Roel Crabbé began his shamanic training in 1995 when he was 17 years old and has been practicing under the guidance of traditional and Western teachers ever since. He trained with international teachers such as Betsy Bergstrom, Howard Charing, Peggy Dylan, Ross Heaven, Jonathan Horwitz, Zara Waldeback, Simon Buxton, Naomi Lewis and Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len…

Born in Belgium, his first teachers introduced to the very nature-based Celtic approach, working with the spirits of the land and ceremony. In 2003 Roel met with Indonesian ritual leader and sculptor Kanwa Adikusumah, with whom he has been studying continuously since.

Roel has been teaching shamanism since 2003 and has worked with thousands of people in Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, and France. He is the founder of the Anam Cara spiritual center in Belgium, which he runs together with his former wife Griet Heylen. His publications on shamanism have been published in magazines like Bres and Change.