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The World Shamanic Yoga Institute (WSYI) is dedicated to a multidisciplinary exploration of the collective heritage of humanity and to the full unfolding of human potential.  We create and provide a wide variety of research opportunities, experiential courses, volunteer programs and networking systems in order to facilitate personal and global transformation. We approach our subject matter with a healthy combination of experiential training and academic rigour.

Though yoga may initially seem far from the shamanic practice, a closer inspection shows that the yogis were originally a group of unrelated individuals in the Himalayas who sought to strip away their own perception. In doing so they used the same basic group of consciousness modification techniques that have been practiced the world over by shaman of other cultures. Later, these systems were codified and lost much of their experiential power. However, the underlying practice, when brought home to its shamanic roots, provides an extremely beneficial foundation for safely exploring the deepest layers of fusion with the natural world and for extended journeys or manipulations of perception. The modern incarnations of these disciplines fuse seamlessly to provide exponential development and depth.

The yogic teachings help us to keep balance in the face of extremely intense and sometimes adversarial journey experiences. They also help us to keep from developing the type of shamanic egos which sometimes cause problems for even (or especially) very advanced shamanic practitioners.  Close examination belies the romantic view that all shamanic societies are or were perfect and harmonious.  A strong understanding of Shamanic Yoga is an excellent way to delve to the deepest levels of the practice, and to do so in a way which is safe and ethical for ourselves and our communities. Conversely, the yogic practice benefits immensely from regrounding in the immensity of the experience of full integration with the entire web of life (samadhi), that is the original point of the practices themselves.

The World Shamanic Yoga Institute is the oldest and most highly developed school on the planet for the study of Shamanic Yoga. We run programs in the great learning cultures of India, Mexico, Peru, and Thailand as well as by distance education.

As well as providing experiential and distance education, we provide the only fully formed shamanic yoga teacher training available, engage in top level consciousness studies research internationally, and are highly active in developing a worldwide network of trained individuals working intelligently and realistically for peace and environmental balance. 

Our training is rigorous and demanding just as it must be to provide tangible results. It is also kind and respectful. It provides real growth, leaving participants with a easily identifiable transformation in their sense of self and in their overall perception of reality. We do provide optional medicine ceremonies using sacred plants such as Ayahuasca. However, we believe strongly and from experience that the full benefits of medicine ceremony come only with complete and balanced training.

We truly believe that the integrated circle of techniques we use to penetrate and unify the subconscious are a tremendously powerful evolution of yoga (consciousness studies) practices which stands to assist humans around the world in profoundly deepening their experience of life and the universe they live in. Further, because world peace will only stem from individual peace, we believe that this kind of training and research makes an incredibly valuable contribution to world peace studies in general. We therefor offer a great many teaching materials free of charge. We hope that you enjoy this site, and whether you choose to train with us or not, feel inspired and motivated to cast your own special light into the world around you!