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Alberto Villoldo

Shamanism · Andean shamanism

Medical anthropologist and founder of the Four Winds Society, teaching Peruvian and Andean shamanic energy-medicine practice.

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About the teacher

A quiet, direct path.

Alberto Villoldo trained as a medical anthropologist and studied extensively with shamans in the Peruvian Andes and Amazon before founding the Four Winds Society and Light Body School, which teach what he calls energy medicine — a synthesis of Andean shamanic practice with concepts drawn from neuroscience and psychology.

He teaches a ten-month Path of Energy Medicine programme and a two-year Energy Medicine Master's Circle including an in-person Master's Gathering in 2026 with Marcela Lobos, alongside Grow a New Body retreats in Chile and Europe.

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Talk

Do This and Transform Your Day!

A short practice from Villoldo's energy-medicine work for starting the day well.

Talk

Finding Peace Through the Jaguar's Spirit | Dr. Alberto Villoldo

A teaching on the jaguar as a power animal within Andean shamanic practice.

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