Robert Levy began climbing the shamanic mountain in 1995, learning from such western shamans as Michael Harner, John Perkins, Llyn Roberts, Dr. Eve Bruce, Tom Cowan, Alberto Villoldo, John Matthews and Robert Moss. With that foundation, he studied with indigenous shamans Ipupiara Makunaiman from the Ure-e-wau-wau tribe of Brazil and his wife, Peruvian shaman Claicha Toscano. It was they who first named him Shaman.

His shamanic healings are based on the knowledge those teachers shared with him. His shamanic practice included shamanic healing, Reiki healings, both traditional and shamanic, cleansings, and shamanic counseling. He was a co-founder of the New York Shamanic Circle. While an active member, he sponsored several workshops with Tom Cowan, as well as working with other western and indigenous shamans. Additionally, he assisted John Perkins, Llyn Roberts and Dr. Eve Bruce in their workshops. He also assisted them at the Dream Change/Omega ‘Gathering of Wisdom Keepers’ for many years.

Robert has been a Reiki Master since 1996 and began teaching Reiki in 2001. A nontraditional Reiki Master, although trained in Usui tradition, he encourages his students to combine, Reiki with other healing modalities.