The Sober Shaman

When science and spirit are positioned as opposites and set against one another, the resulting tension can be overwhelming. 

Whether this is an internal battle or a conversation between two people, organizations, or businesses, the either-or, win-lose setup stretches our stress muscles.

We all get this and instinctively know we’ve got to honor—or at least hear out—both sides of the argument.

But let’s face it, when the head hears one-...

Regardless of where you find yourself on the path of recovery—whether it’s looking to make that first big leap into sobriety, or keeping things rolling in the early stages, or even if you’ve got some time under your belt, have you ever wondered:

“Is something missing? It feels like something is missing.”

This inner gnawing arises and persists despite the many effective therapies and modern approaches that carried us this far. We keep...

Welcome to The Sober Shaman

I’m Randal Lyons, and I help people struggling with addiction who want to break the cycle using spiritual practices.

Let me start by saying…

This is not some woo-woo, follow-the-guru, blind-faith path.

No. This is the application of proven, effective methods—methods I’ve successfully integrated at world-class treatment centers and in private practice for decades.

So, I can tell you with confidence…

You don’t ...

I am consistently updating and adding resources to The Program. Here’s the latest installment for Lesson 41: Your Capacity, which appears as part of the Metal Phase during Principle #2: Addiction is a Cycle.

This one is all about feeling. And just like the feelings that drove us during active addiction, the ones that arise from digging into the roots of investigative recovery can be overwhelming.

Because when a feeling overtakes us a...

If this is your first time visiting, welcome to The Sober Shaman!

In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to undertake a successful shamanic journey. It’s a step-by-step instructional course that'll show you how to meet your own helping and compassionate spirits, and then how to receive the knowledge, information and healing power that directly relates to your personal situation.

At The Sober Shaman, we use the shamanic journ...

In this episode of The Sober Shaman podcast, we’re going to explore shamanic writing and, specifically, how our Medicine wRites exercise is used for addiction recovery.

Click the pic above to watch on YouTube.

I provide two important answers to the question, “What makes shamanic writing different than responding to a regular writing prompt?”

Then, at the end of the episode, I guide you through a Medicine wRites exercise. If you care...