The Sanctuary, Shamanic Healing Center

Cycles, Life & Death, Suffering & Hope

Mother nature is cyclical, so we are. All that is born, lives, and dies… It is not something we can control.
Embracing this knowledge helps to understand life’s fragility, the importance of being present, the wisdom of acceptance and letting go.
In this tender talk, an interview with Gabriela Dias, Tantric Birth & Death Doula, I explore how to navigate life challenges while finding meaning along the way.

Awakening: Sacred Sacraments and Expanded States of Consciousness as a Path to Enlightenment & Unity

This is a replay of my interview during the Awakening Summit: Sacred Sacraments and Expanded States of Consciousness as a Path to Enlightenment and Unity. I talk about transformation, consciousness, and the opportunity we have to find purpose and meaning in life.

The Green Witch interview on Herbal Medicine & Earth Connection Practices

The world is changing rapidly. Between Climate change, ecosystems collapse, and the broken political, economic, and social systems, our nervous systems are put under extreme pressure. Yet, your nervous system holds the key to your health and to being able to engage fully in your life.
Herbal medicine and simple rituals aid enormously in moving through these times of evolutionary transformation with more emotional ease, greater mental clarity, and physical and spiritual peace.
Nourishing herbs like oatstraw (Avena sativa) and nettles (Urtica spp.) help us find our strength. Nervines can help with pain relief, deep sleep, and clear skin. We’ll hone in on the gifts of sedating skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora), uplifting St. John’s/Joan’s wort (Hypericum perforatum.
Robin Rose Bennett is a storyteller, writer, and herbalist. She has been offering classes in WiseWoman Healing Ways: Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings since 1986 - at herb conferences, festivals, clinics, medical and nursing schools, and most joyously, outside with the plants.
Robin Rose shares herbal medicine with gratitude for the loving generosity of the plants and the magic, mystery, and beauty of the web of life. She is on the faculty of the New York Open Center and the Arbor-Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism, and is the author of two meditation MP3s and the books: Healing Magic- A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living and The Gift of Healing Herbs - Plant Medicines and Home Remedies for a Vibrantly Healthy Life.
For more information, visit www.RobinRoseBennett.com.

Jesus, the ultimate Shaman

Hear live from the authors of this new book that explore the bridges between the Christ healing ways and shamanism.
 
In a world increasingly perceived as overwhelming, chaotic, or even dangerous, people are being drawn to deepen their spirituality in response. Shamanism is one avenue that is becoming increasingly popular for achieving that goal.
 
Shamanism derives from millennia of worldwide, multi-cultural practices that connect the ordinary, material world to the non-ordinary world of Spirit. Today, Shamans and Shamanic Practitioners offer simple yet effective ways to help people connect with Spirit. They teach people how to move back and forth between these two worlds, whether for personal, spiritual growth or the healing of themselves, others, and the environment.
 
Jesus, the Ultimate Shaman is an easy-to-read book that covers a multitude of topics. Sally Denny and Steve Bull provide their readers with a basic introduction to Shamanism and describe many of the shamanic tools that are able to be used.

The Magic of Tobacco & Tree Dieta

Join us for a new episode of our podcast and YouTube Interview. In this episode, I interviewed Merav Artzi and Jason Grechanik, both trained plant medicine healer (Tabaquera-Curandera), who offers ceremonies and diets with Tobacco and Trees for healing and learning, in Urubamba, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru. Learn about their fascinating stories and how Tobacco and trees used in sacred & ceremonial ways can provide deep transformation, guidance, and healing.

Living in Time of Prophecy with Grandmother ThreeCrow

As an elder, dreamer, and visionary, Grandmother Threecrow responds to my questions and shares insight and wisdom regarding this time of prophecy we are living in.
Here are some other questions we explored in this exceptional live online connection with Grandmother Threecrow:
- Is prophecy written in stone?- Are we helpless? Is it hopeless?- What is this timeline we are all living in and did we sign up for this? And if yes, why would we do that?- Do you believe that we are powerful co-creators and that we can create our own reality?- Do you know about the prophecy of the star children?- Do you know about the prophecy of the rainbow warriors?- Do you know about the power of word, thought and emotions?- Is humanity in a time of great change and transition?- What do you know about frequency, energy and how to use those powers?
We explored these questions and more with a deep conversation with an extraordinary elder, Grandmother Threecrow.
Grandmother Barbara Threecrow carries the legacy of her ancestors: and a linage of experiencers contactees, communicators visionaries and seers – derives from her heritage; Celt, Nanticoke Lanape/Delaware and adopted Lakota – She is a child born with a Caul, a child of the stars, healer, seer and teacher of earth ways; the way to live in harmony according to tribal consciousness and Creator’s law of one.
Grandmother is the caretaker of sacred stones – sacred bundle keeper, leader of traditional ceremony and caretaker of the Can’nupa Wakan Sacred Pipe.
Prophecy was given her over thirty years ago, that women were to return to the sacred circle to retrieve their original knowledge – to reset the code of human's fundamental nature: the blueprint of the superior intelligence and how to retrieve the ancient wisdom within our DNA – Grandmother Threecrow shares the truth of our origins, about the Star Children of today and how to see behind the curtain of this Wizards world; the matrix that generations before us were born into.
Grandmother says; We are inter-dimensional beings – we are more powerful than ever imagined –she speaks of the original agreements of the soul/spirit and our journey upon the medicine wheel of life – our purpose, place, and point of focus in regards to prophecy. She guides us on how to free ourselves from the fourth world of chaos and transition into the fifth world thousand years of peace – discloses the prophecies realized and prophecies unfolding and how and why humanity is transitioning as is the mother earth; the great ship in this cosmic realm.
We are not alone - the ancestors, the E.T's and the elementals whose presence existed from the beginning are our teachers our guides.
Grandmother speaks to our achieving of our fullest potential; higher consciousness - inner/standing, psychic extra/sensory clair-audio clair-sentient and the gifts received upon birth.  She shares the importance of our knowing that our return is to become that which we were meant to be in this present and future time/line.
She will answer the often-asked question:  why is this timeline unique and why am I here? Grandmother speaks of the mysteries the truth of the unknown the un-thinkable the unexplained - her wisdom covers a wide range of circumstances, phenomenon and the unexplained is explained from spiritual guidance; the guidance from the Grandmothers of the spirit realm who have been with her from the beginning and before.
Grandmother Threecrow share with us the prophecies unfolding, the law of one, this unique timeline regarding the Sacred Feminine the Sacred Masculine, living in the time of prophecy and our being asked to participate during these times of change and challenge. She brings to us the wisdom of those who dwell in the realm of spirit her guides and teachers known as the Grandmothers.

The ancestral teachings of Andean Cosmology and the connection to Breathwork and Shamanism.

This is the recording of my interview with Benedict Beaumont the host of the "Inspiration festival". 35 Speakers and 15 workshops are just the bare details of what happened - the amount of fizz, pop, excitement, connection, and cocreation was off the charts.
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Indigenous Sovereignty and Indigenous Wisdom with Brandon Maka’awa’awa

A powerful live talk with Brandon Maka’awa’awa, the Vice President of the independent Nation of Hawaii.
Brandon came to visit our land for a few days and we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to meet him and experience his wisdom.
In this live discussion, we explore the Indigenous Nation Sovereignty of Hawai and the Hawaiian people by exploring the consequences of colonialism on the culture and ecology of the island. In this powerful discussion with Brandon Maka’awa’awa we aim to better understand the complexities and opportunities of sovereignty restoration and the unique project of Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo.
What can we learn from this particular project for the general goal of restoring Native sovereignty, how to navigate the complexity of the capitalistic and political systems, and how this ecological, social, and political project can be a frame for the general modeling of different ways to grow together in the midst of climate collapse and the restoration of social & economical justice.
Brandon Maka’awa’awa is the Vice President of the independent Nation of Hawaii.  He assists President Dennis Bumpy Kanahele in the day-to-day operations of Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo, the Nation’s sovereign land base in which they are restoring the ancient and modern technology-enabled Ahupua’a ecosystem.  Brandon also leads the Nation of Hawaii’s delegation to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where he has given many interventions on Hawaiian National Sovereignty, peaceful coexistence, reconciliation, indigenous economic development, and innovation.  
Brandon is also President of Na Po’e Kokua, a non-profit organization that advocates for the development of more affordable housing options for Hawaiians.  Brandon advocates on behalf of the Nation of Hawai’i at all levels of government on different issues impacting Hawaiians and their rights.,

The Magical Call of your ancient prayer. How to listen? How to answer?

In this episode, I spoke with my friend Angell Deer.  Angell and I met last year when he hosted myself and my colleague, Merav Artzi, where we ran plant-medicine retreats at his wonderful property, The Sanctuary.  So I enjoyed being able to sit down with Angell and learn more about his story, what brought him into this work, and what he has to share.  He’s had a varied life and has an interesting perspective drawing from his own life experience and having worked in many traditions.  I think you’ll get a lot out of Angell’s sharing and his wisdom.   As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!
“After a career that scaled the heights of corporate success as a CEO of global companies, I reached a turning point in my life – material success and trappings had not necessarily made me really happy or fulfilled. I had a big degree, a big job, and success that most people aspire for, but I was not happy. I decided to completely change my life and embarked on a journey of self-exploration and meditation that took me from working with Mother Teresa’s mission in India, to the jungles of Peru in search of finding meaning in life and fulfillment beyond the material demands of society today. Through seeking to transform my own life to live with a higher purpose, I made a life-changing commitment to helping others in their search for peace, harmony, and happiness.
During the last 10 years and my transformative journeys across Asia & South America, I had rare opportunities to study and meditate with master healers and teachers of all faiths.  I am trained in Shamanism, Reiki & Medical Reiki, Sufi Healing, Sound Healing, Meditation, Herbalism, and Breathwork.
The big transformation happened many years ago when I started to dive into the plant world with my teacher in Peru & shamanic work with Native American & Norse traditions. I started to work with specific energies and Spirits who channel to me the healing I am using today. This method mix channeling, somatic energy work, breathwork, runes, and connection to Divine masters (Archangel Michael and Christ most frequently) through prayers. It is a very powerful energy healing that can give profound results on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual trauma.  This journey of transformation is never-ending, for me too. 
In 2015, I opened The Sanctuary Healing Center on my property in the Catskills where I do in-depth work with my clients, host workshops, and cultivates the land for organic vegetable farming, medicinal plants, and honey bees.”
To contact or learn more about Angell and The Sanctuary, visit his website at: https://www.thesanctuaryheal.com/ 
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The Ancestral Magic of one of the last Navajo Medicine Man (Chee Ramon)

Chee Ramon knows as much, possibly more, about Navajo medicine than any man alive and now, for the first time, he has agreed to bring his knowledge to a wider audience outside his Navajo homeland of Arizona and New  Mexico. Following his visit, we recorded this video with his main / oldest student (Charles) to share about the magic we witnessed.
The reason Chee Ramon agreed to share this knowledge is that the old ways are rapidly dying. Today young people have to work in the white man's world and do not have the time or inclination to undergo the lengthy and arduous training a medicine man's apprentice requires. Fewer and fewer young people speak the Navajo language, and so the complicated concepts of Navajo medicine--and some are extremely complicated--cannot be passed on as there are no English words of equivalent meaning.
Chee's visit was intended to impart at least some traditional knowledge to the wider world, where it may still do some good, while there is still time to do so.
Find the multiple books of Charles Langley on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=charles+langley&crid=M4NY1LS6ECEO&sprefix=charles+langley%2Caps%2C293&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

In This Place: Experiencing Sacred Plant Medicine Right Where You Are

Turn it up! Turn it down. Have we come to believe it must be true because it’s loud?  Lights flash and voices shout from every corner.
 
The noise is deafening, and it seems we’ve forgotten how to listen to the softer voices offering wisdom for this Shifting Now.  It seems we’ve come to believe for something to be effective it must pack a punch, require extensive travel, pause our daily life, and disrupt.  But this is not so.
 
We can experience the Sacred in this place -- right here, right now. And we will.
 
Join us as we turn it down, drop into our hearts, and tune into the softer -- but no less sacred -- voice of the plants. Together, we will listen and gather sacred plant medicine right where we are.
 
In our time together, you will be invited through conversation and participation to open to the possibility of communicating with plants and receiving sacred medicine messages while in a state of normal consciousness.
 
Space will be held for you to sit and listen with a plant, experience its essence, receive its messages, share your experience (if you choose), and be blessed by the medicine shared by others.
 
Amanda Nicole is a liriodendress, a divine daughter of the tulip poplar tree. An intuitive plant medicine practitioner and divine channel, she believes Heaven & Earth merge at the heart-center of every human. With plants in her heart & words on her lips, Amanda writes, speaks, and sings in service to the Divine, inspiring individuals to fully embody their divine essence, access the freedom of their unique self-expression, and enjoy the miracle of becoming fully human.  You are invited to connect with Amanda via her website:  www.alchemillas.com

The Spiritual significance of Climate change with Elder Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq

My interview with Elder Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, shaman, traditional healer, storyteller, and carrier of the Qilaut (winddrum), whose family belongs to the traditional healers of the Far North from Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland.
His name means ‘The Man Who Looks Like His Uncle’. Since he was a child he was trained by his family- especially by his Grandmother Aanakasaa – for becoming a shaman.
The spiritual task given by his mother is: “Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man”.
Angaangaq bridges the boundaries of cultures and faiths in people young and old. His work has taken him to over 70 countries around the world. He conducts circles, seminars, and Aalaartiviit – traditional sweat lodges. His teachings are deeply rooted in the wisdom of the oral healing traditions of his people, which enabled people over thousands of years to survive in one of the harshest places on Earth.
Angaangaq is a Keynote-Speaker at international conferences about climate change, environment, spiritual and indigenous issues. Since a ceremony in Greenland in 2009 where the “sacred fire” has been brought back to Greenland, he is carrying the title “Angakkorsuaq” – “Great Shaman”.
“The greatest distance in the existence of Man is not from here to there nor from there to here. Nay, the greatest distance in the existence of Man is from his mind to his heart. Unless he conquers that distance he can never learn to soar like an eagle and realize his own immensity within.” Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq
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Breath as a Bridge Into Ancient Cosmology

I discuss here the power of Breathwork when combine with Ancient Cosmology and Shamanism. This interview is part of The Breathwork Summit a free online event. For more information, please visit breathworksummit.com. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network. All rights reserved.

The Animals as Allies: Remembering How to Listen

I invite you to come back into being, to sit with me as we embark on the journey of great remembering. Remembering that we are not only the Little Brothers and Sisters to all that surrounds us, but also that we are them and they are us. They - we - have been waiting and watching for the moment to listen. The Animals have so much to share with us, not only wisdom but truth about ourselves. Even the most unexpected creatures, mundane and fantastic, offer up alliance if we are willing to sit and listen.
 
In this LIVE talk we discuss:
•What is the difference between an Ancestral Ally, Lifetime Ally, and Situational Ally?
•How can I identify my Allies?
•How can I work with my Allies?
•How can I honor my Allies?
 
About Casey Certain
Casey Certain has felt deeply connected to the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina since childhood and began welcoming the friendship and messages from the Animals since that time. Honing her skills through observation and education, she also works to collect and retell the Animals’ cultural stories as they see fit. Her mission has been to aid in the universal process of learning, growing, and healing as we each acknowledge not only our own personal Divine existence but the Divine existence and connection of each and every other being. After serving youth who were from at-risk situations for seven years, Casey began to embrace her identity and role of not only teacher but healer in 2020.
Working to explore, record, and share what the Animals, Plants, and Land wish to share and teach, she now offers private sessions and retreats as an Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner at her homestead in Walhalla, South Carolina, with her husband David. She is trained in hypnotherapy, meditation, breathwork, yoga, aromatherapy, auriculotherapy, among other modalities.
Her great joy, however, is introducing individuals to the Animal Allies who have been working, and who wish to continue working, with them in order to bring balance to their healing journey. Her own journey is assisted most frequently by Rabbit, Blue Jay, Fox, Crow, and Black Snake.
You can learn more about her homestead and healing arts practice at reidhomestead.com and find some of her recorded Animal Meditations on her Patreon Inner Certainty Healing Arts.

Myth, Mycelium, and Rewilding Masculinities

Join us for an exceptional discussion on Myth, Mycelium, and Rewilding Masculinities with Sophie Strand.
Some of the themes we explored:
How has patriarchy colonized the ideas of the masculine?
What does it mean to use mycelium to think through myths?
How can we root ancient stories in ecology?
What makes ancient myths potent in the age of ecosystem collapse?
How does storytelling allow us to transcend our human narratives?
What is the role of modern science in reinterpreting ancient myths?
How can we complicate our ideas of progress and individuality via folklore and biology?
Are there any modern examples of these ancient mythic figures?
How has the history of monotheism obscured the biodiversity of masculine spiritualities and archetypes? In particular, the figures of Dionysus, Orpheus, Tolkien, Rabbi Yeshua, Tristan, Merlin the Wizard, Parzifal, and King David were focus points of Sophie's recent books.
In this live discussion with Sophie, you will have the opportunity to learn some beautiful wisdom teachings from her and to ask questions.
Sophie Strand is a poet, historical-fiction writer, and essayist based in the Hudson Valley with a focus on the intersection of spirituality and ecology. Her first book of essays The Flowering Wand: Lunar Kings, Lichenized Lovers, Transpecies Magicians, and Rhizomatic Harpists Heal the Masculine is forthcoming from Sacred Planet Books (Inner Traditions). She has three chapbooks: Love Song to a Blue God (Oread Press) and Those Other Flowers to Come (Dancing Girl Press) and The Approach (The Swan )Her writing has been published by The Dark Mountain Project, www.poetry.org, Unearthed, Braided Way Magazine, Creatrix Magazine, and Your Impossible Voice. And you can continue to follow her work and poetry on Facebook or Instagram: cosmogyny.

Embodied Plant Medicine

Join us for an exceptional discussion on Embodied Plant Medicine with Amanda Nicole.
 
What if my body is my basket, and I become the Tulip Poplar tree?  The call of the plants is not primarily for them but for me -- a Divine invitation to fully Embody and Be. When I am the vessel holding Nettles' green leaves, the cup remains empty, untouched by tea, and I am the Medicine and the Medicine is me.
 
Some of the themes we explore: 
 
*  Plants as Instruments of Incarnation
*  Embodied Plant Medicine -- Becoming the Divine Rose
*  Sexual Trauma & Plant Medicine
*  Bear as Guide & Companion
*  Listening to the Voices of the Land

Touching the Divine Through Embodied Consent

Join us for a conversation and practice to learn simple tools to engage more consciously with the world — from our relationships with one another to our relationship with the earth.
 
Consent goes beyond touch and beyond the bedroom, and it touches every aspect of our lives. The more you connect with the wisdom in your body, the more authentic your expressions become — whether it’s stating what you want for yourself, or what you are willing to engage in with another.
 
In this episode we explore:
Connecting to subtle sensation and a feeling of aliveness
Connecting to your yes and no and feeling it in your the body
The challenges of asking for what you want and putting your desires forward
About Robyn
 
Robyn Dalzen is an international intimacy coach and consent facilitator and is passionate about helping people find what brings them joy — in their body and in their life. Her work is at the intersection of mindfulness, consent, embodiment, and sexuality — guiding people to slow down and bring awareness to what they desire, practice the skills to communicate those desires, and create clear agreements to receive exactly what they want.
 
She is co-founder of the School of Consent with Dr. Betty Martin, creator of the Wheel of Consent. She has certifications as a Transformational Leadership Coach, Wheel of Consent® Facilitator, and Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercise (TRE®) provider, and is completing her training as a Sexological Bodyworker. She is also a collaborator and coach with Self:Cervix. She has worked with hundreds of clients and presented to thousands of individuals at Tantra and Sexuality festivals in Europe and Australia.
 
Find out more about Robyn and her work here: www.robyndalzen.com.

Green Witch Wisdom

Green Witch Wisdom with Robin Rose Bennett - Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings for personal, social and planetary Healing.
 
In this live conversation we explore the following themes:
 
1. Connections between the Green Witch Path and the Shamanic Path
2. Reconnecting with the Earth – Simple practices are profound
3. Engaging Mystery – Cycles of Transformation, Earth holidays as energetic gateways
4. Herbal Medicine as the people’s medicine – All Plants are mind-altering
5. Moon Magic and Divine Feminine Wisdom for everyone/all genders
 
Robin Rose Bennett is a story-teller, writer, and herbalist. She has been offering classes in WiseWoman Healing Ways: Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings since 1986 - at herb conferences, festivals, clinics, medical and nursing schools, and most joyously, outside with the plants.
 

Stop Sabotaging your path to Love - Tantra & Shamanism

STOP SABOTAGING YOUR PATH TO LOVE - Tantra & Shamanism
- Patterns in love, and why they can become self-destructive
- Why protecting your heart often leads to attracting again a challenging experience in love
- What is the relation between fear and desire, and how can you overcome this loop of repeating what you don't want, and finally open up to what you do want
- What to do when you've experienced toxic partnership in the past
- How to clear out your own shadows, to be able to open to trust in a sincere way
- How to interpret intimacy through the medicine wheel? Here we will look at the elements and how they together form the wholeness we search for in love
- Ancestral ties - patterns of the past - mother father archetypes.
Nalaya is an intimacy life coach, healer, and retreat facilitator. She was born in The Netherlands, raised in various countries, traveled the world for over a decade, and is now residing in Thailand after having lived in the Sacred Valley of Peru for 5 years. She has trained in India (where she also lived for 5 years) with various masters from the Siddha lineage and received initiations into Shaktipat, Kundalini, and other Tantric Traditions. Her sessions are based on a variety of intensive training she did in Asia, India, as well as Europe. Later, she worked with shamans in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. All from various tribal traditions. Nalaya has worked with hundreds of clients from all over the world. She implements a unique mixture of tantric techniques based on shamanic principles.

Shamanic Herbalism with Matthew Wood

In this very educative, fun, and filled with wisdom discussion, Matthew and I discuss the magical realm of the intersection between Shamanism & Herbalism. - Matthew's calling into Herbalism & Shamanism - From being a Quaker to Herbalism as a platform to connect with Nature - Seven Herbs, Plants as Teachers, the intersection of Plants & Myth - Plant Dieta and learning wisdom from Plants - Herbalist or Wizard? - Knowing the plants who can kill you and those who can heal you - The different ways to be an Herbalist - The separation from land, plants and how we criminalized Nature - 4 plants to work with for your Health - Harvesting sustainably

Francis Weller - An apprenticeship with Sorrow - Live Interview

Grief and loss touch us all, arriving at our door in many ways. It comes swirling on the winds of divorce, or the death of someone dear, as an illness that alters the course of a life. For many of us, our grief is tied intimately to the ravages we witness daily to watersheds, forests and the disappearance of species, the silencing of languages, and the coarsening of culture. And yet our encounters with sorrow are often met with confusion, fear, and overwhelm. We are uncertain how to meet this difficult guest when it surfaces in our lives.
 
This brief presentation will explore the elements of an Apprenticeship with Sorrow. It is through the rites of grief that we are, in turn, ripened as human beings. Grief invites gravity and depth into our world. Our work is to understand grief not only as an emotion but also a core faculty of being human, a profound capacity to metabolize sorrow into something nutrient-dense for the community. This apprenticeship is, at heart, about the crafting of elders capable of meeting the pain and suffering of the world with a dignified and robust bearing. This is soul activism intended to foster deep cultural change.

Shamanic Meditation (2)

Here is a recording of our online live weekly shamanic meditation. We invite you to join us live in this gathering to experience this meditation in community. Every week is a different meditation and shamanic journey, that allows you to explore your own healing through a guided journey with Spirits.