As part of this year’s Ancestral Healing Summit, The Shift Network is honored to invite you to a special screening of the film Home From School: The Children of Carlisle, the weekend following the Summit, January 22 and 23.

Honoring ancestors is a long-held value of Native American peoples.

As we commit to Ancestral Healing, we acknowledge that not only do many Native traditions offer avenues for attitudes, practices, and relationships…

… but also that recognizing the wounds inflicted on Native Americans for centuries is an important starting point in our collective healing.

In 2017 a delegation of Northern Arapaho tribal members traveled from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s.

It’s a journey into the troubled history of Native American boarding schools and a quest to heal generational wounds.

Register for the summit to watch it at your convenience on January 22-23. The film can be accessed via Associate Producer Jordan Dresser’s session page.

Watch the Trailer

Impact Partner Spotlight

In our commitment to be an ally and to amplify Native American voices, in addition to this special screening, we will be donating a portion of the Ancestral Healing Summit proceeds to First Nations Development Institute for their intertribal work forwarding Reclaiming Native Truth — a national effort to foster cultural, social, and policy change by empowering Native Americans to counter discrimination, invisibility, and the dominant narratives that limit Native opportunity, access to justice, health, and self-determination.

The format of 1) establish common values, 2) discuss the truths of history, 3) visibility — demonstrate the present experience of Native people in their modern experience without being romanticized, and 4) present a call to action follows the guidance of First Nations’s Changing the Narrative About Native Americans: A Guide for Allies (PDF). Reclaiming Native Truth’s goal is to move hearts and minds toward greater respect, inclusion, and social justice for Native Americans.

First Nations serves more than 400 Native American tribal organizations, improving economic conditions through direct financial grants, technical assistance and training, and advocacy and policy. The core strategies and programs that First Nations has implemented for four decades, and the strong traditions of relationship building and trust, have positioned the organization to step up and help where needed to support grassroots initiatives. First Nations believes that when armed with the appropriate resources, Native Peoples hold the capacity and ingenuity to ensure the sustainable, economic, spiritual, and cultural well-being of their communities. First Nations is committed to supporting Native-controlled and tribally-operated organizations. First Nations received the highest rating of Four Stars from Charity Navigator. The 41-year-old organization again earned the Platinum GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency and was named an Accredited Member of the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance.

Please visit the First Nations website to learn more and to show your support.

Kelly Sullivan Walden’s Story
Shift faculty, celebrated dream analyst, and a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

 

EXCERPT: And it was during a time of tremendous growth that came from a place of tremendous flailing and hitting such a dark place, such a dark bottom. And it was a time of... I remember saying to somebody, I wanted to just wear a sign across my shirt that said, “Pardon the mess. I'm under construction.” Don't ask me any questions. Don't expect anything of me. I'm under construction. So I was just super-vulnerable, super-like what am I going to do with my life?

To watch the video and read the transcript of Kelly’s 10-minute story about the “spiritual slap across the face” that opened the floodgates of her life, click here.
 

Linda Howe’s Story
Akashic studies expert and featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

 
EXCERPT: It was about two years. I realized I was still on my bicycle and I was furious. And in my fury, I took down all these treasure maps. I tore them up. I had been to the car dealership in my best outfit. And I sat in that car, because I heard that if I could feel like it was mine, it would be mine. I had done all those things. Oh I was mad. I was hurt. I was betrayed. I was just flooded with all these terrible emotions.

To watch the video and read the transcript of Linda’s 7-minute story about how the Universe creatively answered her prayers… twice, click here.

Walk With Your Ancestors in 2022
By Grandmother Flordemayo, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

We are all on our sacred journey, our sacred path. We all want to know our destiny. We want to understand the relationship between us as humans… and the cosmos… and Mother Earth.

For the Maya, the ancestors are the building blocks of our lives and ancestral worship is customary and celebratory. We honor our ancestors in prayer, ritual, and ceremony. I believe my ancestors are walking with me on my sacred path and my sacred journey. We are taught that all one needs to do is remember our ancestors and call upon them for help whenever it is needed.

To read more, click here.

Using Tarot in Ancestral Work
By Nancy Hendrickson, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

The idea of the souls of the dead returning home on one night of the year has ancient origins and is found in many cultures throughout the world. In October and the first two days of November we celebrate Samhain, Halloween, Day of the Dead, All Soul’s Day, and All Saint’s Day. 

However, you don’t have to wait for a specific season or date to work with your ancestors. It’s always the right time to honor those who lived before you, and to ask for their aid in doing healing work for your family line or healing work for yourself.

To read more, click here.

Heal Your Ancestors to Heal Your Life
By Shelley A. Kaehr, PhD, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

For over 20 years, I’ve worked in the fascinating field of past life regression. During my childhood, my family discussed reincarnation at our dinner table one night, and from that moment on, the concept resonated with me at a soul level. Years later, after a friend died in an accident, past life regression helped me successfully heal unresolved grief, and that’s when I knew I wanted to make this my life’s work.

For any regression to be effective, the recipient must go to the earliest event where challenges became an issue, whether that’s within the person’s current life, or something that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

To read more, click here.

Our Ancestors’ Wisdom Leads to Spiritual Strength & Passion for Living
By Sandra Ingerman, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

We join together as a sacred community to welcome in a New Year filled with new choices that we all must make.

Life feels so surreal to many of us right now. Time does not feel like it is following a linear cycle. But we do use certain markers of time to help us ground, giving us a sense that life keeps moving on in the midst of dissolution and also rebirth cycles.

Many people feel relieved when a New Year is welcomed in. Just celebrating that event helps us put some of our past behind and gives us a sense of something new to look forward to. We get inspired to regain a sense of hope, even though many of us have lost so much during these times of such upheaval that will lead to a different way of life that we can’t quite imagine yet.

To read more, click here.

Can Dreams and Ancestors Help Us Find a Missing Person?
By Kelly Sullivan Walden, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

“Why, in God’s name, would you search for a missing person? You’re Doctor Dream, for God’s sake, not the Dream Detective!” My husband, Dana, beseeched, scratching his head.

He was right. 

We had enough drama in our combined families as it was, without me spending time I didn’t have looking for a young woman who’d been missing from my neighborhood for nine years, when the only foreseeable outcome would be murder, suicide, abduction. Even in the best-case scenario, the fact that she’s been gone for so long probably meant she didn’t want to be found. But I’m getting ahead of myself…here’s what happened the day before…

To read more, click here.

Ancestral Healing — Why It Matters… Why Now?
By Natalia O’Sullivan, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

Our society is now in the labour pains of a new age of environmental responsibility, climate change, and the fear and hopelessness of confronting the possibility of annihilation of humankind, as well the gender and race inequalities, all of which is creating a turning point in our human story. 

To read more, click here.

Let’s Work Together to Heal Racism… What Would You Like to See?
From Rev. Dr. Aliah MaJon:

It’s a brand-new year, I want to kick it off by hearing from YOU! You’ve been listening to me and now it’s my turn to listen to you. Racial Healing is an enormous endeavor, and If you are reading these words you probably already understand that this work is critically important — and becoming more and more important with each passing day.

However, it is too much of a challenge for just a few of us to have to try to carry out. You may feel that way too. So, let’s embark on this journey together and generate new ideas, support each other, seek out partnerships and, especially, join our hands and our hearts to invite as many people as possible to share their thoughts and convey their visions so that we all can heal.

I’m up for doing this — are you with me?

I’m extending this ask to you in this first column of 2022, by literally inviting you to tell me what you think we ought to do, as well as what you feel could help us to become empowered to do it? 

The link below is to a survey that I have prepared so that I can harvest the valuable things that you will say. Don’t worry, I have made it short and easy to complete. I can’t wait to hear from you, and feel free to not be concerned about grammar and spelling. Seed ideas and partial thoughts are welcome, as well as the sharing of the questions you’ve been asking yourself or others. I promise that I will share your gems of wisdom in one of my columns in the near future.

Please complete this survey by January 28, 2022. Thank you all SO very much! ♥

Click here to complete the survey!

Policing Race with Lora King & Chief Mike Alexander

We’re starting a fresh cycle! It is my pleasure to take this time to introduce the new Inclusion Program Manager Kapi’olani Laronal by way of her short introduction to our latest episode of Liberating Race entitled “Policing Race.” Kapi’olani’s significant other has a background in Law Enforcement, so I invited her to review and speak to us regarding this piece. I’m also happy to let you know that you will hear more from her here in the future — she is fast becoming indispensable in the Inclusion Unit, and I truly value her voice and partnership.

Here is what she has to say about this episode (you’'ll find the link to the podcast below):

As seekers of enlightenment, we are often called on to stretch ourselves beyond the comfort of our own perspective in order to arrive at the Truth that is connected to something much greater than “I” in a superficial sense. When we look at our personal truths and start to examine our identity in connection to race, gender, religion, and our experiences with policing and law-and-order, it can become very challenging to rise above the pain. I feel that a critical question in such an examination is to ask: Can we stretch ourselves in the ways that support significant and meaningful change?

In this episode of the Liberating Race podcast, we are invited to look at today’s controversial topic of policing and race in America, and its impact on Black and Brown bodies. We are taken on a journey that allows us to both explore the early history of policing as well as hear about some current encouraging things to consider.

Rev. Dr. Aliah MaJon talks with Lora King and Chief Mike Alexander, as they each share their experiences and challenges, including their optimism about the possibilities for policing in the U.S. today.

Listen to the Podcast!

This podcast is an invitation to all those who are willing to take this journey and be architects of the process of racial healing. Evolution is a stretch, but our convictions matter.
— Aliah MaJon

Listen on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you get your podcasts.

A Prayer for 2022
By Grandmother Flordemayo, a featured speaker in the Ancestral Healing Summit

 
Rest upon supreme love…
… surrender your problems to God.

In this prayer to the Creator, Grandmother Flordemayo shares how we have to prepare ourselves for the difficult challenges ahead. Watch now…

Infused with visionary power, this book by Stephen Dinan, Shift Network’s co-founder and CEO, is a manifesto for our country’s evolution that is both political and deeply spiritual. It offers profound hope that America can grow beyond our current challenges and manifest our noblest destiny, which the book shows is rooted in sacred principles that transcend left or right political views. To order your copy, click here.

Sacred America, Sacred World is so crucial to the times we’re in that we are serializing it in every issue of Catalyst. You can read the eleventh installment (as well as the previous one) here.

Exploring the Ceremony and Modern Science of Psilocybin
A Five-Part LiveStream Series — Begins TODAY, January 16, 2022

Whether you’re newly curious or interested in deepening your relationship with psilocybin mushrooms, you’re invited to the newest Entheowheel LiveStream Series, where you’ll receive the wisdom of one of nature’s most powerful tools through the voices and experiences of elders, lineage keepers, thought leaders, and scientists. Take a journey of discovery as we reconnect ourselves to the mycelial web of life. Explore…

World Sound Healing Day — February 14, 2022

On this day, thousands of people throughout our planet create sounds filled with gratitude and love and project them onto Mother Earth in order to raise the vibrations of all living beings in love and light through sound. This sound can be a tone, music, song, poem, even silent sound — as long as it is created with the intention of compassion and love and healing, and the sounds will resonate with all others to create a powerful shift in planetary consciousness on February 14, 2022. Discover more details…

Join the International Yoga Festival on the banks of the sacred Ganga River, in the lap of the Himalayas, in Rishikesh, India from March 8–14. Learn from revered spiritual masters, togis and globally renowned yoga teachers. Deepen your practice and expand your consciousness in Rishikesh, India, the birthplace of yoga. Register for tickets here.

Through God’s Eyes: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Troubled World
By Phil Bolsta of The Shift Network

Through God’s Eyes is a roadmap for living a more peaceful, beautiful life. It’s the only book that shows you how dozens of spiritual principles interact, how to weave them together into a cohesive worldview, and how to practically apply this spiritual wisdom to bring joy and vitality to your daily life.

For more information and to order your copy, click here.
To access a free sample chapter on forgiveness, click here.

Through God’s Eyes is a superb book, a truly enlightened piece of work that is an essential read for all people who are truly devoted to the care and refinement of their soul. Phil is a contemporary mystic, a man whose life is a living commitment to spiritual service. I am honored to know him.
— Caroline Myss, author of Intimate Conversations with the Divine, Anatomy of the Spirit, and Defy Gravity

One of the most important books I’ve ever read. An incredible compilation of spiritual wisdom and insight. It’s the owner’s manual God should give you when you’re born.
– Robert Peterson, author of Answers Within

For several years, The Shift Network has hosted Indigenous leaders from around the world and invited them to share their sacred knowledge, rituals, and practices to guide us in a way of living that is sustainable, healthy, and just. We’re thus delighted that the Global Indigenous Wisdom Library makes this “virtual council” of leaders and their wisdom available for everyone, everywhere for free.

The Global Indigenous Wisdom Library is a collection of audio and video interviews featuring Indigenous leaders from around the world sharing prayers, sacred songs, prophecies, spiritual teachings, and pathways to healing, as well as concrete examples for birthing a new era — one in which all members of the human family are treated with respect, understanding, compassion, and justice. This sacred wisdom is important medicine for us all.

The production of The Global Indigenous Wisdom Library is a gift from The Shift Network, designed to inspire, inform, and involve you by highlighting the voices and important messages of Indigenous leaders from around the world. We want to give a heartfelt thanks to Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. (“Brother Phil”) for his partnership in helping create this Indigenous Wisdom collection. And we thank all the speakers who have contributed to this body of knowledge. To discover more, click here.

World Peace Library. Designed for the layperson and professional peacebuilder alike, the World Peace Library has over 425 audio and video interviews with some of the most remarkable, inspiring peacebuilders in the world available to you at NO COST. You’ll find hundreds of hours of inspirational, peacebuilding, compassion-spreading talks and trainings at your fingertips with this FREE global resource. There’s no way you can’t come away from the World Peace Library deeply inspired, transformed — and part of the solution. Click here to find out how to take peace to the next level — and help co-create a global culture of peace that leaves a legacy of good for our children, our children’s children and all of humanity and life on earth.

Explore the Paradox of Ego With the Wisdom of the Enneagram — A free video event with renowned Enneagram teachers Russ Hudson and Jessica Dibb. Explore how the uncultivated gifts of your ego can help you shift into embodied presence, kindness, and self-awareness… so you can appreciate and celebrate the little miracles found in the present moment. Tuesday, January 18, at 5:30pm Pacific

Explore the Wisdom of Your Cellular Memory Through a Multisensory Experience for Deeper Intuition, Manifestation & Self-Healing — A free video event with energy medicine healer and medium Marie Manuchehri, RN. Experience a cell activation and guided visualization into a human cell for a powerful multisensory experience of your cellular memory, which holds the key to what you need to be happy, healthy, and fulfilled. Thursday, January 20, at 5:30pm Pacific

Experience Lucid Dreamplay to Transcend Fear & Become a Conscious Creator of Your Reality — A free video event with lucid dreaming author and speaker Dr. Clare Johnson, Ocean Retreat Leader at Deep Lucid Dreaming. Re-enter an unsettling dream (or any type of dream) with loving guidance, and watch it transform — allowing you to uncover its healing wisdom and connect with the calm core of your soul. Saturday, January 22, at 10:00am Pacific

Evolve Your Ability to Navigate Personal and Global Change With Powerful Energy Medicine — A free video event with medical intuitive Ellen Meredith, energy medicine teacher, author, and conscious channel. Activate your inner guidance systems to discover your True North and expand into a spherical, more global consciousness — to navigate our changing world with a sense of purpose, possibility, and interconnection. Tuesday, January 25, at 5:30pm Pacific

Explore the 3 Minds Approach to Consciousness for Greater Ease, Resiliency & Possibility — A free video event with author and consciousness explorer Anoop Kumar, MD. Experience a profound meditation to “mentally flex” within perceived boundaries between yourself, the material world, and the collective — for important insights into your true relationship to consciousness... and the infinite flexibility you need to navigate your future. Thursday, January 27, at 5:30pm Pacific

Gentle, Effective Somatic Practices to Move From Pain to a Life Full of New Possibilities — With Martha Peterson, the founder of Essential Somatics® and author of Move Without Pain. Release tension in your muscles, calm your nervous system, and reverse the feeling of “getting old” through a variety of gentle yet powerful movements that can greatly reduce pain and provide more ease and mobility… so you can fully thrive. New 7-Week Live Video Training Starts Monday, January 24

Unveil the Power of Your Presence With Deep Clearing EFT — With energy psychology pioneer Mary Sise, LCSW, creator of Soul Weaving and director of Magdalena Healing. Delve into the energetics of your personality to recognize what’s blocking you from aligning with your soul — and use Mary’s powerful customized EFT practice to transmute contracted energy as you uncover and embody the real you. New 7-Week Live Video Training Starts Wednesday, January 26

The Client Attraction Code for Success — With Sharla Jacobs, the co-founder of Thrive Academy. Connect with your ideal clients as you showcase your passion for what you do — using a proven heart-based selling approach. New 7-Week Live Video Training Starts Thursday, January 27

For Empaths & Sensitives: Ignite the Intuitive Power of Your Emotions to Heal & Transform Fear, Anxiety, Loneliness & Disappointment — With psychiatrist Judith Orloff, MD, empath and New York Times bestselling author. Transform challenging emotions like anxiety, frustration, depression, and anger into uplifting, life-affirming ones — as you embrace more happiness, empathy, intuition, peace, and mastery over negativity. New 7-Week Live Video Training Starts Monday, January 31

Open Your Third Eye — With spiritual teacher, filmmaker, and speaker Raja Choudhury. Receive ancient Indian wisdom and practices to activate your gateway to higher consciousness — and access vast reservoirs of peace, stillness, inner light, and divine guidance. New 9-Week Live Video Training Starts Wednesday, February 2

Connect to Your Inner Joy Through Qigong’s Xi Breathing — A free video event with Qigong Master and healer Robert Peng, author of The Master Key. Reinvigorate your energy flow, clear blockages, and cultivate a sense of wellbeing through Qigong’s Xi Breathing technique and discover the spiritual abundance that awaits you. Now available!