Feb 21, 2015 | Plants & Herbs, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
Packing for a two week plant ceremony in the jungle of the Peruvian Amazon is unique. The trip itself involves flying to Lima, then to Tarapoto (or whatever town is nearest the facility), then a bus ride and often another boat ride before a final hike into the...
Feb 20, 2015 | Addiction / Codependence, Health / Wellness, Meditation, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
This morning I awoke feeling so sad I actually had tears rolling down my face. My mind immediately began creating stories about why I might be this sad. Maybe a dream I’d forgotten. Maybe fear about what the plants will show me. Maybe shame in dragging my...
Feb 19, 2015 | Addiction / Codependence, Career, Career & Finance, Death / Loss, Divorce, Faith / Religion, Goals, Health / Wellness, Meditation, Money, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
“You were born to be open and honest and brave and playful, to laugh often, to love much, to be loved much in return. You were born for joy.” Martha Beck, The Joy Diet Often during my morning showers, some insight will come through pretty strong. ...
Feb 18, 2015 | Addiction / Codependence, Faith / Religion, Health / Wellness, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
Why is it that whenever we quit negative behaviors, we tend to quit the good behaviors that accompany them? There’s an old saying about not throwing the baby out with the bath water, yet I recognize now how I’ve done that with every self-destructive...
Feb 17, 2015 | Addiction / Codependence, Health / Wellness, Meditation, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
As the days pass during this quiet detox period, I find I have less and less to say. Eliminating all these distractions allows the mind to settle into a calmer state. Ironically many who know a much busier, chattier me are asking me what is wrong. Being so...
Feb 16, 2015 | Addiction / Codependence, Career, Death / Loss, Divorce, Health / Wellness, Meditation, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
“You know you don’t have to go to Peru for your healing, right?” Some well-meaning friends have told me this and as I feel and appreciate their loving concern, I am reminded that we all see life through our own filters. Sometimes other...