Working Principles - Ethics

The goal of my work is leading clients to joy, balance, and empowerment. The following principles guide my work.

• I am not a 'healer'. I am creating space for your self-healing and I facilitate your access to 'spirit' (your essence,  inner knowledge and transformation power).
• I would never call myself a "shaman". This is a term reserved for people who come out of tribal traditions. They have undergone rigorous training and dedicated their whole lives to serving their communities as 'medicine people' and spiritual leaders. In a humble way, I am just using some similar techniques to gain access to the spirit world and to the wisdom of nature.
• Shamanic work is spirit-driven. Before a shamanic treatment, I go on diagnostic journey, which will tell us what needs to be done. I won't do anything that goes against the guidance I gain on this journey.

Created by the artist Kaca Thomasini to represent my medicine name.

• I only work with the explicit permission of everybody involved. If a client feels their situation is negatively influenced by a third person, and would like help with this, I reframe the client's question to explore what they need to do to deal with the situation. I will not do any work on a third person without their explicit agreement.
  
• When working with small children, people in a coma or pets, their guardian/next of kin can request healing work. However, I will first journey to the 'true self' of the client to ask for their permission directly.
• Similarly, I will not use shamanic or Reiki tools to influence situational outcomes; as a simple example, if somebody comes to me because they would like to win the lottery - I will not try to influence the outcome of the lottery (I would not be able to do this anyway). What I can do is work with the client on what hinders them in terms of having money in the first place, and how they can move to abundance (with or without winning the lottery).

How we work together

When we work together in the Fireside Lodge, we are partners: Together, we explore the best course of action for you. The final decision about how to proceed will always be yours.

The healing, coaching and ceremonial work described on this website will support you on your path to reconnect with your essence, strengthen your Self, and bring your gifts to the world. This journey can bring intense experiences and new ways of thinking about 'reality'.  Some personal issues and challenges may come up that have to be acknowledged, reconciled and integrated before positive change can occur. This may take some time and patience, but at the end, it will enable you to fully engage with life. The work in the Fireside Lodge will always be safe - you will be treated with care and respect.

Working in shamanic ways or receiving Reiki does not replace seeing a doctor and using the gifts of Western medicine. These systems can work in a complementary way. For example, if you are undergoing cancer treatment in a hospital, shamanic sessions and/or Reiki can strengthen your mind, body and spirit so that you can make the best of the treatment. The shamanic/Reiki work will also stimulate your self-healing ability.