Where to start: BEGINNING MY JOURNEY
Where do I start?
As Pema Chödrön said, right where you are! There is nothing you need to do, be, or have read in order to join our classes, but we appreciate that you might want to find out whether our classes, courses, workshops, and trainings are for you!
The first thing to do is take a really good look around this website. It will hopefully give you a good feel for Spirit of the Inca.
The main courses that the school offers are connected with shamanic practitioner training, and the masterclasses that students can join thereafter. But there are many opportunities open to everyone to choose from before making the commitment to join the training.
This Spring, Chris is teaching three free online events exploring how the healing tools and practices of this lineage can support our modern lives. A great way to dip your toe into the teachings!
Each Autumn, our HEART OF THE SHAMAN online course is open to all. This course, a two-hour online class each week for around six weeks, was designed with beginners in mind (though you’ll meet people who’ve trained with us for many years too!)
Among the many free resources that we offer, you’ll find our Souncloud channel. As part of that, you can listen to the Blanket of Acceptance meditation, for example, and there is a special playlist for beginners and those who have attended the HEART OF THE SHAMAN course.
Check our podcast, too, and hear some of the School’s stories.
Receive a personal healing session
Our Recommended Practitioners lists the students and graduates of the school who have gone on to become Chris’s recommended practitioners. (There is no requirement to be a shamanic practitioner in order to join the training – many people do so for their own healing journey and to share what they learn with family and friends, rather than clients.)
You can also have a healing session with Chris Waters herself – contact Chris via the link below.
Book a healing session with Chris Waters
Join a Munay Ki class
Another class to look out for as a beginner is the Munay Ki.
We are hoping to run an in-person Munay Ki in the UK during 2026, and all the details will be made available on this website and via our newsletter, so do make sure you’ve signed up (the link is below)! We hope there will be lots of ways to join in, from attending a fire ceremony evening, and coming along for a day. You would of course be welcome to join the class itself!
Join the mailing list
When you sign up to our online newsletter, you’ll be the first to hear about the courses and classes that we offer, and you’ll often receive a special discount as a subscriber.
Sign up here!Join the Medicine Wheel
As well as joining the full shamanic practitioner training – made up of four in-person classes over the course of the year, each one comprising of three days of Medicine Wheel teachings, followed by three days of healing tools skills – we also offer the option to join a year-long personal healing journey that teaches the Medicine Wheel only.
These classes are taught by members of the teaching team, rather than Chris Waters. The course dates, costs, venue, and contact details for further information are here.
Join our online Village
In our online community, you’ll have the option to join online meditation sessions, and more!
We’d love to see you there! If you are new to Spirit of the Inca, a 14-day free trial is waiting for you.
For graduates of the Medicine Wheel & Healing Tools shamanic practitioner training, here is your 14-day free trial.
Current Medicine Wheel & Healing Tools students will receive a 30-day free trial link when the training year starts.
