"I attended a Shamama workshop, and it was phenomenal. I went to places inside myself I didn't know existed and expressed myself in ways I didn't know I could." - Tonika L. Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Michele, thank you for a magical morning. You are so affirming an understanding and beautiful and radiant." P.N., Rockford, MI
"Breathwork has done more for me in that 1st session than 2 yrs of trying meditation." D.R., Grand Rapids
"I appreciated the sacred honor and space given for each person's own process and that the focus was on our own journey and work, that offering remarks, comments, insights on each other's work or process was not part of the program. I have experienced that in other events or classes and generally find it unhelpful and unhealthy. If participants were interested in feedback from others, there was plenty of time for those chosen conversations. I frankly have plenty to attend to in my own unfolding!"—Anonymous
"Thank you Shamama and Michele for the spiritual awakening yesterday! Your Breathwork class is a MUST for anyone in the Rockford/Grand Rapids area who would like to release what is holding them back...Powerful stuff!" J.D., Rockford
"I LOVED Katie's Art Journaling Class! I didn't realize it would be so liberating yet meditative." B.R., Kentwood, MI
"So glad to have found this transformational group! It saved my life during a dark, cold MI winter. Michele brings so much positivity, enthusiasm, and creativity to each class. She presents information in a fun variety of activities that always seems to lead to an epiphany of self-discovery. Take the hike, draw the doodles, zone out to the drums!!" -Juliana B. Denver, CO
"I don't know of anybody who is doing all of this amazing stuff--at least not in Michigan! I never heard of 'journey writing' and now I can't live without it! LOL!" K.P., Holland, MI
"You did it again! coached me toward a journey I didn't expect to happen. Always interesting, always enlightening. Thank you!" - Anne H. Rockford, Michigan
"I came away transformed. I have never felt so rooted to community, connected with my craft, and at peace within. I am not sure if it was the breathwork, easy conversations, or walks in nature, but I know it changed me, and I can't wait to come back next year!" L.W. Troy, MI
"Michele was extremely attentive to the need of all participants. She was flexible, warm, caring, and compassionate. She has such a beautiful heart and soul and is definitely living her passion and calling. Thank you Michele."—Anon
"Enlightening work and play at the same time! Thank you so much. And it was great to meet everyone. Kind and genuine individuals." - Diana B. Allegan, Michigan
“An overwhelming feeling of self-love and self-acceptance came over me. In my 46 years, I’ve been running from my own body, my own being. Now I feel completely at ease.” AM, Rockford
"FABULOUS! Always a way to get the creative mindfulness flowing, ever endeavoring to get the body and mind positivity positive, and enticing the churning mind to be open!" - Debbi W., Comstock Park, Michigan
"I can’t recommend Michele and the work she is doing enough. If you’ve never experienced breathwork - I can assure you that she creates a safe and welcoming space for everyone. Consider this an act of self care like no other." J.R., Rockford
"Thanks to both of you for creating a calm, open, welcoming space, or perhaps it was attracting the right group. It was a rich time away from other pressures and concerns." - K.O. Ada, MI
"I don’t really understand what happened yesterday at our private session, but I think you beat the shit out of my energy…I still feel totally different, like I have this clarity that I was beginning to hone…I feel so powerful, now.…I can’t tell you how much it meant to me when you were speaking to me and looking into my eyes; it was like you were talking directly to my subconscious or something. The things you were saying sounded so out of my reach, if I thought about them consciously , but the way you spoke to me made them sound inevitable. And I’m painting. Who are you?! Thank you!" M.M., Grand Rapids, MI
"I loved Erin's Manifesting Magic workshop! I came home vibrating with positivity, energy, and a sense that the world is completing malleable! Wow!" A.M., Saginaw, MI
"You transfix me! I still think of you every day. I find empowerment in your words -- there are many moments where I still get stuck in that ugly ego place where fear wants to shout in my ears and push me back to that space where I feel paralyzed. I am making gains every day!" C.H., Grand Rapids, MI
"The self discovery is amazing with all the activities that are offered here. It is a welcome release of energy from within." -J.V. Walker, Michigan
Thank you for a great session, Michele! I felt so restored and uplifted afterwards. You truly have a gift for healing!" L.R., Rockford
"Michele, it is evident that you work with Spirit guidance. You are a wonderful facilitator. Energetic. Also able to step back, be quiet, trust and allow." Anonymous
"Every aspect (of the retreat) held significant insight, healing, purging, and far exceeded my dreams!!" Anonymous
"The retreat was a life changing experience for me." K.P. Big Rapids, MI
"Michele, you are so powerful, yet relatable, and your light warms each person." Anonymous
"I attended a Shamama workshop, and it was phenomenal. I went to places inside myself I didn't know existed and expressed myself in ways I didn't know I could." - Tonika L. Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Thank you SO much for your guidance, love and light yesterday. I had a very powerful experience. You truly are a vessel. I felt clarity and an openness after our session and it stayed with me throughout the day. I had rehearsal with my band and ideas were flowing. I was able to express these ideas and communicate them with ease, and I felt open to express my emotions musically too, which is not always easy for me." H.S. Grand Rapids, MI
"Every aspect (of the retreat) held significant insight, healing, purging, and far exceeded my dreams!!" Anonymous
"Breathwork was like 5 years of therapy in 30 minutes." D.A., Grand Rapids, MI
"Thanks to your Memoir Writing Workshop strategies, I’m no longer battling my brain about what to write — I’m simply letting the words come out as they are. Game changer!" J.H. Kentwood, MI
"You did it again! coached me toward a journey I didn't expect to happen. Always interesting, always enlightening. Thank you!" - Anne H. Rockford, Michigan
"I came away transformed. I have never felt so rooted to community, connected with my craft, and at peace within. I am not sure if it was the breathwork, easy conversations, or walks in nature, but I know it changed me, and I can't wait to come back next year!" L.W. Troy, MI
"I LOVED Katie's Art Journaling Class! I didn't realize it would be so liberating yet meditative." B.R., Kentwood, MI
"I can’t recommend Michele and the work she is doing enough. If you’ve never experienced breathwork - I can assure you that she creates a safe and welcoming space for everyone. Consider this an act of self care like no other." J.R., Rockford
"So glad to have found this transformational group! It saved my life during a dark, cold MI winter. Michele brings so much positivity, enthusiasm, and creativity to each class. She presents information in a fun variety of activities that always seems to lead to an epiphany of self-discovery. Take the hike, draw the doodles, zone out to the drums!!" -Juliana B. Denver, CO
"Thanks to both of you for creating a calm, open, welcoming space, or perhaps it was attracting the right group. It was a rich time away from other pressures and concerns." - K.O. Ada, MI
“An overwhelming feeling of self-love and self-acceptance came over me. In my 46 years, I’ve been running from my own body, my own being. Now I feel completely at ease.” AM, Rockford
"I don't know of anybody who is doing all of this amazing stuff--at least not in Michigan! I never heard of 'journey writing' and now I can't live without it! LOL!" K.P., Holland, MI
"Thank you Shamama and Michele for the spiritual awakening yesterday! Your Breathwork class is a MUST for anyone in the Rockford/Grand Rapids area who would like to release what is holding them back...Powerful stuff!" J.D., Rockford
"Michele was extremely attentive to the need of all participants. She was flexible, warm, caring, and compassionate. She has such a beautiful heart and soul and is definitely living her passion and calling. Thank you Michele."—Anon
"I loved Erin's Manifesting Magic workshop! I came home vibrating with positivity, energy, and a sense that the world is completing malleable! Wow!" A.M., Saginaw, MI
"The retreat was a life changing experience for me." K.P. Big Rapids, MI
"The self discovery is amazing with all the activities that are offered here. It is a welcome release of energy from within." -J.V. Walker, Michigan
"I appreciated the sacred honor and space given for each person's own process and that the focus was on our own journey and work, that offering remarks, comments, insights on each other's work or process was not part of the program. I have experienced that in other events or classes and generally find it unhelpful and unhealthy. If participants were interested in feedback from others, there was plenty of time for those chosen conversations. I frankly have plenty to attend to in my own unfolding!"—Anonymous
"Michele, it is evident that you work with Spirit guidance. You are a wonderful facilitator. Energetic. Also able to step back, be quiet, trust and allow." Anonymous
"Enlightening work and play at the same time! Thank you so much. And it was great to meet everyone. Kind and genuine individuals." - Diana B. Allegan, Michigan
"Thank you for a great session, Michele! I felt so restored and uplifted afterwards. You truly have a gift for healing!" L.R., Rockford
"I don’t really understand what happened yesterday at our private session, but I think you beat the shit out of my energy…I still feel totally different, like I have this clarity that I was beginning to hone…I feel so powerful, now.…I can’t tell you how much it meant to me when you were speaking to me and looking into my eyes; it was like you were talking directly to my subconscious or something. The things you were saying sounded so out of my reach, if I thought about them consciously , but the way you spoke to me made them sound inevitable. And I’m painting. Who are you?! Thank you!" M.M., Grand Rapids, MI
"You transfix me! I still think of you every day. I find empowerment in your words -- there are many moments where I still get stuck in that ugly ego place where fear wants to shout in my ears and push me back to that space where I feel paralyzed. I am making gains every day!" C.H., Grand Rapids, MI
"I attended a Shamama workshop, and it was phenomenal. I went to places inside myself I didn't know existed and expressed myself in ways I didn't know I could." - Tonika L. Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Thank you SO much for your guidance, love and light yesterday. I had a very powerful experience. You truly are a vessel. I felt clarity and an openness after our session and it stayed with me throughout the day. I had rehearsal with my band and ideas were flowing. I was able to express these ideas and communicate them with ease, and I felt open to express my emotions musically too, which is not always easy for me." H.S. Grand Rapids, MI
"Every aspect (of the retreat) held significant insight, healing, purging, and far exceeded my dreams!!" Anonymous
"Breathwork was like 5 years of therapy in 30 minutes." D.A., Grand Rapids, MI
"Thanks to your Memoir Writing Workshop strategies, I’m no longer battling my brain about what to write — I’m simply letting the words come out as they are. Game changer!" J.H. Kentwood, MI
"You did it again! coached me toward a journey I didn't expect to happen. Always interesting, always enlightening. Thank you!" - Anne H. Rockford, Michigan
"I came away transformed. I have never felt so rooted to community, connected with my craft, and at peace within. I am not sure if it was the breathwork, easy conversations, or walks in nature, but I know it changed me, and I can't wait to come back next year!" L.W. Troy, MI
"I LOVED Katie's Art Journaling Class! I didn't realize it would be so liberating yet meditative." B.R., Kentwood, MI
"I can’t recommend Michele and the work she is doing enough. If you’ve never experienced breathwork - I can assure you that she creates a safe and welcoming space for everyone. Consider this an act of self care like no other." J.R., Rockford
"So glad to have found this transformational group! It saved my life during a dark, cold MI winter. Michele brings so much positivity, enthusiasm, and creativity to each class. She presents information in a fun variety of activities that always seems to lead to an epiphany of self-discovery. Take the hike, draw the doodles, zone out to the drums!!" -Juliana B. Denver, CO
"Thanks to both of you for creating a calm, open, welcoming space, or perhaps it was attracting the right group. It was a rich time away from other pressures and concerns." - K.O. Ada, MI
“An overwhelming feeling of self-love and self-acceptance came over me. In my 46 years, I’ve been running from my own body, my own being. Now I feel completely at ease.” AM, Rockford
"I don't know of anybody who is doing all of this amazing stuff--at least not in Michigan! I never heard of 'journey writing' and now I can't live without it! LOL!" K.P., Holland, MI
"Thank you Shamama and Michele for the spiritual awakening yesterday! Your Breathwork class is a MUST for anyone in the Rockford/Grand Rapids area who would like to release what is holding them back...Powerful stuff!" J.D., Rockford
"Michele was extremely attentive to the need of all participants. She was flexible, warm, caring, and compassionate. She has such a beautiful heart and soul and is definitely living her passion and calling. Thank you Michele."—Anon
"I loved Erin's Manifesting Magic workshop! I came home vibrating with positivity, energy, and a sense that the world is completing malleable! Wow!" A.M., Saginaw, MI
"The retreat was a life changing experience for me." K.P. Big Rapids, MI
"The self discovery is amazing with all the activities that are offered here. It is a welcome release of energy from within." -J.V. Walker, Michigan
"I appreciated the sacred honor and space given for each person's own process and that the focus was on our own journey and work, that offering remarks, comments, insights on each other's work or process was not part of the program. I have experienced that in other events or classes and generally find it unhelpful and unhealthy. If participants were interested in feedback from others, there was plenty of time for those chosen conversations. I frankly have plenty to attend to in my own unfolding!"—Anonymous
"Michele, it is evident that you work with Spirit guidance. You are a wonderful facilitator. Energetic. Also able to step back, be quiet, trust and allow." Anonymous
"Enlightening work and play at the same time! Thank you so much. And it was great to meet everyone. Kind and genuine individuals." - Diana B. Allegan, Michigan
"Thank you for a great session, Michele! I felt so restored and uplifted afterwards. You truly have a gift for healing!" L.R., Rockford
"Michele and the work that she does has been a pivotal point of positive change in my life. Her ability to hold space for healing and personal transformation along with the breathwork that she teaches has been invaluable in my personal growth and healing. Our personal suffering on this earth is here to teach us aspects of ourselves that we never knew existed, but we have to be open to receiving that message. Thank you Michele for showing me how to be an open vessel for transformation and creativity!!" Lisa Schneider, Rockford, MI
"I attended a retreat in June 2019. My experiences at the retreat were life-altering! I was set upon a path of personal and spiritual growth that has led me to be so much more peaceful and able to identify my fears that hold me back from physical and emotional growth. I am able to make decisions more easily, which has been an issue for me for years." Lynda Nietering, Grand Haven, MI
"Thanks to your Memoir Writing Workshop strategies, I’m no longer battling my brain about what to write — I’m simply letting the words come out as they are. Game changer!" Julie Hayes, Kentwood, MI
"I can’t recommend Michele and the work she is doing enough. If you’ve never experienced breathwork - I can assure you that she creates a safe and welcoming space for everyone. Consider this an act of self care like no other." Jen Rapanos, Rockford, MI
"Michele has a gift for creating a truly magical environment for a self healing experience while all the while being real. A grateful participant." Tammy Newman, Kalamazoo, MI
"So glad to have found this transformational group! It saved my life during a dark, cold MI winter. Michele brings so much positivity, enthusiasm, and creativity to each class. She presents information in a fun variety of activities that always seems to lead to an epiphany of self-discovery. Take the hike, draw the doodles, zone out to the drums!!" Juliana Beckett, Denver, CO
"I went to a Creativity Retreat at the Inn of the Rustic Gate led by Shamama. It changed my life, particularly in my ability to stay connected with my soul's energy. Michele is gifted in providing activities to open up our heart space. Highly recommend." Katherine Parker, Big Rapids, MI
“Breathwork has been an important part of my healing process. Michele is a strong, yet gentle intuitive guide through this process of letting go of old, unconscious, unhealed areas of my life. I feel it is causing rumblings of change that are needed." Cheryl Blackington, Grand Rapids, MI
"Through Michele's guidance, classes, workshops, retreats, and friendship, I have finally reached a place of peace and contentment that I have not known before. I am finally at peace in my own skin, thriving in my creative happy place, and enjoying Life as it IS. She is a Kindred" Spirit and my Soul Sister at heart and I look forward to our next class or encounter together to share in all that positive energy." Paula Andresen, Comstock Park, MI
"I highly recommend Shamama!! I went on the fall retreat not knowing what I was getting myself into, I just knew I needed this. Wow!! Absolutely amazing! I met a wonderful group of gals and we just clicked. Michele and Amy kept us busy exploring our needs and teaching us the tools we needed to get there. I came home at peace with past issues and empowered to take on the future. Thank you for everything!" Sheila Lingle, Big Rapids, MI
"Breathwork was like 5 years of therapy in 30 minutes." Dawn Andersen, Allegan, MI
"Thank you Shamama and Michele for the spiritual awakening yesterday! Your Breathwork class is a MUST for anyone in the Rockford/Grand Rapids area who would like to release what is holding them back...Powerful stuff!" Jamie Frietag Dooley, Rockford, MI
"You did it again! coached me toward a journey I didn't expect to happen. Always interesting, always enlightening. Thank you!" Anne Hampton, Rockford, MI
"Enlightening work and play at the same time! Thank you so much. And it was great to meet everyone. Kind and genuine individuals." Diana Brink, Allegan, MI
"I LOVED Katie's Art Journaling Class! I didn't realize it would be so liberating yet meditative." B.R., Kentwood, MI
"I attended a Shamama workshop, and it was phenomenal. I went to places inside myself I didn't know existed and expressed myself in ways I didn't know I could." Tonika L. Grand Rapids, MI
"Thank you SO much for your guidance, love and light yesterday. I had a very powerful experience. You truly are a vessel. I felt clarity and an openness after our session and it stayed with me throughout the day. I had rehearsal with my band and ideas were flowing. I was able to express these ideas and communicate them with ease, and I felt open to express my emotions musically too, which is not always easy for me." H.S. Grand Rapids, MI
"I came away transformed. I have never felt so rooted to community, connected with my craft, and at peace within. I am not sure if it was the breathwork, easy conversations, or walks in nature, but I know it changed me, and I can't wait to come back next year!" L.W. Troy, MI
"The self discovery is amazing with all the activities that are offered here. It is a welcome release of energy from within." Jennifer Van Antwerp, Walker, MI
"FABULOUS! Always a way to get the creative mindfulness flowing, ever endeavoring to get the body and mind positivity positive, and enticing the churning mind to be open!" Debbi Weiss, Comstock Park, MI
"I loved Erin's Manifesting Magic workshop! I came home vibrating with positivity, energy, and a sense that the world is completing malleable! Wow!" A.M., Saginaw, MI
"I don't know of anybody who is doing all of this amazing stuff--at least not in Michigan! I never heard of 'journey writing' and now I can't live without it! LOL!" K.P., Holland, MI
"Michele was extremely attentive to the need of all participants. She was flexible, warm, caring, and compassionate. She has such a beautiful heart and soul and is definitely living her passion and calling. Thank you Michele." Anonymous (from post-retreat survey)