Aloha,
As a Breath Alchemist, Multidimensional Wellness Guide, and Ceremonialist, I am devoted to weaving breath, spirit, and Earth wisdom into all that I offer. As the founder of Aroha Rising, and co-founder of Amanita Allies, these last five years I have been comitted to creating sacred spaces for transformation — guiding others to remember their innate connection to the cycles of nature and the intelligence of the body through Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB), ceremony, and the wisdom of plant and fungal allies. Located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia I am blessed to be surrounded by soul mush beauty!
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My initiation with Amanita has been a 4.5 year journey of deep self-inquiry, reverence, and remembrance — exploring both the micro and macro realms of this ancient teacher. Through my work, I have become a devoted voice for Amanita, offering sacred medicine ceremonies, educational programs, creating micro wildcrafted Amanita products and sharing guided breath journeys that bridge science and mysticism, embodiment and spirituality. Believe me when I say this has NOT been the path of least resistance. Choosing to be a voice for Amanita, meant doing some of the deepest collective shadow work to date!
Why the Breath & Amanita?
Since first discovering Conscious Connected Breathwork when I chose to participate in a large group offering held at Wanderlust, a Yoga Festival in Whistler in the summer of 2018, I knew I had to find out more about this incredible technology we all have free access to. My mind was blown at what was occurring within me AND what was going on arll around me. After that first summer breath experience, I was then guided to participate in a Holotropic Breathwork weekend in Victoria and that was the choice point moment in my life that then had me go down the path of pursuing becoming a breathwork guide. I then looked for upcoming trainings in my city and was guided to Numa Breathwork.
Since 2019 I have immersed herself in the world of breath, energy healing, and inner journeying through altered states of consciousness. Why I love breathwork so much? Through the breath, we are gifted an opportunity to breathe new life and inspiration into every cell — to align with Spirit, open energetic channels, and live with more joy, play, connection, clarity, and unconditional love. Breathwork lead me to opening my heart to fully receive Amanita when she began growing closer and closer to the home I was sharing with my partner. Through the breath I learned how to surrender, to trust, to let go, to consciously die & rebirth myself anew each time I laid down to breathe aka. inner journey, which in retrospect was all a part of my initiation of being ready for inviting in Amanita as a revered guide in my life. Breathwork is highly integrative and has become the foundation for all my offerings.
Over these last 4.5 years of getting to know Amanita in all her multidimensional expressions, she has truly embodied the energy of a wise elder presence and I continue to learn soul mush each time I share her medicine & magic during the Amanita Maiden Journey. I continue to be humbled by Amanita each time I witness how she expresses herself to each individual that welcomes her in and it’s a deep honour to continue to open space for women to come into deeper communion with this wise elder guide of the forest! I can’t keep track of all the aha’s, miracles, transformation & consciousness shifts that have occurred since beginning the Amanita Maiden Journey in January of 2024. So rather then try to keep track, I sit here with my heart overflowing with all the respect, admiration and love I have for each curious soul who has said YES to Amanita and breathed with the whole ocean of emotion that can come when inviting in Amanita.
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When not guiding others, you can find me wandering the forests here on Vancouver Island, with a basket in hand, listening to the whispers of the mycelial web…
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Thanks for following the calling of Amanita and I look forward to sharing scared space together when we do!
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Jessica Love xo
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