This Argyll-based practitioner training weaves together shamanic practice, energy healing, and embodied skill, inviting you into a grounded, ethical, and deeply practical pathway of shamanic and energy healing practice.

Held within a 12-month container, with ongoing integration and support beyond the in-person weekends.

This training is not just about learning techniques.
It’s about becoming the kind of practitioner you would want to sit with yourself - grounded, compassionate, discerning, and connected to spirit, land, and lived wisdom.

Training Dates:

This in-person training runs once a month from March–October 2026, with experiential weekends that blend teaching, gentle inner work, and hands-on practice.

Spaces are intentionally limited to support meaningful learning and deep connection.

March 21–22
April 18–19
May 16–17
June 13–14
July 11–12 (tbc)
August 15–16
September 19–20
October 17–18

The monthly rhythm allows ideas, integration, and practice to deepen steadily over time, while also honouring the land, landscape, and seasonal rhythms of Argyll as part of embodied practitioner development.

An online-only version of this training will be starting in September - download the approriate brochure if this is of interest to you.

What You Will Learn & Experience

The training explores a rich and carefully structured range of skills and practices.

Full details are outlined step-by-step in the training brochure, with the work organised around the following core themes:

• Shamanic Foundations & Spirit Relationship
• Soul Healing & Retrieval
• Energy Healing & Practitioner Skills
• Ethics, Safety & Professional Practice
• Tools, Sound & Embodied Practice
• Energetic Strengthening & Initiation

These themes are woven progressively across the training weekends, allowing learning, practice, and integration to deepen over time.
 

Drum Birthing as part of the training

One of the unique elements of this programme is a full drum and beater birthing weekend, where you will create your own shamanic drum as a lifelong healing ally.

This is included because working with your own drum is a central part of developing as a practitioner and building a strong relationship with the work.

If you have already made a drum with me previously, this weekend still offers deeper learning around working with your drum in healing practice.

Benefits of the Programme

This training isn’t just a course  - it’s a pathway to embodied practitioner confidence and personal transformation.

Through the year, it will support you to:

• Develop a grounded, practical understanding of shamanic and energy healing
• Grow confidence in holding safe, ethical healing sessions
• Experience deep personal growth and inner transformation
• Strengthen intuition, discernment, and spiritual connection
• Walk your own path with clarity, integrity, and presence
• Join a community of like-minded practitioners

Participant Reflections (Testimonials)

As this is a new training programme, I don’t yet have testimonials specifically for Hollow Bone. However, here are a few reflections from participants on my other trainings and retreats:

Birthing my first drum was so much more than I expected. Dawn gently guided and held me through the process without pressure or rush, creating a deeply relaxing and nurturing space. The experience touched me on many levels – awakening my creativity, confidence, and inner strength. I realised afterwards how much energy had shifted within me. I left feeling happy, grateful, and truly transformed. Dawn is a wonderful guide – Andrea

 I would highly recommend this workshop with Dawn. She held a gentle and loving space throughout the drum birthing process, guiding me with compassion and allowing my creativity to emerge. The connection we built with our drum and beater felt deeply personal and sacred. It was a truly transformative experience – Regina

From the moment I arrived, Dawn held the space with warmth and wisdom. Her deep knowledge and gentle guidance made the whole process feel sacred. This wasn’t just about making a drum – it was a meaningful journey, beautifully held by someone who truly walks her path with heart. I’m so grateful for the experience and would highly recommend it – Lynsey

Practical Details

Training Structure

Eight in-person weekends held monthly from March–October 2026, delivered within a 12-month training container that includes ongoing integration and support beyond the in-person teaching.

Location

Innellan, Argyll, on the Clyde Coast - approximately 25 miles west of Glasgow.

Investment

Early-bird investment: £2,000 (available until 28th February 2026)
Standard investment thereafter: £2,400

Flexible payment options are available to support accessibility while honouring the full commitment of the training.

Payment Options

To secure your place, a non-refundable deposit is required. Two payment plans are available:

Standard Payment Plan
• £250 deposit
• 7 monthly payments of £250
(payable during the core teaching months and due in full by the start of the 8th weekend)

Extended Payment Plan
• £350 deposit
• 11 monthly payments of £150
(spread across the full 12-month training container)

Full booking and payment details are provided on registration.

Bonus

As part of the training, you will also receive one personal 1:1 shamanic healing session with Dawn (value £85).

This session offers you the opportunity to experience a full healing from the client perspective, while also deepening your understanding of how the methods taught within the training are applied in real practice.

The session will take place at an appropriate point during the training year. The earlier you confirm your place, the more flexibility there is in scheduling this session at a time that suits you.

What Makes This Training Different?

This training is intentionally designed to be grounded, relational, and deeply practical.

• Small, supportive group size

• Training held in a beautiful coastal setting, surrounded by trees

• Strong emphasis on ethics, safety, and integration

• Real, client-focused practice from early on

•  A thoughtful blend of shamanic and energy healing skills

• Ongoing guidance between weekends, and beyond the 8 core teaching weekends, to support integration

About Dawn

This training is facilitated by Dawn, a shamanic and energy practitioner, teacher, and retreat facilitator known for creating grounded, ethical spaces for deep personal transformation.

Dawn’s approach weaves cross-cultural shamanic practice with energy healing and embodied, land-based work, drawing on core shamanism, Andean traditions (including the Munay-Ki rites), and lived ceremonial practice. Known for her grounded, compassionate presence, Dawn emphasises ethics, discernment, and real-world application.

Her work includes drum-birthing retreats, 1:1 healing, and practitioner programmes developed from lived experience and hundreds of client sessions.