Individuals
“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” Lao Tzu
Maybe you are facing the great unknown that comes with change. You have decisions to make that you do not yet have the clarity to make with full integrity. You may be putting off dealing with something really important because you cannot envision a solution.
We all go through times when there seems to be a fog over the entire landscape of our lives. This is a time when the breakdowns can become breakthroughs, depending upon how well we are able to surrender attachments and allow something more powerful than the fear-based ego to take over.
Maybe it is divorce, job transition, an outer loss or an existential malaise that has come over you, and you find yourself wanting a new life. You may have so many emotions at this time, or be so overwhelmed that you have shut them down.
Individual guidance is a sacred container for the soul, and when seen in that light, can help a person make great strides toward their own sovereignty.
For those of you who have already heard and responded to your soul’s deepest calling to awaken, you may have realized that you need a teacher who will not just give you the answer, but help you become liberated from your own unconscious patterning in order to actualize the most enlightened expression of who you are.
Whether you need guidance or coaching, you need a guide who is accessible, transparent and has weathered a few “dark nights of the soul” to become humbled by the human experience—someone who knows the terrain and can help you discover the gifts hidden in your struggles.
There are times you know you need more, and that the weight of the world, or of your own unprocessed pain and trauma becomes too heavy to bear. In recent years, I have been using the powerful tool of Ketamine Assisted Treatment (KAT) to help clients lift out of the pain and create a new template for their lives.
In addition to breaking the cycle of despair, this cutting-edge treatment can assist a person to wean off SSRI’s and other psychiatric medication, without the severe withdrawal symptoms often associated with such a transition.
The importance of integration
There is presently a psychedelic renaissance going on, that is ushering in a revolution in mental health treatment all over the world. The only psychedelic that is legal in the United States is ketamine, though there is a rapidly increasing use of other psychedelics by people of all ages.
We must refrain from the “one and done” attitude, as healing is a deep ongoing process. There is, however, no doubt that countless people are having powerful emotional and spiritual breakthroughs by using ayahuasca, MDMA, psylocibin, and other non-traditional medicines.
The key to the therapeutic use of these medicines is the proper processing of the material that arises, often from the deep unconscious, so that the person can integrate healing and learning into their lives.
I believe that it is essential that those who guide people in the integration process have had their own experiences with these medicines. Starting with recreational use in the 1960s, which opened the doors of perception for me at a very early age, I have had countless experiences with plant medicines in the jungles of Peru and Colombia.
I hold these medicines and their use as sacred, and offer guidance to those who have been called to this path.