B A C K G R O U N D

My name is Wahkeena Sitka Tidepool Ripple. I am 28 years old and live in Portland, OR. I am a gifted polyrhythmic and overtone / throat singing vocalist, a trance channel, clairvoyant, an ecstatic dancer, and mystic artisan. I was born in Ohio within a deeply traditional Christian upbringing. So I have first hand experience of the power of transformation. Since age 18, I have been deeply driven by the quest for healing, mysticism, shamanism, spiritual ecstasy, and being guided in the flow of grace. I have spent time as a travelling gypsy travelling around the United States, and living in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, travelling through Yucatan & Chiapas Mexico and connecting to the Inkan and Amazonian shamanic medicinas in Peru ~ But I love my community and home here in Portland. Doing this work fills me with tremendous joy and gratitude.

I have learned & practiced a wide range of alternative energy-based healing modalities ::
      5 Years of Tantric Bodywork Practice
      Thai Massage with D'vorah Swarzmann
      Trance Dance Facilitation with Wilbert Alix
      Bio-Dynamic Cranial Sacral with Todd Jackson
      Ayahuasca Ceremonies with Peruvian Shamans
      7 Years of practicing Reiki
      I have learned & practiced Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Iyengar Yoga, Chi Gung, & Zen Meditation.
      I have a regular practice of internal self-cultivation with QiGong, Kundalini Kriyas, Meditation, Yogic Movement & Stretches, Ecstatic Dance and Weight Lifting.
     

If you would like to learn more about me ::
Please Visit :: Centering Essence