Founded by husband-and-wife team Shawna & Vinn Barito, Viglundr Creative was born from both deep professional experience and a personal journey toward healing and sovereignty.

With more than 30 years in corporate leadership and project management, Shawna understands the pressure professionals face: the constant demands, the burnout, and the quiet longing for something more.

At the same time, Shawna's lifelong study of Norse wisdom, shamanic practices, and holistic wellness opened a new path forward.

By blending professional clarity with spiritual depth, Viglundr Creative was created as a place where ancient ways inspire modern healing.

Every retreat, mini-retreat, and social picnic we host is guided by two timeless principles:

Velvaere - true well-being that nourishes body, mind, and spirit.

Dugnadr - the shared strength of community and cooperation

This is our compass. It ensures each experience is not only restorative but also practical, ground, and applicable to the modern professional's life.

Together, these values shape a new path forward: professional yet soulful, grounded yet mythic.

We welcome you to walk with us.

About Modern Shamanism

Modern shamanism is not about stepping away from the world, rather it's about learning to move through it with clarity, presence, and strength.

Shamanism, at its core, is the practice of connecting deeply with nature, spirit, and community for the purpose of healing and guidance. Traditionally, shamans were healers helping their communities when something was out of harmony.

Modern Shamanism takes those timeless principles and brings them into today's world in ways that are practical and approachable.

At Viglundr Creative, modern shamanism means clarity through practices that help you see through stress, distractions and overwhelm; presence through rituals that invite you back into the moment, whether through mindful breathing, storytelling, or seasonal awareness; strength by remembering that you are part of a larger community and nature itself, and that connection give resilience.

Our approach blends velvaere and dugnadr with Norse roots: mythic wisdom that reminds us to live with courage, balance, and in harmony with nature.

Our practices are simple yet transformative: mindful rituals, seasonal rhythms, storytelling, and spaces for rest.

Tils not about chatting in the woods (unless that calls to you!); it's about reclaiming wellness in ways that feel natural, rooted, and transformative for today's professional life.

Viglundr Creative is both a sanctuary and a guidepost; here to remind you that balance is possible, wellness begins in the mind, and community is where we thrive.