About Me
I work with people to help change their lives for the better. I am devoted to making a difference in the lives of others, and I am well-trained to do this. I'm blessed to have decades of first-hand experience in the field, as well as extraordinarily-varied training, (all coupled with an insatiable appetite for always learning more).
Drawing from my own medicine journeys in life, the non-stop education that I’ve had, and the wisdom gained from immersing myself in different cultures, I offer a unique and embodied knowledge of various healing philosophies, cosmologies, and modalities.
I grew up using psychedelics when I began high school. Sitting in my first ceremony 15 years later really changed things for me. I studied psychedelics and ceremony for the next 30 years.
I had been shown the profound potential of plant medicines as keys to our divinity, and I became committed to learning all I could about the ceremonial use of plant medicines and their healing abilities. This realization would become my foundation that later would lead me to guide others on transformative journeys. My mission became to reduce human suffering on Earth, one human at a time.
It was also back in high school that I fell in love with my psychology class, where I began learning about the workings of the mind. As an adult, I continued to delve even deeper into the study of human behavior. At some point I found how seamlessly (surprise!) psychedelics dovetailed with psychology!
In hundreds of traditional ceremonies I witnessed, time and again, the medicines' transformative and healing power, simply blowing the doors off of traditional talk therapy. How many times I've heard a participant say, "That was like a year of therapy in one night!"
As a guide and a coach, I hold great reverence for the potential of expanded states of consciousness (ESC) in personal growth and healing. And while various portals can lead us to these states, (music, meditation, breath work, and drumming come to mind), it's the psychedelic molecules and sacred plant medicines that truly ignite my passion.
My explorations and research have taken me in many directions. I have been very fortunate to receive teachings and trainings from healers and shamans in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia, and my fields of study also have (and still do) encompass herbal medicine, traditional healing, neurolinguistic programming, psychology, and counseling.
I believe my calling is to bridge the gap between traditional indigenous practices and our Western world and to bring the sacredness of expanded consciousness into our collective understanding.
This is the background I bring when I provide clients with the preparation, guidance, and integration support they need for their own transformative journeys.
From the lineages of healers, practitioners, and researchers who came before me, I have acquired valuable knowledge about plant medicines, their magic, their risks, and how to use them constructively, and I lovingly apply this knowledge for fullest blossoming and the greatest good of the client.
In the spirit of the curanderos of the South, I strive for the welfare of the individuals and couples I serve, making my expertise and services available to all who may benefit from them.