Rooted in remembrance, guided by spirit.

Shelly Szigli is the creator and founder of Weaving Wholeness - The Soul Dolls Approach™, a sacred path of creative group facilitation, ancestral connection, and artistic healing.

Raised with the quiet influence of a grandfather who modeled dignity, compassion, and an unwavering sense of justice, Shelly grew up with a deep awareness of both privilege and responsibility. Her early experiences- standing on the steps of a former residential school, walking into Indigenous homes as a family preservation worker, being witnessed by an elder who told her to “learn who you are”- shaped the way she walks in this world.

Through years of 1:1 client work, group facilitation, mothering, doll making, and spiritual listening, Shelly has created a body of work that honors diversity, centers deep humanity, and welcomes all who are seeking soulful transformation. Her work is not about hierarchy or having answers- it is about creating sacred space where insight can rise from within.

From kitchen tables to university classrooms, from circle tents to open prairies, Shelly’s work continues to invite women home to themselves-through art, story, and reverence for the unseen.

“I acknowledge that I create and share my work on the ancestral lands of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuut’ina, and Stoney Nakoda Nations, within Treaty 7 territory in Lethbridge, Alberta. In my artistry and offerings, I honor the wisdom and enduring presence of this sacred land, inviting its guidance and truth into each Soul Doll and offering I create.

As part of this commitment, a portion of every sale through The Soul Dolls Approach™ is donated to the Sage Clan Patrol in Lethbridge- a grassroots, Indigenous-led initiative that provides community-based support, outreach, and care.”

- Shelly Szigli

Shelly has facilitated transformational 1:1 work since 2012, and group work from 2017 trusted by women from all walks of life- including educators, artists, therapists, students, and elders. Her approach has been described as:

“Safe, sacred, and profoundly creative.”

“Like being held by something ancient and honest.”

“The kind of work that changes you quietly-and forever.”

She continues to offer mentorship through the Soul Dolls Approach™ Facilitator Training, seasonal workshops, and land-based gatherings that invite the sacred into form through doll making, circle, and story.

Teachers, Mentors & Inspirations Along the Way

This path has never been mine alone.

It has been shaped by hands held out in kindness, teachings shared in sacred timing, and moments that arrived like whispers from spirit.

What follows is a list of those who’ve shaped my work, heart, and way of seeing. These names are offered in no particular order of importance- each has walked beside me in a season of becoming, and I honor them here with gratitude:

  • Louise L. Hay, You Can Heal Your Life

    The first book I read in correlation with healing- at just 16 years old. It opened a portal.

  • Christine McKenzie of Regenerate

    My first mentor and a steady guide during one of the most pivotal times of my life.

  • Child and Youth Care Program, Lethbridge College

    A place where I was not only educated- but seen. This program gave me the language to share my gifts within the system.

  • Matrix Energetics

    My early initiation into the magic of possibility and imagination. A remembrance of energy beyond form.

  • Dolores Cannon - Quantum Healing Hypnosis Training


    An unforgettable five days spent in your presence- forever imprinted in my soul and heart. Influencing offerings that have yet to be shared with my community.

  • Sli an Chroí, Irish Celtic Shamanism

    A thread of ancestral remembering through the Celtic ways through the medicine spiral.

  • Marcia Rich

    My first teacher of shamanic journeying and my addiction counseling instructor. While pregnant with Freya in my belly, I learned to trust the unseen through her grounded, wise presence.

  • Julia Inglis of Sacred Familiar


    The one who introduced the doll through needle-felting with her online course. I will always be grateful for the seed you planted.

  • Moon Mna

    A deeply unforgettable return to my ancestral homeland to attend your retreat and meet in sacred sisterhood.

  • Claudia

    The Indigenous elder who inspired me to dig, question, and reclaim my own roots. Her presence echoed across years of study and soulwork. Thank you.

  • Family Ties

    An incredible gift to be employed, and a part of such a beautiful non-profit organization.

  • My apprenticeship with Spirit
    And to the many unseen beings- the ancestors, guides, and inner voices- who taught me in ways the living never could. Their presence was subtle yet undeniable, guiding my hand, my path, my remembering, and my actions.

    And to all the unnamed teachers-

    The silent ones.

    The clients, the circles, the land.

    Those who reflected my truth back when I couldn’t see it clearly.

    You are part of this weaving. Always.