The Heart of
Songs of the Earth
I remember the Earth as a living intelligence.
The plants as relatives.
Medicine as a gift that arises through relationship.
Through prayer and ceremony, we return to the body,
to the heart, and to a more reverent relationship
with the living world.
Songs of the Earth is rooted in this remembering.
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My Approach
Songs of the Earth is rooted in relationship with the Earth and the many beings who live within her.
For me, this is a lived and reciprocal relationship.
The more I pour my songs, prayers, and presence into the land, the more the plants meet me with their teachings.
What once appeared barren reveals itself as abundant.
In desert landscapes, copal emerges in amber, resinous rivers.
In snow-filled forests, pine fills the air with its deep, spicy breath.
Everywhere we walk, there is medicine.
My approach begins here: with Relationship. With learning to see what is already present, to listen, and to meet the Earth with reverence and reciprocity.
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The Path That Brought Me Here
I have loved the Earth for as long as I can remember.
As a child, I moved close to the ground-
barefoot, curious, listening.
The world spoke freely then, and I trusted it.
As life unfolded, there were seasons of loss.
Of grief.
Of complex family dynamics that pulled me away from that early knowing.
Like many, I learned how to quiet myself in order to survive.
What finally called me home was not answers, teachings, or continued seeking-
but returning.
Returning to the body.
To breath.
To prayer.
To the Earth as a living presence beneath my feet.
In that returning, the plants came forward-
not as remedies to be used,
but as relatives and teachers.
They taught me how to listen again.
Songs of the Earth was born from this remembering.
From standing with the land.
From choosing devotion
and letting prayer lead.
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When I gather medicine, I bring offerings and ask permission.
Often this is tobacco.
Sometimes it is breath, song, prayer, or a strand of my hair.
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Meeting these kin- these beautiful teachers-
with respect and gratitude
is a way of being.
Being with them.
Honoring each life.
Listening for what is ready to be shared.
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The plants are tended through every stage of their journey-
from the moment they are gathered,
to their presence hanging and drying in my home,
to the ceremonies of medicine making that carry them toward completion.
Prayer, song, breath, and smoke are the anchors of the work from beginning to end.
Each medicine carries the quality of devotion it was given along the way.
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Working with the Plants
Ceremony
When I work with people, whether in ceremony, prayer, or more intimate spaces, I come in the same way I come to the plants:
with presence, reverence, and devotion.
Ceremony can take many forms. We may work with plant baths, cacao, hapé, prayer, song, or plant medicine, depending on the ceremony and what has brought you there.
Before we meet, I prepare the space and the medicines.
I pray.
I make offerings.
I listen.
When we come together, I meet you where you are.
I speak prayer when it comes.
I sing when it feels needed.
I stay present as emotion moves, as silence opens, or as something tender comes forward.
There is no expectation that you arrive knowing how to participate in ceremony. You do not need the right language, a particular spiritual practice, or an understanding of plant medicine. We begin with where you are and what has brought you here.
For me, ceremony is the creation of intentional space where we can slow down, listen deeply, and be with what is present.
Whether we meet for a single ceremony or or work together over time, that space is held through prayer, presence, and deep listening.
