Lance's Autumn Letter 2022
It's has been such a beautiful Autumn so far here in Philly, hasn't it? This week is the best combination of warm sunshine and that crisp feel to the air. And the leaves!!! Wowzer.
Amy & I just completed teaching part 3 (of 5) of this year's Shamanic Apprenticeship. I'll post a couple of pics on our Instagram Page this evening for ya'll to see. It was a very rich weekend of initiation into the The Andean Shamanic mystical path of the Paqokuna, the lineage of the sacred mountains, and a deep dive into the art of the Hiwariquy (Desapacho - earth offering). For those who are interested in apprenticing with us in the future, our 2023-2024 apprenticeship will begin in September of next year. (here are the details)
Otherwise life at Village Wellness is going wonderfully! I am so blessed to be surrounded by such an exceptional team of holistic medicine providers (meet them!). And, so excited that our team is slowly growing again, with the most recent additional of our new holistic life coach, Hannah. (she is super cool!) How did I get so freakin' lucky?!?!?!?
We are slowly starting to use our downstairs community space for workshops again…2.5 year later…! Wahoo! We have a Reiki One Practitioner Training with our resident Reiki Master, Jennifer coming up this weekend, and our beloved Damini Celebre will be doing a very special Shamanic Creativity 3-part Series that starts in December.
What else? Oh! I'm not sure if this is interesting to the Village Wellness community, but I am SO thrilled to be hosting Tyler K., a fantastic local herbalist & and steward, on December 10th for a full day Land Stewardship and Ecological Gardening Workshop! It will be a rare opportunity to take a deep dive and pick Tyler's brilliant brain on all things related to native eco systems and regenerative gardening practices for our area.
How are you doing? I would love to hear from you (simply reply back) if you have a minute.
As we fall deeper into the Autumn energies, please reach out if you would like any support! We are here for you… it's literally why we are here =)! Oh, and f you want to learn a little more about the influences of the energies of Autumn; here are some helpful articles:
Grief, the energetics of Autumn, and the Metal Element in Five Element Acupuncture
Working with our shadow emotions through the lens of Acupuncture
Well, I think that's it from me! Thanks for reading and being a part of our little community!!!
Love of love,
Lance
on behalf of all of us at Village Wellness; Gabrielle, Sue, Amy Tao, Heather, Jennifer, Stu, Carey, Kevin, Bodhi, AND Hannah! (learn about us)