Heart Mountain Wellness

04/22/2026

Peruvian Shamanic Foundations
The Ancient Art of Tracking Energy

Learn how to track, feel, and deepen energy awareness…within yourself, and with others, with permission.

We will work with:
• The felt sense
• Journeying with your tracking animal
• Energetic threads

You will practice tracking for yourself and with a partner, while building clear, ethical boundaries rooted in permission and integrity.

This is hands-on. A grounded, experiential space to trust what you’re perceiving and grow your skill.

I’m weaving 20+ years of practice into this 3-hour ceremonial workshop and this is the last class of this series! We will be facilitating retreats all summer.

Join us for this BIG FINALE of the series!!! Tools + wisdom for everyday life.
See you in the sacred circle XO JOANNA

Saturday April 25 | 1–4 PM
Soul Ascension Studio
Sliding scale $44–$66

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04/21/2026

04/18/2026

There’s a quiet kind of knowing that doesn’t come from planning.

Last night, I dreamt of the Ñustas. Not in a way that felt symbolic or distant, but direct. Clear. Like being given instructions you don’t question.

I have everything packed and planned for today, altars, flower essences, flowers, kuyahs for today’s ceremony.

Yet in my dream, I was serving a tea. A rich, warm blend. One if my magical adaptogen mushroom chai with cacao woven in.

So this morning, I made a large pot of my fabulous tea. Slowly. Intentionally. Letting it come together the way it wants to in layers, same way it was prepared in my dream.

And now it comes with me into the circle.

This is the part of my work that can’t be taught in steps. It comes through relationship. Through years of tending, listening, showing up, and learning how to recognize when something is being asked of you.
This is how I work with the Ñustas.

There is a living conversation here.
Dreams... Subtle guidance.
And then the choice to trust it.

Today, we gather again.
And the tea is already part of the ceremony. It’s simple witnessing messages from Dreamtime, and it asks us to listen in waking days.

See you in the sacred circle!! 2-5pm 💕🙏✨

04/16/2026

Peruvian Shamanic Foundations:
The Art of Tracking Energy
Tracking is the art of learning how to see, feel, and understand energy.… with yourself, within the field around you, and with others - with permission.
In this class, you will learn how to track energy in real time using both your intuitive senses and shamanic tools. We will explore how to gather clear information and how to trust what you are perceiving.
You will practice:
* Using journey tracking as a tool for deeper insight and guidance
* Working with a felt sense as a primary way of receiving information
* Tracking energy for yourself and another person through partnered work
* Tracking through the tapestry: reading patterns, themes, and energetic threads
* Learn safety protocols and boundaries of tracking energy in sacred space
* Working with a tracking animal guide that aligns with you
We work with strong energetic boundaries and clear protocols so tracking stays safe, respectful, and in right relationship. This creates a grounded and ethical container where you can develop your skills with clarity and integrity.
This is a hands-on, experiential class. You will practice tracking in a safe, guided container where you can build confidence in your own perception. Over time, tracking becomes a foundational skill for Shamanic healing, decision-making, and understanding what is truly happening beneath the surface.
This class is open to beginners and practitioners alike. No experience is needed, only a willingness to listen, feel, and explore.
You are warmly invited into a sacred circle of sharing, practice, and direct experience. I look forward to meeting you in circle and remembering our tools together.  XO Joanna
Date:                      Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time:                     1:00 – 4:00 PM
Location:              Soul Ascension Studio, 300 East 13th Street, #103 Vancouver, WA

04/16/2026

There’s something that’s been quietly building since I hosted Gisla’s Air Temple Retreat at my Sanctuary last weekend. The field of air has stayed with me…

Air has always been a natural current for me, being an Aquarius, but this past week it’s been stronger than usual. Not just as an element, but as a way of perceiving… a way of sensing. Air can be an archetype, a state of awareness, a presence that moves through us. The wind carries messages. It connects realms. There are wind shamans, wind grandmothers, wind goddesses… and you can feel when that medicine is close.

This Saturday, that current continues in a really beautiful way.

We’ll be gathering for the Water Goddess AND the Wind Goddess rites. You’ll receive two rites in one gathering.

Doña Maria, the Water Goddess, brings the medicine of flow, connection, and the deeper currents that move through our lives.

Mama Simona, the Wind Goddess, carries the ancestral winds. She is the breath of the lineage, the whispers of those who came before, the unseen support that moves with us.

These two together feel powerful. Water and air. Flow and breath. Movement and spirit.

After this Saturday, we’ll pause the series until July, with some goddess pop-ups through the summer for anyone who wants to continue or catch up. So this gathering becomes a kind of threshold moment.

By the end of Saturday, you’ll be halfway through your mesa journey and be holding the connection to three goddesses:

Mama Ocllo – Earth
Doña Maria – Water
Mama Simona – Air

It’s a beautiful place to arrive. You start to feel the relationship forming, not just as teachings, but as something living that you carry.

If you’ve been thinking about joining, this is a meaningful one to step into. It’s essentially a two-for-one, and it opens the path in a strong way.

Saturday
2–5 PM
Pacha Collective

There’s a seat for you if you feel the call. XO Joanna

04/15/2026

Friends and community 💛

I’m excited to invite you into the next gathering in the series… the Water Goddess Ceremony, working with Doña Maria from the Andean traditions of Energetic Medicine.

These teachings have been part of my path for many years, and this ceremony opens a space to connect with water as a living force… supporting emotional flow, intuition, and a deeper sense of connection within yourself.

This is a beautiful circle to slow down, gather in community, and experience the medicine of water in a grounded and meaningful way.

You can join this single ceremony or continue with the full series.

All genders are welcome. These teachings are for everyone.
Space is limited, so please reserve your seat in the sacred circle.
XOXO Joanna

More info + registration:
Saturday, April 18
2–5 PM
Pacha Collective – Vancouver, WA

04/14/2026

You are invited to a Water Goddess Ceremony, the second gathering in the series. This is a simple and welcoming experience.

In this gathering we meet Doña Maria, the Water Goddess. Her attunement is emotional healing, release, and returning to a state of flow. Doña Maria helps dissolve fears, insecurities, and emotional heaviness She gently guides us back into trust, softness, and deeper connection with our inner waters and intuitive knowing.

Together we will share ceremony, receive the Water Goddess attunement, and continue creating your personal sacred bundle (Nusta Mesa). You will learn the story and wisdom of Doña Maria and experience simple practices that help bring her flowing, heart centered energy into your everyday life.

You’re welcome to join for a single class. Each ceremony stands on its own, so you can come whenever you feel called to receive.

This space WELCOMES ALL GENDERS and all levels of experience. Beginners and experienced practitioners are warmly welcome to sit in sacred community and receive these beautiful attunements.
Join us for the Water Goddess Ceremony Saturday April 18th, 2026 
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Location: Pacha Collective, 202 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663

04/14/2026

Water has always been sacred

Across cultures, people gather with rivers, oceans, and baths
to connect, to pray, to honor something deeper
This Saturday, we step into this tradition

The Water Goddess Ceremony with Doña Maria
A beautiful space to receive her attunement
and connect with the wisdom of water

You will sit in ceremony
experience a gentle limpia
and feel the presence of water in a way that stays with you

This is a circle of beauty, connection, and sacred practice of building your Nusta Mesa. You’re welcome to join for a single class. Each ceremony stands on its own, so you can come whenever you feel called to receive.

This space WELCOMES ALL GENDERS and all levels of experience. Beginners and experienced practitioners are warmly welcome to sit in sacred community and receive these beautiful attunements.

Date: Saturday April 18th, 2026
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Location: Pacha Collective, 202 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663

04/13/2026

You are invited to a Water Goddess Ceremony, the second gathering in the series. This is a simple and welcoming experience.

In this gathering we meet Doña Maria, the Water Goddess. Her attunement is emotional healing, release, and returning to a state of flow. Doña Maria helps dissolve fears, insecurities, and emotional heaviness She gently guides us back into trust, softness, and deeper connection with our inner waters and intuitive knowing.

Together we will share ceremony, receive the Water Goddess attunement, and continue creating your personal sacred bundle (Nusta Mesa). You will learn the story and wisdom of Doña Maria and experience simple practices that help bring her flowing, heart centered energy into your everyday life.

You’re welcome to join for a single class. Each ceremony stands on its own, so you can come whenever you feel called to receive.

This space WELCOMES ALL GENDERS and all levels of experience. Beginners and experienced practitioners are warmly welcome to sit in sacred community and receive these beautiful attunements.
Join us for the Water Goddess Ceremony
XO Joanna

Date: Saturday April 18th, 2026
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Location: Pacha Collective, 202 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663

04/09/2026

Last call for Earth Mother Goddess Ceremony this Sunday April 12th. We’ve made a few updates, so please read through before you arrive.

The time is now 5:00 PM
The new location is Heart Mountain Sanctuary

Please register by Sunday at noon so you have time to prepare and arrive grounded and ready.

There is a Nusta (goddess) workbook, along with the Earth Mother workbook, for you to review in advance. This is part of the preparation and helps you step into the circle with clarity and connection.

We are so excited to gather and continue building our Nusta Mesas together. If you feel called, join us. I look forward to sitting in the sacred circle with you! XOOXO Joanna

04/08/2026

Hello Beautiful Souls! The Nustas have moved to Camas/Washougal area for Sunday! I guess they want to be on the lake... It will magical in the sanctuary XOXO https://www.eventbrite.com/e/goddess-initiations-earth-goddess-tickets-1986507231605?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/08/2026

The first time I sat in circle to receive a Goddess Nusta rite, I didn’t really know what it was going to awaken.

I had already done a lot of healing work. Decades of it… and when I received the Mother Earth initiation, something very potent shifted in me.

I could feel my body connected to the heartbeat of the earth in a different way. My nervous system merged with hers. I had a sense of being supported that wasn’t coming from me… trying to hold it all together. It felt like Mother Earth was holding me.

That’s what this first Nusta opens.�It brings us back into our body.
�And reminds us what it feels like to be supported without effort.
This is not about learning something new, it is about receiving ancient wisdom and allowing it to awakening it in you.

We are gathering this Sunday for the Mother Earth Goddess initiation.�This circle is open to all genders and all levels.

If you feel the call to come back into your body, and be held in a deep way, come sit with us.

I look forward to being in a sacred circle with you!

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026�Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM�Location: Pacha Collective, 202 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663