Welcome to Sacred Sanctuary! At Sacred Sanctuary, we believe you do not need to be fixed. We believe you are already whole. Life presents challenges and obstacles, which can create an illusion of separation from our wholeness. When we sit with sacred plant medicines, like Ayahuasca, that separation is illuminated. Allowing us the gift of shedding thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve us. Thereby making apparent our perfect wholeness already present within.
"The whole effort of the spiritual process is to break the boundaries you have drawn for yourself and experience the immensity that you are. The aim is to unshackle yourself from the limited identity you have forged, as a result of your own ignorance, and live the way the creator made you - utterly blissful and infinitely responsible." - Sadhguru
I first discovered my spiritual path back in 2010 when I got sober from opiates (among other things). I was consumed with desperation which brought me to my knees. At that point, everything changed and I was filled with love and positivity where there was once only anger, sadness and negativity. Of course the path did not begin there, but was planned much in advance as the drugs brought me to this desperate place of seeking. It was from this place that it was time to acknowledge the deeper work...the things that had been pushed down, ignored, and left to fester. When I received the message about Ayahuasca, I KNEW it was a deep calling to move forward and wake up to the self I had been silencing my whole life.
After my first weekend with the medicine of Ayahuasca in August of 2016, I started noticing all of the lies I was wrapped up in and began the process of living an authentic life...one that was mine and not what others said it should be. Shortly thereafter I started volunteering at the place I first met this beautiful medicine, knowing I could never go back to the life I pretended to have before. Wanting to align even more to the medicine and become a vessel for this great teacher to work through me, I went to Peru to do a dieta. This meant a 30-day process, 14 days of which were in solitude in the jungle with no distractions. Watching myself, I was faced with the "reality" of myself which I did not like. This led to a Vipassana course to continue the clearing of this old dynamic and a constant re-centering back to this moment's truth, honoring whatever that may be. At the moment in means allowing Ayahuasca to work through me so that I can help assist the beautiful souls that I come across at Sacred Sanctuary and otherwise.
I have been on my spiritual path for many years. I was called to the medicine back in 2015. But did not come to sit with the medicine until 2019. When I sat with Mother Ayahuasca, I wanted to know my path in life. The answer was clear, my path was to be in service. I then spent the next 4 years volunteering and facilitating, learning and growing. It was then, I also understood the importance of integration when working with plant medicine. I became a Certified Life Coach and then received my certification as a Transformation, Recovery and Psychospiritual coach.
I have a gift of empathy, as well as strong intuition, which I use to guide me in all my efforts. I believe that love is the answer and that we all hold the answers within ourselves to heal and transform our lives.
After a 30+ year career in the corporate technology world I retired to pursue a spiritual path which received its initial boost in 2007 when my wife handed me the book The Secret. That reading quickly lead down an infinite rabbit hole of spiritual teachings and practices which include the completion of the 7-year Holosync Binaural Beats Meditation course, Dr. Joe Dispenza Meditation Retreats as well as various trips to see speakers like Abraham Hicks, Wayne Dyer and Eckhart Tolle. Eventually the seeking path lead to the sacred vine and the profound and deep spiritual insights gained while participating in ceremony was inescapable and I have been a constant presence in ceremony ever since. Having facilitated hundreds ceremonies for thousands of participants I have an earnest desire to assist people as they journey to the deep recesses of their soul and reigniting the divine within. In my spare time I enjoy studying the teachings of The Law of One & Hermeticism, participating in remote coherence healing sessions, as well as listening to to as much Grateful Dead as possible.
“The answer to every question that has ever been asked, or ever will be asked, lies at the bottom of a glass of too-much Ayahuasca.” – Rob Wilson
Brandon Pickard is a combat Veteran of the United States Air Force, where Ayahuasca saved his life.
He’s a facilitator, serves rapé, and has been working with this medicine since 2018.
Brandon is also an Entheogen Integration Coach with a certification of training from Being True To You. His coaching style focuses on mindfulness, duality, and transforming suffering.
Brandon also has a 200 hour YTT certification in Vinyasa Flow Yoga and works with sound healing.
“This is Heart Medicine, it wants you to feel!”
Find more information about Brandon here.
Believing what happened in our lives does not define who we are or the trajectory of our life, she is committed to her own healing and continued self-discovery journey which has led her to attend various retreats and events, study and apply different energy healing modalities and tools in her own life.
Doing her own inner child work over the years she has developed Inner Child healing process that can gently help guide others to the depth of themselves to experience healing, happiness, freedom and joy.
This path brought her to Ayahuasca that changed her own life in so many beautiful ways and led her to the path of service to the Medicine and others.
As one of her commitments to this path, she takes part in dietas in Peru to continue learning from Master Teacher Plants and allow Them to guide the way.
Intuitively guiding others on their journeys to self-discovery she encourages them to connect to their core and dive deep into the truth of who they are so that they can tap into the answers that are already within them!
Ryan’s spiritual awakening was initially born through a grounded and down-to-earth mindset. After being called to Ayahuasca for the first time, his path and world view were forever changed. Importantly however, Ryan believes in the value of integrating eastern and western knowledge along with the scientific and spiritual realms. Everything is interconnected.
Enlightenment further presented itself for Ryan in the form of studying and working with many different plant medicines, however, the calling to serve Ayahuasca persisted.
Through years of deep personal work and service to the medicine, Ryan brings a warm, compassionate, and knowledgeable approach to his facilitation of Ayahuasca, hapé, and other sacred medicines.
In his words from the medicine - “When at times we are lost in the darkness, Ayahuasca will light the way home.”
Lori believes that every human being has their own personal journey of healing and self-discovery. What works for one person will not work for everyone. Her loving and compassionate approach helps people to discover for themselves that they are their own healer and only they hold the keys to their heart, gently guiding them to unlock the healing that they so desperately desire. Her personal experience has taught her that everything that happens in this life is happening for us and is just a necessary part of the journey that leads us to pursue our healing and self-discovery. Her mission is to help clients discover how to be fully present with themselves and connect with the consciousness of their soul, allowing a person to heal their heart, body and mind which sets them free to experience wholeness, clarity and peace. Lori's daily prayer is to walk her life path and serve others with integrity, pureness of heart and humility.
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