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Hi. Where to begin… I’m in my early 50s. I grew up playing in the woods and on the sea coast of Nova Scotia. I suppose I still do that, in a kind of grown up way. I paint and draw from my life with nature, I make medicines from the earth, I lead journey circles and plant meditation circles. I run a two year shamanic/earth alignment apprenticeship circle. Music and movement have been a big part of my life since I was a child; I was always on my bike or playing an instrument or singing. Sailing became a big thing for me in my 30s, I was often chasing big adventures and pushing myself pretty hard. As my body ages and changes the movement is more free form earth dance and yoga, but I still ride my bike and sea kayak, just not as intense! I practice the Wim Hoff method in a gentle way, picking my days and honouring what my body is telling me. I focus on the breath, the stillness, and listening. I swim in the ocean every day in the warmer months. I love to cook. I love to eat what I can from the land…my father was like that too (he was a healer and adventurer). I helped him cross over when I was 27. I have a happy home and welcoming art studio and healing room. You’re welcome to book an appointment, if it’s nice out we can do the session outside if you like.
My Own Healing Journey:
I knew something was up when I hit puberty because things started to get kind of strange for me. I was a deeply spiritual dreamy creative child, but my teenage years were very difficult. I felt in almost constant crises from about age 12 on! I didn’t know that this would eventually lead to being a healer, but it did. By the time I was 30, I began my shamanic training. I’ve trained extensively in art, shamanism and shamanic healing, flower essences, herbalism, yoga and Ayurveda, breath work, astrology and tarot. All this was at first just to help my own psychosomatic symptoms and understand the depth of what I was experiencing. But when one learns so much that is so valuable and helpful they can’t just keep it to themselves. So I became an artist and a healer. I love passing on what has healed me and helped me evolve and transform. I’m super passionate about giving people tools for healing. And I love being in that healing space with another person (plant or animal too!). I think we are here to heal and create. I KNOW we are here to heal and create!
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Blessed Be
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Current Studies 2020-2021
A Year of Gaia Gaia School of Herbal Medicine, Sage Maurer, Vermont
Desire Map Life Coach and Facilitator Training Danielle Laporte
Tarot for Women Tarot Diploma -Sinead Fine
Conscious Marketing Sounds True
Spiritual Bypassing Recovery Lissa Rankin
Yoga and Ayurveda with the Himalayan Institute 2015-2016
- 200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
- AYURVEDIC YOGA SPECIALIST
Betsy Bergstrom 2011, 2012
- BEGINNER AND ADVANCED DEPOSSESSION AND CURSE UNRAVELLING
- SEIDR (Norse Mediumship and Ceremony)
WEATHER SHAMANISM developed by Nan Moss and David Corbin 2009 – 2016
- LEVEL I: INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER SHAMANISM
A Shamanic Path of Discovery, Personal Growth, Meaning of Life and Global Healing.
- LEVEL II: WEATHER IN THE MIDDLE WORLD
- LEVEL III: WEATHER, CREATION AND US
Extended Studies: Workshops in Weather Shamanism
1. THE EYE OF THE STORM
2. WHAT CALLS WEATHER DOWN?
3. HEALING HEART OF WEATHER
4. COMING INTO THE CIRCLE of initiation and meaning: Two years of peer led circle in Weather Shamanism:
Foundation for Shamanic Studies 2005 – 2010
- THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN: Toronto Ontario
- TWO WEEK SHAMANIC HEALING INTENSIVE: Michael Harner and Alicia Gates. Centre of Noetic Sciences, CA
- THREE YEAR PROGRAM OF ADVANCED INITIATIONS IN SHAMANISM AND SHAMANIC HEALING. Michael Harner and Alicia Gates. Centre for Noetic Sciences, CA
- SHAMANIC DREAMWORK: Nan Moss and David Corbin, Maine
CELTIC SHAMANISM level 1
Tom Cowan 2004
*Reiki level 1 and 2. Heather Hatcher 2001, 2002
- Two Year Shamanic Training Circle with Marguerite Cassin 2002-2004
- Creating and working with flower essences. Savayda Jarone
Post Secondary Education
Bachelor of Arts in History, Mt. Allison New Brunswick 1992
Bachelor of Fine Art, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) 1998
Continuing Educaiton in Counseling, Ceremony, and Self Development
FUNCTIONAL PATTERNS (online) – Naudi Aguilar 2020
THE WIM HOFF METHOD (online) -2019
WALK OF LIFE with Helen Poynor 2017
TAROT COUNSELING with James Wells 2016
PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE -Elliot Cowan, 2010
AFRICAN CEREMONY with Malidoma Some 2008
MAYAN CEREMONY with Martin Prechtel 2006
-Blessings on your own beautiful journey
