Shaman Durek is a 6th generation shaman, author of the best-seller “Spirit Hacking: Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World,” and a visionary for the Now Age. His focus is on the evolution of humanity and simplifying our lives through common sense. He’s redefining what wellness means by putting the power back in peoples’ hands so that they can 

consciously live their lives authentically and in alignment. Through his powerful ancient teachings, he helps demystify spirituality making it attainable and understandable for the mainstream audience. Durek’s teachings have impacted thousands of people from diverse public figures like Nina Dobrev and Gwyneth Paltrow to tech giants like Dave Asprey of Bulletproof Coffee. Durek’s revolutionary work has been recognized globally by prominent mainstream publications Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Elle, Marie Claire, and more. He has a recurring role on the CBS show The Doctors, where they profile his expertise in helping people deal with emotional and mental challenges that affect their physical well-being and in helping people tap into their personal power and unblocking any negative patterns that keep them from reaching optimal human performance.

In this episode we talk about:  

His tumultuous childhood growing up with family members all devoted to different religions and beliefs, as a 6th generation Shaman 

•  seeing energy and faces shifting as a child and his father telling him about his shamanistic roots but also telling him to hide it.  

• How society and even religions  can set us up to fear and believe that we will never be enough. 

• Learning at a young age that he had to be okay and make peace with society’s ignorance 

• Knowing he wanted to share shamanism in a way it would appeal for modern society

• How he first integrated massage, holistic therapy and shamanism in order to make it easier to bring his shamanism into his work in some way

• Traveling and studying other cultures and their religions to learn more about people and how to bring his work to people

• How we as humans are often analyzing instead of observing 

• How should is a tool of fear

• Utilizing the energy of his pain and suffering and using them as launching fuel instead of holding him back

• How we can each embody our own inner shaman 

• The power and necessity of Tending your own garden and staying out of others gardens. 

• What he views as true wealth and wisdom 

• Which keychain she chose from my line and why

 Shaman Durek at https://shamandurek.com and @shamandurek

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