Howard Brockman

Howard Brockman was born in Los Angeles in 1951 where he soon discovered what turned out to be his favorite haunt, The Bodhi Tree Bookstore. He spent countless hours browsing and reading literature from spiritual masters throughout the world, never imagining that one day he would find his own book amongst the stacks and actually be a presenting author at this revered North Hollywood bookstore. Howard went to school at USC where ironically he began his practice of Kundalini Yoga and meditation and went on to earn his first master's degree in Social Ethics/Religious Studies. Yet his yearnings for a more natural environment drew him to Oregon where he eventually settled and went on to create an engaging life in the Pacific Northwest. This included finding a master shaman who mentored him for an initial eight years in the mysteries and richness of core shamanic practices. He continued his studies through Dr. Michael Harner's training program in the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, culminating in the 3-year training in advanced initiations. Subsequently, he studied with Tom Cowan in his multi-year training in Celtic Shamanism and Hank Wesselman in Hawaiian shamanism. Howard went on to earn a second master's degree in Clinical Social Work and continued to deepen his learning in shamanism, process-oriented psychology and energy psychology. His first book that synthesizes all these learnings in Dynamic Energetic Healing came out in 2006 (garnering four publishing awards) and continues to sell internationally, particularly in Western Europe. His new book, A Foot in Both Worlds: How Shamanic Healing and Energy Psychology are Transforming Psychotherapy, became available in September of 2025. Howard currently has a private practice and trains other psychotherapists and healers in Dynamic Energetic Healing in London. He is married with two sons and three Samoyeds.