About Grey Elk (Paul O’Halloran)

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 and has healed around 5,000 properties in person. This work has had shamanism at the very core of it and as such Paul now teaches shamanic studies and is the main teacher at the Pathway teaching School of Shamanic Studies. White Feathers Woman (Medicine Woman Melanie) and Sarah also assist Paul in this work where possible.

As well as shamanic training and house and land healing, Grey Elk is also available for one to one appointments and ceremonies – please contact us for more information.

Paul has been on Cork FM, Dundalk local radio, i105-107 FM and Clare FM as well as being interviewed on television (RTE 1 and NTL city channel in Ireland).

Wishing you all a wonderful day! Thank you for reading!

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.

About White Feathers Woman - Medicine Woman & Water Rose Priestess (Melanie O’Halloran-Gomes)

Melanie was born in Co. Down, Northern Ireland and trained and worked as a marine conservation ecologist for around 20 years. This marine work involved underwater species surveys, work for governments & their advisory committees, charities and non-governmental organisations. One of her favourite jobs was as a whale shark spotter off Ningaloo reef, Western Australia where Melanie swam up to the shark to check it was a gentle whale shark and not a tiger shark before the tourists were put in!

Melanie was led to the alternative therapy work through her health and life’s experiences and had several dark nights of the soul during her journey.

Melanie’s spiritual journey started off with a calling to the Angels, to learn about them and connect with them. Like Paul, Melanie then studied and taught Reiki as well as Seichim for many years and was then was led to shamanism which transformed and healed so much of her life. Melanie is now a Medicine Woman following the sacred medicine bead initiations and the blessing from Spirit that came through Grey Elk and the Xhosa lineage.

Once Melanie connected with Rahanni Celestial Healing it was like a coming home. Melanie continues to teach Rahanni and give individual sessions and thanks to Carol Stacey, the Founder of Rahanni Melanie is an Ambassador of Rahanni and Guardian of Rahanni Celestial Healing G.R.C.H.. Melanie also trained in Phytobiophysics (working with remedies), and trained with Miranda Gray to become a Moon Mother® and trained with Judith Kusel in the White Flame of Illumination. It was in 2018 during a ceremony of the peace pipe given to Grey Elk that Trinity Vision Seeker (Cree Grandmother) received Melanie’s name, “White Feathers Woman” from Spirit.

Melanie also became initiated as a Rose Priestess with Melissa Astara Rose from the Magdalene Rose Temple and was initiated by the Sea Spirits that told her to work under “water rose priestess”.

Melanie’s work includes, the Water Rose (a gift from the Sea for our ascension), rose and shamanic healing, Rahanni Celestial Healing, Rose Initiations, kambo 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).

About Nadja Schreurs!

Nadja was born in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. As a child, she got already very inspired by nature, creative activities, dancing, and exploring new worlds, and she always loved to be surrounded by people. And this didn’t change! She grew up living in different Dutch towns, but after living a few years in Spain, she found new roots in the South of Europe. Her life partner brought her to one of the most beautiful places in South Europe: São Miguel Island in the Azores where she lives happily now. 

When she was 18, she started different spiritual workshops such as Reiki. Back then, as highly sensitive, she was in need to know more and so she was interested in energy work and spirituality. Until today, she attended many workshops and courses from spiritual teachers. 

After leaving high school, Nadja studied Hotel Management, followed by a make-up artist study, and a few years later she studied Business Administration. During her career, she worked in hospitality and event organization mostly in commercial positions in which she often also did the conceptual design. On the side, she also had make-up artist jobs for artistic photography, theater or dance shows. 

She also has 15 year of experience in the online world. Often the jobs were in a cooperative environment and this she doesn't want anymore. Luckily, there was a big advantage in gaining experience in the online field, because she was able to set up her own online projects: with purpose! And that is the direction to go! 

In the last few years, many signs made clear the Shamanic Path was the way to go…. And then, in 2020 she moved to the Azores, she met Paul and Melanie, and she knew that wasn’t a coincidence. She is currently attending shamanic training with Pathway teaching and received the Rahanni Celestial Healing training by Melanie. 

Sarah Cohen trained in shamanism, (practitioners, advanced and the sacred medicine beads) with Pathway teaching. Growing up in Connemara, she has always felt a very strong connection to nature and the elements.

Sarah studied film production and digital media for 4 years and worked in that sector in Galway for a time before answering the Shamanic calling after some profound life changes