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Insight for the path to a good life

On primordial shamanism, spiritual development, burnout and health

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  • En person mediterer på en stein i et stille fjellvann i solnedgang, omgitt av gylne ringer i vannet og en lysring i skyene.

    It Is Impossible to Meditate: What Meditation Really Is, and Why Almost Everyone Misunderstands It

    14 October 2026

Yggdrasil Shamanic School

Primordial shamanism for modern life

Nature’s own path back to who you really are

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What the students sayNurses, engineers, retirees, managers and parents

Courses and training programs

Choose how far you want to go

Online courses with personal follow-up, from the free online course to the teacher trainings

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First steps

  • 01Free online course14 video lessons · free
  • 02Awaken Your Inner Primordial Shaman5 online courses · 2 conversations

The training programs

  • 03The basic training6–8 months · 12 conversations
  • 04Senior Shaman Training6–8 months · 12 conversations
  • 05The path to unity18 months · 24 conversations

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Nature’s Path to Freedom and Self-RealizationFree online course · 14 video lessons

Podcast

The Journey to Self-Realization

A primordial shamanic journey of development back to your true nature

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The seasons

  • 1The Path of the Heart12 episodes
  • 2Life and death6 episodes
  • 3Shamanic magic8 episodes
  • 4The path to spiritual enlightenment17 episodes
  • 5Answers to questions from listenersRunning

Latest episode

  • Episode 48 – Hallucinogens – What Psychedelic Substances Can Heal, and Why They Cannot Take You to Oneness

    9 October 2026

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Primordial shamanism for modern life. The free online course comes in English in November or December 2026: 14 video lessons, no prior knowledge needed.

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Burnout

The way out of burnout

I hit the wall myself in 2003, and for more than twenty years I have helped people find their way out of burnout.

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Life guidance

I offer personal life guidance, as single sessions or as a longer program.

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