Modern Shamanism & the Science of Healing

2024-2025 Training - Enrolment Open

The Jaguar Path’s 9-month training is a comprehensive certification program designed for those seeking to deepen their understanding and practice of modern shamanism and integrative healing sciences. Guided by Ray and Nina Crist, each trimester blends ancient Peruvian shamanic traditions with insights from modern science, Ayurveda, and Chinese medicine to cultivate a unique approach to healing and self-transformation.

Throughout the program, participants immerse in the teachings of shamanism while engaging in hands-on practices that connect the physical, mental, and spiritual realms. Through these practices, you will learn essential tools for guiding others in personal transformation and gain the knowledge to integrate shamanic healing techniques into various wellness and therapeutic settings.

This certification empowers practitioners, healers, and wellness professionals to confidently lead others on their healing journeys, fostering personal growth, resilience, and a balanced approach to wellness. Upon completion, graduates are certified by The Jaguar Path and recognized as skilled practitioners capable of integrating shamanic practices with modern health and wellness principles.

Training Dates for 2024-25

Saturdays & Sundays: 9:00-11:30 am & 1:00-4:00 pm *All times EST

*Enjoy the Live Zoom sessions or watch the recorded sessions at a time that works for you! 

 

A Journey of Wisdom, Transformation, and Empowerment rooted in the Inca Trilogy
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First Trimester

Letting go of the Past

Session 1 - Nov 16-17, 2024 Foundations of Shamanism

Session 2 - Dec 14-15. 2024 Energy Healing and Spirit Animals

Session 3 - Jan 11-12, 2025 Shamanic Journeys

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Second Trimester

Finding Your Voice and Power

Session 4 - Feb 8-9, 2025 Tracking and Seeing

Session 5 - Mar 1-2, 2025 Power of Language and Intention

Session 6 - Mar 29-30, 2025 Personal Insight as a Guide

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Third Trimester

Discover and Elevate Your True Path

Session 7 - Apr 26-27, 2025 Working with Energy as a Life Force

Session 8 - May 17-18, 2025 Gift of Shamanic Healing

Session 9 - Jun 7-8, 2025 Earth Keeper Initiation

Unlock the Portal to Your Evolved Self

Secure your spot & take the first step on the Jaguar Path!

One-time Payment $4,320 Make 4 Payments of $1,200 14 Payments of $357
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Earn your Graduate Degree in
Modern Shamanism & the Science of Healing with Ubiquity University

Ubiquity University and The Jaguar Path are partnering to offer postgraduate degrees (MA, PhD, MA/PhD) in Modern Shamanism and the Science of Healing.

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Meet Our Team

Dedicated to Your Healing and Evolution

Ray Crist

Founder & Instructor

Ray has worked closely with the shamans of Peru for more than 18 years. His mission is to share the teachings of the Q’ero tribe with the world, enabling individuals to unlock their inner wisdom and potential.

Nina Crist

Director & Instructor

Nina Crist is a martial artist with over 27 years of experience, a healer, and a teacher known for her dedication to making ancient practices accessible to modern individuals from all walks of life. 

Barbara Vaccar 
Organization Consultant 

A compassionate and visionary leader, Dr. Barbara Vacarr has spent 30 years spearheading bold initiatives that inspire individuals and organizations to create meaningful change in the world.

Stacey Gibbons

Training Mentor 

Stacey Gibbons is a prominent teacher of healing and shamanism. The co-founder of Shamanic Reiki Worldwide she has studied extensively with shamanic teachers of diverse backgrounds.

  • Jaguar Path

    I am especially grateful for the ritual aspects of the training because I feel ceremony is critical for bringing us in touch with the domain of the sacred. Perhaps most important for me so far has been the opening of sacred space which I do almost daily. Thank you for enriching my spiritual life in so many ways and for putting me in touch with the Earth wisdom of the Q’eros. Thank you from my heart!

    Author, Ph.D., Co-Founder of A Rain of Blessings Yoga School

  • Jaguar Path

    “This training has changed my life and opened me up to ideas and ways I never knew existed. Thank You Both so much for the work that you are doing! This helped me so much with understanding myself and others!! Overall this program introduced me to an innate healing power that we all have and reinforced my beliefs about money, Love, and healing!!! Best training I've taken so I'll do it again and again!!! I Love you both!!”

    Educator and Holistic Healer

  • Jaguar Path

    The tools I’ve learned during the 9-month training have all been special to me. They have allowed me to dive into my past so I could say goodbye and let go of what’s not needed. The tools have all supported me in knowing that I have support from the animals, plants, guides, ancestors, earth, sun, and moon. I am ready to share a few of my favorite tools that unlocked superpowers I never knew I had, and sharpened my already existing tools. Thank you Ray and Nina for being a bridge and teaching.

    Founder of Ayala Apothecary

  • Jaguar Path

    I chose to take this training because after completing The Four Winds Society’s Energy Medicine Course I realized that my inner healing was not complete and instead of repeating the same material with the same teachers I felt it would be beneficial to receive training from another school with a different perspective. I met Ray and Nina at Deva Premal & Miten’s Gayatri Gathering and made an immediate and strong connection. I discovered the two programs came from the same lineage I thought it would be a review of the same tools just from a different teacher, but I've found fundamental differences that are well-suited for me. Without going into detail about the differences, I'll just say the Jaguar Path protocols and methodologies put more control and emphasis in the client's hands, where the healing actually lies. Ray and Nina, I have so much love and gratitude for you both. Your degree of professionalism, attention to detail, and love for your students and each other sets you apart from other teachers I’ve had. You make serious work fun. You make nine months go by very quickly:) I look forward to many more months and years of learning, expanding, and retreating together.

    Healer, and Owner of Tea & Jam

  • Jaguar Path

    I received an email from Deva and Miten with a link to the Jaguar Path and it strongly resonated with me. I have known that the black
    panther was my power animal for years. I have had many inner journeys that featured shamans across different centuries and varied cultures. The training allowed me to come fully into myself and discover more of the truth of who I truly am. I was susceptible to the crossed-eyed, rolling eyeballs of others even as I recognized what a precious gift I had been given. Now I wear the "shaman" like an old, comfortable pair of jeans, soft and supple, flowing with me. I stride unapologetically into the world of being who I am, neither shouting it out nor hiding it, simply being me and being of service.

    Pampo Mesaiok Healer

  • Jaguar Path

    Ray and Nina, I am super grateful for this nine-month journey we’ve been on together. I chose this training, or it chose me because I was following my intuition in wanting to learn more about shamanism. This training has been very meaningful. Especially the time we shared together! Being immersed in such a loving and safe container was very healing. I was able to let my guard down and to fully be myself. I felt as if we all already knew each other. Everyone felt like an old friend. Such a powerful and beautiful experience. I’m beyond grateful. Thank you!

    Shaman Healer, and Yoga Teacher at The Yoga Casa

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