The 4directions Foundation and network has been formed to provide and integrate traditional shamanic healing practises into contemporary society, clinical practice and educational institutions. It has been said by the shaman descendants of the Inka that the ‘modern day shamans will come from the West’. Contrary to the belief of some, shamans are no longer perceived as ‘new age’, ‘old hippies’ and ‘tree huggers’! Our international graduates are highly trained and come from a diverse range of backgrounds, including doctors, nurses, lawyers, holistic therapists and commercial professionals.

All have been instructed to a very high level by the Healing the Light Body School, headed by Dr Alberto Villoldo and his senior staff. Alberto trained as a medical anthropologist and has a Ph.D. in psychology from Saybrook Institute, California, where he was investigating the effects of energy healing on blood and brain chemistry.

Alberto began his research in the Amazon where he discovered a group of healers who specialised in treating illness before it manifested in the physical body. They worked not in the physical body itself, but on the Energy Field surrounding it. In 1984 he founded The Four Winds Society, an international research and training organisation, to link ancient shamanic tradition with modern medicine and psychology, and set up the Healing the Light Body School to teach the healing wisdom of Inka medicine people and bring the teachings of these master healers to the West. The school’s courses are held throughout the United States and Europe. Alberto’s method of teaching this body of knowledge is by creating a bridge between the indigenous traditions and western culture, training people in the medicine knowledge of the shaman, but to be eminently practical in the twenty-first century.

Shamans differentiate between healing and curing. Western medicine is in the business of curing. We are in the business of healing. We all know people who have received medical cures but have not been healed; their tissues may have been removed or medication taken, but they have not changed their lifestyles, their diets, their relationships. In our experience, cures seldom ever result in a healing, but healing almost always results in a cure. Energy medicine practices set the immune system free to function optimally and bring about healing. When you unblock the immune system, physical healing happens naturally. When you unblock the chakra system, emotional healing is accelerated

All 4directions graduates are committed individuals who have themselves experienced the healing treatments they offer and have also undergone many stages of personal development. In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland we have formed a network of shamanic practitioners spread across both countries who can help you with issues that are possibly preventing you from living an enhanced life of balance and harmony.

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