S1 E17 - Shamanic Secrets to Emotional Balance - LightSong Talking Stick Podcast
Co-hosts: Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader
Welcome to the Talking Stick Podcast, where co-hosts Jan Engels-Smith—founder of the LightSong School of 21st Century Shamanism and Energy Healing and author of Becoming Yourself: A Journey from Head to Heart—and Micah Schwader—Transformational Writing Coach and author of Stumbling Into Grace: The Adventures of a Transgender Shaman—share modern pathways for living an aligned, spirit-led life.
In this insightful and heart-centered episode, Jan and Micah explore how ancient shamanic practices can support emotional balance in our fast-paced modern world. Together, they reveal sacred yet practical tools for tuning into your inner world, honoring your emotional rhythms, and restoring harmony when life feels overwhelming.
You’ll learn:
• How shamanic wisdom helps you understand and work with your emotions
• The power of reconnecting with nature to ground and regulate your energy
• Why fully feeling emotions in the body opens the door to release and clarity
• How rest — including the humble nap — becomes a spiritual technology
• Personal experiences and stories from Jan and Micah’s own paths
• Simple daily practices to restore emotional equilibrium and spiritual presence
Whether you’re looking to deepen your emotional resilience, cultivate inner peace, or weave shamanic wisdom into your everyday life, this episode offers grounded guidance, heartfelt insight, and supportive tools you can immediately use.
Join Jan and Micah as they illuminate gentle yet powerful techniques for regulating your emotions, reconnecting to your true self, and walking your path with greater clarity, compassion, and grace.
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/