In the Information Age, knowledge has become a form of currency, something to be horded and greedily dealt out to those deemed worthy. Fortunately, there are still those among us who - like their ancient spiritual role models - willingly open their hearts and share their wisdom with others in the community, giving freely, with love, grace and compassion. Robin Gress is such a person. A generous spiritual guide, healer and wise woman, Robin's unique shamanic gifts have assisted me on my own path to wholeness and self-understanding. I feel honored and deeply blessed to have been a recipient of her immense generosity and healing wisdom. Thank you, Robin.
         Bettina Giancana-Kane, Tucson, AZ

Mentoring is an age-old tradition of sharing wisdom, knowledge and experience with individuals of lesser learning, training, and experience. Webster’s Dictionary defines a mentor as "a trusted counselor or guide, a tutor and coach." In Greek mythology Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who was entrusted with the education of Odysseus’ son Telemachus after he left for the Trojan War.

Robin is a mentor, teacher, and guide to individuals who feel called to the shamanic path, who seek a deeper connection to God through the ancient tradition of shamanism, or who need assistance in understanding and interpreting energies and paranormal or psychic phenomena. Robin teaches how to access non-ordinary reality through the ancient art of the shamanic journey and how to do healing for oneself and others. She guides her students through their internal and external journeys, helping them to better understand non-ordinary realities and assists in the interpretation and normalization of their experiences. Through the process she shares the collected wisdom she has gained through over twenty years of shamanic experiences and trainings.

I believe in the importance of sharing one's knowledge and wisdom to help individuals heal, have a closer connection to God and to their true calling in life, as well as to assist people in healing others and heal the planet. Despite coming from a line of women who had psychic and healing abilities, I was not taught any of the fundamentals of developing psychic awareness, accessing ancient wisdom, nor was any information on the old ways handed down to me. Instead, my experiences and training in the area of non-ordinary reality were initially learned first-hand, beginning over twenty years ago when I was first visited by an angel. I subsequently learned about the Spirit world through my visions and meditations without the benefit of a teacher, or mentor or guide. And believe me, this was not an easy path at all. I wished I had someone to teach and guide me then - to help normalize my experiences as well as help me better understand, grow and expand from these extraordinary phenomenon. It wasn't until many, many years later I found those connections.

I was very grateful to be able to study with Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval, Medicine for the Earth and many other books, and Michael Harner, founder of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and author of The Way of the Shaman. These two individuals are largely responsible for the revival of the ancient method of shamanic healing in the western world. Through their teachings, I received initiations, knowledge, information, and guidance. I finally had a container/structure for my life's work. In the process, I was able to share my own experiences, which were accepted as normal. I no longer felt alone in the world.

Robin offers mentoring and teaching to individuals privately, and offers group trainings on basic shamanic journeying, soul retrieval, and extraction. Robin also travels to other cities offering shamanic trainings as well as individual healing sessions. For more information on individual or group trainings, or to bring a workshop to your area, please contact Robin at gressrobin@yahoo.com.

Thanks to Robin I have been taking awesome shamanic voyages since her initiation of me into this amazing work. I found Robin's instructions for taking the shamanic journey excellent. I was able to take journeys on my own immediately that have provided awesome answers to my questions.
         Mary Anne Fleetwood, Rehoboth Beach, DE


Robin's presentation to introduce shamanism and power animal retrieval at the Real Speaking graduate reunion was not only powerful in the moment, but long-lasting in its results. Months later, I am still receiving comments about the depth and impact of the soul connection she inspired.
         Gail Larsen, Real Speaking, Santa Fe, NM