Alissa (she/her) of Akasha Apothecary is a folk herbalist and facilitator. In this episode, Alissa and Eryn discuss:
- Alissa's journey with plants, healing & spirituality
- What the land is like by her right now
- Death, complete upheaval and ripping away all that is untrue
- Resisting death & gripping to untrue stories
- Life/death/rebirth cycles
- Opening to ancestral layers of loss
- Embodiment practices for staying with yourself
- Cultivating self trust
- How to know if you’re abandoning yourself
- The willow tree, compassion, and rage
- Cultivating safety in yourself to feel rage
- Integrating spiritual experiences
- Letting contradiction live within people
- Staying curious and open
- Polarized thinking as a fight or flight response
Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/alissa-akasha-apothecary
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Connect with Alissa on Instagram and her website.
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