Healing, Honoring, and Coming Home: My Journey at Gaia Sagrada

This May, I traveled to Cuenca, Ecuador to attend a weeklong retreat at Gaia Sagrada. What I found there was not just plant medicine and ceremony—it was a return to myself.

Each experience—ayahuasca, San Pedro, breathwork, sweat lodge—peeled back layers of pain, expectation, and duty. From the very first moments, my focus became clear: surrender, release, and remember who I am.

✨ What I Let Go:

• Old emotional wounds that lived in my DNA, carried from childhood and reinforced by training in medicine and caregiving.

• The weight of taking responsibility for others’ emotions, something my body was holding—especially in my wrist and thumb.

• The belief that I had to “do it all” in silence or alone.

  
  

💫 What I Found:

• A beautiful healing technique from the San Pedro ceremony: pulling others into my energy circle instead of being pulled into theirs.

• A powerful vision of energy exchange: honoring only those who can reciprocate, letting others naturally fade.

• A deep spiritual reawakening—a knowing that my body knows how to heal when I care for myself first.

• And, so powerfully, I reconnected with joy, laughter, playfulness, and peace in every cell.

I even met a healer by surprise during a massage in Cuenca. She worked directly on my wrist and thumb with electric stimulation—sparking both physical and emotional release.

🌸 A Note on the Feminine

One recurring theme was honoring my womb—physically and energetically. I was invited to soften into my femininity, to release the armor I’ve worn for years. There was grief, yes. But there was also empowerment. I don’t have to be tough all the time. I can be soft and powerful at the same time.

🌕 Integration & Forward Movement

Now that I’m home, I’m carrying this energy with me into my practice, my relationships, and my business. My intention is to:

• Speak up in the moment with calm and clarity.

• Say yes to support.

• Receive with grace.

• Shine.

Retreats like Gaia Sagrada are not for everyone—and I realized during this trip that some of the formats may no longer serve me. But what did serve me was the reminder that healing is not a destination—it’s a return to self.

Below are a few photos from the beautiful retreat. Out of respect for the deeply personal nature of everyone’s journey, you'll notice there are no people in them—though the cow didn’t seem to mind posing. :)