Ya’Acov Darling Khan, is the author of ‘Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart – the Real-Life Initiation of an Everyday Shaman (Hay House 2017),’ and ‘Shaman – Invoking Power, Purpose and Presence in the Core of Who YOU Are’ (Hay House 2020), He also co-authored Movement Medicine (Hay House 2010). He is known for his blend of down-to-earth strength, humility and uplifting humour. The respect in which he is held as a practicing shaman by indigenous shamans and communities from the Arctic to the Amazon is testament to his authenticity.
Travelling the world since 1989 to work with groups delivering Movement Medicine in very diverse settings, Ya’Acov has worked with audiences across the globe. He continues to offer his work through the School of Movement Medicine which he Co-Founded with his wife of nearly four decades, Susannah Darling Khan. His work is inspiring, contemporary and practical, and his audience includes people from all walks of life.
Ya’Acov advocates developing embodied self-awareness in the service of giving what’s inside us back to life. He encourages those he works with to dance with what life has given them as the raw material for living the most creative, useful and fulfilling lives possible. He believes that to make a difference in the world, we must develop our personal power alongside the wisdom to use it responsibly. He encourages those he works with to live with an awareness of mortality and the miracle of life in order to keep things grounded and real. He is a lifelong student of the healing and creative arts.
Ya’Acov Darling Khan -alongside Susannah Darling Khan- will be hosting Wisdom & Wellbeing Week 2 Intensive | Phoenix Rising | January 9 – 16, 2027.