James S. Lanich, Ph.D.
Lanich Center for Shamanic Healing
LanichCenter.com
JLanich916@gmail.com
I am a spiritualist, psychic medium, and shamanic medicine teacher/healer, and my life’s work has been shaped by a deep curiosity about healing, awareness, and human potential. My spiritual path began when I was very young after a series of experiences that awakened and clarified my intuitive abilities. Those experiences led me to study with respected spiritual teachers from around the world and to commit myself to disciplined spiritual practice rather than casual exploration.
Alongside this inner work, I spent more than thirty years in education and public service, working to improve opportunities and outcomes for learners—especially those historically underserved. I founded social justice non-profit organizations and served as a teacher, administrator, university professor, researcher, and policy advisor at both state and national levels. That background continues to ground my healing work in ethics, clarity, and a deep respect for personal agency.
I have completed advanced residential training at Arthur Findlay College for the Psychic Sciences in London, England and have completed two years of apprenticeship work and certification from Scott Silverston & Shamanic Spirit Medicine in Kauai, Hawaii. My practice integrates psychic mediumship with shamanic journeying, spirit medicine, and energy body work informed by breath, movement, and Qi Gong.
At the heart of my work is a simple guiding principle: my role is help you realign with what is already whole and wise within you. I do not begin from the belief that something is broken; rather, I understand many forms of distress as signs of misalignment—places where energy, awareness, or personal authority have been pulled off center by old patterns or survival strategies that once served a purpose. My work is to support the restoration of right relationship within you—between body and breath, intuition and action—so that clarity, balance, and movement can return naturally. Healing unfolds through your own awareness and readiness, allowing change to arise from within rather than being imposed from the outside. I work collaboratively and compassionately, supporting clients as they reconnect with their own inner wisdom, restore balance, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.