The Transformation House staff is a dedicated team devoted to supporting and assisting guests in their healing and transformational journeys. The Shamanic Soul Recovery program, along with the beauty of Isis Cove and the immersion in nature provides the safe and sacred container for real change. Take a moment to meet our staff.

Bradford C. Collins, Ph. D., is the Co-Director of Venus Rising Association for Transformation, Vice President of Venus Rising University for Shamanic Psychospiritual Studies and Director of the Transformation House Soul Recovery Program. A cer­ti­fied Shamanic Minister, Shamanic Breathwork™ Teacher, Trainer and Facilitator, Brad is the Co-Director of the Shamanic Ministers’ Global Network. After a life-changing vision he received dur­ing a breath­work jour­ney in 1994, Brad cre­ated the Shamanic Initiatory Priest Process (SIPP), a highly expe­ri­en­tial and trans­for­ma­tive process designed to help men step into their authen­tic power and Visionary Leadership. A pio­neer in plan­e­tary trans­for­ma­tion for more than three decades, part of Brad’ s mis­sion encom­passes land-stewardship.

With a back­ground in Environmental Science and Education, Brad was a leader in the devel­op­ment of the nat­ural foods move­ment in the United States. He helped form many of the orig­i­nal organic farm­ing stan­dards for sev­eral states and edu­cated thou­sands of peo­ple in nat­ural liv­ing and heal­ing. Brad has held the vision of liv­ing in com­mu­nity ever since he was a teenager. Brad co-founded the Isis Cove Community and Retreat Center with his wife, Linda Star Wolf, in 2003. Isis Cove Community stew­ards over 45 beau­ti­ful acres in the mag­i­cal Blue Mountains of west­ern North Carolina. Brad has been involved with 12 step recov­ery pro­grams for more than 25 years. In his pri­vate shamanic coun­sel­ing prac­tice, Brad’ s pas­sion is to assist oth­ers in releas­ing self-defeating behav­ior patterns.

Providing safe and sacred space for those seek­ing his coun­sel, Brad offers every­one he works with, both men and women, lov­ing kind­ness and accep­tance. Brad believes the shaman lives within each of us and lov­ingly holds that vision for those he serves.

To con­tact Brad, email brad@shamanicbreathwork.org or phone: 828–631-2305.

Linda Star Wolf has been a vision­ary teacher and shamanic guide to thou­sands of peo­ple over the last 35 years. Star Wolf is the Founder and Co-Director of Venus Rising Association for Transformation, a 501c3 non-profit orga­ni­za­tion, and the Founder and President of Venus Rising University for Shamanic Psychospiritual Studies, estab­lished in August of 2010 in the state of North Carolina. The author of sev­eral books and the cre­ator of the Shamanic Breathwork™ Process, much of Star Wolf’s work is rev­e­la­tory and comes from her own direct expe­ri­ence.

With over 30 years of recov­ery from her own expe­ri­ence with addic­tions, Star Wolf has ded­i­cated her life to help­ing oth­ers to release dys­func­tional pat­terns of all kinds and to rad­i­cally trans­form their lives. She teaches peo­ple how to awaken to the big­ger pic­ture, embody their own inner Visionary Shaman and step into a life of pas­sion­ate pur­pose.

Star Wolf’s strong per­sonal com­mit­ment to sacred activism and vision­ary lead­er­ship led her to cre­ate the Shamanic Ministers Global Network, a world­wide asso­ci­a­tion of Shamanic Ministers and Congregations ded­i­cated to help­ing those they serve to awaken to their own sacred pur­pose.

Star Wolf also co-founded the annual Wise Wolf Councils, a four-day gath­er­ing of spir­i­tual lead­ers and lay peo­ple from around the world who come together to share their wis­dom teach­ings and to vision for our planet. In 2003, Star Wolf and her hus­band, Brad Collins, Co-Founded the Isis Cove Community and Retreat Center in the beau­ti­ful Blue Mountains of west­ern North Carolina where they reside in com­mu­nity with 20 other shamanic prac­ti­tion­ers who have also made Isis Cove their home—along with sev­eral dogs, cats, chick­ens, goats, birds and crit­ters of all kinds.

Starting out as a ther­a­pist in the men­tal health and addic­tions fields in the 1980’s, Star Wolf is a nation­ally cer­ti­fied alco­hol and drug coun­selor. She holds a BA in Human Services from St. Leo College and a Doctorate of Ministry and Ph. D. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Integrative Learning where she first con­ceived the idea of some­day cre­at­ing a shamanic psy­chos­pir­i­tual uni­ver­sity. Star Wolf was orig­i­nally intro­duced to Holotropic breath­work by its founder, Stan Grof, and trained exten­sively with Jacquelyn Small, founder of Integrative Breathwork, becom­ing one of the lead train­ers at Small’s Eupsychia Institute. Star Wolf also stud­ied shamanic earth wis­dom teach­ings with the late Grandmother Twylah Nitsch, a Seneca Wolf Clan elder and founder of the Seneca Indian Historical Society. Grandmother Twylah adopted Star Wolf as a Spiritual Granddaughter and gave her the spirit name of Star Wolf.

Star Wolf cre­ated the Shamanic Breathwork™ Process as a syn­the­sis of her per­sonal explo­ration and direct heal­ing expe­ri­ences with breath­work, shamanic wis­dom, depth psy­chol­ogy and addic­tions recov­ery meth­ods. The Shamanic Breathwork™ Process uti­lizes the breath, sound heal­ing through chakra-attuned music, ener­getic body­work, soul return and extrac­tion, shamanic art processes, scrib­ing and group pro­cess­ing. Journeyers enter an altered state of con­scious­ness that trans­forms and inte­grates trauma expe­ri­enced ear­lier in life, cre­ates a con­nec­tion with their soul and spirit guides, and receive visions about their sacred pur­pose in the world. Click HERE to learn more about the Shamanic Breathwork Process.

Ruby Falconer
Business Manager, Student Supervisor and Staff Astrologer for Venus Rising Institute of Shamanic Healing Arts; Shamanic Breathwork™ Master Practitioner and Workshop Facilitator. Ruby has been a pro­fes­sional astrologer since 1977, and holistically integrates her exten­sive knowledge of astrology, psychol­ogy, philosophy and metaphysics with a comprehensive under­stand­ing of shaman­ism and con­sid­er­able tal­ent as a sto­ry­teller. Ruby is also a Shamanic Minister ordained through Venus Rising, a Shamanic High Priestess and a Third Degree Shamanic Breathwork™ Reiki Initiate. She com­pleted a BA in Comparative Literature in Southern California and earned a cer­tifi­cate in Holistic Healing Studies from San Francisco State University. Ruby lives at Isis Cove in west­ern North Carolina with Tess the dog, the cats Mattie, Luke and Luna, and Peter — a green wing macaw.

Visit Ruby’s web site at www.astrologyinsights.com. Contact Ruby at: ruby@shamanicbreathwork.org or phone: (828) 631‑2305

Kathy “Sundance” Morrison
Shamanic Breathwork™ Master Practitioner, a certified Massage Therapist and is cur­rently the Isis Cove Retreat House Resident Assistant, Venus Rising Office Assistant and the 30 Shamanic Questions Coordinator. With 13 years of recov­ery from alco­hol and sub­stance abuse, Sundance is a grounded and compassionate source for oth­ers strug­gling with their own addic­tive processes. As a lov­ing and caring healer, she weaves together a unique blend of tech­niques designed to assist clients in restor­ing balance and in unlock­ing their own “healer within.” Sundance lives at Isis Cove in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Contact Sundance at: sundance@shamanicbreathwork.org

Laura Wolf
Laura Wolf is the Publicity Assistant for Venus Rising and personal assistant to Linda Star Wolf. A Persephone Priestess who journeys from Earth to the Underworld and back again on a routine basis, Laura walks the daily spiral path of gratitude, surrender, recovery, the cycles of change, soul return and the Blue Star Mysteries. As a Shamanic Minister and Shamanic Breathwork™ Facilitator, Laura holds very present and safe space for peo­ple to explore their soul’s longing. A professional actress and performance artist, acting coach, yoga instructor, and mother, Laura brings together all her gifts in Sacred Shamanic Theatre, exploring and embracing the many facets of her Inner Child, Maiden, Mother, and Wise Wolf Woman, as they come together in embodied wholeness. Laura’s mission is to assist others in accessing, expressing and integrating more of their authentic selves, their power, and their passion. As a mother, Laura holds a strong commitment to protecting her son from the harmful chemicals found in most commercial body care products. In her search for chemical-free products for her self and her child, Laura discovered a fantastic line of certified organic skin and body care products. She was so impressed with the quality and purity of the ingredients of this product line, she started her own business to promote these 100% chemical free products. If you are interested in eliminating chemicals from your per­sonal care and house­hold clean­ing prod­ucts, please visit Laura’s website: www.oneorganicway.com.

Contact Laura at: laurawolf888@gmail.com

Shari Starrfire

Rev. StarrFire (Shari Lowe), was originally ordained in 2003 through the Madonna Ministry and achieved the necessary education and experience to become a Bishop in 2005. Since the mid 90 ‘s StarrFire has worked to birth her mystery school of "Shamanic Sacred Space". She is the creatrix of “Igniting the Flame of the Divine Feminine” weekend workshop and assists her sisters through a Shamanic Experiential process of dance, art, meditation, breath and movement in unlocking the door to their flame and passion. StarrFire also facilitates Shamanic transformations through her 9 month Priest~ess Process Conscious Creation – Balancing the Sacred Hoop, Trance Dance evenings, Cranio-Sacral and Harmonic Balance Energy Body Work and “Moon Cycles” – understanding sacred timing of the moon’s cycles through Shamanic Art. As a “card carrying Cherokee”, “Rainbow StarrFire Orbed Weaver of Dreams”, weaves the Sacred Native American traditions with the eastern traditions igniting her clients’ passion and activating their fire within. For almost 20 years “Shari” earned her living as a “sacred” Real Estate agent assisting her clients as they journey to find their own sacred space and personal abundance.

Contact StarrFire at: sharelight@mindspring.com

Sarah Jane Fridy

Sarah Jane “Water Bear” Fridy, is a Shamanic Breathwork™ Master Practitioner and the Shamanic Body Work Teacher for Venus Rising. She is also the resident “Kundalini” Caterer and Aquarian Purification Lodge Ritualist at Isis Cove. Through heart centered rituals, earth based teachings and the creative art process, Sarah Jane serves as an inspiration to others. She is available for private bodywork, breathwork and purification lodge sessions. Sarah Jane lives at Isis Cove in western North Carolina.

Contact Sarah Jane at: sarahjfridy@gmail.com

Windraven

Shamanic Breathwork™ Master Practitioner, a Shamanic High Priestess, a Third Degree Shamanic Breathwork™ Initiate and a Shamanic Energy Body Work Practitioner. She is also an Adjunct Facilitator at Venus Rising. As a result of 38 years of experience as a registered nurse, Windraven intuitively understands the art of holding space for individuals moving through transformation. Those who have experienced her Shamanic Energy Body Work report that they are often transported through portals into other realms. Her grounded, caring technique assists clients in opening to an altered state through which they can access their own capacity to heal. Windraven lives at Isis Cove in western North Carolina. She is available for private sessions.

Contact Windraven at: 828-399-1294.
 

When you are ready to open the doors to your best Self ever, call 828–631-2305 or send email to venusrising@shamanicbreathwork.org and a caring member of our staff will help plan your personal retreat at Transformation House. Click here to take a photo tour and to hear what others have to say about Transformation House.

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