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Therapeutic Shamanism and Paul Francis
About Paul Francis...
I live in Lancaster, North-West England, with my partner Catriona, and a cat called Luna. I've a grown-up son who lives in Sheffield. I've worked as a therapist in private practice since the early 1980's. My work is varied, and weaves together many different strands including...
Shamanism. With hindsight, my first major contact with shamanism was a near-death experience when I was around 12 years old. This started a process of discovery in me, leading me to study anthropology at university, where I ended up studying different shamanic cultures. I then spent my 20’s and early 30’s studying many forms of psychotherapy, body-work and meditation practices which I now know to be shamanic in origin, although I only had inklings of this at the time. Shamanism consciously re-entered my life in a major way some years ago (through another near-death experience), and has since become the central and unifying principle of not only my work, but of my whole life. It is the basis of how I work and who of I am, and is what I spend my life teaching and practicing now.
Humanistic psychotherapy. I draw mainly from the person-centred, process-orientated and body-centred approaches. As well as seeing clients for nearly 30 years, I've taught counselling and psychotherapy at all levels, and have extensive experience as a counselling and psychotherapy trainer and supervisor.
Homeopathy. I have a busy homeopathic practice, and have taught homeopathy for many years throughout the UK, at various colleges and in a free-lance capacity.
Body and energy work. I originally trained in Polarity Therapy, a system of healing based on a knowledge of the human energy body, including an understanding of the chakra system and the five elements of ether, air, fire, water and earth. Over the years I have taught this energy model to homeopaths, counsellors, psychotherapists, yoga teachers, and other groups.
I am currently writing a book about Therapeutic Shamanism, which will hopefully be
published in 2012. I have also developed a range of energetically-balanced Harmonic
Resonances, and a
range of Power Animal essences (all available from The Bushy Tail
Remedy Company), and am developing a range of gem and flower essences. I am also
working a new homeopathic remedies, using a new method of shamanic proving, via the
Shamanic Homeopathy Project, with a book of provings coming out in 2012.
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Therapeutic Shamanism
About Paul Francis, shamanic practitioner and teacher in Lancaster, Lancashire, UK. Homeopath, counsellor, psychotherapist and polarity therapist.
Shamanic soul retrieval and shamanic healing in the UK.