The Practical Shaman
Nature as your life coach.
Author, Oracle Guide, Mentor, Podcast Host
Renee Baribeau
Renee Baribeau, The Practical Shaman, is the Award-winning Hay House author of Winds of Spirit: Ancient Wisdom Tools for Navigating Relationships, Health, and the Divine, Renee Baribeau is renowned for bridging ancient wind wisdom with modern tools for personal and collective transformation.
Renee is the creator of the Wind Walker’s Wisdom Oracle, a 64-card deck and guidebook inspired by ancient wind spirits, designed to provide clarity, purpose, and direction. Her highly anticipated new book, A Pilgrim’s Guide to Walking Wisdom: 11:11 Insights, offers practical guidance to walk through life’s transitions with grace and courage.
As co-host of the acclaimed podcast The Shamans Cave with Sandra Ingerman, Renee shares profound rituals and tools for addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges, fostering personal growth and collective healing.
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She is the creator of the Wind Walker’s Wisdom Oracle, a 64-card deck and guidebook inspired by ancient wind spirits, designed to help individuals find clarity, purpose, and direction. Her upcoming book, A Pilgrim’s Guide to Walking Wisdom: 11:11 Insights, launches February 5, 2025, offering practical guidance for navigating life’s transitions with grace and courage.
Renee co-hosts the widely acclaimed podcast The Shamans Cave alongside Sandra Ingerman. Together, they share insightful rituals and tools to address humanity’s most pressing challenges, offering wisdom for personal growth and collective healing. As an inspirational speaker and workshop leader, Renee has delivered transformative programs for organizations such as The Shift Network, Omega Institute, and C4 Addiction Conferences. She is also a sought-after voice in the fields of mental health and addiction recovery, drawing on her 11+ years of leadership experience with Montare Behavioral Health, Renewal Behavioral Health, and Foundations Recovery Network.
A dynamic Soul Coach and Entrepreneur, Renee empowers changemakers to navigate the winds of transformation with confidence. She is passionate about reintroducing Ritual and Ceremony as vital tools for finding balance and direction in our complex world.
Her writing has been featured in Energy Magazine Online and anthologies including Pearls of Wisdom (Hierophant Publishing) and The Five Principles of Everything (Five Birds Publishing). Renee’s teachings are available through WindWork.org, The College of Psychic Studies, and her YouTube channel, which serves an audience of over 85,000 subscribers.
Based in the California desert and Whidbey Island, Renee offers keynote speaking, workshops, podcast guest appearances, and coaching sessions. She also leads the Facebook Wind Clan community, a thriving network of individuals embracing the wisdom of the winds.
Connect with Renee to explore how she can help you or your audience harness the power of the winds to transform your life.
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Winner of the 2018 Nautilus Award
Winds of Spirit
Winds of Spirit is a practical guide to connect to powerful wind energies that navigate us toward authentic joy, power, and purpose.
In this book, you’ll explore the rich mythology and cultural significance of wind, and discover a powerful system to utilize the subtle, healing energies in your life. Winds of Spirit will teach you how to connect with your true inner self, use your body as a compass, and receive life-changing messages from nature. Based on an ancient sacred technique used by farmers, shamans, and sailors, this system will show you how to navigate your personal path, providing insight into how to manage the wind patterns and shifting conditions affecting you. You will also learn how to invoke wind deities—gods and goddesses from around the world—and the cardinal winds from the four quadrants of the sky, each of which relate to the inner landscape of your life: mind, emotions, body, and spirit. By working with the omnipresent winds in your life, you can restore harmony and balance, heal the body, and inspire creativity.
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Far ranging interviews and discussion on Shamanism on a variety of topic listen to The Practical Shaman or The Shamans Cave!
The Practical Shaman
Discover the transformative power of the practical shaman podcast as Renee shares ancient wisdom tools, and guides listeners on navigating change and connecting with nature.
The Shamans Cave
Join renowned shamanic teachers Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau as they share their wisdom, answer viewer questions, and explore various shamanic topics. Available on shamanstv.com.
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Throughout the year, Renee Baribeau, The Practical Shaman, offers transformative workshops both in person and online. Renee’s workshops are designed to inspire and empower.
Classes
Take the first step toward a more connected and empowered life. Enroll in a WindWork® on-demand course today!
Oracle Card Readings
Step into clarity and purpose with a Soul Card Reading by Renee Baribeau, The Practical Shaman. Using her expertly crafted Wind Walker’s Wisdom Oracle deck, Renee offers insightful, practical guidance to help you navigate life’s Winds of Change.
Level-up Coaching
If you’re ready to shift your life, embrace change, and create lasting transformation, Level Up Soul Coaching is your path to self-mastery. Reserve your spot today and take the first step toward becoming the master of your own destiny.
Wind Walker Adventures
Our Wind Walkabouts are immersive pilgrimages that connect you to sacred pathways and the profound energy of the land. Join our newsletter to receive more information.
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