Approach

In Liberatory Animist Healing we use ritually-held embodiment practices and relationship skills to create agency and connection both in the moment and over time. These practices range from simple and fundamental to complex and highly specific as each person or group builds their skills.

First we focus on gradually dissolving trauma patterns and building thresholds for pleasure and a sense of ‘home’ in the body, with the earth, and well ancestors or supportive spirits/nature. In this stage we will explore liberatory animist worldviews, which will be embodied through new practices and behaviors that serve your overall wellness. You will learn how to begin training your nervous system toward a natural balance and accessing the rich resources available through subtle sensing and allyship with spirit/nature. Whether you are new or experienced with being in a conscious relationship with spirit/nature, we will build you a solid internal map to navigate those relationships as safely and pleasurably as possible.

As the capacity to relax, sense, and feel your personal power becomes stronger, we will play with deeper forms of Embodied Dreaming together. With many layers of support in place, we make ourselves available to the ‘healing waves’ that answer to our prayer or authentic desire within the ritual container, allowing the body to respond creatively and joyfully through movement, sound, stillness, poetry, drawing, and so on. In this context we find that our body and the ecosystems of relationships that we are connected to bring us exactly what we need, leading to a release of stuck energy, new growth, and more accurate insight. A lot is possible and each ritual cycle is tailored to each group or person.