Soul Retrieval

What This Work Is

In shamanic understanding, when we live through something overwhelming, frightening or deeply painful, a part of us can quietly withdraw to keep itself safe. Soul retrieval is the gentle, intentional work of finding those parts and, where they are ready, welcoming them home to the body and energy field. It is done with your consent throughout, at the pace that is right for you.

You Might Recognise This

People who come to this work often describe:

• A sense of not feeling fully present, as though watching your life rather than living it
• Disconnection from yourself, or from people close to you
• A quiet flatness you cannot quite account for
• A background sense that something is missing, without being able to name what it is

How Your Time Is Held

Your session is an unhurried held space of around one to two hours. We are never rushed, and the time either side of the work is part of the care.

1. Arrival and Settling

   A warm welcome, and a gentle conversation about what has brought you. Before any of the deeper work begins, I make sure you are properly grounded, centred and held. This is not something done to you: we enter the healing journey together, both fully present and involved throughout.

2. The Healing Work

   Shamanic journeying to sense what has retreated, and careful reintegration. Nothing is forced: only what is ready to return, returns.

3. Grounding and Integration

   Time to come gently back to earth, to feel heard, and to begin to process what has moved. Because this work goes deep, this part is never rushed: many people feel spacious or far away straight afterwards, and I will not send you back out into the world until you feel steady.

Caring For Yourself Afterwards

Because this work goes deep, what you do afterwards matters as much as the session itself. I will always talk it through with you, and the general guidance is gentle: drink plenty of water, and give yourself quiet time and space rather than rushing back into a busy day. You may feel a little more open or sensitive for a while, so be kind to yourself, keep anything demanding for another day, and let yourself simply think and process. Somewhere quiet to land is ideal. You are always welcome to be in touch as things settle.