Mona Rain, South Florida Shaman and Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Sanctioned Teacher, sits down to talk with don Oscar Miro-Quesada to give you a glimpse into what it is like to become a teacher and mentor.

The equinox (occurring twice yearly, when day and night are of equal length), is the perfect time to become conscious of what it means to be in communion with all sentient beings.

Does the thought of pausing your busy everyday life to attend a shamanic workshop sound like a “luxury?” According to South Florida shamanic practitioner Mona Rain, the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition (PMT) skills provide antidotes and options for addressing many of today’s most common human challenges.

As a healer who had many times borne witness to the profound transformational experiences that can occur in the wake of injuries and illnesses, I followed my heart, and a series of synchronicities and opportunities, to the highlands and jungles of Ecuador.

Each time I travel into the Sacred Lands of Peru that I so dearly love, I am always asked to offer a prayer or a kintu, or to pray at a specific vortex, or bring back a stone from a sacred site, or a specific item from the local markets.

Shamanic Transformations: True Stories of the Moment of Awakening features inspiring accounts of the “first moments of spiritual epiphany” as experienced by 47 renowned shamans.

Ayni is the exchange of energy that creates sacred reciprocity and interchange. It is balance and equilibrium amongst all of life, including people, animals, and nature and the cosmos.

This Full Moon Ritual ritual may be done on your own at home, or as part of a group ritual. Follow these three steps for a swipeable full moon ritual you can do each month to manifest and set intentions.

I allowed for the mountain’s powerful energy to “pull” me upward, no matter how long it would take. Read a first-hand retelling of a deeply impactful shamanic journey in Peru.

To take your creation of sacred space to another conscious level, consider the use of an authentic Peruvian Altar Cloth, or Mesa Cloth, as it is known to those who practice shamanism.

Connecting with our Power Animals allows us to tap into the Power Animal’s inherent traits, protection capabilities, habits and adaptations to bring forth wisdom, protection, and life guidance.

Apachetas are much bigger than cairns, constructed of many large size stone relatives. They were particularly important to the Incan Empire.

Shamanic Distance Healings, also referred to as “Remote Healings”, are offerings from Curanderas and Curanderos (Medicine Women and Men) who work in energetic realms, on behalf of the health and well-being of the one who has requested healing.

The indigenous peoples of the Andes offer prayers and gratitude to the mountain spirits (the APUs) to connect with the Wisdom of the “Old Ones”.

On the last day of our 14-day journey, I asked each of the travelers to tell me about their high points on the trip: “Do we have to pick just one…?  They were All so incredibly beautiful and magnificent in their own way! There’s no way we can choose!”

Summer Solstice is a time for giving thanks and for dance-filled, life-affirming celebrations of the gifts of the season. Check out this blog for a blessing to the sun you can recite during this time.

This passage contains instructions for “unlocking and activating” consciousness as we ALL do the great work of Pachamama, not just on Earth Day, but every day.