Bekki Shining Bearheart, LMT and Crow Swimsaway, PhD founded the Church and incorporated it with the State of Ohio on December 17, 1990. They serve as its primary clergy and are responsible for training and ordaining others to serve the ministry of the Church.

Shamanic journeywork is an excellent tool for self-empowerment and self-healing. It is transformative on its own and an effective compliment to other healing methods. The shamanic path is a profound entryway into Spirit.

Bekki and Crow are shamanic practitioners and teachers with eclectic training and experience. Each trained with outstanding native and non-native teachers, and spent many years seeking understanding of shamanic work through practice. Each practices an eclectic form of shamanism that draws on the commonalities of shamanic practice throughout the world, informed by the ancestors and other helping spirits, and teachings they have received from those they have been privileged to work with.

Crow's doctorate is in social and cultural anthropology. Bekki's academic background is in the arts (including a teaching certification in art) and psychology.

Crow and Bekki offer the major traditional methods of shamanic healing, depossession and soul guiding work. They teach students in a variety of disciplines, on all levels from introductory to advanced practitioner.

As licensed ministers, Crow and Bekki perform ceremonies and rituals to celebrate life's transitions.

In addition they have been professional tattoo artists since 1982, when Crow trained with Cliff Raven in Hollywood. They focus their energies on ceremonial, ritual and shamanic healing tattoos. See our collection, Bear Walks, Crow Talks for several articles about healing through tattooing.

Contact Crow (crow@church-of-earth-healing) for details of our availability for tattooing.