Ep. #250: Plant Medicine, Death + Not Abandoning Yourself with Alissa of Akasha Apothecary

Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers

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.