Sacred Food Journey
Embark on Your Journey to Food Freedom & Body Liberation: Join our 12 week live online course & in-person experiential blending trauma-informed practices, shamanic journeying, Sacred Plant Wisdom, and empowering somatic techniques.
Colleen Kuhn, RD
As a Registered Dietitian, Colleen brings a wealth of knowledge in nutrition, wellness, and the intricate relationship between food and the body. Complementing this expertise, Colleen, is also a skilled Plant Medicine Facilitator in the Peruvian Mestizo Tradition, integrating shamanic journeying and Sacred Plant Wisdom into the healing process. Colleen will be leading the course & facilitating the Plant Medicine retreat
About the course
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12 weeks
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1 hour of live video lessons each week
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1 hour live Group Coaching call every week
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Weekly Somatic practices including an Ayahuasca Microdosing Practice
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In Person Sacred Plant Medicine Retreat with 2 Ayahuasca Ceremonies & 1 Huachuma Ceremony (travel not included)
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1:1 integration call with Colleen Post retreat
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Gifts Included: Ayahuasca microdosing (non-DMT), Agua de Florida, altar setup with crystals, sage, Oracle deck, altar cloth
In this live online course & in-person experiential we will cover...
Module 1:
Create an environment of safety
Creating an environment of safety, containment and empowerment is essential in the healing process. Step into a nurturing space designed to accelerate your healing journey and break free from compulsive relationships with food
Module 2:
Map your nervous system: Introduction to Polyvagal theory
Polyvagal Theory offers a way to understand the human autonomic nervous system and directly engage with our habitual patterns of response. Using a polyvagal perspective, we can bring an open heart to exploring the "ways and whys" of our daily experience with food. Profile your own nervous system to gain a deeper understanding of your body and the triggers and glimmers. Learn the importance of resourcing, titration & pendulation in this process
Module 3:
Understanding Your Window of Tolerance for Eating & Attachment Blueprint
Gain insights into how your nervous system influences your relationship with food and learn to identify your personal Window of Tolerance. Learn how to get out of the extremes. Your attachment patterns are hidden inclinations from your childhood that inform automatic behaviors with food. Learn the importance of how current relationships, romantic, familial and platonic, in our lives can be sources of attachment triggers. Without knowing and breaking your attachment patterns, you will default back to responses that will keep you stuck & will prevent your success with having a healthy relationship with food.
Module 4:
What parts are stopping your healing with food and body image: Introduction to internal family systems
Using Internal Family Systems, an evidence-based parts therapy, and Shadow Work, to get to know your own parts that are stopping you from healing and what wound is stopping you living as your true self. Learn why they are keeping you stuck with food and then unburden them and integrate them into your true self.
Module 5:
Toxicity in Wellness & Diet Culture, Deconstructing Oppressive Systems as it relates to our food relationship
Examine the often unrealistic and harmful standards perpetuated by wellness trends. Uncover the toxicity embedded in dieting and its detrimental effects on body image and self-esteem. Investigate how patriarchal structures shape traditional roles, expectations, and narratives around food. Explore how societal expectations contribute to body image issues. Analyze the influence of media, advertising, and cultural norms on the perception of an "ideal" body.
Module 6:
As above, So below: Preparation for Sacred Plant Medicine
Delve into emotional preparedness for the plant medicine journey. Explore your intentions, fears, and expectations, fostering a grounded emotional state as you approach the retreat. Start to include foods that will nourish the body for the experience
Module 7:
What to expect: Continue preparation for the Sacred Plant Medicine retreat
Understand the logistical details of the retreat, including location, food, accommodations, and safety protocols. Feel confident and informed about the physical aspects of the experience.
Module 8:
The shadow and the light: Sacred Plant Medicine Retreat & Experiential
You will be immersed in 2 nights of Ayahuasca tailored to the intentions of cultivating food freedom and healing body image, delving into the depths of your psyche to heal the shadows and illuminate the path toward food freedom and body acceptance. Experience the expansiveness of 1 Huachuma ceremony focusing on heart-centered awareness. Explore the connection between body and spirit, fostering self-love, and embracing the light within for a harmonious relationship with food and body image
Module 9:
Integration: Guided processes for integrating insights from the retreat into daily life
This module focuses on the crucial process of integration, guiding you to weave the profound insights gained from the sacred plant medicine retreat into the fabric of your daily life. Specifically tailored for healing body image and transforming your relationship with food, this module offers practical and heart-centered strategies for lasting change
Module 10:
Integration Week 2- Guided processes for integrating insights from the retreat into daily life
This module continues the focus on the crucial process of integration, guiding you to weave the profound insights gained from the sacred plant medicine retreat into the fabric of your daily life. Specifically tailored for healing body image and transforming your relationship with food, this module offers practical and heart-centered strategies for lasting change.
Module 11:
What if I Can’t "Trust" My Body: Exploring the Relationship Between Neurodivergent Individuals, Interoception and Body Image
Recognize and address the unique barriers neurodivergent individuals may face in trusting their bodies. Understand how neurodivergent individuals experience interoception— the awareness of internal bodily sensations. Explore the diversity of sensory experiences and how they shape one's relationship with the body. Delve into the challenges and strengths associated with sensory processing differences. Explore personalized strategies to foster a sense of safety and reliability in bodily sensations.
Module 12:
Food Freedom: Reflection on personal growth throughout the course
Here we will acknowledge the importance of trauma work while understanding its limitations. Exploring the broader spectrum of healing that encompasses mental, emotional, and physical well-being is important to address.
Celebrate the culmination of your transformative journey in this empowering module, dedicated to reflecting on your personal growth and the evolution of your relationship with food. As you stand on the threshold of food freedom, this module provides a sacred space for introspection, gratitude, and embracing the empowered version of yourself that has emerged through the course.
Results Await you
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Break free from extremes in body image, food, and dieting
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Cultivate a harmonious relationship with food and your body
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Discover profound self-acceptance and food freedom
Only 7 Spots Available
Who is this for?
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Open to those who identify as women only
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Women seeking a deeply transformative journey with food and body image
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If you are being called to work with Sacred Plant Medicine
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Ready to get off the hamster wheel of yoyo dieting
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Wanting to break free from the extremes of diet culture and foster a healthier relationship with food and body image
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You are wanting to get to the root cause & open to exploring a unique Shamanic process & path to healing
Video Testimonial
From a 2024 Sacred Food Journey Participant, Yael Joffe
Written Testimonials
