Jonathan Hammond is a teacher, shamanic practitioner, spiritual counselor, and author of The Shaman’s Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change your Life. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan, he is a certified Master teacher in Shamanic Reiki, Usui, and Karuna Reiki, and is the advanced graduate studies advisor for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide. He teaches classes in shamanism, energy healing, spirituality, and Huna at Omega, Penn State University, and the One Spirit Learning Alliance in New York City.

Jonathan has training and certifications in Cherokee Bodywork, Huna and Ho‘oponopono, and he is an ordained Alakai (leader or guide) through Aloha International. He has completed all core curriculum through the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, he has been initiated through the Minoan Fellowship in Wicca, and he has completed intensive training in the therapeutic facilitation of psychedelics with Inward Bound, Ireland.

In addition to his background in energy medicine, Jonathan completed four years of training at One Spirit Learning Alliance that lead to ordination as an interfaith minister, and certification as an inter-spiritual counselor. He has worked and studied alongside shamans in Mexico, Brazil, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Hawaii.

Jonathan now spends his life deeply committed to empowering and healing people by bringing indigenous Earth wisdom to the modern world. Before beginning his work in holistic health and spirituality, he had a career as an award-winning actor, appearing on Broadway and on television.