Ann
Riley is a shamanic practitioner, a member
of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners, and a graduate
of Michael Harner’s 3 year program in Advanced Shamanism
and Healing. She is a teacher of Sandra Ingerman’s
Medicine for the Earth work, and a graduate of Tom Cowan’s
2 year Celtic Shamanism Program. She has also studied
Tibetan Shamanism with Larry Peters and depossession with
Betsy Bergstrom.
Ann has additional training in Reiki, Kabbalah, and is
an ordained minister of the International Assembly of
Spiritual Healers and Earth Stewards.
Ann was raised on the east coast and graduated from Syracuse
University with a BA in Religious Studies. After moving
to California she taught elementary school earning a MA
degree in Education while studying the Kabbalah and telling
stories in her classroom. In 1987 she was introduced to shamanism and has studied and practiced
this discipline ever since.
Ann facilitates a caregiver group for the Center for Attitudinal
Healing, and as an active member of the National Storytelling
Network tells stories at schools and at the Asian Art
Museum in San Francisco.
Ann’s shamanic practice includes shamanic counseling,
teaching, healing, and ceremony. She incorporates healing
stories and music into her work. Ann sees private clients
in El Cerrito, California and teaches classes at various
locations across the United States.
