Thresholdsong

Where Animist Wisdom Meets the Modern Healer

For Healers Who Hold the Space, Who Holds You?

The weight of our world is real. As a healing professional, you navigate crisis, hold compassion, and bear witness daily.We are asked to be a steady, centered presence of extraordinary depth for others—making the prevention of burnout, depletion, and disconnection from our own sacred center more essential than ever.Thresholdsong helps blend modern psychological insight (informed by Internal Family Systems) with time-honored animist practices and embodied ritual.This is not therapy; it is collaborative, practitioner-to-practitioner support to help you align your internal family with the supportive web of life, building added layers to strengthen your daily resilience.

The Sacred Sauna

My work is deeply inspired by the sauna tradition of my Finnish ancestors. Historically the sauna was not merely for bathing; it was a revered liminal space—a living temple and a portal for healing, spiritual cleansing, and rebirth.It was a space of holistic well-being where the elements were conscious allies:The Fire was the transformative heart and a sacred presence, the Water emerged with its spirit to become the living, praying steam of the "löyly", the Stones were receptive beings that absorbed impurity and illness, and the Air in the shared silence afterward held space for integration, insight, and communion.

Sauna as a ritual container

This elemental sanctuary was shared with invited presences. The protective "saunatonttu" (sauna spirit), ancestral guides, and benevolent deities of healing were respectfully called into the space. The ritual was a co-creation—a sacred dialogue between the human community and a wider web of supportive powers.My work reweaves this remembrance. I offer the Sauna as a Metaphor and a Ritual Container: a safe space to intentionally commune with the web of life, release what no longer serves, and emerge—cleansed, grounded, and empowered to serve from a place of deep resilience.

Explore the Thresholds

Choose your point of departure for exploration. All offerings are held online, serving a global community.1. Energetic Cleansing and Balancing Threshold (Free Monthly Group Offering)Step into the liminal space and join a monthly, live-guided "Virtual Sauna"—a modern adaptation of this ancient, animist practice. This is not a lecture or a quick fix; it is an experiential immersion into the sacred mystery of the löyly (steam).A communal ritual for cleansing professional fatigue, releasing held energy, and finding clarity and balance through connection with each other, the elements, and the supportive web of life. A gift for the community.Next Virtual Sauna Session: Details coming soon!2. The Ritual Co-Creation Threshold (1:1 Guidance)A deeper dive into the liminal space, where we co-create living, embodied rituals in relationship with the wider web of supportive powers—customized to support the parts of you that most need it. Together, we transform these experiences into practical and sustainable practices that fit the rhythm of your actual days.3. The Ancestral Lineage Healing Threshold (1:1 Guidance)If you feel called for ancestor specific work, I offer ancestral lineage healing to clear generational burdens and foster a conscious relationship with your healed and well ancestors. To find out more, visit the link below:

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About Me

I'm Riitta - my Finnish heritage carries something quiet and old—generations of people who knew themselves to be part of the land, not separate from it. That knowing lives in me.My spiritual foundation is living animism: viewing the world as an interconnected web of life, where humans are not superior, and all things are part of a living community.I am an IFS-informed practitioner, a ritualist, and a student of Finnish and Finno-Ugric shamanic traditions. I'm also an immigrant in multiple foreign lands, a mother, and someone who will dance and sing whenever the moment allows.For over 20 years, I've worked in the healing arts—as a therapist, healer and a spiritual guide. My life's work is the integration of profound psychological frameworks with the wisdom of a living world.Threshold Song is my offering to the community of healers—to help us stay well so we can do our essential work in the world.Contact me below for a free consultation:

Important to Know

Thresholdsong is not psychotherapy or clinical counseling. It is not a crisis service or a substitute for medical or mental health treatment.I do not provide therapy, diagnose, or treat mental health disorders in this capacity.This work is for established healing practitioners seeking peer-level guidance and personal/spiritual development.All sessions are virtual. I offer flexible pricing to accommodate various humans and situations around the Earth.Contact me for a free consultation and to discuss pricing for individual sessions.