Shamanic Healing in Ellasfield in West Sussex
Are you the one everyone else leans on? You hold it together, you show up, you carry more than anyone realises. And no one has asked how you are in a long time.
Is there a part of you that feels missing? Something changed after a particular time in your life and you've never quite got back to who you were before.
Are you carrying something that doesn't feel like it started with you? Family patterns, grief, ways of coping that were passed down long before you arrived.
Are you ready to put it down? Not to fix yourself, not to be analysed. Just to be listened to properly and to stop carrying it for a couple of hours.
If any of these felt like a yes, you are in the right place. Whatever you've been carrying, you're welcome here to rest, to set it down, and to remember who you are underneath it.
What is shamanic healing?
Shamanic healing is one of the oldest forms of healing we know of, practised in some form by almost every culture on earth. In a session, the practitioner enters a deep meditative state, usually with the help of a steady drum or rattle, and journeys on your behalf to find what has become stuck or scattered and to bring it back.
It rests on a simple idea. When we go through something painful, part of our life force can get caught up in it and stay there. The event passes. The part of us that got tangled in it doesn't always come back. Shamanic healing works with that directly, looking for the spiritual causes of what's troubling you rather than managing the symptoms, and treating the whole of you: body, mind, heart and spirit.
Most people who come to Ellasfield have already talked about it. Often at length, often with someone very good. They understand their story, they can explain exactly why they are the way they are, and it hasn't shifted anything. Shamanic healing doesn't ask you to analyse yourself again. It works underneath the words, in the body and in the energy you carry, which is often where the thing has been sitting all along.
If you've had Reiki, this will feel familiar in some ways and quite different in others. Reiki channels energy into you. Shamanic healing goes looking for what's in the way first. You don't need to believe anything in particular for it to work, you don't need a reason you can articulate, and you don't need to know what you're looking for. You only need to be willing to be still for a couple of hours and let yourself be listened to.
Benefits & Outcomes of Shamanic Healing
❋ Somatic Memory and Fascia
Old grief, old anger, old shame. Things held so long they stopped feeling like a burden and started feeling like your personality. A session gives you somewhere to set them down and have someone witness it.
❋ Coming back into your body
Much of what shapes us arrived before we did: family and cultural conditioning and coping strategies inherited from people we may never have met. Kim works with her ancestors and the four directions to help you see what has been passed down and to release what was never yours to carry in the first place.
❋ Reconnection to the land and your own power
The habitual thoughts and reactions that hold you back are usually built on beliefs that once kept you safe. Seeing them clearly, somewhere this quiet, is often what allows them to loosen.
❋ Ancestral and generational patterns
When the body has been in fight-or-flight for years, it forgets how to stop. Drum, rattle, breath and the quiet of the land help the nervous system understand that it's over, so you can rest properly rather than just pausing.
The shamanic healing session
What to expect
Sessions last two and a half hours. You stay fully clothed throughout. There's no treatment table and no clinical setting, only a fire, a yurt and the land.
No two sessions are the same. Kim may work with soul retrieval, extraction, or the clearing of old cords and attachments, but she doesn't decide that in advance. What's needed becomes clear on the day.
Arriving
You'll travel down a private, unmarked lane. The only witnesses are the horses grazing in the distance. There are no crowds here, no screens and no reception desk, which for most people is the first thing that lets their shoulders drop and mind to relax.
Sharing your story
Step inside the canvas yurt and leave your shoes at the door. For the first hour, you'll sit by the fire, in complete privacy, and talk. This is a time to say the true thing rather than the acceptable version, and to have it listened to properly without judgment or advice. Everything said here stays here.
Resting by the fire
People now, more than ever, are feeling ill at ease, in need of reconnection with their life force, and in need of healing. One-on-one shamanic healing sessions help identify and address the spiritual causes of illness, guiding you back to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In the next hour, through soulful journeying, we gather your scattered life force and untangle it from old burdens. Sacred smoke, grounding drums, feathers, and rattle quiet your busy mind and bring you back home to your body.
Call Your Spirit Back
As you rest by the hearth, the scent of wood smoke, copal and essential oils softens the tension you arrived with. There's warm tea, and time to sit with what has happened before you go back out into the day. Most people leave feeling clearer and lighter, with a softened heart and a strong sense of belonging.
Afterwards
Give yourself an easy evening. Drink plenty of water and be gentle with yourself for a few days. Some people feel the shift straight away, others notice it arriving over the following week: vivid dreams, old memories surfacing, or simply more room to breathe. All of that is part of the process.
Meet Kim
With over 23 years of experience in personal development and holistic practices, Kim now dedicates her life to exploring techniques that promote balance and harmony.
Kim is deeply committed to fostering a connection to spirit, her ancestors, and the land's ancestral heritage, reflecting her passion for creating a more harmonious existence for all. She believes in the power of shared experiences and supports others on their journey toward joy and fulfilment.
Equine Therapy | Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor | Reiki Master | Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher | Shamanic Practitioner | Womb Healing Facilitator | Cacao Ceremony Facilitator | Flow Dance Meditation Instructor 
Sessions take place in a Mongolian yurt at Kettles Bridge Farm, on West Chiltington Lane just outside Billingshurst. It's quiet, it's warm, and it's a long way from the pace of the week, which is most of the point. Horsham and Storrington are around fifteen minutes away, Pulborough and Henfield about twenty, and if you're anywhere in West Sussex you can be here inside an hour.
ellasfield
Kettlesbridge Farm, West Chiltington Lane,
Billingshurst, England
RH14 9DN
Booking & FAQ
Bookings taken online via the booking system.
Sessions: 2.5/3 hours | £170
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The night before your healing, set the intention to receive a dream that will assist your process.
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Before your session, take time in nature to focus on your intentions and reflect on what you wish to release and what you wish to invite into your life.
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Please bring a heartfelt offering for the spirits, such as flowers, chocolate, or coins. A small, sincere gesture is more meaningful than a large one.
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Wear comfortable layers, and bring a loose-fitting skirt.
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To prepare, refrain from alcohol, meat, and coffee for several days to cleanse your system and show commitment to your healing. On the day of the session, please avoid heavy scents or perfumes.