Meet the Shamanic Reiki Worldwide CORE circle
SRW Founding Members
Llyn Cedar Roberts, MA, Founder
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Llyn "Cedar" Roberts is a multiple award-winning author and a renowned teacher of healing and shamanism. She has been practicing Reiki since 1988 and teaching Shamanic Reiki since 1993. She is the author of Shamanic Reiki (Roberts & Levy) and of Shapeshifting into Higher Consciousness winner of the Independent Publisher's Award. She is the coauthor with Sandra Ingerman of the 2023 release Walking Through Darkness: A Nature-Based Path to Navigating Suffering and Loss and of the book Speaking with Nature ~ winner of a Nautilus Gold Medal award. She is adjunct faculty for the Union Graduate School and the Graduate Institute. Her dynamic teaching and writing styles incorporate backgrounds in contemplative psychotherapy, Tibetan Buddhism, work in remote locations with diverse indigenous groups, wilderness living, Reiki, western body-mind approaches to healing and nature-derived wisdom. Roberts holds a master’s degree in Tibetan Buddhist and Western Psychology from Naropa University. In the early eighties she completed her internship for Naropa at a mental health facility in a Mexican-American community, working alongside a curandera. Prior tho this, she was a student at the School for International Training, completing her internship work with mentally handicapped children in India. While there, she studied yoga with BKS Iyengar. She has trained extensively with Andean Quechua healers and since 1998 has facilitated sacred journeys bringing people to work with shamans and wisdom keepers in remote regions of the Amazon rainforest, Siberia, the high Andes and in Guatemala. She is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders community, founded by Barbara Marx Hubbard and Deepak Chopra. She has worked in the nonprofit sector since 1998. Llyn is the founder of the Olympic Mountain EarthWisdom Circle, "OMEC" and its core advisor.
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Stacey Gibbons, Co-Founder
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Stacey Gibbons is a prominent teacher of healing and shamanism. The co-founder with Llyn Roberts, MA, of Shamanic Reiki Worldwide she has studied extensively with shamanic teachers of diverse backgrounds and has practiced and taught Shamanic Reiki training intensives and year-long Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher apprenticeship programs alongside Llyn Roberts, since studying with her in the 1990s. She is certified in Peruvian shamanic approaches, as a Traditional and Karuna Reiki Master, in Advanced Kolaimni Healing, and Forrest Yoga. She teaches multiple forms of yoga at world-class holistic venues, also developing a holistic multi-disciplinary program for teens at New Hampshire’s Mountain Valley Treatment Center, a short-term residential treatment center. Stacey Gibbons has been teaching Shamanic Reiki training programs at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY for over a decade. Known for offering precise teachings, for her humor and her ability to hold an authentic space for others, she is ecstatic to share the intuitive, nature-based practices of Shamanic Reiki. As a board member of the Olympic Mountain EarthWisdom Circle Stacey introduces OMEC's work and mission to Shamanic Reiki participants and helps to raise funds to support its indigenous projects. She oversees the integration of SRW programs with OMEC's Earth-honoring values.
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Jeff Eissfeldt, MBA, Business Visionary
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Its Finance and Administrative Director since the organization's inception, Jeff Eissfeldt instated SRW as an LLC, establishing the organization as a legal business entity. From its earliest days, then for many years beyond this, he developed and managed SRW's administrative and financial structure before transferring tasks to the current managing director and bookkeeper. Jeff is a graduate of the SRMT, Shamanic Reiki Master-Teacher Certification and Life Empowerment Program and holds certifications from the Evolving Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher EV1 and EV2 programs. He is certified in Qi Gong healing and Integrated Energy Therapy. He obtained a BA degree in Literature from the Maharishi University of Management and has practiced Transcendental Meditation and the TM-Sidhi Program for more than 35 years. He was awarded a master of arts degree in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, CA and also holds an MBA from Michigan State University. He has worked in corporate finance for almost two decades. Jeff is currently the board President and Finance Director of the Olympic Mountain EarthWisdom Circle "OMEC". He is also the director of many of the nonprofit's indigenous projects.
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Core Faculty Team
Robert Murphy
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Ceremonialist and Sacred Fire Tender. Core Faculty member, Rob Murphy, is initiated in the shamanic traditions of Ecuadorian Quichua, Brazilian Makunaiman, and re-dreamed Celtic Wolven Path and an ordained minister of the Wolven Path. He is a master Reiki practitioner and Shamanic Reiki practitioner and teacher, the founder of the Richmond Shamanic Meetup and Drum Circle and a core member of the NY Shamanic Circle. He has offered workshops and classes in shamanism for the Richmond, Virginia & NYC areas, in Canada & Ireland and facilitated trips to learn from indigenous elders in South America. He supported nature retreats in the Hoh River Valley and Rainforest with Llyn Roberts and is a graduate of Dr. Linda Backman’s Past Life Soul Regression and Between Life Soul Regression programs, using regression therapy as an integral part of his shamanic healing. He is a graduate of the 16-week Shift Network Peace Ambassador Training.
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Jonathan Hammond
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Advanced and Graduate Studies Advisor. Core Faculty member, Jonathan Hammond is s Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher (EV2), an Energy Healer, Shamanic practitioner, and Spiritual Counselor in private practice on Maui in Hawaii. He is a certified Reiki Master Teacher in Usui and Karuna Reiki from the International Center for Reiki Training. He has completed the core curriculum of the Foundation For Shamanic Studies and holds a certification in Cherokee Bodywork. He has studied with some of the most prominent shamanic teachers in North and South America, including apprenticing with the Chapada Diamantina in Brazil. In addition to shamanism and energy healing, Jonathan is ordained as an Interfaith Minister through the four-year Inter-Spirituality and Spiritual Counseling program with One Spirit Learning Alliance in New York City, where he now also teaches.
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Lis Traphagen, MSW, LCSW
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Core Faculty member, Lis Traphagen, is a Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher (EV2) who has been a licensed clinical social worker and practicing psychotherapist for more than 30 years. She received a BA from Brandeis University and a masters degree from the Wurzweiller School of social work at Yeshiva University. She is a faculty member and mentor for the Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher yearlong apprenticeship program, a supervisor for the SRMT EV1 mentors and presenting faculty for the Evolving Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher EV2 yearlong training program. Lis is certified as an End of Life Doula and certified as an SBEM empowerment coach and therapist. She is the Vice President of the Olympic Mountain EarthWisdom Circle OMEC, the Project Director for its Maya Women Weavers Project, and the Sacred Travel Team Director for the annual Maya sacred journey with Llyn Cedar Roberts.
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Christopher Franza, RN
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Core Faculty member, Christopher Franza, has been a Registered Nurse since 1994 and a Traditional Reiki Master since 1998. He is a Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher (SRMT EV2) and a faculty presenter for the yearlong SRMT and EV2 apprenticeship programs. He has has completed the Heart of Warriorship, The Sacred Path, and the Shambhala School of Buddhist studies programs and attended Warriors Assembly in 2010. He has studied Wilderness and Primitive skills at The Jack Mountain Bushcraft school, Mountain Scout school, and WildEarth where he completed the yearlong apprenticeship/intern program focusing on nature awareness for children. Christopher has also completed the yearlong Ancient Art of Awareness program under Michael Ridolfo at New Paltz Wilderness Mind. An avid outdoors person, he enjoys exploring the Catskill, Shawangunk, and Adirondack mountain areas. He is a member of the OMEC board of directors.
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Lori Ferry'
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Core Faculty member, Lori Ferry', is a Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher (EV2), a Traditional Reiki Master, Reiki Crystal Practitioner and a Core Shamanism student. She holds deep reverence for the Earth and nature-based healing approaches. She facilitates Mindfulness Based Meditation workshops for the University of Washington Nursing Students Programs and addiction recovery 2-year program for John Volken Academy. She studied abroad for her BA in Early Childhood Psychological Development. She is a registered yoga teacher with a mindful & restorative approach and Yoga Continuing Education Provider. As a member of the Guatemala trip Sacred Travel Team, she supports OMEC’s Maya Women Weavers project. Lori is the director of HEARTH Circles and facilitates nature immersions in the Hoh Rainforest. A faculty presenter for the Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher yearlong EV2 program, she also teaches Shamanic Reiki online and in-person in Washington State.
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Emily Wallace
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Core Faculty member, Emily Wallace, is a Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher (EV2), Intuitive Energy Healer, and Certified Hypnotherapist who held a private practice in New York City for many years. She holds a BA in Education and is trained in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Ericksonian and Kappasinian Hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Technique, Dream Therapy, Past Life Regression, and Chakra Balancing. She has facilitated a variety of workshops and trainings, including at the Omega Institute. Emily was a faculty presenter for SRW and an OMEC board member for many years.
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Adjunct Faculty
Scott Meehan
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Adjunct Faculty member Scott Meehan is a Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher (EV2). He teaches Level 1 & 2 Shamanic Reiki in the Pacific Northwest, is a contributing teacher to SRMP programs with Llyn Cedar Roberts and is a mentor to the Evolving SRMT programs. Scott, a physician who specializes in pulmonology and critical care, is particularly called to guide caregivers and healers toward personal wellness and self-compassion. As a lung specialist, he regards the breath as a potent tool for embodiment and healing. Scott holds an authentic and gentle space for ceremony, facilitation, healing, and for personal expression.
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Managerial and Administrative
Eben Herrick
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SRW's Managing Director, Eben Herrick, is an award-winning artist. As a graphic designer, he obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Eben created the Shamanic Reiki Worldwide logo, the OMEC logo and its banner, and has designed and produced postcards, signage and media products for projects and events for both organizations. Eben created and manages the online format and registration processes for Shamanic Reiki trainings. In his directorship role he overviews all strategic and administrative aspects of the organization, maintains the website, graphic design and SRW's social media presence. Eben grew up in nature and has been exposed to Shamanic Reiki and nature-based ceremonies since childhood. He has enjoyed friendships with indigenous shamanic peoples from the high Andes of Ecuador, on their visits to his NH home. Eben is also the managing director of OMEC.
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Sayre Allyn Herrick
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Sayre Herrick is the bookkeeper, copywriter and administrative support person for SRW. She helps refine and evolve administrative aspects of the SRMT program. She holds a BA from The Evergreen State College and is a Washington State Certified Reflexologist and graduate of Seattle Reflexology and Massage Center. Sayre is trained in Ayurveda and wilderness therapy, and has worked on land restoration sites and permaculture gardens in WA and OR. She assisted at transformational programs with Llyn Roberts for 15 years. Sayre grew up in nature and since a young age has participated in shamanic ceremonies and practices at home in the U.S and with Indigenous shamanic peoples in the high Andes of Ecuador.
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Hearth CIRCLE DIRECTORs
Lori Ferry'
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Debbie Philp
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