Welcome
At the heart of every shamanic retreat lies something deeper than healing alone… a remembering of community.
In my Zulu lineage, we honour the sacred principle of UBUNTU:
I am because we are.
It is the knowing that none of us walk alone.
That we are all connected through energy, through spirit, through the invisible threads that bind human hearts together.
Although my physical body no longer travels since my stroke, my presence is not absent… it is expanded.
I join you within each retreat space through sacred connection and live Zoom transmission, held and carried by the hands of my early students, those I trained, guided, and initiated many years ago.
They hold the field with integrity, devotion, and deep respect for the lineage.
You are always held within the BEARCLAW LINEAGE.
You are always held by me.
BEARCLAW is not just a name.
It is my spirit given name, the name I am known by within the otherworld.
I am the custodian of the BEARCLAW LINEAGE, walking as a bridge between western and traditional shamanism.
Through this bridge, ancient wisdom is made accessible, grounded, and safely held for those who are ready to receive it.
Each retreat takes place within the UK, woven into the arms of MOTHER NATURE, where the land itself becomes part of the ceremony.
These are not simply retreats.
They are living, breathing containers of transformation.
A sacred blend of shamanic ritual, ceremony, deep healing, and soul remembrance…
where you are gently guided back to yourself, and held as you become your authentic self and as part of something greater than you ever imagined.
Why choose us to experience a retreat?
Because this is not just a retreat… it is a return.
A return to yourself.
A return to truth.
A return to the part of you that has always known who you are beneath the noise of the world.
Within the BEARCLAW LINEAGE, you are not treated as a participant… you are welcomed as part of a living, breathing community rooted in UBUNTU
I am because we are.
This work is not surface level.
It is not rushed, diluted, or disconnected from its roots.
It is held with deep respect for traditional shamanic practices, while also being safely grounded for the modern world.
What makes this space different is not just what we do… but how we hold you.
You are guided by trained facilitators who have walked this path themselves, who have been taught, initiated, and shaped within this lineage over many years.
They do not simply lead… they hold.
They see.
They honour your process without judgement or expectation.
And I am with you throughout, energetically or as the spirit of bear
Even though I no longer travel physically, my presence is woven into every retreat.
Through live connection and energetic transmission, you are supported directly by me, as well as through those I have trained to carry this work forward with integrity.
This is a space where you are safe to soften.
Safe to release.
Safe to be seen without needing to perform or protect.
Surrounded by MOTHER NATURE, the land itself becomes part of your healing.
The air, the earth, the rhythm of the elements… all working with you, gently guiding you back into alignment.
We do not promise quick fixes.
We offer something far more powerful.
True transformation.
Deep remembrance.
Lasting change.
If you are ready to meet yourself honestly…
to be held in something real…
to step into a space where your healing is honoured and your spirit is recognised…
Then this is where you belong.