Earth my body
Water my blood
Air my breath and
Fire my spirit.”
Healing Journeys Connection to Sacred Elements:
Philosophy of Healing
Element Earth Philosphy:
I believe there is no separation between the relationship we have with our own bodies and the way we interact with the Mother Earth. We are made up of the same elements that make the trees reach for the sky and the flowers bloom towards the heavens. Therefore, working with the plants is a grounding healing experience for the body, and when working with the body I call upon various plants and other allies to help with a person's physical state.
When we pass from this reality to the next, we will become the earth and in ancient days the seeds that nourished the people grew right through us:
"Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim
Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again,
And, lost each human trace, surrendering up
Thine individual being, shalt thou go
To mix for ever with the elements,
To be a brother to the insensible rock
And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain
Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak
Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould." ("Thanatopsis" William Cullen Bryant)
When we pass from this reality to the next, we will become the earth and in ancient days the seeds that nourished the people grew right through us:
"Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim
Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again,
And, lost each human trace, surrendering up
Thine individual being, shalt thou go
To mix for ever with the elements,
To be a brother to the insensible rock
And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain
Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak
Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould." ("Thanatopsis" William Cullen Bryant)
Element Water Philosophy:
In Indigenous Traditions, one of the main tenets is: "water is life."
"one soul's pearly essence when you're the Sea of God" ~Rumi
Water is our soul, our internal movement and the way we connect with the invisible realms that feed us emotionally and spiritually. Much like the water cycles of earth that rain down upon us and make life possible, our blood runs through our veins and metaphorically speaking charges us with nourishing essence of life.
The water in us moves us and is our passion's river running through us like a torrent to the sea, where we find home waiting. Watery sessions tune into these places of vision and movement allowing us to feel our vital energy and sensuous natures in relation to our soul path unfolding.
Many times during watery sessions the music, breath, and work will merge into a vision dance that is a soul journey all its own.
Element Air Philosophy:
Breath is our first and last possession. It is the primary thing we can not live without. The importance of our breath and the effect it has on our thoughts is pivotal. If we are not breathing, we are not present. When we are in grateful breath is deep.
To breathe life into our everyday existence is our personal practice. Life will be a reflection of the tranquil breeze or tumultuous storm in our thoughts. Air sessions give us the opportunity to take all of our energy, all of our hopes, dreams, fears, anxieties and throw them up in the air to return on the wings of inspiration.
Inspired by the beauty that is human life, both in the loss and the brilliance of bliss, we learn to capture the wind spirit of our mental horses through prayer and meditation, we harness it by tracking the thoughts that are reflected in art/journaling and then channel the energy for our own healing as well as others. In this way the sky, breath and light within are all working together for the joy of living.
"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good where ever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts." ~ Alan Cohen
To breathe life into our everyday existence is our personal practice. Life will be a reflection of the tranquil breeze or tumultuous storm in our thoughts. Air sessions give us the opportunity to take all of our energy, all of our hopes, dreams, fears, anxieties and throw them up in the air to return on the wings of inspiration.
Inspired by the beauty that is human life, both in the loss and the brilliance of bliss, we learn to capture the wind spirit of our mental horses through prayer and meditation, we harness it by tracking the thoughts that are reflected in art/journaling and then channel the energy for our own healing as well as others. In this way the sky, breath and light within are all working together for the joy of living.
"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good where ever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts." ~ Alan Cohen
Ceremony: Sweat lodge, Intervention, Right Relations, Prayer Circles
Personal: Readings, Medicine Wheels, Shamanic Burials
Death and Dying Support
Vision Quests
(Donation and Love Based)
Personal: Readings, Medicine Wheels, Shamanic Burials
Death and Dying Support
Vision Quests
(Donation and Love Based)
Element Fire Philosophy:
Like fire is used to purify metals and is fueled by wood, these sessions are highly transformative. They are shamanic in nature and involve turning over life, events and circumstances to a higher creative force and depends on our ability to perceive all of life as aware and responsive to us.
These sessions are highly self-reflective and involve facing our fears, walking in the void, taking chances, learning to communicate truthfully with ourselves, and making changes.
The changes that show up in our outside world are manifestations of prayers we say everyday in the secret places of our hearts. Our spiritual, emotional, and physical healing is dependent upon our acceptance of instantaneous transformation and the taking full responsibility for ourselves and our choices.
Fire sessions are not mere curiosities, they require a true willingness to change, face truth and ourselves, in order to bring back the power of your word to create a life that is in right relation to spirit and be a warrior of light that shines and lights the fire inside all you meet.
"As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. AS are are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others." ~Marianne Williamson
These sessions are highly self-reflective and involve facing our fears, walking in the void, taking chances, learning to communicate truthfully with ourselves, and making changes.
The changes that show up in our outside world are manifestations of prayers we say everyday in the secret places of our hearts. Our spiritual, emotional, and physical healing is dependent upon our acceptance of instantaneous transformation and the taking full responsibility for ourselves and our choices.
Fire sessions are not mere curiosities, they require a true willingness to change, face truth and ourselves, in order to bring back the power of your word to create a life that is in right relation to spirit and be a warrior of light that shines and lights the fire inside all you meet.
"As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. AS are are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others." ~Marianne Williamson
