Year I:
AYNI Medicine Wheel
A Yearlong Training in Shamanism, Connection to the Natural World, and Energy Healing for the Self and Others
It feels like it has never been important to step fully into ourselves and our potential as it has now – do you feel it too?
Do you want your endless search on how to fully embody spirituality into your everyday life to end even if you don’t fully understand what it will ask of you?
Do you want to feel the preciousness of life not only during peak experiences but as a natural state of being with every cell of your soul now?
Are you ready to trust your intuition and learn how to connect with beings from other realms easefully and protected?
Year 1: The Portal — Ayni Medicine Wheel
A Yearlong Training in Shamanism, Connection to the Natural World, and Energy Healing for the Self and Others
This training is an initiation into a way of living that is deeply rooted in your soul’s longing. Your soul longs to be connected, to trust, to expand, to feel abundant, and to be present with the cycles of life.
The Ayni Medicine Wheel is designed to expand you in ways unimagined before. It is a portal into the deepest aspects of your soul — a journey that flows and unfolds in magical and unexpected ways. Working with a medicine wheel is a never-ending story: first the channels of creation and energy are opened, then the path begins to unfold, before deepening into your essence and finally grounding into the medicine you came here to share.
By the end of this year, you will have received attunements into Shamanic Reiki Levels I, II, and Master, learned how to hold ceremonies for yourself and others, and developed your own healing practice. Most importantly, you will embody a deeper connection to yourself, to Spirit, and to the web of life.
What to Expect
This training is an initiation into a way of living that is deeply rooted in your soul’s longing. Your soul longs to be connected, to trust, to expand, to feel abundant, and to be present with the cycles of life.
We will meet every three months for 3-4 full teaching days to embody the spirals and teachings that are part of this transformative year together.
Over the course of four seasonal spirals aligned with the Celtic festivals, we move through shamanic Reiki practices, ceremony, and plant spirit connection. Each spiral offers its own teachings: initiation into Reiki levels I–III, cleansing with the elements, ancestral healing, advanced energy practices, and deep work with soul retrieval and past lives.
Along the way, you will be supported by Yoga Nidra, sound and prayer practices, and voice activation, as well as practical teachings on creating herbal remedies such as tinctures, oils, and essences. You will also receive audio practices and mentoring sessions to anchor the work into your daily life.
This training is for you, if…
- You want your spiritual practice to feel expansive, freeing instead of something on your to-do list.
- You want to learn how to honour earth, the elements and traditions confidently.
- You want to embody compassion and dedicate your life to the benefit of all beings.
- You want to safely explore other life forms such as plant spirits, spiritual guides and power animals.
- You want to learn how to hold space for yourself and others in an authentic, relatable and safe way.
- You want to embody the Great Web of Life.
- You know that you have a bigger purpose in this life and want to be of service.
- You want to let go of any fear or doubt around your creative life force.
- You want to step into the role of the healer for yourself and others.
This program is for souls committed to self-healing and to walking an earth-based spiritual path. It is for those who long for a deeper connection with the natural world, who wish to bring healing to themselves and others, and who are ready to step into their own medicine in service of community and the Earth.
Walking the Heart Path
Are you ready to fully step into the heart and live a life rooted in spirit and sovreignty?
Are you ready to fully trust your intution and how to connect with all beings?
Are you ready to express your voice freely and experience the joy of co-creation?
If you feel called to walk this path, you are invited to take the next step.
This year is not just training. It is a lived experience — one that reshapes your relationship to rest, to the natural world, and to the vast intelligence of Spirit. The time to start your full embodiment is NOW!
What you will receive:
- 15 days of immersive training and ceremonies
- Attunements to Shamanic Reiki Levels I–Master
- Teachings on the Celtic medicine wheel, shamanic journeys, and ceremony
- Ongoing support through Yoga Nidra, sound, and voice activation
- Audio materials between weekends for integration and self-study
- Discounts on cacao ceremonies and weekly Yin & Nidra classes
- Exclusive manuals and supplies for making herbal remedies
- Monthly 30-minute mentoring call with Flavia
- A personal practicum to deepen and embody your healing work
A training day might begin with a grounding meditation, calling in the ancestors, the spirits of the land, and life force energy. From there, the day unfolds—through practice, teaching, and direct experience, at times held in song or prayer. The afternoons open into deeper embodiment and ceremony.
Practical Details
- Investment: CHF 5555 (CHF 500 registration fee included). Payment plans available.
- Includes: snacks, cacao, tea, and course materials.
- Not included: lunch and transportation
- Location: The Heart Collective, Lessingstrasse 3, 8002 Zurich
- Dates
- New dates coming soon!
- Time: 9 AM – approx. 6 PM
- Language: German/English
Registration: Limited to 6 participants. Before registering, we will schedule a personal call to answer your questions and ensure the training is the right fit.
Your Guide: Flavia Ghidossi & Guest Teachers
The Four Spirals of the Ayni Medicine Wheel
The Ayni Medicine Wheel unfolds in four spirals, each aligned with the Celtic festivals and the elemental forces. Together, they form a yearlong living cycle of transformation, guiding you deeper into your own healing and wisdom.
Air Spiral — Opening the Way
(May 2027, Beltane)
We begin by opening the channels of creation and stepping into the sacred medicine wheel.
- Ceremony for Mother Earth and introduction to the Ayni Medicine Wheel
- Shamanic Reiki Level I attunement and foundational self-healing methods
- Give and receive a full healing session
- Learn to journey shamanically and develop your own healing practice
- Embodiment Yoga Nidra and meditations for presence and grounding
- Introduction to communication with plant spirits
- Connection with the medicine of Elder and Butterfly/Moth
Water Spiral — Flowing with Spirit
(August 2027, Lughnasadh)
The spiral of water invites flow, emotional healing, and deepened intuitive trust.
- Shamanic Reiki Level II attunement and transmission of the first three Reiki symbols
- Distance healing: transmitting energy across time and space
- Working with altars, healing items, and shamanic guide retrieval
- Yoga Nidra for the emotional and mental body
- Creation of tinctures, essences, and herbal oil infusions
- Water ceremony
- Connection with the medicine of Wolf and Moss
Fire Spiral — Transformation & Ancestral Healing
(November 2027, Samhain)
The spiral of fire burns through old patterns and illuminates ancestral wisdom.
- Shamanic Reiki Master attunement and learning two Reiki symbols
- Removing energetic blockages, removal of intrusions, and advanced shamanic techniques
- Ceremony to heal your relationship with your ancestors
- Cacao and fire ceremony
- Yoga Nidra for the wisdom body
- Connection with the medicine of Jaguar and Cacao
Earth Spiral — Integration & Embodiment
(February 2028, Imbolc)
The spiral of earth anchors your medicine into form, weaving healing into daily life.
- Soul retrieval journeys to prevent loss and restore qualities of the soul
- Cord cutting and transforming past events healing experiences
- Learning to hold sacred space and lead shamanic ceremonies
- Sound healing practices
- Smudging with local plants and crafting herbal blends
- Yoga Nidra for the bliss body
- Connection with the medicine of Owl and Ash
Closing Spiral — Honoring the Journey
(April 2028)
We return to the center of the wheel, giving thanks for the path walked and the wisdom received.
- Ceremony honoring Mother Earth
- Integration of all spirals and teachings
- Sharing circle and reflection
- Closing ritual to seal the year and carry your medicine forward
Intention of the Medicine Wheel
The Ayni Medicine Wheel invites you into:
- Expansion — embodying spiritual practice so it becomes a natural part of daily life.
- The Space-in-Between — entering non-ordinary states for healing, guidance, and connection with spirit allies.
- Interconnectedness — trusting your innate ability to connect with all forms of life, seen and unseen.
- Energy Healing — learning to work with Reiki and shamanic techniques for yourself and others.
- The Natural World — deepening your relationship with the elements, plants, and cycles of nature.
- Rest — weaving yogic sleep (Yoga Nidra) into the training for integration and healing.
- Sound and Song — using voice, prayer, and medicine songs as portals to transformation.
- Deep Healing Work — clearing blockages, transforming past events, healing ancestral and past life patterns.
- Plant Medicine — learning to make simple remedies with local plants to support body and spirit.
The Ayni School
The Ayni School is the heart of Flavia Ghidossi’s work. It is a living school of earth-based wisdom, spiritual remembrance, and embodied healing. The Ayni School is not a system to follow, but a return to an ancient knowing that lives inside the body, the land, and the breath.
Flavia founded the Ayni School after many years of studying and teaching Yoga Nidra, Karuna Holy Fire and Shamanic Reiki, plant spirit medicine, subtle body anatomy, and earth-honoring ritual traditions. Her path has evolved through dedicated practice, extensive training, and time spent in the mountains, forests, and rivers that have shaped her understanding of relationship and belonging. Her work is rooted in the principle of ayni — sacred reciprocity — the remembrance that we are always in exchange with the living world.
Flavia’s teaching is characterized by clarity, groundedness, and gentleness. She creates spaces where the nervous system can soften, where intuition becomes trustworthy, and where students remember that their medicine is already within them. Her role is not to define the path, but to help each person recognize and walk their own.
The Ayni School is not just a training. It is a homecoming — to the body, to the earth, to the unseen, to the soul.
