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Daniel FoorDaniel holds a B.S.S. in Religious Studies from Ohio 
University, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from 
the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and is in 
process toward a doctorate in psychology from 
Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center. His 
current research focuses on the intersection of 
psychotherapy and indigenous/shamanic healing 
methods. He has lived in the Czech Republic, Mexico, 
Ecuador, Egypt, and Morocco and is bilingual in Spanish. 
Daniel maintains a practice in shamanic healing arts on the 
Peninsula south of San Francisco and encourages transformation through 
relationship with the ancestors, our human community, and the larger 
web of other-than-human relatives.
Daniel has studied world religion for over a decade with particular emphasis on Islamic spirituality, Mahayana Buddhism, and diverse forms of shamanism or indigenous wisdom.  His three major influences in studies of shamanism are European paganism, Native North American ways, and Buryat Mongol tradition. 
 
Daniel's recent blood ancestors are Northern and Western European immigrants to North America. His earliest training in ritual involved European paganism, revival or core shamanism, and Western ceremonial magick. Bekki Shining Bearheart and Crow Swimsaway of the Church of Earth Healing were especially supportive during this period and catalyzed a life-long passion for working in partnership with the ancestors.
 
Upon moving to California in 2002, Daniel began to participate in Native North American ceremonial ways, especially Lakota, and studied for a period of time with Phillip Scott of Ancestral Voice.  He also reconnected with the late Sarangerel Odigan and, by hosting her as a teacher and friend, had the opportunity to study Buryat Mongol tradition until her passing in 2006. Daniel is grateful for the opportunity to learn from Native teachers but does not claim to represent Native North American, Mongolian, or any other indigenous traditions besides that of his own rowdy Euro-American and European ancestors.
 
Regarding spiritual training, he also owes a debt of gratitude to the courageous
women and men revitalizing Islam from within during difficult times, and to the
keepers of Buddhist wisdom on this continent (especially the Pacific Zen Institute
and Upaya Zen Center). 
 
For more information visit: www.ancestralmedicine.org
or be in contact directly (650) 248-8917 / danielfoor@yahoo.com.