Vonetta E. Taylor

Founder, New Dawn Institute

Vonetta
E. Taylor

Transmission begins with how we live.

Creator of the

Shamanic Practitioner
Certification™

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I train practitioners
to restore coherence

Within heart, body, mind and soul — to steward living wisdom in modern systems. Together, we contribute to the maturation of human consciousness and the cultivation of cultures rooted in love, equanimity, and enduring resilience.

800+
Retreats Guided
25+
Years of Practice
15K+
Hours of Guidance
Vonetta in ceremony

Choose your entry point

Every path begins at a threshold. Choose the one that meets you where you are.

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The Practitioner's
Integration Protocol

The framework most practitioners are missing. Built from a decade of ceremonial guidance and 800+ retreats — yours free.

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The Book

The Shaman's
Apprentice: A Memoir

A raw, luminous account of transformation — from an Emmy-winning career to apprenticeship with an Amazonian shaman. A mirror and a map for practitioners ready to go deeper.

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Certification

Shamanic Practitioner
Certification™

A year-long practitioner formation for therapists, coaches, and facilitators ready to guide transformation with depth, perception, and ethical responsibility.

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Private Work

One-on-One
With Vonetta

A rare, private container for leaders ready to do the deepest work. One year. One guide. Inquiry only.

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All of my days will be inspired by beauty and the potential to heal in its presence.

— Vonetta E. Taylor

Working with Vonetta has been nothing short of a revelation. As someone trained in allopathic medicine — and somewhat of a skeptic — I have come to understand how rare it is for someone with such clear, innate capacity to access the spiritual realm, and simultaneously possess the discipline, sobriety, and purpose requisite for effective leadership to make large-scale change. There is no one I'd rather guide us into a new way of being than Vonetta. She is a veritable gift of light.
Dr. Rachel Pearl
Dr. Rachel Pearl, MD
Emergency Physician, Cedars-Sinai

Vonetta's mentorship gave me my life back! She helped me remember my joy and passions — and work through the stuck places. What I appreciate most is that while she offered tools she made sure that I called on my own knowledge and wisdom to get to the next level.

Dr. Nakia Gordon
Dr. Nakia Gordon, Ph.D
Professor of Neuroscience

Nothing less than life changing. Vonetta helped me get back in touch with my true nature and the miracle of living in presence and awareness. From this foundation, I've been inspired to create my new world.

Rico Zorkendorfer
Rico Zorkendorfer
Inventor, Apple AirPods

Vonetta's loving container and intuitive sensibility has brought illumination and safe harbor to many in our courageous community. She has supported my work and knowing, assuring my path will be revealed with surprising scope and beauty.

Danny Coster
Danny Coster
Lead Industrial Designer, Apple · VP Design, GoPro

Amongst all the self improvement work I've invested in the last 10 years, working with Vonetta has been and continues to be the most meaningful resource. I have done the deepest work of my life under her guidance.

Jared Pobre
Jared Pobre
Tech Entrepreneur · Founder, Caldera + Labs

The Shamanic Method™

Healing is not instinct.
It is architecture.

If you feel the pull, trust it. Every threshold you cross as a practitioner becomes available to those you guide.

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