Education Specialist, health coach, and Author.
I work with aspects of the teachings I have learned: from Andean shamanic and cosmology, to health, nutrition and education. In the end, it is very simple, and elegant. That is definitely an aspect I learned from the Andean teachings. Everything is energy. Energy must flow. Like water, when it does not flow, it stagnates and is not healthy. These techniques help your life to flow.
I have been initiated into many of the ancient lineages and learned ceremonies, rites of passage and healing techniques. Mostly, I learned a lot about a cosmology that is vastly different than Western belief systems. This is a HUGE distinction and very powerful in creating change and bringing healing. I have worked as a healer and done workshops and taught some of these aspects – passing the teachings on.
ByTeri Dluznieski
Again, I found myself in a discussion thread- they have become great resources for reflection and writing. The question posed was a little ambiguous, on the topic of Death. What we thought about Death. Strangely framed. But it made me think about the Question, so perhaps it was a very effective question. I was not…
ByTeri Dluznieski
Chaga protrudes from the tree trunk like some nasty gnarly demonic gnome. Absolutely not the most attractive or appealing presentation. More often than not, hikers pass it by, never noticing its presence. It looks like a charred brain tumour, with a slightly crumbly and rough exterior. What a paradox, that something so uninviting possesses such…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I had to make a trip to the Emergency room. My housemate had an injury that was in decided need of interventionary medicine. Western medicine is great for this. It is what it is designed and intended to do. It “fixes” things when they are broken. It intervenes. I am grateful for this. Honestly. While…
ByTeri Dluznieski
Okay- I have been selling the Cilantro Detox Pesto at the farmer’s markets. It has been a huge hit. It is really easy to make and it tastes great. You can serve it on Pasta, put it on bagels, mix it into rice or quinoa. You can even just eat it by the teaspoon, once…
ByTeri Dluznieski
In order to understand dreams and work with them, first we need to understand a little bit about how the brain works. The brain has 3 basic levels, the limbic, which is responsible for.. well.. everything. It is a basic binary element. It either makes or does something, or it doesn’t. Like a computer, 1’s…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I read Daniel Pinchbeck’s book: Breaking Open the Head a while back. Its subtitle is psychedelic shamanism. It is a very informed and informative book that draws both on empirical data about a range of plants and psychedelic agents, as well as personal anecdotal information that work together to create and convey very detailed information…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I’ve been coming across a lot of things lately about connected-ness. A lot of spiritual based “messages” to remind us how much we are intricately connected, to our higher Selves, to our angels, to God.. to the Universe around us. All of these messages, from different denominational directions: all worded slightly different, as befits the…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I’ve worked with a handful of riders who had deep fear issues, some of whom had many years of riding and horse ownership. What needs to be understood, and addressed, is the way the body stores fear-memory at the cellular level. Yoga, breathwork, grounding and relaxation techniques need to be incorporated – otherwise the trainer…
ByTeri Dluznieski
In talking about the importance of the lower chakras, the discussions delved into both cultural stereotypes of language and perception, as well as encompassing the whole re holistic and energetic. I heard from a lot of healers who were surprised at their own Aha’s. Many people commented that they thought they were incorporating the whole-body…
ByTeri Dluznieski
One of the hardest things, especially when young and dating, isn’t the ‘naivete’ so much as the energetic blind spots. In healing work we teach, if you don’t heal it you marry it (or date it). Also, one well-known writer guru notes, the other term for soul mate, is wound mate. Essentially the same precept….
ByTeri Dluznieski
I want to touch more deeply on the topic of PLAY. Ideally PLAY and creativity should be connected, should be tapping the same place. The difficulty we have in western/ modern society, is that we don’t really play. We are very disconnected from that place, of playing. There is an excellent book, Playing by Heart…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I just saw this interesting image and caption. It notes that real women lift other women up, instead of tearing them down. I couldn’t agree more! Especially in today’s catty cut-throat petty gossipy and bickering culture! What IF women were raised with a genetic or social mandate, to improve the lives of their peers and…
