is an Earth-based, animistic practice (animism is the belief that all things are alive, and connected through that unifying life force). Shamanism is also a mediumistic practice. (Mediumship means communication and collaboration with the spirit or noncorporeal realm. All Shamans are mediums.)
Shamanism can support healing and well-being on all levels: the physical body and lifestyle, the mind and belief systems, the heart and emotional realms, and the soul, etheric bodies, eternal spirit and karma.
Shamanism offers us a direct path to the original sacred, where we can experience incredible healing and transformation. Shamanic healing, journey, ritual and ceremony practices take us beyond our cognitive, human experience and activate the ancient wisdom that is our Gaian birthright.
What Is a Shaman?
According to my Shamanic lineage, the word “Shaman” comes from ancient Sumerian and dates back over 6000 years. The Mesopotamian Sun God was known as Sjamas/Shamash, and his priests and priestesses were called Siamas, which means “in service of the light.” The Shaman is the one who holds the light of sacred knowledge, and who shares it with the world.
The Shaman has received initiations in self-knowledge, sacred wisdom teachings, universal understanding of people, animals, plants, Earth, and life itself. The Shaman also knows the liminal realms and lives as a bridge between the material and the spirit world, and offers their Shamanic service to their community. (It is possible to study and practice Shamanism as a personal devotion and lifestyle without offering this work to others. This person would not be considered a Shaman, but would have a personal Shamanic practice.)
I support both those who desire to develop their Shamanic practice so they can serve their clients through Shamanic healing wisdom, and those who want to cultivate their Shamanic gifts for their personal spiritual practice.
Ethical Shamanism in the Multi-Cultural, Western World
Many people who are called to Shamanism feel the yearning and intuitive remembrance of this tradition, but they don’t know where to start, or are afraid of appropriation. In a world of ever-increasing globalization, integrity and ethics are vitally important to hold at the center of Shamanic healing and study.
I am a multi-lineage practitioner and have worked with Shamanic teachers from all over the world. The training I offer is rooted in Universal Shamanic principles, and helps you to cultivate an integrous, authentic connection with your ancestors, your gifts, your spirit guides, and the local land and nature spirits where you live.
Practicing Shamanism is essential to our individual and collective healing and transformation. Healing our lineages and connecting with our ancestors is our birthright. Shamanism helps us come into right relation with Gaia, the spirit realm and all beings.
What is possible with Universal Shamanic Healing, Mentorship & Training?
HEAL
Trauma healing and nervous system regulation
Soul retrieval
Ancestral healing and lineage alchemy
Cord cutting, clear energetic blockages
Remove unwelcome energies, entity extraction
Past life healing, karmic clearing, Akashic records and soul contracts
Grief work, relationship healing and harmony
Learn more about Shamanic Healing with Michelle Hawk.
TRANSFORM
Personalized guidance for your unique journey
Stay grounded and centered in your inner wisdom during big life changes
Safe and effective exploration of your intuitive gifts and spiritual initiations
Gracefully integrate your spiritual trainings into a powerful, cohesive practice and body of work
Fulfill your Sacred Purpose, living in right relation with Gaia and all beings
Receive deep support from an experienced mentor who gets it
Learn more about Shamanic Mentorship with Michelle Hawk.
AWAKEN
Awaken and develop your Shamanic gifts
Learn how to connect with Spirit Guides and Shamanic allies
Learn how to Shamanic journey safely
Practical tools for Energetic hygiene, protection and mastery
Cultivate a powerful and meaningful personal Shamanic practice
Develop your intuition and mediumship abilities
Learn how to incorporate Shamanism into your existing spiritual practice
Learn more about Shamanic Training with Michelle Hawk.
Not ready to book a call yet? Download the free guide, Activate Your Shamanic Gifts, and get started on your own terms.
“ I was called to learn shamanic practices and fully step into my own gifts as a healer. It has been an honor and joy to work with Michelle for 1:1 Shamanic mentorship because I feel supported and comfortable in my own skin with her. Along with her healer talents she is skillful with meeting me where I am at and supporting me so that I have learned to navigate my own landscape.
1:1 Shamanic mentoring helped me connect deeply with all parts of my being which has led to healing deep wounds that I hadn’t been able to access before working with Michelle.
I’m getting the results that I’ve been looking for for years. I now have powerful tools and practices to help others with their healing journey.”
Meet Your Guide: Michelle Hawk
23 Years of Shamanic Practice · 500+ Clients Served Since 2009 · Hungarian & Celtic Shamanic lineages · Featured on Elephant Journal, KATU & IONS
Hi! I’m Michelle Hawk: Shaman, Spiritual Mentor, Healer in Portland, Oregon.
As a child, I always felt connected to animals, nature and magic. The world felt alive to me in a way I eventually realized most people didn’t understand, so I hid and didn’t tell anyone about my conversations with animals or the spirits I saw.
When I found out about Shamanism at age 15, everything changed for me. Shamanism gave me a context and vocabulary for what I already knew to be true: the world and all beings are alive and connected through the unseen realms. For the first time, I felt validated in my experience of life and I dove in.
I have been studying and practicing Shamanism with various teachers since 2003, and under dedicated mentorship since 2009. My core Shamanic lineages come from the Shaman clan Baksa of what is now Hungary, and the Celtic people and horse tribes who traveled across Europe. I have also worked with North and South American indigenous teachers.
As a white, western Shaman with 20+ years of study, I have navigated the territory of authentic Shamanic awakening and ethical practice. Instead of succumbing to the extractive cultural appropriation models of Shamanic teaching, I devoted myself to integrity of study in a way that honors my own lineages and my connection to the land and nature spirits with whom I collaborate.
After 17 years supporting hundreds of students and clients with Universal Shamanism for healing and transformation, I know that:
Shamanism helps us come into right relation with Gaia, the spirit realm and all beings.
Healing our lineages and connecting with our ancestors is our birthright.
Shamanic awakening and mastery in the modern world is vitally important to our individual and collective healing and transformation.
Are you ready for Universal Shamanism?
Not ready to book a call yet? Download the free guide, Activate Your Shamanic Gifts, and get started on your own terms.
“In Michelle’s Foundations of Shamanism course, I really came to understand how knowledgeable and gifted she really was. She was called to this practice at a young age and has many decades of refinement since then with profound depth and breadth of knowledge and experience. Not only is she a skilled Shaman, she is an incredible teacher. She delivers the content in this course such that a novice like myself could easily digest. There were more experienced students in the course that also were actively engaged in each session giving me the impression that this course was valuable for all levels of experience.
The course is aptly named Foundations of Shamanism as the topics covered are essential to a safe spiritual practice calling in light beings and protection from unwanted dark entities and energy forces. I have personally found this invaluable in some recent experiences with shadow work.”
Michelle Hawk has been featured on…
Michelle Hawk has been featured as a keynote speaker at Embrace Festival, emPOWERed gathering, The Superwoman Summit, the Institute of Noetic Sciences and International Dragon Thunder Summit. Michelle Hawk has guest taught/facilitated at many retreats, including Sacred Earth Warriors retreat, Open Your Channel, The Healer’s Process, Camp Yes, Dance Camp NW. Michelle Hawk has been featured as a contributing author to Elephant Journal, Medium and more publications. Michelle Hawk is a co-host of Shaman Sister Sessions podcast and has been featured as a guest on many other podcasts.
“My 1:1 Shamanic healing sessions with Michelle were all transformational sessions that changed the way I relate to my ancestors, guides and my own shamanic practices. I highly recommend working with Michelle and learning from her. She is wise, experienced, deeply connected to the spirit world and you can feel her passion for this work! She is a wise Shamanic teacher and guide.”
“I worked with Michelle for a year in Shamanic mentorship, which included spiritual training, deep healings and business wisdom. She taught me how to build my website! She has a warm, confident, steady presence. I appreciated her pace and way of explaining new topics. Having her as one of my supports as I moved through this last year was wonderful. I am so glad to have met and worked with Michelle.”
Frequently Asked Questions About Shamanic Healing, Mentorship & Training
What is shamanic healing, and how does it work?
Shamanic healing is one of the oldest healing traditions on Earth — a direct, experiential approach to healing that works on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels simultaneously. In a Shamanic healing session, the practitioner enters an altered state of consciousness to work in the spirit realm on behalf of the client, addressing root causes of illness, suffering and stagnation that may be spiritual, ancestral or energetic in nature. Common Shamanic healing techniques include soul retrieval, ancestral healing, energetic clearing, entity extraction and past-life healing. Sessions are available in person in Portland, Oregon and online worldwide. Learn more about Shamanic Healing with Michelle Hawk.
Can shamanic healing be done online?
Yes. Shamanic healing is equally effective online as it is in person, because Shamanic work takes place in the spirit realm, which is not bound by physical location. Michelle offers Shamanic healing sessions via Zoom to clients throughout the United States and worldwide. Many client’s powerful transformational journeys have been conducted entirely online. Book a Shamanic healing consultation.
What is the difference between shamanic healing and therapy?
Shamanic healing and therapy address suffering from different angles and work beautifully together. Therapy primarily works with the mind: thoughts, behaviors, patterns and the nervous system. Shamanic healing works in the spirit realm to address the root causes of suffering that may be energetic, ancestral or soul-level in nature: soul loss, spiritual intrusions, ancestral wounds, broken spirit agreements and disconnection from one's own life force. Some of Michelle's clients work with both a therapist and a Shamanic healer simultaneously and find the two practices deeply complementary. Explore Shamanic Healing.
What is shamanic mentorship, and who is it for?
Shamanic mentorship is a 1:1 container for deep spiritual development and healing. It is for people who are experiencing a significant spiritual awakening, developing intuitive or healing gifts, navigating major life transitions, or who want sustained, personalized support from an experienced guide. Unlike a few healing sessions, mentorship unfolds over time — allowing for the kind of depth, integration and transformation that isn't possible in just a few sessions. Michelle's Shamanic Mentorship program combines healing work, spiritual guidance, ancestral healing, mediumship development and practical tools for spiritual skill development. Learn more about Shamanic Mentorship.
How is shamanic mentorship different from shamanic healing?
Shamanic healing sessions are a focused, acute treatment, akin to visiting a skilled specialist. Shamanic mentorship is an ongoing relationship that combines healing work with teaching, guidance, integration and long-term spiritual development. In mentorship, Michelle works with you over several months rather than just a few sessions, and the scope of the work is much broader: developing your gifts, healing your lineages, navigating your spiritual path and building a sustainable Shamanic practice. Some clients begin with healing sessions and transition into mentorship when they're ready to go deeper, but many people are immediately called to the depth and long-term transformational support of a mentorship container. Learn more about Shamanic Mentorship.
What is the Foundations of Shamanism course?
Foundations of Shamanism is Michelle's signature 11-week live online Shamanic training course for practitioners from beginners to more advanced skill levels. It covers the essential skills of safe Shamanic practice: Shamanic journeying, connecting with spirit guides and power animals, energetic hygiene and protection, working with land and nature spirits, ancestral healing, and developing mediumship and intuitive abilities. The course is taught live, with recordings available, and is open to students worldwide regardless of prior experience. Learn more about the Foundations of Shamanism course.
Do I need prior experience to study shamanism?
No prior experience is required. The Foundations of Shamanism course is designed to be inclusive for complete beginners as well as those with some spiritual background who want a solid, structured foundation. If you feel called to Shamanism — if nature speaks to you, if you've always sensed things others don't, if you're drawn to spirit communication or ancestral healing — that calling is enough. Curiosity and sincerity matter far more than prior training. If you're unsure whether the course or 1:1 mentorship is the right fit for where you are, book a call with Michelle and she can help you find the right starting point.
Where is Michelle Hawk located, and do you work with people outside Portland?
Michelle is based just outside Portland, Oregon and offers in-person Shamanic healing sessions to clients in the Portland area. She also works with clients throughout the United States and worldwide via Zoom, for Shamanic healing, 1:1 mentorship and the online Foundations of Shamanism course. Distance is not a barrier to this work. Book a consultation here.
Is shamanism a religion? Do I need to share any particular beliefs?
Shamanism is not a religion. It is a practice — a set of techniques and relationships with the living world, the spirit realm and your own inner knowing. It does not require you to adopt a specific belief system, leave your current faith tradition, or identify with any particular culture. Michelle's approach is rooted in Universal Shamanism, which honors Shamanic principles that exist across cultures and lineages worldwide. Students and clients come from every background imaginable, including those with no prior spiritual practice at all. What's required is an open mind, a willingness to engage with your own direct experience, and a genuine desire to heal and grow.
Work with Michelle in Portland, Oregon or Online Worldwide:
Mentorship
Shamanic Healing
Shamanic Courses
Looking for a Shaman in Portland, Oregon? Talk with Michelle Hawk.
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Shaman Sister Sessions Podcast
Featuring Michelle Hawk and Katherine Bird
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