Heart Mountain Wellness

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

My favourite cartoon!! ❤️🐍🐈‍⬛🕊️🦅

EARTH WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION | FILM
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Pachamama
An Animated Film Directed by Juan Antin
Written by Christophe Poujol and Juan Antin
A Doghouse Films Production © 2018

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Set in 16th century South America, in the Andes Mountains of Peru, Pachamama is a colorful animated feature by Argentine director Juan Antín and produced by Didier Brunner (The Secret of Kells, Ernest and Celestine) through his Paris-based studio, Folivari. Determined to tell a story from an Indigenous perspective, Antín harnessed pre-Columbian iconography, including repetitive geometrical patterns particular to the region’s clothing and art, as the basis for the film’s character and production design.

Pachamama places at the center of its narrative 10-year-old Tepulpaï, a vivacious young boy with aspirations of becoming a respected shaman. But as his community engages in a ceremonial offering to the great spirit of Pachamama, an Incan overlord disrupts their sacred time and confiscates the town’s highly symbolic golden statue, which connects them to the Earth. Using this as an opportunity to prove himself, Tepulpaï embarks on a journey to recover the invaluable icon alongside his friend Naira and her pet llama.

The film was nominated at the Cesar Awards, France’s highest film honors. Pachamama is available online.

Watch the film here 🌿🩷
https://www.netflix.com/title/81029736?fromWatch=true&source=35

03/04/2026

If you hold space for others…
this is for you.

Healing requires safety.
Safety requires skill.

Learn how to:
• Hold the container
• Regulate energy
• Open sacred space
• Stay grounded
• Protect your own nervous system

Beginner + seasoned practitioners welcome.
Everyone receives a healing.

Space is limited.
Reserve your place and step into our sacred circle.
Saturday March 7th, 2026
Sliding Scale: $44 – $66

03/03/2026

I recently had the absolute joy of sitting down with Sherry Meredith for her podcast, Spotlight Around Town, and what a beautiful and raw conversation it was.

We talked about healing, safe containers, nervous system regulation, ceremonial sound baths, grief, death and what it truly means to come back to yourself.

She wrote the most beautiful Substack about our conversation and about Heart Mountain Wellness. She captured the heart of my work; not just what I do, but why I do it. She captured the steadiness behind my work through my intention and decades of devotion.

One thing I appreciated is that Sherry really understood that healing isn’t a trend. It’s skill. It’s knowledge shaped by thousands of hours sitting in ceremony with elders, learning from master healers, practicing, listening, refining. It’s love. It’s passionate. It’s showing up again and again.

When someone really sees what you do, not just the vocabulary, but the heart behind it…. That is sacred.

If you’d like to read her beautiful article, here is the link:
https://substack.com//note/p-188328323

It’s honest, grounded, and a reminder that healing isn’t hype… it’s skill. It’s safety. It’s remembering ourselves HOME.
Thank you, Sherry, for the conversation, and the way you spotlight people with such care. 💛

Keep posted for the PODCAST coming soon!!! And please join me anytime for a ceremonial class, circle or event.

I look forward to sitting in sacred ceremony with you✨

02/28/2026

Learn the tools and skills to heal yourself and support others with integrity.

This monthly Peruvian Shamanic Class is a two-hour experiential ceremonial training rooted in Andean Energetic Medicine.

You will learn how to Journey and:�• Open sacred space in the Peruvian tradition�• Hold a grounded, clean, trauma-aware container�• Journey through the Three Worlds (Lower, Middle, Upper)�• Connect with a personal guide�• Practice skills you can continue using on your own

If you’re ready to build healing skills, deepen your practice, and sit in circle with a healing community: reserve your place now.

Space is limited. Reserve your place and step into our sacred circle.
Date: Saturday March 7th, 2026
Time: 1:00-3:30/4pm
Location: Soul Ascension Studio, 300 East 13th Street, #103 Vancouver, WA
Investment: Sliding Scale: $44 – $66

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02/21/2026

🔥🐎 Some years are for resting. This one is for rising.
The Fire Horse doesn’t wait for clarity. She creates it.

If something in you has been stirring…�if you’ve been curious about shamanic or energy medicine but want a clear, grounded way to understand it, this is your moment.

Foundations of Shamanic Energetic Practice is a trauma-informed, experiential introduction to Peruvian Shamanic Energetic Medicine and Andean Mountain Wisdom.
This isn’t theory.�It’s direct experience in the body.

You’ll learn how energy medicine supports emotional well-being, clarity, and reconnection to self through:
• understanding how healing begins in the body�• building regulation and presence�• learning how sacred space supports clarity and focus�• experiencing simple tools you can use in daily life

The experience is guided, accessible, and embodied.�You’ll leave with clarity, grounded awareness, and practical tools you can actually use.
✨ Beginner-friendly�✨ Step-by-step guidance�✨ Clear, experiential learning

There are 2 Fire Horse seats left.�If you feel the heat in your chest… that’s your invitation.
Step into the circle.

Saturday, February 21, 2026�1:30–3:30pm�Soul Ascension Studio�300 East 13th Street, #103�Vancouver, WA
Sliding Scale: $44–$66

Looking forward to meeting you soon ♥️�Joanna
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02/14/2026

Posting today when the Venerable Monks return home on Valentine's Day!

My heart is so full after our Walk for Peace ❤️ Ashram Open House gathering. We need more community gathering to talk and listen. Speak our deep passions and souls longing.

We smudged, ate coffee cake John made us, drank chai tea. We shared peace monk photos and bracelets. Talked about their powerful journey and how it had impacted us.

We spoke about Peace. Death. Religion. Community. We listened. We shared stories. We held space together. This is what community gathering feels like, and we need more please!! ❤️‍🩹

Thank you to Yvonne and David for bringing the Hado frequency machine and creating Peace Water for us to drink together. And bringing peace oil and clay diffuser. We basked in peace all day long.

Thank you to Hiroko for bringing her Hado peace machine and building her peace altar and charging up the circle.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Zoom — Susan, Shelly, and those who popped in throughout the day — and to all of you who arrived in person at different times.

David, thank you for sharing your deep insight from your 20 years living in a monastery. Your wisdom grounded our conversations in such a meaningful way.

Nilou, thank you for the flowers and snacks. Jan, thank you for bringing your magic and sparkle ✨. Dharma teachers Shaun and Dominic — our new young gentlemen — thank you for sitting in circle with the elders. Witnessing generations sit together and talk about peace all day long was powerful.

And ending the day with a spontaneous sound bed session was the perfect way to seal the day — playful, potent, and fun!

Some of our insights:

"There’s no wrong way to pray" - Our lodge lineage teaching's

"Peace has no religion" - Yvonne

Thank you all for being part of it. 🕊✨xoxo Joanna