River Michaelides, Energy Healer

About Me

I am a fully certified and insured Energy Healer and hold a basic DBS certificate.

Experience

I have over 10 years experience of supporting and guiding women in a healing capacity and holding sacred spaces.

I began my journey within the Healing Arts after undertaking training in Spiritual and Psychic Development, Spiritual Space Cleansing, Reiki and Mindfulness. For a number of years I worked with clients on a part-time basis and held regular women’s circles, which I continued throughout the undertaking of my University studies and work in the Film Industry. In 2022, I gave up working in Film due to health issues and used this as an opportunity to undertake intensive Shamanic Training and transition into working full-time as an Energy Healer.

Training & Qualifications

Earth-Centred Shamanism Training (2024)

Shamanic Alchemist Healing Circle Training (2024)

Cross-Cultural Shamanic Practitioner Training (2023)

Reiki Practitioner Level 2 (2017)

Mindfulness Practitioner Training (2016)

Indian Head Massage & Swedish Massage (2014)

Spiritual Space Cleansing (2012)

Spiritual and Psychic Development (2010)

Self Study

For the past 15 years, I have been engaging in self study through the research and practice of various topics including Forest Bathing, Yoga, Meditation, QiGong, Breathwork, Crystal Healing, Laws of Attraction, Astrology, Religion (Buddhism, Hinduism, Hare Krishna), Philosophy, Psychology, and Interdisciplinary Creative Practice.

I continue to engage with self study to deepen my knowledge and expand my practice, and I am committed to my own personal and professional development.

University Education

I hold a Masters Degree in Fine Art and a Bachelors Degree in Film Production.

My Journey

As a child I had a deep inner knowing that I was here on Earth to help and inspire others. Growing up I was highly sensitive, highly creative, and deeply empathic, and I had a sense that I experienced the world differently to those around me. For many reasons my childhood and teenage years were extremely challenging, and I often felt overwhelmed by my unique abilities.

For many years I battled with a severe form of PMS, called PMDD, in my pursuit to manage this condition I began walking the path of healing, and my curiosity towards to the Healing Arts emerged. I undertook training in Spiritual and Psychic Development, Mindfulness, Energetic Space Cleansing and Reiki and began working with women on a one-to-one basis and running regular women’s circles. At the time my dream was to pursue a career in the Film Industry, so I continued my work in the Healing Arts on the side while undertaking my Bachelors Degree in Film and Masters Degree in Fine Art. I continued my Healing Arts practice while I worked in Film within the Art and Locations Department, until my PMDD became unmanageable and I had to give up working. I underwent and trialled various treatments for my PMDD, which all caused debilitating side effects, during this time my health deteriorated and my life as I knew it disintegrated. Slowly, I began to accept my true calling as a healer and I embarked on intensive Shamanic training, a call I had ignored for too long. During my training I underwent a total hysterectomy to treat my PMDD and I was propelled into surgical menopause in my early thirties. Adjusting to a life in surgical menopause and embodying the crone archetype is an on-going journey for me, a journey of acceptance, surrendering and the embracing of a slower way of life.

The path of Shamanism called me home, gave me a language to understand the way in which I experience the world, and provided me with a set of tools to awaken and embrace my unique abilities and sensitivities. Surrendering to my sacred path as a healer was, and continues to be, a powerful and deeply personal healing journey of meeting the depths of myself, being challenged by and expanding beyond my perceived limitations, confronting the layer upon layer of conditioning that was not serving me, and allowing myself to move through what needed to be released in order to return to my instinctual nature. Through nurturing my relationship with nature and equipping myself with a set of simple yet powerful tools I have been able to support myself while navigating a debilitating and chronic health condition, move through grief and childhood traumas, establish healthier boundaries, cut the cords from dysfunctional and toxic dynamics, release patterns of ancestral trauma, learn to trust my deep rooted intuition, begin to heal my relationship with myself, and develop a deeper understanding of myself and my unique needs. The ever-growing set of Shamanic tools that I have, and continue to acquire, enable me to move through life with more joy and ease, surrender to the unknown and the great mystery of life and death, take conscious steps to embody my soul’s purpose and sacred path, navigate the ups and downs of everyday life more gracefully, feel more present in my body, awaken a deep sense of self-love, embrace my connection to nature and the web of life, continue evolving and deepening my self-awareness, reclaim and trust my innate wisdom and intuition, and stand in my power as the woman and healer I came here to be.

It is my sacred mission to initiate others onto their path of healing and transformation, help them learn how to listen to the wisdom of the Earth, re-awaken their instinctual nature, and empower themselves to live a life imbued with deep purpose and connection.

“River, you have been a truly special blessing on this mysterious journey. Thank you for your care, kindness, generosity and healing gifts. You’ve helped me journey and I am deeply grateful. You are a beautiful person with a kind energy.”

Client Testimonial