Meet the Founders and Team

Co-Founders

Carley Mattimore

Carley is a Shamanic Midwife for our times, holding space for you as you remember who you are and step into your authentic self to share your gifts with the world. She is a Shamanic Minister, Master Shamanic Breathwork Facilitator, and Shamanic psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in working with children, adults, and families, as well as a Therapeutic Energy worker (Healing Touch Practitioner and Shamanic, Usui, and Tibetan Reiki Master.) She is co-author of Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa: Land of ZepTepi.

John Malan

John is an explorer, mainly of his inner life, but lately of the world at large as well, as he offers insights through dreamwork, storytelling, and the shared experience of shamanic transformation. He is a Shamanic Minister and Shamanic Breathwork Facilitator.  John is a skillful facilitator who meets you where you are and empowers your own exploration in finding your true self. He continues to be of service to his family and community, with an open heart for each soul he meets. 

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Ruth Souther

Ruth Souther is the Lead Trainer and Cofacilitator of Aahara Spiritual Community.

She is a Shamanic Minister, and a Master Shamanic Breathwork Facilitator. She is a certified Consulting Hypnotist and a Holy Fire Reiki Master Practitioner.

  • Ruth is the Director of the Vega’s Path Priestess Process, author of The Elemental Priestess, and The Heart of Tarot. She is an accomplished Astrologer and has thirty years of experience in Tarot Studies. She is a graduate of Venus Rising University with a Master’s in Shamanic Intuitional Practices and a Doctorate of Shamanic Psycho-Spiritual Studies. She is a founding member of The Sanctuary of Formative Spirituality, a NFP eclectic spiritual foundation, and The Edge of Perception Collective. She is also a founding member and Chief Editor of Crystal Heart Imprints, a co-operative author/artist owned press.

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Teri Freesmeyer

Teri Freesmeyer, adjunct Aahara Staff, has been instrumental in weaving her talents, gifts and inspiration through the birth of Aahara’s Shamanic Warriorship Path. She is the creator of the Art of Receiving and Transforming Energy Academy, The ART ACADEMY.

  • Teri is an intuitive healer offering transformational and integrative bodywork (LMT) and coaching, using a variety of metaphysical skills and holistic arts. Teri is a certified metaphysician, consulting hypnotist, priestess, and Holy Fire Reiki Master and a Transformation Game Facilitator®. She is an ordained Shamanic Minister and Breathwork Facilitator and shares her creative passion and work through writing, teaching, creative and spiritual coaching and as a speaker and presenter. Teri works with wellness advocacy, offering self-care practices, yoga, mindfulness, energy medicine, movement therapies, sound healing, aromatherapy and more.

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