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Holy moly I can’t get over the shots from our sh

Holy moly I can’t get over the shots from our shoot at @zigzagglastonbury with @krumblecreations & @phill_fisher 💫 they work with long exposure and all kinds of crazy lighting tricks... yet this shot was only lit with a £1 torch and nothing else! Love being a part of such magical creations 🦋

Familia 🌻 Let us gather and relearn our innat

Familia 🌻

Let us gather and relearn our innate joy in community through authentic connection and deep enquiry...

Familia will bring you song, story and grounded connection practices that inspire inner and outer growth. By joining, you will be supporting the facilitation of this growing community and the creation of new music - which you will be the first to receive. As co-creators, you can offer ideas, make requests and take part - enriching our inspired experience together.

Other offerings from Familia will include live streamed yoga, workshops, sharing circles, a virtual bookclub, intimate music based ceremonies and co-creation challenges for those who seek a synergistic outlet.

Let’s celebrate this life we have together 🌿 Link in bio 🌱

A little song I wrote after beautiful healing cere

A little song I wrote after beautiful healing ceremonies with Grandmother Ayahuasca and inspired by the teachings at Gaia Sagrada in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Full video is on YouTube - link in bio 🌿

This rugged coast always welcomes me home as thoug

This rugged coast always welcomes me home as though nothing has changed. Time and events no longer linear. The same warm rocks beneath these same feet, heated by the same sun... This lifetime’s love affair with pacha mama continues. Dolphins surfaced out of the vast blue and swam toward the curved horizon, a familiarity that goes deeper than memory.

Left my mark on what has been our home for the las

Left my mark on what has been our home for the last 6 months... Reborn as are most who visit the nurturing womb of Mother Earth here at Gaia Sagrada. It’s the ayahuasca vine weaving through the hand mudra of harmony as I asked the grandmother for guidance toward inner & outer peace & harmony in this world. The spirit of this ancient, mysterious Amazonian medicine is the anaconda, the patient watcher, weaving healing wherever the shaman asks, bordered by the chacruna leaf; ingredients allowing the spirit to appear. Dragon flies have flown through many ceremonies here - they represent love & joy. I wish I’d painted a couple on, reminded by this fella, blessing my last hour of painting. Aho metakiase 🐍🍃

Kai has a film camera and just had some pictures d

Kai has a film camera and just had some pictures developed... so here’s me finding immense joy in nature’s own feather dusters. I was arranging flowers for ceremony and literally felt like some kind of fairy 🍃🌸

Cherishing my last 2 weeks in paradise with this b

Cherishing my last 2 weeks in paradise with this beautiful tribe. The transformation I’ve felt within myself has been tremendous, embracing the healing powers of the plant medicines and community support and witnessing my shift in perspective towards my own divinity and humanity, being a part of raising the collective consciousness, respecting and worshiping our Mother Earth and her elements. The sacred ceremonies have taught me so, so much - I want everyone to be able to have access to this ancient wisdom. In western culture, we think we know the most we’ve ever known now, but the truth is, the ancient tribes and civilisations knew so much more. I’ve reconnected to our superpowers; our intuition, psychic and telepathic abilities and our abundant power to heal ourselves and each other. A lot of people stereotype these concepts to hippy tendencies but I believe collectively we are waking up, gradually. The stories and events I have witnessed leave no doubt in my mind: we are one. All unique expressions of love with immense power to change both our inner and outer worlds. My friend, Viktor, died a couple of days ago. I know he’s in another place now - a real place. But whilst we’re in this dimension, I want to enjoy every second of this human experience and help others rediscover their power and true joy. Thank you for these two more precious weeks in the womb of Gaia Sagrada, for the past months of learning, connecting and loving. Thank you for this happy, happy heart. Aho 🍃🌵🌿

I love this tribe 🍑

I love this tribe 🍑

It was pretty exciting following active rail track

It was pretty exciting following active rail tracks in Peru! We were grateful for the few flat miles after so much hiking...

Missing my stray friends! Mr. scratchy (the one in

Missing my stray friends! Mr. scratchy (the one in the middle, riddled with flees and tumours) followed us absolutely everywhere, seemingly purely out of companionship as he never begged. He even followed me into toilet cubicles and onto tuk tuks. Was sad saying goodbye to him as no one else liked him much. It was the only time he didn’t follow us, when we had our big backpacks and said goodbye.

Possibly the only moment I felt Christmassy in Per

Possibly the only moment I felt Christmassy in Peru - hiking through the snow on the red valley. The recent phenomenon of the rainbow mountains and the floods of tourists is actually quite sad. It’s because the ice has all melted and left trails of different minerals from the rocks. I wonder if the colours will last or soon be washed away? Grateful to witness it in this moment all the same.

We hiked 55.5 miles along the Salkantay Trek, reac

We hiked 55.5 miles along the Salkantay Trek, reaching 4,629 meters through every single bit of weather imaginable to reach Machu Picchu. It was pretty darn cool.

First doodles with henna… #novice

First doodles with henna... #novice

It was the teeniest, tiniest part, but I’m so th

It was the teeniest, tiniest part, but I’m so thrilled to have been involved in Dracula, airing on @bbcone at 9pm on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of January and on @netflix on the 4th. Swipe to see if you can spot me in the trailer 🌚🦇

Not really sure what I was doing here but oh my go

Not really sure what I was doing here but oh my goodness it’s fun to hang upside down in air yoga... definitely want one of these to practice with!

I’m so in love with my life and the work we do h

I’m so in love with my life and the work we do here at Gaia Sagrada. People gather from all over the world to heal, grow, learn and change their lives for the better... the transformations are incredible 🌵🍃💫

I’m so grateful to be able to soak up Ecuador fo

I’m so grateful to be able to soak up Ecuador for a decent amount of time. It’s a truly beautiful place. We’ll be heading to Peru for a month soon, I wonder what adventures await us there... 🌞

I know nakedness is a controversial thing thanks t

I know nakedness is a controversial thing thanks to undertones of the Internet and society making it only sexual but I’m 100% in for celebrating nature’s delights in our natural form. It’s so freeing and incredible medicine for the soul. Screw shame! This is living in joy and reclaiming power ✌️ I recommend it if you haven’t tried it yet...

One of my students recently told me that their reg

One of my students recently told me that their regular yoga practice is a lot like a stock market upward trend - close up it goes up and down like crazy but look over a longer space of time and it’s a gradual yet substantial improvement. I like this analogy a lot because it’s easy to forget that our body and energy changes every moment. We put constant pressure on ourselves to always be improving (at everything!) but it’s OK to just practice for the sake of practicing - to feel better, recentre and calm the mind, wherever your body and mind is at. Albeit, it’s easy for me to reflect in this beautiful setting! Sending you all so much love from Vilcabamba, Ecuador 😌🙏 #yogateacher #yoga #yogainstructor #yogainspiration #yogalifestyle #vilcabamba #ecuador #izhcayluma

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