What is Distance Healing? What is a Shaman? Who is Lauren?

Distance Healing

Distance healing by phone is incredibly effective and powerful work. As a shaman, I work with energy fields. I work with the same energy that tells you someone is in the room when you didn't see or hear them come in. It is the same vibe that tells you to call your best friend who mysteriously texts as you dial. We have all had one of those ‘connected’ experiences. As a shaman that is the energy I am trained to harness and direct for healing. When working with energy, distance doesn’t matter! That is how phones and the internet work after all!

Your distance healing session will be done via phone. When you are in a comfortable quiet place with some water and a journal at hand, you will call me at the time of your session. Then we will talk for a few minutes to clarify and set forth your intention for your session. Next, I connect to your energy field and begin to work as if we were in the same room. I use various tools such as crystals, stones, sage, palo santo, bells, rattles, and elemental forces to shift and re-pattern energy in your field. I also often receive clear intuitive guidance and may share some of that with you if it can benefit you. My clients are always amazed that they can feel so much even through we often work at great distances from each other. Check out Aviva’s testimonial below!

AVIVA, BAYVILLE, NY

“Thinking about what Lauren does is like trying to explain magic. Her work is so deep and penetrating I am tempted to compare her to a doctor. Pains that I assumed were physical have instantly left my body as if I did months of physical therapy. I literally would call Lauren before a chiropractor if I felt like I needed an adjustment. When I progressed from an in person session to over the phone I was a huge skeptic. I had a very hard time imagining doing deep work over the phone but my first phone session changed my life. The healing that took place spanned over decades and literally released pain I had been holding onto since I was 9. The value of Lauren’s work is immeasurable, she is the real deal.”

My Work

I have been a practicing shamanic energy healer since 2004-about 15 years. That went fast! I studied primarily under Elle Rosenthal who trained with Peruvian Q’ero Shamans and the Four Winds Society. Shamanic healing is an ancient holistic healing art practiced worldwide across all cultures. The first scientific evidence of shamanic practice dates to 40,000 years ago! It is a central part of human culture that has been slightly lost over the generations, but has been enjoying a bit of a modern resurgence recently. This is great news for humanity.

I like to say that the soul is the domain of the shaman. When you go to doctors, therapists, priests and religious leaders and they are not helpful in resolving your health and life problems, your best bet is to call a shaman! We work where others are not trained to work-in the realm beyond the visible or tangible, in non-ordinary reality. This is often the place where the roots of our problems lie. Because of this, shamanic work is capable of creating transformation beyond what one can expect from a pill or a therapy session.

My work in this modality leaves you feeling light, grounded, and clear. It is a gentle and profound process that works swiftly via natural elements to bring relief from a variety of stressors that you may be experiencing. You are an active participant in your sessions, as you will set your intention to heal and work toward a better life.  I will serve as the facilitator or channel to track and remove patterns that no longer serve you and replace those patterns with pure life energy, leaving you feeling refreshed, revitalized and empowered. You will be able to face each day with a renewed sense of self, strength, purpose and trust in the greater good. Engaging in this work will allow for shifts in perception that will change your life in positive ways. I am truly honored to be able to work with clients in such a time tested tradition that has proven helpful for so many of our ancestors throughout history.

My Story

I love where I grew up. I was surrounded by nature in Fishkill, NY, and played outdoors for hours on end. In my spare time I always made art and engaged in creative endeavors alone or with my friends. This forged within me a deep connection to and appreciation for the earth and her beauty and for the creative process, which are the foundations of shamanism. I was brought to the teachings of the Incan Q'ero people after graduating from college and experiencing a tough battle with undiagnosed anxiety. After seeing a shaman for the first few times, I found that it really helped me release the constant stress of the overwhelming anxiety and live closer to my potential. Shortly after those first few visits I started training as a shamanic practitioner in 2004.

I am very grateful that my western medical office referred me to my shamanic healer at that time, and one of my main goals as a practitioner is to work to develop a better relationship between holistic and Western practice in American healthcare. Everyone deserves to have the benefits of good healthcare from any modality that they wish to try and that works best for them, be it Eastern, Western or Holistic.

 My Finnish and Irish heritage and my practice as a fine artist carry deep ties to shamanism that I have embraced wholly in my practice. Shamanism has an undeniable power to heal and bring truth into our lives and the world. I am grateful to have relied on this practice to surmount many challenges in my life and I look forward to sharing my passion for shamanic energy healing and its many wonderful benefits with you. I currently practice in Harlem, NY via phone and am available for in-person and group work as a consultant.