Depression & Anxiety
Addiction Support
Physical dependency Underneath every addiction is a challenging emotion or a blockage of energy, stuck within the body. When these start to bubble to the surface, either through stress, lack of sleep or triggered responses to what’s happening in our environment, our system can become hijacked, overwhelmed and in desperate need of regulation by any means possible.
This is where kambo has proven to be particularly effective in supporting those who work with me.
Kambo from my understanding works in a number of effective ways;
Cleanses the physical body, releasing built up toxins particularly from substance use or alcohol and supports the body to heal
I often get feedback around brain fog and how Kambo supported clients in clearing it, thereby gaining a sense of clarity and peace mentally
Support the person to connect to their body which is the bridge to healing (feeling their feelings, grief, & building the awareness of mind body connection which can also support learning to regulate when big emotions come around)
Kambo treatment plans are developed on a case by case basis. They are generally intensive to begin with and gradually develop into an as and when needed approach.
Encouraging accountability and responsibility while my work is based in deep compassion and understanding there set structures in place when it comes to undertaking a working relationship for me to support you. I hold myself to an equal agreed standard so that we can create a supportive and enduring container for you to move beyond the addiction.
I also encourage people to take the lead while I can continuously offer guidance and support as treatment unfolds
While people can be victims to their experiences or to acts against them which lead to addiction, (which is completely validated) I do however still lean towards encouraging 100% responsibility for how a person decides to respond to these situations and the relationships they either maintain or had in the past.(?) Develop further or delete
Non-Judgemental support that holds space for shame and guilt. This was a key facet of the Compassionate Inquiry approach which I learned with Dr. Gabor Mate. I guide people to a deeper understanding of their compulsive tendencies, which can be the starting point of gaining clarity and self compassion.
Fertility
Kambo can be of support for those looking to conceive either naturally or in preparation for IVF treatment.
Physically there is what some practitioners call a hormonal reset that occurs, where women notice a healthy shift or return of their periods.
Emotionally, working through fertility can bring with it a lot of things to process. Kambo alongside a supported container can aid people to move through elements of grief, doubt, lack of confidence and sexual trauma that can affect one’s reproductive system.
Last year I found out my first client to come for conception via IVF support was successful.
Mother-to-be was in her early 40’s, was taking medication for anxiety and depression, (incl. Benzodiazapam, SSRIs), had a history of failed transfers and miscarriage, had time and resources for 3 more attempts at a transfer and never took Kambo before.
We started treatment, focusing on weaning from the medication. This process included sitting with kambo, waiting a few days to allow any ripple effects to settle and then decrease the amount.
Sessions were more in depth, getting to know each other, familiarizing her with the kambo process, working with somatics and holding space for grief (generally what’s waiting underneath the medication).
Sittings with sessions had a mix of layered to traditional approaches & during the follow up check ins, we were able to assess and find a sweet spot of approach that suited her sitting with the kambo and continue on an, for the most part, upward trajectory.
The weaning was steady and gradual, with a brief retaking of the benzodiazapam as work stress produced a need to temporarily restore a sense of balance and functionality. We also worked around the breath.
Along this time, the night after a Kambo, the client had a dream where she saw her warrior self standing on the side of a mountain, radiant and in her power. This came with a huge shift in confidence and belief that deepened and grew as treatment went on.
Second phase of the treatment was after a few months, where we focused on, shorter sittings with kambo and working through ‘the fertility protocol‘. This is a set 3 sitting process, where by certain meridian channels and auricular points are worked with, that target clearing and opening the reproductive/hormonal systems that Chinese practitioners have used in acupuncture for centuries.
Following the treatment there was a time of silence that I respected, allowing the client space to go for her transfer and process whatever the outcome would be. There were a few times where I would remember and feel to check in but left it until over a year later where Mother shared that her first transfer was successful and that baby girl was 8months well and healthy.
Some take aways to highlight:
Each individual (& or couple) will have their own process.
There’s a degree of surrender that naturally comes with the ebbs and flows of a treatment process, whereby we maintain a vision on the best possible outcome, while remaining present with what is at hand.
Self Compassion and adaptability play huge roles in this.
Science aside, in respect to the dream she had, I trust there is a magical, spiritual component to how Kambo works. Whereby there is an intangible energy shift that guides and protects people along their journey, in tune with the intentions and highest calling.
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