When we work as Plant Spirit Medicine healers, and we begin to listen deeply to the wisdom of Nature in order to help others heal, we can over time begin to receive gifts and blessings in the form of realizations.
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One of my favorite parts of the “Beauty and the Beast” movie is the moment when the animated objects run out of time and begin to turn completely into objects — no longer with human attributes such as feeling, speaking, moving, etc. There is something so poignant about those scenes. It absolutely made me think of Plant Spirit Medicine as a healing modality.
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At times clients ask me if they still should receive Plant Spirit Medicine healing in summer, or if they could just enjoy being out in Nature. While it’s great to take advantage of the many opportunities summer provides us to be out in Nature and connect with others, it is absolutely important to receive Plant Spirit Medicine treatments in summer, just like any other time of year.
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This natural world, this world of balance, exchange, wisdom and generosity which has such strong...
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Okay! So we just had another snow storm in the Chicago area. Just when I thought spring time was finally here. I was already starting to be excited by the possibility of the plants, my dear friends, coming back to my garden and surrounding areas! This spring time snow reminds me of my first winter here after becoming a Plant Spirit Medicine healer.
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This morning I found myself contemplating the preparation that healers undergo in order to be able to share their gifts with others. A few weeks back I wrote about right relationship, and certainly this is one of the important things to cultivate with the plant spirits and the entire natural world as we endeavor to alleviate people’s suffering. Here are other ways in which we become ready as healers:
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When I was in 7th grade, my dad took a nice photo of me sitting at my piano. He made black and white Valentine’s Day photo postcards for me to give to my school friends. Instead of “Happy Valentine’s Day,” the cards read “Happy Day of Love and Friendship.” As I contemplate Valentine’s Day I realize that my Plant Spirit Medicine healing work is all about love and friendship. Actually, all of Life is about that. All about relationship.
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It is absolutely important (and delicious to our spirits) to receive Plant Spirit Medicine any time of year but especially in winter. As they work powerfully and oh so very generously to bring us into balance and harmony, the plants remind us what is important in terms of our life purpose, and they help us connect with our larger vision for our lives.
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It is amazing how many burdens we can agree to carry at any given time. Not just our own but also other people’s burdens. These burdens are not ours to carry. They often turn out to be real drawbacks for our hearts. We are meant to live life in joy, together with others in community, learning, moving, flowing, like water. Working, observing, assimilating, taking things in. With gratitude for the chance to be alive, to be experiencing, breathing, smelling, singing, touching, moving, feeling.
Read MoreI remember quite vividly every single one of my meetings with Huichol shamans for the purpose of healing. Each session has been life changing and transformative. Each session has been different. And in fact, I’ve never gone to a shaman because I feel unwell physically. I go to them because they are experts at returning us to spiritual health and wellbeing. I am not a shaman. I am a Plant Spirit Medicine healer.
Read MoreOur mission involves not only helping our clients to move into balance and harmony as they receive healing. It is to witness our clients as they peel the layers of stress, trauma, illness, perception, disconnection, and they come to touch, even if for just a moment, that place of heart and vision that reminds them in a resonant unforgettable way, who they truly are and what they are truly here to do.
Read MoreMy intention in taking the class was to take advantage of the opportunities the Arboretum offers, meet new people and do something different. Little did I know it was going to be a day full of Plant Spirit Medicine lessons. I went into the class and the teacher had a bucket of tulips in water. She told each of us to take one and begin drawing. We were all newbies, all learning how to draw, how to see, how to capture a flower in a drawing. The tulip I chose was closed but you could still observe so much color and nuance. Or … so I thought. Then, it was time to really begin to “see.”
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