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Shamanic Healing with a Tabaquero

Shamanic Healing with a Tabaquero

Traditional shamanic healing — icaros, drumming, smoke-clearing, rapéh and chakapa — to release what is stuck and restore what has been lost.

What happens in a session

A shamanic healing session draws on the traditions Andrew trained in through his time in Peru. It can include chanting and icaros (medicine songs), drumming, smoke-clearing, rapéh (sacred snuff), and the chakapa leaf-rattle, with Reiki woven through and a grounding drum journey to close. Every session opens and closes with conversation — nothing is left hanging.

Entity clearing, curses and psychic attack

Some people come in feeling like they're carrying something that isn't theirs — a heaviness that follows them into a room, an attachment, a drain they can't explain. Shamanic work can clear it, and hand back a sense of protection and clarity.

Soul retrieval

Trauma can cause parts of us to fragment and withdraw. Soul-retrieval work gently invites those parts home, restoring vitality and wholeness. This is usually done over more than one session, at a pace that is safe for you.

A mobile practice — Central Coast, Gold Coast and Sydney

Andrew is based at La Tierra Curativa, his permaculture property at Ourimbah on the Central Coast NSW, and holds shamanic healing sessions there most weeks. He also tours regularly to Gold Coast and Sydney — so if you've been searching for shamanic healing near you in any of these areas, you don't need to find a single fixed clinic to get to one. Touring dates are set ahead of time — get in touch to find out when Andrew is next in your city, or to arrange a session at La Tierra Curativa on the Central Coast.

Who comes to shamanic healing

People arrive here for all sorts of reasons. Grief that hasn't shifted with time. A sense of being stuck, or blocked, or dragging something around they can't name. Stress and anxiety that hasn't budged for anything else they've tried. Some have never done anything like this before; others already have an established practice and want one specific piece of healing. There's no single type who this suits — what matters is that the timing feels right for you. That's why every session opens with a conversation, not a script applied the same way to everyone who walks in.

What a session feels like

Sessions run for around two hours at La Tierra Curativa. Most people lie down. Chanting, icaros, drumming and smoke move through the room with real intention behind them — there's nothing to perform, nothing you need to get right. Some people feel sensation moving through the body in the moment; others feel very little at the time and notice the shift days later. Both happen, a lot. Because there's a conversation before and after, you leave knowing what happened and what to do with it — not carrying an experience home to work out alone.

Before you book

Every enquiry starts with a short conversation, not a booking form — Andrew wants to hear what you're bringing and make sure a shamanic healing session, rather than something else, is the right starting point. If a Reiki session, counselling, or ceremony work would serve you better, he'll say so. There's no obligation attached to that first conversation, and it costs nothing to ask.

In-person

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to have done this before?

No. Most people who come have never had a shamanic healing session. Everything is explained, and we move at your pace.

Where are sessions held?

At La Tierra Curativa, our permaculture property at 55 Glen Rd, Ourimbah on the Central Coast. Sessions are also available when Andrew is touring Gold Coast and Sydney.

Is there shamanic healing available near me on the Central Coast, Gold Coast or Sydney?

Yes. Central Coast sessions run most weeks at La Tierra Curativa in Ourimbah, and Andrew tours to Gold Coast and Sydney on a regular schedule. Get in touch and we'll let you know the next available session in your area.

How many sessions will I need?

It depends on what you're working with. Some people come for a single session focused on a specific issue; deeper work such as soul retrieval is usually done over more than one session, at a pace that feels safe for you. This is discussed in your initial conversation, not decided in advance for you.

What's the difference between a shamanic healing session and a Reiki or energy healing session?

Shamanic healing draws specifically on the traditions Andrew trained in as a Tabaquero in Peru — icaros, drumming, smoke-clearing, rapéh and chakapa work, with Reiki woven through rather than being the main modality. A standalone Reiki & Energy Healing session is built around Reiki, Ashati, Seichem and Golden Dragon energy work without the shamanic elements. If you're not sure which is the better fit, get in touch and we can talk it through.

Is shamanic healing safe?

Every session begins with a conversation so Andrew can understand what you're bringing and make sure the work is appropriate for you, and it closes the same way so nothing is left unintegrated. If a concern is medical or psychiatric, shamanic healing sits alongside — not instead of — appropriate medical or mental-health care.

What should I do to prepare for a first session?

Nothing elaborate is required. Come as you are, ideally not rushed straight from a full day, and bring whatever you'd like to talk through in the opening conversation. If there's anything specific to prepare beforehand for your situation, Andrew will let you know when the session is confirmed.

Where I work

Home base on the Central Coast, touring beyond it

Ceremony and healing work is held at La Tierra Curativa on the Central Coast NSW, with regular touring dates in Gold Coast and Sydney.

Ready to talk it through?

Every piece of work at Temple of the Soul starts with a conversation — no pressure, no obligation.