Amara teaches individuals how to journey through private lessons using the Foundation for Shamanic Studies Harner Shamanic Counseling™ (HSC) method, a system of shamanic counseling that follows the ancient principles of shamanism, not of psychology. As a method of spiritual counseling, HSC's goals are life-enlightenment, guidance, and wisdom. It is a problem-solving system for discovering one’s own spiritual power and finding the knowledge, support, protection, guidance, and healing we need in our lives. 

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HSC is a copyrighted system based on classic shamanism with the addition of certain important innovations created by Michael Harner (founder of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies) through years of his own practice of shamanic counseling. Concepts, practices, and goals used in HSC include: non-ordinary reality; the shamanic journey and shamanic divination (both undertaken by the client); the realization of one’s own personal spiritual power; and the discovery of one’s ability to obtain extraordinary and practical spiritual wisdom and answers to important personal questions.

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In essence, YOU learn how to ask questions that matter to you and receive answers from your spirit helpers with the help and guidance of Amara, your trained shamanic counselor. One of the features of HSC is that the real shamanic counselors are in non-ordinary reality (spiritual realm). These are sacred teachers that you can spontaneously encounter in your shamanic journeys who provide the non-ordinary reality answers to your questions. The ordinary reality HSC counselor (Amara), in contrast, does not provide substantive answers or interpretations for you. Instead, her role is of an experienced shamanic facilitator who provides encouragement, guidance, and methodological shamanic advice based upon her extensive experience in shamanic journeying and shamanism.

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HSC uses the sonic-driving technique originated by Michael Harner (drumming using a specific beats-per-minute rhythm) to alter your state of consciousness to move you “outside of time” to use ancient shamanic problem-solving methods. You will be trained in the unique Harner-invented simultaneous narration and recording method of shamanic journeying to amplify the quality of your experience and have an ongoing recording of your experiences. Through your experiences in the shamanic journey, you have the opportunity to overcome inhibitory fears and to gain self-confidence while acquiring heart-felt wisdom, a sense of personal empowerment, and a new-found joy in existence.

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Since HSC is a spiritual rather than a psychological system, we will use this method and technology to help you obtain answers to questions that are important to you. You will act as your own shaman as you make the journeys into non-ordinary reality for information that is personally relevant to your life and spiritual path.​

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How the Sessions Work

3-5 separate shamanic journeying sessions are required. During these sessions, you will perform specific journeys designed to help you navigate the shamanic state of consciousness, develop relationships with helping spirits, and retrieve important information. ​

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Journeys are recorded and the information is yours to keep and access, allowing you time to listen, reflect, and interpret your guidance more deeply. Amara's role is to:

• Provide you with a safe, comfortable environment.

• Teach you the journeying process.

• Help you improve your journeying process for best results. 

• Take notes while you narrate your journey to give you a more complete picture of what happened during your journey. 

• Help you review, evaluate, and begin to interpret your journey during recorded playback.

• Help you form open-ended questions to clarify your intentions.