Alberto Villoldo

Alberto Villoldo is a Cuban-born American psychologist, medical anthropologist and author who pioneered the contemporary shamanism movement. Trained at the intersections of neuroscience and the shamanic energy practices of the Andean and Amazonian traditions, he writes accessible books such as The Heart of the Shaman on healing and the luminous body.

Founder of the Four Winds Society, a school for energy medicine and healing practice, Villoldo has trained thousands of practitioners across the world. His books and workshops combine ceremonial practice with modern psychosomatic research, making ancient initiatory teachings available to a wide Western audience.