ABOUT
SHAMANEK is a modern home for ancient practices. Created to support a more grounded, resilient, and connected way of living.
Rooted in New York City, we bring together yoga, breathwork, sound, retreats, and immersive experiences that help people reconnect with themselves through intentional practice rather than quick transformation.
We believe healing isn’t something we achieve. It’s something we remember.
Whether through movement, stillness, ritual, or community, our work is designed to support the nervous system, cultivate awareness, and create space for lasting change - from the inside out.
Inspired by both ancient wisdom and modern understanding of the body and mind, SHAMANEK exists to offer practices worth returning to, through every season of life.
FOUNDED BY
FRANCESCA VALAREZO
Francesca Valarezo is a New York City–based Katonah Yoga teacher, breathwork guide, sound facilitator, and Reiki Master with over thirteen years of experience helping people cultivate resilience, regulate the nervous system, and build practices that support everyday life.
Born in New York and raised in Ecuador, her own healing journey began while navigating depression and panic disorder. That search led her to study yoga, breathwork, sound healing, Katonah Yoga, Reiki, shamanic traditions, and plant medicine—not simply as disciplines to learn, but as practices to live.
Today, through SHAMANEK, Francesca brings these traditions together in retreats, workshops, and on-demand classes designed to help people move with greater awareness, reconnect with themselves, and return to practices worth keeping.
Trainings and Certifications
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
300-Hour Therapeutics Training
200-Hour Katonah Yoga Training & Mentorship
Master Shamanic Reiki Certification
Breathwork & Holotropic Breathwork Certification
Comprehensive Sound Healing Training
100-Hour Thai Massage Training
Lead Mentor & Teacher Trainer at Sky Ting Yoga (3 consecutive years)
5 years teaching the SLT Method at SLT
Extensive continuing education in somatics, nervous system regulation, meditation, restorative yoga, and shamanic healing practices
Clients & Teaching Experience
Francesca has taught at leading wellness studios and guided classes attended by artists, creatives, and public figures including Karlie Kloss, Diplo, Rooney Mara, Phoebe Bridgers, Carly Cushnie, and Mark Ronson.
She has also facilitated wellness retreats and experiences in collaboration with leading wellness and lifestyle platforms including Spotify and Well+Good.
Ancient Practices for Modern Beings
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Ancient Practices for Modern Beings ·
RETREATS
Our yoga and wellness retreats are created for those who are drawn to movement, transformation, nature, culture, and meaningful connection.
We hold a space that feels both grounding and expansive, where you’re supported, inspired, and free to explore, play, and soften. Set in breathtaking, nature-rich destinations, these experiences invite you to return to your essence, restore balance, and reconnect with the part of you that feels most alive.
In collaboration with world-class wellness resorts, skilled guides, and dedicated practitioners, each retreat is a carefully woven journey of renewal, adventure, and self-discovery.
All levels are welcomed, no previous experience is required!
ANCIENT PRACTICES FOR MODERN BEINGS
Aromatherapy for inner harmony
Aromatherapy for inner harmony
WANCHAKO NATURAL PERUVIAN PALO SANTO
Wanchako 100% natural palo santo incense is handmade in Peru. The box includes incense of Palo Santo and 7 Andean Herbs: Rosemary, Muña, Thyme, Wirocoa, Wallpa Chaqui, Romerillo, Eucalyptus.
LA LIMPIA RITUAL
La Limpia is a traditional cleansing ritual found across Andean and Latin American healing lineages, including practices rooted in Quechua (Q’ero) shamanism. Often translated as “the cleanse,” it is an energetic purification practice used to clear dense or stagnant energy from the aura — the subtle energy field that surrounds and permeates the body.
In Andean shamanism, this type of energetic cleansing supports the release of heavy emotions, fear, anxiety, fatigue, and limiting thought patterns, restoring harmony and flow in the energetic body. It is understood as a form of energetic hygiene that helps realign a person with balance, vitality, and natural state of coherence with nature and spirit.
La Limpia also extends to the environment, cleansing the energetic imprint of spaces to restore clarity and harmony. As old energy is cleared, space is created for new life force (kawsay), inviting in qualities such as love, joy, presence, inspiration, and creative flow.
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To clear out heavy, negative, stuck, or sticky energy.
To shift out of stress, anxiety, fear, and low vibes.
To cleanse the energy of your home or office
To release energy from past events.
To welcome newness into your life.
Benefits of The Practice:
Clearer thoughts.
Higher vibrational emotions.
Physical lightness.
Enhanced creativity.
A feeling of calm.
Restored natural flow of energy.
The Tools
Raw crystal quartz: enhances spiritual growth, awareness, wisdom, inspiration and creativity.
Raw black tourmaline: used for protection, soaks up negative energy, transforms anxiety.
Palo santo stick or incense; used to clean the space and release negativity
Intention: a clear intention written or said out lout
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The healer and shaman archetypes inspired this kit. These archetypes represent courage, gratitude, and wakeful presence. Our inner journey and self work to return to radiance, self sovereignty and light.
The shaman represents the eternal life student, teacher and practitioner within us all. The word shaman originated from the Tungus tribe in Siberia and it means “one who sees in the dark.'' The shaman archetype requires consistent self study, fearless determination, and true commitment to explore the darkest corners of the soul.
