About Pathway teaching
Pathway teaching is made up of Paul O’Halloran, his wife Melanie O’Halloran-Gomes and our dear friend Sarah Cohen.
Paul O’Halloran trained in shamanism with various teachers over the years including Zanemvula (Peter Von Maltitz) in South Africa who bestowed the name Igqirha on him. Igqirha means shamanic “healer” in Xhosa and this name comes originally from the San people. It is a person full of life energy.
Following the Sacred Sundance ceremony with the Cree First Nation people in 2017 Paul was blessed with the name “Grey Elk” at the Sacred Tree of Life. Rosie White Elk Medicine Woman (now Trinity Vision Seeker) describes that moment here.
Paul has also been called “shaman” for simplicity but strictly speaking the word “shaman” comes from Siberia and is not the shamanic lineage of Paul even though it is used in everyday speech.
Paul has many years experience of healing land and houses and people. This work has had shamanism at the very core of it and as such Paul now teaches shamanic studies. His work focuses on shamanic training through the courses and workshops and healing (land and people).
Paul has been on Cork FM, Dundalk local radio, i105-107 FM and Clare FM as well as being interviewed on television (RTE 1, NTL city channel, ROI). Each year Paul and his partner Melanie run introductory, shamanic practitioners and advanced shamanic training courses. We are based primarily in Co. Galway, West of Ireland although land and house healing (all round Ireland) and distant healing sessions are available on request. Please contact us for details.
Paul is also available for house and land healing, one to one healings and ceremonies – please contact us for more information.
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Paul’s Background
Paul was born in Connemara, West of Ireland and grew up on a farm where cutting turf, saving hay and milking cows were the order of the day! This gave Paul a connection to animals, the land and the community at a very early age.
Paul then went on to join the Irish army and spent 9 years serving in the forces, including being sent overseas with United Nations peacekeeping force. During this time, while serving in Lebanon, Paul had a near death experience and came home with a different outlook on life. This was probably the start of Paul’s spiritual path.
Some of the traumas experienced while overseas in the army were healed through the process of Reiki initiations and this led Paul on to develop his work more deeply with spirit. Paul’s introduction to shamanism was a like a coming home.
Melanie’s Background
Melanie was born in Co. Down, Northern Ireland and trained and worked as a marine conservation biologist for many years. Melanie remains passionate about the sea and believes health and consciousness are very much related and that nature is one of our greatest teachers. Melanie was led to the alternative therapy work through her health and life’s experiences.
Like Paul, Melanie started with Reiki and then Seichim All Love training then went on to do shamanism, Phytobiophysics (working with remedies) and Rahanni Celestial Healing. Melanie also trained with Miranda Gray to become a Moon Mother. During a ceremony of the peace pipe given to Grey Elk that Trinity Vision Seeker received Melanie’s name from Spirit. Melanie’s name is “White Feathers Woman” and you can read about that ceremony here.
Phytobiophysics (healing with remedies), shamanic healing, Rahanni Celestial Healing and Womb Blessing®attunements (female energy awakening) and womb healings as well as practitioner and teacher training in Rahanni Celestial Healing are available with White Feathers Woman (Melanie).
Sarah’s Background
Paul and Melanie are delighted to have our dear friend Sarah Cohen on board! Sarah was born in Normandy France and was came to Ireland at the age of 7. Sarah is really a native Connemara woman like Paul! She was called to the shamanic path a number of year ago and currently works as a shamanic practitioner and helps us with Pathway teaching.
Shamanism is now growing in the west because people are searching for that soul connection which has been lost due to conventional living. This disconnected separation from spirit i.e. 'dis-ease' can be healed by shamanism so that people can remember the oneness of being once again.