IAKP Advanced Kambo Practitioner – Plant Medicine Space Holder Compassionate Inquiry (CI) & Plant Medicine Informed Integrator Hatha Yoga Teacher 200hrs – Flow Artist & Teacher

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My Journey

My passion for holistic health was first ignited in 2012, as I began my own journey at the age of 22, with counselling to support me through depression, down-days, anxiety, alcohol-drug abuse and underneath it all the early childhood grief & trauma, that had been covered over many a year before. Learning at the same time, how to meditate by searching ‘meditation for dummies’ and coming across chamomile tea and the yogic 4:7:8 breathing technique (thanks to the work of Dr. Andrew Weil) as part of a list of natural remedies for anxiety.

Over the last 7 years, I’ve been working full time in the facilitation of integrative holistic retreats, working with different organisations before joining my partner Rudrani’s work Heart of the Goddess and beginning to co-lead the offerings alongside her. I have also been holding one-one/small circled Kambo ceremonies, training in and working online with Compassionate Inquiry styled integrative therapy sessions & continuing to build my experience and practice. Supporting people through and beyond their addictions, nights of the dark soul, depression, anxiety, feeling lost or devoid of purpose and so on, it’s an honour to continue to share and hold these spaces.

The courage, vulnerability and resilience shown by those I’ve been blessed to work with, reaffirms my trust in humanity, in Spirit, in our body’s innate capacity to heal itself, given the appropriate support and that impermanence is a gift.

Other formative experiences I’ve had to date include:

• Learning Vipassana Meditation in 2015, sitting 10 days at a silent retreat and continuing the practice to this day
• Finding a passion for teaching while working in China
• Sharing stretching classes in the pear fields of Australia (the catalyst for signing up for and completing my 200hrs Hatha Teacher training).
• Guided sittings with nature based medicines including; Ayahuasca, Iboga, Mushrooms, Bufo Alvarius, Rapé, Sananga & San Pedro.
• Sitting with Ayahuasca in Putumayo, Colombia w/Thaita Marcél

I’ve also continued along my own personal journey of healing, growth and skill development, currently working with Master Practitioners of the IAKP, Pathwork and Shamanic Psychotherapists based in Brazil and Ireland & EMDR intermittently as and when needed.

My Mission

My current mission is to be as best a father I can for my daughter & husband for my wife. Continuing to heal generational trauma and not pass it on.

We are currently developing plans for our holistic retreat centre & guest house for people to come, rejuvinate their bodies, deepen into their study & understanding of Self and rejoice in the devotional practices that we love.

Personally, I feel a close affinity to working as a support for those afflicted with depression, anxiety, suicidal dendencies and addiction. Knowing how debilitating and all consuming they be at times, I feel on top of the tools Ive come to work with it, knowing the r

Professional Training

Self Study

Flow Arts: Intermediate Poi, Basic Staff, Dancing since I could stand

Spiritual Practices & Meditation: Vipassana (10 day silent retreat in Cambodia 2014), Body Scan, Anapana, Shamanic Prayer, Gratitude

Philosophies & Religions of Interest: Zen, Hinduism, Taoism, Umbanda, Spiritism, Christianity

Key Readings:

Carl Jung, Alan Watts, Marcus Aurelius, Gabor Mate, Peter Levine, Stanislov Grof, Dick Swartz, Bessel Van der Kolk, Paulo Coelho and so many more philosophers, authors, poets and comedians that have inspired, uplifted and taught me more than I could possibly fit in a summary about myself.

Current Interests & Fields of Study

Deepening my understanding of the nervous system: Polyvagal Theory – Deb Dana’s Anchored

Spiritism – The Book of Spirits Allen Kardec

Other formative experiences that supported my healing and growth over the last 10 years include:

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I’ve explored the practices of Family Constellations, Bio-emotional Decoding and Shamanic Journeying and am happy to share the knowledge I’ve gained from these modalities and also can refer you to credible practitioners whose work I can vouch for with trust.

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Notes & Disclaimers:

I am not, nor ever intend to call myself a Shaman or your ‘healer’. I rather be considered a guide and space holder, to reflect & to support you to unlock your own innate capacity to heal and live harmoniously & autonomously.

The services offered are not aimed to be used as a replacement for any medical treatments that have been prescribed by your doctor/therapist. Working with kambo in support of your decision to wean off of medication is recommended to be done with collaboration of your psychiatrist. Potential clients interested in working with Kambo and other services will be asked to complete a medical screening form during the consultation phase, whereby any information withheld is done so at your own risk.

All information shared with me during this time and throughout our work together is held with complete confidentiality.

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“Don’t try and change the world, find something that you love and do it everyday, do that for the rest of your life and eventually, the world will change”

Macklemore