Kyle Kingsbury Podcast #424 Embracing the Medicine Path w/ Anahata Ananda
Sep 21, 2025
Anahata Ananda, a Sedona-based medicine woman and shamanic practitioner, shares her insights on parenting fraternal twins and her work at Shine Sedona. The conversation explores the importance of shamanic practices in navigating life's transformations, including shadow work and vision quests. Anahata emphasizes the need for integration in using plant medicines and introduces a free guided meditation to connect with spirit animals, enhancing personal growth and resilience. This journey focuses on adapting to change through deeper spiritual understanding.
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Adaptability Through Shamanic Sensing
- Shamanic practice trains adaptability and primal senses to navigate ecological and social upheaval.
- Anahata argues reconnecting to instinct helps individuals and communities thrive during large systemic change.
Use Shadow Work And Sweat Lodges
- Do shadow work and breathwork to efficiently excavate and release core wounds.
- Use sweat lodge ceremony to practice presence, humility, and moving through intense discomfort.
Integration After Excavation
- True shamanic practice pairs shadow excavation with light-work integration to restore wholeness.
- Vision quests and fasting awaken dulled senses and return participants to an original perceptual blueprint.
