ABOUT river
As a shamanic arts practitioner, my modalities that include shamanic energy healing, Usui Reiki, Earth Ascension Reiki, and herbalism. I provide intuitive energy healing sessions to help my clients feel more whole, seen, listened to, and loved.
I specialize in addressing anxiety, imposter syndrome, feelings of worthiness, and self-doubt to facilitate greater alignment with our whole & full selves. To this work, I bring a lens of intergenerational and ancestral healing. My work is rooted in connection to our Earth and the elements.
As a trans and queer practitioner, I come to this work someone who has worked in digital and grassroots organizing previously. I provide anti-oppressive, gender-affirming care, to the best of my ability. I help cultivate alignment at the intersections of personal & societal transformation.
As a shamanic arts practitioner, I am also an award-winning poet, herbalist, and ceremonialist. I write to connect with the unseen and unspoken so we can feel and heal. As a ceremonialist, I create and plan ceremonies for people to honor the everyday sacredness and milestones in their lives.
I have devoted my life to fortifying intuition, self-love, self-trust, and claiming inner power. I am here to support you to move in the same, on your own unique journey. I, and my communities, thrive when you dream bigger and take concrete action to claim what you and your ancestors have dreamed.
Let's work together.
OFFERINGS
Shamanic Energy Healing
This is my signature energy healing session that incorporates shamanic energy healing and intuitive work. In this session, you can expect to have an opening heart-to-heart conversation, receive shamanic energy healing, and a debrief with take-home guidance.
Shamanic energy healing sessions may include soul retrieval, past life regression, cord cutting, energy extraction, energy balancing, and candle fire reading for ancestral connection.
VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON SESSIONS AVAILABLE
Sliding Scale $150 - $250 (60 minutes)
Sliding Scale $200 - $350 (90 minutes)
Reiki Energy Healing
A holistic healing practice that supports healing on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. A session includes a heart-to-heart conversation, meditation &/or body-based grounding practices, channeling of reiki energy, and a debrief with take-home guidance.
VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON AVAILABLE
Sliding Scale $150 - $250 (60 minutes)
Sliding Scale $200 - $350 (90 minutes)
Creative Writing Services
1:1 Coaching
This 1:1 service supports you to deepen your creative practice &/or professional arts pursuits in the form of fellowships, residencies, job opportunities, publishing, etc. A session can include a heart-to-heart conversation, body-based grounding practices, writing prompts, embodied coaching, and take-home guidance. Together, we work to get to the heart of what is holding you back in your creative practice so you can shine.
VIRTUAL
Sliding Scale $125 - $250 (60 minutes)
Sliding Scale $180 - $350 (90 minutes)
In addition to 1:1 coaching, I am available for group workshops, poetry readings & performances, keynotes, and panels. Sample workshops can be found on my website.
Ceremonies
This is a personalized 1:1 service where I work with you over the course of several weeks or more to design, plan, and birth ceremonies that honor the sacredness of your life.
Some examples of ceremonies include:
Gender affirmation ceremonies
Rebirth ceremonies
Love &/or marriage ceremonies (for couples)
Self-love anniversaries, e.g. T-versaries, gender affirming surgery anniversaries
Honoring other major milestones, e.g. parenthood, graduations
Please contact me directly about type of ceremony and timeline to inquire about pricing package.
Testimonials
Energy Healing Sessions
“River has such a gentle perceptiveness that really encouraged me to lean into truth through our session. From when he sent me my prep information to when we wrapped up, my spirit felt deeply sheltered and honored in its needs. It can be so easy living in the world to be distracted and lose sight of the compass of our hearts, working with River restored my sight of myself and was so sharply clarifying. Furthermore, River's channeling and transference of reiki energy feels distinctly linked to his work as a writer. It's a poetic making of something saturated in the dynamism of his presence and dedicated assurance.” — rhizophora X, Writer & Translator
“My energy healing session with River felt like a pocket of time dedicated purely to breath. It was an opportunity to slow down and connect with the spiritual while being guided by River's deep sensitivity, presence, and practice. I felt a little intimated before stepping into the session, but those feelings quickly fell away as he created a space that was friendly, warm, and intentional. I left the healing session feeling at once light and grounded, with spiritual guideposts and symbols that I still think about today.” — Philipe AbiYouness, Writer & Educator
“My session with River was unlike any other reiki session I've had before. I love how interactive it was. It kept me focused and grounded in the present moment. I needed that intentionality in my healing. He heard what I needed and created the space for that in our session. It felt like a tremendous weight was lifted when we concluded. Many happy tears were shed. I would recommend River to anyone looking for a safe container for their healing work.” — Candice M., Artist
Creative Writing Workshops & Ceremonies
“River is a resolute protector of his community, and his care for those with whom he shares space permeates every part of that space. Before our writing workshop, I knew I loved to write, but I believed I was beholden to when inspiration struck- that I could not actually control when I created my best work. River, his workshop, and its members helped me see that my writing is part of me, and its potential to grow is as infinite as my own. I've started a small writing project, and though I've published very little, I've fallen in love with writing itself. Every day it feels less like a chore and more like self-care.” — Isaiah G., Senior Product Manager
“River's warmth and generosity— as a writer, mentor, and facilitator— have helped me cultivate a more loving relationship to both my writing and myself. I have come out of every workshop I've taken with River feeling affirmed in the ways in which I am still growing as writer and a person. The feeling of healing is sometimes hard to name for me— but I can say that I've felt it through working with River, and that in his presence, I have written my way towards a sense of wholeness.” — K.S., Youth Worker & Educator
“River is an amazing teacher, leader, and facilitator. He helped foster such an earnest and comfortable environment and stewarded an amazing community among our cohort. The use of ritual, meditation, and intentional grounding in every session was so helpful in re-centering focus and creating a safe atmosphere.” — Siddisse, Writer & Archivist