Navigation and Transformation through the Shadows

This workshop will guide participants to journey into the shadow realm where much of our creation is born. We will open with a ritual honoring the directions. Then we will go into the state of socio-economic and political factors that impact BIPOC sustainability. We will then discuss a decolonized mental health approach that centers collective healing.

After being grounded in the context of this time, we will facilitate time travel to our personal sacred space for healing, guidance on actions. We will close the container and send participants off with tools for navigating the shadows. Throughout the workshop we pay reverence, ask permission and work with plant and animal medicines.

Princess Manuel (she/they) is a ritualist, spiritual herbalist, decolonization therapist and community organizer. She is the founder of LUYA Healing and Herbs which is dedicated to blending elements of nature to heal body, mind and soul. Princess descended from land stewards, shamans, healers, farmers, nurses, and activists. She has facilitated healing circles in community spaces, is dedicated to social/environmental justice and providing education of Mother Nature, ancestral healing wisdoms and medicines.

Materials Needed:

Dried Burdock Root
Dried Oatstraw
Dried or fresh Rosemary
Dried Rose Petals
Rosemary EO
Rose EO
Fresh ginger
Sunflower oil
(2) 4 oz. jar
Cloth and twine & Scissors