You've Tried to Heal the Mind…
But Trauma Lives in Your Body and Energy Field.
Experience a deeper, natural way to release trauma stored in the body - beyond what talk therapy can reach.
- Private Shamanic Energy Healing Sessions
- Personal Healing Retreats
- Shamanic Training in the Andean Traditions of Peru
Shamanic energy healing channeled to you directly from the Source to release trauma stored in the body.
We help you to finally release what's been held in your body for years - clearing what's beneath the surface so you can feel lighter, calmer, and more like yourself again.
Meet John Whitehorse
Gentle, compassionate healing rooted in one of the world's oldest living traditions.
For years, John Whitehorse has walked alongside people searching for something they couldn't quite name. Many have already done the work — therapy, personal growth, meditation, retreats — yet still feel that something deeper remains unresolved. John's calling is to help people reconnect with themselves through gentle, compassionate healing rooted in one of the world's oldest living traditions.
John has studied directly with the Q'ero shamans, the Indigenous Wisdom Keepers of the Peruvian Andes, receiving the 13 sacred Karpay initiations and healer's rites through years of ceremony, apprenticeship, and relationship with the lineage. He is also certified through The Four Winds Light Body School, founded by Dr. Alberto Villoldo.
But if you ask John what matters most, it isn't his credentials.
It's the privilege of sitting with another human being during a moment of change.
Whether someone is navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, loss, or a major life transition, John creates a calm, compassionate space where healing can unfold naturally. His work is gentle, drug-free, and designed to complement traditional medical and mental health care — not replace it.
The Q'ero teach the principle of Ayni — living in right relationship with yourself, others, nature, and Spirit. That philosophy guides every session, every ceremony, and every conversation John shares.
His hope is simple: that you leave feeling lighter, more peaceful, and more connected to the person you have always been.
"I don't believe people are broken. I believe many have simply become disconnected from themselves. My role isn't to fix anyone. It's to help create a space where healing can naturally unfold."
Trained directly with the Q'ero shamans of Peru
Recipient of the 13 Sacred Karpay Initiations
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The Natural Trauma Release Method™
This is where Shamanic Energy Work and the Natural Trauma Release Method begin.
Our work is rooted in the ancient Shamanic traditions of the Andes and designed for modern life.
We don't ask you to relive your trauma. We work at the level where it's stored.
Through the Natural Trauma Release Method™, we help your system safely release what it has been holding - restoring a sense of calm, clarity, and inner coherence.
Most approaches to healing focus on the mind. But trauma is not just something you think about - it's something your body and energy field hold.
Our Natural Trauma Release Method™ works at this deeper level - what we call the missing layer of healing - the underlying energetic field that organizes your experience and holds what hasn't yet been released.
Through this work, we help you gently release what's been stored beneath the surface - without reliving the past.
What This Makes Possible
- Release stored trauma without rehashing painful memories
- Restore a sense of calm and safety in your body
- Break patterns that keep repeating
This missing layer is why so many people still feel stuck after years of therapy - and what finally allows true healing to begin.
Shamanic Trekker the Film & the Vision
In 2016, John and his wife, Kristen White, traveled to a remote village in Peru with a film crew to document the traditions of the Q'ero shamans.
The result was the award-winning documentary: Shamanic Trekker: Journey to the Source, now available on multiple streaming platforms.
With Kristen, John is currently producing two additional documentaries: Despacho and Path of the Mesa, exploring sacred ceremonies and the living traditions of the shamans of the High Andes.
Watch the Film Here:
Why Our Work Is Different
Many energy healing practices are learned through modern courses or adapted teachings - and as a result, can become diluted and ineffective.
Our work is different.
John Whitehorse and Kristen White, have received direct transmissions through sacred ceremony and have been initiated into the full 13 Rites - Karpay by the Q'ero shamans of the High Andes in Peru - the direct descendants of the Incan lineage and widely regarded as one of the most pure and authentic shamanic traditions in the world.
This level of initiation is rare, and few Western practitioners have been entrusted with these rites in their full form.
The Energy We Work With
This powerful, pure energy is drawn from generations of ancestral wisdom, passed down through a direct lineage and received by us in Peru through ceremony and direct initiations with the Q'ero shamans.
It is not something we learned - it is something that was transmitted. During a session, this energy flows to you where it is needed, working at the level where trauma, patterns, and energetic imprints are held.
This is how true healing happens - by releasing what's been held in the missing layer of your body and energy field, beyond logic, so you can return to happiness, joy, and clarity.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
A shaman is traditionally a medicine man or woman within indigenous cultures, someone who works in relationship with nature, energy, and the unseen realms to support healing, balance, and well-being. For thousands of years - long before modern medicine and hospitals - individuals would seek out shamans for guidance, healing, protection, and connection to something deeper than the physical world. Shamans are not defined by title, but by their role within a community. They: support individuals through life transitions offer energetic and spiritual healing call forth protection and guidance and carry forward ancestral ceremonies and sacred rites This knowledge is passed down through generations, rooted in lineage, ceremony, and lived experience.
Shamanic healing works with the energetic and spiritual aspects of the self, helping to restore balance when something feels out of alignment. Rather than focusing only on the mind, this work supports: the release of stored or unresolved energy restoration of the energetic field reconnection to your natural state of clarity It is a quiet, grounded process that works alongside the body and nervous system, often creating shifts that continue to unfold over time.
No. Shamanic healing does not require belief or prior experience. It works through your: energetic field nervous system and natural capacity for balance You are not asked to adopt a belief system - only to be open to the experience itself.
Shamanic Trekker is grounded in direct lineage-based training and full initiation into the Q’ero shamanic tradition of the Peruvian Andes. This work is not self-declared or learned casually - it is received through: ceremony energetic transmission and years of guided training John Whitehorse was trained directly by Q’ero shamans and initiated into the full rites, anchoring this work in authentic tradition, structure, and safety. Combined with Kristen White’s work as a psychic medium, spiritual teacher, and certified life and business coach, the experience bridges both ancient wisdom and modern integration.
Yes. Shamanic practice is not only a role - it is also a way of relating to life. In the Andean tradition, this is expressed through Ayni, the law of reciprocity - living in balance with yourself, others, and nature. You can incorporate these principles into your life by: becoming more aware of your energy living with intention cultivating balance and gratitude Most people are not called to become shamans - but they are called to live more consciously.
Becoming a shaman is an initiated path, not something that can be claimed or decided overnight. It requires: training within a lineage ceremonial initiation years of practice and integration and recognition by teachers within the tradition The path begins with personal healing and humility, not identity.
In traditional cultures, shamanic work is grounded in lineage, discipline, and energetic responsibility. Without proper training, a practitioner may not have the structure needed to hold the work safely. At Shamanic Trekker, there is a strong commitment to: ethical practice grounded methods and working only within aligned, supportive guidance This ensures the work remains safe, clear, and beneficial.
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Why You May Still Feel Stuck… Even After Years of Therapy
You've done the inner work. You've talked it through. You may even understand your patterns.
But trauma doesn't just live in the mind.
It lives in the body. In the nervous system. And in the energy field that organizes your experience.
This is the layer most healing approaches miss. Until that layer is addressed, the body continues to hold what the mind has already processed.
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