Israeli born Itzhak, was initiated into the family tradition of a powerful Quechuan Yachak from Ecuador. He also studied with Ipupiara a Brazilian elder and Cleicha, a Peruvian curandera (healer).
Additionally, since 1994, Itzhak has studied the shamanic path and healing ways with indigenous shamans from Hawaii, Ecuador, Peru, Greenland, Native American and the United States.
He is a founding member of the NY Shamanic Circle, and the NY Annual Shamanic Gathering in Central Park. He is a member of the Dream Change and the Society for Shamanic Practitioners. He is the founder and publisher of www.shamanportal.org.
Itzhak has a private shamanic ceremonial healing practice in New York City (For adults, children, animals, & house cleansing) and conducts workshops for adolescents, adults, and senior citizens in Europe, Israel, Hawaii, and the US.
Itzhak also developed and facilitates a special program geared to high school students, called The Bridge.