When we are at a crossroads in our lives sometimes we need to do a small despacho ceremony to make the shift. Our intellect may be there but we still feel bound to where we have been... thoughts alone just isn't going to make it happen... Let's sit together and talk about the shifts you want to make in your life, about the transition you are in, or the forgiveness you need to make, or ask for. Then we can create a prayer bundle, or despacho, together for you to take home and do ceremony with. You can then burn it, bury it, or offer it to the waters. Full instructions included.

A despacho can be done for:

• A request (you are wanting something specific to happen in your life)
• In payment for something (as a gratitude offering or give back)
• To make amends (as a way of "making it right")

This is a 90 min process, done in person only: $250

In the West we think of ourselves primarily as minds and bodies, but in traditional indigenous communities it is our enteric “souls” that define our experiences. Most of us have places where time has condensed around unresolved emotional issues of our past, creating energetic residue and emotional triggers that continually derail us. This generates energetic sludge that affects our overall health, and emotional blocks that keep us stuck in destructive pattering. For some these blocks have manifested themselves more deeply as disease and injury. For others we just know things are stuck or not working. Although the reason is often unclear, because we have deeply buried it, we do know we need to shift somehow.

This is where shamanic healing shines over other forms of healing. First, shamanic healing, as taught at ASC, involves learning how to hold someone safely as they journey to their innermost self. It utilizes intensive tracking skills, for locating the origin of wounds, and their resultant limited beliefs and coping mechanisms. It requires mastery of Andean energetic clearing and tuning techniques, and it also requires an understanding of how to effectively employ consciousness shifting techniques, with breath, for example, to release the fear based mind from its grip on its identification with its story. All together this is a healing modality that digs in deep and makes lasting and effective changes that change people’s lives.

• Do you have emotional triggers or limiting beliefs that take you completely off track?
• Do you have irrational fears, abundance issues, or feel "cursed"?
• Do you know something happened to you sometime in the past, something you can’t remember, and you need to heal from it before you can feel whole, but you don't know what it is, so you keep stumbling around it?
• Are you having trouble moving on from a relationship, or wanting one but not finding it? Perhaps you are in a relationship and it has issues. Perhaps you have issues with intimacy or attachment.
• Do you have an injury that will not heal, or a chronic illness?
• Do you feel blocked from your "calling" and unable to move forward into your potential?
• Do you have negative voices in your head that undermine your efforts, or make you loathe yourself?
• Do you feel plagued by chronic illnesses such as anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, or others that keep you from reaching your true potential?
• Have you been diagnosed with a terminal illness that you feel may, or may not, be terminal but regardless, you need help healing your past and finally putting things to rest?
• Do you need help coming to terms with the end of your life?
• Do you feel derailed by events in your life, and like a piece of you has been lost?
• Have you suffered a trauma you cannot seem to move past?
• Do you feel like you are broken and part of you is missing?
• Do you keep having the same kind of destructive or dysfunctional relationships, over and over?
• Are you finding it difficult to take the next steps that will advance your career?
• Are you having trouble integrating the experiences of your psychedelic therapy of ceremony?
• Do you have inner children who need to be heard and helped to heal?

We all fix the things that we can on our own, but if our souls are wounded, all the affirmations, surgery, Reiki, and cognitive therapy work in the world cannot stop these dysfunctional patterns from reappearing. They are being run by unconscious programs that are sabotaging our efforts. Shamanic healing sessions are so effective because we help you shift out of your ordinary state of consciousness into one where you are more aware of your true self. All sessions start with meeting your soul and listening to where it says it is wounded. It can involve inner child work, soul retrieval, listening to your inner voices, reframing limited beliefs, intimacy and relationship work, personal power issues, working through trauma, processing dense emotions, working with boundaries, and reclamation of your power, just to name just a few. 

It is important to note that we heal in layers, for to do all this work at once would blow our circuits. At ASC we go session by session, at your pace, and at your request.

A typical session consists of roughly:

• 30 minutes listening to your story, discussion of patterns and blocks
• 50 minutes of energy clearing, tracking, paced breath work, processing, and energy realignment work
• 10 minutes for re-framing and creating a healing map to go home with

This cannot be shortened into a smaller session, as this is generally the amount of time it takes to do the work properly. Most basic issues require 1-3 sessions done over a period of several weeks; more complex problems and serious diseases may require more sessions. Clients often say that one session cleared what they hadn't been able to clear in 15 years of therapy. Because we work at the level of the soul, and not just the mind, this work not only helps you see your issues, it can remove the triggers that keep you stuck and can help you reprogram both your brain and your patterns of behavior, eventually aligning you with whole new life trajectories, in some cases.

Because we are working at the energetic, and with the unconscious, sessions are equally effective in person as they are over the phone. The important part is that you are in a safe cozy place to do the work uninterrupted. 

Cost: All sessions run roughly 60-90 minutes.

• Virtual session cost as of January 1, 2025 will be $200. You will be billed through PayPal or Venmo before the session begins. Zoom, Skype or FaceTime.
• In person sessions are $250

The fee for the healing work is for the healer's time and expertise. The work of Spirit is, of course, always free. 

Booking a session: Session times, in general, are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:00 am, and 1:00, 3:00, and 5:00 pm Central Time. Please sign up with the form below to get a list of the current available openings!

Christina looks forward to working with you!

"Thank you Christina, for your life-altering work. What we accomplished with only one meeting was far greater than I accomplished in 52 years of therapy combined! You are a blessing and a gift."

E.R., Austin, Texas

 

2022 Podcast Interview on Christina's work by Olivia Young

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Personal Spiritual Mentoring and Integration work is for you to dig in deeper with integrating your spiritual and psychedelic journeys, Many of us struggle with things that surface from the unconscious in plant medicine ceremonies, breath work sessions or just in our meditations and dreams. This is a place to unpack all of that and see where to go with deepening our self understanding. We will chat and consider what is happening in the context of your spiritual growth. What is your soul trying to communicate to you through your visions and through these resources?  What came up in your plant medicine ceremony or your psychedelic therapy that you have not been able to fully resolve? Let's jump in and see what is there and how we can move it through! All session times 60 mins, all sessions on zoom.

For healing and energetic interventions please see the Healing section.

Price: $150 for a single 60 min zoom session or a 3 month (meeting once a month for 60 mins) membership for $400.

This is an introductory online class for those interested in learning Andean Mysticism as taught at ASC.

The Full training, the Andrean Mystical Foundational Training, starts the week after this introductory course. This Introductory class is not a prerequisite for the full training, but you may want to clear your claendar for the full training in advance if you are considering taking it.

The class:

The traditional Andean paq’os, or “shamans” live high in the mountains of Peru.They have a set of teachings, practices, and initiations unique to their environment, and an exemplary level of love and respect for one another that has served as a means of survival in these harsh conditions. Their whole world view or "Cosmovision" is based upon them. Often described as mystical in nature because they interact with the energetics of Creation directly, they focus on honing our everyday consciousness and refining our personal power to interact with these energies with the highest level of efficacy. They are truly Masters of the energetic realm.

The path of the Andean paq’o is a distinct form of “shamanism” that asks us to stay grounded and embrace our humanity, to see it as an instrument, not something to escape from or endure. Our job is to refine and hone these gifts, and to work with the personal limitations we put on ourselves, keeping us from that. We come equipped with everything we need to engage with the creative force effectively. The more aware we are of how we limit this and give out power away, the more effortless and more dynamic our exchanges become. Again, this class is an  introductory exploration of these traditional teachings. It stands on its own as a sampler, or you can use it as a leaping point into the deeper teachings of the full Andean Mysticism Foundational Training, and all subsequent classes based on it, at ASC.

Content includes:

• Learn the basic energy medicine principles of the Andean paq'o (the Quechua word for shaman or priest). 
• Learn about your energetic anatomy, as taught in this tradition.
• Learn how to engage the energetic world around you.
• Learn about how to refine your 3 human powers and your paq'o capacities
• Learn about the misha (or mesa) 
• Step onto the path of honing your personal integrity, a profound journey to self mastery.

This sampler class is a basic introduction into the complex world and teachings of the Andean Cosmovision, as they have been passed down through oral tradition since before the Inka Empire. 

• You can use these tools and this perspective to enhance your every day life.
• It is a good basic introduction to the basics of Mystical Shamanism as taught at ASC. Get to know us!
• This is also a good primer for the more advanced Andean Foundation series, if you have no experience with the tradition.

Spend a day dipping your feet in the water and familiarizing yourself with the basics. See if this is a path for you!

This is a single day, three and a half hour zoom class with a small break in the middle. Please clear your schedule so you can be completely present the entire time. These are sacred teachings. Please sign up when you can devote your entire time and attention to being in the class.

2025 Dates offered: 

• January 12 

• September 7

Time: 11:00 am-2:30 pm Central Time

Cost: $85 nonrefundable

Class size limited to 20

No recordings will be made, you must be able to attend.

When you sign up please indicate which of the above dates you are interested in.

The Andean Foundational Training In Mystical Shamanism (or AFT)

What you get:

• A deep understanding of the Andean paqo (shaman, healer, priest) tradition
• An approach to Energy Medicine that is very powerful and transformative when used for self development
• An understanding of the Andean Cosmovision and how it differs from new age spiritual perspective
• Initiations into 2 inka lineas
• Initiation into the 4th level of the paqo steps of increasing consciousness
• Stories and myths from old times
• Practical tools for self development, stability and resilience
• A series of over 30 energy practices, offered in series, that by going through and practicing them, transform you.

About

In the Andes there is a set of people called paqos, or priests, or shamans, who live everyday lives herding alpaca and planting potatoes, and yet they live in a world filled with magic and mystical engagement, every minute of every day! They know that the entire universe is animated and alive. Engaging with it is a natural part of their day, just like breathing. In their world the mountains are wise protector spirit beings and the waters and caves are sources of feminine nurturing. Life is a continuous exchange with this living field of energy that created them. Everything is in sacred exchange. And the beautiful thing is, they want to share this way of engaging the world. Part of their world view is that iif you have something valuable, you share it. The fastest runner teaches the slowest how to run better. In this light we share the Andean Foundation Training, as it has been shared with us, as a profound life enriching spiritual path.

In this set of 8 online classes (4 weekends) you will learn the foundational spiritual principles that guide the paqos, and the energy practices that allow them to keep moving, even when there is great heaviness in the world. Paqos are masters of this living energy. It is through their regular engagement with this energetic world that they develop heightened awareness and expanded levels of consciousness. They naturally become healers because of their understanding of how to move and tune energy. The higher level paqos even work with communities of people to shift them out of heaviness and into better health. In this tradition differences between people are celebrated and honored. What better time than now is there to step onto this path?

The series is sacred journey, with definitive steps, so it is important to set aside the time to dive in completely. Yes, it is online. The energy of creation is everywhere! You don't need to retreat to a sacred mountain getaway to do this, you just need to see the value in it and carve out some sacred time for yourself. Many of us gather in person to practice together and we also have international online groups. Strangely technology is reminding us that we are all connected, in every moment of every day! 

The Teachings

These are the sacred teachings of three old school Andean Master paqos, Don Bonito Qoriwaman, Don Andreas Espinoza, and Don Melchor Desa. They were originally taught to Juan and Ivan Nuñez del Prado of Peru, and then passed on to Joan Parisi Wilcox, who with their support, interviewed the Q’ero Indians extensively in 1994 and subsequently wrote Masters of Living Energy. Joan, Ivan, and Juan have spent numerous hours sharing their wisdom and these teachings with Christina. She has also sat with many of the paqos herself and learned directly from them.

Christina brings these teachings through in their traditional form. She infuses them with her deep understanding of physics, psychology, and neuroscience. The Andean Healing Arts are a living body of knowledge. They are a practice that can be used for many applications. In this vein Christina also brings to her teaching over 20 years of practical experience helping people heal from trauma. Part of any healing is creating new and healthier maps. The Andean Foundation Training is exactly that, a new healthier map to self empowerment. While these teachings are the path of the traditional paqo, this wisdom applies to anyone wanting to improve their relationships with self, nature and with others. 

A Path Of Spiritual Evolution and Self Actualization

These four weekends all one body of work designed to activate your true or core self (Inka Seed) and to give it license for divine expression. Each section (Paña, Chaupi, Llank'ay) comes from one of the three Master paqos Juan studied with.Traditionally paqos studied all three aspects. 

In these AFT classes we will use over 20 energetic practices, exercises, tools, initiations and teachings to take you through the alchemical process of becoming a paqo yourself. You will be taught the three main tools for moving energy and we will do many different group exercises to learn how to sense the nuances of the energetic world. You will learn how to create a misha (mesa), your power bundle, learn how to make despachos (prayer offerings), and you will be introduced to, and initiated into, the two main paqo lineages from the Andes, the Huaskar Lineage and the Inkari lineage, both originally Inka. 

You can take it for interest or you can put the process to use. There are optional homework assignments between each weekend that encourage your development and take you deeper onto the path of the paq’o.

Once you have completed the series with Christina you can return as many times as you'd like to retake it, at whatever donation you care to make, refining and deepening both your understanding of the material and its practices.

Content Includes:

• The Paña, or right side of the path. These are the teachings of Master Don Benito Qoriwaman. This is the path of knowledge and wisdom, the yachay path. It teaches us about the Andean Cosmovision and how to interact with the external energetic world. We receive initiations, learn about how to engage the energetic world, begin the journey of honing our perceptions of energy, learn the core energetic practices of this tradition, learn about despachos, and we build a misha (mesa) or medicine bundle. We spend two weekends here.
• The Chaupi, or middle path (traditional path of the Q'ero Indians). These are the teachings of Master Don Andreas Espinosa. This is the teaching of Munay, or unconditional love. This work is relational. It addresses your energetic exchanges with others. You will learn in depth about your energetic anatomy, as it is defined by the Andean systems, and your capacities. You will receive the bands of power and learn how use them to tune energy to several different frequencies as a healing practice. This is our 3rd weekend.
• The Lloq'e, or left side of the path. These are the teachings of Master Don Melchor Desa. This is the path of action or llank'ay. It is the path of going within to refine your personal power, or karpay. We will do a lot of energetic exercises in this side to help you evolve to a person of great energetic effect. This is the path of action and embodiment, of purposely working on stepping yourself up to a more evolved and effective holder of personal power. This is our fourth and final weekend.

Why would someone want to take these classes?

We are all born with an Inka Seed beneath our hearts. It is ours to develop and to bring into its full potential. The more conscious we are, the more aware we are, the better we are able to do that. The more aware we are, the better we are able to hone our personal power and use it effectively, and express our Inka Seed without unconscious interference. And when we evolve we push the human collective consciousness forward. While some of you may want to use this material to lay down a foundation for being a more adept healer, this set of classes is also an effective set of teachings and exercises to help anyone become more aware and effective at whatever they do! From parent, to CEO.

It is strongly recommended, although not required, that if you have no experience with these teachings, you take the Introduction to Andean Mysticism online class at ASC before starting the AFT training. .

This series is taught as four weekend-classes spanning a period of two months. Please make sure you are available for the entire weekend class period, both Saturday and Sunday, for each of the four weekends. This is an alchemical process… Your presence and participation all the way through are essential if you want to “get it!”

This can be taken by recording only if you want, but it is highly recommended that you are present for each class if you truly want the benefits of this set of classes as an initiation. 

 

Podcast: Jason Grechanik of the Universe Within interviews Christina Allen about the Andean Path

 

New 2025 dates for the 4-weekend series: 

• Winter Series: January 25/26, February 8/9, February 22/23, March 8/9

• Fall Series: September 27/28, October 11/12, 25/26, and November 8/9

Time: 11:00 am-3:30 pm Central Time 

 

There will be 4 hours of instruction (with a small human comfort break midstream), initiations, and both group and partner practices each day. Please make sure your deck is clear when you commit to take these classes. They cannot be done effectively while multitasking! 

Class size limited to 20.

Cost: $650 nonrefundable fee for the whole series. Ask about breaking it into payments if you need to... Let's do this!

[Have you already taken the series? Come back for a repeat at the donation of your choice!] 

Where To Go Next... The AFT is a prerquisite for most of our other classes:

• Inner Tawantin (online)
• The Ñawis: Deepening Your Three Personal Powers (online)
• Energy Medicine Program (online)
• Teqseapukuna Misha Cariier Series (local to Austin)

 

"Who would have thought internet conference technologies developed for traditional corporate business would become the backbone for new innovative platforms for delivering high quality non-traditional education. Christina's Andean Mysticism Program is a good case in point. Classes are easy to access regardless of where you are in the world ... Hong Kong, LA, London or Maui or a small ranch in the backwaters of NE Texas. What you give up in the in person educational experiences you more than make up in convenience, cost, and quality of instruction. And even the in person aspects have found new ways to be taught and experienced through this fascinating technology. Christina's Andean Mysticism Foundation Program gets a Five Star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  rating. Extraordinary program with lots of energy work woven into the instruction. For me, the best program I have ever participated in within the field commonly referred to as "shamanic teachings". This is a truer teaching comparatively, the Lamborghini of Andean indigenous teachings." GAB