“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” Joseph Campbell

We all have defining moments in life. They shape us and give a reason for what we become. Below is one of mine. I share in the hopes of giving you a glimpse of who I am and why I do what I do.

My Dad died when I was 14. So many gifts came from his death and dying. Yes, I can say that, now. I am so very grateful for him. And I miss him still. I wish I would have had another choice. But, life had other plans for my dad and me. I resisted.

Yet as my life unfolded, and though I couldn’t see it, life was trying to bring me something deeper and more essential than I could imagine. It’s taken me awhile…a long while. But I am learning to ask, “What is the life seeking me?”

Wisdom traditions instruct us to listen to where life is coaxing you. A very different view than continually planning and striving. It’s not about becoming better, stronger, smarter, or an improved you. It’s about listening and learning to treat ourselves gently.

I remember once, as my dad was dying, he looked up and said, “we are all just perfect, just perfect.’ Though I couldn’t grasp the depth of what he was feeling, I knew that he was experiencing that moment, himself, those around him, and me in a state of perfection.

Though I have yet to experience a moment of perfection quite the way my dad did that day, I have come to know that we all have meaningful, beautiful lives seeking us. And though I think most of us miss it, we are all perfect: lumps, bumps and all.

And maybe, just maybe, those lumps and bumps are EXACTLY what makes us beautiful to the life that seeks us.

I think this is what life and my work are all about…living into the perfection within us and allowing the life that seeks us to come forth.

Working Together

Deciding to work with a counselor or healer is an important investment of money, time, and, mostly, yourself. Hopefully, you will find enough on these pages to get a sense of whether or not you’d like to explore further the possibility of working together.

I’ve addressed many of the typical things people ask me when making a decision. If you want to know more, please sign up for my newsletter or feel free to email me at jenniferhintonMA@gmail.com.

C.C., Asheville, NC

Jennifer is a powerful guide and mentor.  In the ten plus years that I have been working with her, I have found her to be an integral part of my spiritual journey.  I highly recommend starting with an individual session with Jennifer or joining one of the open journey groups that she offers to get an idea of her skill and presence.  She’s amazing at what she does and I’m so grateful to have her as a teacher and guide. 

R.J. Longmont, CO

Education

Bachelor of Sciences: Cultural Anthropology
Loyola University, Chicago, IL 1991

Master of Arts: Transpersonal Counseling Psychology
Naropa University, Boulder, CO 2001

Shamanic Training

Daan van Kampenhout 
Institute for Shamanism and Ritual (now Dutch Institute for Systemic Ritual)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1992 – 1995

Sandra Ingerman
Advanced Training in Shamanic Healing Work 2010
Two Year Teacher’s Training 2013

Continued Shamanic Training and Education:

• Ailo Gaup

• Don Alberto Taxo

• Wallace Black Elk

• Larry Peters: Tibetan Shamanism

• Annette Horst: Female Roots of Northern European Shamanism and Seidr

• Betsy Bergstrom: SEIDR: Northern European Shamanic Tradition

• Robert Moss: Reclaiming the Ancient Dreamways

• Clarissa Estes Pinkola: Strong in the Broken Places

• Tom Cowan and Frank McEowen: Celtic Shamanism and the Ancestors

• Daniel Foor: Ancestral Lineage Healing Intensive

• Christina Pratt: Healing the Ancestral Lines

Other Trainings of Interest

Siddha Yoga Meditation: South Fallsburg, NY & Ganeshpuri, India

Hospice Training: The Palliative Care Center, Evanston, IL

The Gateway Experience: The Monroe Institute, Faber, VA

ADD Coach Academy

• ADHD & Life Coach Training: Basic Level 100 hours

• Simply ADHD, Personal Transformation, Basic Coaching Skills

PanchaMama Alliance 

• Awaken the Dreamer

• The Game Changer

• The Cost of Whiteness

• Pathways to Engagement

Publications

• Met Beide Benen Op de Grond: Herstel Het Contact Met de Aarde by Jennifer Hinton
  Translated title  With Both Feet on the Ground: Restoring the Contact with the Earth. 
  First edition 1995. Currently in its 7th edition. 

• Rituals: Essentials, Design and Facilitation by Daan van Kampenhout. 
  Translated by Jennifer Hinton from Dutch to English. 
  Dutch title Rituelen: Essentie, Utivoering en begeleiding  Out of print.

• Altar by Daan van Kampenhout
  Altar is a c.d. which evokes different qualities non-ordinary perception. 
  Jennifer Hinton performed. 
  Produced by the Institute for Shamanism and Ritual. Sold out.