Info

LightSong School of 21st-Century Shamanism and Energy Medicine Talking Stick Podcast

Shamanism: A 21st-Century Approach to Energy Medicine LightSong School of 21st-Century Shamanism and Energy Medicine is a Modern Pathway into Shamanic Healing, Conscious Creation & Spiritual Awakening Welcome to the LightSong Talking Stick Podcast and Manifesting Miracles, where ancient shamanic wisdom meets the evolving consciousness of today’s world. Here, healing is sacred, manifestation is intentional, and spirit is an active companion in everyday life. This podcast weaves together two powerful streams of teaching: Manifesting Miracles with Dr. Jan Engels-Smith, founder of LightSong School of 21st Century Shamanism and Energy Medicine, offering grounded guidance in conscious creation and vibrational alignment. LightSong Talking Stick Conversations with Jan and co-host Micah Schwader, Sh.D — Sacred Design Guide & Transformational Writing Coach — exploring shamanic practice, spiritual transformation, sacred writing, storytelling, and soul-aligned living. Together, these series serve as a heart-centered sanctuary for: • spiritual seekers and sensitives • energy healers and intuitive practitioners • shamanic students and ceremony-carriers • anyone called to live with purpose, compassion, and embodied truth Each episode blends teachings, stories, and practical tools drawn from core shamanism, energy medicine, soul retrieval, psychopomp work, ceremonial practice, and consciousness evolution — all adapted for modern life. You’ll learn how to: • engage safely with non-ordinary reality • build relationships with compassionate helping spirits • elevate your vibration & manifest intentionally • navigate healing, awakening, and self-transformation • walk a spiritual path rooted in ethics, humility, and love Guided by LightSong’s mission to empower individuals and uplift the planet, this podcast is a place to deepen your gifts, expand your awareness, and discover what becomes possible when we partner with Spirit. Whether you’re stepping onto this path for the first time or seeking to deepen longstanding practice, you are welcome here. Tune in, open your heart, and walk with us. This is a community where spirit, healing, and humanity meet. Begin Your Journey Start with LightSong’s foundational course, Through the Rabbit Hole, at LightSong.net To learn more about Micah Schwader and his work, visit ShamanSezz.com
RSS Feed
LightSong School of 21st-Century Shamanism and Energy Medicine Talking Stick Podcast
2025
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2024
December


2022
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2021
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2020
December
November
October
September
August
April


2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
March
February
January


2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
March
January


2017
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


All Episodes
Archives
Now displaying: July, 2025
Jul 31, 2025

S1 E26 - "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." - Manifesting Miracles 

Host: Jan Engels-Smith

I'm excited to share some insights on this podcast episode, titled "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." This famous quote from Shakespeare's *As You Like It*, spoken by Jaques in Act II, Scene VII, beautifully captures a message I received years ago from the Spirits.

The message is about the essence of life as a play, where we all take on various roles and navigate different "acts" throughout our journeys. Who are the players in your life and why did they take on the roles that they did? Conceptualizing this concept helps reframe some of our most difficult relationships, making room for healing, celebrations, and awe of the magnificence of the universe and life.

The podcast also focuses on personal success, guiding you toward achieving your heart's desires. In this episode, we'll feature guests who share their unique success stories and how they applied manifesting principles to their lives.

We'll also explore the immense value of community and how our manifesting miracle community fosters a supportive environment that multiplies results.

 Key topics for discussion will include:

  • Divine Timing: ** Understanding that timing is not a delay but a part of divine orchestration, and how there is a perfect time for learning and growth.
  • Trusting the Process: ** Learning to trust the journey and glean wisdom from every circumstance.
  • Fate, Destiny, and Free Will:  Examining whether our lives are predetermined by fate, destiny, or pre-birth contracts, and how free will plays a role when we have agreements with others. 
  • Catalysts in Life: ** Identifying the individuals who help us fulfill our purpose.  (the players in the play)
  • Beyond Appearances: ** The importance of not judging a book or a person by their cover, as everyone has interesting stories to tell. 
  • Unconditional Love: ** How to recognize when you are loving unconditionally.

I believe this episode will offer valuable perspectives and inspiration.

Join the Community

Manifesting Miracles is a bi-monthly gathering on Zoom that brings together participants from around the world who are committed to creating positive change in their lives—whether in careers, relationships, health, or finances.

Each session begins with Jan sharing the most essential teachings on conscious manifestation. Her core message: If you want the world to change—or your circumstances to change—you must first change within. You must become an energetic match for what you desire.

Drawing from over 30 years of teaching experience, Jan offers her wisdom in intentional manifestation and shamanism. Every gathering is interactive, with Jan teaching, guiding discussions, and answering participant questions.

Visit www.LightSong.net for more information.
 
Gratitude Donations If you would like to support Jan Engels-Smith and help keep Manifesting Miracles active, please consider making a gratitude donation.
Venmo: @Jan-Engels-Smith
Email Jan for additional payment options: Jan@lightsong.net

 

 

Jul 23, 2025

S1 E25 - Quantum Fields: Shamanism Meets Science - LightSong Talking Stick Podcast

Co-hosts: Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader

In this expansive episode of the LightSong Talking Stick Podcast, Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader explore the mysteries and possibilities of the quantum fields—and how these concepts align beautifully with shamanic practices. What happens when we enter the space of all potential realities? Can we collapse time, rewrite our stories, and transform our lives by stepping into a new energetic frequency?

Jan offers a powerful invocation to begin, grounding us into the heart and the right brain—what she refers to as the entry point to the quantum field. From there, the conversation flows into deep territory: clair-senses, timelines, non-linear healing, manifestation through imagination, and the observer effect. Micah shares personal stories from Vision Quest experiences and what it means to live as a “blended being”—a state of conscious presence between realities.

Together, they offer insights into how the quantum and the shamanic can work in tandem, not just for personal transformation, but for collective healing. Whether you’re intrigued by metaphysics, energy medicine, or simply feel the pull to live in alignment with a greater mystery, this episode invites you into the sacred field of all possibilities.

Tune in to discover:

·       How to access and navigate the quantum fields

·       The role of intention and imagination in spiritual manifestation

·       Why storytelling shapes our reality—and how to shift the narrative

·       How individual healing can ripple through time, space, and generations

Listen now and step into the realm where science meets spirit.

 

For more information about Jan’s ReCreate Yourself class, visit https://www.lightsong.net/recreate-yourself/

For more information about Micah’s Shamanic Storytelling class, visit  https://shamansezz.com/shamanic-storytelling/

For more information about Micah's memoir, Stumbling Into Grace: The Adventures of a Transgender Shaman, visit  ShamanSezz.com/stumbling-into-grace-the-book

Jul 16, 2025

S1 E24 - Returning Non-Love with Love - Manifesting Miracles 

Host: Jan Engels-Smith

Step into a space where the everyday and the extraordinary meet. The episode opens with a grounding invocation to quiet the noise of the world, align you with the quantum field of possibility, and create a sacred container for reflection and growth.

From there, we explore the real work of being human in turbulent times:

• Navigating cruelty and deciding when to let go
• Rising above the heavy energy of a chaotic world
• Recognizing and healing self-sabotage
• Meeting non-love with love — without losing yourself
• Listening to the news without losing your center
• Celebrating real-life manifestation stories
• Stepping fully into your purpose

This podcast isn’t about spiritual bypassing — it’s about spiritual resilience. It’s for seekers, changemakers, and anyone committed to living with intention, compassion, and courage in a world that often tests all three.

Come as you are. Leave lifted, grounded, and more deeply connected to who you’re here to be.

Join the Community

Manifesting Miracles is a bi-monthly gathering on Zoom that brings together participants from around the world who are committed to creating positive change in their lives—whether in careers, relationships, health, or finances.

Each session begins with Jan sharing the most essential teachings on conscious manifestation. Her core message: If you want the world to change—or your circumstances to change—you must first change within. You must become an energetic match for what you desire.

Drawing from over 30 years of teaching experience, Jan offers her wisdom in intentional manifestation and shamanism. Every gathering is interactive, with Jan teaching, guiding discussions, and answering participant questions.

Visit www.LightSong.net for more information.
 
Gratitude Donations If you would like to support Jan Engels-Smith and help keep Manifesting Miracles active, please consider making a gratitude donation.
Venmo: @Jan-Engels-Smith
Email Jan for additional payment options: Jan@lightsong.net

 

Jul 9, 2025

S1 E23 - Surrender, Trust, and the Illusion of Control - LightSong Talking Stick Podcast

Co-hosts: Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader

In this deep and heartfelt episode, Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader explore the spiritual paradox of surrender—not as giving up, but as letting go of the illusion that we were ever in control. Through personal stories, Vision Quest experiences, and teachings from the Lakota tradition, they reflect on how spiritual breakthroughs often come not through strength, but through surrender, trust, and deep humility.

Jan shares vivid stories of illness, injury, and discomfort during Vision Quests that pushed her beyond ego and into the hands of Spirit, while Micah reflects on the difference between control and true trust—from financial surrender to the surprising peace that comes when you stop wrestling with the universe. Together, they unpack the semantics and stigma around “surrender,” revealing it instead as a sacred practice of receptivity, presence, and alignment.

This episode invites listeners into an honest inquiry: Do I truly trust Spirit? Can I surrender to the unknown without fear? With humor, depth, and grace, Jan and Micah offer a blueprint for living in flow—even when life doesn’t go according to plan.

“When we finally let go of the need to be in control, the real magic begins.”

Tune in for soul medicine, laughter, and two wonderful storytellers. Trust us—you’ll want to hear this one.

For more information about Jan’s ReCreate Yourself class, visit https://www.lightsong.net/recreate-yourself/

For more information about Micah’s Shamanic Storytelling class, visit  https://shamansezz.com/shamanic-storytelling/

For more information about Micah's memoir, Stumbling Into Grace: The Adventures of a Transgender Shaman, visit  ShamanSezz.com/stumbling-into-grace-the-book

 

Jul 2, 2025

S1 E22 - Reframe Your Thinking and Get New Results - Manifesting Miracles 

Host: Jan Engels-Smith

This episode opens with a sacred invocation from Jan — a moment to clear the mind, open to the quantum field, and anchor a safe and expansive space for everyone listening.

From there, we move into an honest, energized conversation sparked by a participant who has been practicing Jan’s Super Self meditation every day. She shares the powerful breakthroughs she’s experiencing — along with unexpected light-headedness — and Jan offers insight on how to stay grounded while elevating your vibration.

Throughout the episode, Jan responds to deep, practical spiritual questions, including:

• Can you manifest multiple intentions at once, or is focus essential?
• What does it truly mean to embody a feeling — and why does it matter?
• Why do obstacles keep appearing on the path, even when you're doing the work?
• Are those obstacles reflections of belief systems we haven’t transformed yet?
• What’s the difference between repeating a prayer and feeling it into form?
• When is soul retrieval needed, and can you do it for yourself?
• How does illness arise through a shamanic lens?

This episode is a rich tapestry of experience, guidance, and lived spiritual practice. Jan also shares wisdom from her books Becoming Yourself: The Journey from Head to Heart and Through the Rabbit Hole: Explore and Experience the Shamanic Journey and Energy Medicine — grounding these teachings in decades of deep shamanic work.

If you're ready to align, embody, and elevate — while staying rooted in your humanity — this conversation will meet you where you are and help you rise from there.

Join the Community

Manifesting Miracles is a bi-monthly gathering on Zoom that brings together participants from around the world who are committed to creating positive change in their lives—whether in careers, relationships, health, or finances.

Each session begins with Jan sharing the most essential teachings on conscious manifestation. Her core message: If you want the world to change—or your circumstances to change—you must first change within. You must become an energetic match for what you desire.

Drawing from over 30 years of teaching experience, Jan offers her wisdom in intentional manifestation and shamanism. Every gathering is interactive, with Jan teaching, guiding discussions, and answering participant questions.

Visit www.LightSong.net for more information.
 
Gratitude Donations If you would like to support Jan Engels-Smith and help keep Manifesting Miracles active, please consider making a gratitude donation.
Venmo: @Jan-Engels-Smith
Email Jan for additional payment options: Jan@lightsong.net

 

 

1