Gratitudes | This Moment's Medicine

My medicine bag has been nurtured by many.

I bow to the following teachers that have informed my path:

The Elementals

Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Ether

for teaching me about Love, Support, Emotion,

Change, Creativity, Transformation,

Interconnection and Self.

The Land

I grew up on Tohono O'odham ancestral lands.

Now living in Northern Arizona, I acknowledge my presence on the ancestral Hopi, Diné, Hualapai, Havasupai, and Paiute-Kaibab lands, beneath mountain peaks held sacred by fourteen tribes.

All reverence and love to the original stewards of Turtle Island.

I was raised by the wisdom of Saguaro, Mesquite, Palo Verde, Cholla, Prickly Pear, Creosote, Yucca, Devil's Claw, Desert Mountain, Sunrise, Sunset, and the Milky Way.

bless the teachers
of Resilience.

Arches, thank you for teaching me to trust my own path.

Colorado,
for Perspective.

Canyonlands, for Sovereignty.

To Muley Point, thank you for calling my spirit home.

Oak Creek Canyon,
for your healing waters of infinite grace.

Areguling Beach
for teaching me about my own power.

Ponderosa

taught me to drop my roots in deep, stand tall, and feel the support of the forest around me.

Elm, for Resilience.

Cedar, for Tradition.

Aspen, for Listening.

Fern, for Ancient Wisdom.

To Infinite Flower Spirits

For Blooming, Temporality, Magic, Individuality, and Grace

To the Herbal Ones

Chamomile, Lavender, Mugwort, Mullein, Sage, Rosemary, Yarrow, Rose, Peppermint, Lemon Balm, Calendula

The Animal Guides
To those Local and Within, thank you.

Moth
for alligence to the Light and the Cycles of Life, Death and Rebirth.

Horse
for Freedom, Direction, and Joy.

Stellar Blue Jay taught me to Own my Voice.

Spider taught me to Weave.

Raven taught me to Pay Attention.

Doe taught me Gentleness.

Buck taught me Leadership.

Prairie Dog taught me Retreat and to Balance Solitude with Community.

OWL taught me Inner Sight.

Hawk taught me Perspective

Eagle taught me Flight.

Octopus taught me Wisdom

Bear taught me The Way of The Great Mother.

Tiger taught me Raw Power.

Snake taught me Transformation.

The Mineral-Wise

Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Amethyst, Black Tourmaline, Lava Rock, Tiger's Eye, Calcite, Serpentine, Selenite, Shungite, Angelite, Petrified Wood, Crackle Quartz, Agate, Jasper, Indigo Gabbro

For strength, individuality, and for focusing my prayers along the way.

Infinite Gratitude to the Stewards, Teachers, and Protectors of the Medicine Wheel

Bless all directions to and through the heart.

To the Below,

the darkest caves and deepest roots,

the realm of the ancestors,

the unseen everything.

To the Above,

the illuminated sky,

the horizon,

the abounding cosmos, connecting us to the beyond.

To the North,

oh body made of Earth, oh life, death, rebirth, oh change, oh onwards,

oh I am loved forward by my future self.

To the East,
oh new sun rising,
inner child born again each moment,
Holy Inspiration & Revival.

To the West,
oh water wisdom,
oh womb, oh woman,
oh emotion flowing through me,
oh Being Love!
Quench, cleanse, clarify!

To the South,
youngest, oldest self from whence I've come, all my history, supporting me, ancestry, ablaze with life.

To the Inner realm,
the infinite imagination, feeling, sensing all,
mystery abounding,
to see in the dark clearly.

To the Outer realm,
the middle world,
the external, all beauty made tangible, all created and made solid.
Wow!
Here we are!

To the Center,

bringing all directions together into One Whole, all connected in Love.

To the Diagonal,

I honor the desire for light to move in unexpected ways, outwards in all directions, the ever shining light emanating.

To my Cosmic Community,

thank you for your consistency and support.

Moon

thank you for guiding my soul through the ebbs and flows of this journey.

Sun

thank you for rising, shining, and setting unapologetically every single day.

Infinite Gratitude to Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,

Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto,

the Asteroids, the Lunar Nodes, the Stars, and Dark Matter.

To the dark and fertile infinite womb,

to the creative and bright infinite light.

Deep bow to the Chakra System developed in Ancient India for guiding me through

my energetic body

and back to the Earth.

Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus,

Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown

Foundations

Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza

for Decolonial Shadow Work

Joseph Rael,

Beautiful Painted Arrow

Resmaa Menakem

for My Grandmother's Hands,

somatic tools for healing racialized trauma

for Sound,

Indigenous Cosmology and the Vast Self

Chelsea Parker

My wombmate,

for existing and loving me always,

And for inspiring my journey with her example.

Theatre Arts

Christine In-Albon and David Shingler

for Initium.

Your class changed my life.

Bruce Morganti

for opening my voice,

nurturing me as an actor,

and encouraging me to keep the beat.

Richard Gremel

for Guidance in Performance

and Technical Theatre

Rebecca Whitehurst

for nourishing my BodySoul as a performer,

and for her incredibly inspiring light.

Christina Gutierrez

for Anti-Racist, Decolonial Theatre History

Nathanael Johnson

for Devised Theatre

Thank you for guiding me home to myself.

Liberation

Lyla June & Pat McCabe

for Weaving Root Wisdom and Indigenous Feminine Leadership

bell hooks

"One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others."

Audre Lorde

"It is not our differences that divide us.

It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."

"Without community, there is no liberation."

James Baldwin

“I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”

Nelson Mandela

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

Adrienne Marie Brown:

For Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism

Feminine Mysteries

Sabrina Lynn

for Rewilding, archetypal embodiment, & creation mysteries

Elinor W. Gadon

for The Once and Future Goddess

Mama Gena

for Pussy

Layla Martin

for Tantric Liberation

& Erotic Healing

Ego Dissolution

The Inner Child

for lessons in Play and Authentic Expression

The BodySoul

for lessons in Sensory Wisdom

and Trauma Recovery

The Spirit of the Earth

for lessons in Belonging, Cycles, and Rebirth

The Ancestors

for Faith, Resilience, and Support

Terence McKenna

for The Archaic Revival

& "the felt presence of immediate experience".

Ram Dass

for dissolving my ego into Love

& Be Here Now

Paramahansa Yogananda

for Autobiography of a Yogi

Lao Tzu

for articulating The Way

Buddha

for Peace and Joy

Yeshua

for Love in Action

Master Frequencies

Additional Gratitudes

My Beloved Community,

For Helping Me Heal and Grow

Aspen, Tanner, Matt, Juls, and Dennis

Lily, Shyla, Celene, Emily, and Shaye

Brando, Davian, and Daniel

For Family

Edie and Gee

Lorraine and Charles

Mom and Dad

Mary and Steve, Belle and Ken, Katie and Jim

Ginnie and Bill, Monty and Alison, Larry and Amy

and all your offspring! (lol)

For the Love of Liberation:

Jaiya John and Alok

For Earth Medicine:

Don Miguel Ruiz, Ted Andrews,

Sandra Ingerman, Caitlin Matthews

For Healing Philosophies:

Thích Nhat Hanh, Jack Kornfield, Byron Katie, and Tara Brach

For Guidance in Theatre:

Bob Yowell, Nichole Katz, Tony and Linda Sutera

For the Revival of the Feminine Mysteries:

Starhawk, Jwaydan, Riane Eisler, Mia Magick, Madelyn Moon,

Nicole Daedone, Emma Zeck, Ivy Wolfe, and Marya Stark.

For Medicine Music:

Nina Simone, Tracy Chapman, Nessi Gomes,

Deya Dova, Yaima, Trevor Hall, Krishna Das, and Misk'i Takiy.

To all my Soul Friends, across time and space,
my love for you goes on and on.

Thank you for helping me along the way.

Certifications, so far...

Northern Arizona University: Bachelor's of Science

in Theatre Arts and Environmental Sustainability

2021

Bibek: Foundations in Sound Healing

Nepal, 2023

Woman Within: Circle Facilitator Training

2025

My medicine bag has been nurtured by many. I bow to the following teachers that have informed my path:

I was raised by the wisdom of Saguaro, Mesquite, Palo Verde, Cholla, Prickly Pear, Creosote, Yucca, Devil's Claw, Desert Mountain, Sunrise, Sunset, and the Milky Way. bless the teachers of Resilience.

Colorado, for Perspective.

To Muley Point, thank you for calling my spirit home.​

Oak Creek Canyon, for your healing waters of infinite grace.

Areguling Beach for teaching me about my own power.

To Infinite Flower Spirits For Blooming, Temporality, Magic, Individuality, and Grace

To the Herbal Ones Chamomile, Lavender, Mugwort, Mullein, Sage, Rosemary, Yarrow, Rose, Peppermint, Lemon Balm, Calendula

The Animal Guides To those Local and Within, thank you.

Moth for alligence to the Light and the Cycles of Life, Death and Rebirth.

Horse for Freedom, Direction, and Joy.

​The Mineral-Wise

Infinite Gratitude to the Stewards, Teachers, and Protectors of the Medicine Wheel

To the East, oh new sun rising, inner child born again each moment, Holy Inspiration & Revival.

To the West, oh water wisdom, oh womb, oh woman, oh emotion flowing through me, oh Being Love! Quench, cleanse, clarify!

To the South, youngest, oldest self from whence I've come, all my history, supporting me, ancestry, ablaze with life.

To the Inner realm, the infinite imagination, feeling, sensing all, mystery abounding, to see in the dark clearly.

To the Outer realm, the middle world, the external, all beauty made tangible, all created and made solid. Wow! Here we are!

​Foundations

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Theatre Arts

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​Liberation

Feminine Mysteries

Sabrina Lynn

Ego Dissolution

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​​​Terence McKenna

Paramahansa Yogananda

for Autobiography of a Yogi

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Master Frequencies

Additional Gratitudes​

For the Love of Liberation​:

Jaiya John and Alok​

​For Earth Medicine: