Shifting into a new paradigm of existence full of love, happiness, abundance and joy Jackie found herself in the Amazon Jungle in Peru sitting in a circle of beautiful souls preparing to share an experience with the Master Plant Teacher known as Ayahuasca. Having not experienced plant medicines, recreational drugs,  psychedelic experiences or any other mind altering substances before Jackie had no expectation of what was to come.  She had zero spirituality and was unaware of what a chakra was or why she was really there… but her life changed for ever. She stepped into the jungle trying to save her marriage and walked out saving herself instead.

Returning home after the Ayahuasca retreat was an experience all in its own. Jackie recalls sitting at her desk on first day back to work in front of 3 computer monitors and looking out at the beautiful harbor through her office window as lyrics from a Pink Floyd song kept playing over and over through her mind “…lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year, running over the same old ground and how we found the same old fears…” It was at that precise moment that Jackie knew life could not go on as it was. Though had some intense, out of this world, mind blowing experiences during her sacred plant medicine ceremonies in the jungle, there was so much of it she didn’t understand. She didn’t know what to do next or where to go… She only knew that a change needed to be made and she was the one that had to make that change.

The weeks following were a roller-coaster to say the least. Jackie was using tips that the retreat center shared with her to try and balance everything she was going through. She was going to yoga three times a day, eating organic raw and vegan meals, meditating, hugging trees in nature. There were so many incredible highs and blissful moments, yet they wouldn’t last. It was incredibly challenging to move through her days and she felt even more lost than ever. So many times the thought entered her mind… “Just forget everything, the whole ceremony and go back to the old life that you knew. Yes, you were depressed, sad, unhappy and felt unloved, but you know how to numb yourself from it all.” Jackie found herself calling out to the universe and screaming for help… for a guru, a guide, someone, anyone who could tell her what to do to help her with all of this. And then She felt it… Jackie felt the call to return back to the jungle and sit in ceremony once again. This time however,  she wasn’t going to the jungle to save her marriage to her former partner, She was going for herself.

Three and a half months later Jackie took a couple months of from work. It was her first time ever taking a trip for herself, by herself and she stepped back in to the same ceremonial circle and prepared the best she could for this new chapter of rediscovering her truth, beauty and love of who SHE IS. Those two months were the most liberating and glorious months of Jackie’s life and she returned to her Island home with a new sense of purpose, clarity and drive. The intention was to return to work for a few months and then leave her island home with her son and start carving a new life for herself. Jackie only lasted a month before she felt it was time to go. She didn’t have the money she intended to save, however she didn’t let that fear stop her and decided to listen to her heart’s guidance. Selling all she could of her belongings and donating the rest Jackie packed up a few suitcases with clothes and crystals and her son and left their island home.

From that point on Jackie was completely dedicated to integrating all the new lessons and insights from her ceremonies and being in service to humanity. She was led to participate in new styles and forms of energy healing and shamanic work while attending various types of healing ceremonies and Shamanic training and initiations with some very incredible modern day women shamans who have been nurtured with gifted teachers and Medicine People from many cultures around the world including but not limited to South America, North America, South Africa, Bali, Germany, Iceland, India, and The Netherlands. Jackie started volunteering at Sacred Ceremonies to help give back. She was living in such gratitude for all that she was experiencing in her new found self and the incredible amounts of physical and emotional healing she was moving through. Within a few months Jackie found herself returning to Peru for a few months out of every year siting in service at Plant Medicine Retreats and moving through her own ceremonies of healing, growth and learning.

Her life became a life of listening, learning, loving, exploring, abundance, passion, joy and surrendering. Jackie moved with the flow of the universe and went wherever her heart guided her. Every day she was discovering more about herself, more about those around her and more about how powerful we all are. Though it was very challenging at times, Jackie wouldn’t trade any of her experiences because they all have led to her to where she is today… here with you.

A few years in to her journey of awakening Jackie has found herself working deeply with beautiful beings who are moving through their own awakening processes and journeys of healing and expansion. As she travels the world meeting and connecting with beautiful beings from all walks of life Jackie was noticing a pattern. We are in a space of time where humanity is moving through a massive shift of expansion and awakening. However, there is a growing need for support for all these beautiful beings as they are moving through this process. Seeing and feeling the challenges she went through integrating her own experiences after her first experiences working with plant medicines Jackie has decided to answer the call and has opened her arms and heart to offer heart-centered guidance and support to beautiful beings who are moving through their own journey of healing and awakening, specifically the call to guide and support with the preparation and integration of plant medicine ceremonies.

Aside from being in service to herself and her family, being in service to the collective brings her great joy and happiness.