A journey home, taken one step at a time.
The Ankara Academy holds a structured, multi-year path of shamanic training. Earth is where every journey begins — the elements that follow reveal themselves in their own time.
Five pathways. One deeply personal journey of transformation.
At The Ankara Academy, we believe spiritual development isn't about becoming someone else or following another person's path. It's about creating the foundations to discover, develop and embody your own unique gifts, medicine and purpose.
Our elemental pathway supports you through each stage of awakening, from understanding yourself and finding your community to developing relationships with your spiritual guides and ultimately bringing your gifts into the world.
Each element builds upon the last, allowing you to grow at a pace that honours your individual journey.
Every transformation needs strong roots.
EARTH is where you begin to understand yourself, recognise your natural abilities and work through the resistance, conditioning and patterns that may be holding you back.
With practical tools, coaching and a supportive community, you'll create the stability, confidence and meaningful connections needed to navigate change and prepare for deeper spiritual development.
WATER invites you into your first year of shamanic training, where you begin clearing the influences of the past and opening to a new relationship with spirit.
Through shamanic journeying, you'll meet your guides, explore your ancestral connections and learn to navigate an evolving energetic system.
This is where your unique spiritual practice begins to take shape, supported by structured education, coaching and community.
FIRE takes your learning beyond the screen and into a seven-day immersive retreat.
Through guided journeys, ceremony, embodiment practices and shared experiences, you'll deepen your connection with your guides and integrate the work into your body and everyday life.
It's also an opportunity to strengthen relationships with your peers, creating friendships and a support network that can continue long after the retreat ends.
AIR is where your relationship with spirit becomes a more conscious part of how you live.
You'll continue developing advanced shamanic skills, strengthening communication with your guides and learning to recognise their influence in your decisions, relationships and direction.
With direct group coaching from Heather, you'll be supported to move beyond practising spirituality into embodying a life of collaboration, discernment and co-creation with your guiding team.
SPIRIT is where everything you've developed begins to find its expression in the world.
Supported by Heather, your guiding team and your community, you'll clarify the vision you're ready to co-create and explore how your gifts can serve others.
Whether you're called to become a shamanic practitioner, healer, curator, educator, leader or a valued contributor within your community, this year helps you build the confidence, relationships and practical foundations to step into that role.
You'll also have opportunities to lead and contribute within the Ankara community, growing your own network while supporting those following behind you.
You don't need to know where your spiritual journey will lead, what your gifts are or whether you'll ever become a practitioner.
You simply need somewhere to begin.
EARTH gives you the foundations to understand yourself, the support to navigate change and a community that recognises the depth of what you're experiencing.
From there, each element opens another opportunity to discover what you're capable of becoming.
You bring your unique medicine. We provide the foundations, education and community to help it grow.
A living community, growing together.
Inside every tier is a real community — feed posts, live calls, replays and courses where members show up, share and grow side by side.
This isn't a self-paced course you take alone. It's a circle you join.
Sometimes the journey begins with a single conversation.
Whether you are curious about our retreats, coaching programs, or the online portal, this call is your chance to connect with us directly. Together we will explore where you are now, where you would like to be, and how Ankara can support your growth.
A no-pressure, heart-centred space to ask questions and feel into whether our offerings are right for you.
A warm and personal introduction to The Ankara
Guidance on which retreat, program or pathway may best fit your journey
Space to share your intentions and receive clarity before making a commitment
