Invoking Your Ancestors & 2022 Spiritual Prescription with Ssanyu Birigwa

If you’re looking for an introspective voyage to feel deeply loved, this is the episode for you—and Ssanyu Birigwa is the perfect person for the job.


Ssanyu is an indigenous and lineage bone healing shaman. She has her masters degree in narrative medicine from Columbia University (where she is also an adjunct professor), as well as being a dear friend of mine and contributor for my book Animal Power (coming soon).


Top 5 Things You’ll Learn from This Episode:

  1. How to work with our ancestors and why it is so important and powerful

  2. Our views on lasting friendships and specifically, sisterhood + how to trust when friendships end

  3. Insights from our journey of riding many potent waves over the years

  4. Our divine perspectives on when relationships end unexpectedly

  5. What narrative medicine is—and experiencing it first hand.


Let yourself be open to receive if you feel called to, because this ride is filled with nonstop transmissions.


The entire episode ended up truly being one non-stop shamanic journey, but there are also uniquely three distinct medicinal parts you are able to immerse in - an African language & instrument activation, learning your personal 2022 spiritual prescription (from her teachings in narrative medicine) and a closing meditation at the end.


Find more from me on IG at @IAMALYSONCHARLES or alysoncharles.com.

Connect with Ssanyu and her powerful work on IG @Ssanyubonehealer and at letgoandletlove.com

This episode was also made possible by my book Animal Power, out soon! Visit my website alysoncharles.com to pre-order and get a free video guided shamanic journey to help you meet your current power animal.

Alyson Charles