My Medicine Bag

06/28/2025

I've been a water lover as long as I can remember. My parents were always amazed at how I was always the first one into the pool or lake as a kid, and the last one out. I have always resonated so much with water.... the element of water is a necessity for me.

I joined swim team in high school my sophomore year. A little shove to do so... and blessed by a friend I made at a completely new large school. When we met we clicked right away. She was a senior though and I was a sophomore. So we had just that 1 year together... but wow was it epic. Her name was Gabby and she challenged me to truly be myself- be eccentric, be weird, follow my heart, and do the things I really did love fearlessly! I asked her if she would join swim team with me. Without hesitation, she was all in. Otherwise, I don't know if I would have had the courage to join a team sport I truly later fell in love with (I wasn't really athletic as a kid- or so believed- until swim found me). Being on the swim team changed me, shaped me, built a confidence in me, and brought friendship and community into my life during a period where I needed it more than ever.

I grew up in the mountains of Montana and Utah. I had never been to the ocean until I was 16- seeing it for the first time. At 19 I finally went to California with my sister Kayla where we got to swim in the ocean together for the first time. The way the waves hit, the way the sand stuck to every inch of your body, the way the sun felt and the simplicity of a nice cold water-towel-and water at my finger tips. That experience changed me. I knew I needed to be by the ocean every day of my life. It felt like a calling home.

At 23 I began traveling the world. Often times my destinations, from the beginning and even until now, require at least some weeks soaking up the sun and laying in my favorite place on earth- next to the ocean. The ocean, since I first came into contact, has been my calm place. The way it relaxes my whole nervous system and I can get lost in the tide or laid up on the sand for hours.

I now live in Cape Cod, MA. Water surrounding me in just a mile or 2 in every direction. A peninsula... and a sanctuary of the U.S.

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06/25/2025

Hi it's me ♡
Popping in to remind you that healing isn't linear. That alignment and balance is a daily process. That there is no real destination- only the journey.

So breathe life in, breathe out to relax into it all, and trust you are right where you are meant to be.

And if you need some support along the way- reach out!

I share my journey openly simply for the opportunity of authentic connection. I have done this for years and through that process of unfolding I have learned a lot about the human experience- we are all in it together.

The more honest we can be with ourselves and eachother the more fluidly we can find ourselves aligning with community upheld in love, acceptance, and grace.

Honesty is truly a road map to liberation. ♡ Be honest with yourself and your own heart. It'll take you into territories and places beyond your wildest dreams.

Blessings and love to you all. ♡

06/15/2025

Fresh sananga from the Amazon just arrived! ♡

The fresh stuff is the best stuff.

I like to keep fresh sananga for about 6 months in my fridge. After 6 months it's still okay to use however I prefer to replace it for fresh stuff once again.

All sananga •rders made from today forward will get this new fresh supply.

If you got some older stuff from me... just know it's still fine to use too... but throw it out once it starts to reach a more brown color.

Questions? Just ask. ♡

06/12/2025

A really great share about Kambo and how the peptides build and work throughout the kambo process. As well as why you feel so amazing afterwards!

Great share Elizabeth Anûra 💓🙏🐸

06/09/2025

06/08/2025

Interested in hearing about kambo and other plant medicines? Feel called to learn about bioenergetics and how to support eating, living, and thriving within a life of balance and abundance?

I have been practicing one of the most effective protocols ever... and this is after YEARS of trying everything else you could possibly imagine under the sun.... I've healed my body fully including curing endometriosis. I have brought my body back into homeostasis and discovered methods that have allowed me to thrive in some incredible ways. I have reached levels of health physically, mentally, and emotionally I never realized could even be possible... and it has continued to get better. On top of that I've witnessed profound growth and healing for so many other individuals! And I want to share my "secrets" with you...

I'll also be having this conversation with a dear friend who is also a kambo practitioner and naturopathic doctor. She too has some incredible shares.

Join me and Heather tonight at 6:30pm est for a live call here on fb! You'll see it pop up on my profile at that time where I'll then bring Heather in to speak with me. Also get her story/history and wisdom she has learned and gained within her life.

Heather has been an inspiration in many ways to me and many others. She has a ton of knowledge with many years experience as a naturopathic doctor and mother. Her pool of experience and wisdom is incredible and I am excited to have a conversation with her for all to witness to further inspire others on their journey within detox, natural medicine, healing, deeper intuitive connection, family values (she is also a mother to 3), and community support, +more.

Have questions about your own journey and want perspective from a holistic approach? We will also open the space to allow any questions to come through so you too can get more direct support.

See you there!

06/07/2025

We have around 19 different blends of rapé from Brazil! ♡ Many varieties according to each individuals intentions and needs.

My favorites:
•Blend for clearing the energy field: Capim Santo
•Blend for connecting to the softness and feminine within: White Rose
•Blend for integration after Grandma Ceremony: Ayoá
•Blend for processing grief: Emburana
•Blend for those with busy minds and those who deal with headaches/migraines: Sansara
•Blend for good overall harmonization: Tsunu

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06/01/2025

🌿Kava kava- made with vegetable glycerin and fine powdered Kava. It is a bit thicker in texture but has a sweetness to it which helps cut the flavor of the Kava making it more delicious while still maintaining good concentration. Kava is great for stress, anxiety, helping one to fall asleep, or simply to relax and let go of the days worries. I like to work with Kava is nature's natural anxiety-helper.

🌿Mugwort and Lavender- Herb grown with love from my garden. This is an alc•hol tincture also paired with honey to give it a sweetness. Mugwort has many incredible benefits- helping support menstruation for women and overall support of womb. It also is an herb that can be paired with dreamwork as its been known to help activate Lucid Dreaming. I have paired it with lavender to also bring on a relaxing effect for the entire body and nervous system. A great one for right before bed.

🌿Chuchuwasi- a beautiful master plant from Peru. I dieted this plant and learned how to prepare her. She is great for cleaning the blood, strengthening the bone density, and helping support overall strength throughout the system. She can also support a healthy menstruation for 🩸ing women. Great to be worked with during the first 3 days of the 🩸 and has been known to help ease cramping. Made with alc•hol.

🌿Nettle and Mullein- Made with alc•hol and vegetable glycerin combined giving a bit of sweetness to its intake. This offers great support for the lungs as well as is a natural allergy supporter. Nettle has been known to be a natural-antistamine. It is to he worked with daily so the Nettle can build in the system. As it builds over time it'll create a natural-antihistamine effect helping bring relief. Paired with mullein to also support and clean out the lungs.

05/26/2025

I will be doing some live video calls through my personal FB starting next Sunday and will run them every Sunday.

The first one is this coming Sunday June 1! I will be live at 1pm est. I will host a short grounding meditation alongside rapé. So bring your own rapé to the call so we can work together in prayer.

We will get to sit with the medicine together and I will offer a guided meditation as we sit with the medicine. This will be one of my favorite meditation practices I like to utilize alongside rapé and I look forward to sharing with you all.

From there I will open the space for Q&A to discuss Rapé, sananga, kambo, and kundalini yoga.

If you'd like me to reach out to you with a reminder so you don't miss this opportunity... let me know and I'll reach out to you earlier that Sunday so you don't miss it.

Again, this will be live from my personal FB. However, I am currently figuring out the process of making sure it is shared here in this group as well!

*If anyone has pointers on how this works.. let me know*

Each Sunday after that I will be bringing on others during some of those calls to share about their own practices, journeys, and testimonials surround these medicines and practices. Giving insight into how it has supported their lives. So stay tuned for the drops on the time each Sunday those calls are happening. And if you miss those lives... no problem! I'll be saving and sharing them to YouTube so anyone who feels called can catch them later.

Sat Nam! ♡

05/20/2025

This path has been my life dedication. It has been the driving force for how I show up in my life. And I have this devotion to this path because of how it has transformed my life, my health, my relationships, and my connection to the truth.

What I offer and share is something very very important to me. I study what I share very thoroughly... for me, it is essential that I practice my own teachings very thoroughly.

And I should note, these aren't necessarily "my" teachings but teachings past onto me from my elders- both in human and spirit form.

These teachings I hold dear to me. I take them to heart and I practice them thoroughly... with the understanding that if we want to really know something and what it means/does we must bring those teachings into our every day life.

To be a walking and living example of those teachings...

These teachings can't be taught in books. They are a way of life... and the only way to learn them is to actually exist and live within them.

This is what I value to the highest degree in my existence.

And I only share and teach what I myself have throughly learned, experienced, practiced, and integrated...

When I was in my Kundalini Yoga training, for example, something that really spoke and stuck with me was this....

The question was, "How will we know what and how to teach a class?" And the answer was...

"You should only ever teach what you know and have experienced yourself."

This was a key answer I have chosen to stand by and stick to in my own life.

I will only ever teach what I truly truly know because I have integrated it. I have experienced it... and I am loving proof of it.

And to be honest, the work is slow sometimes. All the time really. Because it's not an over night workshop or course or training...

I want my life and teachings to be a loving example people experience not just in words but in the example of my being.

So I take the time, the dedication, the discipline, and the practice to heart.

I don't want to regurgitate anything. What's the point of that?

I want to teach what I know from personal transformation. I know it because I live it...

**Next Kambo retreat 2025- August 18-22. Ask me about it♡

05/16/2025

Upon the ride back from the Wirikuta Desert during a spiritual journey in Mexico I received a message from Gillian. She asked if it was okay to put my work and sh•p in her book...

With so much excitement, I of course said yes! So grateful to be apart of such an epic and supportive community. And really excited to get my own copy soon to add to my own library too soon . 🥰🙏

"🌿I'm happy to share that my long researched book, "Entheogenic Earth : A Modern Mystic’s Journey Through Visionary Medicine & Indigenous Traditions" ... is finally available.
This Sacred Plant Medicine Guide is a deep journey through the realms of 17 Visionary Plant Traditions. Made for those devoted to deepening connection through learning together on the Plant Medicine Path 🙏❤🍄" -Gillian Riley Lepisto *The Author

05/14/2025

I have been playing around with some new concept ideas. I'd love some feedback.

The first pair I made (longest and largest pair to the far left corner) I really loved the design. Afterwards I realized that they are probably on the heavier side for a lot of people. My ears don't mind because I have stretched ears and they are used to the weight.

So, I went again with similar concepts- leather, stones, and feathers- they are lighter and obviously smaller. I added Saturn as a finishing touch which I felt complimented the overall flow really well.

Then, I was in it and wanted to try something ENTIRELY different. So I pulled out these antlers I've had that are naturally fallen antlers collected in Lithuania. I decided, what the heck? And decided to pull out my dremel and see what happened.

The first antler pair are the smaller daintier ones with the Quartz dangle and Ethiopian Opal. I was super tempted to dye the antler but decided to leave it fully natural.... part of me still wants to dye it because now that I've made the last pair (rainbow Moonstone with feathers) I really like the darker look and how it makes the Moonstone pop.

But I can't decide.

Anyway, I'd love to receive some feedback on what you think. Do we love them? Hate them? Do you prefer smaller or larger? Let's talk about it. It'll help me determine the direction I am heading next.

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