This video with Dara explores the theme of how our environment and where we live affect and shape who we are, how we feel, what we think.
Transpersonal Healing
The word transpersonal means across, beyond, or through the personal, or the self. Transpersonal healing is a way of working that includes more than our stories, our personalities, and our personal histories. Transpersonal healing can include intergenerational, ancestral, or societal patterns. It can include a connection to the divine or spirituality, and a sense of energy and inspiration whose source is not the encapsulated ego that most of us usually operate from. Including more than the personal in our healing journeys can open many doors and possibilities. It can allow us to feel deeply resourced and in touch with a continuity and interdependence beyond what we can immediately see, feel, or remember.
The word shaman comes from the Tungus tribe of Siberia, meaning spiritual healer or one who sees in the dark.
Cultures all over the world use trance states to mediate between the seen and unseen realms: autohypnotic states are invoked through means of drumming, dancing, plant medicine, meditation, visualization, chanting, etc.
We use some of these transpersonal and shamanic-based practices and technologies in our work together.
We want to acknowledge that we use the word shamanic to connote a type of work that many people will recognize, but we do not claim to have the training or initiation to call ourselves shamans. The values of reciprocity, respect, inclusivity, and cultural care are extremely important to us. Learn more about how we hold these values here: Inclusivity and Respect Statement.
We integrate transpersonal and shamanic-based practices into our body-based counseling. We find that these modalities work wonderfully together: through going deeply into the body and our personal history, we can more easily access that which is beyond our individual identity.
Plant Spirit Apprenticeships are a guided process in which you develop an intimate relationship with a plant, such as lavender or rose. By devoting a few minutes a day for a set period of time, this relationship can deepen and heal many aspects of your life.
In a Distance Healing session, you hold an intention or question for your deeper knowing. Then you relax, while the practitioner seeks guidance and healing on your behalf.
This video with Dara explores the theme of how our environment and where we live affect and shape who we are, how we feel, what we think.
When things are changing or there’s a big transformation, it’s usually messy and it doesn’t look good. We often don’t know what’s happening.
Grief is something we usually reserve for people who have died. But what about all of the people who are still alive?
The importance of healing not just our own wounds, but the ones of those who came before us . . . ultimately, they are one and the same.
Anyone ever tell you to stop worrying about your problems because “we’re all one” or “time doesn’t really exist”?
What happens when we process our trauma? And what comes next? Today’s video is about stepping into deeper levels of resiliency + growth …