The journey begins May 9th
A 7 week immersive series to discover how to live in the fullness of our shared humanity.
Awaken to a Living World
Transformational plant medicines reveal a profound truth: the world around us is alive—dynamic, intelligent, and deeply interconnected. But how do we sustain this awareness beyond the journey? How do we integrate these revelations into daily life? Join us for a seven-week immersive series designed for practitioners, guides, seekers, and beginners alike. This program offers a structured approach to navigating the transformational journey landscape, and life itself, rooted in over 40 years of indigenous wisdom, deep ecology, and spiritual practice.
The 7 Essentials of Being & Becoming
Meditate | Learn the art of deep listening
Develop the skills of emptiness and stillness to expand our capacity of listening to the living field of energy around us
Practice Qi Gong | Cultivate subtle sense awareness
Awaken and develop our innate capacities of inner harmony and orientation through practice and observation
Sacred Songs & Invocations | Make alliances with nature and the elements
With the blessing of indigenous and Native communities we share sacred songs and invocations to deepen our connection and ‘making of relations’ with the more than human world.
Ceremony and Ritual Making |
Experience a live ritual with your guides, receiving direct transmissions of healing and teachings through sound and focused intention
Integrate | Cultivate therapeutic space for healing
Learn how to hold space for others’ healing and transformation and how to be held in a container for your own evolution
Expand Consciousness | Awakening a profound sense of connection to the web of life
Discover in community an even deeper sense of belonging to this moment, to this Earth and to your place in it
Forward Facing | Weaving transformational experiences into daily life
Become part of a movement of inspiration, strength and optimism for this moment and for the future, discovering how to live in the fullness of our humanity together.
Transforming in a living, interactive experience
This is not a traditional course. There are no lectures, rigid structures, or passive learning. We offer a series of Regenerative Learning gatherings and direct transmissions—designed to support your transformations. A space to co-create, inquire, and expand together. - When we bring attention and intention to the energy of the space between us, there is a sustainable communion of gifting and receiving. We’re inviting you to bring your wisdom, curiosity and aliveness to this space. Be in the dance of something new and ancient between us.
Activate, Interact, Integrate – Learn to navigate life and traumatic or transformational experiences with greater awareness, grounding your insights in a state of deep connection rather than separation.
Explore the Inner & Outer Landscape – Expand your perception, embrace new perspectives, and uncover hidden aspects of yourself and the space between us.
Reclaim Ancestral Healing – Revive and integrate ancient wisdom into modern life, awakening inner capacities and knowledge that may have been long forgotten.
Build a Conscious Community – Join a group of like-minded seekers dedicated to creating a more connected, meaningful, and beautiful world.
Our goal is to awaken new ways of being, to cultivate deep presence, and to reconnect with the intelligence of the natural world. This is a call to feel fully alive again, to reclaim our relationship with the sacred, and to create a shared path forward.
Let’s discover how to live in the fullness of our shared humanity.
Meet François Demange
François is an internationally known healer and practitioner who has studied Vegetalismo (traditional Amazonian plant medicine) for almost 30 years with the Shipibo and Quechua Lamista people. He’s acknowledged as a medicine-man by many traditional indigenous and Native elders from around the world and has made relations or been adopted by many of these communities.
François has a Masters degree in Anthropology from the University of East London and is a teacher, author and founder of the non-profit Sacred Ways Foundation. He’s been a speaker and advocate for indigenous and traditional medicine ways at medical and psychedelic conferences and has written two books including his autobiography "De l'ombre à la lumière" (from the Shadow to the Light) and Ceremonies, Visions, Healing: The Path of Sacred Plants, both currently available in French.
His mission is to help human beings evolve in our capacity to be in communion with all of Life, to remember that we are all related, and to be an ambassador for traditional and indigenous wisdom traditions in our contemporary times.
Meet Dr. Kelly Jennings
Kelly is a naturopathic physician, Chinese medicine and shamanic Qi Gong practitioner. She has a private clinical practice, The Source for Healing, where she supports people with autoimmune disease and chronic illness recovery their well-being. She has co-authored a book called The Breast Cancer Companion, a complementary care manual for practitioners who care for people with breast cancer and is a frequent speaker at medical conferences on psychedelics and mental health. She also teaches Qi Gong classes online.
Kelly leads transformational group healing experiences that include meditation and Qi Gong, and are informed by two decades of ritual practice and training with indigenous healers from the Mayan, Moshica, Dinè, Daoist and Quechua traditions. She’s mother to a mixed family of 5, daughter to a Chilean mamà and Aruban raised father. Her work is inspired by this question: How are we, together, becoming the elders our children are longing for?
Step into this journey. Awaken to the sacred. Live with greater awareness.
Course Schedule:
Fridays 11 AM to 1:30 PM:
May 9th
May 16th
May 23th
May 30th
June 13th
June 13th
June 20th
June 27th
Who is this for?
• Anyone who feels troubled in the current world, and who is seeking a sense of home, a sacred refuge for deeper connection and purpose.
• Anyone involved in psychedelic or entheogenic studies, or for those who’re thinking about participating in a journey experience and want to deepen their understanding, capacity and sense of safety.
• Individuals who are interested in learning how to navigate transformational spaces for themselves and/or for others.
• Mental health professionals and anyone in the healing professions interested in traditional and indigenous wisdom in the context of working and healing with plant medicines.
• Individuals interested in understanding how they could approach the world and their own relationship with Nature differently.
• Anyone seeking connection and new ways of being with the world, and how to grow towards that place together.
You get:
• Seven 2.5 hour Zoom conferences with François and Dr Kelly
• Weekly one hour practice sessions
• Meditations, rituals and songs for your daily practice
• Continuing community conversations and
• Live Q&A with François and Dr Kelly
Reciprocity in Action,
Remembering That We are All Related
10% of your contribution goes to Sacred Ways Foundation to Support Indigenous Wisdom and legacy
The Sacred Ways Foundation is a our non-profit partner dedicated to preserving and uplifting indigenous medicine traditions. By joining us, you are directly contributing to the survival of ancient healing practices and the families who carry them forward.
There is only this moment.
Testimonials
Catherine Shrady, PhD
“This course was of the highest quality, taught by two high caliber and dedicated professionals who shared their expertise not only with great skill, but with warmth, humor, authenticity and caring. I look forward to taking future courses with them!”
Tatiana
“I wanted to express my gratitude for the incredible transmission that was (is) Being and Becoming. This teaching was given so generously and with such a democratic approach. It felt as if we are all emerging together.”
Ina L.
“Gratitude is not enough of a word to express how much appreciation I have - I am deeply touched and humbled. Thank you for your gifts and wisdom, and inviting us to co-create in this journey of Being and Becoming. I feel tremendously resourced thanks to your facilitation of this offering.”
Kristina
“Metsa and Kelly's earnest dedication to cultivating non-separation and facilitating collective healing radiates generosity. I wholeheartedly recommend anyone seeking wisdom and belonging to experience the remarkable, wise, kind, and delightfully humorous presence of these two extraordinary individuals.”
Martina Bell