About ElenaAs a medicine woman, I have come to realize and understand the choices I have made. The ones that have shaped me were the ones that hurt me and others. All my choices have come into place, bringing me here today. Part of that is a list of all the myriad classes, workshops, and certificates, as well as meeting all the wonderful teachers that have shown up for me. Those experiences opened the doors to how I offer my services today. The shadow side of my experiences may have been challenging, leaving me questioning myself – who am I? Yet without them, I would not have realized what I was really fighting for. Knowing deep down I wasn't what I thought I was, and that the fight was for a better version of myself. It has been a journey understanding and now having a different relationship with myself – the way I view material things, the traveling I've done, living with indigenous teachers. Meeting so many beautiful people and clients has shaped me with a realization that there is nothing to hold on to. I come with gratitude and appreciation in my heart for all whose lives I have touched as each and everyone touches a place in my heart. I look forward to those I am still to meet.
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My Story
I grew up in a household with an intuitive mother who would have me journey. With my head in her lap, she would ask me what I saw as I listened to the most beautiful classical music. It was this young experience that sparked my curiosity into the spiritual world.
As a young adult, I remember seeing the synchronicity in the way the world communicated with me. The day I started Massage School in 1996 was the beginning of a new direction in my life. There was a moment during my final test when I felt the connection of energy between my hands and the body being massaged. My hands knew more than my mind could perceive.
From there, an ever-winding and curious road led me to Shamanism, and in 2007 I moved to Peru to become an apprentice Shaman. I now practice in the Pacific Northwest, and continue my offerings and healing through the wisdom of the heart. Every year, I return to the Peruvian jungle for Dieta, a 10 day isolation with plant medicine. I offer my services as a guild and sitter between local earth wisdom and an individual’s own body and heart wisdom. This spring, I will be offering earth wisdom sessions in groups.
In 2015, I was granted permission by a Peruvian Shaman to bring a womb healing ritual to the United States. This ceremony offers women who have experienced the loss of an unborn child by abortion or miscarriage the time and space to fully heal.
As I continued to explore the many dimensions of healing, my journey brought me to the study of hypnotherapy in 2018. This has supported me in incorporating even more relaxation techniques in my sessions. As a medicine woman working with entheogens I am committed to the path of healing, as well as the path of service. I invite my clients to journey to the parts of themselves that are ready to be healed.
I grew up in a household with an intuitive mother who would have me journey. With my head in her lap, she would ask me what I saw as I listened to the most beautiful classical music. It was this young experience that sparked my curiosity into the spiritual world.
As a young adult, I remember seeing the synchronicity in the way the world communicated with me. The day I started Massage School in 1996 was the beginning of a new direction in my life. There was a moment during my final test when I felt the connection of energy between my hands and the body being massaged. My hands knew more than my mind could perceive.
From there, an ever-winding and curious road led me to Shamanism, and in 2007 I moved to Peru to become an apprentice Shaman. I now practice in the Pacific Northwest, and continue my offerings and healing through the wisdom of the heart. Every year, I return to the Peruvian jungle for Dieta, a 10 day isolation with plant medicine. I offer my services as a guild and sitter between local earth wisdom and an individual’s own body and heart wisdom. This spring, I will be offering earth wisdom sessions in groups.
In 2015, I was granted permission by a Peruvian Shaman to bring a womb healing ritual to the United States. This ceremony offers women who have experienced the loss of an unborn child by abortion or miscarriage the time and space to fully heal.
As I continued to explore the many dimensions of healing, my journey brought me to the study of hypnotherapy in 2018. This has supported me in incorporating even more relaxation techniques in my sessions. As a medicine woman working with entheogens I am committed to the path of healing, as well as the path of service. I invite my clients to journey to the parts of themselves that are ready to be healed.
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The Goddess in Me
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