"Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all"- Let Life be a deep let go. |
Christina Marie Kane.
Shanti Prema
I LOVE sharing practices that support you to feel well and happy. I have been a yoga teacher for over 2o years facilitating personal development groups in schools, psychiatric hospitals and prisons. My passion is empowering the individual for the benefit of the whole through many different holistic practices. I co founded the Shamanican Women's Circle with Miriam Martin and offer 1-1 mentoring. My lastest passion is sharing Cacao Ceremony with Spiritdance. In 1999 I qualified as a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher . In 2003 I achieved a Higher National Diploma in Psycho-spiritual Counselling from Sacred Space Institute of Counselling and Psychotherapy and the same year finished her 3 year training in Dru Yoga. My passions include being with my two beautiful daughters, being in Nature, Dancing and sharing Cacao Ceremony. I love deepening my knowledge of healing herbs, plant medicines and essential oils and am a DoTerra Representative. A Personal Bio I LOVE sharing ancient & modern practices that nourish, uplift & connect Us. The things our Ancestors have enjoyed for millennia that help us thrive in a harmonious relationship with each other & the land. I have a particular love of the teachings of Fredy Puma Quispe Singona a beautiful Medicine Man from Peru with whom I am blessed to have participated in several Retreats. In our "Together We Rise"groups we cultivate a caring community that honours a deep connection to our Earth. She holds us, grounds us & shows us what truly matters. "When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money." Attributed to an unknown Native American. My passion for Connection & Soul arose from experiencing depression as a teenager at boarding school. It was 1978. Kate Bush was wailing for Heathcliffe.... "Wuthering, wuthering, wuthering Heights". We were ballerinas in training. Obsessed with being thin. Withering while Kate was wuthering. I loved Nature, a Free Spirit trying to fit into the Royal Ballet School "image of perfection". I was not sleeping, anxious and low. Isolated in a stark, cold sick room. Little blue pill flushed down the loo. I had always had an intimate connection with Nature. Sat by a Tree aged four…. shimmering light everywhere, boundaries dissolved. Nothing left of me. Only Love & the knowledge that All Life is Sacred. The Depressions (Soul loss) sparked a quest to find myself. Joseph Campbell calls it The Hero's Journey. Sometimes things have to get bad before we are thrown out of the comfort of our sleep walking. What about you? Are you at Peace with yourself? Are you Free? In my teaching I am dedicated to inspiring people to ask the question "Who am I?" To be less interested in their old stories & wake up to the incredible, powerful, beautiful, wild and natural human beings that they already are. I feel the World needs Us to come Home to ourselves. The dark nights of the Soul & deep dives into Life's Mysteries have been a huge gift. I have had the time to search for the Holy Grail.... I have sat in silent Retreats with Gurus seeking enlightenment. Taken a pilgrimage to Mexico ……Journeyed with Ayahuasca. I could go on... I discovered that Life is not a problem to be solved but a Mystery to be lived. I learnt that love speaks with the irrational Wisdom of the Heart & that what I was looking for is right here, inside myself & always was. Each one of us has to take our own Journey and yours is uniquely yours. "We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring. Will be to arrive where we started. And know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot. I love 'holding space' for people to relax into the ground of their Being. I have taught in schools, psychiatric hospitals, a convent and a men's prison. My passion is empowering the individual for the benefit of the whole. To FEEL what's needed in any situation & to take action that alleviates suffering & creates Beauty. I have found embodied practice is a powerful tool for healing trauma, changing destructive, addictive habits & supporting integration of Spirit & Flesh. Self Enquiry Yoga Dance Song Drumming Meditation Journeying with the Spirit of Sacred Master Plant Teachers Huachuma (San Pedro) & Ayahuasca. In 2014 I co founded the Shamanican Women's Circle with a dear Soul Sister Miriam Martin. We LOVE honour and respect the wisdom of indigenous peoples. Our Circles support women to reclaim their Wild intuitive Nature, as Caretakers of our Earth. It is a Joy to witness people stepping into their power and sharing their beautiful, unique essence in the world. We are hugely blessed to have a gorgeous venue at the Retreat New Forest where we Dance, Drum, Sing, share Silence & Stories & laugh A LOT! My latest passion is holding Cacao Ceremony with Spiritdance at the Retreat. Mamma Cacao is a magical, heart opening plant medicine and since drinking her with my Spiritdance Soul Sisters, our Joy & Creativity have blossomed. Deep gratitude to Andrea Jackson 'Radiant Woman Training Temple', whose trainings supported many of us through "lock down". When not working I love being with my two beautiful daughters. They have taught me that Love holds Everything. I'm still learning... presently deepening my knowledge of Andean shamanic healing practices, Sacred Plant Medicines, healing herbs and doTERRA essential oils. “In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: "When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?” ― Gabrielle Roth I f you are looking for home & soul family we would love you to join our friendly Tribe. "TOGETHER WE RISE!" Qualifications: Royal Ballet School Teacher's Training Course 1979-1981. British Wheel of Yoga Diploma 1999. Dru Yoga Diploma 2003. Higher National Diploma in Psycho-spiritual Counselling from Sacred Space Institute of Counseling and Psychotherapy 2003. Spiritdance Facilitator (Yoga Alliance) Cacao Medicine Carrier (Yoga Alliance) ITEC Anatomy Physiology & Massage Reiki Master Teacher |