My Shamanic Life Podcast

Before I recorded this episode, I sat outside for meditation, as I do daily, watched the squirrels, and contemplated love. The squirrels have been flirting with each other of late, but the love I was thinking of was not the romantic kind, but the deeper, divine love at the center of our beings – yours, mine, the squirrels’, and all…

The yoga practice sequence in this episode, which I’m calling “Yoga for a Warrior’s Heart,” came out of a moment when I was demonstrating Warrior II for a virtual client and remembered one of Will Keepin’s principles of spiritual leadership. The principle is that love creates the form, just like an open heart creates the alignment in Warrior II. I…

We have been on a journey with the wolves, from soothing despair and frustration to recentering to, now, feeling ready to get charged up again. To ignite your core and build strength, try this heat-building yoga practice. If you find balance poses challenging, practice near a wall or have a sturdy chair handy. We are celebrating Imbolc with journey and…

After working with grief and frustration around the grey wolves who have been killed in recent weeks and offering a ritual of protection to those who remain, it is time for an energetic recharge. This episode’s meditation is an empowering connection to wolf spirit to restore your activism. Registration is open for Shamanic Reiki Level One virtual training on February…

As I record the second episode of 2022, I am working with grief and frustration I feel after reading news of grey wolves who have been killed in recent weeks. Wolf is one of my animal helping spirits so I feel very close to Wolf Spirit manifested. The gentle yoga practice in this episode helps you center and release agitation…

Welcome to 2022! Like me, the podcast is changing and growing, and future episodes will feature both new and familiar practices. In this first episode of 2022, you will be guided through a tree meditation I wrote as part of a climate justice-themed worship service I am putting together as a seminary project. With a tree, through breath, connection, and…

For the final episode of 2021, relax into a hip-opening yoga practice based on butterfly pose and consider what small way you can make your habitat more welcoming to butterflies and moths. If you like this podcast and would like me to keep recording new episodes, please visit my Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/debbiephilp) and become a patron for as little as…

Fire Ant energy can be difficult to deal with. These swarming, stinging ants have invaded the southern part of the United States and are dangerous to humans and wildlife alike. When we take on Fire Ant’s energy, we bond over our anger and aggressively “gang up” on those we see as other. This episode’s meditative practice helps you cool your…

As helping spirits, dolphins are playful healers who, like their manifestations in the physical world, love the companionship of those who are heart-aligned. I know some humans who embody dolphin energy and guess you do too. You will practice dolphin pose playfully in this episode of the My Shamanic Life podcast. See what has changed on my website at https://debbiephilp.com/.…

Dragonfly is an indicator species for the health of its wetland ecosystem and for the environment of your mind. Breathwork can help you through the confusion of change by settling your shifting thoughts until what is real becomes clear. Follow a timed breathwork practice to quiet your mind in this episode of the My Shamanic Life podcast.     See…