Hello Tarot Medium supporters!
My name is Heather Leighton, and I’m thrilled to share a story and some profound insights with you. I hope this blog post inspires and enlightens you on your journey.
A Little Backstory…
I am the founder and director of The Ankara Academy. For the past 15 years, I have dedicated my life to helping individuals cultivate a more intuitive and meaningful existence.
In 2009, I began my studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but I soon realized that my true calling went beyond the role of a practitioner. My passion lies in facilitating deep transformations rather than just providing physical and emotional support.
In 2017, during a Transformation Coaching course, I sat next to a woman who would change my life. I embarked on a three-year shamanic mentorship with her, which facilitated a profound spiritual transformation and completed my skillset. With her support, I began teaching Core Shamanism to small groups, guiding others to awaken their own intuition and psychic senses. As the world faced unprecedented changes in 2020, I spent weeks in deep meditation with my guides to understand my role in this transition.
This period of intense creativity led to the birth of The Ankara Academy in 2021. Our mission is to guide individuals toward their multi-dimensional selves, fostering radical healing and authentic living. Our growing community has become a haven for those seeking to live a shamanic life, working alongside their spiritual guides and nature.
What’s involved with living a Shamanic Path?
Living a shamanic path means embodying a lifestyle that bridges the physical and spiritual worlds. We strive to balance these realms and serve both. Nature is our guide, revealing the energetic matrix that connects us to everything.
Through disciplined training, we awaken and remember ancient practices, such as meditation, spirit communication, divination, and time spent in nature. Developing our intuition and psychic senses helps us navigate life closer to our higher selves, providing an antidote to suffering. This path leads us back to a simplicity that many of us crave.
There are no strict rules in shamanism; it’s about connecting with your guides, collaborating with them to create a reality that resonates with you, and spending time in nature.
If you’re curious about how we work with our guides, check out the Stalk Your Shadow oracle deck I created for my students. https://www.theankaraacademy.
What’s involved in the Shamanic Training process?
Shamanic training is a transformative journey that begins with a decision to change your reality and step out of your comfort zone. It helps you navigate discomfort, open your spiritual connection, and develop your intuition.
Throughout this process, you’ll uncover societal conditioning and learn to live with an authentic connection to spirit. During training, we introduce you to your spirit guides, animal totems, and plant spirits.
You’ll experience trance-like states to receive messages and visions from your ancestors, healing shadow programs, limiting beliefs, and self-sabotaging cycles.
This training sparks a profound spiritual awakening and a deep self-discovery. At The Ankara Academy, we facilitate this training through online and in-person sessions in Australia, supported by our online community.
If you want to check out our upcoming events & stay in touch, find our website here: https://www.theankaraacademy.
Who is Best Suited to a Shamanic Path?
Those called to this path often feel something is missing in their lives. They seek meaning and purpose in a world dominated by materialism and disconnection.
Whether it’s the sound of a drum or a love for nature, shamanism offers a foundation for self-awareness and connection.
If you feel drawn to this path, it’s likely a seed planted by your ancestors or from a previous life. During a recent Vision Quest in Mongolia, a shaman shared a profound insight: “Every Shaman is crafted in the stars by the ancestors for many lifetimes.” Our students often feel they have been preparing for a greater purpose their entire lives. Answering the call to this path requires strength and courage to heal and serve a better world. Our online community offers support and encouragement for individuals dedicated to this journey.
Check out our online community here: www.patreon.com/ankaraonline
Where Do We Go from Here?
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog post. It is an honor to collaborate with the wonderful Christopher Bennett, exemplifying the support that bridges international waters for psychic and creative individuals. If this article resonates with you, please reach out or connect with me on Instagram. I’d love to hear from you!
I’ll leave you with my latest podcast episode featuring Michelle Cannan, a transformational coach making a significant impact.
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