What Is A Shamanic Healing? (And What It Actually Feels Like?
What Is Shamanic Healing?
(And what the experience is actually like)
If you’ve been feeling off lately—
not broken,
not falling apart,
just… not quite like yourself—
you’re not alone.
There’s a moment before someone books a session where they pause and wonder:
What actually happens in a shamanic healing?
Not the definition.
Not the textbook explanation.
But the real experience.
Because if you’re here, it’s likely you’re not just curious.
Something in your life may feel… off.
Not necessarily wrong.
But not fully aligned either.
You may feel:
disconnected from yourself
overwhelmed or energetically heavy
unclear about your direction or purpose
like something is ready to shift, but you can’t quite name what
Shamanic healing is a space where those experiences are not only welcomed—
they are worked with directly.
What shamanic healing actually is
At its core, shamanic healing is an energetic and spiritual process that works with the unseen layers of your experience.
It’s not about fixing you.
And it’s not about analyzing your story.
It’s about:
clearing what isn’t yours
restoring what has been lost or fragmented
and reconnecting you with your own essence
This work often includes:
clearing external or stagnant energy
working with the chakra system
shifting patterns held in the mind and energetic body
reconnecting you with your inner guidance
But more than anything—
it’s about bringing you back into relationship with yourself.
What the experience can feel like
Every session is different.
There is no script.
No two people experience it in the same way.
Some people:
feel deeply relaxed, like they’ve dropped into a different state of awareness
experience waves of energy moving through the body
see images, colors, or symbolic visions
Others may:
feel a sense of emotional release
have memories surface
feel connected to something greater than themselves
Some people experience:
the presence of spirit guides
connection with loved ones who have passed
a deep sense of being held or supported
And some simply feel:
quiet
still
and more like themselves than they have in a long time
What happens during a session
While each session is unique, there are common elements in the work.
These may include:
energetic clearing (removing what feels heavy, stagnant, or not yours)
soul retrieval (bringing back parts of yourself that may have disconnected through life experiences)
energetic extractions (working with blocks or disruptions in the field)
sound and song (icaros) to guide and shift the energy
working with plant allies and tools to support the process
This is not something you have to “figure out” during the session.
You don’t need to know what to do.
The work meets you where you are.
Why people come to this work
Most people don’t come because everything is fine.
They come because:
something feels out of alignment
they’re at a transition point in life
they feel stuck, heavy, or disconnected
they’ve tried other approaches and something is still unresolved
Often, there’s a quiet knowing:
There’s more available to me than this.
Shamanic healing works at the level where those shifts begin.
What people often feel afterward
While every experience is different, the most common response after a session is:
a sense of peace
From there, people often notice:
more clarity
more emotional space
a lightness in their body or energy
a stronger sense of themselves
Not because something was added—
but because something that wasn’t needed is no longer there.
This work is not about becoming someone new
It’s about returning.
Returning to:
your own energy
your own clarity
your own inner knowing
Everything used in this work is in service of that return—
through a process that is often felt, sensed, and experienced beyond words.
If you feel called
If something in you is resonating with this—
not just mentally, but in your body—
that’s usually where this work begins.
If you’ve been feeling off, overwhelmed, or like something in your life is ready to shift, this is the kind of work I support.
You can explore sessions here → https://chelagurnee.com/shamanic-energy
Or simply begin by noticing what in you is asking for attention.