Feb 23, 2015 | Goals, Health / Wellness, Meditation, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts
Control. We like to have it in every aspect of our lives, don’t we? I always thought being in control was a strength that made me a better woman, that I must be in control of my body, my safety, my income, my future. I invested everything into designing my...
Feb 22, 2015 | Energy Work, Faith / Religion, Goals, Health / Wellness, Holistic Education, Meditation, Mother Earth & Enviromental Teachings, Plants & Herbs, Prayer / Meditation, Shamanism, Sheryl Sitts, Water
This weekend I received the wonderful news that a woman whose family I’ve known for 13 years now received some deep healing in ceremony with my local facilitator. As the middle generation to open and seek grace and healing, this family will never be the same...
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...